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The Pantagraph Sunday, September 4, 2005 B5 OBITUARIES CENTRAL ILLINOIS Carolyn K. Asper GRIDLEY Carolyn K. Asper, 82, of 115 Boulder Drive, Gridley, died at 8:10 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 3, 2005) at Meadows Mennonite Nursing Home, rural Chenoa.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First United Church, Gridley, with the Revs. Jack Nicolay and Steve Estes officiating. Burial will be in Gridley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.

Monday at Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home, El Paso, and at the church one hour before the service. Carolyn was born Aug. 4, 1923, in Bloomington, a daughter of Ezra and Hester Adams. Kuerth. She married John E.

Asper on 1 June 16, 1948, at her parents' home in rural Gridley. He survives. Other survivors include her sister, Joan Widmer, Gridley; daughters, Gloria (Steve) Larson; Oak Ridge, and Mary Jo (Terry) Brewer, Ocklawaha, and three grandsons, Kevin Larson, Bloomington, Eric Larson, Fairfax, and Chad Brewer, Ocala, Fla. Carolyn was a graduate of' Gridley High School and Illinois State Normal University, receiving her master's degree in 1958. She taught at Wink Rural School near Fairbury, Prairie Valley Rural School near Gridley, Gibson City High School and Central School and Lincoln School, both in Pontiac.

She spent her last 23 years of her teaching career at Gridley, beginning as a third-grade teacher, and later establishing and directing the school's centralized learning center for grades K-8. She retired in 1982. Quilting, crocheting, gardening and reading occupied much of her free time. Carolyn led the Waldo Will-Do 4-H Club in Livingston County for nine years and assisted with Girl Scout camp-outs. She was a member of the First United Church, Gridley.

In celebration of Carolyn's life, memorials may be made to the First United Church, Gridley building fund or Meadows Mennonite Nursing Home, rural Chenoa. Louise 'Sue' Bidle MACKINAW Louise E. "Sue" Leedy Bidle died Wednesday (Aug. 31, 2005) at home in Oak Lawn. She was the beloved wife and best friend for 59 years of Richard H.

Bidle; loving mom of Susan (Bob) Sancken of Mackinaw; and James (Harriet) Bidle of Beach Park; proud "Oma" of Renata; and Reid Sancken and Kirk and Chris Bidle; dear sister of the late Howard E. Leedy; and fond aunt of Jan (the late Bob) Kelly, KaSu Kelly, DJ Kelly, Jere Wood, Bob and Dick Leedy, Dan (Dawnette) Bidle and Beth (Bret) Hurley. She was a retired English and linguistics teacher for the City of Chicago; a member of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of American; and was awarded the Oldest Combination Award with over 100,000 miles at the recent National BMW Motorcycle Rally. She was a member of the Evergreen Parkettes dance group. All who knew her will miss her generosity, kindness, creativity and clever wit.

A memorial celebration of Sue's life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Burbank Manor Presbyterian Church, 7950 S. Central Ave. In lieu of flowers, memorials made to the church would be appreciated. Zimmerman Sandeman Directors.

Information: (708) 424-0340. Kenneth T. Hartke EL PASO Kenneth T. Hartke, 90, of Bourbonnais, father of an El Paso man, died Saturday (Sept. 3, 2005) at Riverside Hospital, Kankakee.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kankakee. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Schreffler Funeral Home, Kankakee, and from 9:30 10 a.m.

Tuesday at the church. Local survivor: a son, Kenneth L. (Sherry) Hartke, El Paso. Charlene J. Roy HEYWORTH Charlene J.

Roy, 77, formerly of Heyworth, recently Bloomington, died Friday (Sept. 2, 2005) at her home. Her visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at KiblerSmith Memorial Home, Bloomington. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at KiblerSmith Memorial Home. The Rev. Richard Gray will officiate. Interment will be at East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association or American Red Cross Hurricane Relief or The Baby Fold in her memory.

Kibler-Smith Memorial Home is in charge of arrangements. Charlene was born May 4, 1928, in LeRoy, a daughter of the late Ernest D. Eades and the late Carrie Johnson. She was a lifelong resident of Heyworth, coming to Bloomington in 2004. She was a member of the WSCS and the Central Social Club.

She taught Sunday school at the Charlene Charlene Methodist Roy Church in Heyworth for many years. On Nov. 19, 1950, she married Ralph J. Roy in Heyworth. He preceded her in death Nov.

20, 1997. Together with her husband, she helped operate two restaurants and a dairy bar in Heyworth over the years. She had also been a cook at Illinois State University for five years and had been the house cook at the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority at Illinois Wesleyan University from 1991 to 1998. She also cooked at Westminster Village and most recently had been a prep cook at Schlotzsky's Deli: She loved spending time with and watching her grandchildren grow up and ultimately to have great grandchildren become an important part of her life. She loved them all very dearly.

Charlene also had several foster brothers who were part of the family as she grew up. Charlene is survived by a daughter, Kristie (Greg) Harmon of Shirley; a son, David (Debbie) Roy of Bloomington; a brother, Gene Summers of Leonore; a sister, Ruby Boehme of Waterloo; two sisters-in-law, Marie Summers and Viola Funk; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one sister and one brother. "She was the wind beneath the family's wings and was always more concerned about others' needs instead of her own. We thank God for the 'time he lent her to us.

She will live on in our hearts forever. You were a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. With love, your family." Dorene C. Schmidgall MINIER Dorene C. Schmidgall, was born in Minier, Aug.

6, 1918, to Alva and Mary Carmichael. She and her husband of 55 years resided in that area until they moved to Tucson, in 1960. She relocated to Irving, Texas in 2000. Dorene went to be with the Lord on Thursday (Sept. 1, 2005).

She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter G. Schmidgall; one sister; and two She is survived by her children Marcia Doss, Claremont, Georgia (Dick) Loy, Irving, Texas; Phyllis (Ron) Howard, Freeport; Sharon (Bob) Midyett, Show Low, and Joe Schmidgall, Muskogee, Okla. She is also survived by a sister, Ruth Cutler, Eureka; a brother, Dwight Carmichael, LeRoy; 11 grandchildren; 18 children; and one great -greatgrandchild. Visitation Dorene Dorene will be at 10 a.m. Schmidgall and a memorial service at 11 a.m.

Tuesday at Evergreen Mortuary, Tucson, Ariz. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for a Mexico missionary endeavor in which a granddaughter, Karen Francis and family, participate. Memorials should be addressed to Partners In Action, 7729 E. Greenway, Suite 500, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, TECATE. Arrangements by Evergreen Mortuary Cemetery, Tucson.

Marguerite Stevens DWIGHT Marguerite L. Stevens, 80, of Heritage Manor, Dwight, formerly of south Wilmington and Gardner, died at 2:15 p.m. Friday (Sept. 2, 2005). at Morris Hospital.

Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Oaklawn Cemetery, Dwight, with the Rev. Al Heidicke officiating. Visitation: none. Memorials: may be made to the Humane Society.

Hager Memorial Home, Dwight, in charge of arrangements. Survivors: daughter, Janet (John Nakashima) Voyles, Dwight; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funerals pending Benz, Paul 79, of Commerce, Texas, and formerly of Roberts, 3:52 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 3, 2005) in Commerce, Texas.

Lamb- Young Funeral Home, 108 N. Walnut Roberts. Hult, Robert 75, of Bloomington, 8:20 p.m. Friday (Sept. 2, 2005) at his home.

Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home. Ethel Mae Arnold Ethel Mae with Arnold ington, burial in Friends Cemetery, Bentown. The Rev. Jim Smiley will officiate. Visitation be 4 to 7 p.m.

Tuesday at the memorial home. She was born July 16, 1937, in Lawndale, a daughter of Blackburn Huff and Mary Lovell Huff. She married Carl Arnold in November 1956 in Bloomington. She is survived by one daughter, Sheryl (Mick) Scott, Bloomington; two sons, Carl (Marsha) Arnold, Bloomington; and Richard Arnold, Secor; three brothers, James Huff, Bloomington; Melvin (Beverly) Huff, Peoria; and Blackburn (Carlie) Huff, Kenosha, three sisters, Erma Rodemer, Esther (Louis) Estes, Chenoa; and Sandra (Allen) Miller, New Braunfels, Texas; six grandchildren, Vincent, Gentry, Alex, Kristin, Jennifer and Stephanie; two stepgrandsons, Todd and Phillip; three greatgrandchildren, Ricky, Tony and Michelle. She was preceded in death by one sister.

Ethel owned and operated Alpha One Hair Design, Bloomington, for more than 25 years. She enjoyed walking, interior decorating, quilting and gardening. Nothing mattered more to her than her children and grandchildren and she gave them countless wonderful memories. She dedicated her life to her faith in Christ and lived an exemplary life. BLOOMINGTON Mrs.

Ethel Mae Arnold, 68, of 503 Robinson Bloomington, died 7:38 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 1,2005) at Manor Care Health Services, Normal. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Calvert Metzler Memorial Ethel Mae Home, Bloom- Henrietta A.

Scott Church. Dr. Mark Hamner will officiate. Interment will be at East Lawn BLOOMINGTON -Henrietta A. Scott, 97, of Bloomington died Friday (Sept.

2, 2005) at 12:50 p.m. at ManorCare Health Services, Normal. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Kibler-Smith Memorial Home, Bloomington. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m.

Wednesday at St. Luke Union Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Memorials may be made to St. Luke Union Henrietta Church in her Scott memory. Henrietta Scott Henrietta was born Aug.

24, 1908, in Memphis, the daughter of the late William Henry Niehus and the late Anna Marie Schmoekel Niehus. After her father's death in 1909, she and her mother returned to Bloomington where they resided the remainder of both their lives. She married Lyle Glenn Scott on June 21, 1930,1 in Normal. He preceded her in death Jan. 30, 1966.

Henrietta graduated from Cooksville Community High School and later from Brown's Business College. She had worked for several attorneys as a legal secretary, Irving School as a secretary and had been a deputy county clerk for five years under Clifford Crumbaugh. She was very active at St. Luke Church as a Sunday school teacher, choir member, secretary and had been financial secretary of the church council. She had also been secretary and registrar at East Bay Camp for 10 years.

Henrietta was a lifelong Cubs fan. Henrietta is survived by two sons, Ronald W. (Norma) Scott and Robert L. (Mary) Scott, both of Bloomington; one daughter, Marcia A. Wilcox of Blooming.

ton; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 20 stepgreatgrandchildren; and 18 stepgreat-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son-inlaw, L. Don Wilcox; and two Lumberjack competition Herald J. HUFF Lumberjack Josh Felski, left, rolling competition Thursday 2005 Farm Progress Show in hit the water thanks to fellow lumberjack Brian Linville, in the log as part of Fred Scheer's lumberjack show during the final day of the Decatur. State sees less crime State Meth arrests drive jump in Southern Illinois By Ryan Keith ASSOCIATED PRESS SPRINGFIELD Serious crime in Illinois continued its downward spiral in 2004 with murders plummeting in Chicago, yet southern Illinois saw a slight increase in crimes as police there dealt with a growing methamphetamine epidemic.

Even in places where overall crime rates fell, particular types of crimes often surged, according to an Associated Press analysis of data compiled by the Illinois State Police. Murders were up sharply in central Illinois, for instance, even though the total number of crimes fell more than 5 percent. In fact, murder and robbery increased significantly in much of Illinois, and drug arrests continued to climb statewide. But because Chicago and Cook County saw large decreases, Illinois' overall crime rate dropped by 3.1 percent. Police reported 484,885 serious crimes last year, or 38.3 crimes per 1,000 people.

That's down from 39.5 per 1,000 in 2003. The number of murders statewide dropped 13.3 percent, robberies fell by 5.3 percent and arsons declined 13.8 percent. More than 60 of the state's 102 counties saw decreases last year. Those numbers are largely influenced by Cook County, home to more than 40 percent of the state's population. Crime there fell 3.3 percent, with a 20 percent drop in murders and large declines in arsons, robberies and sexual assaults.

But a criminal justice expert says those numbers disguise a growing crime problem in rur- Central Illinois The number of crimes fell last according to state police statistics. each county and its population, crimes reported to police in percentage difference in number County (population) 2003 DeWitt (16,679) 486 Ford (14,094) 214 Iroquois (30,684) 578 LaSalle (112,037) 3,136 Livingston (39,208) 962 Logan (30,716) 977 McLean (156,879) 5,136 Piatt (16,426) 237 Tazewell (128,056) 3,347 Woodford (36,367) 524. SOURCE: Associated Press al and southern Illinois that is spurred by meth use and addiction. "I think that there's kind of a storm beneath the calm," said David Olson, a criminal justice professor at Loyola University in Chicago. "That's changing, really, the nature of crime and what the justice system has to handle in rural areas." Southern Illinois saw crime increase by nearly 2 percent last year, thanks to increases in 12 of the area's largest counties.

For example, crimes were up nearly 19 percent in St. Clair County, including a doubling of crimes reported in East St. Louis. The region saw a 5 percent increase in drug arrests, compared to a 3.1 percent rise statewide. Robberies were up nearly 17 percent there, and aggravated assaults or batteries were up a whopping 20 percent.

Police and criminologists say there's no doubt that the prevalence of meth is straining rural law enforcement resources and creating other crime problems. Officials are strengthening laws to clamp down on the problem but it may not be enough, they say. year in most Illinois counties, The following list shows followed by the number of 2003 and 2004 and the of crimes. 2004 Difference 549 13 percent 216 0.9 percent 565 percent 3,235 .2 percent 773 percent 868 percent 5,107 percent 266 12.2 percent 3,188 percent 551 5.2 percent crime Crime by category Crime in Illinois continued to fall in 2004, but the situation varied significantly by region. Southern Illinois saw a slight increase in crime and other areas saw spikes in particular categories.

Here is an Associated Press analysis of crime by region, based on figures from the Illinois State Police: Statewide Total crimes: down 2.59 percent Murders: down 13.3 percent Aggravated up 0.5 percent Rapes: down 0.7 percent Domestic violence: down 1.97 percent Robberies: down 5.3 percent Crimes against children: up 1.2 percent Burglaries: down 3.1 percent Auto thefts: down 3.1 percent TV stations swapping networks By Jim Paul ASSOCIATED PRESS DECATUR Beginning early Monday, what was on Channel 17 will be on Channel 15 or Channel 20, depending on where you are, and what was on 15 and 20 will be on 17. Well, most shows anyway. Got that? Let's try again. Two central Illinois television operations, WAND TV in Decatur and WICS TV in Springfield and Champaign, will swap networks at 4:59 a.m. on Labor Day.

WAND, Channel 17, will become an NBC affiliate, while WICS and its sister station WICD, Channels 20 and 15, will carry ABC programming. Simply put, if you watch the "Today" show or "Good Morning America" from Danville to Jacksonville, they will be on different channels Monday morning. "The viewers are confused, that's all there is to it," says WAND's general manager Mike "No matter HIGH CD RATE! 3.30%APY* 91-Day CD Call 1-877-899-1913 or stop by today! 2401 East Washington, Bloomington (across from Jim's Steakhouse) F. State LANAGAN FDIC Member BANK 555538 Annual Percentage Yield Rate subject to change without notice. how you try to explain it, they're still confused." It's no wonder.

This a change of historical proportions. When WAND, known then as WTVP, went on the air on Aug. 16, 1953, the station was one of ABC's original 19 affiliates, and WICS began broadcasting just over a month later as an NBC station. Two generations of central Illinoisans have grown up knowing that "Days of Our Lives" was on Channel 20 and "All My Children" was on Channel 17. So after all these years, why swap? LIN TV which owns WAND TV, decided more than a year ago to switch its stations in Dayton, Ohio, and Decatur to NBC when their contracts with ABC expired.

Dayton's WDTN made the switch about a year ago. "It was a business decision," Johnston said. "This particular change was done because Number One, we think it will benefit us in the long run and Number Two, it kind of churns things up a little bit and redefines the lines in the sand." The switch was announced about 15 months ago, when NBC was the top-rated primetime network. "My stomach turned around a couple times," said Johnny Faith, general manager of WICS and WICD, which are owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. But things change quickly in the TV business and thanks to ABC's instant hits "Desperate Housewives" and Faith is feeling much better.

"It really has turned out to be a windfall for our properties in Springfield and Champaign," he said. "The timing is perfect to be picking up ABC." The stations began trumpeting the switch on the air last month, airing trailers for shows on their soon-to-be new network. It created some awkward situations where a preview for a program on ABC was followed by a promo for an NBC show on the same station. Calvert funeral Clinton Advanced Planning Is An Important Way To Help Family Celebrate Your Life According To Your Wishes. Alex A.

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