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Tborsday, December 27, 1984 Tbe Arfanaa RcpabHe Hotou" J. Gannaway Obituaries Leslie Bell 1 IlWilik 5" Joe Q. DeHerrera Jos Q. DeHerrera, 74, of Phoenix, died Dec 25. 1984, at Thunderbird Samaritan Hospital Glendale.

Mr. DeHerrera was bom in Las Vegas, N.M, and moved to Arizona 33 yean ago from Pierce, Colo. He had been farm worker. Survivors include his wife, Locy, daughters, Mary terra, Jenny DeLeo, Virginia Dennis and Rosalie TrujiUo; sens, Felix, Larry, David and Michael; two sisters; 39 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 9 Friday at Greer Chapel ft Funeral Home, 5921 W.

Thomas. Services will be 10 sjl Saturday at the mortuary. Clarence Edward Ehrke MESA Clarence Edward Ehrke, 73, who had been a respiratory maintenance man for a hospital, died Dec 24, 1984, at hia residence in Mesa, Mr. Ehrke, of Mesa, was bom Independence, Iowa, and moved to Arizona 32 yean ago from Waverly, Iowa, Survivors include his daughters, Nancy Ramlow and D. Jane Price: son, John; stepsons.

Jack Brown and Jem Brown; 'sister and three brothers; six grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Services will be 12:30 p.m. Friday at Camelback Sunset Chapel. 301 W. Camel-back.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 P-sa. today at the mortuary. Grace V. Sanders Grace V. Sanders.

70, a retired restaurateur, died Dec 21, 1984, at Maricopa Medical Center. Mrs. Sanders, of Phoenix, was bom in Pennsylvania and moved to Arizona 55 years ago from Carlisle, Pa. Survivon include a son, James a sister and three brothers; three grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Graveside services will be 3 p.m.

Friday at Greenwood Memorial Park, 2300 W. Van Buren. Camelback Sunset Chapel made arrangements. Melba 'Peggy Corriveau MIAMI Melba "Peggy" Corriveau, 59, of Miami, died Dec 25, 1984, at Mesa Lutheran Hospital Mrs. Corriveau was born in Tofleson.

Survivors include her husband, Roland W4 daughter, Sandra McKowan; sons. Com, Troy, Dwight and Kyle; and nine grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Claypool Church of Jesus Christ of Let-terlay Saints. Friends may call in the church's Relief Society Room one hour before services.

Miles Mortuary made arrangementa. Sylvester 'Buster' Menefee MIAMI Sylvester "Buster" Menefee, 79, who retired from Cities Service died Dec 23, 1984, at the Elks nursing home in Tucson. Mr. Menefee, of Miami, was bom in Martcos, Colo, and moved to Arizona 42 yean ago. He was a member of the Globe Elks Lodge.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth; daughter, Beverly Wheeler, sons, Walter and Andrew; a sister, and several grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Claypool Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints. Friends may call in the church's Relief Society Room one hour before services. Miles Mortuary made arrangementa.

Dorthea L. Friede SCOTTSDALE Dorthea L. Friede. 71, who owned a motel in Madison, for 25 yean with her husband, John, died Dec 24, 1984, at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Mrs.

Friede, of Scottsdale, was bom in Portage, Wis, and moved to Arizona in 1980 from Madison. She received a nursing degree in 1935 from Madison General School of Nursing. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. today at Shadow Mountain Mortuary, 2350 E. Green-way Road.

John F. Mercer Sr. GLOBE John F. Mercer Sr, 91, who had owned a refrigeration and electrical service in Globe, died Dec 25, 1984. at Westchester Can Center, Tempe.

Mr. Mercer, of Globe, was bom in Blacksburg, S.C, and moved to Arizona in 1902. He served in the Army in World War Survivon include his daughter, Anne Marie Holland; sons, John Jr, Bill and James; 26 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. Rosary will be 7 p.m. today at Holy Angels Catholic Church.

Mass will be 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Friends may call after 3 pjn. today at Palmer Globe Mortuary. Eddie B.

Tidwelt GLOBE Eddie B. Tidwell, 80, of Globe, died Dec. 25, 1984, at Mesa Christian Home. Mrs. Tidwell was bom at Olive Branch, Harold D.

'Hal Smith who owned a Buirk and General Motors Corp. dealership in Clifton from 19401a 1969 and retired in 1983 as a warehouse snparvi-sor for Phelps Dodge, died Dec 24, 1984, at Mountain View Nursing Canter. Mr. Smith waa bom in Cehsxtbus. Kan, and moved to Arixena in 1946 from Lot Angeles after nerving in the Navy in World War Survivors include his wife, Virginia; daughters, Sharon Jacobeon, Stephany Martinet, Deans Finnan and Fran Miagura; a sister and two brothers; and nine grandchil- Memorial services will he 11 a.i today at Shepherd of the Hills Presbyteriea Church, Moreact Caldwell funeral Horn made arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the church or American Cancer Society. Kathleen Conrard Kathleen Conrard, 76, of Phoenix, dttd Dec 24, 1984, at Good Samaritan Medical Center. Miss Conrard, a native of Flagstaff, moved to Phoenix 12 yean ago from Miami. Fie. She was a medical transcriber at Good Samaritan Medical Center until retiring in 198U Survfvon include her sisters, Rose Yatea and Mary Howell; and brother, Edward Conrard.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Jan. 2, 1985, at the Church of St Agnes, 1954 24th St Whitney Murphy Funeral Home ode arrangementa. Leonard Williams DEWEY Leonard L. Williams, 66, of Dewey, died Dec 25, 1984, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Preecott Mr.

Williams was bom in Cisco, Texas, and brought to Arizona 66 yean ago. He was a pressman with McGrew Printing Co. in Phoenix for 45 yean. He was a life member and former state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wan and had aerved on the group's National Council of Administration from 1982 to 1984. He waa a member of the Military Order of Cooties.

Survivors include his wife. Norma; daughter, Joyce Mileskiewioc eon, Larry, three sisters and a brother, and a grartdchild. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hansen Mortuary. 8314 N.

Seventh St services will be 11 ajn. Friday at the mortuary. Charles A. 'Art Sargent Charles A. "Art" Sargent, 84, who retired as vice president of Magnasite Co, died Dec 24.

1984, at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. Mr. Sargent was a native of Idaho and moved to Phoenix four yean ago from Pennsylvania. He was a mining engineer for 39 yean. He was a past Master of the Masons, a Shriner and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity member at the University of Idaho.

Survivors include his wife, Julia; daughter, Faye Mytinger, and a granddaughter. Memorial services will be It a.m. Friday at A.L. Moore Sons, 333 W. Adams.

Memorial contributions to the Shriner's Crippled Children's Hospital Salt Lake City, or the First Presbyterian Church building fund are suggested. Jennifer Anne Bates MESA Friends of Jennifer Anne Bates, 19, of Mesa, who died Dec. 26, 1984, in an automobile accident, may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Melcher's Chapel of the Roses 43 S. Stanley Drive.

Miss Bates, a native of Danbury, Conn, was brought to Arizona in 1968. She was a student at Mesa Community College and member of All Saints Catholic Church. Survivon include her parents, Susan and Hanford Bates; sister, Susan; brother, Christopher, and four grandparents. Rosary will be 8 p.m. Friday at the mortuary.

Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Catholic Church. 1534 N. ReekerRoad. Mary Lou Tucker Services for Mary Lou Tucker, 85, who died Dec 24, 1984, at Marvvale Samaritan Hospital will be 3 p.m.

today at Chapel of the Chimes, 7924 N. 69th Ave, Glendale. Mrs. Tucker, of Phoenix, was bom in Kentucky and moved to Arizona 16 yean ago from Illinois. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivon include her husband, Floyd: daughter, Betty Jean Winaauer, son, Donald Naegekr, four grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. William N. McMasters MESA William N. McMasters, 71, retired carpenter, died Dec 23, 1984, at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Phoenix. Mr.

McMasters, of Mesa, was born in Alabama and moved to Arizona 37 yean ago from Florida. He served in the Army in World War II. Survivon include his daughters, Bobbie Sue Gentry end Carol Ann Brennon; two sisters and a brother; and two grandchildren. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Bunker's Desert View Chapel 9702 E.

Apache Trail Military graveside services will be 10:30 am. Friday at Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road. Lee Snow Lee Snow, 64, a truck driver from 1934 to 1980. died Dec 24.

1984, at Humana Hospital Desert Valley. Mr. Snow, of Phoenix, waa bora in Calexko, Calif, and moved to Arizona in 1977 from Anaheim, Calif. He served in the Navy in World Warn. Survivon include his wife, Claire; five daughters and two sons; and a brother.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. today at Shadow Mountain Mortuary, 2350 E. Green-way Road. D3 GeorgeM. Johnson SUN CITY George M.

Johnson, 85, of Sua City, retired master machinist, died Dec 23, 19S4, at Boswell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Johnson was born in Ederton, Wis, and moved to Arizona 17 year ago from North Hollywood, Calif. He served in the Army in World War I and received the Purple Heart He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Lucy, daughters, PhyOi Carman and Audrey Kotenberr, nine grandchildren and eight great-grand-children.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Menke Funeral Home, 12420 N. 103rd Ave. Memorial contributions to the American Heart Association or Salvation Army are suggested. John T.

Laurette QUEEN CREEK John T. Laurette. 67, of Queen Creek, who retired from Sears, Roebuck Co. as a maintenance worker, died Dec. 16, 1984.

at Valley Lutheran Hospital, Mesa. Mr. Laurette was bom in Rogers City, Mick, and moved to Arizona seven years ago from Saginaw, Mich. Survivors include his wife, Arieen; daughters, Gladys Krapf and Ruth Walund; sons, Frank and Richard; four sisters; two brothers; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be 2 p.m.

Friday at Bunker's Desert View Chapel, 9702 E. Apache Trail, Mesa. Lenore L. Morris SCOTTSDALE Lenore L. Morris, 73, who had been a social worker 20 years with the Maricopa County Jewish Family Services, died Dec 25, 1984, at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix.

Mrs. Morris, of Scottsdale, was bom in Chicago and moved to Arizona 24 yean ago from California. She was a member of the Osboro Senior Citizens. Survivors include a daughter, Betsy Alkaly; eon, Jon; a brother arid four grandchildren. Services were Wednesday at Green Acres ScotUdale.

Memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society are suggested. Charles Jefferson Archer Charles Jefferson Archer, 84, who had been a maintenance worker 10 years for Holsum Bakery Inc. in Phoenix, died Dec. 24, 1984, at Tempe St Luke's Hospital. Mr.

Archer, of Phoenix, moved to Arizona in 1930 from his native Oklahoma. He was a 25-year member of the Immanuel Nazarene Church. Survivors include his wife, Ala daughters, Helen Cox, Martha Gregory and Nora Russell; a brother, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. today at his church, 525 E.

Broadway Road. Friends may call at the church one hour before services. Botimer Family Mortuary made arrangements. Hazel K. Butler LAKESIDE Hazel K.

Butler, 88, a 65-year resident of Lakeside, died Dec 23, 1984, at Navapache Hospital, Show Low. Mrs. Butler was born in Concho. Survivors include daughters, Maureen Hanson and Yvonne Lane; two brothers; nine grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m.

today at the Lakeside Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Friends may call in the church's Relief Society Room one hour before services. Owens Mortuary, Show Low. made arrangements. Elmer F.

Daily MESA Elmer F. Daily, 82. of Mesa, who had been a station agent for Standard Oil Co. of Ohio 40 years, died Dec 23. 1984, at Valley Lutheran Hospital.

Mr. Daily was born in Canton, Ohio, and moved to Arizona in 1971. He was a 33rd-degree Mason, a former master of the Masonic Lodge 8nd member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include his wife, Ruth sons, Larry and Kenneth, and six grandchildren. Memorial services will be 1 1 a.m.

Friday at Chapel of Prayer Funeral Home, 108 N. 56th St Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association or to research of Parkinson's disease. Brian 3runer MESA Mass for Brian Bruner, 9, who died Dec 24, 1984, in Long Valley, near Happy Jack, will be 10 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Catholic Church, 1551 E. Dana.

Brian was bom in Phoenix. He ws a fourth-grade pupil in Mesa. Survivors include his parents, Linda end Thomas Bruner of Mesa; brother, Stephen; and four grandparents. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Melcher's Chapel of the Roses, 43 S.

Staptey Drive. Rosary will be 7:30 p.m. today at tlw mortuary. Memorial contributions may lx-made to the church or St Vincent de Paul Society. Irate senator 'Monitors' i crossword misstatement Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D.

The crossword-puzzle clue asked for the state of which Bismarck is the The space had 11 letters. But no matter how you worked it and no matter what the map said, the North of North Dakota just didn't fit Of all people puzzling over the', puzzle in the Dec. 6 issue of the Christian Science Monitor, U.S. Sen. Quentin Burdick, thought he knew the answer North Dakota, of course.

"Not so, I found, from the solution appearing on page 61," Burdick said. "The correct answer, according to the Monitor, is South 'Dakota." Puzzled and cross, Burdick fired off a letter to the editor. "This piracy must 6top. I simply wanted the Monitor to know that we are not giving up Bismarck or one square inch of North Dakota soil," Burdick said in the letter. "I can understand perfectly why South Dakota would like to have Bismarck as part of an upgrading process." i.

I AN FARTH.SHAK NR STORY BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) -There is an earthquake somewhere in the world about every half-minute. Some are minor, some I EDITIONS FeM. Johnson Lupe U. Velasquez CLENDALE Rosary lor Lupe U.

Velasquez, 85, who died Dec 24. 1984. at a Phoenix hospital, will be 7 pm. today at Whitney 4 Murphy Funeral Horns, 330 N. Second Ave, Phoenix.

Mrs. Velasquex, of Glendale, was born in Tucson. She resided in the Valley tux 1921. Survivors include her daughters, Amelia Galbraith, Linda MendivQ and Lupita Sprenkle; son, Mikr, a sister; 13 grandchil-' dren and seven great-grandchildren. Mass will be 10 a.m.

Friday at Immaculate Heart Church, 909 E. Washington, Phoenix. Friends may call from 2 to 9 pjn. today at the mortuary. Albert Buell Cook WTTTMANN Albert Buell Cook.

66, who worked for Goodyear Aerospace Corp. 23 years, died Dec 25, 1984, at Valley View Community Hospital, Youngtown. Mr. Cook, of Wittmann, was born in Xentucky and moved to Arizona 22 years ago from Alabama. He was a Mason and member of Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors include his wife, Lillian; daughter, Leona Kroger; and sons, Charles and Gerry. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Lundberg's Golden Door Chapel 11211 Michigan Ave, Youngtown. John Schickter MESA Memorial services for John Schickler, 85, who died Dec 24, 1984, at Valley Lutheran Hospital, will be 3 m. today at Bunker's Garden Chapel, 33 N.

Centennial Way. Mr. Schickler, of Mesa, was bom in France and moved to Arizona several years ago. Survivors include his wife, Marie; a nephew and five cousins. Memorial contributions to Home Help Services, 5210 E.

University Drive, are suggested. Richard Phillips COOLIDGE Friends of Richard Phillips, 16, who died Dec 25. 1984, at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Cole Maud Mortuary. Richard, of Coolidge, died from an accidental gunshot wound.

The native of Florence was a freshman at Coolidge High School Survivors include his parrots, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phillips; brother, Robert Bailey, and two grandmothers. Services will be 10 am. Friday at the mortuary.

David C. Hall COOLIDGE Memorial services for David C. Hall, 42, who died Dec 25, 1984, at his residence in Coolidge, will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Cole Maud Mortuary. Mr.

Hall, a native of Billings, Mont, moved to Arizona in 1966 from Idaho. He was facility manager of the Bureau of Prison's Tucson unit for eight years. Previously, he had been a guard at the Arizona State Prison in Florence. He served in the Army. Survivors include his wife, Sharline: daughters, Jennifer, Susan Lindoey and Geneva Westly; sons, Ted, Clay Sanger and Alan Sanger; mother, Martha; a suiter and a brother, and eight grandchildren.

Minnie F. Barnes CHANDLER Minnie F. Barnes, 90. who had farmed during the 1930s in the Sun City area, died Dec 23, 1984, at a Tempe nursing home. Mrs.

Barnes, of Chandler, was bom Davilla, Texas, and moved to Arizona in 1926. She lived in Glendale until 1961, when she moved to Chandler. Survivors include a daughter, Helen Miller, eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great -grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bueler Mortuary, 14 W.

Hulet Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Greenwood Memorial Park, 2300 W. Van Buren St, Phoenix. William Harris Miller CHANDLER William Harris Miller. 75, a resident of Chandler since 1946, died Dec 24, 1984, at Desert Samaritan Hospital, Mesa.

Mr. Miller, a native of Fulton, moved to Litchfield Park in 1929. He had been manager of Goodyear Famrs until establishing a farm in Queen Creek in 1946. He was a Mason. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Helen; daughter, Janice Lee Miller, sons, Ronald, James and Leslie; a sister and eight grandchildren.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Bueler Mortuary, 14 W. Hulet Okah Mae Kinder SNOWFLAKE Okah Mae Kinder, 72, of Snowflake, who had owned a resort near Parker, died Dec 20, 1984, at Winslow Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Kinder was bom in New Castle, and moved to Arizona in 1954 from California.

She was a member of the Snowflake Senior Citizens. Survivors include daughters, Carol Frost and Debbie Gonsalves; two brothers; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. today at the Snowflake Main Street Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Friends may call in the church's Relief Society Room one hour before services.

Dutcher Family Funeral Home made arrangements. Marie G. Thompson SCOTTSDALE Marie G. Thompson, 90, of ScotUdale, died Dec 26, 1984, at Patterson Terrace nursing home, Mesa. Mrs.

Thompson moved to Arizona three years ago from her native Ohio. Survivors include a son, Dr. Robert H. Thompson; a sister, a brother, five grandchildren and aeven great-grandchildren. Mass will be 9:30 a.m.

Friday at St Theresa's Church, 5045 E. Thomas. Whitney Murphy Arcadia Funeral Home, Phoenix, made arrangements. Jeannine Spray Memorial services for Jeannine Spray, 51, of 9814 N. Second Way, who died Dec 20, 1984, at John C.

Lincoln Hospital Health Center, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Faith Lutheran Church, 801 Camelback. Mrs. Spray was bom in Grand Rapids, ana moved to Arizona in 1944 from Ypsilanta, Mich. Survivors include her husband, Donald, and parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Donald Lovitt Hansen Mortuary made arrangements. Frederica Bell GLENDALE Frederica Bell, 69, who had been a clerk at Ohio State University for 20 years, died Dec 24, 1984, at Phoenix General Hospital Mrs. Bell, of Glendale, was bom in Coming, Ohio, and moved to Arizona 10 years ago from Columbus, Ohio. Survivors include her husband.

Earl; sister, Wilhelme Chew, and a niece. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Menke Funeral Home, 12420 N. 103rd Ave, Sun City. Services will be 1 p.m.

Friday at the mortuary. Harrell J. Gannaway, 76, who had been vice president of O'Malley-Gannaway Pipe Co. for 40 yean and a director of Saguaro Savings A Loan and Goodwill Industries, died Dec 25, 1984. at John Lincoln Hospital Health Center.

Mr. Gannaway. of 1618 W. Orchid Lane, was bom in FayetteviUe, Ark, and moved to Arizona 58 vean ago from Oklahoma. He was a 32nd-degree Mason, life member of the DeMoley group, a Scottish Rita Shriner and member of the Horseless Carriage Club.

8urvtvon include his wife, Blllie; sons, John and Joe; a brother, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Grimshaw Bethany Chapel, 710 W. Bethany Home. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m.

today at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the Arizona Kidney Foundation. Andrew R. Gonzalez PEORIA Services for Andrew R. Gonzalez, 6 weeks, who died Dec 25, 1984, at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, will be 11 a.m.

today at Iglesia Del Vallea, in Surprise. Andrew, a native of Mesa, was the son of and Antonio Gonzalez of Peoria. 'Other survivon include a brother, Antonio II; and four grand parents. Menke Funeral Home, Sun City, made arrangementa. Floyd Charles Miller MESA Floyd Charles Miller.

90, who bad been a farmer in North Dakota, died Dec 24, 1984, at Valley Lutheran Hospital Mr. Miller, of Mesa, was bom in Minto, N.D, and moved to Arizona in 1974 from Forest River, N.D. Survivon include his wife, Gen; daughters, Joyce Elken. Helen Joan Quinn, Mary Ellen Kozojed, Margaret Langowski and' Katherine Syvertson; eons, James E. Misie-lek, James G.

and John three sisters and brother; 35 grandchildren and 34 greatgrandchildren. Services will be in Minto. Melcher's Chapel of the Roses made arrangements. Marian D. Seetey SUN CITY Marian D.

Seeley, 81, who had been a purchasing agent for the federal General Services Administration 31 years, died Dec 25, 1984, at Royal Oaks nursing home. Miss Seeley, of Sun City, was bom in Marion, Iowa, and moved to Arizona in 1967. She was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She retired in 1966. Survivon include her brother, Horace.

Services will be 1 p.Tn. today at Lundberg's Golden Door Chapel 11211 Michigan Youngtown. Ralph E. Chatillon Jr. PAGE Ralph E.

Chatillon Jr, 71. former owner of Jim Henderson advertising agency in Phoenix, died Dec 24, 1984, in Page, where he resided. Mr. Chatillon, a native of Scarsdale, N.Y, moved to Phoenix in the 1950s from Chicago, where he worked for J. Walter Thompson advertising agency.

He served in the Marines in World War II and was a member of the Page -Lake Powell Boating Club and Elks Lodge. Survivon include his wife, Marianne; daughter, Pamela Binder, stepdaughter, Jacqueline Foutx; son, Ralph III; stepson, John Lahusen; two sisters and brother, and grandson. Memorial services will be Saturday at the Page Elks Lodge. Greenlaw Funeral Home, Flagstaff, made arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, in care of Konnie Priest at the Valley National Bank, Page.

William Warren Derrick PAYSON William Warren Derrick. 69. former owner of Bill Derrick's Generator Shop at 31st Avenue and McDowell Road in Phoenix, died Dec 22, 1984, in Peyson, where he resided. Mr. Derrick, who moved to Phoenix in 1953 from his native Pennsylvania, retired in 1961 and moved to Payson.

Survivon include his wife, Emma; daughters, Martha Elliott and Grace; son, William W4 two two brothers; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be 1:30 pm. today at the Payson Funeral Home. Marion E. Kohler SUN CITY Marion E.

Kohler, 75. of Sun City, who been a clerk for the federal government 38 years, died Dec 24, 1984, at Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. Miss Kohler was bom in Lima, Ohio, and moved to Arizona in 1978 from Alameda, Calif. She had worked for the US. Bankruptcy Court in San Francisco and retired as a chief clerk.

Survivon include sisters, Roberta Oaks and Donna Droeee. Crypts ide services will be 11 s.m. today at Sunland Memorial Park. 15826 Del Webb Blvd. Edna D.

Relchmuth SUN CITY Friends of Edna D. Rslchrauth, 86, who died Dec 24, 1984, at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Lundberg's Golden Door Chapel, 11211 Michigan Ave, Youngtown. Mrs. Relchmuth, of Sun City, and moved to Arizona 18 yean ago from her native Choklo, Minn.

Survivon include daughters, Madonna Relchmuth and Elizabeth Mac-Donald; sons, Robert, John and Gerald; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Rosary will be 7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Mass will be 11 a.m. Friday at St Clement of Rome Catholic Church, 15800 Del Webb Blvd.

Joseph Daniel Augustine MESA Joseph Daniel Augustine, 72. a retired 'construction painting contractor, died Dec 23, 1984, at hb Mesa residence. Mr. Augustine, a native of Potts town, Pa, and moved to Arizona this year from Lafayette, Cola Survivon include a son, Tracy, and a grandchild. No services are planned.

Melcher's Chapel of the Floses made arrangement. Leslie Bell former operator of the PorreU 'Talent Agency and School of Entertainment Arts, died Dec 23, 1984, at Good Samaritan Medical Center. Mrs. Bell, of 4445 E. Flower, was bora a New York City and moved to Arizona in 1954 from Billings, Mont, where she had raised horses and followed the professional rodeo circuit The Stanford University graduate had worked with the A to Horse Show, Cowboy Artists of America and was a member of the Desert Horse Show Association, Phoenix Symphony Association, Western Artists Association, Phoenix Art Museum and Phoenix Zoo Auxiliary.

Mrs. Bell had been a member of the National Cattlemen's Association, American National Cowbelles American Guild of Variety Artists, International Platform Association, National Congressional Advisory Board and Variety Clubs International The Variety Clubs of Arizona established The Leslie Bell Heart Award in her honor. During World War II, she was a civilian employee of the Navy. Survivors include a daughter, Leslie Cronquist; son, Lawrence Garland, and a granddaughter. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m.

today at A.L.xMoore Sons, 333 W. Adams. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Memorial contributions to the Variety Clubs or American Cancer Society are Pearl J.

Shipman Pearl J. Shipman, 85, of Phoenix, died Dec 21, 1984, at Colter Village nursing home. Mrs. Shipman, a native of Hancock, Ind, moved to Arizona 1 1 years ago. She had been a cafeteria worker for an Indianapolis high school Survivors include daughters, Ethel Burks and Mary Lux; a brother; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be in New Palestine, Ind. Grimshaw Bethany Chapel made local arrangementa. Gerald M. Koncz Services for Gerald M. Koncz, 23, of Phoenix, who died Dec 22, 1984, at Maricopa Medical Center, were private.

Mr. Koncz, a native of Cleveland, was brought to Arizona in 1970 from Wickliffe, Ohio. He graduated from Shadown Mountain High School in 1979 and had been a desk clerk at the Sheridan Airport Inn since 1981. Survivors include his mother, Helen, and a brother, James. Shadow Mountain Mortuary made arrangementa.

Alice J. Jackson Alice J. Jackson, 67, a co-founder of Tom Jackson Associates real estate firm, died Dec. 23, 1984, at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. Mrs.

Jackson, of Phoenix, moved to Arizona in 1947 from New Jersey. Survivors include a sister, three brothers and three grandchildren. Mass will be 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 7655 Main, Scottsdale. Messinger Mortuary, Scottsdale, made arrangements.

Mabel Luella Johnson Friends of Mabel Luella Johnson, 84, who died Dec 22, 1984, at Humana Hospital Phoenix, may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mercer's Chapel in the Garden, 1541 E. Thomas. Mrs. Johnson, of 2314 N.

37th St, was born in Rochelle, III, and moved to Arizona in 1904 from Beresford, S.D. She came to Phoenix in 1944. Survivors include a daughter, Louise M. Lykken; sons, Robert, John Douglas and Dennis; two sisters; a brother; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services will be 11 a.m.

Saturday at the mortuary. Memorial contributions to the St Vincent de Paul Society are suggested. Hslene K. Baldwin MESA Helene K. Baldwin, 85, who had been an assistant secretary at First Federal Savings in Detroit, died Dec 24, 1984, at Valley Lutheran Hospital Mrs.

Baldwin, of Mesa, was bom in Rochester, and moved to Arizona 13 years ago. Survivors include her husband, Milton; daughter, Ellen Tuscany; son, John Leasia; a sister; five grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Services will be Friday in Southfield, Mich. Melcher's Mission Chapel made local arrangements. Samuel Frederick Keller SCOTTSDALE Samuel Frederick Keller, 75, who had been an accountant for Hilvert Co.

in Phoenix, died Dec 25, 1984, at Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix. Mr. Keller, of Scottsdale, was bom in Ohio and moved to Arizona 38 yean ago from Lancaster, Pa. Survivors include his wife, Frances; eons, F. and Ronald a sister, aeven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday at East Resthaven Park Cemetery, 4310 E. Southern, Phoenix. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Messinger Mortuary, 7601 E.

Indian School. Paul E. Barr Sr. SUN CITY Paul E. Barr Sr, 72, who had been a chemical engineer 41 yean, died Dec 24, 1984, at Boswell Memorial Hospital Mr.

Barr, of Sun City, was born in Omaha, Neb, and moved to Arizona 10 yean ago from Washington. He was member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. and moved to Arizona in October from Amarillo, Texas. Survivors include her hiwband, James M4 eon, Jim; and three grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m.

Friday at the Globe First Presbyterian Church. Graveside services will be 12:30 p.m. Friday at Mesa City Cemetery, 1212 N. Center, Mesa. Palmer Globe Mortuary made arrangements.

Wilbur Lee 'Bud' Clark TEMPE Wilbur Lee "Bud" Clark, 65. who had been a flight engineer and maintenance supervisor 24 yean for the Air Force, died Dec 25, 1984, at Desert Samaritan Hospital, Mesa. Mr. Clark, of Tempe, was bom in Springfield, Ohio, and moved to Arizona 17 yean ago from New York. He retired from the military in 1968 and was a mail carrier for the Postal Service until 1979.

He was a former commander of the American Legion and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wan. Survivon include his wife, Mary Elisabeth; daughters, Mary Ann and Susan; sons, Michael and David; a sister, and granddaughter. Friends may call from 5 to 9 pan. today at Can Mortuary, 26 E. Fifth St Rosary will be 8 p.m.

today at the mortuary. Additional services will be 9.30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Barbara J. Vondra TEMPE Rosary for Barbara J.

Vondra, 45, who died Dec 24, 1984. at Desert Samaritan Hospital in Mesa, will be 7 p.m. Friday at Tempe Mortuary, 406 Southern. Mrs. Vondra, a native of Detroit, was visiting relatives in the Valley when she died.

She resided in Pontiac, Mich. Survivon include her husband, James; daughters, Susan, Anna and sons, James Stephen, Michael and Jonathan; and mother, Elizbaeth WoUschlager. Mass will be 8:30 am Saturday at Holy 8piritCatholkClHml800E.Likrariva. i William Kipp MESA William Kipp, 76, a retired coal miner and steelworker, (tied Dec 18, 1984, at bis residence in Mesa. Mr.

Kipp was bom in Rcecoe, Pa, and moved to Arizona in 1970 from Cleveland. He was volunteer fireman in the Dreamland Villa community in Mesa. Survivon include his daughter, Dorothy; two sisters; and severs! nieces and nephews. Private arrangements were made by Chapel of Prayer Funeral Home. Statle Erikson YOUNGTOWN Statle Erikson, 93.

who taught nutrition at the University of Kentucky for 40 yean, died Dec 25, 1984, at Boswell Memorial Hospital Sun City. Miss Erikson, of Youngtown, was bora ha' Ouray, and moved to Arizona 10 yean ago from Kentucky. She received a doctorate in 1924 from the University of California at Berkeley. Survfvon include niece, Theada E. Monroy.

No services are planned. Ludbeig Golden Door Chapel made arrangementa. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ruth Boydea Scholarship at tin University cfhesucky. i- Survivors include his wife, Ruth; sons. Paul Jr, Douglas and Bradd; sister; and five grandchildren.

Private services were arranged by Sun-land Mortuary. 1.

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