The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa • Page 13

Tuesday, June 12, 1990 THE PES MOINES REGISTER 3M ALMANAC HARRIET SOLEM Suspect found in Mason City native's death Harriet Solem, 85, of Heather OBITUARIES MATTHEW L. VIERLING Matthew L. Vierling, 22, of 4511 71st Urbandale, died Sunday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center fol BETHEL M. STARMER Services for Bethel "Beth" M. Starmer of 4500 Hickman Road will be at 9 a.m.

Wednesday at Westover DON BOOTH Don Booth, 66, of 2516 Grandvtew Ave. died Monday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center, where he had under Manor, 600 E. Fifth died of a heart ailment Sunday at home. Serv ices have been changed to 10 a today at Visitation Catholic Church, followed by burial at Glendale Ceme SLOISE E. KIRKPATRICK 1w IMhNrt tow Newi Santa MILO, IA.

Services for Eloise E. Cirkpatrlck of Milo will be at p.m. Vcdnesday at Richardson Funeral tery. gone abdominal surgery. Services will be at 1 p.m.

Wednesday at Hamilton's Funeral Home, and burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens lowing injuries he suffered as a pedestrian In a hit-and-run auto accident. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Windsor Presbyterian Phnrrh nt Funeral Home, with graveside services at 11:30 a.m. in the Leon Cemetery. Mrs.

Starmer, 63, died of cancer Saturday at home. Born In Weldon, she moved to Des Moines 34 years DEATHS, owa 1 Cemetery. tK Mr. Booth, a llfe- whih ku am itmmi member, and the 1 long resident of Des I I -toff i Home In Carlisle, with burial In the Sandyville Cemetery. Mrs.

Klrkpat-rick, 85, died of a heart attack Sunday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Born in Marion County, she had lived in the Milo don Moines, retired in ooth 1985 as a welder for Des Moines Steel Co. He was a veter LOTS! I. KMKPATRKK rea since 192S. She was a homemak- 5r and member of the Pleasantville aptist Church.

By JACK HOVELSON A 21-year-old man arrested Sunday in Arlington, is a prime suspect in the murder of a former Mason City, woman, according to police in the Washington, D.C., suburb. Although Chander Matta of Arlington has been charged only with the murder of another woman, a police source said his arrest has closed the cases on the May 27 slaying of Sandra Johnson, 20, an Arlington resident who was from Mason City, and the murder of a teen-ager in an adjoining suburb. Johnson's body was discovered at her apartment by a friend. She had been asphyxiated, as were Sherry Larman, 26, and Jody Phillips, 16. Matta was charged Sunday night with the murder of Larman.

Evidence in the Johnson and Phillips murders is being turned over to an Arlington County grand jury, which will determine if Matta will be charged with either or both of those killings. All three women were suffocated by having plastic sacks placed over their heads. Matta's arrest culminated an investigation by the FBI and Arlington, Alexandria and District of Columbia police. bithilm. ago, coming from starmer Murray, Leon and Grand River.

She retired last year as a medical records statistician at Broadlawns Medical Center and was a member of Urbandale Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Carl; three sons, Carroll of Jacksonville, and Wendell and Russell, both of Norwalk; three sisters, Vera Cross of Indianola, Eva EUars of Des Moines and Carolyn Watson of Decatur City; and eight grandchildren. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to her church or Hospice of Central Iowa.

Among survivors are four daugh AMANA Adotph H. Helnie, 76. iSLMOND Alvln B. Smith, 45. CINTfftVILLI Bill Miller, 41; Eleanor Sluerl, It.

Me urine Thomas, 67. CHARLES CITY Sienley E. Nelson, 77. CHARTER OAK Edwin JocMmsen, 13. CLARINOA Oeal Walden, 7.

CLARtOM Carroll E. Relland, 60. CLEAR LAKE Lorene Kellh, 61; LvK Shelton, Dorothy Saverberg, 76; Michael Trammel, Intanl. DEEP RIVER Vlda Johnston, 92; Virginia Buf- flngton, 57. DENISON Julius Suhr, 96, Clara Mundt, 90.

DENMARK Frederick Smelley, 61. DONNCLLSON James Tull, M. ESSEX Fern Bussard, tl; Lloyd V. Sorensen, 56. FORT MADISON Ruby Plckerd, 64; Staila Sargent, 16; Lowell Andrews, 79.

GENEVA Roneld D. Tiebring, 47. GRAFTON Myrtle Reppelh, 17. GRANVILLE Lawrence Spieler, 77. GRINNELL Pauline Rllner, 93; Merle Ptum, II; Sara Wallace, 94; Paul McConnell, M.

HARLAN Gregory R. Malhiasen, 22. HULL Jeenelte Te Slae, 77. IDA GROVE Marie P. Gravtrson, 95.

KNOXVILLE LaVeda Loney, 64; Mabel Koons, 14. KENSETT Obert Harmon, 69; Jenore Bergo, 73. LAKE MILLS Herman J. Jordahl, II; Gavlord C. Groe, 61.

MARENGO Rosev Knapp, 71 MASON CITY Edwin H. Matien, 79; Nellie F. Pilgrim, 92; Gertrude B. Thompson, 90; John D. Peterson, 65; lola Kuni, 13.

MORAVIA Ruben Feber, 96. MOULTON Slbvl Geo Cerr, II. NORA SPINGS Helen Willie, 61. NORTH ENGLISH Elsie Good, 19. OSAGE Odessa Carle, M.

PANAMA Hilda M. Blum, II. ters. Kathryn Fortune of Des Moines. mattmiwl.

body will be cre-viirlino mated following services. Mr. Vierling, a credit reporter for Equifax Services and a freelance artist, was born in Tokyo, Japan, and lived in Des Moines for 21 years. He formerly was a singer with the rock group Onyx. Surviving are his father, Lewis, and his mother, Linda Vierling, both of Urbandale; three brothers, Anthony of Minneapolis and Chris and Daniel, both of Urbandale; and his grandparents, Howard and Ossie Knapp of Salisbury, N.C., and Bruce and Marge Vierling and Fred and Marie Deeds, all of Des Moines.

Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at Westover Funeral Home, where the family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Camp Sunnyside or the Iowa Head Injury Foundation. Linda Goering of Milo and Audrey Hunerdosse and Barbara Cooper, of Indianola; two sons, Marvin of dlewild, and Lester of Indianola; 21 grandchildren; and S3 greatgrandchildren. Friends may call after noon today 4t the funeral home, where the family trill greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to er church. WORTH D.OVERTON TIM RttHMfi lewa Nw Service CARLISLE, IA. Worth D. Overton, 69, of Carlisle died of a heart attack Sunday at home. Services will ml'mfrr at 11 a m-Thurs" tV day at Richardson Funeral Home.

Duriol with mill. BIRTHS Des Moines ROBERT B. PARKS Special Dispatch te The Rttfltar CARLSBAD, CALIF. Robert B. Parks, 42, of Carlsbad died at home May 25 of complications of AIDS.

Me tary graveside rites, will be in the Scotch Ridge LOIS MAE WILLETT Special Dispatch Th Register MARSHALL, ARK. Lois Mae Willett of Marshall died of cancer Friday at North Little Rock Hospital. She was 74. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wilson-Watson Funeral Home in Mount Ayr, with burial in Hickory Grove Cemetery near there.

Mrs. Willett, an Albion, native, moved to Arkansas in 1979 after living in Des Moines for 27 years. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Marvin; two sons, James of Des Moines and Jerry of Wilton, a daughter, Janice Gurnsey of Spring, Texas; four brothers, Sam Austin of Grant City, Clarence Austin of Diagonal, Harley Austin of Elk Horn, and Gene Austin of New Orleans, eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Friends may call until service time at the funeral home.

morial graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines. Mr. Parks was born in Des Moines, where he lived until moving to Seattle in 1985. He was last Mr.

Overton, a an of the Army and had been a member of the Machinists union, Chesterfield Christian Church and Southeast Senior Citizens Club. Among survivors are his wife, Ra-mona; two daughters, Rita Breeding of Centervllle and Cheryl Brlnstad of Altoona; a son, Ronald of Des Moines; three sisters, Elsie Janewski of Alberta, Canada, Florence Dahlin of Boulder City, and Ethel How-land of Baltimore; a brother, Othel Just of Atchison, seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today and until service time Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family will greet friends from 6 to 9 p.m. today.

Memorial contributions may be made to his church. ROBERT E. DORRIS Robert E. Dorris, 86, of 436 S.E. Livingston Ave.

died of a respiratory ailment Sunday at Des Moines General Hospital. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton's Funeral Home. Burial will be in Avon Cemetery. Mr.

Dorris, a native of Syracuse, N.Y., lived in Des Moines for 60 years and retired as a truck driver for Crouse Cartage Co. He was a member of the Teamsters union. Survivors include his wife, Maxine; a son, Ted of Chicago; five daughters, JoAnn Rowen, Tammy DeBrouse, Terri Power, Dawn Dorris and Michelle Dorris, all of Des Moines; and 10 grandchildren. Friends may call after 9 a.m. today at the funeral home.

DOROTHY HOLCOMB Special Dlipatch tl Th Reenter WARSAW, MO. Dorothy Hol-comb, 70, of Warsaw died of emphysema Sunday at home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Boeke Funeral Home in Hubbard, with burial in the Hubbard Cemetery. Mrs.

Holcomb was born in Hubbard, where she lived most of her life until moving to Missouri in 1987. She retired in 1983 after 28 years with the Farmers Co-op Elevator Co. in Hubbard. Surviving are a daughter, Margaret Munson of Warsaw; two sisters, Elaine Crees of Des Moines and Helen Folkerts of Eldora; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will visit friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

today at the funeral home. HAZEL SNOOK Th Reamer's law Nwt Service MONTEZUMA, IA. Services for Hazel Snook of Montezuma will be at Iowa eyes increase in child support Associated Press The Iowa Supreme Court has filed proposed guidelines that could increase child support awards 10 percent, court officials said. "It may increase support overall," said Rebecca Colton, a court spokeswoman. "Iowa's guidelines were considered low." The court issued the proposed guidelines, a sliding scale based on the income of both parents and the number of children, to give groups interested in the issue a chance to lifelong Carlisle resident, retired as a receiving clerk for NAPA ware WORTH D.

OVERTON BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER McCOY Lisa and Dan Archer of 1722 E. 21st son, Sunday. SANDERS Lisa and Jim Torres of 2310 E. 42nd a daughter, Sunday. DES MOINES GENERAL HOSPITAL NEGRETE Tammy and Willie Patterson of 1156 Uth a son, Saturday.

IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL MEEK Lisa of 2535 Lyon daughter, Sunday. VANDRACEK Helen and Donald of 4M llth a son, Sunday. CUSTER Angela and Jeffrey of 193C S.E. Thornton Court, a son, Monday. HUTSON Cassldv of 1326 E.

15lh I son, Monday. RHODES Josla of 3141 E. Uth son, Monday. IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER BARNHIZER Karen and John of 104 S.W. 52nd a daughter, Saturday.

BARTLETT Latrlcia and John of 6901 S.E. 14th a daughter, Sunday. BENSON Leah and George of Oskaloosa, twin sons, Sunday. VANROSSUM Dawn and David of 4335 N.E. 23rd a son, Sunday.

HEALY-HAUSER Joan Haalv and Hubert Hau- ser of 404 N.W. Beechwood, Ankeny, son, Monday. MERCY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER HARRIS Karen ol 2204 Nash Drive, a son, Sunday. KONZ Krlsty and William Terry of 1900 Arlington a son, Sunday. McMURRAY Julie and Sean of 6702 Sherrlck a son, Sunday.

MERRELL Jodv and Ray Owens of Indianola, a son, Monday. I house in Des Moines, was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and had been a past master of the Masonic Lodge. 'He is survived by his wife, Martha; a son, John of Des Moines; a daughter, Marsha Deskin, and two brothers, Kenneth and Jim, all of Carlisle; two sisters, Thelma Terry of Carlisle and Norma Clement of Chula Vista, and two grandchildren. 2 Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will meet friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Marble Masonic Lodge. JED H. MILLER sServices for Jed H. Miller of 4105 Woodland Ave. will be at 11 a.m.

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Mill OPEN: 9-6 robert p. employed as a parks claims examiner for OUM Group until June 1989 and had been a member of the Northwest AIDS Foundation. A sister, Marilyn Nicholas of Carlsbad, survives. Memorial contributions may be made to AIDS Project of Iowa. Allen Brothers Mortuary here handled arrangements.

jack a. Mcdowell Jack A. McDowell of 4016 E. 27th St. died of pancreatic cancer Friday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.

He was 64. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Fielding Funeral Home in Chariton, with burial in the Chariton Cemetery. Mr. McDowell was born in Tipper-ary and moved to Des Moines from Chariton in 1955.

He retired from Firestone Tire and Rubber was an Army veteran of World War II and had been a member of the United Rubber Workers union. Surviving are his wife, Norma; a son, Michael of Hutchins, Texas; a daughter, Mary McDowell, and a sister, Shirley Grgurich, both of Des Moines; his mother, Vena Cross of Chariton; and two grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society. ETHEL M. KLING Ethel M.

Kling, 93, of 3514 S.W. 12th St. died of a heart ailment Monday at Des Moines General Hospital. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Fort Des Moines Church of Christ, of which she was a member.

The body will be cremated following services. Mrs. Kling was born in Ogle County, 111., and moved to Dixon, 111., before coming to Des Moines 31 years ago. She had been a homemaker. Surviving are two daughters, Margaret DeRuyscher of Des Moines and 0Offff er, 78, died of a heart attack Sunday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.

Born in Conway, he moved to Des Moines in 1955 and These people have applied marrlae II cmes ki Petk County. Troy A. Clark, 21, Des Moines, and Melissa A. Jacobson, 22, Des Moines. John F.

Baumann, 29, Polk City, and Laura L. Goul, 24, Des Moines. John P. Meier, 3a, Tloard, and Janet L. Johnson, 30, Tlsard, Ore.

Joseph E. Narioon, 61, Des Moines, and Frances M. Phillips, 55, Des Moines. Paul F. Wall, 22, Des Moines, and Carol A.

Mains, 24, Des Moines. Michael D. VanRoekel, 25, Urbandale, and Rob-In L. Vanderpool, 23, Urbandale. John J.

Silronelo, 27, Des Moines, and Klmm-berll P. Strellng, 25, Des Moines. Rickey E. Nichols, 30, Des Moines, and Jodie L. Neese, 21, Ankeny.

Brian M. Simmons, 20, Des Moines, and Wendy M. Frailer, 20, Des Moines. James D. Paxton, 30, Indianola, and Nancy A.

Johnson, 21, Des Moines. John D. Cinnamon, 27, Des Moines, and Michelle A. Chlplev, 25, Des Moines. David E.

Jensen, 24, Windsor Heights, and Donna J. Stickler, 25, West Des Moines. Vedat Gilnes, 26, Urbandale, and Mellnda I. Spong, 22, Urbandale. Jon D.

Darsee, 31, Des Moines, and Wendy A. Cook, 26, Oaremont, Calif. Kevin D. Koeller, 27, West Des Moines, and Mary B.J. Johnson, 25, West Des Moines.

Robert E. Ragan 27, Des Moines, and Ra-chete M. Williams, 22, Des Moines. Gregory E. Freler, 29, West Des Moines, and Tamara A.

Clark, 29, West Des Moines. Ronald R. Pohlman, 27, Des Moines, and Klm-berlv S. Evans, 20, West Des Moines. Thomas A.

Spagnola, 29, West Des Moines, and Denlse E. Dorrlan, 26, Urbandale. John E. Howard, 25, Springfield, and Shirley R. Monroe, 22, Bondurent.

Lance W. Vogel, 34, Johnston, and Judith A. Clauson, 30, Des Moines. Robert F. Davis III, 23, Bonduranl, and Lisa L.

Duquette, 23, Bonduranl. Clinton J. Graham 45, Des Moines, and Jeannette A. Lawson, 40, Des Moines. Robert L.

Hon, 61, Des Moines, and Zora M. Young, 51, Des Moines. John C. Fuller, 24, Urbandale, and Tamra J. Leonard, 20, Urbandale.

Troy A. Miller, 20, Des Moines, and Christina L. Fry, 19, Des Moines. asses Eyegl JEOH. MILLER retired after 18 years as an indus trial arts teacher at Lincoln High Sqhool.

Following retirement, he taught at Camp Sunnyside. A Navy 11 a.m. Wednesday at Watts Funeral Home, and burial will be in Jackson Township Cemetery. Mrs. Snook, 81, died of a heart attack Monday at Des Moines General Hospital.

She retired as a janitor for Montezuma Community School and lived in Poweshiek County most of her life. Among survivors are a daughter, Joan Golob of Des Moines; a son, Richard of Marengo; three sisters, Verna Arment of Fort Collins, and Blanche Arment and Grace Arment, both of Grinnell; two brothers, Frank Wood and John Wood, both of Aurora, and two grandchildren. Friends may call after noon today at the funeral home. Sale includes all frames and prescription single-vision, bifocal or trifocal lenses. a Specialty lenses and other items at regular cost.

No other discounts apply, Charg your purchai on your Montgomery Ward credit card. Sale ends July 7th, veteran of World War II, he was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and the Des Moines Senior Sjngers. survivors are his wife, Frances; four daughters, Jane Sijhmitt of Arlington Heights, 111., Judy Brown of St. Paul, Mary Smith of South Lake Tahoe, apd Martha Eddy of Des Moines; a brother, Jud of Milo; a sister, Jeanne tyjentz of Riverside, and seven grandchildren. (Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m.

today at the funeral chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to his church or Camp Sunnyside. DIVORCES Bausch Lomb Contact Lenses BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE With purchase of contact lenses from the Criterion Ultra Collection, get a free spare pairl Second pair must be same prescription. Ask for details! Offer ends August 31, 1990. Donald O.

and Charlemagne Cirksena. Marcia June and Michael Dean Foreman. Deborah Gay and Richard Dewavne Whomble. Merlon M. and Fredrick S.

Llpman. Wayne Junior and Sally Cummlngs. Connie Ann and Eddie Ray Cox. Trade Elaine end Mitchell Lee Thornton. Timothy Paul and Julie Anne Berkema.

Montgomery Wand Carol Preikschat of Atlanta, four grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Southtown Funeral Home. PHILIP LOREN BAILEY CALLENDER, IA. A memorial service for Philip Loren Bailey, 39, who died Wednesday in Scottsdale, of accidental electrocution, will be at 9:30 a.m.

Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Callender. Burial was in Mesa City Cemetery in DEATHS rs Moines BOOTH Donald of 2514 Grandvlew Av. died Monday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. BROWN Rodney 23, ol Indianola died Monday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. GRUWELL Leo, ti.

ot Ottumwa died Monday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. KLING Ethel, 93, ot 3514 S.W. 12th St. died Monday at Des Moines General Hospital. MARTIN Roy 90, of Bishop Drumm Care Center, M37 Wlnwood Drive, Johnston, died Monday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center.

MILLER Jed 71, of 4105 Woodland Ave. died Sunday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. SITE OrvIKe, 12, of 2543 Boyd St. died Monday at Iowa Melhodlst Medical Center. SNOOK Hatel It, of 312S Raccoon SI.

died Monday at Des Moines General Hospital. STARMER Beth 63, of 4500 Hickman Road died Saturday at home. FRANCES R. ANDERSON SpcM DiiMtdl NM Reenter ROGERS, ARK. Services for Frances R.

"Hans" Anderson, 78, of Rogers, who died of cancer Thursday at St. Mary's-Rogers Memorial Hospital, will be at 11a.m. today at Hamilton's Funeral Home. Graveside services will be in Masonic Cemetery. Aprevious obituary gave incorrect service information.

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