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The Pes Moines Register! Saturday, May24, 1997 7RI 5 Almanac i mumj-1 Veteran D.M. educator Dorothy Bento, 78, of Davenport, FLl, died of a stroke there The body will be cremated and Edith Marie Woodruff, 74, of 1014 S.E. 26th St. died of a stroke Thursday at Mercy Hospital Medical Alice Elizabeth Allen, 71, of 3922 10th St. died of a heart ailment May 20 at Des Moines General Hospi Dorothy Hall dies at 92 Max Gralnek, 85, of Newton died of an aneurysm Friday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.

Services will be at 1 1 a.m. Sunday at Tifereth Israel Synagogue in Des Moines, of which he was a member. Burial will be in Jewish Glendale Cemetery. Mr. Gralnek was a lifelong resident of Newton and co-owner of Gralnek-Dunitz Co.

He was an Army Air Corps veteran and a member of the Rotary Club, the Izaak Walton League, the Elks Lodge and Club. Surviving are four daughters, Frances Gerson of Philadelphia, Marda Katz of Boston, Tamara Gorman of Santa Monica, and Minda Gralnek of Minneapolis; and nine grandchildren. Memorials may be made to his synagogue or the Newton Public Library. Dunn's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Hundreds of youngsters did go through her classes, however, learn-, ing about prepositions and helping verbs and techniques for giving -short speeches.

One of her pupils was Robert Ray, the longtime governor of Iowa who is now interim mayor of Des Moines. Once, when Hall was in an audience of several hundred who were to listen to a nationally known speaker, she noticed the governor on the platform. He was to introduce the speaker. Hall sent Ray a note that read: "Dear Robert, I hope you do well on your oral report. Remember not to use too many If you make a mistake in grammar, don't go back and correct it.

Ninety percent of your listeners won't know the Every student in her classes learned, Ray recalled. "She was stern, firm, but an outstanding teacher," he said. "I think people were half afraid of her, but they loved to go into her class." Hall grew up in Des Moines, where she attended Hanawalt Elementary School and graduated from West High School. She went on to Lindenwood College in St. Charles, and later took education courses at Drake University.

Her first teaching Job was in a small town near St. Louis. She moved to Des Moines, taking a Job she thought would last only a year. It lasted 40 years. Services will be at 1 p.m.

Wednesday at Plymouth Congregational Church. Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery. There are no immediate survivors. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday at Westover Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Calvin Community nursing home. a private service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Bento was born in Kansas City, and lived in Des Moines until 1993. She was a former owner of Bento Landscap ing and Garden Center.

She is survived by two sons, Greg- ory Bento and Larry Matheriy, both of Des Moines; two daughters, Victoria Anania of Lincoln, and Pat Ellis of Haines City, seven grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Laura Black, 97, of Creston died of a heart ailment Thursday at Creston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 10:30 am. Tuesday at the Hill of Zion Lutheran Church near Orient, of which she was a member, Burial will be in Hill of Zion Cemetery. Mrs.

Black was born in Polk County, and later moved to Zion, where she owned the Black Store for many years. She moved to Creston in 1978. She was a former member of the Wayland Christian Church near Greshan, and belonged to Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by a son, Richard of Creston; two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Friends may call after 9 a.m.

Monday at Powers Funeral Home in Creston, where the family will be present from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Hill of Zion Church or Creston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL 1 FITZSIMMONS Catharine and Sean of Windsor Heights, a son, Friday. IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER CARPENTER Patricia and Dennis of Winterset, a son, Wednesday. MERCY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER BAKER Christine and George of Des Moines, a son, Monday.

DUBOIS Shannon and Bob of Carlisle, a daughter, Monday. HARTMAN Joy and Michael of Ankeny, a daughter, Thursday. HONNOLD Holly and Brian of West Des Moines, a son, Friday. JENSEN Sarah Jensen and Mark Rahm of Des Moines, a son, Thursday. LANGFORD Mindy of Des Moines, a son, Friday.

McCLURE-SILVA Melissa McClure of St. Charles, a daughter, Wednesday. SCHONHORST Chastity and Stuart of Huxley, a son, Thursday. TURNER Linda and Brook of Das Moines, a son, Friday. Reuse the news.

Plem recycle your Des Moine Register after yorve finished reading It mm THE lv Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton's Funeral Home, with burial in Rest-haven Cemetery. Mrs. Woodruff a homemaker, was born in Hampton and lived in Belmont before moving to Des Moines 60 years ago.

She is survived by three brothers, Clarence Hayner and Gerald Hayner, both of Des Moines, and Robert Hayner of Dumont; and a sister, Clara Hayner of Des Moines. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton's Funeral Home. Delia Louise Coady, 56, of Newton died of cancer Friday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Graveside "cwa Mrs.

uaay waa a uieiong newron resident and was the co-owner and operator of Whisell-Shop (Coady Attic Antiques). Survivors include her husband, Wna1f rror aniia Dn4ip nni4 Dill TTl' Twilla Meador of Newton and Dawn Dee of Mingo; her parents, Clarence and Vivian Stevens of Newton; two brothers, Dale Stevens of Kellogg and Roger Stevens of Newton; three sisters, Dixie Stevens of Grinnell and Donna Hawkins and Sharon Gragg, both of Newton; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Friends may call from 9 am. until 10:45 a.m. today at the Wallace-Pence Funeral Home in Newton.

Dorothy Ladely, 90, of Ewart died of a heart ailment Wednesday at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Watts Funeral Home in Montezuma, with burial in Pleasant Township Cemetery near Ewart. Mrs. Ladely was born near Montezuma and farmed in the Ewart area most of her life.

She was a member of Grace Community Church. She is survived by her husband, Russell a daughter, Mary Iverson of Apple Valley, a sister, Marjor-ie Elliott of Newton; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call after 9 a.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 the Home for Failed Adoptions.

MS AT 1 tal. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Allen was born in Conrad and lived in Des Moines most of her life.

She retired as a comput er operator for the Iowa Department of Transportation and was a member of Early Wheels of Iowa, Sweet Briar Rebekah Lodge, Pythian Sisters and the Canton Pioneer Auxiliary. Surviving are a daughter, Terrie, Russell of Des Moines; two sons, Jer, ry of Des Moines and Steve of Call-" fornia; five grandchildren; and six great-grardchildren. Merle Hay Funeral Home is han dling arrangements. Lyle Schmidt, 69, of Jefferson died of a heart attack Thursday at, firm.rmhrMoHipairntpr srv. Greene County Medical Center.

Serv-, ices will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St Joseph's Catholic Church, of which he was a member. Burial will be in St Joseph's Cemetery. Mr. Schmidt was born in Grand Junction and lived in Jefferson most of his life, retiring from Greene County Road Maintenance.

He served in the Army and was a Jef er-. son Little League board member. Surviving are his wife, Madonna; two sons, Kenneth and Kevin, both of Jefferson; a daughter, Kathleen Krumei of Cedar Rapids; two sisters, Eloise Scarpino of Des Moines and Elaine Temple of Long View, Texas; and four grandchildren. Visitation will be all day today at the Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home in Jefferson, where a vigil will be held at 7:30 p.m., followed by the family greeting friends. Berdella O.

Sampson, 92, of Story City died of a heart ailment Tuesday at Mary Greeley Medical Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at the Bethany Manor in Story City and 2 p.m. today at the Zion Lutheran Church near Radcliffe. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery.

Mrs. Sampson was born near Gar-' den City and lived on a farm near Radcliffe for 62 years until 1987, when she moved to Story City. In 1991 she moved to Bethany Manor. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church near Garden City. She is survived by a son, Charles of Carmel, two sisters, Bertha Osmundson and Violet Egeland, both of Story City; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

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Call 284-M41 in Des Moines or 1-80O532-1585 to place your ad. Shtfoffloinrsfirgistrr Classifieds mm A Carrv Markers 195 EyCEKERAFFEKSTCSEX and POLLOCK REGI8TER STAFF WRITERS Dorothy Hall, who taught English in Des Moines Junior high schools for 40 years, died Friday of heart failure at Calvin Community nursing home. She was Hall achieved status and fame as-an expert in English grammar of other equally Tv because she be came known to ''Outstanding" Iowans and oth- era through the nationally syndicated column "Words, Words, Words," written by Michael Gartner, who once was editor of The Des Moines Register and is now editor of the Ames Daily Tribune. Gartner's column is a chatty mix of etymology, grammar and usage. And he often uses this line: "Remem- bar Miss Hall's rule on.

i'V Contrary to what many readers assumed, Hall never had Gartner as a student during her 30 years at Callanan Junior High School in Des Moines and 10 years at Merrill Junior High. He met her after becoming executive editor of The Register in 1974 and became enchanted with her and her list of English rules, "The Ink Section." ''I quoting her and she be-. came the symbol of the great Junior high' English teacher," Gartner said Friday. In the column, "I said she was. ray favorite teacher; I never said I had her for a class." Harold E.

Schilling, 63, of Jefferson died of cancer Thursday at Greene County Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hastings Funeral Home. Cremation will follow. Mr.

Schilling was a farmer and lifelong Jefferson resident. He was an Army veteran and a member of the Elks Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Linda; a son, Tod of Excelsior, two daughters, Margo Schilling of Norfolk, and Kristen Hart of Madison, two brothers, Dean of Northboro and Ed of Jefferson; a sister, Leora Davis of Jefferson; and seven grandchildren. Friends may call from 9 am. until 9 p.m.

today at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6 to 9 p.m. Visitation will continue from 10 a.m, until the time of service Sunday. Memorial contributions may be given to Greene County Medical Center. AKRON Richard Q. Caskey.

63; Robert F. Tre- fren, 87. ALLIRTON Kenneth Junior Zimmerman, 74. ANAMOSA Ruth Blood, 91. ARLINGTON Phyllis J.

Uffler, 70; Frieda M. AUDUBON Kenneth Bryant, 55; Marie N. Blohm, 80. AVOCA Lawrence "Dutch" Holtt, 85. BOONE Helen M.

Jones, S3; Walter Murken, 86; Olive W.Patterson, 78. BUMJNOTON MarceHa F. Chubb, 92; Frances W. Markey. 80; Harold H.

Keitzer, 83; Thomas Read Jr 81 CEDAR FALLS Mariys A. Virchow, 70, Wayne Rathbone, 75; Marian L. OdeH, 83; Mildred Lonergan, age unknown; Lawrence 0. Salmon, 61; Rev. Howard Johnson, 87; Ma-, donna C.

Bryan, 61; Jesse J. Caley, Infant; Brian S. Harrington, 39: Margaret M. Romig, 83; Marion Richard, 91; Esther T. Krog, 91, CENTER LINE Frank (Patrick) Miller, 85.

CLARKSV1LLE Grace Bohner, 86 COUNCIL BLUFFS Barbara Barker, 54; Marye Ella Berry, Helen M. Cooper, 86; Richard G. "0lck Forsythe, 73; Clarence E. Graybill, 87; Leona Hansen, 83; Alice Grace Harrison, 80; Robert H. Klrkpatrlck, 58; Stephen Oavid Mattes, 56; Doris E.

McVicker, 80; Don- alee Michael, 69; Martha A. Paul, 65; Thomas Turone. 79; Richard G. Waddell, 66; Patricia Ann Winfrey, 73; Gwendolyn M. Voders Young, CftESCO Dorothy Aberg, 67; Donald Perkins.

75 DAN VILLI LelaK.Wiegard.86. DUNKERTON VasHToneff, 86. ELK HORN Alice K. Winther. 72.

ELK RUN HEIGHTS Marie I. Bone, 77. ESTHERVILLE Harley Rosburg, 72; Jackie Burt, 66; Virginia Dahna, 82. EVANSOALE Kenneth J. Patterson, 41; Darty A.

WenthoM, 59. EXMA Anthony (Tony) May, 82. FARMINOTON TheVna Moreland, 88. GUERNSEY Mabel I. Evans, 74.

GUTHRIE CENTER Pearl M. Rees, 81 HUDSON James R. Cook, 59; Martha I. GIW- land.85. KEOKUK Carolyn Stanley, 84; Lois Taylor, 66.

LAKE VIEW Virgil Oakman, 66; Margarette Stoelk, 79. EM 1(72 Ifopaporto Deli "Home of the Reuben" 3715 Beiver Avenue 274-1678 (Fax orden to 274-2365) Mi SEEDS mi.Mirt4Jinj Opal Nollen, 88, of Pella died from complications of a stroke Thursday at the Long Term Care Unit of Pella Regional Health Center. Services will be at 9:30 am. Monday at the Second Reformed Church, of which she was a member. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Nollen was bom near Monroe and lived in the Pella area most of her life. She was a homemaker and a former teacher. Surviving are a daughter, Janet Gross of Pella; a son, Keith Nollen of Albia; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be this evening and all day Sunday at VanDyk-Duven Funeral Home in Pella, where the family will be present from 2 Us 4 p.m.

Sunday. Memorial contribu tions may be made to the Mary Evers Nursing Scholarship Fund. COADY Detta. 56, of Nwton dttd Friday it low Methodist Medical Ontcr. GILCHRIST Nancy 80, of Otkatoota Fndsy at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.

GRAHAM Richard. 70. of Brooklyn died Friday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. u-GRALNEK Max. 85.

of Newton died Friday at. Iowa Methodist Medical Center. 1 MULSTAY William, 80, of Marshalltown Thursday at Veterans Medical Center. OWEN William, 94, of Wesley Acres, 3520 Grand died there Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT Death Notices ERICKSON Services for James Erickson, of 2904 92nd Urbandale, will be 11:00 AM Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church.

Family will receive friends PM Monday at: Westover Funeral Home 1337 Hickman 274-4567 GRALNEK Services tor Max Gralnek, of Newton, I wTlibe AM Sunday at Tifereth Israel Svn-oooaue, DSM. Interment Jewish Glendale Cemetery. Dunn's Funeral Homo 2121 Grand Aw, 24L2U2 HALL Services for Dorothy M. Hall, of 4210 Hickman will be 1 :00 PM Wednesday at Plymouth Congregational Church. Interment Woodland Cemetery.

Friends may call after 3:00 PM Tuesday at: Westover Funeral Home 4337 Hickman 276-457 MICHAEL Services for Roland Michael, of Granger, will be 10:00 AM Saturday at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Granger. Interment Ml. Hope Cemetery, Madrid. Brandt Funeral Home Pol las Center 92 3701 NEAL Memorial services for Pauline Joan Neal, of 3118 Jefferson will be 9:30 AM Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Westover Funeral Home 4337 Hickman 276-4567 RICHARD Services for Maurice J.

Richard of West Des Moines will be 10 am Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment Resthaven Cemetery. Vigil service 7:00 pm Fridovot Westover Funeral Homo 67HHhmQn 27HM7 RUSSELL Services for Merle B. Russell, of 3809 Adams, will be 10:00 AM Saturday at Meredith Drive Reformed Church, Interment Chapel Hill Cemetery. Westover Funeral Home 6337HICkmon 276-4567 TTTTTTTT Merle Hay at Chapel Hill i 'i'4 t'' 'f nt-, .1 DANIELS Services for Odelia Daniels, of 2740 Amick, DSM, will be 11:00 AM Saturday at Shlloh Missionary Baptist Church.

Visitation 1 hour prior to service. ALLEN Groveside services tor Alice Allen, of JW2 10th will be 2:00 PM Tuesday at Chapel Hill Gardens. Irma Sampson Services Pending Alberta Penlck Services Pending Funeral Horn Mtuioknim Cemetery Cokimbanunt CrtiMtonun 4400 Merle HoyRd. DM, I A 515-171-4611 Potrklo Ann Goodwin Draper 10:00 AM Saturday at St. Augustin's Catholic Church McLaren's Funeral Chapel Ml 19th Street, WDM lAMIlTONS fMSti II ttia.

Ill CUVKtt -it If. i Hamilton's 405 Lyon St 241-5221 Edith Woodruff IjOOPM Tuesday at The Funeral Home Luise Powers 11:00 AM Tuesday af The Funeral Home South town SW9th 285- 5400 285-1911 J'. Raymond Joseph Welti, 67, of Templeton died of a heart ailment Thursday at St Anthony Regional Hospital. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Carroll, of which he was a member.

Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Temple-ton. A lifelong Carroll County resident, Mr. Weitl was a farmer and had been a vice president of the American Association of Retired Persons and a delegate for the Older Iowans Legislature. Surviving are his wife, Lorraine; three daughters, Diane Berger of Arcadia, Pat Franklin of Denver, and Kathy Miller of Kingsville, four sons, Mike of Templeton, Joe and Jim, both of Carroll, and Bill of Manning; 17 grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren. Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll is handling arrangements.

LA PORTE CTTV Ethel R. Peters, 82. LAURENS James Olberdmg 44 IE MARS Joseph A. Gengler. 92; Edmund A.

Miller. 83; Elaine Fischer, 67; Bernadine Wagner, 96. LVTTON Marie Peters, 85. MARCUS Maurice "Morey" Ricker, 53. MARENGO Rosa M.

MantZ. 90; Kenneth G. Huber, 65. MIDDLE AMANA Kurt A. Schmidt, 87.

MONTROSE Permelia David, 79; Harry Le- matty, 69. OAKLAND Mildred Dartene Dau, 90. ODEBOLT Louis Luitjens, 57. OELWEIN Raymond D. Harford, 79.

PROMISE CrfY Max Alfred McCerty, 80. ROCK RAPIDS Marie Van Anken, 78. Rev. Walter Wendt. 87.

SAC CITY Esther Petersen, 84; Kay Waller stedt, 59. SEYMOUR Roger Dean Gaytord, 61; Carmen D.Long. 79. SHELL ROCK James T. Parsons, 79.

SPERRY M. Jolene Luebbers, 62. VICTOR James Murtha, 77. VOLGA Velma C.Kelly, 70. WALL LAKE Louise "Lizzie" Schroeder, 101.

WALNUT Dale N. Sievers, 77. WATERLOO Robert Bryant, 82; Lena C. Reynolds, 81; R. Eck Hutchison, 85; Raymond Clausman.

82; Mary Christensen, 74; Henry M. Kuenstting, 83; Opal A. Hansen, 90: Michael J. Dirkes, infant; Clara S. Napoti, 91 Mayburne R.

Dolan. 77; Patrick E. Cahill, 68; Blanche A. Shock, 85; Barrett G. Rich, 92; Pinkey Car-michael, 72; Russell D.

Knoke, 70; Laura Rust, 84; Barbara F. MHdenstein, 50; Verla E. Stumme, 74; A. Westcott, 81; Louis W. Zed.

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