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Thursday, December 10, 1987 THE DES MOINES REGISTER 7M OBITUARIES JULIA E. OLIVER Services for Julia E. Oliver, 85, of 3101 34th Place, who died of a respiratory ailment Tuesday at Hillhaven Tax resisters sued by sons for $500,000 Puerto Rican singer Vadiz dies after inhaling fumes SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (AP) Popular singer Yolanda Vadiz, 29, died at the Puerto Rico Medical Center Tuesday, a week after she was overcome by toxic fumes. A family member said Vadiz and her husband inhaled fumes apparently caused by a faulty heating system in their apartment in Rome, Italy. ORVAL F.

SIMMERMAN The Register's Iowa News Service WINTERSET, IA. Orval F. Sim-merman, 75, of Winterset died of Alzheimer's disease Tuesday at Bethesda Care Center here. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at United Methodist Church, with graveside services at 1 p.m.

at Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola. Mr. Simmerman was born in Warren County and lived in Winterset most of his adult life. He was a retired farmer and had been a teacher.

He was a member of United Methodist Church and the Farm Bureau and was active in 4-H. Survivors include his wife, Doris; two sons, Francis of Tucson, and Donald of Novato, a daughter, Delores Streeter of Sheffield; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Friends may call after noon today at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, where the family will greet friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to his church. LETHA M.

ALLEN The Register's Iowa News Service GRANGER, IA. Letha M. Allen, 95, of Granger Manor died of pneumonia Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Firing threat led woman to cry rape, official says By LOU ORTIZ Register Staff Writer A Pella police officer's contention that a radio dispatcher agreed to have sex with him led to the woman's firing despite her claims that she was raped, a Pella city official testified Wednesday. Pella Councilman Edward Dale Klyn said the City Personnel Committee didn't believe Barbara Kroes' claims and ordered her dismissal in August 1983. Klyn said the decision was made after the committee talked to Kroes and former police officer Larry Olivier.

The committee decided to fire her "for having sexual relations on the job," said Klyn, who was a member of the panel. "From the testimony we received, it was obvious that it was consensual." Klyn testified in U.S. District Court in Des Moines Wednesday in a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by Kroes against the city of Pella and former Police Chief John Moffet. Kroes is seeking an unspecified amount of compensation as a result of alleged violations of her civil rights. According to Kroes, Olivier's sexual advances began in 1978 and continued through 1982.

Kroes said she didn't report being sexually harassed and raped by Olivier until she was about to be fired because she felt humiliated and feared that Olivier would be fired. Klyn testified that the committee never talked to other female dispatchers, relying only on testimony from Olivier and Kroes. Witnesses have testified that Olivier made sexual advances to other female dispatchers. Moffet testified that Kroes never mentioned being raped until she was given the option of resigning or being fired. "Barbara Kroes never mentioned anything of the kind, until I asked her to resign," he said.

Moffet denied claims by Kroes that she tried to talk to him on several occasions about incidents involving Olivier. He also denied that his policy was to fire police employees involved sexually with one another, whether they were willing participants or not. He said he wouldn't have required Kroes to resign if she had been forced to have sex with Olivier. He also said he wasn't aware of problems with male officers harassing female dispatchers. Kroes testified that the incidents began with what she described as friendly kisses in 1978.

Kroes said she tried to discourage Olivier, but he then began to use force against her. Olivier resigned after city officials demanded his resignation in August 1983. Moffet resigned in 1984 for reasons unrelated to Kroes' firing, city officials said. 'More staff, less stress' chant disgruntled workers By ANNE CAROTHERS-KAY Register Staff Writer Tax resisters Leonhard and June Wodtke of Oto have been battling the Internal Revenue Service for nearly a decade. Now they have new opponents in court Oto des moines) meirsons.

Bruce and Gary Wodtke, who live 0 M.I. near Oto, have sued their parents in Woodbury County District Court, seeking more than $500,000. The brothers contend their parents' failure to pay the IRS $430,000 in taxes from 1973 and 1974 has subjected the sons to "undue stress, anxiety, peace of mind and severely impairs the normal home life for them and their spouses and children." Leonhard Wodtke has contended he is an ordained priest in the Life Science Church in Oto. He said lie and his wife donated their property to the church and took a vow of poverty, and he contended the farm, as church property, was exempt from taxes. The IRS contended, however, that the church was a tax dodge.

The brothers claim the foreclosure on the family land has damaged them because they leased 340 acres. The brothers also blamed their parents for their arrests during a 1986 raid on the farm. According to the suit, the parents' actions resulted in the sons being incarcerated "for having 'just been In October 1986, IRS agents went to the Wodtkes' farm to seize cattle and equipment. The agents were confronted by the couple, and shots were fired. No one was injured, but the Wodtkes and the sons were charged with assaulting and interfering with the agents.

Neither the brothers nor their parents could be reached for comment Wednesday. The Wodtke farm is to be auctioned for back taxes Dec. 17. Denison man shot, killed in argument at tavern The Register's Iowa News Service DENISON, IA. DeWane Mohr, 43, of Denison was killed by a gunshot wound to his chest Wednesday about 9:30 p.m.

at a tavern by a man with whom he reportedly was arguing, said Donald Soil, Crawford County medical examiner. No other details were available early today. New director The Register's Iowa News Service COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA -Kathleen Penkert of Council Bluffs has been named executive director of the Mercy Hospital Chemical Depen- dency Center. Bv the Associated Press A state employees' union began a drive Wednesday to get more workers by placing informational pickets on the steps of the Iowa Statehouse and at other locations around the state. Chanting "More staff, less stress," about 50 members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union marched in front of the east entrance to the Capitol, calling for more help and decrying their status as "second-class citizens." "What's happened in the state over the last few years Is that they cut the ranks of the workers to the point that the productivity in the state is suffering," said Don McKee, president of AFSCME Council 61.

"And we're not able to do a good job. We're proud people and we want to be able to provide a good product to the taxpayers," he said. The crunch came with the government reorganization plan instituted last year, creating extremely stressful working conditions, McKee said. "They got rid of vacant positions and they had a hiring freeze on a number of positions. As a person left state government, that job was not filled.

That meant someone else had to pick up that work and do it. And once the position wasn't filled, the Department of Management eliminated that position from the table of organization, meaning that it could never be filled again. The problem we have is the positions being eliminated," McKee said. He estimated that about 900 jobs have been eliminated in the last year, based on figures from the governor's office. The ensuing stress has taken its toll on state workers, McKee said.

"We know of five people who either have committed or attempted suicide in the past 12 months. More sick leave is being used. More members are seeking psychiatric help," McKee said. The problem could get worse if a second phase of state government reorganization is approved, he said. For music lovers The Register's Iowa News Service GRINNELL, IA.

Roger Vetter, assistant professor of music at Grin-nell College, will demonstrate the Javanese gamelan today at 4:15 p.m. in Roberts Theatre. HERBERT F. TSCHOPP The Register's Iowa News Service AMES, IA. Herbert F.

Tschopp, 54, of Ames died of lung cancer Wednesday at Mary Greeley Medical Center. Memorial services will be at 10 a m. Monday at Bethesda Lutheran Church. Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.

Mr. Tschopp was born in Blairs-town, lived in Ames for 27 years and also had lived in Cedar Rapids. He was a math teacher for Ames Public Schools. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran and member of the Naval Reserve, and had been a member and treasurer of Lord of Life Lutheran Church.

He had been a member of the Ames, Iowa State and National Education Associations, the Iowa and National Councils of Teachers of Mathematics, Ames League of Women Voters and Story County Democrats. He was active with Meals on Wheels and was the founder and charter president of Optimist International in Ames. Survivors include his wife, Do rothy; a son, Douglas Lee, stationed with the U.S. Army in West Germany; a daughter, Jana Marie Kock of Slater; four brothers, Theodore of Cedar Rapids, Alfred of Chicago, III, Oscar of Sierra Madre, and Paul of Madison, a sister, Ruth Tschopp of Cedar Rapids; and a grandchild. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m.

Friday at Adams Funeral Home in Ames. Memorial contributions may be made co the scholarship fund at Ames High School. EMILY P. VAN GUNDY Emily Paul Van Gundy, 69, of 827 E. 23rd St.

died of a kidney ailment Monday at Mercy Hospital Medical ri Center' Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Laurel Hill Ceme- 'If tery. fm was born in i I i Klemme and lived in Des Moines most of her life. She retired in 1980 from emily p. RCA Service van gundy where she was an office clerk for 20 years.

Survivors include a daughter, Tally Bervid of Des Moines; a son, Lee R. Epps of Peoria, a brother, Milton Paul of Des Moines; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at Grand-view Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Lutheran Church.

RICHARD K. MULLEN Services for Richard Kinney Mullen, 60, of 668 41st who died of a heart ailment Tuesday at his home, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Au-gustin's Catholic Church chapel. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m.

Saturday at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in Deni-son. Mr. Mullen was born in Denison and lived in Des Moines most of his life. He was a member of St.

Augus-tin's Catholic Church and the American Legion. Survivors include three daughters, Chris Mullen of Denver, Debbie Mullen of Phoenix, and Meredith Mullen of Iowa City; a son, Jeff of Los Angeles, three brothers, Thomas of Pelican Rapids, Patrick L. of DeWitt and Michael of Pensacola, two sisters, Anna Mae Schmuki of AiVada, and Mary Mullen of Duluth, and a grandchild. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday at Dunn's Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 5 p.m.

Friday. ETHEL YOAKUM The Register's Iowa News Service KN'OXVILLE, IA. Services for Ethel Yoakum, 94, of Knoxville, who died of a stroke Tuesday at Griffin Nursing Center here, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in Graham Cemetery north of Colfax.

Mrs. Yoakum was born in Jasper County and lived in Knoxville about 30 years. She previously lived in Prairie City. She was a homemaker and a member of the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Jane Altes of Knoxville; two sons, Paul of Colfax and Lloyd of Baltimore, 13 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Friends may call after 10 a.m. today at Bybee and Davis Funeral Home in Knoxville. Memorial contributions may be made to her church. GEORGE C. GAMERDINGER JR.

The Register's Iowa News Service STUART, IA. George C. Gamer-dinger 52, of Stuart died of a respiratory ailment Wednesday at Adair County Hospital in Greenfield. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at All Saints Catholic Church.

Burial will be in the South Oak Grove Cemetery. Mr. Gamerdinger was a lifelong resident of Stuart and was retired from Delavan Manufacturing Inc. in West Des Moines. He was a member of All Saints Catholic Church.

Survivors include his mother, Ruth; a son, Bill of Urbandale; four daughters, Susan Pillsbury of Chariton, Ann Emerson of West Des Moines, Ellen Love of Dexter and Mary Steckelberg of Stuart; a sister, Joan Bloomquist of Dexter; and six grandchildren. Friends may call after 9 a.m. today at Link Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. "-SHwiU be at 10 a.m: Friday at Westover uneral Home. 1 Burial will be in Glendale Ceme tery.

jr born in Boone and IHVU 111 UVJ iMisuica for 68 years. She had also lived in Boone. She was a JULIA E. OLIVER homemaker and a member of Garden Clubs of America and St. Johns Lutheran Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Martha Oliver of Des Moines and JoAnne Wieland of Burbank, a son, Robert of Des Moines; a brother, Charles Erickson of Centerville; two sisters, Irene Smedes of Johnston and Luella Jeffrey of Des Moines; four grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. LAURA MITCHELL The Register's Iowa News Service MONTEZUMA, IA. Services for Laura Mitchell, 62, of Montezuma, who died of a heart attack Tuesday at home, will be at 2 p.m.

Friday at Watts Funeral Home. Burial will be in Jackson Township Cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell was born in Oska-loosa and lived in Montezuma for 33 years. She was a retired registered nurse and a member of Montezuma United Methodist Church and Daughters of the American Revolution.

Survivors include her husband, Raymond; a son, Mike A. of Oska-loosa; a daughter, Joellen Mitchell of Milwaukee, a sister, Blanch Johnson of Agency; and two grandchildren. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 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. CLAUDETTE J. KUNCE The Register's Iowa News Service YALE, IA. Claudette J. Kunce, 45, of Yale died of cancer Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of Christ in Yale. Burial will be in Paton Township Cemetery in Paton. Mrs. Kunce was born in Jefferson and had lived in Yale for 13 years.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Richard; two sons, Jim and Joshua, both of Yale; a daughter, Jeanette Kunce of Storm Lake; and her mother, Velma Hamilton of Dana. Friends may call after 9 a.m. today at Beidelman Funeral Home in Pa-nora, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. HAL D.

ROBINSON Special Dispatch to Th Register DALLAS, TEXAS Hal D. Robinson, 69, of Dallas, formerly of Perry, died of a heart ailment Saturday at home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Fouch-Murdock Funeral Home in Perry. Burial will be in Violet Hill Cemetery there.

Mr. Robinson was born in Marshall County and lived in Perry most of his life before moving to Dallas about 20 years ago. He retired as a candy distributor. Survivors include a son, Larry of Dallas; two daughters, Debra Crull of Dallas and Donna Hinckley of Sanger, Texas; two sisters; a brother; and a grandchild. Friends may call until service time at the funeral home.

BIRTHS Des Moines Iowa Lutheran Hospital DENT Tina and David of 4245 N.E. 32nd a daughter, Wednesdav. DUDLEY Shannon and Joel Karasek of 2350 c. 34th a daughter, Tuesdav. STEVENS Deanna and Duane Vandenhomel ot E.

12th a son, Tuesdav. Iowa Methodist Medical Center ANDERSON Lvnn and Mitchell of Indianola, a son, Tuesdav. WOOD Jane and Scott of 4412 Carpenter a daughter, Wednesdav. HALSNE Constance and Dennis of Woodward, a daughter, Wednesdav. FARROW Linda and Bradlev of Norwalk, a son, Mondav.

Mercv Hospital Medical Center WENDEL Susan and Cliff of Newton, a daugh- and Dean of 7705 Airline Urbandale, a daughter, Tuesdav. GUNTREN Susan and Robert ot Storm Lane, a daughter, Tuesdav. SIMMER Chervl of Woodward, twin sons, STOnI'hOCKER Yen and Terrv of 1103 37th St a son, Jamie and Scott of rural Grimes, a son, and Sieve of 609 N. Sixth Grimes, a daughter, Tuesdav. DEATHS Iowa ACKLE Eilard H.

Muller 80. ARNOLDS PARK Earl Cooksev, II; Marie Thon, 79. CLUTIER Duane Krezek, 55. CORYDON Verle Perkins, 82; Ida Woods, 66; George Downard, 60. CRESCO Mavme Logsdon, 97.

DAVENPORT Janan S. Powell, 53; Irene Wolfe, 92- Marv S. Knaop, 88, Gladys A. Dibbern, 73; Joseph M. Cinadr, 82; Edna A.

Evans, 87, Mar- iorie Dickens, 63; Seymour W. Lipkowiti, 59; Lucille C. Dose. HA WARDEN Lloyd Ball, 56. MARION Fletcher Beohm, 83; Gladys Rankin, MAQUOKETA Edward Myalt, 84; Beniamin J.

Burmahl, 80, Lawrence D. Schafer, 75; O.J. Bowman, 83, Anna E. Wilson, 97. MONONA Edward O.

Cordes, 84. MOUNT VERNON Marie Bosworth, 89. NASHUA Pearl F. Starr, 66. MEW HAMPTON Merle D.

Thayer, II. NEWTON Darrell W. Egeland, 78. SALIX William Engle, 97. SHEFFIELD Francis Berf Gentry, 71; Ole Warwick, 78.

SIBLEY Henry Broesder, 74. SIOUX CITY Clyde E. Newlon, 63; Isabel Stroupe, 88; Elmer Colt, 63; Amelia Bashara, 77- Clifford A. Watklns, 68; Oscar A. Van Vick, 70; Eugene T.

Flaherty, 86; Doris M. Garber, 81- Mariorie J. Mikulicz, 66; John Bielski, 77; Dean L. Culhberl, 70; Lillian Feeley, 78; Grace Moore, 91; Rhea Pile, 87; Amy L. Markland, 85' Charles E.

Holmberg, 62; Edmund M. Schmidt, 67; John Erickson, 86, Morv Ann Smith, 56; Leone Cronellus, 78; Maurice H. SPENCER Tyler Paul Tewes, infant; Mildred Avres, 87. SPIRIT LAKE Margaret E. Peters, 79.

SPRING VILLE Yale Mills, 50. STOCKPORT Rhea E. Brombaugh, 65. STORM LAKE Hattle E. Gulel, 89.

UTE Iva M. Knutzen, 84; Henry A. Timm, 76. WAUKON Wade D. Winler, 20; Luella Haas, 80.

WHITING Grace M. Derr, 71. WORTHINGTON Lucille White, 73. 1 1 i TAKE ELEGANCE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Medical Center in Des Moines. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m.

Friday at South Oak Grove Cemetery in Stuart. Mrs. Allen was born in Fontanelle and lived in Des rJfP Mmes since 1942. previously letha m. lived in Stuart and allen Guthrie Center.

She was a homemaker and a member of Highland Park Christian Church. Survivors include a daughter, Beulah White of Des Moines; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call after 1 p.m. today at Westover Funeral Home. JOE PROCHASKA The Register's Iowa News Service PRAIRIE CITY, IA.

Joe Pro-chaska, 77, of Prairie City died of pneumonia Wednesday at Des Moines General Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Walters-Coburn Funeral Home in Prairie City. Burial will be in Waveland Cemetery. Mr.

Prochaska was born in Gibbon, and lived in Prairie City most of his life. He was a retired farmer and had worked for McKlveen Lumber Co. Survivors include his wife, Dorothea; two daughters, Avonell Prochaska of Walthill, and Jolene Thomas of Colfax; a sister, Libby Wightman of Camdenton, a brother, James of Ravenna, and a grandchild. Friends may call after noon today at the funeral home. DEATHS Des Moines ALLEN Letha 95, of Granger, died Tuesday at Mercy Hospilal Medical Center.

ANDERSON Eldon 70, of Waukee, died Wednesday at Mercy Hospilal Medical Center. BISHOP Dovle 78, of Indianola, died Wednesdav at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. CUMMINS Violet 73, of Branson, died Wednesday at Iowa Lutheran Hospilal. DECKER Elmer 84, of Boone, died Wednesday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. LOTHI La, 82, of 1516 Penn died Wednesday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital.

NICHOLS Jean, 57, of Rural West Des Moines, died Wednesdav at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. NORDBERG Mildred, 80, of Boone, died Wednesday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. PROCHASKA Joe, 77, of Prairie Citv, died Wednesday at Des Moines General Hospital. RIDENOUR Edd 74, of 1433 S.W. Kenvon died Wednesday ot Broadlawns Medical Center.

SILLIMAN DeLancv, 79, of 2505 34th died Wednesdav at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. MARRIAGES These people have applied for marriage licenses in Polk County. Ted Jon Roth, legal, Osceola, and Deanne M. Steohenson, legal, Des Moines. Douglas E.

Grander, 25, Ankenv, and Sherry Kav Halupnik, 25, Ankenv. Barry Robin Phelps, 26, Des Moines, and Natalie Lvnelle Rush, 20, Des Moines. Brvce Douglas Ulin, 24, Des Moines, and Catherine LaRie Dam, 19, Des Moines. Randy C. Snyder, 37, Des Moines, and Susan L.

Snyder, 37, Des Moines. Charles G. Hoeven, 24, Slater, and Laura E. White, 22, Ankenv. Jeftery A.

Meyers, 34, West Des Moines, and Jodv M. Goodman, 28, West Des Moines. Kenneth Wayne Forest, 45, Des Moines, and Diane Dea Ackerson, 39, Des Moines. Robert Dale Hofer, 41, Des Moines, and Donna Rae Underhill, 41, Des Moines. James L.

Olson, legal, Des Moines, and Toni L. Allison, legal, Des Moines. DIVORCES Paula J. and Randall Gene Oderkirk. Kristi Lvnn and David Michael Hall.

Dex Ann and Larry Edwin Williams. Cynthia J. and Danny Stella. Andrea Ann and Robert Jesse Ortega. Teresa Ann and Robert Lvle Siephenson.

Jon Slanislaw and Janet Lee Choda. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION (R-636) PUBLIC NOTICE The State of Iowa's Management Training System is seeking individuals and firms to provide training to public sector employees on a variety of topics. Requests for proposals wi II be sent to those interested firms and individualswhoqualify. In order to determine eligibility for the Request for Proposal process, a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire must be submitted. The deadline tor requesting a Pre-Qualificatlon Questionnaire is December 18, 1987.

They must be completed and returned to IMTS bv Decemher 29, 1987. For a copy of this Questionnaire contact Pom Williamson, (515)281-3016. WE ARE AN FQUAL OPPORTUNITY FMPI OYERCOMMIT1EDTO AFF. I RVIAJiVjLACJQPN, (R-621) PUBLIC NOTICE This serves notice that the State Department of Public Health has accepted on application for Certificate of Need from the University ot Iowa Hospi tals and Clinics to initiate Heartlung tiansplanlq-tion services. A public hearing before the State Health Facilities Council will be held Thursday, January 14.

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