IL. a JOHNSON Marvin C. Johnson, born Jan. 25, 1928, died Nov. 6, 1997 after a courageous battle against cancer.
He is survived by his loving wife, Dolores nee Cimeley, who gave her love, support, and care throughout their 52 years of marriage. He was the greatest dad and friend to his son Robert (Heather) and daughter Cheryl (Philip) Gibisch. He enjoyed his grandchildren. Chris, Jeff, Derek, and T. Claes and treasured being the uncle of Thomas, Ross, Barney, and Dale Brugger.
Brother of Robert and Raymond. He was a great salesman, golfer, family man, and teller of jokes. He knew God through nature and love for his family. Celebrated his life with a great joke, or a good drive from the first tee. Private memorial services will be held on Sunday: Steinke Funeral Home 414-248-2320 KELLY James Kelly, 84, suddenly, beloved husband of the late Lee; beloved father of John Thomas; dear brother of Marion (Grover) Hartig; fond uncle of Kathy (Ray) Mack.
Funeral Monday, 11 a.m., from the Knollcrest Funeral Home, 1500 Meyers Lombard, to Notre Dame Church, 64 Norfolk, Clarendon Hills, 11:30 Mass. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation Sunday, 2:30 to 9 p.m. Info, 630-932-1500. KENNA John Francis Kenna, of Oak Park, IL, beloved husband of Josephine, nee Murray: loving father of Kathleen Greco, John (Kathryn) and the late Michael J.
(Nancy) Kenna; cherished and adored grandfather of Michael Patrick, Mary Jo, Carrie, Dan, John and Mike; great grandfather of Christopher and John; fond brother of Agnes Candice. Visitation Sunday 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Galewood Chapels, 1857 North Harlem Avenue, Chicago. Funeral Monday 9:45 a.m.
to St. Giles Church, Oak Park. Mass 10:30 a.m. Interment Queen Of Heaven. A better man there will never be "Pops" was our mentor, our inspiration, our hero.
For further info 773-889-1700 KERKSICK William L. Kerksick, 82, of Glenview, formerly of Edgebrook, Nov. 7, loving husband of Eileen, nee Duzeski; beloved father of Mary Eileen (Gary) King, Julie Kerksick (John) Gardner, Patricia (Paul) Aukee and Katie (Jeff) Boos; dear grandfather of David, Brian, Nate, Michael, Daniel, Gregory, Kevin, Katie and Joey. Visitation Sunday, 3 to 8 p.m. at The N.H.
Scott Hebblethwaite Funeral Home, 1240 Waukegan Glenview (2 blocks South of Lake on West Side). Family and friends will meet for funeral Mass Monday 11 a.m. at St. Catherine Laboure Church, 3535 Thornwood, Glenview. Interment All Saints.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Memphis. TN 38105-1905. Funeral info.
847-998-1020 KOONTZ Genevieve Brennan Koontz, beloved wife of the late Howard D. Koontz; loving mother of Donald dear grandmother of Howard Darlene Thomas A. and Mark great-grandmother of three; fond sister of George Brennan. Visitation Sunday 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
at Coglianese Funeral Home, 7508 S. County Line Road (one block south of Burr Ridge. Funeral Monday 9:15 a.m. from funeral home to St. Cletus Church.
Mass 10 a.m. Committal Woodlawn. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations in her name to Jordan Home, 9935 Red Arrow Highway, Bridgman, MI, 49106. 630-654-8484 KOSTECK Marguerite V. Kosteck, nee Durante, beloved wife for 60 years of Edward Kosteck; devoted mother of Edward (Kathleen) Kosteck and Peggyann (Francis) Hynes; loving grandmother of Edward (Catherine), Gerald, Kathleen, Lawrence (Elizabeth) and Joseph Kosteck, Patrick, Michael, Maureen and Martin Hynes; dear great-grandmother of 12; fond sister of Anne Trahan, Helen Stelzer, Angelo, Charles and the late Josephine Kersten, James, Emily Rottman, Frank, Theresa Skokane, Annette Bosse, Carmen, Gerald and Sylvia Durante.
Visitation Sunday, 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral Monday, 8:45 a.m. from The Andrew J. McGann Son Funeral Home, 10727 S. Pulaski to Queen of Martyrs Church for Mass at 9:30 a.m.
Interment SS. Cyril Methodius Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Society, would be appreciated. 773-ST3-7700 or 708-423-5400. KRONKOWSKI Sophie M.
Kronkowski, nee Kowalczyk, suddenly, dearest mother of Lillian Feddersen and Henry (Shirley); loving grandmother of Carol (Al) Wilson, Patricia (the late Larry) Kruzan, Paul (Sue) Feddersen, Cindy (Rupert) Rodriguez and Mary Ann (Ron) Marsiglio; great-grandmother of Judi and Carmen Rodriguez, Jason and Traci Feddersen, Jessica Haninger, Cassandra and Luke Marsiglio; fond sister of Stanley Baran, Ginger Sienkiewicz, Paul Baranski and the late Rose Baranski, John Baranski and Anne Buchik; also many nieces and nephews. Funeral service Monday, 10 a.m. at Schielka Addison Street Funeral Home, 7710 W. Addison St. Interment Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation Sunday 2 to 9 p.m. 773-625-3444 LASEMAN Edward H. Laseman, 68, of Woodstock, died Nov. 7, 1997, beloved husband of Diane, nee Cochran. Visitation Sunday, 3 p.m.
until time of service 6 p.m. at Saunders McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 Sumner Harvard. In lieu of flowers, meomrials to donor's choice. 815-943-5400 LOWE Shirley Jean Lowe, nee Divita, 53, formerly of Montgomery, West Virginia; loving daughter of Mary Divita; fond sister of eight; dear friend to everyone. Burial in West Virginia.
Memorial service Sunday, 7 p.m., at Good News Church, 7649 Paulina, Chicago. 773-262-2277. LUPO James A. "Chip" Lupo, WWII Veteran, devoted husband of the late Madeline, nee Corfeo; beloved father of James A. Jr.
(Joy Wykowski); dear brother of Nick (Lillian), Michael (Carmen), Angeline (Vito) Portincaso, Daniel (Margaret), Anthohy (Mary Ann) and the late Dominick (the late Carmella); fondest uncle of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday 8:30 a.m. from Cumberland Chapels, 8300 W. Lawrence Norridge, IL to Our Lady of Pompeii Shrine, 1224 W. Lexington.
Mass 10 a.m. Interment Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 3 to 9 p.m. 708-456-8300 McGINLEY John P.
McGinley beloved husband of Arvilla nee Johnson; loving father of 5 Cathleen M. (Thomas) Fortmann, John P. Jr. (Chantelle) and Patricia A. (Brian) Peterson; dear.
grandfather of Katie, Jennie and Tommy Fortmann, Shane, Micaela and Kyle McGinley and Nathan Peterson; fond brother of Thomas M. McGinley; dear son-in-law of Margaret Johnson. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. A retired 23-year employee of CNA Insurance.
Director of Corporate Employment. 1958 Suma Cum Laude graduate of Loyola University. M.A. degree from the Institute of Human and Industrial Relations. Past President of the Elk Grove Boys Baseball.
Lifelong Cub, Fighting Irish and Bulls fan. Visitation from 3 to. 9 p.m. Sunday at Grove Memorial Chapel, 1199 S. Arlington Heights Elk Grove Village.
Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Monday at St. Julian Eymard Church. Interment All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Cancer Society appreciated.
847-640-0566 NELSON James A. Nelson, age 84, of Lombard, beloved husband of the late Roberta nee Shultz; dear father of James F. and the late Jean grandfather of Holly Wilson; fond brother of Mary C. (Stephen) Johnson; uncle of Martha Johnson. Services Sunday at 8 a.m.
Memorial Eucharist, Calvary Episcopal Church, 105 W. Maple, Lombard. Visitation Saturday 2 to 5 p.m. at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main Lombard.
Interment private. Memorials to Calvary Episcopal Church appreciated. Info toll free 888-629-0094 NUNCIO ARMAS Reynaldo Nuncio Armas, age 72, beloved husband of the late Esperanza; dearest father of Maria Esperanza Nuncio, Cristina Nuncio, Ana Nuncio and Luz Nuncio (William) Schick; dear grandfather of Robert and Emily Schick; brother of Jose and Luz Nuncio. Funeral services Sunday, 3 p.m. at the Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home, 44 S.
Mill Naperville. Interment private. Visitation from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers.
memorials to St. Francis Hospice, Evanston, IL. Info, 630-355-0213. OLIVER Alice Sue Oliver, nee Kreps, age 54, of Lincolnwood, beloved wife of Charles dear mother of Charles R. and Chris (Lynda); loving grandmother of Samantha; also survived by her mother, three sisters and five brothers.
Visitation Sunday 3 to 9 p.m. at Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Nites Center Skokie. Funeral Monday 10:30 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, 4707 Pratt Lincolnwood.
Entombent Memorial Park Mausoleum. 847-673-6111 PATKA Mary Jo Patka, age 58, of Chicago, survived by her aunt Gertrude Wittlief and cousins of Two Harbors, MN. Graveside service Saturday, 10:30 a.m. at Maryhill Cemetery, 8600 N. Milwaukee Niles.
Arrangements by Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 773-736-3833 POGOFSKY Irving Pogofsky, beloved husband of Shirley, nee Levine and the late Hermine, nee Groner; loving father of Larry (Lynda), Terry (Gloria), Scott (Sarit) and Nancy (Gary)' Kass; devoted grandfather of Lisa, Brad, Benjy, Marcy, Melissa, Debra, Mirav. Leemor, Yoni and Daniel Pogofsky, Brittany and Jordyn Kass; dear brother of Meyer (the late Phyllis) and Ruth (Sam) Marder. Service Sunday, 1 p.m. at Weinstein Family Services Wilmette Chapel, 111 Skokie Wilmette (1 Block North of Old Orchard). Interment Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights.
In lieu of flowers. contributions to National Kidney Foundation, 1234 BA Sherman 847-256-5700 Evanston, 60202. Info POLICK Stanley J. Polick, 78, formerly of Washburn and Chicago, IL, died at his home in Henry. IL, October 23, 1997.
WWII Veteran. Beloved father of Barbara (Barry) Ankney of Washburn, IL; fond grandfather Jonathan (Lynn Michel); brother of Rudolph (Elsie), Aloysius (Mildred), Anthony (Delphine), Joseph (Mary Ann), Mary Jo (the late John) Michel, Miriam. Therese (the late Roy) Heler and the late George (the late Elizabeth) and Catherine (Eleazar) Montemayor, also many nieces and nephews. Memorial Mass November 14 at Ascension of Our Lord Church, 15314 Summit Oakbrook Terrace. Interment private.
St. Mary's Cemetery Chicago Tribune, Saturday, November 8, 1997 Section 1 25 from preceding page RICE Thomas M. Rice, of Des Plaines, beloved husband of Theda nee Smith and the late Cecilia, nee Maher; dear father of Thomas Richard E. (Marian), John M. (Winifred) and Dennis M.
(Julie) Rice; loving grandfather of 14: fond brother of Helen (the late James) O'Conner; uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday, 3 to 9 p.m. at Oehler Funeral Home, 555 Lee Des Plaines. Funeral Monday, 9:30 a.m. from chapel to St.
mary Church. Mass 10 a.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Boys Town or your favorite charity appreciated. 847-824-5155 ROUMBOS Constantine G.
Roumbos, beloved son of the late Thomas and Demetra Roumbos, nee Geavaras; cherished and precious brother of Bertha, George, Demosthenes, Peter, the late Helen and Mary Jane Roumbos. Visitation Friday, 2-9 p.m. at Peterson Funeral Home, 6938 W. North Ave. Funeral Saturday, 10:45 a.m.
to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Service 11:15 a.m. Interment Elmwood. Funeral info. 773-637-4441 or 708-848-6661.
SCHAUB Rev. Paul Rollin Schaub, 87, formerly of Racine. WI. and Grayslake, passed away Friday, Oct. 31 at Church Creek Healthcare Center, Arlington Heights, IL.
He was born in Johnstown, OH. on July 29, 1910. An ordained American Baptist minister, he was a member of the First Baptist Church in Waukegan, IL. He served as a pastor in Greenwich, NY and as an administrator for numerous church-related organizations. Paul was preceded in death by his wife, Ines.
He is survived by his son, David (Suzanne) of West Boothbay Harbor, Maine; his daughter, Jan White of Des Plaines; grandchildren, Nick Provenzano, Amy Shaub, Michael Shaub and Greg White. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9 at Cumberland Baptist Church, 1500 East Central Road, Mount Prospect, 847-296-3242. The family suggests memorials be made to Central Baptist Children's Home, P.O.
Box 1128, Lake Villa, IL 60046, Rainbow Hospice, 1550 North Northwest Highway, Suite 220, Park Ridge, IL 60068 or your favorite charity. SCHMITT Bernice G. Schmitt, beloved daughter of the late Henry and Caroline; loving sister of the late Caroline (Victor) Nelson and Genevieve S. (the late John) Gaynor; beloved cousin of many. Retired lifetime employee of Milwaukee St.
Paul Railroad. Visitation Sunday 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Monday, leaving Barr Funeral Home, 6222 N. Broadway, Chicago, 9:30 a.m. Mass 10 a.m.
at St. Ita Church. Interment St. Boniface Cemetery. For information call tollfree 888-4-BARR-FH.
SCHNEIDER Evelyn C. Schneider, 74, suddenly, of Northbrook, dear sister of Byron (Margaret Hallen; fond aunt of several. Memorial Service 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10 at The Hanekamp Funeral Home, 385 Waukegan Northbrook mile N.
of Dundee Member of Northbrook Garden Club. In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name to the Village Presbyterian Church, 1300 Shermer Northbrook or charity of one's choice would be appreciated. Funeral info: 847-272-3890 SEARSPUT Rose M. Maloney Searsput, nee Illanich, beloved wife of the late Albert Searsput and Henry J. Maloney; loving mother of Margaret A.
"Peggy" Waller and the late Patrick Henry Maloney; proud grandmother of Stacy Makus, Grant Waller Jr. and Patrick Henry Maloney; fond sister of Frank Lynch and Joe Illanich. Memorial Mass Monday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m. at St.
Bernadette Church. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated. Arrangements by The Brady-Gill Funeral Home, 708-636-2600. SHEA Marie L. Shea, of Clarendon Hills, beloved wife of the late Thomas; dear mother of Kathleen (Robert) Michalski, Maureen Shea and Michael (Susan); grandmother of Margaret, Jennifer, Joseph, Katie, Ann, Maureen and Colleen Michalski, Kyle and Kelly Shea; sister of Catherine Ross; special friend of Pat Stevenson.
Visitation 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hallowell James Funeral Home, 1025 W. 55th Countryside. Service 9:15 a.m. Monday from the funeral home to Notre Dame Church, Clarendon Hills.
Mass 10 a.m. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. 708-352-6500 SHULTZ Cesarine S. Shultz, 90, of Crystal Lake, IL, beloved wife of the late Joseph Shultz and Mayland Raquet; loving mother of Bonnie (Don) Miklasz; stepmother of Jack (Betty) Shultz and Ronald Shultz; fond grandmother of John, Brian, James and Steven Miklasz and Julie (Tom) Hughes; great-grandmother of Christopher, Zachary, Jason and Jimmy Miklasz; dear sister of Marco (Lillian) Bernero. Resting at Querhammer Funeral Home, 500 W.
Terra Cotta Ave. (Rte. 176), Crystal Lake, IL, from 4 to 9 p.m. Christian Wake service 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
9, 1997. Funeral Mass Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, 10 a.m., St. Thomas Catholic Church, Oak Street Route 176, Crystal Lake, IL. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL.
Memorials to St. Thomas Building Fund or Hospice of Northeastern Illinois. SIERGEY Albin V. Siergey, age 82, of Peshtigo formerly of Chicago, beloved husband of Marie Anna; loving father of Thomas (Margaret) of Houston, Texas and Veronica Siergey of Palos Hills, fond grandfather of Joshua and Matthew; brother of Alex and Bruno of Chicago; and special little buddy Alec Fett; godfather of Susan Thompson; also many nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Rhodes-Charapata Funeral Home, Crivitz, WI.
Funeral Service Monday 10 a.m. St. Joseph Church in Walsh, WI. Visitation Sunday 3 to 7 p.m. 715-854-7460 SLEE SELEPA Marie Slee Selepa, nee Vicek, formerly of Cicero, beloved wife of the late Joseph Selepa; survived by two nephews and four nieces.
Prayer service Sunday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. at Svec Sons Funeral Home, 6227 W. Cermak Berwyn. Funeral Monday, Nov.
10, 10 a.m. from funeral home to St. Adalbert Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to charity of your choice appreciated. Visitation Sunday, 2 until 8 p.m.
708-484-2050 or 773-242-2027. STRUCKHOFF Georgia Gustafson Struckhoff, age 54, born Jan. 30, 1943 in Joliet. Died peacefully at home as she wished, in the company of family, friends and Joliet Community Hospice. Wonderful mother to Andrew (Ginger) and Rachael (Anthony) Rinchiuso; grandmother to Tyler Rinchiuso; 31 year partner and friend of Prof.
Dr. David Struckhoff, sister of Rev. Paul Schweizer, O.Carm and Kathleen Schweizer (Thomas) Burnett; she has numerous aunts, uncles and cousins in the Pirc, Schweizer and Fitzgerald families; preceded in death by her parents, George Gustafson and Dr. Margaret Schweizer, both were optometrists; and stepfather, Ervin Schweizer. Georgia lived fully as an artist, businesswoman (G Fine Fabrics and GG Designs), teacher (MA in Fashion Design from South Illinois University, Carbondale), volunteer and donor to worthy causes.
A world traveler and companion for her husband and his students, she also loved Broadway and its music. She was a member of the St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary, Joliet Junior Womens' Club and Joliet Artists' League. Funeral from the Blackburn-GiegerichSontag Funeral Home, Joliet, Monday, Nov. 10, 1997 at 9:30 a.m.
to St. Patrick Catholic Church, her emotional home all these years and her parish of origin, for Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. We will mourn her passing and celebrate her new life at Blackburn-Giegerich-Sonntag Funeral Home on Sunday, Nov. 9, 3 to 8 p.m. Cremation will follow.
Donations to Poor Clares in Minooka in care of Rev. Eugene Bucciferro (St. Pat's) who has been a great consolation to the family during Georgia's prolonged battle with cancer, or to the Needy Children Fund (free copies of My Mom Has Cancer) of Justice Research Institute or Joliet Area Comm. Hospice. Info, 815-744-4444 SUMMERS Mary Ann Summers, nee Heeney, 95, late of Florida, formerly of West Lawn-Chicago, beloved wife of the late Amos loving mother of Mary (Donald) Mitckess; dearest grandmother of Gina Marie Cymerman and Donald (Lora) Mitckess; great-grandmother of Brandon; sister of Bridget (late Con) Murray, Bella (late Danny) Ward and Jim (Mary) Heeney, all of Ireland; aunt of many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Monday, Nov. 10, 9 a.m. from Egan Funeral Home, 3700 W. 63rd to St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church at 62nd and Lawndale.
Mass 9:30 a.m. Visitation Sunday 3 to 9 p.m. Interment St. Mary. 773-582-2000 UECKER Harriet R.
Uecker, beloved wife of the late Carl loving mother of John Uecker and Mary (Ronald Strandberg; devoted grandmother of Anne Strandberg, Carl Uecker and John Davis; devoted great-grandmother of six and great-great-grandmother of two. Funeral Services Monday at 9:30 a.m. from Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Home, 8025 W. Golf Niles, to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Mass 10 a.m.
Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Maryhaven Nursing Home appreciated. Visitation Sunday 3 to 9 p.m. Info, 847-581-0536. UGHETTI John B.
Ughetti, 97, blessed father of Gloria J. (George) Overturf and John R. (Joanne) Parker: six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation Sunday, 6 to 8 p.m., at Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie at Old Orchard Skokie. Services and interment private.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to charity of your choice. Funeral info, 847-675-1990 WOLFE Mary Ellen Wolfe, nee Rouse, age 88, beloved wife of the late William Wolfe; devoted mother of Richard (Charlene), Mary Ellen (Richard) Zbierski and Shirley Wolfe; loving grandmother of Robert and William Zbierski; dear sister of Josephine (the late Gus) Vogler, Michael (Stephanie) Rouse, Helen (Gene) Da Pra, the late William and Frances Jelinek. Visitation Sunday, 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral Monday, 8:45 a.m. from The Andrew J.
McGann Son Funeral Home, 10727 S. Pulaski to St. Christina Church for Mass at 9:30 a.m. Interment St. Mary Cemetery.
Member of Catholic Order of Foresters, St. Christina Sr. Citizens, Beverly Theatre Guild and retired employee of Pullman Bank. 773-ST3-7700 or 708-423-5400. Sidonie "Toni" Wolf, nee Nitche, 98, of Chicago, beloved mother of Walter (Margaret) Wolf; dearest grandmother of the late Robert Wolf; cherished aunt of many nieces and nephews residing in Germany.
Visitation Sunday 4 to 9 p.m. at Drake Son Funeral Home, 5303 N. Western Chicago. Funeral Service Monday 10 a.m. Interment Ridgewood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers offerings would be appreciated in her name to St. Paul's House and Health Care Center. 3831 N. Mozart, Chicago, IL 60618. Funeral information, 773-561-6874.
ALMANAC STURDAY In 1978, artist Norman Rockwell, best known for his work on the covers of the Saturday Evening Post, died in Stockbridge, at age 84. On Nov. 8, 1793, the Louvre museum in Paris was opened to the public. 'In 1837 Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, started classes as the first U.S.
college founded for women. In 1864 President Abraham Lincoln was re-elected, defeating his Democratic opponent, Gen. George McClellan. In 1904 Republican incumbent Theodore Roosevelt defeated Democrat Alton Parker for the presidency. In 1923 Adolf Hitler was jailed after he failed in his first attempt to gain power.
(It came to be known as the Munich beer hall putsch.) In 1932 Democratic New York Gov. Franklin Roosevelt unseated Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover as president. In 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt created, by executive order, the Civil Works Administration, designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed Americans. In 1942 Operation Torch began in World War II as U.S.
and British forces landed in North Africa. In 1950 history's first battle involving jet warplanes took place when U.S. fighters were attacked by North Korean MiGs in the Korean War. In 1960 John F. Kennedy was elected the nation's first Roman Catholic president when he defeated Richard Nixon.
In 1966 the Baltimore Orioles' Frank Robinson was named the American League's most valuable player, making him the first man to be so honored in each league. (He was the National League MVP in 1961, when he was with the Cincinnati Reds. Also in 1966 Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California. In 1968 the Assembly of Roman Catholic Bishops in France told married couples they should decide for themselves about birth control. In 1973 the AFL- CIO began a formal nationwide campaign calling on President Richard Nixon to resign and the House to impeach him "forthwith" if he did not.
In 1974 eight former Ohio National Guardsmen were acquitted of civil rights violations in the shooting of Vietnam War protesters at Kent State University. In 1978 hockey great Bobby Orr gave up his comeback attempt and retired at age 30. In 1981 Pulitzer Prizewinning historian Will Durant died in Los Angeles at age 96. In 1983 Wilson Goode was elected the first black mayor of Philadelphia. Also in 1983 Martha Layne Collins was elected the first female governor of Kentucky.
In 1984 the space shuttle Discovery blasted into orbit on a mission to retrieve two wayward satellites. In 1989 in an attempt to strengthen his three -week-old leadership, East German Communist Party chief Egon Krenz ousted the old guard of the ruling Politburo, replacing them with reformers. In 1992 a Berlin rally against racist violence was attended by 350,000 Germans. In 1993 Russian President Boris Yeltsin approved a draft constitution that would strengthen executive power. (A month later, it was ratified in a referendum.) In 1994 in mid-term elections, voters gave the Republican Party control of both houses of Congress for the first time in 40 years.
Inventor Robert Wernikoff, 67 THE BOSTON GLOBE BOSTON -Robert E. Wernikoff, inventor of the first practical digital fax system for use over phone lines, died Wednesday in his home in Newton, Mass. He was 67. The technology for fax machines was born in 1842, when Scottish physicist Alexander Bain produced a primitive instrument that used synchronized electric pendulums to transmit crude images over an electric wire. Before the digitization of information, analog fax machines relied on the clarity of telephone lines, and it took about six minutes to send one page, which was often muddy.
"It was clear what was needed was digital compression. Luckily, my research at MIT and that of my colleagues had laid a good basis for attacking this problem," Mr. Wernikoff said in an interview in the September 1982 issue of Infosystems magazine, which dubbed him the inventor of the first practical digital fax. Mr. Wernikoff founded Electronic Image Systems where he and his colleagues built a prototype digital fax unit.
"By 1969, we had the first commercial digital fax system, called Telikon, for operation over the dial network," he said. The patents for the machine. were bought by AddressographMultigraph which later sold them to Xerox. Born in Zurich, Mr. Wernikoff spent his childhood in Italy.
Before World War II, his family fled Italy's fascist government and immigrated to Havana and eventually Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Wernikoff also developed non-invasive imaging devices with practical applications in medicine: He was vice president of the Brattle Instrument Corp. in Cam: bridge, from 1974 to 1981. Singer Maria de Lourdes, 'voice of Mexico' ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY -Maria de Lourdes, a famed Mexican ranchera singer, collapsed at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and died Thursday.
She was 58. Polydor, which handled her records in Mexico City, said she died of a heart. attack. Known as "the voice of Mexico" and a favorite singer of Holland's Prince Bernhard, she was about to board a flight to return to Mexico with one of her two sons, Lazaro Ortega, after a concert tour of Europe. Several times, she had sung "Las Mananitas," Mexico's traditional birthday song, for Bernhard and other members of Dutch royalty on their birthdays.
It was in Holland that she recorded her 44th album. Maria de Lourdes Perez Lopez was born in Mexico City in 1939 and started singing at an early age. She liked to be known simply as Maria de Lourdes. She first toured outside Mexico in 1963, going to Japan, and every year after that, she toured several countries for about a month. These included the U.S., France, Germany.
She was famous for defending the copyrights of singers and artists, and she helped several sue when they felt shortchanged. Fans erected a six-foot bronze statue in her honor at Plaza Garibaldi, Mexico City's traditional spot for open-air mariachi performers. She was to have unveiled it Nov. 19. Maurice Berlinsky, ex-Joliet mayor By Ken O'Brien SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE Maurice Berlinsky, 83, former Joliet mayor, died Friday at his home in Joliet.
Mr. Berlinsky was born in Omaha and lived in Joliet for 77 years. He served as mayor of Joliet for 12 years, guiding the city when it opened a new municipal building and helping Joliet Junior College acquire land for a campus. From 1928 to 1983, Mr. Berlinsky owned and operated Berlinsky Son a scrap yard and recycling center in Joliet.
He served on the City Council from 1959 to 1963 and served as mayor from 1963 to 1975. "He was one of the finest gentleman I have ever met," said Joliet Mayor Arthur Schultz, who as a young police officer in the 1960s chauffeured Mr. Berlinsky to the airport. "When he worked in scrap iron, he would give police officers a silver dollar at Christmas, and he gave them Christmas stockings when he was mayor." During Mr. Berlinsky's terms, Joliet built its municipal building at 150 W.
Jefferson built the Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley. "Once Mayor Daley and I got to a transportation committee meeting early, and all he wanted to know was, 'How is said Will County Treasurer Jack Weber, a Joliet City councilman from 1969 until 1986. "Maurie operated a business and was a part-time mayor, but I sincerely believe that every minute of every day he was working for the concerns of Joliet." Mr. Berlinsky served in the Marine Corps during World War II in the Philippines and China He was the first president of the Joliet Junior College Foundation Board and was inducted into the County Hall of Pride in 1994.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley; a daughter, Judy Krockey; a son, Jay; seven grandchildren; and a great grandchild. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave. A service will follow.
Norwegian archeologist Anne Stine Ingstad, 79 OSLO- Stine Ingstad, an archeologist who found evidence of Viking settlement of North America, has died at age 79. Mrs. Ingstad and her husband, writer and adventurer Helge Ingstad, 98, found traces of a Viking settlement from about the year 1,000 during excavations in L'Anse aux Meadows in the Cana- ASSOCIATED PRESS Susan Burge Susan Burge, 63, a soprano with the Chicago Symphony Chorus for 17 years, died Oct. 30. at home in Evanston.
She had earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in music and another in counseling at Northwestern University. After teaching for six years, she had worked in several positions at the university during the last 29 years. She also had sung in the St. Matthew's and the Alice Millar Chapel choirs. Survivors include a brother; and two sisters.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Northwestern's Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Evanston. Tatiannia Tess Chorney Tatiannia Tess Chorney, 78, a homemaker, died Wednesday in the Imperial Nursing Home. Mrs. Chorney, a lifelong Chicago resident, is survived by three daughters, Charmine, Diane and Doretta: three sons, Gregory, Roger and Mark; 16 grandchildren; and three great great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday in Kappa Funeral Home, 2321 W. Chicago Ave. Private services will be held. Edythe Howison Goodwyn Edythe Howison Goodwyn, 72, homemaker, died Wednesday in Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Goodwyn, a Midlothian resident, is survived by her husband, Maria de Lourdes Maurice Berlinsky in 1968 downtown Bicentennial Park along the Des Plaines River, and started a mass transit district to provide bus service after a Joliet bus company closed. Mr. Berlinsky also was a member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, serving on a transportation committee with dian province of Newfoundland.
The 1968 discovery was widely seen a proof that the Vikings reached North America about 500 years before Christopher Columbus. The Norwegian news agency NTB said she died Thursday but provided no details. The couple won international awards for their work, including the British Royal Geographic Soci- Herbert; a daughter, Susan; two sons, James and William; a sister; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday in Brady-Gill Funeral Home, 16600 S.
Oak Park Tinley Park. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Midlothian United Methodist Church, 3709 W. 147th Midlothian. Melba Louise Gully Melba Louise Gully, 72, an active member of West Point Baptist Church and a retired clerk at Lindblom High School, died Monday in her Chicago home, after a 14-year bout with breast cancer.
Mrs. Gully was president of the Brainard's Seniors group for several years and worked as an office secretary for West Point. Survivors include two sons, Jeffrey Simms and Byron; three daughters, Valerie Perkins, Cathy Redmond and Crystal Simms; five sisters; two brothers; 11 grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be begin at 10 a.m. Saturday followed by services at 11 a.m., in West Point Baptist Church, 3556 S.
Cottage Grove Ave. Katherine "Koko" Hudson Katherine "Koko" Hudson, 89, an early childhood educator, died Monday in Evanston Hospital. Born in New York City, Miss Hudson grew up in Syracuse and White Plains, N.Y. She moved to ety's coveted Patron Medal in 1991 and the U.S. National Geographic Society's Burr Award in 1965.
Mrs. Ingstad worked briefly at the Norwegian Forestry Museum, and 1961 to 1969, she was scientific leader of the couple's expeditions in Newfoundland. She wrote several books about the projects, including "The Discovery of a Norse Settlement in America" in 1976. Chicago in 1950 and held a series of positions with the Winnetka Public Schools, Glenview Community Church and National College of Education, where she worked until she retired in the late 1970s. Miss Hudson had studied voice at the Institute of Musical Art and Bank Street College.
Survivors include two nieces and two nephews. Services will be held at noon Monday in Winnetka Congregational Church, 725 Pine Winnetka. John T. Leszczynski John T. Leszczynski, 67, a letter carrier for more than 30 years, died of cancer Thursday in St.
Margaret Mercy Hospital in Hammond. Mr. Leszczynski, a native of Chicago and resident of Calumet City, was in the Army during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Gloria; a son, Thomas Linden: three daughters, Linda Phillips, Susan McCormack and Debra Leszczynski; a brother: two sisters; and four grandchildren. Services were private.
WOLF Jack Toigo Jack Toigo, 66, a resident of Canton, and a retired printer for the Tribune, died Wednesday at home. Mr. Toigo was in Army during the Korean War. He was with the paper for 31 years, retiring in 1992. Survivors include a sister, Gina Hammond.
Graveside services will be held in Canton..
