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Thursday, October 5, 2000 RECORDS 4A Iowa City Press-Citizen Obituaries Neighbors try to quell housefire Damage to home of local pastor estimated to be about $20,000 Donald Mitchell, 86 Donald "Red" M. Mitchell, 86, of Upton, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at University Hospitals from injuries sustained in a fall. Services will begin at 10:30 am. Friday at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton with the Rev.

Ron Lashmit officiating. Burial will be in Monmouth Cemetery in Monmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established.

Mr. Mitchell was born Oct. 10, 1913, in Tipton to Tolbert and Susie (Whitehead) Mitchell. He was a graduate of Tipton High School. He was employed as a parts man for Brown and Murphy Farm Equipment in Tipton.

He served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include one sister, Helen Mitchell of Mechanicsville. One brother, Sterling Mitchell, and two sisters, Dorothy Shoup and Mildred Goodall, died earlier. I if I 1 a way in.

"After we hosed down the deck, we were able to get inside" through the deck door, McClatchey said. When firefighters arrived at 6:20 p.m., neighbors let them in through the front door, said Iowa City Battalion Chief Elmer Brenneman. It took firefighters about five minutes to control the flames and 30 minutes to extinguish them. Police went to the church at 1850 W. Benton St.

to tell the Davis family about the commotion at their home, which is only blocks away from University Baptist The dozen or so people at the prayer meeting followed. "It's just a little overwhelming," Robyn Davis said while trying to comfort the oldest of her two boys, 2-year-old Schyler, who said nothing but pointed at the smoke still rising from his home. The Grant Wood Chapter of the American Red Cross was assisting the Davis family. The Rev. Davis said they likely would stay with parishioners until they could return home.

University Baptist owns the house. The Davises came to Iowa City from Maryland and moved into the home in March. Nineteen Iowa City and Coralville firefighters responded to the scene. Hills firefighters and off-duty Iowa City firefighters also were called in to staff local stations. By Brian Sharp Iowa City Press-Citizen As flames crawled up the back of a westside Iowa City house and spread along the ritv eves Wednesday IQwa Uty evening, neighbors shouted and pounded at the front door.

Firefighters en route to 742 Keswick Drive were alerted that a mother and her two children might be trapped inside. As it turned out, Robyn Davis and the children were at church. She and her husband, University Baptist Pastor Michael Davis, had gone to their weekly prayer service a half hour before neighbors discovered the flames about 6: 14 p.m. Investigators remained on the scene Wednesday night, trying to determine a cause. Iowa City fire officials estimated damage to the house was about $20,000.

Neighbors, who tried to fight the fire with water from a garden hose, said it appeared to start on the deck near a grill Robyn Davis said the family had grilled pork chops for dinner, but that she put the lid back on the grill before leaving. Brian McClatchey was among the three or four neighbors trying to battle the blaze before firefighters arrived. He is the one who ran home and grabbed the garden hose. Uncertain of whether the Davises were trapped, others broke out a rear window and a garage door window trying to find Joel Dryer, 50 Joel Dryer, 50, of Oelwein, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, at St.

Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following an apparent heart i Cordelle Hemingway, 80 Cordelle Hemingway, 80, formerly of West Branch, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, at the La Canada Care Center in Tucson, following a brief illness. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in West Branch. Barker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ms. Hemingway was born Jan. 24, 1919, near West Branch to Monroe and Mae (Albin) Hemingway. Survivors include one son, Charles Foster of West Branch; one daughter, Mardi Foster-Walker and her husband, Alan, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; two sisters, Dorothy Meek and Alberta Peterson of West Branch; and several nieces and nephews. Two infant sisters died earlier.

Richard Potter, 58 Richard Henry Potter, 58, formerly of Iowa City, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City, N.Y., following a long illness. Services will begin at 7 p.m. Monday at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service.

A memorial fund has been established. Mr. Potter was born Sept. 13, 1942, in Paterson, N.J., to Dwight J. and Marianne (Witschi) Potter.

He lived in Iowa City from 1961 until 1998. He received his BGS from the University of Iowa in 1976. He worked as a program associate for the Medical Scientists Training Program for 19 years until his retirement in 1995. He worked with Alcoholics Anonymous. He volunteered for AIDS support services and organizations.

He was a member of the Society of Research Administrators and the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science. He was honored by the state Board of Regents for his work for the Medical Scientists Training Program. Survivors include one son, Jacob Sesker of Austin, Texas; one brother, Thomas Potter and his wife, Suzanne, of Nashville, and one sister, Martha Potter Kim, of Cambridge, Mass. His parents and his brother-in-law, Earl Kim, died earlier. 1.1 If Tuesday Home 1 1 attack.

Services were White Funeral Independence. Visitation was Monday at the funeral home. Mr. Dryer was born Nov. 7, 1949, in Indianapolis to Robert Leonard and Caroline (Major) Dryer.

He was a 1968 gradu '7C Press-Citizen Danny Wilcox Frazler Iowa City firefighters douse hot spots at a fire that damaged the Rev. Michael Davis' home Wednesday at 742 Keswick Drive. Iowa City and Coralville fire departments respond to the fire. Dryer Possible 160-acre commercial multi-family residential development Police issues. "People are more interested in 11 7 3 Clear Creek- 3Tc Amana High tJ 0 0.15 School I I (Tiffin their health," Fletcher said.

"They are understanding that the choices they make can impact their health, either positively or negatively." This year's theme was Fletcher ate of Iowa City High School and a 1973 graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in journalism. He married Virginia Lee Schropp on Nov. 30, 1937, in Iowa City. They were later divorced. He married Andrea Jordan on May 6, 1994, in Independence.

He worked in television production in Ottumwa Later he was the news editor at the Independence Bulletin-Journal and Conservative newspaper. He was then a Buchanan County sheriffs deputy and later a deputy for Fayette County from 1984 to 1989. He then studied law at Drake University and earned his JD degree in 1992. He was an assistant county attorney for Buchanan and later Fayette counties. He was a member of the I I IS-JI lJ I .1 Rest Exit stops 2rt7JkX Natalie Elaine Baines, 27, of 704 Fifth in Coralville, was charged with fourth-degree theft dating to Friday at 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.

The Coralville Police Department cited one underage person for alcohol possession Sunday in the 600 block of First Avenue. Michael Gerald Linder, 22, of 917 N. Dodge was charged with drunken driving at 2:09 am. Tuesday at Burlington and Van Buren streets. Anthony Paul Johnson, 22, of 611 S.

Clinton was charged with second-offense drunken driving and carrying concealed weapons at 2:17 a.m. Tuesday at Dubuque Street and Kimball Road. Jessie Lee Wright, 44, of unknown address, was charged with violating a no-contact order and assault at 4:38 am. Tuesday in the 900 block on South Van Buren Street. DonnieUe Jae Wanatee, 24, of Tama, was charged with second-offense drunken driving at 11:24 p.m.

Monday at the College Street parking ramp. Fire Health From 3A affecting their performance the next day at work or school." Lung capacity goes down at night, Hussain said, which is why more asthma attacks occur then. Jenifer Carmody scored 105 percent on her lung function test, which is considered good. She came to the fair after aerobics class. Tve never been to the health fair before, but this is pretty cool," Carmody said.

Asthma is a chronic disease in which the lining of the airways in the lungs becomes inflamed and swollen and produces extra mucus. Episodes occur when the airways narrow, making it difficult to breathe. Factors in the environment, called triggers, can make asthma symptoms worse. Triggers can range from air pollutants and animal dander to tobacco smoke and exercise. From 1990 to 1994, the number of people with self-reported asthma in the United States increased from 10.4 million to 14.6 million.

About one-third of those are children. Among people age 5 to 24, the asthma death rate nearly doubled from 1980 to 1993. Asthma treatment cost an estimated $6.2 billion in 1990, 43 percent of that associated with emergency room use, hospitalization and death. Amy Fletcher, Health Fair 2000 co-coordinator, said the fair was one of the biggest to date with 45 booths. The fair, a free event held biannually at UI since 1993, provides informational booths, health screenings and expert advice on many current health-related Independence Masonic Lodge No.

87 the Scottish Rite, and the York Rite. He was the Iowa State Military Affiliate Radio System director for the U.S. Army. Survivors include his mother; his wife; one son, Matthew Dryer and his wife, Michelle, of Fort Polk, two grandchildren, Melissa and Matthew Dryer, and two brothers, Randall Dryer of Austin, Texas, and Stuart Dryer of Houston, Texas. His father and one sister died earlier.

Firefighters responded to an unintentional false call and a maliciousmischievous false call elsewhere during the day Monday. Firefighters responded to an emergency medical call at 12:19 am. Tuesday at 918 S. Van Buren St. They responded to a good intent call elsewhere during the day.

"Survive and Thrive with Health Fair 2000." A blood drive also took place during the seven-hour fair. Donations benefited the DeGowin Blood Center at University Hospitals and will be used locally by patients there. In an average week, UI patients need more than 600 units of blood products, but collections fall short of patient demand. Less than 5 percent of the eligible population donates blood or platelets. Recently, the American Red Cross issued an alert that the agency is experiencing the worst blood shortage in its history, making the need for donations even more crucial.

Whatever the DeGowin Blood Center cannot collect comes from the American Red Cross. Mitch Overton, donor recruitment coordinator for DeGowin, said the center collected 31 units of blood. "We had a very successful blood drive," he said. "We collected more than double what we did last year." Heide Bursch donated blood Wednesday because she thought it was a good opportunity and she had the extra 45 minutes it required. "As a nurse, I know how much we need blood, and it's an easy thing I can do to share of myself," Bursch said.

Tiffin From 3A city's tax base. "That's what we need right now," Potter said. "The fire department needs it. The school needs it. The cemetery needs it." Following a brief intermission, commission members, residents and developers sat around a table and drew out a new plan.

The compromise reduced the number of twelve-unit apartments from 10 to six and the number of four-unit buildings from 15 to 10. More single-family housing also was added to the plan. Cole said the compromise is good. "Town meetings like this have really helped," Cole said. "We get to hear what everyone has to say.

We had a good rapport tonight." Berner agreed. "This was a very good work session," Berner said. "Lots of public input really helped us to work out a feasible plan. I look for the planning and zoning commission to make some sort of recommendation on this plan during our next meeting." Courts Corrections 77te Pinss-Citizen shives to make every story fair ami arm-rate. If we are ummg, ve will run a connection in tiiis space.

Call tlve newsmom at 337-3181. The All-Iowa Harvest Party will be 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12. The date was listed incorrectly in the Calling All Cooks column in Wednesday's Life section.

George Allen Hartnett II, 35, of 350 Chestnut St. No. 1 in North Liberty, was charged with exhibiting obscene material to a minor dating to an incident between August and October 1999. Court records state that a 6-year-old girl recently told her parents she saw a "sex movie" while staying at Hartnett home last year. Hartnett told police he was watching a porn movie when the girl sneaked into his bedroom and saw it, records state.

rain i sieve Axeen is bu too! It'5 Joyce Petershagen, 76 Joyce M. Petershagen, 76, formerly of Iowa City, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital in Prairie du Chien, after a long illness. Services will begin at 1 p.m. today at the George L.

Gay Funeral Home Crematorium with the Rev. James Kledis officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation was Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Association.

Mrs. Petershagen was born March 30, 1924, in Stuart to Walter and Ethel (Williams) Haynes. She graduated from Stuart High School and attended college at Drake University and Simpson College. She married Harold Petershagen on Sept. 24, 1947, in Des Moines.

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