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4A Iowa City Press-Citizen REGIONRECORDS FRIDAY, December 11, 1998 Obituaries Fire Births Courts Alleene Brovver, 89 Marguerite Bickford, 102 Alleene V. Brower, 89, formerly of 1106 E. Bloomington died Thursday, Dee. 10, 1998, at Iowa City Rehabilitation Health Care Center after a long illness. Graveside funeral services will begin at 2 p.m.

Saturday at Oakland Cemetery with the Rev. Marvin Feigenspan officiating. George L. Gay Funeral Home and Crematorium is in charge of arrangements. There will be no visitation.

Memorials may be made to the Iowa City Humane Society. Mrs. Brower was born Nov. 30, 1909, in Iowa City, to Benjamin and Mayme (Taylor) Abbott. She graduated from West Liberty High Schixl and later attended the Irish Business College in Iowa City.

She lived and worked in Long Beach, for more than 20 years, here she and her husband, George Brower, established and operated Brewers Restaurant. She moved to Iowa City in 1955. Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews; and two sisters-in-law. Her husband and five brothers and sisters died earlier. The following obituary is being rerun to include additional infonna-tion.

Leo Robertson, 92 Leo G. Robertson, 92. of 2128 S. Riverside Drive, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1 998, after a short illness.

Services will begin at 1 1 a.m. Saturday at the George L. Gay Funeral Home and Crematorium with the Rev. Joan Erbe officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Oct.

28 COX: A son, Nathan John, to Laura and Bryan Cox of Spring Grove, HI. Born Oct. 28 in Waukegan, III. Grandparents are John and Ann Finely of Iowa City and Fred and Edie Cox of Raleigh, N.C. Nov.

13 SUMMERS: A son. Daniel Adam, to John and Carolyn Summers of Winchester, Mass. Born Nov. 13 in Wellesley. Mass.

Grandparents are Dan and Lynn Summers of Iowa City. Nov. 26 MILLER: A daughter. Paige Kathryn, to Sherry and Ted Miller of North Liberty. Bom Nov.

26 at Mercy Hospital. Grandparents are Ted Miller of West Branch, Kay Wheeler of North Liberty, Doris Ihm and Mick Reynolds, both of Iowa City. Dee. 1 SAMUELS: A son, Jorden Lee, to Dena and Derek Samuels of Tipton. Born Dec.

1 at Mercy Hosptials. SOUS: A daughter, Veronica Lorena, to Maria and Jesus Solis of West Branch. Bom Dec. 1 at Mercy Hospital. WADDEN: A son, Izak Lee, to Tracy Graf and Tim Wadden of Grandview.

Bom Dec. I at Mercy Hospital. WESTHOFF: A daughter, Emily Donna, to Joani and Jason Westoff of South English. Born Dec. 1 at Mercy Hospital.

Grandparents are James and the late Janice Blasser of South English and James and the late Donna Westoff of Bloomfield. ZOBEL: A son, Jeremy Carl, to Amy and Jon Zobel of Tipton. Born Dec. I at Mercy Hospital. Dec.

2 HARVEY: A daughter, Julie Linn, to Michelle and Charles Harvey of North English. Born Dec. 2 at Mercy Hospital. Grandparents are Clifford Grimm of Millersburg, Linda Gibson of Williamsburg and Helen Harvey of North English. Dec.

3 SCHNOEBELEN: A daughter. Joy Colleen, to Jim and Julie Schnoebelen of Cedar Rapids. Born Dec. 3 at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Grandparents are Vern and Sondra Schnoebelen of Iow a City and Harold and Pauline Miller of Cedar Rapids.

Great grandmother is Eunice Myers of Cedar Rapids. The Iowa City Fire Department responded to three calls Wednesday night. Two emergency medical calls: 320 E. Washington 2208 Miami Drive. One structure fire: 920 N.

Governor St. The Iowa City Fire Department responded to two unintentional false calls Thursday: 500 E. Market 251 N. Capitol St. Rights From 1A power and deprive people of their dignity as any government.

"Contrary to the old adage 'The King can do no the moat has been drained, the draw bridge has been let down and civil society is marching into the castle," Weston said earlier in the day, during a luncheon of the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council. Weston, chairman of Global Focus: Human Rights '98, helped to bring Elie Wiesel, Harry Wu, Dith Pran and Lech Walesa, among others, to the UI campus this year. That pro gram continues in 1 999 with three Nobel Peace Prize winners including John Hume, who received the prize Thursday for his work on the Northern Ireland peace accord. During the local Town Hall Meeting, residents spoke, sang and read the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration not just in English, but in Romanian, German, Swedish, Spanish and Yoruba, among other languages. "You always have to have hope," Rabbi Jeff Portman said.

"But it will never be perfect in our time." All the same, Weston touted the accomplishments over the past 50 years, as the Universal Declaration has begun to take on weight as a legally-binding document. And it largely is during that time that more than 2,000 organizations worldwide arose to deal with human rights. "So tonight, we celebrate," said the Rev. Rick Yramategui of Faith United Church of Christ. "We recommit ourselves to deepen the bonds and iden the boundaries of our community.

Because that is where, I think, our power and our hope comes from." Ohio man charged with sexual abuse An Ohio man arrested on warrant Wednesday faces charges of third-degree sexual abuse for an incident in Coralville in 1997. Anttwan D. Freeman, 21, has been charged with two counts of third-degree sexual abuse with a juvenile who was six or more years younger. Records show on Nov. 7, 1997, Freeman followed the victim home from the Iowa City Recreation Center and then drove her to his residence, 320 Second Coralville, where he prov ided her with drugs and alcohol.

When she was unconscious he allegedly had intercourse with her. Court documents state that two days later Freeman had intercourse ith her again. Couple charged with child endangerment An Iowa City couple faces child endangerment charges according to court documents filed Thursday in Johnson County District Court. Flovd E. Hiller.

24. and Jennifer E. Hiller. 22. of 22128 S.

Riverside Drive Lot 44. each face two counts of child endangerment for an incident on Nov. 20 when police responded to their residence at the request of the Department of Human Services. Records show their two small children were found locked in a room, which was smeared with feces. They were found naked and with various injuries, according to court documents, and a hospital examination determined they had lice and delayed speech.

Also in court documents: Michael Richard Sojka, 34, of Rapids, was arrested on a warrant Wednesday for operating a vehicle without the owners consent. Records show the victim loaned the vehicle to Sojka a month ago to move for one day and has not seen it since. Willie GeneGwynn, 30, of 1215 Louise was charged with drunken driving and driving with a suspended license at 9:32 p.m. Wednesday at the 1 200 block of Louise St. Crsvtal Y.

Choi. 18. of 100 Mayflower Hall No. 712B, was charged with fourth-degree theft for using another's access code to long distance phone calls between Oct! 4 and Nov. 2.

Patty Sue Herman. 49. of 1205 Laura Drive No. 102, was charged with drunken driving at 2:06 a.m. Thursday at Burlington Street and Riverside Drive.

Lisa Jean Kelley, 22, of 938A Boston Way, Coralv ille, was charged with drunken driving Thursday at the 2000 block of First Avenue. Robert Alden Mays, 19, of Hoffman Estates, 111., was charged with drunken driving at 1:38 a.m. Thursday at Burlington and Madison streets. Emma Tomlinson, 89 Emma Gail Tomlinson, 89, of North English, died Thursday. Dec.

10, 1998, at Marengo Memorial Hospital in Marengo. Services will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Powell Funeral Home in North English ith the Rev. Chris Lockeby officiating. Burial ill be in the North English Cemetery.

Visitation ill be one hour before serv ice time. Mrs. Tomlinson was born July 31, 1909, in North English, to Frank and Samantha (Ballard) Knipfer. She graduated from Kesw ick High School in 1928. She married Howard M.

Tomlinson on June 14, 1936, in Cedar Rapids. They lived in Cedar Rapids until 1939. She was baptized in the First Christian Church in Cedar Rapids. They lived in Lansing and Olin before moving to Iowa City in 1989. In 199ft, they moved to North English.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters. Linda Toerper and her husband. David, of Walker, and Barbara MePherson and her husband, Gary, of Cedar Rapids; two sisters, Lorna Kretsehmar and Ruby Brei, both of Muscatine; and five grandchildren. Two sisters, Fern and Sylvia Knipfer, died earlier. Elwyn Brenneman, 79 Elwyn F.

Brenneman, 79. of Kalona. died Wednesday. Dee. 9, 1998, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona after a long illness.

Serv ices will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona ith the Rev s. Scott Swartendruber. Mick Murray and Dav id L. Voder officiating.

Burial ill be in the East Union Mennonite Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will begin at 7 a.m. today at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. with the family present from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Pleasantview Home or Kalona Mennonite Church.

Peterseim Funeral Serv ice is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Brenneman was born Feb. 4, 19 19, in Kalona, to Ray and Alta Fern (Miller) Brenneman. He graduated from Kalona area schtxils.

He married Eva Yoder on June 2. 1940, in rural Riverside. He was a farmer. He was a member of the Kalona Mennonite Church. Surv ivors include three daughters.

Jeanette Bulechek and her husband, Bob. of Kalona. Charlene Mullet and her husband. Gary, of Raymore. and Debbie Birky and her husband, Don.

of Foosland, one son, Larry Brenneman of Riverside; and two brothers, Leland Brenneman and his wife, Grace, of Barefoot Bay, and Marvin Brenneman and his wife, Virginia, of Adelanto. 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. His parents and his stepmother, Edna (Preston) Brenneman, died earlier. Corrections The Press-Citizen strives to make every story fair and accurate. If a iv wrong, we will run a col lection in this space.

Call the ncwsioom at 337-3 ISl. Marguerite Lucille Bickford, 102, of North English, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1998. at "the English Valley Care Center in North English. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday at the Powell Funeral Home in North English with the Rev. Don Ridenour officiating. Burial will be in the North English Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mrs. Bickford was bom Dec. 27, 1895. in the Green Valley Community near North English. She was haptied in the North English Christian Church in 1905.

She graduated form North English High School in 1915. She married Charles Lloyd Bickford on Sept. 15, I1) 15. in North English. They fanned near North English.

They moved to North English in 1937. She was a nutrition specialist. She became a resident of the English Valley Care Center in February. 1994. Survivors include three grandsons.

Dale Collingwood and his wife, Marlene, of Marengo. l.yle CollingwixxJ and his wife. Sherry, of Fairfax, and Leslie Collingwood and his wife, Roselyn. of Marengo; nine great-grandchildren: and 1 1 great great-grandchildren. Her husband in December, 1975, a daughter.

Doris Collingwood, a grandson. Larry Collingwood. a great-grandson. Treh Allen Collingwood. brothers.

Ross. Harold, and Wayne Smith, and sisters. Florence Blair, Hannah Bickford and Gertrude Miller, died earlier. Lillian White, 88 Lillian A. White.

88. of Solon, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Monday. Dee." 7. I9US. in Cedar Rapids alter a short illness.

Sen ices ill begin at 1 p.m. today in Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories in Cedar Rapids with the Rev. Shirley Hoffmann officiating. Burial ill be in Cedar Memorial Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be after 12:30 p.m.

today at the chapel. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital in care of the F.I Kahir Shrine Women's Auxiliary. Mrs. White was born Nov. 21.

1910. in Cedar Rapids, to Charles and Oltu (Kolarik) Kinchner. She married Theodore R. hite on Sept. 17.

1930. in Cedar Rapids. He died in I9S0. She married George A. White in Mav of 19S3.

He died in 19. She was a member of the St. James United Methodist Church, the El Kahir Shrine Women's Auxiliary, a 50-year member and past worthy matron of Malta Chapter Order of Eastern Star No. 415. hite Shrine.

Eu'Cha-Rest Temple No. 68. Daughters of the Nile. Sixial Order of Beauceant. Cedar Rapids Women's Club and the Ambar Grotto Auxiliary.

Sun ivors include a daughter. Janet White kubik Miller of Solon; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Two husbands, a son. Jack hite, and a brother. Fred C.

Kinchner. died earlier. Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

There will be an IOOF memorial service beginning at 7 p.m. today. Memorials may be Ml 'J made to the Iowa Robertson City Hospice or American Cancer Society. Mr. Robertson was born Nov.

2, 1906, in Johnson County near Frytown, to John R. and Clara (Oslmer) Robertson. He was a farmer in both Johnson and Washington counties. He married Margaret Rose Driscoll on Jan. 3.

1928, and later married Ruth McMaster on Sept. 17, 1969. He moved to Washington in 195 1 He retired from farming in 1 979 and moved to Iowa City. He was a member of the IOOF Lodge No. 44, where he received his 60-year pin.

He also as a member of the Eagle's Lodge No. 695 in Iowa City. Survivors include two sons. Don R. Robertson and his ife, Margaret Ann, of Iowa City, and Bob Robertson and his wife, Sharon, of Riverside; three daughters.

Doris Fisher and her husband, Keith, of Keota, and Evelyn Yeggy and her husband. Merritt. and Maij Schnoebelen and her husband, Paul, all of Riverside; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren: three step-greatgrandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Boys or TVs, and they realized what it would be like not to have any thing to read." Nicole Zimmerman, 10, said she donated a bookshelf full of txxks from her home. "That would be bad," she said of the Micronesian students not having books.

"If they wanted to learn something, they wouldn't have any information whatsoever." "I kind of feel sad for them and sorry for them," said Ashley Hamann. 10, of the students halfway around the world. Ron Bandy, a letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office in Iowa City and a parent of a student in Molkenber" class, came to the school Thursday to help the students weigh the boxes. Bandy said the boxes will take about 10 days to reach Micronesia.

Said Hamann, ho donated many of her books, "I think they'll feel Books From 3A Molkenber said she rote to Buchs saying her class hopes to have a few boxes to send to Micronesia. Last eekend, the final book count reached 1,849. The books, Molkenber said, are for preschool to fourth-grade children. "It was pretty overwhelming how quickly they came and how many came. Laura ill be overwhelmed and pleased.

She has no idea," Molkenber said. The students, she said, only recently realized the impact of the project they were involved in. "They started to think about how many books we have that we don't read," Molkenber said. "(In Micronesia), they don't have Game Scire the Date! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 at 1:00 p.m. Barnes Noble Booksellers at Coral RiJce Mall Welcomes Marian C.

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