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of of of of of of of of of September 25, 2001 NEWS JOURNAL OBITUARIES 9A Dorothy A. Crunkilton Stone BUTLER Dorothy A. Stone, 85, of North Liberty Road died Sunday afternoon, Sept. 23, 2001, in The Laurels of Mount Vernon after a long illness. She was born in Knox County on December 11, 1915, to Percy and Effie Gower Crunkilton and was a life long area resident.

Mrs. Stone had worked for Department STONE Store as a seamstress, a skill that she carried over into her home life as she made many quilts and crafts. She enjoyed STONE canning fruits and vegetables, regularly giving them away to family, friends and neighbors. She was a very active member of North Liberty United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School, was a member of United Methodist Women, was chosen as UMW Woman of the Year in 1995, and served as a messenger to the East Ohio Conference. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Sandra Miller of Butler, and Judith and Robert Fowler of Mount Vernon; two sons and a daughter-inlaw James Stone of Butler, and Robert Deborah Stone of New London; 18 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren; and two stepgreat-great-grandchildren; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Virgil and Frances Crunkilton of Ashland and Donald and Helen Crunkilton of Mount Vernon; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Alice and Curtis Pittinger and Vera Richert, all of Lexington.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Stone; son, John Stone; and three brothers Percy, Sterl, and Dale Crunkilton. Friends may call Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. in the Bellville Snyder Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.

Thursday in North Liberty United Methodist Church, 20195 North Liberty Road, Butler, with the Rev. Ken Kinley officiating. will follow in North Liberty Cemetery. Memorial contributions to North Liberty United Methodist Church may be made at the funeral home. Online condolences to the family may be made by visiting: www.snyderfuneralhomes.com Marjorie M.

Veil GALION Marjorie M. Veil, 78, of 547 McDonald Ave. died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at the Mark A.

Schneider Funeral Home, Galion. Berkley C. Tuggle CARDINGTON Berkley C. Tuggle, 63, died Monday afternoon, Sept. 24, 2001, at Morrow County Hospital emergency room.

Arrangements will be announced by DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home. Earl K. Lord MANSFIELD Earl K. Lord, 81, of Olivesburg Road died Monday afternoon, Sept. 24, 2001, in Mifflin Care Center.

Funeral arrangements are pending with the Lexington Avenue Snyder Funeral Home. Glenn V. Shaw ASHLAND Glenn V. Shaw, 73, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, after a long illness.

He was born on June 6, 1928 in Cleveland, the son of Glenn D. and Elta Hartman Shaw. Mr. Shaw was a resident of Ashland County for the past 30 years. He was an employee of Ohio Edison, retiring after 44 years.

He had also been employed by Lorain County Sheriff's Department, Schmidt Security, and was a projectionist at Ashland Theater. Mr. Shaw was a member of Parma Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite of Cleveland, Polk Amvets, Elyria Shrine, Ashland Eagles and Mansfield American Legion. He was a veteran of the Navy during World War II. Mr.

Shaw is survived by his wife, Ruth; daughter and sonin-law, Patty and Chuck Branz of Amherst; sons and daughter-in-law, Ronald Bonnie Shaw of Lorain and Glenn Shaw of Columbus. Also surviving are stepdaughter, Pam and Rick Allen of Jeromesville; four stepsons, Keith and Marsha Spaniel of Illinois, Jerry Spaniel of Illinois, Steve Spaniel Polk and Bruce and Annette Spaniel of Tennessee; three grandsons; seven stepgrandsons and six stepgranddaughters; brother, His Georgia. parents and a sister preceded him in death. There will be no visitation or funeral services held for Mr. Shaw.

Heyl Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests memorials be made to Hospice of North Central Ohio or to the donor's choice. Edna Mae Richards WILLARD Edna Mae Richards, 91, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at her home. Born August 5, 1910 in Tiffin, she lived in Willard most of her life.

She had worked as a bookkeeper for the B.F. Fink Ideal Laundry and St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, all in Willard. A member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Willard, she was a member of the Rosary Altar Society.

She was also a member of numerous card clubs and loved baking. Surviving are daughter, Susan Richards of Willard; daughters and sons-in-law, Connie and James Ebert of Willard and Sally and Gary Johnson of Huron; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by parents. L.C. and Mary Williams; brothers, Laurence, Donald, Richard and Robert Williams; sisters, Madeline Gardner, Thelma Hull and Marjorie Copenhaver; granddaughter, Cindy Ebert.

Calling hours Friday 6-9 p.m. at Secor Funeral Home, Willard. Wake service at 8:30 p.m. Funeral Saturday 10 a.m. at St.

Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Willard, Fr. Mel Verhoff officiating. Burial, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Willard. Memorials to St.

Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Willard and Willard or Huron Athletic Booster clubs. Ralph Ebersole SHELBY Former Shelby resident Ralph Ebersole, 93, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, in Providence Care Center, Sandusky. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday from St.

Mark's Episcopal Church in Shelby. The Rev. Eugene Smercina will officiate with interment in Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call at Barkdull Funeral Home on Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. Memorial expressions may be made "to Christ Episcopal Church, in Huron.

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died early Monday Wertenberger, 79, of 1606 will be fixed, state says MANSFIELD John R. morning, Sept. Riverside long illness. Mr. born Sept.

8, WERTENBERGER 24, 2001, at Hospital after a Wertenberger was 1922 in Wooster, Ohio, living in the Mansfield area since 1958. He retired from General Motors after 31 years and was a member of GM Salaried Retirees Club. Mr. Wertenberger was a veteran of WW II, serving in the U.S. Army.

He was a prisoner of the Japanese for years and part of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor. He was a life member of Disabled American Veterans and a member of Amvets North Central Ohio Chapter American ExPrisoners of War, and VFW Post of Perrysville. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Lorna J. Larrick Wertenberger of Ontario; two sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Diana Wertenberger of West Jefferson and Dan and Sharon Wertenberger of Mansfield; daughter and son-in-law, Tami and Michael Hunt of Mansfield; seven grandchildren and their spouses, Drew and Andrea Wertenberger of Delphos, Lori Wertenberger of Cuyahoga Falls, Bob and Kelly Roberts of Marysville, Shawna Hunt, Brian and Tammy Armstrong, Bill and Elizabeth Armstrong, and Chris and Carmen Armstrong, all of Mansfield; nine greatgrandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Francis and Doris Wertenberger of Hawaii; sister, Marjorie Holladay of Bakersfield, California; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Josephine Smith Wertenberger; and grandson, Michael Armstrong.

Friends may call at the Ontario Home of Wappner Funeral Directors Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home, conducted by the Rev. James F. Winkler.

Military services will be held at Windsor Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to North Central Ohio Chapter American Ex-Prisoners of War. Online guest registry at www.wappner. com. David A.

Grubb BUTLER David A. Grubb, 77, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001. Mr. Grubb was born in Butler on December 13, 1923.

Beloved husband of Patricia A. Hawkins Grubb; dear father of Gary A. and Beth brother of Joseph D. and Richard O. Memorial services were held Thursday, Sept.

20, 2001 at 2 p.m. at Fairmount Presbyterian Church, 2757 Fairmount Cleveland Heights. Contributions are suggested to American Diabetes Association. Arrangements by Nicol-Wells-Kloss Funeral Home, Lyndhurst. Helen Catherine Arter Daniell MANSFIELD Helen Catherine Arter Daniell of 206 Mapledale Ave.

died Sunday afternoon, Sept. 23, 2001, at Hospital after a brief illness. Wappner Funeral Directors is handling arrangements. COLUMBUS (AP) After illegally withholding millions from child support recipients over three years, the state's troubled child support computer system will begin correctly calculating and distributing payments next week. The state will work around the clock beginning this weekend to make the system comply with federal laws by Oct.

5, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced Monday. "If we can get it done sooner we will, but we're also trying to be realistic about the timeline because this affects a lot of people," said Jon Allen, the department's spokesman. The state and county child support enforcement agencies use the system, called the Support Enforcement Tracking System, to calculate and distribute $1.82 billion in payments in about 900,000 cases annually. The state admitted in February that it did not reprogram the system in accordance with a 1996 federal welfare reform law. As a result, the state illegally withheld overdue child support payfrom former welfare recipients.

Since then, officials repeatedly have said that the system would be fixed by this October. About 20 to 30 of the department's employees will Billie Jean "B.J." Thomas LEXINGTON "B.J." Road died Sept. 24, Funeral pending Avenue Home. Monday afternoon, 2001, in her home. arrangements are with the Lexington Snyder Funeral William Henry Lucas Lucas Jean of Cincinnati officer Eckert On the Net Ohio Department of Job and Family Services: http://www.state.oh.us/odjf ACES: begin working evening and overnight shifts this weekend to ensure the system is complete by Oct.

5, Allen said. The programing changes should be finished Oct. 1, but the system will be shut down for most of next week for testing, meaning child support payments received after Friday will be delayed a week, Allen said. Geraldine Jensen, president of the Association for Children for the Enforcement of Support, a national advocacy group based in Toledo, criticized the state for not implementing the changes sooner and in a way that wouldn't disrupt payments. "This is really discouraging and very heartless," she said.

"All this, and we don't even know that the entire system will really be fixed." The group had asked the state to hire an independent contractor to evaluate the system once the changes are made to determine if the system complies with federal laws. The state has said it's the federal government's job to examine and certify each system. The system was supposed to have been fixed last October to comply with the 1996 law, but at that time the state still had been implementing changes from a 1988 law. The 1996 law, called the Personal Responsibility Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, said in part that families owed overdue child support were to receive their money first before the government was reimbursed for welfare services. "The state anticipates that the federal government will levy about $8 million in fines for its noncompliance over the past year.

Of that money, 90 percent would be returned if the federal government says that the system was in compliance as of next month. It's unclear when that would happen, given that the state still is awaiting word about whether the system complies with the 1988 law, Allen said. The state has paid $43.5 million in fines for not complying with that law, but it will get $25 million if the federal government certifies the system. If the system is not certified, the state could be fined another $56 million. Verdict due in trial CINCINNATI (AP) A white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man, sparking rioting, acted carelessly and lied to investigators, to save this job, a prosecutor argued Monday.

Officer Stephen Roach had his finger on the trigger of his revolver and rashly fired in a dark alley rather than use other means to stop the fleeing suspect, prosecutor Stephen McIntosh said in closing arguments. Other officers chasing Timothy Thomas, 19, on April 7 testified they had not drawn their weapons, he said. Defense lawyer Merlyn Shiverdecker said the officer's fear caused him to involuntarily fire his weapon. He also said the dim light in the alley affected the officer's sight and hearing. MANSFIELD Henry Glenn Ave.

21, 2001, Mansfield long illness. William LUCAS William Lucas, 82, of 111 S. died at Hospital after a he served in World War II. He sang in the Friendship Center Male Chorus. He was a member of Mitchell Chapel A.M.E.

Church, where he served as a trustee and treasurer of the male chorus. He also was a charter member of Ebony Sportsman Club. He is survived by a son, William "Billy" Lucas of Mansfield; 11 grandchildren, Erick (Jana) Lucas, Ivan and Trent Hammock, Andre Lucas, Keanon and Micah Slade, all of Columbus, Barry (Karen) Hammock of Marion, Bridgette (Rick) Owens, Todd Hammock, Regina (Jeff) Davis, Latanya Lucas, all of Mansfield, Terry Jefferson of Elyria and Renee (Anthony) Johnson of Suisan, 37 greatgrandchildren; one great-greatgrandson, Quinntez Hammock of Mansfield; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Etna Lucas, and a daughter, Patricia "Pat" Hammock. born July 17, 1919, in Cadiz and lived in Mansfield for the last 52 years.

He was employed by Tappan where he retired after 21 years. He was in the Army, where he served in Services will be held at 1 p.m. today, Sept. 25, 2001, at Mitchell Chapel A.M.E. Church.

Family will receive friends at the home of Billy Lucas, 111 S. Glenn Ave. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Lucas Memorial Chapel of Bedford Heights. INTERNET To express your words healing, to our fellow Snyder, and Washington D.C. Funeral Homes Man sentenced for fleeing was ASHLAND A 30-yearold man who tried to get away from an Ohio Highway Patrol trooper after a traffic stop was sentenced Monday to 11 months in county jail.

Murray L. Thomas, no known address, received 11 months for escape and six months for driving under Traffic efforts are successful MANSFIELD A monthlong effort to increase awareness in traffic safety has been deemed a success by Lt. James Wernecke of the Mansfield post of the Ohio Highway Patrol. "Rural Richland County experienced a 50 percent reduction in the number of fatal crashes in July, when compared to August. We had a 5 percent reduction in the total number of crashes over the same period," Wernecke said.

From mid-August through mid-September, troopers, along with the Richland County Sheriff's Department and Mansfield Police Department, targeted problem areas in the county in hopes of increasing seat belt compliance, reducing speeding- and failure-to-yield-related crashes and removing impaired drivers from the road. One of the final parts of the effort was a sobriety checkpoint on Ohio 39 last weekend. According to Wernecke, the checkpoint, which is designed to deter and intercept impaired drivers, produced 10 arrests for impairment and a total of 25 arrests for other violations. CONDOLENCES of support, hope citizens of New York simply visit: www.snyderfuneralhomes.comDOVRE. suspension.

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