1 THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2001 BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER LOCAL OBITUARIES John J. Conley Redford John J. Conley, 82, of Redford, and formerly of Marshall, died Monday, March 26, 2001. He was born Aug. 6, 1918, in Marshall to James and Sarah (Keady) Conley and attended Marshall Public Schools.
He served with the U.S. Army's Battery A 19th Field Artillery Battalion during World War II in the European Theater and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals. He was employed an: administrative law judge for the Michigan Department of Labor. He married Mary McCarthy in 1954. She survives.
Also surviving are daughters, Carol Domino and Sara LaGassa, both of Michigan; three grandchildren; and a sister, Alice Carnell. He was preceded in death by brothers, James and George Conley. Visitation: 3 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Charles R. Step Funeral Home, Redford Township, and 9 to 9:30 a.m.
Saturday in St. Valentine Church, Redford. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial: Arlington National Cemetery.
Timothy E.M. Crowe Battle Creek Timothy Edward Michael Crowe, 47, of Battle Creek died Wednesday, March 2001, in Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo. He was born Oct. 9, 1953, in Cincinnati to John and Helen (Zaer) Crowe and graduated from Lasalle High School there. He moved to Battle Creek 15 years ago.
Timothy E.M. He was em- Crowe ployed for 15 years by Southern Graphics as a photoengraver and worked as a jeweler in Ohio for many years. He married Lynne C. Relly on April 11, 1975, in Ohio. She survives.
Also surviving are a son, R. Crowe of Chicago; a daughter, Hayley E. Crowe of Ann Arbor; a brother, Michael J. Crowe of Cincinnati; and a sister, Catherine H. Crachiolo of Cincinnati.
He was preceded in death by his parents. Community involvement, hobbies: Enjoyed hunting and fishing. Visitation: After 2 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Friday at Bachman Hebble Funeral Service, where family will be present from 4 to 6 p.m.
today. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: Bone Marrow Unit, University of Michigan Medical Center. Kenneth E.
Lavengood Holt Kenneth E. Lavengood, 85, of Holt, and formerly of Albion, died Sunday, March 25, 2001. He was born Dec. 20, 1915, in Winamac, to Joseph and Anna A. (Stepp) Lavengood.
He served for three years in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was a State Farm 1 Insurance Co. agent in Albion for 26 years, retiring in 1978. Surviving are a son, Gary Lavengood of South Bend, a daughter, Anita Cook of Grand Rapids; and sisters, C. Arlin Lavengood of Lansing and Irma Overmyer of Ohio.
His wife, the former Delma L. Steinman, died in 1998. Community involvement, hobbies: Life member of Murat Lodge 14, Albion Counsel and Charlotte Commandery 37. Member of the American Legion, Order of the Eastern Star and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Albion, the Royal Order of Moose in Sparta and Central United Methodist Church in Lansing. Visitation: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday at Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. John Boley officiating. Burial: West Carmel Cemetery, Charlotte.
Memorials: American Heart Association. DEATH NOTICES Michael D. Bell Grand Rapids Michael Duane Bell, 37, of Grand Rapids, and formerly of Battle Creek, died Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at home. Arrangements are pending at Bachman Hebble Funeral Service. James R.
Lawrence Sr. Richland James R. Lawrence 64, of Richland died Sunday, March 25, 2001, in Ocala, Fla. Visitation: After 6 p.m. Friday at the Farley-Estes and Dowdle Richland Chapel, where family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m.
Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Dennis K. Todd Nashville Dennis K. Todd, 47, of Nashville died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, in Spectrum Health Downtown, Grand Rapids, of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident.
Arrangements are pending at Girrbach Funeral Home, Hastings. Daisy A. Mollenkopf Coldwater Daisy A. Mollenkopf, 90, of Coldwater died Wednesday, March 28, 2001, in Coldwater. She was born July 24, 1910, in to Carl F.
and Gertrude H. (Wilson) Johnson and graduated in 1928 from Coldwater High School. She was employed a as a secretary to the superintendent of the Coldwater School District from 1937. During the 1950s, she worked at L.A. Darling painting faces on mannequins.
She married Dale E. Mollenkopf on Dec. 21, 1930. He died in 1998. Surviving are son, James D.
Mollenkopf of Coldwater, a daughter, Marjorie A. Burk of Portage; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a brother, Robert C. Johnson of Mesa, Ariz. Community involvement, hobbies: Member of the Coldwater Art Club, Coldwater Garden Club, Branch County Aviation Club and Avion Travelcade Club. Enjoyed traveling with her husband in their Avion travel trailer and wintering in Sebring, Fla.
Also enjoyed family gatherings and spending time with her greatgrandchildren. Memorial services: Will be held later. Memorials: Community Health Center of Branch County Horne Arrangements: Gillespie Funeral Home, Coldwater. Lewis J. Simpson Lewis J.
ployed as a deliv- Simpson eryman for several dairies from 1941 to 1977, retiring from Ashley Dairy in Battle Creek. He also had worked at the White Pigeon Dairy Co. and the Black and White Dairy and City Dairy, both in Sturgis. He married Carrie L. Baker in White Pigeon on Nov.
8, 1941. She survives. Also surviving are sons, David and James Simpson, both of East Leroy; a grandson; and two greatgrandsons. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Perry Simpson in 1985 and Chuck Simpson in 1988. Community involvement, hobbies: Founding member of the Wolverine State Coon Hunters Club.
Enjoyed sports and coon hunting. Visitation: At Spencer Family Funeral Home, Athens, where family will be present from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Services: Noon Friday at the funeral home with Pastor Marvin Savola officiating. Burial: Leroy Congregational Cemetery. Memorials: American Diabetes Leroy Township Lewis James Simpson, 79, of Leroy Township died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, in Battle Creek Health System.
He was born Aug. 12, 1921, in White Pigeon to Jack and Myrtle (Kyle) Simpson and graduated in 1938 from White Pigeon High School. He was em- Lewis J. $200 off by HORNE Replacement Center Patio Doors Battle Creek $200 off retail list price each installed 5568 Beckley Rd. Architect or Designer 979-0473 replacement patio door.
Some restrictions apply. See store for details. Sale ends March 31, 2001. Alta L. Ruiter Battle Creek Alta Louise "Toddy" Ruiter, 81, of Battle Creek died Friday, March 23, 2001, in Mercy Pavilion.
She was born Jan. 5, 1920, in Nashville to Cleve and Edna (Cole) Strow and graduated from Nashville High School in 1938. She was a homemaker and lived i in Hawaii, Greece and Panama while her husband was in the military. She married Kenneth W. Ruiter on Sept.
14, 1946. He preceded her in death. Surviving are a son, John Wilson of Lopez Island, a daughter, Sabah Heim of Anchorage, Alaska; six grandsons; one great -grandson; and sisters, Bonnie Swick and Midge Ostrem, both of Battle Creek, and Marcy Rehor of Flagler Beach, Fla. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Ruth Ruiter; a brother, Max Strow; and sisters, Vada Wheaton and Norma Thomas. Community involvement, hobbies: Member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Burnham Brook Center.
Former member of the Valentine Center. Enjoyed reading and dancing. While living in Greece, traveled throughout Europe and to the Holy Land. Services: None at this time. Arrangements: Farley-Estes Dowdle Funeral Home.
Bessie D. Voigt Battle Creek Bessie D. Voigt, 93, of Battle Creek, and formerly of Hastings, died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at home. She was born Sept. 22, 1907, in Collins, Ohio, to George and Margaret (Lawrence) Pickthorn and was raised in the Milan, Ohio, area.
She graduated in 1924 from Milan High School. She moved to Michigan and lived in Grand Rapids, Lansing and Jackson before moving to Hastings about 1965. She to tle Creek in 1989 to live with a daughter. Her marriage to Leon Mallison ended in divorce. She married Roland E.
"Red" Voigt in 1958. He died in 1987. Surviving are a son, Robert Mallison of Old Farm, daughters, Edith Mills of Wellston and Bernice Reneau and Delores Peters, both of Battle Creek; 23 grandchildren; 51 great 25 -greatgrandchildren; a sister, Christianna Service of Hastings; a stepson, Roland E. "Skeeter" Voigt of Battle Creek; a stepdaughter, Karen Allen of Battle Creek; and several stepgrandchildren and great-stepgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by sons, Leon and Richard Mallison in 1961; a daughter, Betty Palmer in 1994; an infant son and daughter; and three sisters.
Community involvement, hobbies: Member of Grace Wesleyan Church and Women of the Moose Chapter 626, both in Hastings. Visitation: There will be none. Services: 11 a.m. Friday in Grace Wesleyan Church, Hastings, with the Revs. Alvin C.
Yates and Daniel E. Wheeler officiating. Memorials: American Heart Fund or National Kidney Foundation. Arrangements: Wren Funeral Home, Hastings. DEATHS AND FUNERALS For paid obituary notices, call the Enquirer at 966-0674.
BROWNELL, MYRTLE ELAINE: Friends are being received at the BACHMAN HEBBLE FUNERAL SERVICE, 223 N. Bedford Road, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in St.
Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Gary Siefert officiating. Interment in Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens. Memorial tributes may be made to Rev. Conrad Rook Scholarship Fund. WELLIVERE, Mr.
WALLACE T. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 today at the BACHMAN HEBBLE FUNERAL CHAPEL, 223 N. Bedford Road, with Pastor Robert L. Zuhl officiating. Private interment after the funeral service at the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Survivors include wife, Lillian "Hope" Wellivere; his son and daughter-in-law, William Linda Wellivere; and two granddaughters, Shannon Lee and Stacy Lyn Wellivere, all of Battle Creek. Memorial tributes may be made to American Cancer Society or Battle Creek Community Foundation for Boy Scouts of America, One Riverwalk Centre, 34 W. Jackson Battle Creek 49017. Lunchtime entertainment JOHN Coldwater High school's jazz band, under the direction of Dave Carman, performs during the Wednesday in the atrium at McCamly Place. Renovation of old store may cost DDA $328,000 Coldwater seeking state Renaissance Zone designation CANDY RICE For the Enquirer COLDWATER Doing basic renovations to the former Kerr Hardware building to make it more attractive to potential developers will cost about $328,000, Coldwater officials were told Wednesday.
The Coldwater Downtown Development Authority acquired the vacant building two years ago at Hanchett and Chicago Streets. As part of its attempt to attract a developer to purchase the building, the city is seeking a Renaissance Zone designation from the state. The Renaissance Zone designation, which may include the building and adjacent properties in the downtown area, would free businesses and residents moving into the zone from paying most local and state taxes for several years. The possibility of renovating the Kerr building is being explored because potential buyers may be driven away by the costs of making the building usable. Ron Ireland, a local developer, estimated basic renovations to the Kerr building would cost $48,000 for fire sprinklers, $160,000 for mechanical, and $120,000 for electrical.
Barb Rosene, DDA director, said the basic renovations would not include bringing water to the building. That would cost an additional $40,000. Rosene noted she will obtain the estimated cost for the removal of aluminum and rebricking and replacement of windows from Andy Bracy, a developer. A reappraisal of the building will be completed by Chris Pierce, a real estate agent, Rosene said. The authority has not decided whether to do renovations or how to pay for them.
Besides reviewing those cost estimates, the authority approved the hiring of Traverse City Downtown Development Authority Director Bryan Crough to help update Coldwater's 1983 Comprehensive Plan. He will be paid no more than $2,000. Rosene said the new state Comprehensive Planning Act suggests cities include in any new master plans specific plans for downtown development. The Coldwater DDA decided to update its plan. Some of the ideas in the 1983 plan included underground parking, interconnecting downtown stores, and a major downtown hotel, Rosene said.
Initially, Coldwater downtown development came under the Main Street Program, but when that funding was depleted, the state set up tax increment financing in 1975. Coldwater formed its downtown development authority in 1983. The update of the former plan will include a description of the downtown as well as note future development such as sidewalks, planters, benches, and lighting. Rosene estimated it will take the city at least two years to complete a new master plan, and the DDA wants to be ready to include its plans. Book: A remorseless McVeigh calls children 'collateral damage' CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y.
A remorseless Timothy McVeigh calls the children killed in the Oklahoma City bombing "collateral damage," regretting only that their deaths detracted from his bid to avenge Waco and Ruby Ridge, according to a new book. The book represents the first time McVeigh has publicly and explicitly admitted to crime and given his reasons for the attack. "I understand what they felt in Oklahoma City. I have no sympathy for them," McVeigh told the authors of "American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing." McVeigh told Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck, reporters for The Buffalo News, he did not know there was a day-care center inside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, the authors said on "PrimeTime." "I recognized beforehand that someone might be bringing their kid to work," McVeigh said, according to the ABC broadcast.
"However, if I had known there was an entire day care center, it might have given me pause to switch targets. That's a large amount of collateral Michel said McVeigh's only regret was that the children's deaths proved to be a public relations nightmare that undercut his cause. Still, McVeigh said he was disappointed when part of the building remained standing after his MATTHEW R. WOLFF, CFP, CPA Financial Planner 401k Rollovers, Retirement, Investment and Estate Planning at 1-800-282-1472 or visit his website at www.mattwolff.org Securities offered through Inter Securities, Inc. Member NASD, SIPC, and Registered Investment Advisor 08948 Me Pour! ENQUIRER lunch hour bomb went off.
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In 75 hours of prison interviews with the Buffalo reporters, McVeigh, who was raised in Pendleton, outside Buffalo, got choked up while talking about killing a gopher in a field, but never expressed remorse for the bombing. However, he had been brought to tears two years earlier while watching the disaster at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas. He was in the living room of Nichols' Michigan home when the compound burned to the ground during an assault by federal agents, killing about 80 members of the cult. The model soldier had left the Army disillusioned, unable to live with the thought that he was an ally of "the biggest bully in the world, the U.S. government," according to Herbeck.
Then when Congress banned certain assault weapons, "I snapped," McVeigh said. Before deciding to bomb the Murrah building, McVeigh considered a number of different possibilities, including assassinating elected officials, Michel said. The federal building, McVeigh decided, had everything he wanted: federal agents and glass in the front, making it vulnerable and giving TV cameras a good shot. The morning of the bombing, like a soldier, he had cold spaghetti for breakfast. "Meals ready to eat are meant for high intensity.
I knew I was going through a firestorm and I would need the energy," the Gulf War veteran said. McVeigh, two blocks away when the bomb exploded, was lifted off the ground by the force of the blast. As he fled, he called to mind the song "Dirty for Dirty" by the group Bad Company. "What the U.S. government did at Waco and Ruby Ridge was dirty.
And I gave dirty back to them at Oklahoma City," he said. In 1992 at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, the wife and son of white separatist Randy Weaver were killed by federal agents during a standoff. McVeigh told the authors he knew he would get caught and even anticipated execution as a form of "state-assisted suicide." Yet he worried initially about snipers as he was being charged. "He was ready to die but not at that moment -he wanted to make sure that his full message got out first," Herbeck said. A Pain Clinic Kalamazoo Anesthesiology PC Providing a multi-disciplinary approach to chronic pain management.
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