FIRST. EDITION The Pantagraph Saturday, August 10, 2002 A13, OBITUARIES James E. Cluskey BLOOMINGTON The funeral Mass of James E. Cluskey, 79, of 5200 N. Knoxville, Unit 3 310 South, Peoria, the father of two Bloomington women, will be at 2 p.m.
Monday at St. Philomena Church, Peoria. Msgr. Charles Beebe will officiate. Burial will be in St.
Mary's Cemetery, West Peoria. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church; and a half hour prior to the service James Cluskey Monday at the church. A scripture service will be at 7:45 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Wright Salmon Mortuary, Peoria, is in charge of arrangements. He died at 6:53 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 8, 2002) at Proctor Hospital, Peoria. Memorials may be made to St.
Philomena Organ Fund or to the Sisters of Immaculate Conception Retirement Fund. He was born Sept. 25, 1922, at Peoria, a son of George W. and Laura Keenan Cluskey. He married Therese Kapraun on Nov.
16, 1957, at Peoria. She survives. Other survivors include three sons, Keenan (Lynn) Cluskey, Brighton, Joel (Georgeanne) Cluskey, Pittsburg, Timothy J. Cluskey, Peoria; two daughters, Mary T. Cluskey and Laura (Tod) Meyer, both of Bloomington; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister. Mr. Cluskey was a research chemist for 30 years at USDA Agricultural Research Lab, retiring in 1980. He later was a travel consultant at Trans Global for 15 years. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1947 and his Masters of Science in 1954, both from Bradley University.
Mr. Cluskey was a World War II Army veteran, having served in the European Theater. His memberships included St. Philomena Catholic Church, Sigma Phi at Bradley University, and the American Guild of Organists, where he was Dean of Guild twice. He was the St.
Philomena organist for 30 years. He also was a member of Cursillo, Sister City-Friends of Friedrichshafen, St. Philomena Men's Club, the American Legion and a longtime committee member of Troop 18 Boy Scouts at St. Madeline A. Kelley BLOOMINGTON Madeline A.
Kelley, 96, of 2025 E. Lincoln Bloomington, died at 3:05 a.m. Friday (Aug. 9, 2002) at Martin Health Center, Bloomington. Arrangements are pending at Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington.
Corinne Schweizer BLOOMINGTON Corinne Schweizer, 78, of Rochelle, formerly of Bloomington, died Thursday (Aug. 8, 2002) at Rochelle Health Care East. Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Unger Horner Funeral Home, Rochelle. A graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m.
Monday at East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Surviving are two sons, Lin- Funerals today Crumpler, Mildred 10 a.m. at United Methodist Church, New Holland. Ellis, G. Louise, 11 a.m.
at FordBaier Funeral Home, Paxton. Katthoefer, William, 10 a.m. at East Lawn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Palaschak, Gladys 10 a.m. at St.
Patrick's Church, Ransom. Reyes, Thomas Raymond, 4 to 8 p.m. memorial service at 1306 N. Morris Bloomington. coln (Kathryn) Schweizer Jr.
and William (Michelle) Schweizer, both of Rochelle. Kathryn Andrews LEXINGTON Kathryn L. Andrews, 48, of 22218 PJ Keller Highway, Lexington, died at 1:20 p.m. Friday (Aug. 9, 2002) at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington. Lawrence Baker PONTIAC- Lawrence Baker, 81, of Pontiac died at 1:15 p.m. Friday (Aug. 9, 2002) at OSF Saint James Hospital, Pontiac. Arrangements are pending at Harris-Martin-Burke Funeral Home, Pontiac.
Robert Christensen STREATOR Robert L. Christensen, 77, of 612 S. Vermillion Streator, died at 11:58 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 7, 2002) at St.
Mary's Hospital, Streator. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Streator. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Streator. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
Monday at Solon, Baker Telford Funeral Home, Streator, with a prayer service at 7:45 p.m. There also will be visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Survivors include one son, Jerry (Mary Ann) Christensen, Streator; and one daughter, Mary Ann (Donald) Jakubek, Northbrook. Jeffery J.
Demko STREATOR Jeffery J. Demko, 37, of Streator died 1:15 a.m. Friday (Aug. 9, 2002) at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. His funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Tuesday at Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home, Streator. Burial will be in St. Stephen's Cemetery, Streator. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Surviving are his mother, Judith Demko; sister, Kathleen (Gerald) Moore; and brothers, Michael and Mark Demko, all of Streator. George Meese Jr. CLINTON George H. Meese 37, of Clinton died at 2:05 p.m. Friday (Aug.
9, 2002) at his residence in Clinton. Arrangements are pending at Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton. Alma Slack TREMONT The funeral of Alma Bernice Slack, 69, of Tremont will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Davis Mortuary, Tremont. James Zehr will offi- ciate.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Tremont. Visi, tation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. She died at 4:26 a.m. Thursday (Aug.
8, 2002) at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. mi Gene B. Spence ED FAIRBURY A Associated Press Heidi Hirvonen-White drove through the FasTrak lane over the Golden Gate Bridge from Tiburon to San Francisco on Thursday. Traffic sensors being installed along San Francisco Bay area highways will be able to track a quarter million drivers along their commutes. Traffic monitoring raises privacy issue ASSOCIATED PRESS OAKLAND, Calif.
In about a month, traffic sensors being installed along San Francisco Bay area highways will be able to track a quarter million drivers along their commutes. Proponents say the $37 million enhancement to the region's electronic toll system will be a boon to commuters, providing motorists real-time information about some of the nation's worst road congestion via cell phone, radio or Internet. Traffic planners will be able to gather crucial data on problem areas. But despite government assurances, the new program is also raising fears that drivers' privacy will be invaded. Similar to systems in Houston and the New York region, the Bay area's FasTrak program already eases waits at toll plazas by enabling motorists to pay with electronic devices velcroed to the windshields of vehicles.
Now, radio-based sensors mounted on highway signs every few miles will augment the devices' usefulness. To the dismay of some FasTrak users, monitoring is not "We're not tracking or trying to follow any individual car, just the overall traffic flow." Michael Berman TravInfo project manager optional. The only way to avoid triggering the sensors throughout nine Bay Area counties is to stash the transponder in its accompanying Mylar bag. Project leaders at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission say they're not interested in the movements of individual drivers, and have gone to great lengths to protect privacy, including encrypting the serial number of each transponder as its location is transmitted. Authorities promise to keep this data separate from the identities of FasTrak users and other information needed to make automatic monthly deductions from their bank or credit card accounts.
Feds help investigate grain elevator failure ASSOCIATED PRESS MINOOKA- The FBI is participating in investigations into the largest grain elevator failure in Illinois history, with federal agents seizing the company's business records and interviewing former employees and others. State and federal officials refused to discuss the FBI's involvement in the investigations of Ty- Walk Liquid Sales which failed almost a year ago. But lawyers trying to sort out the complex financial calamity say they are dealing with federal agents to get documents they need. Robert Lindstrom, an attorney representing Ty-Walk creditor Wells Fargo, said he has gotten "general business records" from FBI agents but does not know what aspects of the failure the agents are probing. "In a situation this size, you always wind up with a lot of in- Get free stuff with GOOD NEIGHBORS in focus Special 1 Dozen Roses arranged in a vase $30 Washburn: VISA Card Flowers Duce "Since 1890" 1-800-708-4730 111 North Street Downtown Normal 452-1113 1415 N.
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Companies promote similar products for keeping tabs on kids, Alzheimer's patients or cheating spouses. Washington is also promoting locator technology. By October, the Federal Communications Commission wants cell phones equipped with locator technology to help emergency responders find callers. Mold closes part of Waikiki Hilton ASSOCIATED PRESS HONOLULU It's a tropical oasis on Waikiki Beach with waterfalls, exotic birds and palm trees, a hotel that has hosted everyone from U.S. presidents to Michael Jack.son.
Now, it has an unwanted guest: mold. The Hilton Hawaiian Village, one of the largest hotels in the world, has closed guest rooms in the newest of its six towers and is spending $10 million to clean out a potentially dangerous mold. Toxic molds have caused similar problems at homes, hotels and government buildings nationwide. Consultants identified the grayish mildew in the Kalia Tower as belonging to the group of eurotium mold, Hilton officials said. As many as 300,000 species may exist, according to the CDC, and it grows particularly well in warm, humid places.
terested parties," he said Friday. Richard Tyler, who worked for Ty-Walk after it bought out his family's business in Elwood, said he and other former employees have been interviewed by federal agents. Tyler, who left Ty-Walk about a year before the failure, refused to discuss details of what he was asked. "They are, in fairness to them, trying to bring this to some kind of diligent conclusion," he said. "They've been very professional and I am very thankful they are involved." Agriculture officials first began looking into Ty-Walk which had elevators in Minooka, Elwood, Joliet and Seneca when the company gave up its license and went into state receivership Aug.
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Kirwin Stewart will officiate. Full' military rites will be conducted by the Veteran of Foreign WarsPost 9789 and John Joda Ameri4 can Legion Post 54, both of Fairbury. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday afl Duffy-Pils Memorial Fairbury. 10 He died at 2:38 p.m.
Thursday; (Aug. 8, 2002) at OSF James Hospital, Pontiac. fr Memorials may be made to the Illinois Nature Conservan-1 cy or to the charity of the! donor's choice. Gene was born April 27, 19310) in Forrest Township, the son of George B. and E.
Morie Claudon! Spence, a direct descendant of Valentine Martin Darnall, the first permanent white settler of Livingston County. OY Surviving are one son, Mar quis "Mark" (Char) Jackson Center, two br ers, M.C. Meurl Spence and; R.E. Bob Spence, both of Deweys two sisters, E. Jane Spence McDaniel, Prescott, and Margot A.
(Richard) Spence Phelps, rural Fairbury, his grandchildren, Christina Lea Spence, Jackson Center, Casey Lynn (Aaron) Spence Gadsby, Polk, and Marquis Tyler Spence, Jackson, Center, one great-granddaughter, Cynthia Renae Gadsby; nieces, Anita (Michael) Lud" wig, Normal; and Mia Phelps: (Larry) Amick, Kernersville, N.C.; nephews, Michael (Diane), Spence, Concord, Spencer Lee (Judy) Alexander, Spokane, and Robert Gene (Joy) Alexander, N.C.; great-nieces, Lee Alexander, Seattle, Miriam Alexander, Spokane, Johanna Alexander, Seattle; Jessica M. Alexander Terry, Salt Lake City, and Ashley Phelps Amick, Kernersville, N.C.; great-great; nephews, Spencer Michael Alexander; Andy J. Ludwig; Spencer Michael Ludwig; Robert Wesley Ludwigs Johnathan M. Terry; and Ethan A. Terry; a great-great-niece, Hannah B.
Terry; two steps great-grand-nieces, J.J. Spence (Joe) Gataneau and Mandy. Spence, both of Kingman, a stepgreat-great-grand nephew, Ashton Jayce Gataneau, Kingman, and many special friends. His parents and one brother: William M. Spence, preceded him in death.
He attended Fairbury schools and graduated from Clovis; N.M., High School. He served in the US Marine Corps (Oct. 1951 to Oct. 9, 1953). pond Gene loved the out-of-doors and all of nature, his greatest joy was sitting around his campfire with friends.
He had a reverence of wood and was an avid fan of car racing. Gene had a great love for his family and always wanted to help those he could. He will leave a great void in all our lives. We loved him dearly. NYC mayor wants smoking ban NO DO 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK The city said Friday it will try to ban smoking in 1 all bars and restaurants by focusing on the potential health threat to hospitality workers.
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