Longview Daily News from Longview, Washington • 24

I C4 TUESDAY OCTOBER 3t 2000 THE DAILY NEWS LONGVIEW WASH Obituaries home Also surviving are two sons Scott Halsey of Longview and Ow en Halsey of Minneapolis Mime a daughter Terri Darlene Halsey of Kirkland Wash a stepdaughter Cindy Tisholt of Fairview Ore two stepsons JDn Rutherford and Jeff Rutherford both of Salem 1 1 grand-chDdren and numerous great-grandchildren At his request no services wiD be held Private Ditemient wUl take place Arrangements are beDig provided by Virgil Golden Funeral Service Portland in 1921 She married Vernon Wright in 1937 and moved to Longview in 1965 to purchase Zimmermans Shoes She ergoyed traveling with her good friend Ella Bannister Mrs Wright is survived by a daughter Sharon Wright of Santa Cruz CaDf two sons Bernard Wright of Longview and JC Wright of Vancouver a halTbrother Jerry 'Whalen of Gear hart Ore and four grandchildren She was preceded in death by her husband in 1990 and a grandson Jeff Wright At her request no services wUl be held friterment has taken place at Riverview Abbey in Portland Arrangements were under Die direction of Dahl-McVicker Funeral Home Mary Johnson Former local resident Mary Johnson 86 died Oct 27 2000 in a Seattle nursing home after a long illness She was bom July 25 1914 in CouncU Bluffs Iowa to Horace and Mary Louise Pierce She was a graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School and began work as a teacher before entering training at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Mrs Johnson moved to Longview in 1939 and worked as a nurse at Columbia CUnic at St Hospital and in offices in Longview and Kelso After leaving nursing she sold real estate retiring in 1975 She Dved in Longview Kelso and Castle Rock before moving to Kent in 1998 She volunteered at St Hospital and eryoyed horses and playing pinochle She will be remembered as a hard worker with a wry sense of humor She was preceded in death by her first husband Ross Thompson in 1952 her second husband Raymond Geiger in 1964 and her Diird husband Floyd Johnson in 1997 Survivors include a daughter Mary Stewart of Maple VaDey Wash a son Martin Thompson of Stamford Conn and three grand-chDdren Cremation has taken place At her request no services wiD be held Robert "Skip" Halsey Former area heDcopter pDot Robert Halsey 76 died Oct 27 2000 in Salem He was bom May 20 1924 in Lewiston Idaho and had worked as a heDcopter pilot for more than 50 years Mr Halsey served in the Army Air Corps during World War He worked in Honolulu HawaD for Murray Air prior to moving to Salem in 1987 He owned his own heUcop-ter business in Salem and retired from RK HeUcopters in 1994 He was a past member of tire Lions and the EDcs He ergoyed leatherwork and loved to read He married his wife Viva on Feb 2 1980 She survives him at Mrs LaBeck was a homemaker Die rest of her life raisDig five daughters She enjoyed reading baking watching footbafl cats traveDng and visiting Die Oregon Coast She was a member of St Rose Parish in Longview for Die past two years and before moving to Longview to be closer to her daughters was a member of St Augustine Parish in Spokane for 45 years She was preceded in death by a brother Walter Schieche in 1988 and by a sister Irene Schieche in 1968 Mrs LaBeck is survived by five daughters Ann LaBeck of Redmond Wash Paula LaBeck Stepankowsky of Longview Monica I LaBeck of Puyallup Wash Marian LaBeck of Redmond and Steplianie LaBeck Lynch of Spokane and Dune grandchDdren A funeral mass wiD be held at 11 am Thursday at St Augustine Church in Spokane Burial wUl follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Spokane In Deu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the St Rose School Annual Appeal or the Southwest Washington CathoDc IDgh School Project co St Rose Church 701 26th Ave Longview WA 98632 Hennessy-Smith Funeral Home in Spokane is in charge of arrangements Forest Butcher Former local resident Forest Butcher 83 died Oct 27 2000 in East Wenatchee Wash He was bom Nov 21 1916 Dr Harper Kan to James and Evelyn (Gano) Butcher He attended school through the 10th grade and worked as farm help before joimng the Army on Sept 16 1940 He was honorably discharged Aug 10 1945 Mr Butcher married Arlene Louise HaD on Nov 2 1947 Di Dundee Ore They moved to Die LongviewKelso area from Newberg Ore in 1951 He worked for Weyerhaeuser for more than 27 years retiring in 1977 He was an active member of the Church of Christ Dr Longview for many years He ran a car detaiDng busbress from his home and ergoyed supplying waDruts and filberts to family and coworkers Survivors Drclude two daughters Lenora Stokes of Longview and Twila Sparger of East Wenatchee tiiree sisters a brother nine grandchildren and eight great-grandctuldreu He was preceded Di deaDi by his wife Arlene Feb may 1 2000 eight brothers and a sister Graveside services wUl be held at 11 am today at Evergreen Memorial Park with Mr Dale Linge officiating Services are under the dfrection of Cascade Memorial Center Wenatchee Deaths Sanders Robert Lee 72 CasDe Rock died Friday at the Hospice Care Center Cascade Northwest Funeral Chapel Bruce Caldwell Bruce Franklin Caldwell 93 died Oct 28 2000 at Iris Castle Rock home He was bom Feb 12 1907 in Fort CoUins Colo to Claude and Maggie A (Diltz) CaldweD He had lived in Castle Rock since 1975 coming from Yakima Mr Caldwell was a minister for more than 60 years He also taught at Central Washington Bible College He was an associate pastor at Castle Rock Christian Church and Columbia Heights Assembly of God He epjoyed teaching Scriptures being with people especially children and loved books and the beach He dedicated Iris life to spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ He wras a member and elder emeritus at Columbia Heights Assembly of God He served as pastor of McKinley Indian Mission in Toppenish Wash in 1949 Naches Community Church from 1958 to 1972 and First Christian of Yakima from 1973 to 1974 He married Mabel Schaeffer Sept 2 1967 in Yakima She survives him at home Also surviving are two daughters Lindarae Hovde of Castle Rock and Colleen Faye Becker of Longview seven grandchildren 9 great-grandchildren two nieces and five nephews He was preceded in death by two brothers Paul Caldwell and Edwin Caldwell and two sisters Irene Smith and Betty Jean Holden A funeral service will be held at 11 am Friday at the Columbia Heights Assembly of God church with Pastor Kent Doehne and Pastor Kevin Weaver officiating Interment wiD be at Longview Memorial Park Viewing wiD be from 10 am to 5 pm Wednesday and Thursday at Dahl-McVicker Funeral Home Memorial contributions may be made to World Vision International 34834 Weyerhaeuser Way Federal Way WA 98001 or the Columbia Heights Christian School 3609 Columbia Heights Road Longview WA 98632 William Klingaman Former Kelso resident WiDiam Klingaman 80 died Oct 25 2000 at his Coeur Alene Idaho home after a long illness He was bom Oct 4 1920 in CuDam DL and moved with his fam-Uy to Kelso where he attended grade school and Kelso High School Mr Klingaman enlisted in the Air Force in 1940 and was stationed in Fort Douglas Utah and Wendover Utah serving as a master sergeant He served in the reserves during World War and was caDed to active duty in Korea in 1951 Afterwards he was stationed in Rapid City Iowa and Spokane He was honorably discharged in 1957 He worked as a pipefitter for 36 Patricia Erickson Longtime Chinook resident Patricia Joan Erickson 77 died Oct 27 2000 in Astoria She was bom Dec 15 1922 in Chinook to Peter Stuart and Winifred Beatrice (Kayler) Davis Sire attended Chinook Grade School graduated from Dwaco High School and received a degree in education from the University of Oregon in 1946 Mrs Erickson taught a year in both Canby Ore and Seaside After moving to Portland she taught five years at Girls Polytechnic High School She then moved to tire San Francisco Bay area where she also taught She married career Air Force officer Aslin in 1958 Traveling with hint she taught in Taiwan and Spokane before returning to Chinook in 1961 She taught several subjects including physical education and Washington history at Dwaco High School until her retirement in 1982 She was a lifelong member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Clrinook a member of the American Association of University Women Sigma Kappa Sorority Women of Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Aid Association for Lutherans Washington Retired Teachers Association Pacific County Historical Society and the Daughters of Pioneers Her devotion to local history was instrumental to the Dwaco Heritage Museum of which she was a founding member She ergoyed traveling reading fishing crossword puzzles her grandchildren and many friends She will be remembered for her generosity personable leadership and devotion to her community and church She was proud of her pioneer roots in Chinook Mrs first husband died in 1989 In 1990 she married a longtime friend Carl Erickson who survives her at home Other survivors include two stepsons Gary Aslin of Fort Worth Texas and George Erickson of Warrenton Ore two stepdaughters Wanda Laukkanen of Forest Grove Ore and Carol Erickson of Portland and nine grandchildren She was preceded by a sister Rhoda Davis and two brothers Chuckie Davis and Trooper Davis who died in the 1944 Normandy invasion and is buried on Omaha Beach A memorial service wiD be held at 1 1 am Saturday at tire Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chinook A luncheon reception wiD follow the service A private graveside service wiD be held at Dwaco Cemetery Memorial contributions may be made to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chinook PO Box 160 Chinook WA 98614 or the Dwaco Heritage Museum RO Box 153 Dwaco WA 98624 Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel by the Sea Long Beach years in Longview and taught apprentice school He enjoyed hunting fishing traveling woodworking and rock hounding He wns a talented faceter cutting many gemstones to make beautiful pieces of jeweliy I le was a member of the Willamette Faceter Guild He married his wife Frances on Feb 1 1942 in Elko Nev She survives him at home Also surviving are a son Larry Klingaman (residence unavailable) a sister Maxine Packard of Salt Lake City Utah three nieces and a nephew He was preceded in death by a daughter BiUie Mae Klingaman At his request no funeral service wiD be held A graveside memorial service wiD be held at a later date In Deu of flowers contributions may be made to the Hospice of North Idaho 9493 Government Way Hayden ID 83835 Heritage Funeral Home in Spokane is in charge of the arrangements Dixie Harkcom Dixie Lee Harkcom 57 died Oct 17 2000 near her Vader home She was bom Feb 14 1943 in Longview to Robert and Pauline (Brunsdott) Lowry She was a 1961 graduate of Mark Morris High School She earned her associate degree from Lower Columbia CoDege in 1963 She also attended Reed Art Institute in Portland and graduated from Lower Columbia Beautician School She enjoyed country Dving and aD the hard work it entafled She loved landscaping her yard remod-eDng her home and spending time with fanuly She was a generous and giving person who often bought Christmas gifts for chUdren in the community She wiD be remembered for her love and kindness She is survived by her husband of 36 years Tom Harkcom at home two daughters Leigh Anne Harkcom-Sefton and Joanne Harkcom-Marty both of Spokane her mother PauDne Lowry of Winlock two sisters SaDy Gaul of Vader and Jane Graichen of Winlock and two aunts and uncles Her father Robert Lowry died May 16 1997 A graveside service wDl be held at 11 am today at the Vader CathoDc Cemetery with her nephew Robert Gaul officiating After the service a gathering wiD take place at the Lions Club in Vader Memorial contributions may be made to the Reward Fund in Memory of Dixie Lee Harkcom care of the First Community Bank Winlock Services are under the direction of Cattermole Funeral Home Winlock Geraldine "Gerry" Wright Geraldine (Brifey) Wright 86 of Longview died Oct 28 2000 at the Hospice Care Center She was bom Aug 4 1914 in Pueblo Colo to LeUa and Michael Brifey and moved to Margaret A Aheren Margaret Ann Aheren 80 of Kelso died Oct 28 2000 at the Hospice Care Center She was bom July 1 1920 in Muskegon Mich and had been a Kelso resident for 54 years coming from Chicago DL She worked at St Jolin Medical Center for 18 years as a aide in the nursery and was a member of tire Kelso Eagles She ergoyed playing bingo hunting fanuly gatherings and watching sports on TV rooting for the Mariners Sealiawks and the Fighting Irish She married Timothy Aheren on Jan 16 1944 in Louisville Ky He preceded her in death on March 17 1992 Also preceding her in death was a brother Ted Homosits in 1994 She is survived by three sons Timothy Aheren of Kalama Ted Aheren of Longview and Steve Aheren of Kelso a brother Steve Homosits of Chicago eight grand-chDdren two great-grandchffdren two nieces and two nephews A funeral service will be held at 11 am Thursday at DalD-McVicker Funeral Home Graveside committal wiD be held after the service at Green IhlLs Memorial Gardens The viewing wiD be from 10 am to 5 pm today and Wednesday at the funeral home Memorial contributions may be made to Die Community Home Health and Hospice PO Box 2067 Longview WA 98632 Elsie A Schieche LaBeck Elsie A Schieche LaBeck 80 died Oct 27 2000 in a Longview nursing home where she had Dved more than two years She was bom May 3 1920 in Freeman Wash Die daughter of Frank and Marie Kimmich Schieche She grew up in RosaDa Wash and on her wheat farm in Eastern Washington She graduated from MarycDff IDgh School in Spokane and attended Kinman Business University in Spokane She worked as a secretary at Old National Bank in Spokane until she married Peter LaBeck on May 2 1953 He predeceased her on Nov 14 1995 Following her marriage TECHNOLOGY Vote: Program gets kids in booths early Robots poised to help elderly be self-sufficient Institutional review boards are expected to give approval soon for Dmited testing with humans Dunbar-Jacob who is helping to develop the protocols for the robot said the Diitial testing wiD be done with healthy older adults and is intended primarily to see how people respond to the robot AccordDig to Thrun the robot would be placed for several weeks Di the home of an elderly person Di Pittsburgh who Dves alone It also would be tested for several weeks Di Die common room of an independent Dving faciDty where several elderly people Dve together without the need for constant nursing care Thrun said the nursebot project could lead to robotic personal assistants for the elderly witiiin a decade As the Baby Boom generation ages he said there is expected to be a shortage of caregivers for the elderly If robotic personal assistants can take up some of Die slack Thrun said it could prove attractive economicaDy for health insurers as an alternative to early Distitutional care He said the cost might be on Die order of $10000 a year per robot NursDig home care costs about $56000 a year on average Di 1998 accordDig to one study But Pearl is envisioned as a more ambitious step toward use of robots to improve the quality of life and self-sufficiency of elderly people Dv-Dig alone AccordDig to Thrun the robot is bebig designed for tiiree uses DiitiaDy: Intelligent reminding Many elderly patients while in reasonably good health are forgetful about taking their medications or doing other routine tasks around Die house Pearl wiD issue renunders to its human comp anion when it is time to take piDs drink fluids check in with the doctor or do oDier tasks Surveillance The robot via smaD TV cameras Di its eyes It can track motion and scan the room for evidence of trouble Tele-presence The robot can be used as a video phone providing an Diteractive Internet Dnk between Die homebound person and caregivers or medical personnel elsewhere They could check in with the person via Die monitor to discuss any medical concerns Elect RAMONA LEBER yCowlitz County Commissioner interact with robots and how theD presence can be made more appealing Studies suggest that people respond better to robots that have an identifiable draws their attention to the robot because there is something human-Dke about the said Mike Montemerlo a Carnegie MeDon graduate student who is workDig on the nursebot project A nursebot prototype caDed Flo after the nurse Florence Nightingale had rubbery Dps that could smDe or frowa But the head of the prototype used now to test equipment and new ideas was rather skeletal Pearl has a smooth iridescent metaDic look and a more expressive face thanks to eyes with Dds Diat open and close eyebrows Diat tilt up and down and a mouDi consisting of an array of Dght-emit-tDig diodes The robot can nod or shake its head and its cDcular twirl slowly when it is But the real test of the robot wiD be its abDity to make life easier for those it serves of the Drought behDid Die robot is to delay nursDig home care" said JacqueDne Dunbar-Jacob head of Die department of health and community systems for the Uiuversity of Pittsburgh's School of NursDig certaDDy not Dunk-Dig about substituting the robot for the supervision and care that someone needs by an The nursebot project recently won a $14 milDon grant from Die National Science Foundation By Earl Lane NEWSDAY PITTSBURGH Sometime Di the next few months if aD goes weD a sleek-headed robot on wheels named Pearl wiD be placed with several elderly Pittsburgh residents to start testing the idea that machines can help keep people on thefr own and out of a nursDig home The robot being developed jointly by Carnegie MeDon University and the University of Pittsburgh is designed to provide the chronicaDy DI elderly witii an automated companion to cany their dishes and other household items remind them when to take medications monitor theD movements for signs of falls or other mishaps and provide a two-way video Dnk to outside caregivers The nurseboh as it is caDed has been under development for about a year at Carnegie Robotics Institute Sebastian Thrun an assistant professor of computer science who heads the project said the use of robots as helpmates for the elderly makes sense are aD kinds of technological Dungs we have accepted very nicely because it adds some benefit to our Thrun said the robot is able to keep someone out of Die nursDig he said see why a person would raDier go Dito Distead of opting for the robot Stiff he acknowledged that the elderly often are uncomfortable with new technologies Researchers have been studyDig how people I wish they seen But we talk about it I want them to know what is happening in the Jackson says this direction is paying off Ten-year-old Taylor who is especially interested in environmental issues asked to stay up to watch Die presidential debates on television this faD When she heard A1 Gore or George Bush exchange sharp words she would ask her mother why they talked that way to each other When Bush or Gore deDvered a poDcy statement she understand turn to her mother for clarification learn a lot listening to says Jacksou Bartch took her oldest cluld Adam Dito the voting booth for Die first time eight years ago kindergarten teacher had discussed the Clinton-Bush presidential race with the class and wanted to see what it was all says Bartch a physical therapist explained to him that it is an obDgation to vote and he should be a part of On the Web: Takeyourkidstovotecom rockthevoteorg vote-smartorg kidsvotingusaorg and chooseorlose com From Page Cl time the kids are young part of their experience they wDl know what to she says McGDmis adds that research supports the theory of parental Difluence: According to a recent survey by the National Association of Secretaries of State young people ere more Dkely to vote if their parents voted and if they talked to their parents about vot-Dig as they were growing up Elections offer famDies topics that are far more Diteresting to talk about than homework and household chores McGinnis says: can teD your kids why thinkDig Die way you are ask them what heard what "advice they would give parents are not the only adults that can provide this opportunity she adds Grandparents even neighbors can take kids to vote Jackson beDeves Die desDe to vote grows out of a feeling of beDig engaged Di the community She grew up in a remote Oregon community Di a family that own a television and she wants to provide her daughters Taylor and liana Wuerker with a broader vlsiou watch the news whDe cookDig says Jackson a stay-at-home mom sometiung comes on and I say IIFreSrretI ChariesPrescotHB 87L3rd AvYlongviewB 636-9738 LEADERSHIP THAT LISTENS Paid lor by the Committee to Elect Ramona Leber P0 Box 104? 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