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CCYYMK Anastasia M. Baker Anastasia M. Baker (neeMarin- chick), age 36, of Hudson, Ohio, beloved wife of Stuart, loving mother of Joshua and Zachary, dear daughter of Frank and Delphine (nee Semon) Marinchick of Hudson, Ohio, precious sister of Frank Marinchick of Hudson, Dan (Mary) Marinchick of Hudson, Doug (Rosana) Marinchick of Stow, Brad (Julie) Marinchick ofChardon, daughter-in-law of Tony and Hazel Baker, died Saturday, April 13. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Hudson Community Chapel at the corner of Rte. 303 and Terex Rd, Hudson, Ohio 44236.

Friends will be received on Wednesday, April17 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Johnson- Romito Funeral Home, AGolden Rule Funeral Home, 19 E. Main St. (on the square), (330-650-4181). Services tobe held at Hudson Community Chapel on Thursday, April 18 at 1 p.m.

(ALL TO MEET AT CHURCH) Burial to follow at Markillie Cemetery, Hudson, Ohio. Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries Paul E. Baum Paul E. Baum, 76, passed away April 14, 2002. He served in the United States Navy in World War II, and retired from after 40 years of service.

Preceded in death byparents, Herbert and Virginia; wife, brother, Herbert and he is survived by stepchildren, Patricia Doman, Robert Stahl, and Harry Doman; sisters, BettyJ. (Robert) Sigler of Akron and Anna B. (Ben) Teter, of several nieces and nephews. Private services wil be held at the convenience of the family.Me- morials may be made to the Diabetes Association. (Cremation Society of Ohio, 880-644-1012.) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries John Robert Barnhouse John Robert passed peacefully at homeFriday, April 12, 2002.

Born May 26, 1913 in Van Buren, Ohio, he lived most of hislife in Copley and Akron. He was a brickmason by trade and a longtime member of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local Union. He and his wife owned the East Avenue Tavern for more than 30 years. Preceded in death by wife, Harriett (Motes) and daughter, April. Surviving are sons, Robert (Becky), David (Gloria), Jim (Bev); daughters, Barbara (Jerry) five grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; brother, Jerry (Peggy); and sisters, Betty Stewartand Irene Ebersole.

There will be no public viewing. Cremains will be interred at Copley Township Cemetery at a later date. Condolences may be sent of Patricia Barnhouse, P.O. Box 377, Tallmadge, Ohio Hickman-Collier, 330-745-3161.) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries Robert Bibby Robert Bibby, 57, went home to be with the Lord April11, 2002, at Akron General Medical Center aftera long illness. Born inAk- ron, Ohio to the late William Sr.

andMary Lou Bibby, he had been a lifetime resident ofthis community. He graduated from Copley High School in 1965. He was employed by Rolling Acres Dodge for 27 years, retiring in 1996; after retiring, he became a member of the Volunteer Staff at Akron General Medical Center. He was a member of the St. Church, he also enjoyed helping hisneighbors and friends of the Channel Wood Village high-rise.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and great-nephew, Christopher Bibby; left to mourn his passing brothers, William Jr. (Joanne) of Columbus, (Phyllis); sister, Deloris(Michael) Wallace; aunts, Artiff Brown, Sandy (Ben) Hatch; uncles, John Bibby Jr, Charles (Ruby) (Leoinese) Rushin all of Akron, Ohio; nieces, Michele Bibby, Ta- neke Davis of nephews, Anthony Bibby both of Akron, cousin, Robert Bibby; a host of other family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday at Stewart Calhoun Funeral Chapel, Father Robert Labella officiating. Interment Mt. Peace Cemetery.

Friends may call at the chapel from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Procession will form andcon- dolences may be sent to 861 Amherst St. (Stewart Calhoun, 330535-1543.) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries First Class Petty Officer Donald W. Burton Jr. First Class Petty OfficerDonald W.

Burton 46, passed away April 9, 2002, in Keflavik, Iceland. Funeral service Wednesday, 11 a.m., at Trinity Church of the Nazarene 2780 Canton Springfield with Rev. James Hauser officiating. Friends may call at Hopkins Lawver Funeral Canton Akron, TODAY, 4 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to the College Fund in care of the funeral home.

(Hopkins Lawver, Akron, 330-733-6271) www.hopkinslawver.com Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries William P. Davis William P. Davis, 79, passed away April 14, 2002. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War IIand at Pearl Harbor, and was a lifetime member of DisabledAmericans and Pearl Harbor Survivors.

He was a high school teacher. Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Jeanette Davis; children, William Davis (Barbara) Davis, Nikki (Ron) Pierce, and Terri (Tom)Evans; nine a ndchildren; and three at-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the VNS Hospice Care Center, 3358 Ridgewood Copley, OH 44333. (ADAMS-MASON FUNERAL HOME, 330-535-9186.) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries Call 996-3333 Monday thru Friday 8 a.m.- 6:30 p.m.

ard of hanks (5 p.m.deadline for next day publication) John J. Darmstadt CUYAHOGA FALLS John J. Darmstadt, 86, passed away April 12, 2002. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at The Clifford-Shoemaker Funeral Home, 1930 Front Cuyahoga Falls where a funeral service will be conducted at 8p.m., Tuesday, Pastor Bill Michaelsoffici- ating. Private interment will take place in Northlawn Memorial Gardens.

Memorials may be made to Alzheimers Association, 1815 W. Market St. Suite 301 Akron, OH 44313-7067. (Clifford-Shoemaker, 330-928-2147.) A Golden Rule Funeral Home Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries Dorothy Schultheis Dorothy Schultheis, 60, of Centerville, Indiana, died Friday, April 12, 2002 very unexpectedly at Reid Ind. Dorothy was born in Massillon, Ohio, January 24, 1942 a daughter of Nick and Dorothy Friend Todich.

She was owner-operator of Centerville Pottery for the past 33 years. The pottery business has been in the family for the past 70 years and was started by grandfather Schultheis. Dorothy was a member of the National Business Association, Professional Florist, Bowling League and was anavid bowler. Dorothy is survived by her husband James Schultheis whom she married December 19, 1964 in Canton, Ohio; two sons, Bill Hemperly (wife, Peggy) of Massillon, Ohio, Scott Hemperly of Evansville, Indiana; her parents of Massillon, Ohio; three brothers, NickTodich and Pete Todich both of Massillon, Ohio, Raymond Todich of Evansville, Indiana; a sister, Rena Moore of Uniontown, Ohio. Memorial contributions maybe made to Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Gift Processing Center, P.O.

Box 29119, Phoenix, AZ 85038-9119. Marshall Erlewein Funeral Home, Dublin, Indianare handling the arrangements. There will be no public calling or funeral services. (Marshall ErleweinFu- neral Home, 765-478-5161) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries Daryl Dorsey Daryl Dorsey passed away April 12. Annoucements later.

(Stewart Calhoun, 330-535-1543.) Anna Dragan Anna Dragan, 88, died Sunday April 14, 2002 at Akron City Hospital. She was born in Akron and had been an Akron resident for most of her life. She was a member of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church. Mrs.

Dragan was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, in 1985; parents, Roman and Mary (Kudara) Hajoway; siblings, Stephen, Mary Ganns, Leidel, Estelle, Joe, Dorothy White and Harold; and is survived byher son and and Patricia Dragan of Cuyahoga Falls; sister, Helen (Ron) Tedeschi of Medina; Ann Dragan, Joseph E. (Mary)Dragan Jr. and Trish Lynn Dragan; great-grandchildren, Joseph Anthony Dragan; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday 9:30 a.m. at St.

Nicholas Orthodox Church, where the body will lie in state from 9 a.m. until time of services. Rev. Fr. T.

Stephen Kopestonsky officiating.Interment Rose Hill Burial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday 5 to8 p.m. at theKucko-Anthony-Kertesz Funeral Home, 95 W. Waterloo where Parastas Services will be held Thursday 7:30 p.m. Donations may be made to St.

Nicholas Orthodox 330-724-1281.) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries Michael Easter Michael Easter passed away April 12. 2002. Announcements later. (Stewart Calhoun, 330535-1543.) David R. Fink David R.

Fink, 40, of North Olmsted, Ohio, passed away Sunday April 14 at University Hospital Cleveland following a lengthyill- ness. He was born May 13, 1961 in Berea, Ohio. An avid Cleveland Indians fan, he enjoyedswimming, shopping and buying cars. Survivors include his wife of 19 years, Karen (nee Wenzel), his father Melvin, two sisters Laura (husband-Andy) VonStein ofRavenna and Kathleen Fink of Cleveland and two nieces, Brittany andBrooke VonStein. Friends will be received on Wednesday from 1 to 3 and6t o8 p.m.

in the chapel at Sunset Memorial Park, 6245 Columbia Rd. North Olmsted where serviceswill be held on Thursday, April 18 at 11 a.m. Memorial contributions are requested to the Diabetes Association, 3601 Green Cleveland 44122. (Arrangements arebeing handled by Dostal Funeral Service) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries In Remembrance Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Call (330)996-3333 (Call for deadlines) Carol Louise Eblen (Sauvary) Carol Louise Eblen(Sauvary) passed away April 13, 2002 at the age of 59.

Preceded in death byher parents, William and Edith Sauvary, she is survived byher husband of 41 years, Harry Eblen; daughter, Jackie (Bob) Pfeiffer of Copley; sons, Bill Eblen of Medina, and John (Tammy) Eblen of Copley; sister, Barbara (Steve) Potter of Westerville; grandchildren, Michael andMcKenzie Pfeiffer and Erin Eblen; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews. She was employed byElectro- Mechanical Manufacturing Co. for 14 yrs. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, friend. She always had a smile and was very special to all whoknew her.

A special thank you to Dr.Hazra and her staff, and Radiology staff, Ambulance, the VNS, the Hospice Care Center Staff, all of our family and friends who showed somuch love and support, and last but not least, our very dear Virginia, who helped Mom find some comfort, and Mary Fran, who helped her find some peace. Services will be held 11 a.m. THURSDAY at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller with Dr. Donard Engle officiating.

Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park.Friends may call at the funeral home WEDNESDAY 7 to 9 p.m. and one hour before the service. In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to the Hospice Care Center, 3358 Ridgewood Akron, 44333; or to the Humane Society of Greater Akron, 4904 Quick 44264. (Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 330-867-4141.) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries Gertrude E. Fitzpatrick Gertrude E.

Fitzpatrick, 91 of Akron, died Saturday, April 13, 2002 at The Village at St.Edward. She wasa member ofSt. Catholic Church andits Legion of Mary. She was preceded in death byher husband, Martin and son, James. Sheis survived byher sons, Tim (Maryann), Terry (Peggy) and John (Sandy); 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; Lewis; and several nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial willbe Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 10 a.m. at St. Catholic Church. Interment in the Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at the Hummel Funeral Home on Tuesday from 5t o8p.m.

Memorials may be made to the RonaldMcDonald House. (Hummel, A Golden Rule Funeral Home, 330-253-6126.) www.hummelfuneralhomes.com Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries Lillian A. Fricker Lillian A. Fricker, 90, died April 14, 2002. She was born in Akron, Ohio.

Ms. Fricker was employed by AkronChil- drens Hospital and then asa registered therapeutic dietician to the University of Michigan. She was amember of theFirst Grace United Church of Christ, and in her early years she was an executive secretary to the chief engineer, being involved with the Akron and Macon lighter than air program. Preceded in death by parents Fridolin and Josephine Fricker, and stepfather, William Fricker. Sheis survived by her brother, Frank Fricker; nephew, Fred Fricker; and niece, Judy Coakley; grand-nieces and -nephews, SueHoulihan, Steve Fricker, Colleen Coakley, and Sean Coakley.

Services will be held 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY at the BillowFAIR- LAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Akron, 44333, with Dr. Dale A. Young officiating.

Interment at Mt. Peace Cemetery. Friends maycall at the funeral home WEDNESDAY one hour before servicetime. Should friends may be made to Rockynol Retirement Community-The Ledges, 1150 W. Market Akron, 44313 and First Grace United Church of Christ, 350 South Portage Path, Akron, 44303.

(Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 867-4141.) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries ARDOF HANKS Take a moment to thank those who helped and supported you during your loss. Place a Card of Thanks in the Beacon Journal. Call 330-996-3333 Willie Gentry Willie Gentry passed away April 14, 2002. Announcements later. (Stewart Calhoun, 535-1543.) Walter Gibb TALLMADGE Walter Gibb 82, died April 14, 2002.

Mr. Gibb retired in 1982from the Norton Co. Prior to thathe worked with Goodyear Aerospace, where he builtra- domes, which are part ofthe radar system for airplanes. He was bornin Motherwe Scotland and lived in Tallmadge since 1957. He was a member of the Akron Baptist Temple, and was a U.S.

Army veteran, having served duringWorld War II in the Battle of the Bulge. He was preceded in deathby parents, Abraham and Isabelle Gibb and is survived by wife, Velma daughters and son-in-law, Linda Gibb of Tallmadge, Patty and Tom Wehn of Medina; son and daughter-in-law, Gary W. and Gayle Gibb of Bath; sister, Janet Patterson of Akron; andgrandchildren, Michael, Brian, Lucy, Courtney, and Ryan; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral services will be at11 a.m. Wednesday at the Hennessy- Bagnoli Funeral Home, 339 Southwest with Rev.

HowardD. Powell officiating. BurialGreenlawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and one hour beforeserv- ice on Wednesday.

Those desiring, donations may be given to the Akron Baptist Temple. (Hennessy-Bagnoli, TALLMADGE, 330-376-4251.) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries Deacon Eddie Lee Gillespie Deacon Eddie Lee Gillespie, 55, went home to be with the Lord on April 11, 2002 after anextended illness. Friends may call TODAY, April 16,2002 at Sommerville Funeral Home, where services will start at12 noon. Calling hours will be from 11a.m. to time of service.

Condolences may be sent andprocession will form at 1064 Fredrick Blvd. Interment will take place at Mt. Peace 330-836-2725.) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries Mary Gombar Mary Gombar, 95, ofLitchfield, Ohio, passed away April 13, 2002 in Medina, Ohio. She was the wife of the late John Paul; mother of the late John Louis (Joyce) Gombar; grandmother of John P. and David G.

Gombar, and Vickie Crenshaw; andgreat- grandmother of four. Family and friends are invited to meet at St. Martin of Tours, 1824 Station Valley City, Ohio, for the funeral Mass on Thursday, at 10 a.m. Calling hours will be Wednesday, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bauer Funeral Home, 2089 Columbia Valley City.

Memorials are suggested to the Funeral Home, 330-483-3300.) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries John R. Herring John R. Herring passed away April 11, 2002 at Manor Care Nursing Home after a long illness. Survived by a host ofaunts and uncles. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon, Tuesday at Stewart Calhoun Funeral Ted Carroll officiating.

Interment Lakewood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Procession will form and condolences may be sent to 1130 Santee Street. (Stewart Calhoun, 330-535-1543.) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries Russell R.

Johnstone Russell R. Johnstone died April 12, 2002 at his residence in Marco Island, Fla. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY atWestminster Presbyterian Church, 1250 W.Ex- change with Dr. Clifford J.

Hayes officiating. Private interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. The family will receive friends after theservice at Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice. (Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 330-867-4141.) Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries Continued on next page DEADLINES PHOTOS appearing in the InRemem- brance and Card of Thanks Classified sections must be at the Beacon Journal by NOON on the weekday before the run date.

Deadline for Sunday and Monday is at noon FRIDAY. Call (330)996-3333 for information or to place your ad. yronW hite dead at age 84 Former Supreme Court justice also found fame playing on football field By Aaron Epstein nightR idderN ewspapers WASHINGT ormerS upreme ourtJ usticeB yronR aymond hite who lived two American dreams by gaining nationalfame on the football field and reaching the pinnacle of the legal profession died yesterdayi nDenver of complications frompneumonia He was 84. residentJ ohnF. Kennedy who appointed White to the nation shighest court, once said excelled in everything he hadattempted and enne dy was right.

Among other achievements hite was a hodesS cholar a decoratedwar veteran and an honors graduate fYale La wSchool I nthe late 1930s, hite was renowned as a bruising ll A mericahalfback who ran over defenders, firedpasses to speedy receivers and even punted and kicked field goals. On the bench, he was hard to pin down, too. Inhis 31 years on the Supreme ourt from 1962 to 1993 he occasionally cut left, frequently swept right andoften dodged ideological labels by heading up the middle. isopinions tended to be austere and practical, focusing on the facts and consequences of a ruling rather than any underlying philosophy or dogma. I ncourt he seemedhumor less andgruff sometimes firing questions that froze orbefuddled lawyers and he alone among his fellow justices refused to read excerpts from his opinions in open court.

Reading his rulings aloud explained, was waste of ut away from thebench friends said he was a pleasant companion who would return to enver nearly every summer for fly fishing and golf and to look up old courthouse cronies. Hi sclerks found him intimidating until they got toknow him ras long as he wasphysi cally able, he would interrupt work to challenge his clerks to a basketball game in the fourth- floor gym, known as thehighest court in the land.B yall accounts he was aggressive on that court At the beginning of his judicial career, White voted with the court sliberals in civil rights cases the grew more conservative on those and other issues as the years went by. orexample hitejoined the liberals in endorsingvolun tary affirmative action in private employment in 1979. But in1987 when the court approved job preferences for women for the first time, White joined a blistering dissent declaring that the 1979 ruling should be overturned In 1989 he wrote a 5-4 decision that made it tougher for racial minorities and women to win discrimination suits against employers A year later, as if tounder score his unpredictability, White stunned conservatives by providing the pivotal votei na5-4 decision upholding the powerof ongress to encourage diversity in government regulatedbusi nesses nalysts said White was demonstrating aconservative deference to ongress a change on affirmative action. orn to a poor family in Fort ollins hite became a famous triple threat halfback at the University of Colorado who loathed his nickname of i z- hite graduated first in his class in 1937.

The following year, he played professional football for theP ittsburghP irates( later renamed the teelers )for $1 5,8 0 wcan I refuse ano f- fer like he explained. will pay my way through law school I n1939 he went to Oxford niversityo naRhodes cholar ship he beginning of World ar II cut short his studiesin nglandbut not before he made a friend who was to influence the course of his career: Joh nF. ennedy son of the U.S. ambassador hite entered Yale Law chool playing on weekends for the Detroit Lions in 1940 and 1941 hen the United States was drawn into the war, White served as a Navy intelligence officer in theS outhP acific he met Kennedy again.I twas hite who wrote the official report of the sinking of ennedy T-1 0 9. In 1962 when Justice Charles hittaker from nervous exhaustion, announced his retirement residentK ennedy chose White for the high court.

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