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Bismarcktribune.com Bismarck Tribune Thursday, March 12, 2009 Page5A Oklahoma, Utah lead cell-only trend DEATHS Trendv California isn't a trpnrlspttprwrhon it mm ac tr rplv- John Peterson John Henry Peterson, 72, Bismarck, died March 10, 2009, of lung cancer. Services will be held at 1 1 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Jeff Tengesdal officiating. Interment will be in Forest View Cemetery, Two Rivers, Wis.

Denelda Lachenmeier Denelda Mae Lachenmeier, 81, Tappen, passed away March 9, 2009, at Medcenter One, Bismarck. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at United Methodist Church, Tutde, with the Rev. Perry Schnabel officiating. Spring burial will be in the Tutde Cemetery.

ing on cell phones. And while the 1987 movie "Wall Street" helped introduce the then-brick-sized mobile phone to popular culture, New York and other Northeast states lag in dropping landlines. Surprisingly, Oklahoma and Utah lead in going wireless, according to federal estimates released Wednesday. At least 26 percent of households are now cell-only in Oklahoma and Utah, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated. That rate was at least 20 percent in nine other states Nebraska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, New Mexico, Texas, South Carolina and Tennessee and the District of Columbia.

North Dakota's rate was just under 17 percent of households. Associated Press N. Korea accuses U.S. of interference SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korea took its first swipe at President Barack Obama on Wednesday, accusing his administration of meddling, though the communist country somewhat toned down its recent harsh, military rhetoric. North Korea has been highly critical of the United States in recent weeks, accusing it of using annual military exercises with South Korea to prepare for an invasion, a claim Washington denies.

Also stoking tensions has been the North's intention to fire a rocket, which it says will be a satellite but that South Korea and other governments believe will be a test of a long-range missile capable of striking U.S. territory. Man survives Niagara Falls plunge NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) A man jumped into Niagara Falls on Wednesday and survived the 180-foot plunge, then resisted rescue attempts before he eventually was pulled from the icy water to safety, police said. The man, believed to be in his late 30s, was semiconscious when he was taken to a hospital. He lapsed into unconsciousness and was listed in critical condition.

Nia gara Parks Police Chief Doug Kane said the man "voluntarily entered into the water and refused medical assistance at the bottom." He said the man was suffering from hypothermia and a head injury. Specially trained falls rescue crews tried to assist the man, but he swam away from them toward the middle of the river, Kane said. A private helicopter was called in and got close enough to the victim so that wind from its blades forced him close enough to shore for rescuers to reach him. Ex-NYC health official tapped for FDA WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama intends to name former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to lead the troubled Food and Drug Administration. Hamburg and Baltimore Health Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein have been talked about for weeks as the leading candidates for the top two spots at the agency, with Sharfstein as Hamburg's deputy commissioner.

On Wednesday, a person close to Hamburg said that announcement was imminent. The two physician-outsiders will be tasked with restoring credibility to an agency that has suffered a string of failures such as repeated food recalls including the massive salmonella outbreak in peanut products. Palin's daughter, boyfriend break up WASILLA, Alaska (AP) The engagement is off for the teenage daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and the father of her baby. Levi Johnston told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he and Bristol Palin mutually decided "a while ago" to end their relationship.

The 19-year-old Johnston declined to elaborate. Eighteen-year-old Bristol Palin says in a statement to the AP that she is "devastated." The two are the parents of a boy named Tripp, who was born Dec. 27. Curtis Cahoon Curtis Lee Cahoon, 27, Mandan, passed away March 6, 2009, at his home. Services will be held at 2 p.m.

Friday, March 13, at Perry Funeral Home, Mandan, with the Rev. Lee Herberg officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery. Curtis Cahoon A prayer service begins at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Curtis was born Jan. 29, 1981, in Bismarck, to Rodger and Arlis (Delzer) Cahoon. He was raised and educated in Mandan. Curt was very much loved by his family and a few special friends, Jeremy Galager, Jeff Royce, Jim Unckenholz and Charles and Pete. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and just being outdoors made him happy.

Curt loved his daughter, Chloe, very much and always hoped to spend more time with her. Curt was going through some tough times in life, and was trying to make it day by day. Now it's time for him to put all of his worries to rest and let God take care of him. Curtis was loved by all who knew him and will be deeply missed. He is survived by his parents; one daughter, Chloe Angela Preble, Bismarck; three sisters, Tammy (Carl) Inman, Glen Ullin, Maryann (Allen Couch) Cahoon, Center, and Crystal (Mark) Miller, Columbus, six nephews, Levi Cahoon, Braeden Tesky, Skyler Cahoon, Austin Barse, Robert Couch and Colby Couch; and one niece, Amelia Miller.

Curtis was preceded in death by his grandparents, Aulden and Bertha Cahoon and Emanuel Delzer; his cousin, Ronnie Delzer; and his aunt, Marie Potter. Visit the guest book at bismarcktribune.com LeRoyFrey JAMESTOWN LeRoy M. Frey, 77, Jamestown, died March 10, 2009, at Jamestown Hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at St.

John's Lutheran Church, Jamestown. Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. He is survived by one daughter, Sandra Stayton, Bismarck; seven sons, Allen, Glendive, Darryl, Post Falls, Idaho, and Scott, Daniel, Robert, Joseph and Kristopher, all of Albuquerque, N.M.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Rosaline Reineke, Bismarck, and Sharon Riedlinger, Elgin. (Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown) Noble Peterson Vx Noble Peterson, 93, Lemmon, S.D., v53 died March 10, 2009, at St.

Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck. Services will be held at 2 p.m. MDT Saturday, March 14, at Calvary Lutheran Church, Lemmon. Burial will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. He is survived by three sons, Noel, Canton, S.D., Rollin, Sedalia, and Wade, Lemmon; two daughters, Gail Ericsson, Lemmon, and Zona Peterson-White, Springdale, eight grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and one brother, Roman, Almont.

(Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Lemmon) I ') Riinrh nf rran9M i- Vase of uiuups OS pa cash Scarry only Daffodils casnS, iwon carry only 'Delivery extra. AM LeRoy Mertz LeRoy R. Mertz, 64, Bismarck, went to join his Lord and Savior on March 9, 2009. A celebration of life service will be held at 1 1 a.m. Friday, March 13, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with the Rev.

Michael Hance officiating. Burial will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. LeRoy Mertz Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Parkway Funeral Service, with a special time of remembering LeRoy at 7 p.m.

Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. LeRoy was born in Alexandria, on June 14, 1944, the son of Fred and Evelyn (Larson) Mertz. The family moved to North Dakota in 1945. They settled in the Underwood area. LeRoy attended grade school in Riverdale.

He graduated from Underwood High School in 1965, and went on to graduate from Rapid City Business College. He was united in marriage to Connie Molsom on Aug. 14, 1967. In that union, he was blessed with two children, a son, Jody of Mandan, and a daughter, Kitty Ann of Bismarck. He served in the U.S.

Air Force, including a tour in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged in 1974. LeRoy was united in marriage to Betty Ann Thomas on June 3, 1988. He was the accountant for Town and Country Lumber Yard in Mandan until he and Betty started an accounting business, Tax Shop. He served in leadership capacity with Beginning Experience and Nova Shalom, a marriage ministry.

In the last seven years, he had served as a team member and assistant director of The Healing Rooms of the Northern Plains, a prayer ministry. He was currently a member of Covenant Community Church of God as well as the treasurer. LeRoy is survived by his beloved wife of 20 years, Betty Ann, Bismarck; his son, Jody Mertz, and his granddaughter, Jasmine Mertz, Mandan; and his daughter, Kitty Ann Franchuk, and his grandchildren, Brianna, Branden and Brett, Bismarck. He is also survived by his stepchildren, Milo (Tanya) Thomas, Charleston, S.C., Wade (Jodi) Thomas and children, Brent, Jordan, Shyanne and Blay-den, Onalaska, and Donna (Greg) Hall and children, Allyson, Brittney and Paige, Fargo; his sister, Marion (Don) Byrne, Portland, four brothers, Wally (Diane), Bruce (Marjorie), Bismarck, Ray (Sheree), Minot, and Ed (Ann), Fargo; and many nieces and nephews. LeRoy impacted many lives with his gentle spirit and loving heart.

He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. He would say to us today, "You are blessed and highly favored." Go to www.parkwayfu-neral.com to share memories of LeRoy and sign the online guest book.i Visit the guest book at bismarcktribune.com Howard Breitbach Howard Breitbach, 84, Bismarck, formerly of Baker, died March 10, 2009, at Medcenter One, Bismarck. Services will be held at 11 a.m. MDT Monday, March 16, at St. John's Catholic Church, Baker.

Further arrangements are pending with Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker. James Roth James R. Roth, 59, Bismarck, died March 10, 2009. Arrangements are pending with Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck. John Peterson Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m.

Friday at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. John was born Nov. 8, 1936, in Two Rivers, the son of Julian and Erma (Henry) Peterson. He graduated from Two Rivers High School and then from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, in 1958. John married Bethel Pflughoeft on June 14, 1969, in Two Rivers.

He was the sports writer for the Bismarck Tribune from 1958 to 1965, and a reporter for the Two Rivers Reporter from 1965 to 1970. He returned to the Bismarck Tribune in 1970 and ended his career there in 2008. During his career, he received the award of Sports Writer of the Year in 1962. He was also inducted into the North Dakota Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1975 for excellence in sports writing. John was an avid runner, participating in several marathons.

He enjoyed walking his dog by the Missouri River and spent many hours walking dogs for the Central Dakota Humane Society. John is survived by his wife, Bethel, Bismarck; his daughter, Karleen (Aric) Spitulnik, Timonium, his son, Kyle (Michelle) Peterson, Plymouth, and his grandchildren, Benjamin Spitulnik, Jonah Spitulnik, Sierra Peterson and Sonoma Peterson. Go to www.parkwayfu-neral.com to share memories and sign the online guest book. Visit the guest book at bismarcktribune.com Byron Matthews NEW TOWN Byron Matthews, 74, New Town, died March 8, 2009, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 1 1 a.m.

Friday, March 13, at the New Town Civic Center. Burial will be in Matthews Family Cemetery, rural New Town. He is survived by his wife, Joanne; his daughters, Sharon Aubol, Janet Benton, Cheryl Matthews and Betty Matthews; his son, Kenneth; his sister, Marion Rasmuson; his adopted daughter, Yvette Blake; 23 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren, all of New Town. (Langhans Funeral Home, New Town) Yvonne DeLeeuw Yvonne (Keller) DeLeeuw, 57, Mountain View, died March 8, 2009, after a lengthy and brave battle with cancer, at her home. She is survived by her husband, Walter; her daughter, Alissa DeLeeuw, Mountain View; her mother, Marian Kellen Hazen; her sister, Lesley Braun, Bismarck; her brothers, Franklin Keller, Lisbon, and Shane Keller, Palm-dale, her stepson, William; and her stepdaughters, Laura and Karen.

(Seibel Funeral Home, Beu-lah) AlLang Al Lang, 74, Bismarck, passed away March 8, 2009. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today, March 12, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Gene Lindemann officiating.

Burial will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. (Perry Funeral Home, Mandan), Mi Denelda Lachenmeier Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, and from 1 to 9 p.m. Friday at Eastgate Steele Memorial Chapel.

Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Denelda was born Sept. 16, 1927, the daughter of Emil and Martha (Scher-benske) Zerr. She grew up on the family farm near Arena and attended Arena School. As a young lady, she worked for her uncle at Scher-benske's Store in Turtle until her marriage to Arthur Lachenmeier on Nov.

28, 1948. In the spring of 1949, they moved to a farm southwest of Gackle, where they farmed for two years. The spring of 1951, they purchased their present farm north of Napoleon, where they raised their family and have since resided. Denelda's loves in life were her family and friends, farming, buying and raising cattle, gardening (especially mowing her yard), holidays, and baking and cooking for everyone who would come to her home no matter what time of day! Denelda also enjoyed pinochle, fishing anytime and road-tripping with Dad and family. She also enjoyed making homemade ice cream and special dishes (mostly German) for her family and friends.

Music was important to her playing piano or organ with Dad in a duet on the accordion, past many hours of time. Denelda could strike up a conversation with anyone, and always found something in common topics were endless. She always looked forward to family reunions. She knew most family members' favorite foods and made sure they got them, and a birthday was never forgotten. Denelda was an outdoor person, working hand in hand with her husband; whether it was milking cows or raking hay, they were together.

Denelda is survived by her husband, Art; her daughters, Charlotte (James) Rath, Tuttle, and Judy (Randy) Kluksdahl, Driscoll; her grandchildren, Michael (Janell) Rath, Lincoln, and their children, Jared, Tyler, and Katelyn; Bryan (Mandy) Rath, Steele, and their children, Jayden and Avery; Weston (Tammy) Kluksdahl, Driscoll, and their children, Julius, Jayden, Miranda and Angel, Abby (Shad) Bauer, Milbank, S.D., and their children, Christena, Braydon, Peyton, Thomas and Kader; and Dillon Kluksdahl, Driscoll. She is also survived by her brothers and sisters, Fred Zerr, Tuttle, Melvin (Pearl) Zerr, Mandan, Allan (Dianne) Zerr, Jamestown, Alice Irvine, Bismarck, Margie Jansen, Valley City, Janice Zerr, Albuquerque, N.M., Wallace Zerr, Arena, and Dallas Zerr, Arena; her sisters-in-law, Gladys Zerr, Mandan, Edna Zerr, Bismarck, Colleen Zerr, Pick City, Ella (Al) Guthmiller, Jamestown, Lorraine Lachenmeier, Hardin, and Edna Lachenmeier, Jamestown; and many nieces, nephews and longtime friends. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Ray, Ronald, Robert and James; her sisters, Ruby and Gladys; and her parents. Go to www.eastgatefu-neral.com to share memories of Denelda and sign the online guest book. Visit the guest book at bismarcktribune.com FUNERALS TODAY Chapel, Bowman.

Estrella Knodel, 99, Martin, 2 p.m., St. Martin Luther-an Church, Anamoose. (Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey) Al Lang, 74, Bismarck, 10:30 a.m., St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bismarck. (Perry Funeral Home, Mandan) Margie Meyers, 77, Car-rington, 11 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Carring-ton, (Nelson Funeral Home, Fessenden) Sylvia Pederson, 69, Tioga, 11 a.m., Zion Lutheran Church, Tioga.

(Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga) Alvin Wolf, 76, Linton, 10:30 a.m., St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Linton, (Myers Funeral Home, Linton) Hinder, 58. MINOT Ella Flaten, 89; Elinor Ramsdell, 80; Helen Stoddard, 93. WAHPETON Vincent Herding, 56. Can you hear it? Eloise Backsen, 86, Man-dan, 1 p.m., Beuhler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan.

Thomas Dvorak, 87, Dickinson, 10 a.m. MDT, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Dickinson. (Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson) Charles Edin, 86, Jamestown, 2 p.m., St. John's Lutheran Church, Jamestown. (Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown) Ora Gunderson, 74, Bismarck, 1 p.m., Bismarck Funeral Home.

Jacob Hatzenbihler, 97, Bismarck, 10:30 a.m., Spirit of Life Catholic Church, Mandan. (Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan) Elaine Hofland, 82, Scranton, 10 a.m. MDT, Krebsbach Funeral Home STATE DEATHS BOTTINEAU Julie Lawless, 38. FARGO Scott Johnson, 45; Paul Polzin, 48; Angeline Rheault, 77. HARWOOD Bruce Need Windows? When quality counts, call www.abcwindow.com 701-224-9509 1-800-269-5182 1316 S.

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