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MaT 1 Melvin E. Skager, 83, Mandan, died Dec. 15, 2000, in his home. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran Church, Mandan, with the Revs.

Charles Axness and Richard Hagestuen officiating. Burial will be in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan, with military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 707 and American Melvin Skager Legion Post 40. Melvin Skager Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, where a prayer service will begin at 7:30 tonight.

Visitation will also be held at the church one hour before services. Melvin Emanuel was born Dec. 5, 1917, in Oliver County, the son of Carl and Mary Alma (Linn) Skager. He was raised and educated in Oliver County. In November 1940, Melvin became the first draftee from Oliver County to serve a year in the military service of his country.

He was waiting his discharge papers at Fort Riley, when on Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. He married Marion Elsa Woehler on March 14, 1942, in Junction City, Kan. His company was then sent to England until November 1942, when they were sent to Oran in Algeria, Africa, where they served under Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and Gen.

Mark Clark. In September 1943 they were sent to participate in the invasion of Italy at Salerno. When the war was over, he had achieved the rank of technical sergeant and was awarded the European Theater of Operations service ribbons with five battle stars and the Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged in June 1945. After three years as a civilian, he joined the North Dakota National Guard.

During the Korean War, he transferred to the North Dakota Air National Guard, and in May of 1951 his squadron was called to active duty with the U.S. Air Force. In June 1952, he was honorably discharged and returned to the North Dakota National Guard until 1954. In 1960 he joined the Air Force Reserve and on his birthday, Dec. 5, 1977, he was honorably discharged with the rank of master sergeant after 28 years of active and reserve service to his country.

He was employed with Amoco Refinery in Mandan for 23 years, retiring Feb. 1, 1978. Mel was an avid sportsman and enjoyed baseball and horseshoes. Oldtimers will remember his baseball prowess as a member of the Mandan Trainers, amateur baseball team. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing, and camping with his grandchildren was always a joy.

He was a member of First Lutheran Church, the Elks and the American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Marion; his children, Judi Harm and her husband, Larry, Mandan, John and his wife, Shirley, Federal Way, SuEllen Skager and her special friend, D.J. Miller, Sioux Falls, S.D.; eight grandchildren, Terry Harm, Kim Vega, Craig Harm, Jodi Harm, Cori Harm, Shawn Skager, Farah Skager and Tom Skager; and 10 great-grandchildren; six sisters and four brothers-in-law, Agnes and Gilbert Sanden, Detroit Lakes, Elaine and William Lehmkuhl, Roundup, Irene and Orlyn Slinde, Albert Lea, Betty Knaub, Froeberg, Zelda and Leonard Graton, Yuma, Clarice Baker, Sand Coulee, and one brother and two sisters-inlaw, Maynard and Arlene, Billings, and Evangeline Skager, Babbitt, Minn. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Milton and Marvin; and one sister, Dora. In 1 lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to First Lutheran Church, Mandan, or the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery.

Helen Westenmayer WILLISTON Helen S. Westenmayer, 84, Williston, died Dec. 11, 2000, in the Williston hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at St.

Joseph's Catholic Church, Williston, with burial in Riverview Cemetery, Williston. She is survived by three daughters, Louise Bowman, Cannon Falls, Barbara Hansen, Grinnell, Iowa, and Joanette Wagner, Charleston, W.V.; one sister, Elizabeth Young, Williston; eight grandsons; and seven great-grandchildren. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston) Benedict Feist STRASBURG Benedict K. Feist, 89, Strasburg, died Dec. 16, 2000, in the Linton hospital.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Strasburg, withburial in the church cemetery. He is survived by three sons, Benny, Eden Prairie, Gary, Vernon, and Ken, Middleton, one daughter, Jane Debing, West Fargo; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mary Lipp, Strasburg. (Myers Funeral Home, Linton) 2000 HOLIDAY HELPER If you are in need of gift ideas, why not start here: HOLINET HELPER De ree He arse 1 The Holiday Helper consists of ads from local Mobiling ave merchants and is searchable by business or category. You can quickly view the ad or download clear and readable format.

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Heilman, 56, 3500 93rd St. S.E., Bismarck, died Dec. 15, 2000, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Word of Faith Church, Bismarck, with the Rev.

Dom Vetter officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Larry Heilman Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Perry Funeral Home, Mandan, and will continue at the church one hour before services. Larry was born Oct. 27, 1944, at Rugby, to Sebastian and Lena (Haberlack) Heilman.

He was raised and educated in rural Balta. As a young man he took up welding and worked as an iron worker for many years until becoming disabled in 1985. He married Leona Volk on Feb. 12, 1966, at Karlsruhe. Larry loved camping, hunting and fishing, and was a member of Ironworkers Local 793.

He is survived by his wife, Leona; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Lora and Clarence Raught, Bismarck, Jodi and Kelly Unger, Mandan, and Tanya Heilman, Bismarck; one son and Jeremy and Amy Heilman, Lincoln; three sisters and one brother-in-law, Maryann Haman, Carrington, Irene Keller, Washington, D.C., and Regina and Dennis Goetz, Esmond; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Ed and Francis Heilman, Balta, and LeRoy Heilman, Wilton; six grandchildren, Travis Heilman, Randy and Ryan Holden, Chantel and Tyler Unger and Abby Heilman. Larry was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Terry; one sister, Alvina; and one brother, Joe. John Krebs NEW ENGLAND -John F. Krebs, 80, Bismarck, died Dec. 16, 2000, in a Bismarck care center.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, New England, with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Marie; five daughters, Sister Lavonne Krebs, Winona, Marilyn Mohrman, Jacksonville, Jeanette Krebs, Bismarck, Elaine David, Bismarck, and Sharon Larimer, Sargeant Bluff, Iowa; four sons, Ron, Des Moines, Iowa, Gary, Prosser, Rick, Bismarck, and Charles, Morris, 16 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four sisters, Violet Dobitz, New England, Sister Rosaleen Krebs, Sister Rose Marie Krebs and Sister Rose Anthony Krebs, all of Mankato, and three brothers, Nick and Elmer, both of Dickinson, and Anton, New England. (Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson) Dear relatives and friends of Sister Magdalen Heck "Your kind expression of sympathy is deeply appreciated and gratefully acknowledged" The Heck Family Michele Heck Frank Heck Apollonia Schaff Monica Williams Elizabeth Raymond Geller All you have to do is listen The effect of hearing impairment is subtle, yet devastating.

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323-8460 323-8465 323-5283 663-1569 1 Katherine Neumiller Katherine Neumiller, 100, Bismarck, died Dec. 16, 2000, in a Bismarck care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Kermit Culver officiating.

Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Katherine Neumiller Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. today at Eastgate Funeral Service, and will continue at the church one hour before services. Katherine "Katie" Klein was born in Schaumbale, Russia, on March 20, 1900, the daughter of Daniel and Charlotte (Schuckmeier) Klein. In 1911, Katie and her family immigrated to the United States and settled in the Mercer area.

On March 23, 1919, she married Christ Neumiller at Mercer. They settled on the family homestead south of Mercer. In 1947 they moved to Bismarck. Katie was employed at Master Cleaners and as a cook at the Baptist Home. She loved to bake and always had many goodies for her children, grandchildren and many friends when they would stop to visit.

Katie is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Ted and Alice Neumiller, Turtle Lake, and Harold and Marlys Neumiller, Bismarck; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Ruth and Ted Kurie, Mercer, Ruby Schlafman, Stanton, and Martha and Reuben Schlafman, Jamestown; one sister, Rose Stacy, Bismarck; three half-brothers, Herman Klein, Louie Klein and Ted Klein, all of Bismarck; three half-sisters, Bertha Peacher, Hilda Mraz and Lena Bitterman, all of Oregon; 31 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Christ; two sons; two daughters; one son-in-law; two daughters-inlaw; four sisters; two half-brothers; two granddaughters; and two great-grandsons. Dorothy Anderson Dorothy Ann Anderson, 72, Jasper, Texas, died Dec. 16, 2000, in a Beaumont, Texas, hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m.

Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, Jasper, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. She is survived by three daughters, Laurie Harrington, Beaverton, Kim Callaway and Teri Dotson, both of Jasper; one stepson, Dallas Anderson, Clarksville, three stepdaughters, Iolani Tedesso, Temple, Chris Dunn, Sweat, Idaho, and Bonnie Kinnard, Arkadelphia, one brother, Jim Fisher, Mandan; one sister, Delores Booke, Dickinson; four grandchildren; and 10 stepgrandchildren. (Stringer and Griffin Funeral Home, Jasper) CASTLERAY PHILLIP E. MARTHA H. 1926-1981 1927- HIGHEST QUALITY MONUMENTS Tablet: 36" 6" 20' Base: 48" 12" $895 BISMARCK MARBLE GRANITE miles East of Bismarck on Hwy.

10 PO. Box 2421 Bismarck, ND 58502-2421 CALL 701-223-4440 In Our Care Linda Bibelheimer, 91 Service Monday, December 18, 2000; 10:30 AM Century Baptist Church, Bismarck Henrietta "Hattie" Tellinghusen, 87 Service Tuesday, December 19, 2000; 11:00 AM Bethel Lutheran Church, Bismarck Castrate FUNERAL SERVICE Bismarck Steele 223-7322 The Bismarck Tribune Monday, Florence Kadrmas DICKINSON Florence Kadrmas, 88, Dickinson, died Dec. 15, 2000, in the Dickinson hospital. Services will be held at 1 p.m. MST Tuesday at St.

Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson, with burial in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Dickinson. She is survived by two daughters, Nilah Adams, Bismarck, and Marlene Lampl, Elk Grove, nine grandchildren; and 15 great -grandchildren. (PriceMurphy Funeral Home, Dickinson) Erland Blomquist JAMESTOWN Erland Blomquist, 84, Jamestown, died 2000, in a Jamestown care center. Services will be held at p.m.

Wednesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kulm. Further arrangements are pending at Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Kulm. FUNERALS TODAY LINDA BIBELHEIMER, 91, Bismarck, 10:30 a.m., Century Baptist Church, Bismarck. (Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck) PHILIP ECKROTH, 78, Mandan, 1 p.m., St.

Joseph's Catholic Church, Mandan. (Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan) BEN FEIST, 89, Strasburg, 10:30 a.m., Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Strasburg. (Myers Funeral Home, LInton) HAROLD FREED, 90, Dickinson, 10 a.m. MST, St. Luke's Home, Dickinson.

(Price-Murphy Funeral Home, Dickinson) EDMUND HIEB, 82, Denhoff, 10:30 a.m., Holy Family Catholic Church, McClusky. (Hertz Funeral Home, McClusky) THEODORE KOEPPLIN, 80, Wishek, 11 a.m., Seventh-day Adventist Church, Lehr. (Haut Funeral Home, Wishek) GRACE KUKOWSKI, 90, Kennebee, S.D., 11 a.m. MST, United Community Church, Beach. (Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home, Beach) CAROLYN MAHIN, 68, Tappen, 11 a.m., Faith Evangelical Church, Crystal Springs.

(Eastgate Funeral Service) MILTON OFSTHUN, 66, Minot, 11 a.m., Bethany Lutheran Church, Minot. (Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot) JACOB STOVER, infant, 2 p.m., St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Williston. (Everson Funeral Home, Williston) ALYSHA VETTER, 3 months, 11 a.m., Ascension Catholic Church, Bismarck. (Bismarck Funeral Home) HELEN WESTENMAYER, 84, Williston, 10 a.m., St.

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Washington, Bismarck Parking available in Dairy Queen lot bay the Memory of your loved ones bring a smile to your lips and a warmth to' your heart this hoiday season. Happy Holidays' From the staff of Sunset Memorial Gardens "That the beauty of life may survive' 1313 East Century Ave. Bismarck December 18, 2000 Page 13A Affair could be the end of mayor's long career MILWAUKEE (AP) As the longest-serving mayor of a large U.S. city, John Norquist has developed a reputation as an urban intellectual and a hardnosed administrator who has devoted his career to promoting Milwaukee, not himself. So when local radio and television stations broke into regular programming earlier this month with the mayor saying he'd had a five-year sexual relationship with an appointed aide, Milwaukee's corner taverns and coffee shops were abuzz.

"I think people in Wisconsin are surprised and disappointed." Jody Husslein, 38, Milwaukee The aide, Marilyn Figueroa, then filed a sexual harassment complaint against the city of 600,000, complete with lurid details that still have residents shaking their heads in disgust. Norquist again went on television and released the complaint; his wife was at his side both times. "I think people in Wisconsin are surprised and disappointed," said Jody Husslein, 38, of Milwaukee, a retail manager. "Especially going on TV and admitting it? With his wife? This isn't New York or L.A. Someone who cheats like that is no longer a trustworthy person." Norquist won his fourth straight term in April by a margin of 56 percent to 44 percent in this staid Midwestern manufacturing city, home to Miller Brewing Co.

and Harley-Davidson Inc. A free-market advocate, Norquist, 51, has increased city services while cutting both taxes and spending. He's been lauded as a "New Democrat" in national publications like the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. "What he stands for is efficiency, reigning in the cost of government, privatizing functions and jawboning about welfare and education," said Ron Weber, professor of state government at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. "He's made a very serious effort to get his name out in the national constituency." But he's also admitted to an affair with someone in his office.

And that kind of thing doesn't fly in Wisconsin, Weber said. "This is the Midwest. We're more old-fashioned," said Milwaukee resident Kathy Sheehan, 41, a homemaker. "They might think of cheating but if anyone needs to watch their behavior and manners, it's people in office. I wouldn't vote for him again." Figueroa's complaint alleges that Norquist threatened her job every time she tried to break off the affair, wooed her with flowers and arranged trysts in Chicago hotels.

Figueroa left the job in January. The image is a far cry from Norquist's public persona. "When you see him around town, he comes across as this very tall, cold, intellectual kind of guy," Milwaukee resident Cherie Oliver said. "I don't think anybody would call him sexy." Norquist and wife Susan Mudd, an environmental lawyer, have been married for 15 years and have an 8-year-old son. Norquist says he ended his affair with Figueroa a year ago.

Before becoming mayor, he served 14 years in the state Legislature. Spokesman Steve Filmanowicz said Norquist has no intention of resigning before his term is up in 2004. Norquist is keeping a low profile attending to city business, such as overseeing cleanup operations after a record snowfall and introducing a nuisance property ordinance. "Business goes on as usual this side of the hall," said Alderman Fred Gordon. Whether the harassment charges bear out legally, the lapse of judgment will likely dog Norquist in Wisconsin for the rest of his career, Weber said.

"He's besmirched forever," he said. "Some people will never believe him. And some people will just get tired of him." (On the Net: City of Milwaukee: www.ci.mil.wi.us.).