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NEWS-PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1998 3B Obituaries State (DEATHS Information in the Deaths column is printed free of charge. To place a listing call 335-0324. Lee County GALLANT, GILBERT 68, Jamaica Bay, died Friday. Arrangements by Phil Riser Funeral Home, Inc. HALL, DONNA KAY, 55, Cape Coral, died Thursday.

Funeral Sunday. Arrangements by Coral Ridge Funeral Home. KIRKCONNELL, CHARLES W. "KIRK, 91, Fort Myers, died Wednesday. Eucharist of Christian Burial today.

Arrangements by Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Home, 1600 Colonial Blvd. MC ELROY, LA DONNA 84, Fort Myers, died Arrangements by Cremation Society. Thursday. National Charlotte, died Wednesday. Memorial Mass Monday.

Arrangements by Roberson Funeral Home Crematory. Collier County COLDING, RUTH ANN, 58, Immokalee, died Thursday. Services Monday. Arrangements by Brister Funeral Home. Hendry County RUTAN, ELEANORA 68, LaBelle, died Thursday.

Arrangements by Akin-Davis Funeral Home, LaBelle. Out of Area HOLLJDAY, BERNARD 84, Deerfield, 111., died Thursday. Arrangements by National Cremation Society. JACKMAN, CLARENCE 80, Cape Coral, died Friday. Funeral Tuesday from Fawcett Oliver Glass and Palmer Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Ohio.

LANGMAN, KIMBERLY CAROL, 37, Massillon, Ohio, died Wednesday. Arrangements by National Cremation Society. Charlotte County ELRICH, JOHN 67, Punta Gorda, died Wednesday. Memorial service Tuesday in Winter Haven. Arrangements by National Cremation Society of Port Charlotte.

HELLMANN, LYDIA TAYLOR, 76, Punta Gorda, died Wednesday. Arrangements by Roberson Funeral Home. TALLMAN, ANN 71, Port -CV f-411 lEATInIS, FMMEIMLS Information in the Deaths and Funerals column is paid advertising. To place an obituary call 335-0324. The Associated Press GEORGIA TOURISTS SHOT: Five Georgia tourists attending a family reunion were among people shot, two fatally, by ski-masked teen-agers who terrorized central Florida in an hour-long rampage authorities said Friday.

The room at lower right at John's Resort in Haines City is where the Georgia family was shot. Teen spree leaves 2 dead, 7 hurt times," Crow said. Ten-year-old Vickie Smith was shot as she lay on a bed. Her wounded 15-year-old sister gave a description of the suspects' vehicle, and deputies stopped a car around midnight. One teen-ager was arrested then, the two others later.

Kiser Funeral Home, 9231 Cypress Lake Drive. Funeral services will be Monday, May 4, 1998, at 10:00 a.m., at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 28441 S. Tamiami Suite 208, Bonita Springs FL 34134. Phil Kiser Funeral Home 481-4341 Collier County RUTH ANN COLDING Ruth Ann Cotding, 58, longtime resident of Immokalee, passed away April 30, 1998 in Fort Myers after a lengthy illness.

She was born May 28, 1 935 in Blossburg, and moved to Florida in 1962. She is survived by her loving husband, Wade Colding of Immokalee; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Gayle Colding; daughters and sons-in-law: Susan and Danny Mays and Donna and Bo Sage; and her loving brother, Henry BuVden of Watsontown, Pa. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 3, 6 8 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Immokalee with a service at 10 a.m. Monday, May 4. Rev.

Byron Hendry will officiate. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to Hospice House of Fort Myers. Brister Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Out of Area CLARENCE E. JACKMAN Clarence E.

Jackman, 80, of Cape Coral, passed from this life on Friday, May 1, 1998, at his residence following an extended illness. He was born Nov. 27, 1 91 7 in Byer, Ohio to the late Harold E. and Ella Rodgers Jackman. In 1940 he married Mary C.

Hutchison, who preceded him in death in 1988. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Paula Jackman of Cape Coral; and five grandchildren: Jeffrey, Jason and Danny Jackman of Cape Coral, and Kristin and Corinne Embrey of Red Bank, N.J. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Ann Embrey, and a brother, Lawrence Jackman. Mr. Jackman graduated from Purdue University in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.

He was a civil engineer for the Railroad for many years, retiring as a Vice President in 1 971 He was a member of the American Railway Engineers Association, the American Railway Bridge and Building Association, the American Association of Railway Superintendents, and the Association of American Railroads. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 1 998, in the Fawcett Oliver Glass and Palmer Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Ohio. Burial will follow in Grandview Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 8 p.m.

on Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. noon and service time at the church on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Gabriel House Foundation, 16450 S. Tamiami Suite 3, Fort Myers FL 33908.

Arrangements by the Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Home, 1 600 Colonial Boulevard. DONNA KAY HALL Donna Kay Hall, 55, of Cape Coral, died Thursday, April 30, 1998 in Cape Coral. She was born in Bluffton, and has lived in Cape Coral since 1961 coming from Grayson, Ky. She was a member of North Side Christian Church in Cape Coral. She is survived by her son, Van Hall of Lexington, daughter, Lori Hobbie of Africa; mother Virgie Wiltshire of North Fort Myers; sister, Mary Lou Hennigan of Cape Coral; brother, Paul Brown of Smyna, and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 3, at 3:00 p.m. at the Northside Christian Church. The family will receive friends Saturday from 3-5 p.m. at the Coral Ridge Funeral Home. The family requests memorials be made to Hope Hospice in Donna's name.

Coral Ridge Funeral Home 283-0540 CHARMIAN YVONNE KINSEY Charmian Yvonne Kinsey, 81 of Cape Coral, died peacefully on April 30, 1998. Born in Dover, Ohio, on July 19, 1916, she was one of the first women to work in an executive capacity for the Roosevelt Hotel (now the Fairmont) in New Orleans, La. She moved to. Miami in 1958 and was in the business office of Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables until she retired in 1983. She moved to Cape Coral in 1984.

"Mem a as she was affectionately known, is survived by her daughters: Kathee Riera and husband Orlando, Louise "Bonnie" Mobley, and Jane Lund berg and husband Rick; eight grandchildren: Kristeen Kiernan, Marisa and Lindsay Riera, David and Michael Mobley, Donna Woods, James and Jon Carpenter; and seven greatgrandchildren. She is also survived by her beloved cats, Twinkie and Puss. Arrangements are being handled by the National Cremation Society, and services will be private. In lieu of flowers, friends are requested to make donations to the American Cancer Society. WERNER HEINZ PAPKE Werner Heinz Papke, 58, of Sanibel, died Thursday, April 30, 1998.

He moved to this area from New Jersey in 1 979. Werner owned and operated the Palm View Motel in Sanibel, worked for Dri Print Foils in Jersey, and served six years in the German Merchant Marines. He is survived by his devoted wife, Edelgard Papke of Sanibel; brothers: Horst Papke of Germany, Helmut Papke of Colorado, and Victor Papke of New Jersey, their wives and families; as well as sisters: Else Jobs and family and Ursula Cebandt, also of Germany; and many dear friends. Visitation hours will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 1998, at the Phil A service was held at Bryant Funeral Home in Franklin on April 30, 1 998.

Funeral service will be held Monday, May 4, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home with Rev. R. Charles Boggs, pastor of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service on Monday.

FT. MYERS MEMORIAL GARDENS FUNERAL HOME 1589 COLONIAL BOULEVARD 936-0555 EDWARD M. GRIFFITHS Edward M. Griffiths, 101, of Fort Myers, born Oct. 27, 1896, passed away on April 29, 1998.

Edward (Griff) is survived by his loving wife of 14 years, Jacqueline Dunlop Griffiths; his son, Edward Griffiths, Jr. of Fort Myers; daughters: Claire Bonekamp of Bradfort, Vt. and Marilyn Morrison of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; five step- children: Pat Peterson of Hudson, Ohio, Kathy Metz-Porozni of Portland, John Metz of Houston, Texas, Nancy Heath of Dallas, Texas, and Mary Kay Herrea of Willoughby Hills, Ohio; a niece, Pamela McFall; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Alice. Griff retired to Fort Myers in 1962.

A veteran of WW he was a member of the VFW, Fort Myers Beach. He retired from Republic Steel, Youngstown, Ohio, as an engineer. Mr. Griffiths' ashes will be taken to Sewickley, Pa. At his request, there will be no services.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society. American Family Funeral Home 337-7311 EVELYN N. HALEY Evelyn N. Haley (nee Nagelschmidt), 87, of Fort Myers, died April 30, 1 998 in Fort Myers. Born Oct.

29, 1910 in Brooklyn, N.Y., she grew up in Pittsfield, attending local schools. She moved to Florida in 1948 following the death of her husband, Ovila L. Arsenault. In 1955 she married Drew Haley and resided on the East Coast of Florida for several years before moving to Punta Gorda and eventually to Fort Myers. Mrs.

Haley was a graduate of the Lewis Hotel Training School in Washington, D.C., and worked as the cashier for the Kennelworth Hotel when it first opened in Miami Beach, Fla. and later she and her husband Drew opened and managed a successful photographic laboratory in Melbourne, Fla. In her later years she was an active member of the McGregor Baptist Church in Fort Myers, especially regarding its social programs for the homeless and orphans. She had most recently been honored by havi ng a building dedicated to her for her contributions to the Gabriel House, a home for the disabled and neglected children. Her only survivor is her son, Richard Clark Arsenault of Punta Gorda Isles.

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 2, 1998, at 12:30 p.m. at the McGregor Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Indian Springs Cemetery in Punta Gorda. The family will receive friends for viewing between 12:00 County RICHARD (DICK) BUERGER Richard (Dick) Buerger, 73, U.S. Navy, Ret.

C.P.O., son of Stanley and Dorothy (MacAulay) Buerger. Born Nov. 2, 1924 in Greensburg, he had lived in the Fort Myers area 25 years. He retired from 1.1 IIC avl I. pram 1 ne v.o.

iNavy aner to Jty years of service. Served in South Pacific in WWII. Married Ruth C. (Meyer) Buerger in Greensburg, on Aug. 12, 1947.

Dick was a businessman on Pine Island for many years mainly in mini-warehouse storage and rentals. He was a member of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church of Pine Island. Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Ruth; two sons: Michael (Pamela) Buerger and Mark Buerger; daughter, Carole (Duane) Brock; five granddaughters: Michele Islek, Marie Ferguson, Melissa Holloway, Jeanette Arevalo, and Leslie Buerger; four great-grandchildren: Rachael, Sebastian, John Michael, and Annelise; mother, Dorothy Bailey; sister Beverly (Donald Hamilton; nieces: Debbie, Becky, Cathy, and nephews: David, Donald Dean, and families. Visitation will be held Sunday May 3, 1 998, from 1 :00 4:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 3:30 p.m. Further services and burial will be in Greensburg, Ind.

The family asks that memorials be made to charity of donors choice. The Coral Ridge Funeral Home and Cemetery is in charge of arrangements. Coral Ridge Funeral Home 283-0540 MARION H. (JIMMY) GALLMAN Jimmy Gallman passed away Monday, April 27, 1998, at his summer home in Franklin, N.C. Jimmy was born Oct.

16, 1921 in Union County, S.C., first-born son of Marion H. and Josie Young Gallman. He moved with his family to the southwest Florida area in the late 1 920s and lived in Fort Myers until 1 942 when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. During World War II, he served aboard warships in the European Theatre and participated in the invasion of German and Italian strongholds.

Jimmy returned to Fort Myers after the war and became an automotive and marine battery dealer on Anderson Avenue. Later, he relocated his business to Fowler Street and expanded his merchandise to include trailer hitches, hand, and power tools. Gallman Battery Service continues in business today, although Jimmy retired in 1975. He resided in North Carolina in summer months and in Fort Myers during the winter season. Mr.

Gallman was preceded in death by his first wife of 38 years, Madalyn SNow Gallman, and brothers, David "Al" Gallman and George H. Gallman. He is survived by one son, James Edward Gallman, and wife, Barbara; and his wife, Bernice C. Gallman. Also surviving are his brother, William (Bill) K.

Gallman and wife, Jan; and two grandsons: Jimmy of St. Louis, Mo. and Jeffrey of Fort Myers. South is savings snvini's Authorized And, NOW is is Natuzzi si sola bed. is; Random rampage hits Central Florida; 3 suspects charged HAINES CITY Three teen-age boys in ski masks went on a shooting rampage, killing two and wounding seven, including a group of Georgia relatives attending a family reunion, authorities said.

The high school students, ages 16 and 17, were arrested and charged late Thursday in the shootings, investigators said. The motive was unclear. Nothing was taken from the victims. Polk County Sheriff Lawrence Crow called it the "bloodiest crime spree by juveniles" he had ever seen. "We have a generation of kids with no conscience that shoot people down." One of the wounded, a 10-year-old girl shot in the motel room, was in critical condition.

The others were in good condition. The shootings took place in three central Florida communities. It appears the teens turned violent last Sunday when they allegedly killed Larry Steven Tyler, 32, of Haines City near the entrance of a golf and tennis resort, during an attempted carjacking. All the others were shot Thursday night in an one-hour span. The gunmen had jumped from a car and opened fire on a couple who stopped their car at a mailbox in Davenport.

The driver was wounded. Within about a hour, two people were reported shot in a vehicle at a stop sign in Dundee. That's when Christy Large, 21, was killed, and another person was wounded. Around the same time, there was a knock on the door of a motel room door near Haines City, and a masked gunman opened fire on five family members from Hinesville, Ga. two girls, ages 10 and 15, and their mother, aunt and uncle.

The family had just checked in for a reunion. Carlos Edward Moodey, 61, answered the knock and was shot. "He opened the door expecting to see relatives and was met by a hail of gunfire and was hit a couple of Sylathum Antwan Streeter, 16, Curtis Shuler, 16, and Victor Lester, 17, have been charged with murder and attempted murder. The State Attorney's office will decide if they will be tried as adults. Guests at John's Resort said they heard the gunfire when the gunmen attacked the family.

"1 (had) just dozed off and 1 heard 'boom, boom, said Dottie Blakeslee. Jim Lew, manager of the 120-room motel, said a family member called the front desk after the shooting and a clerk alerted police. "We called 911 and did what we could until emergency vehicles got SHULER STREETER LESTER here," said Lew, adding: "Nothing like this has ever happened here before." An hour earlier, Jeffrey Edward and Cathy Lynn Boyd stopped at their roadside mailbox in Davenport and were surprised by a trio who jumped from a car and opened fire. A bullet struck Cathy Lynn Boyd, who was driving. She was treated and released from Heart of Florida Hospital in Haines City.

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