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Saturday, June 23, 2001 Marci Rosen, (608) 252-6320 Wisconsin State Journal OBITUARIES ES information: Obituary CONWAY, Bernard "Beno," 97 CURLEY, Paul 75............... HARPER, George Wendell, 58 LESLIE, Benjamin 24. PETERSON, Evelyn 75 PITTZ, Anna 92........ REEDY, Mary 53 STEINHAUER, William 86 WELCH, Gene, 0 Indicates organ and DEATH Conway, Bernard "Beno" LYNDON STATION Bernard Thomas "Beno" Conway, age 97, of Lyndon Station, died Thursday, June 21, 2001, at his residence with his loving family by his side. B.T.

was born July 10, 1903, in Lyndon Station, the son of Michael and Catherine (Doyle) Conway. In. November 1929 he married Helen McGowan and this marriage was blessed with six children. He had been? funeral director since 1925, following his father's career choice, and had been the proprietor of the Conway Hardware Store in Lyndon station for many years, eventually passing this on to his son. The Conway farm that has been in the family for more then 125 years was also special to him and still remains in the Conway name.

B.T. was loving, kind and generous; the kind of person that a small town needed and depended on, as did his family. He also enjoyed fishing, spending time at the family cabin in Holcombe, and playing euchre. B.T. was also a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters for more than 75 years.

B.T. will be dearly missed by his wife, Helen; sons, Richard (Jeanette) of Lyndon Station, and Joseph (Judy) of Grafton, daughters, Colleen Edwards of Fitchburg, and Lynn OrmDixon, 20 grandand 22 greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; sons, Bernard Jr. and Robert; sister, Catherine Kane: and a son-inlaw, Jack Edwards. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, June 25, 2001, at 10:30 at ST.

MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH in Lyndon Station, with Father Ronald Zinkle, S.J., officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, rural Lyndon Station. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 24, 2001, from 4. p.m.

until 9 p.m. at CONWAY PICHA FUNERAL HOME, Lyndon Station. (608) 666-3333 www.pichafuneralhome.com Curley, Paul W. LANCASTER Paul W. Curley, age 75, of Lancaster, died Friday, June 22, 2001, at Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster.

He was born April 2, 1926, in Fennimore, the son of William and Agnes (Benish) Curley. He married June Jackson on November 28, 1947, at St. Clement Catholic Church in Lancaster. Paul was in the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserves, and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed woodworking and avidly worked crossword puzzles.

Paul also loved watching sports and dearly loved his grandchildren. Surviving are his wife, June, Lancaster; nine children, Steve (Val) Curley, Lancaster, Cindy (Tom) Martens, Platteville, Kathy Curley, at home, Bruce (Linda Rapatz) Curley, Browerville, Paula (Dick) Champion, Fennimore, Richard (Mary) Curley, Madison, Lisa Cargill, Platteville, Amy (Doug) Noble, Lancaster, and Jo (Ron) Rolling, Platteville; 19 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, six step-grandchildren and seven two sisters, great Gladys Wanazek, Lanstep caster, and Ruth (LaVerne) Slater, Lancaster; and three brothers, Harold (Millie) Curley, Madison, Jim Curley, Lancaster, and Joe (Delores) Curley, Antigo. Preceding him in death were his parents; a brother, Gerald Curley; and two sisters, Sister Clementa (Helen Curley) and Kathryn Compton. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 25, 2001, at 10:30 a.m. at ST.

CLEMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH, Lancaster, with Monsignor Tom Baxter officiating. Burial will be in the Boice Prairie Cemetery, Potosi township. Friends may call Sunday, June 24, 2001, from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. at SCHWARTZ FUNERAL HOME, Lancaster, where a parish Scripture service will be held at 6 p.m., and Monday morning prior to the service at the funeral home.

Harper, George Wendell PRAIRIE DU PRAIRIE George Wendell Harper, age 58, died Thursday, June 21, 2001, in Quebec, Canada, following an auto accident. Funeral arrangements will be announced in Sunday's si paper. Funeral Home, Sauk City Leslie, Benjamin P. WAVERLY, OHIO Benjamin P. Leslie, age 24, died unexpectedly while playing ultimate frisbee on Thursday, June 21, 2001, due to an abnormal cardiac rhythm.

He was born in Findlay, Ohio, on September 16, 1976. Ben graduated with high honors, earning' a degree in physics from Denison University, Granville, Ohio. He was Wisconsin State Journal B4 Saturday, June 23, 2001 Theft INDEX Lyndon Station Prairie du Prairie Ohio Watertown Point Horeb Deerfield donor. working toward his Ph.D. in engineering physics at UWMadison.

Ben was passionate about ultimate frisbee and running. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Suella Leslie of Waverly, Ohio, and Mary and Bruce Bash of Idaho Falls, Idaho; his girlfriend, Jessie Abba of Madison; three sisters, Billi Ann Leslie and Amanda Bash, both of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Adriana Leslie of Waverly, Ohio; a brother, Quinlan Leslie Waverly, Ohio; and a niece and nephew, Coral Jo and Luke Leslie of Idaho Falls, Idaho. A memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2001, at the OLBRICH ULTIMATE FRISBEE FIELD, across from Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Atwood Avenue. Ben's intellect and spirit be greatly missed by everyone he met.

Fitch Lawrence Sanfillippo Cress Funeral and Cremation Service (608) 238-8406 Peterson, Evelyn M. WATERTOWN Evelyn M. Peterson, age 75, died Friday, June 22, 2001, at Watertown Memorial Hospital following a lingering illness. She was born June 22, 1926, in Juneau, the daughter of Edward and Lenora (Schultz) Dummer. She had married Elmer Groehler, and then on December 15, 1979, she married Daniel Peterson at St.

Mark's Lutheran Church in Watertown. She had been employed at Johnson Controls for many years and. was recently employed at Horizons in Watertown. She was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church and was a member of the Wethonkitha Club Auxiliary.

She enjoyed playing bingo. Evelyn was a loving mother and grandmother and enjoyed spending time with her, grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Daniel Peterson; children, June Groehler of Madison, Jerald (Carmen) Groehler of Watertown, and James (Debbie Bohlman) Groehler of Watertown; a sister, Eloise Frazier of Bonney Lake, Washington; five grandchildren, Jacalyn Groehler, Leanne Groehler, Lynley Groehler, Lilly Lueck and Danielle Lueck; seven stepgrandchildren, Stephanie Beckett, Lynsy Beckett, Kim Cooper, Rob Wiedenhoeft, Gregory Jackson, Jeff Peterson and Jamie Peterson; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; six brothers, Donald Dummer, Edward Dummer, Clifford Dummer, Marvin Dummer, Neal Dummer and Victor Dummer; a son, Ronald; a daughter, Joyce; and a daughter in infancy. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 25, 2001, at 7 p.m.

at ST. MARK'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Watertown. The Rev. James Werner will officiate, with burial at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at 9 a.m. Visitation will be Monday from 5 p.m.

until the time of the service at the church. Memorials may be made to St. Mark's Lutheran Church of the charity of one's choice. Hafemeister Funeral Home, Watertown, is in charge of arrangements. Pittz, Anna E.

MINERAL POINT Anna E. Pittz, age 92, of Mineral Point, died on Friday, June 22, 2001, at the Mineral Point Care Center after a brief illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 25, 2001, at ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH in Mineral Point.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2001, at GORGEN FUNERAL HOME, Mineral Point. A complete obituary will appear in Sunday's paper. Reedy, Mary V.

Mary V. Reedy, age 53, died Thursday, June 21, 2001, due to an accidental drowning. She was born December 29, 1947, to Victor and Elaine Boyd in Madison. She graduated from St. Bernard's Elementary School, Middleton High School and LaCrosse College with a degree in nursing.

She was always a "care giver" to all of her family and friends, with a huge appreciation for the world around her. She especially enjoyed her special time with her grandchildren, camping, hiking, golfing, movies and travel. She was an avid lover of horses. She was employed in the nursing field at the Transplant at University Hospital, Madison, and recently at the CCU at St. Francis Hospital in LaCrosse.

She is survived by her daughters, Stacy and Becky, of Holmen, her grandchildren, Malik, Alexandra and Karlie; her mother, Elaine Boyd of Madison, brothers, Rick and Paul, of Madison, and Greg of Sacramento, sisters Julie of Naperville, Peg (Jon) Schumann of Verona, and Jan (Ben) Heller of Grafton, and her aunt, Norma Geier of Madison. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gayle; her father, Victor G. Boyd; and her brother Norbert "Nubs." Funeral arrangements are handled by WOZNEY FUNERAL HOME, Arcadia, Wis. Phone (608) 323-7185 for times. Steinhauer, William E.

MOUNT HOREB William E. Steinhauer age 86, passed away at Ingleside Nursing Home in Mount Horeb on Thursday, June 21, 2001. He was born on November 12, 1914, to Irvin and Nell (Byrne) Steinhauer in rural Dane County. Bill married Orpha Erickson on February 18, 1941. Orpha passed away in 1986.

Bill then married Bernice Hartwig Hefty on January 9, 1987. Bill was a dairy farmer most of his life until he moved into Mount Horeb in 1973. While farming, Bill also served as constable for the township of Springdale. He was then employed by Irv's Feed and Supply Inc. until his retirement.

Bill enjoyed woodworking, flowers, and playing cards. He was also well known for his Christmas lights and decorations. Bill also enjoyed bowling and participating in the Senior Olympics with his wife, Bernice. Bill is survived by his wife, Bernice; sons, Irvin (Judy) Steinhauer and Bill Jr. (Martha) Steinhauer, both of Mount Horeb; stepsons, Bill (Bev) Hefty of Oregon, and Gary (Delores) Hefty of Leesburg, grandchildren, Jeff Steinhauer, Becky Steinhauer, Sarah (Barry) Gordon, Jon (Wendy) Steinhauer, and Debra and Todd Steinhauer; stepgrandchildren, Scott Hefty, Tim Hefty, Derek (Cindy) Hefty, and (Lori) Hefty; four greatgrandchildren; five step greatgrandchildren; and two sisters, Ellen Johnson of Stoughton, and Dorothy Freitag of Oregon, Wis.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Orpha; three sisters, Theresa and Mary Steinhauer, and Ann Bossingham; and an infant brother, Vincent. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 25, 2001, at ST. IGNATIUS CATHOLIC CHURCH, with Father Paul Arinze officiating. Burial will be at Mount Horeb Union Cemetery.

Friends may on call from 4 p.m. 8 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2001, at ELLESTAD FUNERAL HOME, Mount Horeb. Bill's family would like to thank the staff at Ingleside Nursing Home for their caring and support. Welch, Gene DEERFIELD Gene Welch, age 62, passed away peacefully at home in Deerfield on Thursday, June 21, 2001, with his family.

He was born on January 21, 1939, in Deerfield, a son of Clyde and Hazel (Dalby) Welch. He graduated from Cambridge High School in 1957. He married Beverly Lund on June 11, 1960. served his country in the Navy. He retired after more than 30 years from Cuna Mutual as a printer and forea man.

He was member of Deerfield Lutheran Church and was on the board of directors for the Madison Packer Backer Club. His family members include his daughter, Gayle (Michael) Julseth of Deerfield; his mother, Hazel Welch; four grandchildren, Matthew, Ryan, Lauren and Brett; two sisters, Cheryl (Richard) Eide of Deerfield, and Linda (Harlan) Kittleson of Edgerton; two brothers, James of Atlanta, and Thomas (Susan) of Madison; a brother-in-law, Jim Davis of Oregon; an aunt, Irmagard Dalby; an uncle, Russell Dalby; nieces; nephews; many good friends; and a special friend, Peggy Lincoln. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly, in 1995; a son, Michael, in 1994; his father; and a sister, Shelby Jean. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 25, 2001, at DEERFIELD LUTHERAN CHURCH.

The Rev. Larry Sexe will officiate and burial will be in Deerfield Lutheran Cemetery. The family will greet guests from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2001, at the funeral home in Deerfield.

The family extends a special thanks to Dr. Al Musa for all his loving care. Olson-Holzhuter-Cress 201 Bue St. Deerfield (608) 873-9244 Continued from Page B1 of information that led to the convictions," said museum director Ann Koski, whose staff has continued painstakingly going through its collections of 5,100 native objects to learn what's missing. She said that in addition to missing items, some items have been substituted with similar looking, but less-valuable items.

One such item not as yet linked to Wooley was discovered on Thursday, Koski said. Wooley, who left the museum about two years ago for a job 1 with the Lac du Flambeau Chippewa, kept some items he took from the museum at his Minoqua home and sold others to collectors and dealers. Capitol Police found many in searches of his home in October and November. None of the 34 items that were found have been returned to the museum, Koski said. Fourteen are with a partner of Wooley's in Iowa, she said, and the rest are in the police property room.

Assistant District Attorney Ann Sayles said Wooley has cooperated with police Detective Ed Bardon to identify the Bats Continued from Page B1 whether bats can find it. Bat experts are exploring the many uses of bat houses. Borcherding has hung 31 bat houses in 10 styles in Yellowstone Lake State Park, near Blanchardville southwest of Madison. The bats that roost in his bat houses eat a million mosquitoes a night. "The mosquito problem there is pretty much nonexistent," he said.

Bats, particularly big brown bats, are also proving to be effective in controlling agricul- 0 This American Indian saddle bag, purchased by the State Historical Society in 1952 and worth $9,500, RID was one of the 14 items that former State Historical Museum anthropology curator David Wooley admitted Friday that he took from the museum's collection. Investigators found it in Wooley's Minoqua apartment in October. Submitted photo items missing from the mu- the museum. Another 10 items seum he is responsible for tak- from that list, for which ing. Wooley has taken responsibilBut Wooley told Bardon ity, will be submitted to he knows nothing about another Krueger in a list for sentencing 130 native objects from I a list items supplied by consideration.

of missing tural pests. "A bat house with 150 bats will eat enough cucumber beetles to prevent 3 million corn root worm larvae that would damage crops," Borcherding said. Bill Ebert, a coordinator for Golden Sands Resource Conservation and Development in Stevens Point, is leading an experiment of the bat's potential as a pesticide alternative. As part of the experiment, four clusters of houses have been placed in Wisconsin fields. By including four bat houses of different shapes, color and size in each cluster, Ebert can observe which bat house designs attract the most bats and what those bats eat.

Bat program "The Fascinating World of Bats" is the focus of a program at 8:30 p.m. June 30 in the amphitheater at Blue Mound State Park, 4350 Mounds Park Road, Blue Mounds. Ken Bowman, founder and president of Bat Conservation of Wisconsin, will be the speaker. Although the program is free, visitors must buy a park admission sticker, $5 for a daily pass for a Wisconsin resident. For information, call 437-5711.

"We hope that eventually we can prescribe farmers with the best bat house design and placement for their needs," he said. Here's a primer on bat houses Stores sell them, and plans for building one can be found on the Internet. By Jill Hopson Wisconsin State Journal Bat houses can be found at many stores that sell wildlife products. Plans for building a bat house are available on Bat Conservation International's site, www.batcon.org. BCI's Kent Borcherding prefers bat houses made of painted wood that are assembled with screws and caulked joints.

The roof should be slanted for drainage. Inside there should be baffles that allow several different layers for bats to roost. Borcherding recommends that the roosting spaces be threequarters of an inch wide. Freshman Continued from Page B1 majority of the applicant pool, were down, White said. "Students and parents are becoming really savvy shoppers," White said.

"They're looking for schools that will give them the best for their academic dollar." This year's class is not only the largest, but also the most talented based on test scores and grade point average, White said. More than half the incoming freshmen graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class. Big-name schools across the country saw significantly more applicants, but smaller schools did not have the same experience, White said. "As the school becomes more competitive, it also becomes more desirable," White said. "It becomes a spiraling trend." Ripon College's total enrollment of about 900 this fall is the highest in 20 years, said Scott Goplin, admissions dean.

But the private school admitted 200 freshmen, a drop from last year that Goplin attributed to a 6.8 percent fee raise and competition from the state's public schools. "This year they took more than usual," Goplin said of the University of Wisconsin System. "Not as many students Bat houses should be placed 10-14 feet up on a pole, tree or house where the bats' flight will not be obstructed. The house should face southeast so it will be warmed by the morning sun, said Allison Epp of Wild Birds Unlimited. Bats often stay within a quarter mile of water, so bat houses within that radius are more attractive, Epp said.

It is not unusual for it to take a year or two for bats to occupy a bat house because it takes a while for them to find it, she said. Some people use bat guano inside the houses. The guano is also an excellent fertilizer. A bat in your own house is not a cause for panic. There are several ways to chase away unwanted bats safely.

If a bat is hanging on a wall, it can be removed by placing a are looking at private school as an education option as they did in the past." Goplin said Ripon will reexamine its fee raise next year. Having more freshmen will not affect class sizes at UWMadison because the school must honor a contract with teaching assistants that allows them to teach only 19 students at a time, White said. The university could offer more classes to accommodate the new students, he said. Eric Lehman, 18, of Mayville will attend UW-Madison as a freshman this fall. The large freshman class is just part of the college atmosphere, he said.

"I can sit in a large classroom and learn just as well as I can sitting in a small classroom," he said. Freshmen may choose public schools over private schools because they typically are less expensive, said Beth Weckmueller, UWMilwaukee's enrollment director. "Private education may leave them with a lot more debt," she said. UW-Milwaukee's freshman class is expected to reach more than 3,000 this year, up from 2,980 last year. "We're definitely on an upward trajectory," Weckmueller said.

Applications rose 7.5 percent from last year, but that deep bowl or cardboard box over the animal and sliding a piece of cardboard between the container and the wall. It can then be taken outside where a gentle upward motion of the container should help the bat fly away, said Frank Iwen, curator of mammals at UW-Madison's zoological museum. Airborne bats will find their way outside if all the lights are turned off and one door is open. The bats will usually fly toward the light through the door, Borcherding said. Once the bat has left for the night or has been taken outside, homeowners will have to seal the bat's entrance so it won't return.

Bats can enter through air conditioning units, open doors or very small cracks in walls, Iwen said. included online applications that were never completed. Admissions have increased 60 percent over the past five years, Weckmueller said. More students also applied to UW-Oshkosh, where 2,537 freshmen were admitted by June 20. That's about 300 more students than last year.

Tim Danielson, UWOshkosh admissions officer, said applications rose significantly in the last two years after staying steady in prior years. "It just seems as though we've been a relatively popular choice," he said. Wisconsin residents and state legislators have long said they feel state schools have an obligation to educate those who live and pay taxes in Wisconsin. The schools try to admit state students first, but they can't admit everyone, White said. At Marquette University, a private school in Milwaukee, 63 percent of new students are from another state this year, compared with 57 percent of new out-of-state students last year, said Steve Brennan, admissions associate director.

Marquette has tried to attract out-of-state students, but they sometimes are lured by the economic value offered at state schools, he said. Brennan said 6,888 students applied to Marquette this year, and 1,717 have chosen to enroll, about 20 students fewer than last year. 6.