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The Weekend of Feb. 15-16, 2003 The Capital Times 3B OBITUARIES For a listing of births and deaths for the past week, see www capti-mes com. by mothers at both hospitals. Fathers, grandparents and siblings may visit any time at both locations. CARPENTER, Esther, 91 McFarlandCottage Grove JONAS, Donald 68 Madison KEYES, Mark 40 East Bristol KOWALSKE, Walter Walt 86 MadisonlSun Prairie SAFFIAN, Lillian 89 MiddletonMadison and a brother, David.

Visitation will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive from 4 p.m. until p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, 2003. A special thanks to Glen Liu and the staff at University Hospital and HospiceCare Center.

"We love and mil miss our special little brother. You will be in our hearts forever Gunderson East Funeral Home 608-221-5420 Kowalske, Walter Walt A. MADISON SUN PRAIRIE -Walter Walt A. Kowalske, age 86, died on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003.

Funeral services are pending. A full obituary will follow in Sundays paper. Gunderson East Funeral Home 5203 Monona Dr. 221-5420 Rowe, Sharon Dieter and Sharon Flanagan, Kelly Johnson caregivers turned friends, and the special folks at Catholic Charities Companion Care Program were especially attentive and important to Lillian. The family extends their special thanks to the nursing, social work and caregiver staff at; Al-terra Wynwood West, St.

Marys Hospital 1-NW and the Don and Marilyn Anderson Hospice Center. Their incomparable care and infinite patience made Lillians last year tolerable for her and those who cared about her. There will be a memorial service at the DON AND MARILYN ANDERSON HOSPICE CENTER, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison, on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at 3:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent in Lillians name to the Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation at P. O. Box 5070, Madison, WI 53705-0070 or to the Don and Marilyn Anderson Hospice Center at 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison, WI 53711. A waterfall is a glimpse of forever to me Rushing on in unadulterated flow To all the tomorrows l'U never see From all the yesterdays I did know.

ByLM. Saffian Gunderson West Funeral Home 7435 University Ave. Middleton 608-831-6761 Jonas, Donald E. MADISON Donald E. Jonas, age 68, died on Wednesday, Feb.

12, 2003, at the HospiceCare Center in Fitchburg. He was bom on Aug. 6, 1934, in LaPorte, Ind. He was a veteran of both the United States Army and Navy. He is survived by a daughter, Barbara (Lonnie) Jonas-Robbins of Kingston, three grandchildren, Bridget, Nicholas and Desiree (Brent), five greatgrandchildren, two brothers, Dennis (Dorothy) Bowman of Fort Pierce, Fla.

and Lynn (June) Bowman of Michigan City, Ind. and his fiancee, Nancy Morgan of Madison. He was preceded in death by his parents. A private memorial service will be held for the family, there will be no visitation. Cress Funeral Service Schroeder-Cress 3325 E.

Washington Ave (608) 249-6666 the New York Mercantile Exchange, joining their accounting and statistical department. Later she spent many productive years at the Commodity Research Bureau. She retired in 1978, after 15 years as office managercontroller for the Merchandising Display Corporation. After retirement she moved to the San Diego area and continued to use her accounting skills by helping small businesses develop their bookkeeping systems. Lillian moved to Madison 11 years ago.

She was a great cook and a talented artist and poet. Her always tasteful cooking was notable for the lack of recipes. Friends and family who wanted to learn cooking from her were told a little of this and a pinch of that. In addition to her skills with painting and drawing, she delighted in turning throwaway objects into art projects. In later years, she would turn discarded eyeglass lenses into hand-painted pins and pendants for friends and neighbors.

Ever the business manager she sold some of this work to admiring strangers. In more recent years, poetry took more of her creative energies. She delighted in the idea that she was still being asked to read and discuss her poems well into her eighties. She was modestly successful having been published in a number of regional collections and local reviews. In 1994 her poem The Old Pot was published in The Glacier Stopped Here, An Anthology of Poems by Dane County Writers.

Always the wordsmith, Lillian enjoyed doing the New York Times crossword puzzle (in pen) and playing (and usually winning) Scrabble. Loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great-grandmother, Lillian is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Len-nie Saffian of Madison; daughter, Myra of Tenafly, New Jersey; three special granddaughters, Lori Saffian of Madison, Karen Wells of Dothan, and Julie Erdtmann (John) of Milwaukee. The pride of her last years was four greatgrandchildren, Benjamin Wells, age 13 and Sara Wells, age 9, of Dothan and Jacob Erdtmann, age 6, and Joshua Erdtmann, age 4 of Milwaukee. Marjorie Winkler of Madison was a cousin of special devotion. Leni Carpenter, Esther McFARLANDCOTTAGE GROVE Esther Carpenter, age 91, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, Feb, 12, 2003.

Funeral services will be on Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at 11 a.m. at HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 3702 County Highway AB. Visitation will be on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003 from 2 p.m.

until 4 p.m. at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Dr. and also on Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church. A complete obituary will appear in Sundays paper.

Gunderson East Funeral Home 221-5420 Keyes, Mark A. EAST BRISTOL Mark A. Keyes, age 40, of East Bristol, died on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, at the Don and Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare Center after a courageous battle with cancer. He was bora on Aug.

8, 1962, in Madison, the son of Marilyn and Philip Keyes. Marks passions were his two dogs, Indy and Annie. He enjoyed high-tech electronics, barbecuing and the movies. Mark truly enjoyed the people and his work at Flambeau Plastics in Baraboo. He is survived by his daughter, Gabriel; his mother, Marilyn; three brothers, DeWayne (Mary) and niece, Lisa, Daniel (Jennifer Mulhera-and niece, Danielle, nephews, Jim and John and Donald (Cindy) and nephew, Danny and niece, Amy; a sister, Mary (Abdel) and nephews, Hakeem and Samir; and nephews, Elijah and Jordan.

Mark was preceded in death by his father, Philip Bembenek MILWAUKEE (AP) The state agreed Friday to ballistics testing on a gun used to convict former Police Officer Laurie Bembenek in 1982 for the death of her husbands ex-wife. Bembeneks attorney, Mary Woehrer, called the judges decision a victory for the case. We think its a great step forward, she said. We have asked for this since the middle of December, since we found out a mistake had been made negligently or intentionally with the ballistic results. 7 Births MESITER HOSPITAL CAMPBELL, Jacquelyn, and DUER-KOP, Gary, Cross Plains, a daughter, Feb.

14. GRESCH, Angela and Daniel, Madison, a son, Feb. 14. KLEINHEINZ, Kathy, and STRAIT, Dave, Monona, a daughter, Feb. 14 ST MARYS HOSPITAL BROWN, Tedtnce, Madison, a son, Feb.

13. HELLER, Danette, and BOR-CHARDT, Kevin, Watertown, a son, Feb. 14 HERNANDEZ, Kanna, and MIELKE, Jeremy, Madison, a son, Feb. 13 HIGGINS, Leanna and ESTELL, Joshua, Madison, a son, Feb. 14 LISOWSKI, Shelly and David, Wauna-kee, a son, Feb 14.

MEIERDIRK, Kanssa and David, Par-deeville, a daughter, Feb. 13. MITCHELL, Vanessa, Madison, a son, Feb. 14. NICHIPORUK, Rita, and KIRAKO-SIAN, Armen, Middleton, a son, Feb.

13. PETERSON, Ashley Mae, and McNAMER, Mike, Blue Mounds, a daughter, Feb. 14. Mother-infant visiting hours are set I SATURDAY, FEB. 15, 2003 Today is the 46th day of 2003 and the 56th day of win-ter.

TODAYS HISTORY: On this day in 1898, the American battleship Maine was blown up while at anchor, leading to a formal declaration of war against Spain on April 25 of the same year. On this day in 1933, an assassination attempt on president-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt was deflected. The bullet ended up killing Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak.

On this day in 1989, the USSRs troop withdrawal from Afghanistan was mostly complete, ending a 10-year intervention in Afghanistans civil war. TODAYS BIRTHDAYS: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), physicist and astronomer; Charles L. Tiffany (1812-1902), jeweler; John Barrymore (1882-1942), actor; Harold Arlen (1905-1986), composer; Matt Groening (1954-), cartoonist, is 49. TODAYS SPORTS: On this day in 1961, the entire 18-member U.S. figure skating team was killed in a plane crash near Brussels, Belgium.

TODAYS MOON: Between first quarter (Feb. 9) and full moon (Feb. 16). SUNDAY, FEB. 16, 2003 Today is the 47th day of 2003 and the 57th day of winter.

TODAYS HISTORY: On this day in 1937, nylon was first developed by Wallace Ca-rothers and his U.S. research team for DuPont. One of the first consumer uses was in toothbrushes, replacing hog bristles. On this day in 1950, Whats My Line? made its television debut. EirriM FLAVOR! JheCapitalTimes i 4 Deaths JONAS, Donald 68, Madison, Feb.

12. KOWALSKE, Walter Walt 86, MadisonSun Prairie, Feb. 12. LARSON, Arthur, 87, Spring Green, Feb. 13.

SAFFIAN, Lillian 89, Middleton Madison, Feb. 13. Lottery Numbers Friday, Feb. 14: SUPERCASH 7-8-9-10-14-15. Maximum prize- $250,000.

CITY PICKS Dodgeville, Wisconsin Rapids, Kenosha, Superior, Green Bay, Chippewa Falls, Madison, Milwaukee, Two Rivers. Maximum prize: $50,000. PICK 3 8-0-7. Maximum prize: $500. PICK 4 0-9-9-9.

Maximum prize: $5,000. ILLINOIS LOTTERY Pick Three-Midday 2-6-5; Pick Three-Evening 9-0-8; Pick Four-Midday 6-9-5-4; Pick Four-Evening 7-4-3-1; Little Lotto 3-10-11-21-22. Estimated Lotto jackpot: $4.5 million. i On this day in 1959, Fidel Castro was sworn in as the prime minister of Cuba. TODAYS BIRTHDAYS: Robert Flaherty (1884-1951), filmmaker; Edgar Bergen (1903-1978), ventriloquist and radio entertainer; Sonny Bono (1935-1998), singer, politician; LeVar Burton (1957-), actor and television host, is 46; Ice-T (1958-), rapper and actor, is 45.

TODAYS SPORTS: On this day in 1970, Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis to gain the heavyweight boxing title. TODAYS MOON: Full moon (Feb. 16). TCT LEGAL NOTICES DEADLINES FOR SINGLE COLUMN LEGAL NOTICES Day of Publication Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Deadline Thursday 5pm Thursday 5pm Friday 5pm Monday 5pm Tuesday 5 pm Wednesday 5pm DEADLINE FOR MULTIPLE COLUMN LEGAL NOTICES Due to changes in processing multiple column legal notices, deadlines are 5 business days (one calendar week) prior to the publication date PLEASE NOTE Alt deadlines are advanced by 24-48 hours if there is an upcoming holiday STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No 02 PR 1277 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Nancy Moore An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was August 6, 1943 and date of death was November 23, 2002 The decedent died domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin with a post office address of 212 Todd Street, Verona, WI 53593 All interested persons have waived notice Creditors claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before May 1 2, 2003 David A Flesch Circuit Court Commissioner February 5, 2003 Steven A Brezinski Axley Brynelson, LLP PO Box 1767 Madison, WI 53701 1767 608-283 6723 PUB TCT February 8. 15 and 22, 2003 STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No 03 PR 147 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOAN KOPPA An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent whose date of birth was May 11, 1952 and date of death was January 11, 2003 The decedent died domiciled in Dane County, State of Wis consin, with a post office address of 213 Center Ave Madison, WI 53703 All interested persons have waived notice Creditors claims must be filed with the probats registrar on or before May 5, 2003 Peggy Young Deputy Probate Registrar February 3, 2003 Colleen Germain Personal Representative 37 Hiawatha Cir Madison, WI 53711 608-274-0538 PUB TCT February 8, 15 and 22, 2003 Saffian, Lillian M.

MIDDLETONMADISON Lillian M. Saffian, age 89, died on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, at the Don and Marilyn Anderson Hospice Center. Lillian was bom to Elsie and Phillip Levy in Brooklyn, New York on Dec. 31, 1913.

She was a New Years Eve baby and continued to revel in the idea of people coming together to celebrate New Years Eve and her birthday for the rest of her life. She graduated from James Madison High School in Brooklyn in 1931 and later attended Brooklyn College. She married Burt on April 11, 1936, and they shared 23 happy years together before Burts untimely death in 1959. Lillian decided that she would have a career long before it was popular for a wife and mother to join the work force. In 1932, she became the first woman hired by to get ballistics testing on gun Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Conen ruled Bembenek must pay for the testing, which will be done by the cases original examiner and an expert hired by Bembenek.

Woehrer estimated the tests and the experts pay will cost about $30,000. Conen also said the state crime lab would do the testing after other DNA testing is done on two people the defense considers possible suspects. Bembenek hired the lab, Orchid Cellmark of Nashville. Bembenek, 44, was convicted of murdering Schultz, the ex-wife of Bembeneks husband at the time, Elfred Schultz. The former Playboy Club waitress was sentenced to life in prison but escaped in 1990 and fled to Thunder Bay, Ontario.

She was later captured and reached a deal with prosecutors in 1992 in which she pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and was released from custody. Director Scorsese wins Hasting Pudding honors Comfort-Guard VINYL REPLACEMENT WINDOWS Tomorrows technology today The crime lab tests will determine whether the bullet found in victim Christine Schultz matches the off-duty gun found in her apartment the night of the murder. Assistant District Attorney Mark Williams said he doesnt see how the judges decision is a victory because its something the two sides already had agreed to do. The bullet that the lab has appears to have the DNA of Christine Schultz on it, and we have no objection to retesting the bullet," he said. came a day after Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry, 59, underwent successful surgery for prostate cancer.

Doctors said there were no indications the disease had spread, and the Massachusetts senator could be out of the hospital as early as today. Cancer of the prostate, a gland involved in semen production, is the second most common type of cancer in American men, behind skin cancer, and is the second leading cancer killer of men, behind lung cancrjj. While cards, clutches the Hasty him a gold key to the city. Scorseses movies include Taxi Driver, New York, New York, The Color of Money, Cape Fear, The Age of Innocence and Casino." His 1990 film, GoodFellas, received six Academy Award nominations. Scorsese has also received best director Oscar nominations for Raging Bull and The Last Temptation of Christ.

The film Gangs of New York, a social and political drama set in 19th century New York, recently earned the director a Golden Globe and was nominated for 10 Oscars, including best director. The Directors Guild of America is scheduled to honor Scorsese with its lifetime achievement award on March 1 Actress Angelica Huston was crowned the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year last week. Last years winners were Sarah Jessica Parker and Bruce Willis. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) Director Martin Scorsese was given a grammar lesson and made to wear a curly blonde wig and red-sequined bra on Thursday when he was crowned Harvards Hasty Pudding Man of the Year.

Scorsese received the honor at the opening night of Its a Wonderful Afterlife, a production of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals, an undergraduate dramatic troupe. Scorsese stood on the stage with a blackboard with the words You talkin to me? written on it, in reference to Robert De Niros famous line from the Scorsese-directed movie Taxi Driver. A Harvard student dressed as a staid schoolmarm made Scorsese repeat the grammatically correct phrase To whom are you spealdng? The city of Cambridge declared Thursday Martin Scorsese Day and two representatives of the mayors office presented Heat Mirror Two air spaces Buy 4 Windows or More and Save FOR EACH OF YOUR OLD WINDOWS 5 WINDOWS. $375.00 10 WINDOWS $750.00 15 WINDOWS "Offer vend on nitai presentation only Highest R-value Stops ultraviolet rays Reduces condensation Keeps outside noise outside Blocks more summer heat Pays for itself by reducing your energy bills ASSOCIATED PRESS wearing a bra made of playing director Martin Scorsese his pudding pot Thursday as Pudding Man of the Year. Protect your family with TUF Glass to have surgery for prostate cancer Ordinary Glass GLASS YOUR SATISFACTION 100 OUMANTOD Easy to Clean! inancm Breaks into harmful shards that can cut and injure Easy to break with a small instrument Baseball shatter ordinary glass The most vulnerable access point into your home Breaks into harmless pieces like a windshield 400 percent stronger than ordinary glass Bowling balls bounce off of TUF Glass Helps protect your family from intruders Robertson VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.

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