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BITUARIES
Howard ‘Hoppy’ Stanley
Brown
Hermitage man was partner
in business with father
Funeral will be Saturday for
Howard “Hoppy” Stanley Brown, 315
Herr St., Hermitage. He died Tues-
day afternoon (11-9-99) at home. He
was 69.
Mr. Brown was born April 30,
1930, in Sharon to Reilly Frederick
and Alice Thomas Brown.
He attended Sharon area schools.
Mr. Brown was a partner with his
father for more than 20 years in
Brown’s Quality Products, Her-
mitage. He was also a driver for sev-
eral years for The Vindicator,
Youngstown.
In his earlier years, he worked on
a riverboat in Chicago.
Mr. Brown enjoyed reading and
procuring miscellaneous collectibles.
Surviving are several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by
three sisters, Anna Mae Sundelin,
Major Shirley Brown and Betty; and
four brothers, Charles W., Fred,
George E. Sr. and Robert.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the American Diabetes As-
sociation, 300 Penn Center Blvd.,
Suite 700, Pittsburgh 15235.
BROWN
Howard “Hoppy” Stanley, 69, of 315 Herr
St., Hermitage.
Calling hours:
7 to 9 p.m. Friday (11-12-
99) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL
HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Service:
Funeral service at 11:30 a.m.
Saturday (11-13-99) in the funeral home, with
the Rev. Donald E. Wilson, pastor of Lebanon
Presbyterian Church, Lackawannock Town-
ship, officiating.
Burial:
Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
Elizabeth ‘Emma’ Cook
Brookfield woman
retired from Packard
Elizabeth “Emma” Cook, 6868
Grove St., Brookfield, died at 1:50
a.m. Wednesday (11-10-99) in St.
Joseph Eastland Hospital, Warren,
Ohio. She was 86.
Mrs. Cook was born Sept. 7, 1913,
in Sharon to James and Maud Clark
Jones.
The alumna of Brookfield High
School retired after 35 years from
Delphi Packard Electric Systems,
Warren.
Her husband, John Howard Cook,
whom she married in 1941, died July
11, 1982.
Surviving is a sister, Dorothy
Robinson, Brookfield.
Besides her husband, she was
preceded in death by three sisters
and four brothers.
COOK
Mrs. John Howard (Elizabeth “Emma”),
86, of 6868 Grove St., Brookfield.
Calling hours:
None.
Service:
Graveside service at 11 a.m. Fri-
day (11-12-99) in Brookfield Township Ceme-
tery, with the Rev. Daniel F. Cesene, pastor
of Faith Assembly of God, Brookfield, officiat-
ing.
Burial:
Brookfield Township Cemetery.
June J. Thompson
Herrington
Retired nurse was Coolspring
church, Mercer club member
June J. Thompson Herrington,
Woodland Place, Coolspring Town-
ship, died at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday
(11-10-99) in United Community Hos-
pital, Pine Township, following a
brief illness. She was 93.
Mrs. Herrington was born June
10, 1906, in Jefferson Township to
John and Clara Gilbert Thompson.
She retired after 25 years as a reg-
istered nurse for the former Mercer
County Home; and was previously
employed by the former St. Paul’s
Orphanage, Greenville.
Mrs. Herrington was a member of
Calvary Fellowship Chapel, Cool-
spring Township; and belonged to
the Mercer Fun Club.
Her husband, James L. Herring-
ton IV, is deceased.
Surviving are: a son, James L. V,
Farmington Hills, Mich.; three
grandchildren; and four great-grand-
children.
Besides her husband, she was
preceded in death by a sister, Mar-
jorie Conroy; and three brothers,
Clifford, Glenn and Norman Thomp-
son.
HERRINGTON
Mrs. James L. (June J. Thompson) IV, 93,
Coolspring Township.
Calling hours:
10 a.m. until time of ser-
vice Saturday (11-13-99) in CUNNINGHAM FU-
NERAL HOME Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer.
Service:
Funeral service at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday in the funeral home, with the Rev.
Donald Ryland, pastor of Calvary Fellowship
Chapel, Coolspring Township, officiating.
Burial:
Millbank Cemetery, Fairview Town-
ship.
Leonard D. King
Polk man drove for Strimbu,
had brother, sister in county
ERIE — Leonard D. King, Route
965, Polk, died at 11 p.m. Tuesday
(11-9-99) in St. Vincent Hospital from
injuries sustained in a motorcycle
crash that day on Georgetown Road,
French Creek Township, Venango
County. He was 50.
Mr. King was born Nov. 20, 1948,
in Franklin to Cecil B. and Etta
Miller King.
The 1966 alumnus of Franklin
High School retired from Franklin
Steel; and was most recently a truck
driver for Strimbu Trucking Inc.,
Brookfield.
Mr. King was a member of Tri-
umphant Church, Franklin.
He enjoyed hunting, motorcycle
riding and horses.
Surviving are: his wife, the former
Debra Sustak, whom he married
Nov. 14, 1970; two sons, David
Joseph, Cooperstown, Pa.; and Chad
Alan, Polk; five brothers, Alan, Polk;
Roger and Scott, both Utica; Jeffrey,
Stoneboro; and William, Huntington
Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. John
(Rebecca) Morrow, Winter Park,
Fla.; and Mrs. Charles (Shirley) Rea-
gle, Sandy Lake; and a granddaugh-
ter.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; and a brother, Joseph.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the American Diabetes As-
sociation, 300 Penn Center Blvd.,
Suite 700, Pittsburgh 15235.
KING
Leonard D., 50, Route 965, Polk.
Calling hours:
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Fri-
day (11-12-99) in ROBERT W. GARDINIER FU-
NERAL HOME Inc., 1315 Chestnut St.,
Franklin.
Service:
Funeral service at 1 p.m. Satur-
day (11-13-99) in the funeral home, with the
Rev. Mike McAvoy, formerly of Franklin, offici-
ating.
Burial:
Franklin Cemetery.
Jack R. Sanford
Jack R. Sanford, 37 Beech St.,
Stoneboro, died at 9:31 p.m. Wednes-
day (11-10-99) in UPMC Horizon,
Greenville. He was 83.
Obituary information was incom-
plete.
SANFORD
Jack R., 83, of 37 Beech St., Stoneboro.
Arrangements will be announced by
SCOTT A. BLACK FUNERAL HOME, 99
Franklin St., Stoneboro.
James A. Tuck
Retired land developer in
Andover was union carpenter
Funeral will be Friday for James
A. Tuck, St. Paul Homes, West
Salem Township, formerly of 6400
Tuckaho Drive, Andover, Ohio. He
died at 3:07 p.m. Tuesday (11-9-99)
in UPMC Horizon, Greenville. He
was 88.
Mr. Tuck was born Sept. 10, 1910,
in Butler to John and Elizabeth Mur-
ray Tuck.
He attended Butler High School
and retired in 1996 after several
years as a land developer in An-
dover.
Mr. Tuck was also a union car-
penter who belonged to Local 268 of
the Carpenters Union.
In his earlier years, he was a
salesman.
Mr. Tuck was a Catholic.
His wife, the former Dorothy C.
Dugan, whom he married Jan. 2,
1931, died Dec. 17, 1995.
Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs.
John B. (Barbara) Ott Jr., Greenville;
two sisters, Elizabeth “Betty”
Downes, Modesto, Calif.; and Max-
ine Brownd, Healdsburg, Calif.; and
two grandchildren.
Besides his wife, he was preceded
in death by a sister, Patricia; and
three brothers, Benjamin, Thomas
and John.
TUCK
James A., 88, West Salem Township, for-
merly of 6400 Tuckaho Drive, Andover, Ohio.
Calling hours:
10 a.m. until time of ser-
vice Friday (11-12-99) in LOUTZENHISER-JOR-
DAN COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME, 366-68 S.
Main St., Greenville.
Service:
Funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday
in the funeral home.
Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park,
Youngstown.
P
REVIOUS
DEATHS
BOYLE
Ann Christine, 33, of 958 Mayfield Road,
Sharpsville.
Obituary was published 11-10-99
Calling hours:
4 to 8 p.m. today (11-11-
99) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL
HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Service:
Mass of Christian burial at 10
a.m. Friday (11-12-99) in Church of Notre
Dame, Hermitage, with Monsignor John B.
Hagerty, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment:
St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.
ISLES
Roy Clarence, 74, of 345 Pine Lane, Mer-
cer.
Obituary was published 11-10-99
Calling hours:
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. to-
day (11-11-99) in CUNNINGHAM FU-
NERAL HOME Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer.
Service:
Funeral service at 10 a.m. Friday
(11-12-99) in the funeral home, with the Rev.
Dr. Hugh Crocker, minister of visitation of
Mercer United Methodist Church, officiating.
Entombment:
Allegheny Cemetery Mau-
soleum.
JONES
Evan Boynten, 83, Hollidaysburg, Pa., for-
merly of Brookfield.
Obituary was published 11-9-99
Calling hours:
None.
Service:
Graveside funeral service at 2
p.m. today (11-11-99) in the chapel of More-
field Cemetery, Hermitage, with the Rev. Dou-
glas K. Dayton, rector of St. John’s Episcopal
Church, Sharon, officiating.
Burial:
Morefield Cemetery.
Arrangements by SAMPLE-O’DONNELL FU-
NERAL HOME Inc., East State Street at North
Oakland Avenue, Sharon. Friends may send
condolences
by
e-mail
to
Sample@infonline.net
McCARGO
Deanna, 19, of 436 Helen St., Inkster,
Mich., formerly of Farrell.
Obituary was published 11-9-99
Calling hours:
11 a.m. until time of ser-
vice today (11-11-99) in Second Baptist
Church, 1138 Spearman Ave., Farrell. Friends
may also call in the home of Genell Cozart,
deceased’s aunt, 291 E. Judy Lynn Drive, Far-
rell.
Service:
Funeral service at noon today in
the church, with the Rev. Thomas J. Bolling,
pastor, officiating.
Burial:
Morefield Cemetery, Hermitage.
Arrangements by WILBERT L. SHANNON
FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave.,
Wheatland.
NORDSTROM
David O., 84, of 320 Edgewood Ave.,
Grove City.
Obituary was published 11-10-99
Calling hours:
7 to 9 p.m. today (11-11-
99) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc.,
306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.
Service:
Memorial service at 10 a.m. Fri-
day (11-12-99) in the funeral home, with the
Rev. James M. Seeley, pastor of Holy Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Grove City, offi-
ciating.
Burial:
Woodland Cemetery, Grove City.
SCHELL
Mrs. Joseph M. (Wanda A.), 84, of 436
Patton Ave., Farrell.
Obituary was published 11-9-99
Calling hours:
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Satur-
day (11-13-99) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FU-
NERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St.,
Sharon, followed by a procession to Our Lady
of Fatima Church, Farrell.
Service:
Mass of Christian burial at 11
a.m. Saturday in the church, with the Rev.
Donald E. Berdis, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment:
St. Anthony’s Cemetery, Her-
mitage.
SUMMERS
Margaret M., 63, of 536 Davis St.,
Sharon.
Obituary was published 11-9-99
Calling hours:
11 a.m. until time of ser-
vice Saturday (11-13-99) in Community Bap-
tist Church, 1013 Emerson Ave., Farrell.
Service:
Funeral service at noon Saturday
in the church, with the Rev. Robert E.
Chavers, pastor, officiating.
Arrangements by WILBERT L. SHANNON
FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave.,
Wheatland.
WINSLOW
James Anthony Sr., 59, of 861 New Castle
Road, Slippery Rock.
Obituary was published 11-10-99
Calling hours:
7 p.m. until time of service
Friday (11-12-99) in SMITH FUNERAL HOME,
421 New Castle St., Slippery Rock.
Service:
Funeral service at 8 p.m. Friday
in the funeral home, with the Rev. Dr. H.
Rand Edwards, pastor of Slippery Rock Unit-
ed Methodist Church, officiating.
Sharon, Pa.
Thursday, November 11, 1999
A-4
We Cover Your World, The Herald
The Associated Press
The brother of a man accused
with state Rep. Tracy Seyfert of ille-
gally obtaining surplus government
property said his brother asked him
to “waste” a prosecution witness.
U.S. Magistrate Susan Paradise
Baxter heard the testimony Wednes-
day from Jeff Wenzel, in a hearing to
decide whether to revoke his brother
Joseph Wenzel’s bond. She is expect-
ed to rule Friday on the possibility of
a revocation, which would place
Joseph Wenzel in jail until the case
ends.
Joseph Wenzel, 42, and Seyfert,
57, an Erie Republican who repre-
sents part of Crawford County, are
charged with illegally acquiring an
electric generator and a 500-gallon
fuel tank. Jeff Wenzel, 35, said he
was asked to kill Elk Creek Town-
ship Supervisor Harold “Frosty”
Crane, one of the main government
witnesses against the two.
Joseph Wenzel, released last week
on a $50,000 unsecured bond, was
arrested and detained by the FBI Fri-
day because he had allegedly made a
threat about Crane.
Ms. Seyfert pleaded innocent at
her arraignment last week and is
free on $25,000 unsecured bond. She
said Wednesday she will not seek re-
election next year.
Jeff Wenzel, a New York truck dri-
ver, testified that his brother called
him last Thursday. Jeff Wenzel said
he had hardly spoken with his broth-
er since 1992, and that his brother
once threatened to shoot him and
his son.
Jeff Wenzel said he called police
and agreed to help them. Wired with
a tape recorder, Jeff said he met his
brother late Friday.
“He says that this person named
Frosty — I believe his last name is
Crane — needed to be wasted. We
needed to eliminate Frosty so there
is no witness in the trial,” Jeff Wen-
zel testified.
Assistant U.S. Attorney John Tru-
cilla asked if Joseph Wenzel could
have been joking. Jeff Wenzel said
no.
He also said he and his brother
planned to go to Ms. Seyfert’s house
to discuss killing Crane when the
FBI appeared and arrested Joseph
Wenzel.
Under questioning from defense
attorney Marketa Sims of Pittsburgh,
Jeff Wenzel said his wife had had an
affair with Joseph Wenzel and that it
had ruined his marriage.
But he said the brothers agreed at
their mother’s funeral in April to
make up.
Seyfert co-defendant
tied to murder plot
ERIE
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Victims
of Kip Kinkel’s shooting rampage at
Thurston High School felt relieved to
see the gunman who has tormented
their dreams the past year and a half
sent to prison for the rest of his life.
“I am so glad Kip Kinkel will be
put behind the
bars. If he wasn’t,
I wouldn’t feel
safe,” said Teresa
M i l t o n b e r g e r ,
one of 25 stu-
dents injured in
the May 1998 at-
tack at Spring-
field’s Thurston
High School. She
nearly died after
being shot in the
head.
“In my heart I got justification for
what happened to us,” said Jennifer
Alldredge, another Thurston student.
Kinkel, 17, on Wednesday was
sentenced to nearly 112 years in
prison — effectively a death sen-
tence because he will not be entitled
to parole.
Before the sentence was issued,
Kinkel read an apology from a small
sheet of white paper.
“I absolutely loved my parents and
had no reason to kill them,” he said.
“I had no reason to dislike or kill or
try to kill anyone at Thurston. I am
truly sorry for all of this.
“I have gone back in my mind
hundreds of times and changed one
detail, one small event, so this never
would have happened. I wish I
could.”
Judge Jack Mattison said it was
more important to make the victims
feel safe than to try to rehabilitate
Kinkel, who was only 15 when he
went on the shooting spree, and
therefore ineligible for the death
penalty.
Kinkel’s attorneys said the sen-
tence is too harsh and they plan to
appeal. “There was some possibility
of a better result at trial. We’re very
disappointed,” attorney Rich Mullen
said.
After being expelled from school
for having a stolen gun in his locker,
Kinkel killed his parents at their
home on May 20, 1998. The next
day he donned a trenchcoat and
drove to school with three guns and
thousands of rounds of ammunition
and opened fire on the packed cafe-
teria. Mikael Nickolauson and Ben
Walker were killed.
Kinkel later told doctors he had
been hearing voices telling him to
kill since he was 12. Experts testified
he was psychotic, probably paranoid
schizophrenic, and deeply depressed.
He pleaded guilty in September
and agreed at the time to serve at
least 25 years in prison for the mur-
ders, plus whatever the judge might
add. The judge crafted a combination
of concurrent and consecutive sen-
tences that added up to 111 years,
eight months.
Oregon
school
shooter
sentenced
Kinkel