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D4 Sund Ma 25, 2014 tur, Ill I IS www.herald-review.com it aries Meyerson DECATUR Dolores Ruth Meyerson, known to family and friends as Dee, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. She was 91 years old. Diagnosed with Altzheimers in 2010, Dee spent the last several years of her life ably cared for by the staff of Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Madison, WI. She and her husband Charles made many friends hile she was there, and her family is deeply grateful for the loving are she was given. Dee was born on September 29, 1922 in Wheeling, Illinois, the daughter of Stella Marie Kiemer and John Klaus Kiemer.

She is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, Charles Joseph eyerson; and by her daughters Julia Meyerson and Laura Paine, sons-in-law Gary Urton and William Paine, and grandchildren Jason and Noah Urton, and Virginia and Emery Paine. The oldest of thr ee sisters, Dee grew up in Des Plaines, Illinois and spent many happy summers vacationing in Wisconsin. The family moved to Decatur, Illinois during her high school years. Dee met Charles when he was working for the War Department as part of the Manhattan Project in Decatur during WW II. They met at the Blue Mill Restaurant.

Charles and Dee were married on March 22, 1946 in Decatur, and began their married life in hometown of Brooklyn, NY, while Charles continued to work for the Atomic Energy Commission and completed his law degree. In 1953 they moved to Aiken, South Carolina where their daughter Julia was born, and in 1954, returned to New York to live in Bellport, on Long Island, where daughter Laura was born. In 1957, Dee and Charles returned to Decatur, where they lived until they moved to Madison in 1989 to be near daughter family. In 2008, they moved to Oakwood Village, where they had an apartment until recently. A homemak er, Dee was an active volunteer throughout her life in many organizations, including the League of Women Voters, Planned Parenthood, the County Opportunities Corporation, Head Start, and the Gir Scouts.

She helped to found Unitarian Fellowships in Aiken, SC, Patchogue, NY and then in Decatur, where she also established and taught in the Sunday school. She enjoyed needlepoint and crochet in her spare time. She was an avid reader of mysteries, as well as a student of Biblical history and archaeology. She was a member of the Society of Madison. A celebration of life will be held on June 21, 2014 at 1:00 pm in the Tree of Life Chapel at Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge, 5565 Tancho Dr, Madison Wisconsin.

All who knew and loved ee are welcome. Obituary written by family members. Mollet DECATUR Gladys E. Mollet, 82, of Decatur, IL, died 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Heritage Health in Mt. Zion, IL.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m., at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Holy Family Catholic Chur ch.

Gladys was born February 15, 1932 in Highland, IL, the daughter of Albert and Edna (Foehner) Brinkman. She married Robert Mollet, Jr. on September 15, 1951 in Highland, IL. He preceded her in death on July 11, 1999. Gladys was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church.

She is survived by her daughters Diane Sheffield and husband Michael of Decatur, IL, Cheryl Grant and husband James of Decatur, IL; grandchildren Bobbi Lee Tatum and ean Michael Sheffield and wife Heather, all of Omaha, NE; great grandchildren Colton Michael of Decatur and Tanner Christian Sheffield of Omaha, NE. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and two sisters. Condolences may be made to the family at www. brintlingerandearl.com. Obituary written by family members.

Robinson DECATUR Dennis Jay Robinson 64, Tahlequah, ormerly of Decatur, former brick mason, died May 2, 2014. Services were May 8. Burial: Towie Cemetery, Tahlequah. Arrangements by: Reed Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah. Survivors: wife, Dessie; sons, Dennis J.

Robinson James Michael Robinson and Cody Clay Robinson, all of Tahlequah; brother, Michael D. Robinson, Decatur; sisters, Joyce Donahower and Mary Thorogood, both of Decatur; Joanne orlock, Rantoul; three grandchildren. Preceded by: parents. Parker DECATUR Dr. Sterling Glen Parker, 97, of The Forum and formerly of Parkway Place, Houston, Texas died peacefully on the 20th of Ma 2014 at Memorial City Medical enter Hospice from respiratory and heart failure complications.

A private family Memorial will be scheduled for a later date. Born on the 28th of January in 1917 in Coatesville, IN, he married Margery Butler Parker, on the 22nd of November 1939. They resided in Decatur, IL until their move to Houston in 1984. Sterling graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle, IN in 1938 and from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, IL in 1942, completing Residency in 1948. He served as a Captain in the US Army during WWII on Adak and at McCloskey General Hospital in Temple, Texas before opening his orthopedics practice in Decatur, Illinois in 1948.

Dr. Parker was a board- certified orthopedic surgeon, past President of the Illinois Medical Society, Governor appointee to the Illinois State Crippled Commission, past President of the Mac on County Medical Society, Fellow in the International College of Surgeons, and member of in vited orthopedic societies including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and Americ an College of Surgeons. He attended the Royal College of Surgeons in London for advanced training in hip implant techniques which he then introduced in the idwest in the 60s via an NIH grant for then-experimental surgery. He served over 80,000 patients in his surgical career in Decatur, IL and completed over 500 replacements. His wife of 68 years, Margery Butler Parker, predeceased him on April 28, 2007.

Two brothers, Tressman and Garold Parker, and two sisters, Beryl Michener and Juanita Orr, also predeceased him. Survivors include his four daughters: Linda Woodward, Anne Rose, Nancy Friedman, and Dr. Jane Milan; three son-in-laws: David Rose, Dr. Robert Friedman, and John Milan; nine grandchildren; and sixteen great-grandchildren. Grandchildren and spouses include: Drs.

Larry and Stacey Heit, Adam and Megan Rose, Collin and Lexie Rose, Bryan and Robyn Friedman, Peter and Hannah Kramer, Marc Friedman and Kendra Ortner, Charles and Lauren Yost, Matthew Milan and Megan Milan. Sterling will be missed for his love of everything new that science discovered, from the Salk vaccine to treat his polio patients to the first Sputnik to breakthrough bone implant techniques. He loved Midwestern farm lands, often finding peace watching his corn crops grow outside Decatur. Though he was born at home in a farm house and attended a 1-room school in Indiana, even plowing fields with an old blind plow horse, he loved world Asia, South America, Europe, Scandinavia. His special favorites were Machu Picchu, Peru, the Rockies, and Navajo country where he had served as an MD in the USPHS.

He also had the gift of a photographic memory of people, places and xact pages in medical texts. Most of all, Sterling was a family man who saw that no one went hungry on his watch or without shelter or care. He took as much pride in his own High Apple as he did in the blue Spruce he planted to remind him of Colorado and his favorite mountains. Sterling was a medical icon in Decatur and a dear ather, husband, friend in whose honor the family celebrates his 97 years of life. Sterling made charitable contributions to many relief, educational, and medical.

For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made in name to Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Development Alumni Relations, Arthur J. Rubloff Building, 9th Floor, 420 E. Superior Chicago, IL 60611; William McCarthy, Southwest Indian Foundation, 100 West Coal Gallup, NM 87301; or the charity of your choice. Obituary written by family members. Gladys Mollet Sterling Parker ARMY Dennis Robinson Sr.

Continued from D3 nt a illinois Fancher EFFINGHAM William D. Fancher, 72, Effingham, teacher, died Thursday (May 22, 2014). Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, Effingham. Celebration of Life services: following memorial services, Effingham Country Club Arrangements by: Bauer uneral Home, Effingham.

Memorials: St. Jude Research Hospital or choice. Send ondolences: www.bauerfh. com. Member: First Presbyterian Church and Effingham Elks BPOE 1016.

Survivors: wife, Ann; sons, Todd, Madison, Scott, Clarksville, brother, Phillip Fancher, Louisville; sister, Beverly Nelson, A urora, four grandchildren. Preceded by: parents and one on. Bill Fancher House HILLSBORO Christopher Lee House, 42, Benld, formerly of Hillsboro and Litchfield, truck driver, died Friday (May 23, 2014). No services. Body was cremated.

Burial: at a later date, Waveland Cemetery, Hillsboro. Arrangements by: Bass, Patton, Dean Funeral Home, Hillsboro. Send condolences: basspattondeanfh.com. McMahon EFFINGHAM Torie Michelle McMahon, 11, Effingham, Neoga Middle School fifth-gr ade student, died May 18, 2014 Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St.

Michael The Archangel Church, Sigel. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the church, with 8 p.m. parish rosary service. Burial: Montrose Cemetery.

Arrangements by: Funeral Home, Neoga. Memorials: Torie M. McMahon Memorial Fund, Neoga Middle chool, or choice. Send condolences: swengel- odell.com Member: St. Michael The Archangel Church and Lake Land College tae kwon do class.

Survivors: parents, Dennis Kurt and Tracy Ann McMahon, Toledo; brothers, Latham and Keith McMahon, Toledo; grandparents, ennis and Janet McMahon, Montrose; Larena Belford, Oblong. Preceded by: grandfather and great-grandparents. eeley EFFINGHAM William Lee Neeley 81, of Effingham formerly of Decatur passed away on Thursday May 22, 2014 in his home. William was born on September 7, 1932 in Santa Ana, CA; the on of Wilmer and Zelda (Haws) Neeley. He served his country proudly for 13 years in the United States Army, was a retired truck driver, and a member of the Teamsters.

Surviving are his children, Leilani Brewner (Howie) of Oakley; Tina Kruse of Taylorville; William Neeley Jr. Carol) of Decatur; Richard Neeley (April Anderson) of Decatur; Zelda Sears (Scott) of Effingham; Donna Ralph of Decatur; Eric Neeley of Shelbyville; brothers, Jerry Neeley (Peg) of Decatur; Jack Neeley (Connie) of Arizona; twin sister, Betty Grubbs of Sullivan; 29 grandchildren, and 17 gr eat-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Kathleen; son, Robert Neeley; brother, Robert Neeley; sister, Ada Hunt; and one granddaughter, Jessica. Service celebrating the life of William will be 10:30 AM Friday, May 30, 2014 in Moran Goebel Funeral Home. Visitation will be AM Friday in the funeral Home.

Burial will be in Camp Butler ational Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Home ealth Care Hospice Team. The family of William Lee Neeley Sr. is being served by Moran Goebel Funeral Home and Cremation Services honored provider of Veterans Funeral Care, 2801 N.

Monroe Street, Decatur, IL. View the on line obituary and send condolences to the family at www. mor anandgoebel.com. Obituary written by family members. William Neeley Sr.

ARMY lsen SHELBYVILLE Lawrence Rae Olsen, 74, Shelb yville, Marine Corps veteran and retired electrician, died uesday (May 20, 2014). No services. Arrangements by: Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Send condolences: www. howeandyockey.com.

MARINE CORPS Parish FLORA Rodney Ray Parish 66, Flora, died Friday (Ma 23, 2014). Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Frank Bright Funeral Home, Flora. Visitation: two hours before services. Memorials: to the family.

Send condolences: www.frankandbright. om. Dear Dr. Roach: Could the cause of chronic bad breath be due to having a tortuous esophagus? always had a horrible taste in my mouth 10 to 20 minutes after eating sometimes worse than others, depending on what eaten. I was diagnosed with GERD 10 years ago.

I tried eliminating certain foods, had my tonsils removed in my late 20s and have brought it up with doctors a few times, to no avail. I ha ve regular cleanings every three months with a dental hygienist, and I floss regularly, gargle and brush my teeth two or three times a day. I do not enjoy going to social events or participating in group activities. I am too embarrassed to discuss this with anyone, including my gastroenterologist, who discovered this type of esophagus during endoscopy. A TV doctor said there are millions of people out there who find a cure for their bad breath.

Please help me! a There are indeed millions of people with bad breath, and many of them are unaware of it. On the other hand, millions of people who think the have bad breath do not, when examined objectively by professionals. This is largely because it is very difficult to judge what our own breath smells like. This is common enough that it has a name: halitophobia. Approximately 80 percent to 90 percent of bad breath comes from the oral cavity; the nasal passages, tonsils and sinuses are the causes in nearly all the others.

Bad breath almost never arises from the esophagus or stomach, so I think your ortuous (a term meaning that the esophagus is twisted somewhat and go straight down) esophagus is the cause. A bad taste in your mouth certainly can come from having GERD. Many people think that the ad taste means their breath smells bad when, in fact, it I think you need to have an evaluation by an expert. Some ENT doctors have particular expertise in this area. ong-term radiation Dear Dr.

Roach: In 1978, I was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. It was on the pituitary gland and pushing on the optic nerve. I had surgery, but only half was removed because of the optic nerve. The other half was shrunk with chemo and radiation. I am concerned about the long-term effects of radiation, because I had a stroke in 2012 and the doct ors said this stroke might have been a link to long-term effects of radiation.

But 36 years later? Can ou confirm or deny that the long-term effects of radiation cause stroke? B.R. a I tell you whether your stroke was caused by the radiation you received; however, I can confirm that high- do se radiation (from radiation therapy for your tumor, not from a diagnostic CT scan) increases the overall risk of transient ischemic attack and stroke. A well-done study from Australia in 2011 showed that radiation treatment approximately doubles the risk of TIA and stroke. This does not mean that the treatment you had in 1978 was inappropriate. Treatment of a brain tumor, even a noncan cerous one, is critical, because ther is very little room in your head for a tumor in that position.

The medical treatment we have now for these kinds of tumor was not available in 1978. What this me ans for people with a history of radiation treatment to the head is that they should do everything to reduce their risk of stroke, which means no smoking, careful control of blood pressure and cholesterol, careful diet including lo sodium and low sugar, and discussion with a doctor about aspirin therapy. Dr. Keith Roach writes for North America Syndicate. Send letters to Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475 or email edu.

Embarrassing bad breath may not be bad at all DR. KEITH ROACH SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) The death of Crazy Horse Memorial leader Ruth Ziolkowski triggers a succession plan that transfers leadership to three people focused on ad vancing three main components: the monumental mountain carving, an Americ an Indian museum and an Indian university, its president said. Ziolkowski, who died Wednesday of cancer at age 87, had taken over leadership of the Black Hills tourist attr action that honors Native Americans upon the 1982 death of her husband, sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski. no one successor or two successors in this said Laurie Becvar, president and chief operating officer of the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation.

succession is the executive management team and three of us. all equal Two of daughters, Jadwiga and Monique, are the other s. The memorial is envisioned to show the legendary Oglala Lakota warrior astride a horse and pointing east in a carving that will be 641 feet long and 563 feet high higher than the Washington Monument. Although the carving remains slow going more than six decades in, the acre complex now includes a welcome center, the museum, educational and training area, restaurant, gift shop and the Indian University of North America, which started in 2010 and will host 32 students this summer who take ollege courses and work at the complex. think the foundation is in the same position without the icon.

not going to be business as usual because Ruth be foundation board chairman John ozell said. was a thought by the general public after Korczak died that the mountain would fail. And sure there are naysayers today that will say the same thing. But it will not. It will The memorial draws more than a million visitors and brings in millions of dollars every year, mainly through admission fees, as it does not accept government help.

Family members estimate hen the carving will be complete, saying much depends on donations and ho much work the sometimes-harsh weather permits. Rozell said a study to be released this fall put a little more detail and emphasis on the particulars on how the mountain might progress how much money it will take to reveal this particular feature or Crazy Horse Memorial gets three new leaders Associated Press The 87-foot-6-inch tall face of the Crazy Horse mountain carving near Custer, S.D. Ziolkowski FLORENCE, Italy (AP) Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are officially to each other. The celebrity couple, who have made a habit of over-the-top, public displays of affection, ot hitched Saturday in a decidedly private spot: a Renaissance fortress in Florence. The nuptials were confirmed to The Associated Press by epresentative, who noted the reporting of Online, the news site from the network that carries her reality show, Up With The Online reported the wedding party consisted of her sist ers, while stepfather Bruce Jenner walked her down the aisle.

Andrea Bocelli and John Legend sang for the couple at the reception. The office had said a week earlier that the couple had rented Belvedere Fort for a wedding to be performed by a Pr otestant minister, adding a flurry of excitement in the entertainment world about the ceremony, which had been anticipated for months. In the days before the nuptials, the pair held court in Paris, parading in front of photographers for pre-wedding festivities. Kardashian posted a picture on the social media site Instagram of the gardens of fashion designer 17th-century Chateau de ideville west of Paris, where one of their events was being held. The couple also toured the Chateau of Versailles.

The duo, who have one child together, were not shy about their romance; he briefly appeared on her reality show, and he gushed about his love for her in a talk show hosted by her mother, Kris Jenner. The office last week had said that the $420,000 rental fee for the fort would help fund restorations of art treasures. Kardashian, West wed in France.