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PRt 2 Tuesday, April 1, 1997 Dally Otizn 1 Two teens dead in murder-suicide Obituaries Viola M. Beyl Ev. Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam. Survivors include one sister, Margaret Krueger of Cambria; one brother, Claude Spielvogel of Sheboygan, three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lawrence, in 1987; and one daughter, Patricia.

Friends may call on Wednesday. April 2, from 10 a.m. to the time of service at the church. Memorials may be made to St. Stephen's Ev.

Lutheran Church. The Koepsell Funeral Home, Beaver Dam, is serving the family. Viola M. Beyl, 93. of 803 S.

University Beaver Dam, formerly of 135 Bogert Beaver Dam, died Sunday, March 30, 1997 at HilUide Manor Nursing Home, Beaver Dam. The funeral will be Wednesday, April 2, at 1 1 a.m. at St. Stephen's Ev. Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam.

The Rev. Mark Lindner will officiate. Burial will be in Salemville Cemetery, Markesan. Mrs. Beyl was bom Feb.

18, 1904 in Manchester, daughter of Richard and Mary (Burbach) Spielvogel. She was married to Lawrence Beyl on Oct. 1, 1927. She was a member of St. Stephen's John J.

Klein POTOSI, Wis. (AP) An honor graduate of Potosi High School killed a 16-year-old girl and then committed suicide in a downtown apartment in this Mississippi River village, authorities said Monday. The Grant County Sheriff's Department identified the victims as Jennifer L. Zink, 16, a student at Potosi High School, and Steven R. Sparrgrove, 18, a freshman at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.

Zink was beaten about the head and shot once in the head with a rifle, investigators said. A wooden ax handle, believed to have been used in the beating, as found near her body in a front bedroom of an apartment off Main Street. Span-grove was found dead in another bedroom from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a nfle found under his body, officials said. Sheriff Keith Govier said investigators had no motive for the murder as yet. Some of the girl's clothing had been removed.

Further tests were scheduled. "We have no motive, and we may never have," Govier said. "We have talked to friends and relatives and claismates at the high school and his college, and there is no indication that Sparrgrove would do anything like that." Govier said the two were Associated Press Photo County Sheriff's Department identified the victims as Jennifer Zink, 16, a student at Potosi High School, and Steven R. Sparrgrove, 18, a freshman at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. POTOSI, Wis.

Students from Potosi High School embrace Monday, outside of an apartment building where two of their classmates were found Sunday in Potosi, Wis. The Grant Instructor and worked as a warden for the DNR. Survivors include his wife, Eleanor one son, Vaughn Klein of Beaver Dam; his father, Lee Klein of West Bend, two sisters, Tina (Richard) Lochen and Maria Klein, both of Campbellsport, one brother, David (Mary) Klein of Campbellsport, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother; and one brother. Friends may call on Thursday, April 3, from 10 a.m.

to the time of service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Stephen's Ev. Lutheran Church or the Wisconsin Child Family Service. The Koepsell Funeral Home, Beaver Dam, is serving the family.

John J. Klein, 51, of 301 Hamilton Beaver Dam, died Sunday, March 30, 1997 at his home. A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 3, at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen's Ev.

Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam. The Rev. Steven Blumer will officiate. Mr. Klein was born Jan.

25, 1 946 in St. Anthony, son of Lee and May (Weiss) Klein. He was married to Eleanor Woock on July 12, 1969 in Beaver Dam. He graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1964. He was employed at Hometown Glass for a number of years and most recently at Park Plaza Pizza.

He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War, was a member of St. Stephen's Ev. Lutheran Church, was active as an usher for many years, was a Hunter Safety called police. Sparrgrove's father, Jim Sparrgrove, travels between Potosi and Chicago on business and was not home at the time of the deaths. The high school planned to have counselors available when students return from Easter break tuesday.

She lived with her mother across the street from the apartment and was told to return home by 7 p.m. When she didn't, relatives and friends went looking for her. At about midnight, a relative broke down the door of the apartment, saw blood and only casual acquaintances who attended high school together last year. Their only known tie was Sparrgrove's sister, Sharra, who was Zink's friend and on the same track team. "They weren't boyfriend and girlfriend," Govier said.

"And, there are none of the usual reasons for this terrible tragedy, such as drugs or a quarrel, that we can tell." Authorities said Sparrgrove, home on spring break, called the girl to his father's apartment sometime after 6 p.m. Sunday, but no one knows why. Josephine Kempfer A Jury selection for McVeigh trial slow Area Police Beats (Robert) Hammer of Beaver Dam, Jean (John) Davis of Randolph; one son, Harold Kempfer Jr. of San Antonio, Texas; one brother, Donald (Dorothy) Lauzon of Clearwater, 10 grandchildren; 20 greatgrandchildren; five great-greatgrandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Rosella in infancy; one sister, Viola Schalla; two son-in-laws, Eugene Bilke and Clifford Fietz.

Friends may call on Wednesday, April 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Koepsell Funeral Home, Beaver Dam, and on Thursday, April 3, from 10 a.m. to the time of service at the funeral home. Josephine Kempfer, 87, of 410 Roedl Court, Beaver Dam, formerly of 917 S. Lincoln Beaver Dam, died Monday, March 31, 1997 at the Beaver Dam Care Center.

The funeral will be Thursday, April 3, at 1 1 a.m. at the Koepsell Funeral Home, Beaver Darn, The Rev. Paul Lindau will officiate. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Beaver Dam. Mrs.

Kempfer was born May 1 1 1909 in Beaver Dam, daughter of Louis and Cora (Gerretson) Lauzon. She was married to Harold Kempfer on June 15, 1969. She was a member of First Ev. 4 Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam, and retired in San Antonio, Texas, where she worked with her son as an artist. Survivors include her husband, Harold; three daughters, Ethel (Robert Guse) Bilke of Beaver Dam, Conine Daniel P.

Rozinski Retail Theft Pick Save, 1513 N. Spring reported on March 21 that a former employee had failed to pay for merchandise taken while she was still an employee. Obstructing an Officer A Watertown woman received multiple citations and may face charges of obstructing an officer after a car in which she was a passenger was stopped on March 23 for having a cracked windshield. The woman was cited for false display of registration and permitting an unauthorized person to drive her car. She also may be charged with fraudulent registration for using a false name to obtain a license plate.

The driver of the car, a Watertown man, was charged with operating a motor vehicle after revocation of his driver's license. Accident Cars driven by Alicia L. Kutzke, 1248 Wayland Beaver Dam, and Janice Scheurer, 1225 Lakeshore Drive, Beaver Damj collided on March 28 at Grove and Norris streets. Attempted Break-In-Fred C. Brower, 625 Monroe Beaver Dam, reported on March 27 that someone damaged a door at his residence trying to gain entry.

Theft Shirley J. Klein, 108 W. Davis Beaver Dam, reported on March 26 that someone took a battery charger from her residence. Operating While Intoxicated A 34-year-old Beaver Dam man was cited on March 27 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after being stopped in the 100 block of Park Avenue for speeding. Criminal Damage A resident in the 400 block of Fourth Street reported on March 27 that someone slashed four tires on a vehicle parked at the residence.

posted stories on the Internet about McVeigh's purported confessions. Jones has claimed the jury pool was tainted by those accounts. The woman who cited her nervous breakdowns, No. 630, said they were brought on by a problem with prescription painkillers. The woman, a personal shopper at a Denver department store, said one of her clients suggested the federal government may be involved in a conspiracy surrounding the bombing.

She said she wasn't sure if she shared that view. Then there was No. 858. When asked about the government sieges at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, and Waco, Texas, the middle-aged man said he thought the government failed to handle them as well as they could have. "To me, in my mind, they were overkill." No.

306, a union pipefitter, could not recommend the death penalty, saying only God not the justice system can stand in judgment. He wrote on his questionnaire: "I don't like your court" and "I don't think your conclusions are good." The second prospective juror questioned, a churchgoing grandmother in her she cried and prayed for the victims as she watched TV coverage of the bombing. Her dominant memory of McVeigh was the footage of him in an orange jail jumpsuit being led out of a county jail in Oklahoma. Starting from a pool of about 350, U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch and attorneys must find 64 jurors who cannot be challenged for legal cause and are open to imposing the death penalty.

Each side will be able to dismiss 20 candidates, and then to use three more peremptory challenges to whittle the number to 12 jurors and six alternates. The process could take weeks. DENVER (AP) After two nervous breakdowns, one potential juror fears judging the evidence against Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh could mean even more health problems. Another doesn't believe in sitting in judgment of others, while a third wasn't sure she could disregard news accounts she has read about the bombing that killed 168 people and injured hundreds more. Jury selection for McVeigh's trial began at a snail's pace Monday, with the questioning of only six potential jurors.

Three admitted they were reluctant to serve at all. Five said they would be willing to recommend the death penalty should McVeigh be convicted. The exhaustive interrogation covered the death penalty and news coverage of the O.J. Simpson trials and the bombing case, among other topics. Even McVeigh's attorney, Stephen Jones, said the day had progressed "slowly." McVeigh himself nodded and smiled at each potential juror, but his expression hardened as discussions turned to the death penalty.

The potential jurors were shielded from the view of most courtroom spectators and were referred to only by numbers. When asked about news accounts of the bombing, No. 851 said it may be difficult to set aside those details to hear the case. "I did read a lot about it in the beginning," said No. 851, the mother of a 4-year-old and an agent for artists and photographers.

She added that she is "high-strung" and occasionally confuses things and that she favors the death penalty if it applies. She said she has avoided news reports since receiving her jury summons, a five-week period in which The Dallas Morning News and Playboy magazine FALL RIVER Daniel P. Rozinski, 58, of 1 15 Church Fall River, died Monday, March 31, 1997 at the Appleton Medical Center, Applcton, Wis. The funeral will be Thursday, April 3, at 1 1 :30 a.m. at St.

Jerome Catholic Church, Columbus. The Rev. Ambrose Hol.cr will officiate. Burial will be in St. Jerome Cemetery, Columbus.

Friends may call on Thursday, April 3, from 9:30 a.m. to the time of service at the church. A complete obituary will be in Wednesday's Daily Citizen. The Jones-Jensen Funeral Home, Columbus, is serving the family. Man dies, trooper hurt in car chase Obstructing an Officer A Waupun man was cited for falsifying an accident report and obstructing an officer after he gave incorrect information regarding damage to his car.

The man reported that on Friday, his vehicle was damaged by a hit-and-run driver. Police investigated the report and discovered that the damage was caused by the man backing his car into a light pole in the parking lot of Comtech 401 Industrial Ave. Hansen tried to stop the car and ended up in a chase that reached speeds of up to 105 mph, said Lt. Patricia Hansen of the Wisconsin State Patrol, no relation to Trooper Hansen. The suspect crashed at the Wadsworth Toll Plaza, which is the first toll booth after the state line.

A news release from the Wisconsin State Patrol late Monday said the Lexus hit a light pole and several parked cars, rendering the stolen auto inoperable. "When Trooper Hansen attempted to take the suspect into custody, a struggle began, and the suspect obtained control of Trooper Hansen's weapon," the release said. "The struggle continued, until the weapon discharged, striking the suspect in the head." WAUKEGAN, III. (AP) A man pursued across the state line while driving a stolen car was shot to death in a struggle with a Wisconsin state trooper at an Illinois toll booth, officials say. The Wisconsin State Patrol said the suspect got the gun away from Trooper Doug Hansen and then was shot to death when the gun went off as they continued to struggle.

The trooper suffered minor injuries. The dead man was identified as Hadrian T. Bridges, 23, of Milwaukee. The chase began at 10:15 a.m. Monday when Hansen saw a Lexus on Interstate 94 in Kenosha, near the Illinois state line, that matched a report of a vehicle stolen from Racine, authorities in both states said.

Tin Family of I an J. anh wisiios 10 express nieir sincere READ ALL ABOUT IT IN YOUR DAILY CITIZEN appreciation and thanks to all who remembered us with cards, phone calls, flowers, memorials, and prayers during our recent loss. A mi very special thanks to the staff at EZ -J5g ill- Harold E. Beer 1919-1997 VISITATION: At St. John's Ev.

Lutheran Church, Fox Lake From 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 2 FUNERAL: Wednesday, April 2 at 1 1 a.m. At The Church OFFICIATING: Pastor Louis W. Meyer Kratz Funeral Home 312 College Ave.

Fox Lake nanooipn continental Manor, Jerry Marcia Rechek, Murray Community Funeral Home and Rev. Richard Collier and Ladies Aid from First Lutheran Church. Your support and thoughts meant so much to us in our hours of grief. Thank you and God Bless. Itcbecca, (Iliad, Susie, Cole Robber rides bicycle MADISON, Wis.

(AP) One man may be responsible for robbing three Madison-area banks in two days and then fleeing on a bicycle in at least two of the heists, police say. A man robbed the I-'itchburg branch of the Park Bank and Firstar bank in Fitchburg on Monday. The robberies occurred about two hours apart. Notes passed to tellers in both of those robberies were identical, police said. On Saturday, a man robbed the town of Madison branch of the Park Bank.

The notes passed to tellers warned of a gun, but no gun was seen in any of the robberies. Cash was obtained in two of the robberies but the man ran from the Park Bank at Fitchburg without any money, police said. fit Memory oKAMJvlLL UM)E who yassed away 1 year ago, April 1, 1996 This month comes with sad regret, brings hack a day we will never forget. Tears in our eyes we can witte away, hut the ache in our hearts will always stay. So many things have hapjK'ned since you ve been called away.

So many things to share with you, had you been left to stay. Life goes oh, we know that's true, but nothing is the same since we last saw you. Sadly missed by bis mother, wife, children and grandchildren How's Your Hearing? Bulls Eye Hearing aids are now available which are better than ever before. The last few years have shown new and impressive advances in hearing aid technology. If you want to hear better, chances are help is available.

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La. AP) A man who popped a friend's 6-inch tropical fish into his mouth as a joke died when it got stuck in his throat. Steven Hill Epperson, 36, was dead on arrival at a hospital Sunday. He put the fish in his mouth and it became wedged in his airway. VISITATION: St.

Stephen's Ev. Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam From 10 a.m. until 1 1 a.m. Wednesday, April 2 FUNERAL: Wednesday, April 2 at 11 a.m. At The Church OFFICIATING: Rev.

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