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2B LOCAL The Times Herald Port Huron, Mich. Sunday, April 23, 1989 Park gets face lift Volunteers load a wheelbarrow full of wood bark to use on a nature trail Saturday at Sanborn Park In Port Huron. The work was part of the second annual park cleanup. From left are Ian Farquhar, Robert Groh, Chris Meier, Ann Fester and Joanne StanfilL a fey PARKING Continued from Page IB parking ordinance is beginning to payoff. "There's already been a dramatic improvement," he said.

"I'm pleased with what I've seen." Arreola said the purpose of enforcing the ordinance is threefold: To improve driver visibility thus enhancing safety. "It does obstruct the view and could result in an accident," Arreola said. To beautify the city's streets and neighborhoods. To remove cars from utility rights of ways, which often are placed on boulevards. Currie said she and her neighbors have received tickets and are now parking on the street But she said Court Street is too narrow for parking on both sides of the street Some bus and truck drivers must ask residents to move their cars so they can pass, she said.

She has launched a petition drive to convince council to ease up. Council members concede boulevard parking has become a habit for many motorists. But, Robbins said, some people park on boulevards out of sheer laziness. Arreola said the city realizes some boulevards must be used for parking. Special permits can be obtained.

Those wishing to obtain a boulevard parking permit receive an on-site inspection by city officials. Arreola said if boulevard parking does not obstruct the view of traffic, and if there is sufficient space in the boulevard for parking, a special permit could be issued. But those who are allowed to do so will have to improve the boulevard by paving it and fixing curbs, Arreola said. Currie is urging landlords throughout the city to ask for variances and, if granted, pave their boulevards as required. "Make it look right, don't just have mudholes," she said.

Port Huron City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Room 1 00, Municipal Office Center, 1 00 McMorran Blvd. Continued from Page 1B not planning to say anything but they end up saying something when the judge asks. What role do you play in local victims' rights? The role I play is part of this office. We are all advocates of victims' rights.

Not only in the courtroom but outside. It's about time this type of law was created for victims. Being a prosecutor you can't help but be involved in the victims' side of things because they're your witnesses. They're the whole reason why we're here. We play the role of counselor.

We listen to how it has affected them. We give them guidance about where to get help. We have a victims' advocate who is a volunteer here. She will help victims with questions they have. Do you think St.

Clair County is ahead of the game? I do, only because St. Clair County is small enough that we have been able to maintain contacting victims to be able to talk to them about their case. Even though we have about 600 cases a year we're able to deal on a personal basis with people. Frank L. Ledsworth 75 FORT GRATIOT TOWNSHIP -Frank L.

Ledsworth 75, died Friday, April 21, 1989. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice. Mr. Ledsworth retired in 1973 from Weston's Excavation. Services at 2 p.m.

Tuesday in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Fort Gratiot Branch. Visiting is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today and Monday in the Pollock-Randall Funeral Home. Edythe M. McGill, 67 Homemaker MARYSVILLE Edythe M.

McGill, 67, died Thursday, April 20, 1989. She is survived by her husband, Charles "Snuffy" McGill. She was a homemaker. Services at 11 a.m. Monday at St.

Fabian Catholic Church in Farm-ington Hills. Visiting is 5-9 p.m. today at the McCabe Funeral Home, 31950 West 12 Mile Road in Farmington Hills. A prayer service at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the funeral home.

Jefferson P. Myron, 70 ASHEVILLE, N.C. Jefferson P. Myron, 70, died Friday, Jan. 6, 1989.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Hoffmeyer' Myron. A memorial service at 1 p.m. Monday in the Chapel at Lakeside Cemetery. Walter W. Weiland, 73 LEXINGTON Walter W.

Weiland, 73, of 7219 Simons, died Saturday, April 22, 1989. He is survived by his wife, Linda. Funeral arrangements by the Pomeroy Funeral Home in Lexington, are incomplete. Visiting is 7-9 p.m. today and 2-9 p.m.

on Monday. Alex Woodley 73 Mueller Brass Co. retiree PORT HURON Alex Woodley 73, died Thursday, April 20, 1989. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette. Mr.

Woodley retired from the Mueller Brass Co. in 1981, after 30 years of service. Services at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Pollock-Randall Funeral Home. Visiting is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

on Monday. Graveside Masonic services conducted by the Central Star Lodge 23 A.M. Graveside Military honors under the auspices of the St. Clair County Allied Veterans Council. The Timet Herald lists death notices free of charge.

For paid obituaries, see this page. DEATHS Ruthe Bragg reached out to newcomers By SEVIL OMER Times Herald Ruthe I. Bragg, who rolled out the welcome mat for new residents in Port Huron and Mary-sville for 27 years, died at home Saturday. She was 76. "She was a very outgoing woman who loved the church and people," said her daughter, Marty Bastien of Columbiaville.

Mrs. Bragg, a Port Huron resident for more than 40 years, served as a Welcome Wagon hostess from 1953 until retiring in 1980. As Welcome Wagon hostess, Mrs. Bragg visited newcomers to the community, and brought greetings from public officials to recently engaged and expectant parents. She was forced to quit at age of 66 because of failing eyesight.

Mrs. Bragg eventually went blind, her daughter said. If Mrs. Bragg had had her way, she would never have stop working, her daughter said. "It just made her sick to quit." Mrs.

Bragg, born Nov. 26, 1913 in Amadore in Sanilac County's Worth Township, graduated from Brown City High School in 1932 and dreamed of being a Sunday school teacher or a missionary. Those dreams turned to commitment to the church, and she eventually became an elder of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She helped the Christian Women's Club, Church Women United and Peru Village Bible Study. She also was a member of the Blue Water League of the Blind.

Mrs. Bragg is survived by her daughter, two sons, seven grandchildren, a brother and several nieces and nephews. Services will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Pollock-Randall Funeral Home. Visiting is 24 p.m.

and 7-9 p.m. today and Monday. Betty H. Langs, 72 Hospital retiree PORT HURON Betty H. Langs, 72, died Saturday, April 22, 1989.

She is survived by her husband, Frederick R. Langs. She retired from Port Huron Hospital. Arrangements by the Karrer-Simpson-Crawford Funeral Home, are incomplete. ADVERTISEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS To place Entertainment, Club Meetings or Miscellaneous Notices in this column, Dial 985-7171, Ext.

315 INSIDE PORT HURON Times HaraW photo RALPH W. POLOVICH bituaries special tributes purehased by family and friends Funeral Homes: to place an obituary notice call 985-7171 Daily 4:00 to 7:00 Ruthe Bragg Ruthe I. Bragg PORT HURON Ruthe I. Bragg, 75, died Saturday, April 22, 1989, in her home after a brief illness. She was born Nov.

26, 1913, in Amadore and had been a resident of the Port Huron area since 1948. She married Wesley J. Bragg, May 29, 1936, in Port Huron. He died May 5, 1986. Mrs.

Bragg was a retired Welcome Wagon hostess and a former employee of National Food Store and H.A. Smith. She was an elder of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Christian Women's Club, Church Women United, Peru Village Bible Study and the Blue Water League of the Blind. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs.

Robert (Marty) Bas-tien of Columbiaville; two sons, Donald E. (Ruth) Bragg of Yale and Merton W. Bragg of Denver, seven grand-children; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Dr. Harold Udell of New Bedford, several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday in the Pollock-Randall Funeral Home. The Rev. Robert W. Tull of Westminster Persbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery.

Visiting is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today and Monday. Memorials may be made to the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Frank Ledsworth Sr. Frank L.

Ledsworth Sr. FORT GRATIOT TOWNSHIP Frank L. Ledsworth 75, died Friday, April 21, 1989, in Port Huron Hospital after a long illness. He was born July 15, 1913, in Port Hope and had been a lifelong area resident. He married Beatrice Wright, Nov.

21, 1983, in Port Huron. Mr. Ledsworth retired in 1973 from Weston's Excavation. He was a charter member of the R.L.D.S. Church, Fort Gratiot Branch.

He is survived by his wife; two sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Norbert L. (Carol) Ledsworth, Mr. and Mrs.

Franklin L. (Virginia) Ledsworth Jr. of Port Huron; a son, Donald R. Ledsworth also of Port Huron; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Hal (Elizabeth) Griggs of Tuscon, Ariz, and Mr. and Mrs. James (Carol Sue) Stroh of Port Huron; two stepsons and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy (Joyce) Wright of Croswell and Mr.

and Mrs. Jack (Marilyn) Wright of Port Huron; a stepdaughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Brian (Sharon) Harrington of Smiths Creek; a stepdaughter-in-law, Mrs. Geraldine Wright of Port Huron; 33 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. Orman (Elsie) Ledsworth of Port Huron and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond (Nancy) Ledsworth of Oklahoma; a sister, Eva Church of Midland; several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2 p.m.

Tuesday in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Fort Gratiot Branch. Elder Howard Burleigh will officiate. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery. Visiting is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today and Monday in the Pollock-Randall Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be grandsons of Mr. Ledsworth: Craig Wright, Dave Wright, Danny Ledsworth, Jerry Ryan, Mike Ledsworth, David Ledsworth and Vincent Howe. Jefferson Parker Myron ASHEVILLE, N.C. Jefferson Parker Myron, 70, died Friday, Jan. 6, 1989 in his residence.

He was born Oct. 7, 1918 in Port Huron. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Hoffmeyer Myron; son, Jeff Myron of Johnson City, two brothers, Melvin Ross "Bud" Myron of Hutchinson Island, and Harry Myron of Port Huron. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Chapel at Lakeside Cemetery.

The Rev. Dr. John Boucher of Grace Episcopal Church will officiate. Memorials may be made to the Mountain Area Hospice, 40 Church Street, Asheville, N.C. 28801, or St.

Mark's Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 8608, Asheville 28804. Alex Woodley Jr. PORT HURON Alex Woodley 73, died Thursday, April 20, 1989, in Port Huron Hospital after a short illness. He was born Nov.

6, 1915, in Alexander City, and had been an area resident since 1947. He married Jeanette Briggins, Sept. 4, 1947, in Fairmont, W.Va. Mr. Woodley retired from the Mueller Brass Co.

in 1981, after 30 years of service. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Italy and Tunisia. He was a member of the Central Star Lodge 23 A.M. and had been a member of the Toppers Sportsman's Club.

He is survived by his wife; a brother, Samuel Lee Woodley of Port Huron; an aunt, Elizabeth Moncrief, also of Port Huron; many cousins and dear friends. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Pollock-Randall Funeral Home. The Rev. Jqhn L.

Portis of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Allied Veterans Cemetery. Visiting is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Monday. Pallbearers will be Fred Pippens, Coleman Floyd, Herman Speer, Thomas Bell, Arthur White and Oscar Knight.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry, Alex, Louis and David Briggins and John Thomas. Graveside Masonic services will be conducted by the Central Star Lodge 23 A.M. Graveside military honors will be under the auspices of the St. Clair County Allied Veterans Council. Renee Worth Verth wins Miss Blue Water competition Renee Werth of Kimball Township was crowned Miss Blue Water 1989 Saturday night at McMorran Place.

Werth, 21, is a student at Oakland University. The first runner-up is Deborah Dyer, 21, of Burtchville Township, who won the talent competition. Karen Campbell, 23, of Fort Gratiot Township was the second runner-up. The pageant is the first step for Werth on the road to Miss America. The top two winners will receive scholarships sponsored by Mueller Brass Co.

BUDGET Continued from Page 1B 4 percent increase is expected for! patrol officers this summer. Mit-' chell said comparable wage in-; creases were given to firefighters, i "We need it; we work Mitchell said. City Council member A. Herb' Robbins said he plans to scrutinize increases in the public safety budget. "I'll question that," he "But on the other hand, we are another one of those labor-intense organizations." The budget proposal by City' Manager Gerald R.

Bouchard will: be presented to City Council at; Monday night's meeting. The; council is expected to schedule a May 8 public hearing on the budget. The council also has scheduled a May 5 budget review session. The city will generate the additional $1.1 million from a $579,000 increase in city income and prop erty taxes, Seymore said. Another $355,000 will come from state-shared revenues such as income tax and single business and sales taxes, he said.

In brief, the budget proposal also: Raises residential water rates by 16 cents to $3.94 per 1,000. cubic feet. Raises residential sewer rates by 24 cents to $6.56 per 1,000 cubic feet. Combined water and sewer rate changes will cost the average customer $4.48 more per year, Seymore said. Allocates about $350,000 for streets.

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