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Saturday • December 28, 2013
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FOR THE RECORD
County fires
911 dispatcher
caught sleeping
the job in August.
Lynch, who turned 54 Friday,
applied for unemployment benefits after her dismissal. County
officials opposed her applicaBy RYAN J. FOLEY
tion, saying she had been fired
Associated Press
for misconduct and therefore
was ineligible.
IOWA CITY — An Iowa sheriff
In testimony in the case,
has fired a 911 dispatcher who
Lynch admitted she had been
was caught sleeping on the job
sleeping on those two occasions.
twice in three months, the secBut she argued her colleagues
ond time in such a deep slumber,
no longer were “team players”
she missed repeated messages
because they had stopped covfrom co-workers, according to
ering for each
state records.
other
when
Ma r ia nne
“It’s not right, but
one fell asleep.
Lynch, who
claimed
I’m not going to say, She
worked
the
she had been
overnight
‘Oh my gosh, she’s a u n f a i r l y
shift at the
singled out,
Dickinson
terrible person.’ ”
claiming other
County comemployees had
munications
Nancy
Brady,
trained
been caught
center,
was
sleeping and
found sleepdispatchers at the Iowa were not fired.
ing, wrapped
In the interLaw Enforcement
in a blanket
view, Baloun
last
month,
Academy for 15 years
said one other
according to a
dispatcher
judge’s ruling
on the overnight shift has been
that denied her unemployment caught sleeping and was discibenefits Monday. Lynch had plined.
slept through phone calls, radio
The instances of dispatchers
inquiries and intercom mes- sleeping on the job surprised
sages from a jail employee and Dickinson County board chairother officer communications man David Gottsche, who told
— but none that involved emer- the AP, “I’m not familiar with it
gency situations.
at all.”
“Thank God,” Sheriff Greg
Instances of sleeping on
Baloun said in an interview the job are rare and unacceptThursday.
able, but dispatchers often are
The communications center stressed and overworked as
in Spirit Lake handles calls for counties add jail responsibilipolice, fire and ambulance ser- ties to their plate, said Nancy
vice for municipalities in Dick- Brady, who trained dispatchers
inson County, which is home at the Iowa Law Enforcement
to Lake Okoboji and a popular Academy for 15 years. Working
tourism destination. Lynch had overnight in an office for eight
worked there since January hours or more can make it hard
2009 and was on the overnight for any employee to stay awake,
shift for most of her tenure.
she said.
Lynch did not return mes“It’s not right, but I’m not
sages from the Associated Press going to say, ‘Oh my gosh, she’s a
seeking comment.
terrible person,’ ” Brady said.
On Nov. 5, jailer Amber Bailey
In her ruling Monday, Adminwas trying to contact Lynch to istrative Law Judge Julie Elder
unlock a door electronically so sided with the county by denyshe could leave the jail and enter ing unemployment benefits. She
the communications center. But said Lynch had “a tremendous
her repeated attempts to reach responsibility to the public, the
Lynch through phone, radio and police department and the fire
intercom failed.
department.”
Instead, Bailey was forced
“To be sleeping on that job is
to obtain and use keys meant inexcusable and irresponsible,”
for emergency situations so she Elder wrote. “Additionally, the
could leave. She found Lynch claimant had already been
sleeping and called her name caught sleeping once months
four times before Lynch woke earlier, but the employer gave
her a second chance to correct
up.
“You’re sleeping again,” Bailey her behavior. The claimant did
told her, and later reported the not just nod off in her chair for
incident to superiors, the ruling a minute but was deeply asleep,
with a blanket around her and
said.
Baloun approved Lynch’s was difficult to wake up.”
Lynch’s actions showed an
firing later that day, noting it
was her second such infrac- “intentional and substantial distion within months. Lynch had regard of the employer’s interreceived a five-day suspension ests and the employee’s duties
after she was caught sleeping on and obligations,” Elder wrote.
This wasn’t the first
time the employee
slept on the job.
For the Record
Arrests/citations
Reports are taken directly
from the daily logs of area
law enforcement agencies.
Some agencies do not differentiate between arrests
and citations.
Burlington
Thursday
6:25 p.m. 115 S. Garfield Ave.
Wilson Edwin Finney, 44,
same address: domestic
abuse assault.
9:03 a.m. 2410 Mount Pleasant
St. Randel Lee Swank, 52, 314
Prairie St., West Burlington:
driving while suspended.
West Burlington
Thursday
3:52 p.m. 525 S. Gear Ave. Reginald Butler, 42, 257 S. Eighth
St.: interference with official
acts no injury, disorderly conduct and simulating intoxication.
Des Moines County
Thursday
5:55 p.m. Henry County. Merissa Erin Dilks, 27, 704 S. Adams Place, Mount Pleasant:
warrant for failure to appear.
1:09 a.m. Des Moines County
jail. Jason David Nicholson,
34, 11912-92 Des Moines
County 99: second-degree
theft and driving a motor
vehicle without the owner’s
consent.
Fort Madison
Thursday
same address: fifth-degree
theft.
Crime watch
Reports are taken directly
from the daily logs of area
law enforcement agencies.
Burlington
Friday
Aspen Grove Cemetery,
2043 Sunnyside Ave. Burglary reported at 5 a.m.
2700 block of Mount Pleasant Street. Assault reported
at 2:41 a.m.
Rondavoo, 605 S. 10th St.
Burglary reported at 12:08
a.m.
Thursday
2100 block of South Central
Avenue. Theft reported at
9:10 p.m.
900 block of Summer Street.
Car burglary reported at 8:56
p.m.
Burlington Area Community YMCA-YWCA, 2410
Mount Pleasant St. Theft
reported at 6:17 p.m.
F&M Bank, 221 Jefferson St.
Burglary reported at 9:22 a.m.
1200 block of Valley Street.
Vandalism reported at 7:27
a.m.
West Burlington
Friday
Denny’s Automotive, 109 E.
Mount Pleasant Street. Hit
and run with property damage to the building reported at
12:09 a.m.
7:53 p.m. 1904 Avenue H. Timothy Robert Lundquist, 51,
homeless: public intoxication. Fort Madison
4:53 p.m. 1814 Avenue G. Ja- Thursday
cob Russell Gilpin, 15, 2826 1400 block of Avenue G. VanAvenue L: public intoxication.
dalism reported at 6:40 p.m.
4:53 p.m. 1814 Avenue G. Jer- 2800 block of Avenue L.
emiah James Palumbo, 19,
Theft reported at 3:02 p.m.
Deaths
Obituary policy
Larry Lewis
Larry L. “Butch” Lewis, 73, of
rural Bonaparte died Friday, Dec.
27, 2013, at his home.
Born July 18, 1940, near Utica, he
was the son of William and Edith
Robbins Lewis. She married Doris
Basquan, and they later divorced.
Mr. Lewis was a graduate
of Bonaparte High School. He
worked as an inspector at the
Iowa Army Ammunition Plant.
Survivors include two sisters,
Sharon Elliott of Bonaparte and
Gerry Roller of Knoxville, Tenn.;
three nieces; two great-nieces;
and one great-nephew.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, one sister and two brothers.
Cremation has been accorded.
Visitation will be from 5 to 6
p.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral
Home in Keosauqua, where family
will be present.
The memorial service for Mr.
Lewis will be at 6 p.m. Monday at
Pedrick Funeral Home, with the
Rev. Timothy Roller officiating. Private burial will be at a later date in
Bonaparte Cemetery.
A memorial has been established
for Kahoka Bible Baptist Church.
Linda Simpson
Linda Lou Simpson, 63, of
Oquawka, Ill., died at 11:55 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at her home.
Born Nov. 12, 1950, in Burlington,
she was the daughter of Charles F.
and Maxine T. Gerdom Tracy. On
July 27, 1968, she married Billy L.
Simpson in Galesburg, Ill.
Mrs. Simpson was raised in the
Oquawka and Galesburg area and
was a 1968 graduate of Galesburg
High School. She began work at
O.T. Johnson Department Store in
Galesburg during the 1960s. She
then worked at Protexall for a time
and then served several nursing
homes locally as a certified nurses
assistant for several years.
She enjoyed going to flea markets and especially loved spending
time with her grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband;
one daughter, Cherie Johnson
of Raritan, Ill.; two sons, Billy L.
Simpson II of Oquawka and Jared
Simpson of Davenport; three granddaughters; two grandsons; three sisters, Charlotte Druin of Oquawka,
Carolyn Bigger of Gladstone, Ill., and
Connie Day of Galesburg.
She is preceded in death by her
parents and one nephew.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Monday at Turnbull Funeral Home
in Oquawka, where family will
receive friends.
The funeral service for Mrs. Simpson will be on Tuesday at Turnbull
Funeral Home in Oquawka. Burial
will be in Oquawka Cemetery.
A memorial is being established.
Janice Curley-McCoy Howard Derby
Janice Lynn
Curley-McCoy,
57, of Burlington died at
11:12 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24,
2013, at Great
River Hospice
House in West
Burlington.
Born Dec. 22, 1956, in Burlington, she was the daughter of
James Louis and Shirley Eastburn
Curley. On Nov. 3, 1995, she married Marvin McCoy Sr. in Burlington. He died Aug. 6, 1996.
Mrs. Curley-McCoy was a Burlington High School graduate. She
worked at Skerik Auto Parts and
helped her husband in his construction business, McCoy Construction. For the last 17 years, she
was a dredge operator at Cessford
Construction, where she loved
going to work.
She loved being outdoors, being
in the water, swimming and time
spent on the river. She was an avid
Cubs and Bears fan. She loved her
pets and spending time with her
family.
Survivors include her two sons,
Joe Curley and Brent McCoy, both
of Burlington; one daughter, Cody
McCoy of Burlington; four grandchildren; two sisters, Barb Drew
and Mary Daedlow, both of Burlington; one brother, Steven Curley
of Burlington; two nieces; and one
nephew.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, husband and one
stepson.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Lunning
Chapel, where family will receive
friends.
The funeral service for Mrs.
Curley-McCoy will be at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Lunning Chapel, with
the Rev. Dean Graber officiating.
Burial will be in Aspen Grove
Cemetery.
A memorial has been established.
Karen Lyon
Karen
L.
Lyon, 65, of
Burlington
died at 5:45
p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 24, 2013,
at Great River
Hospice House
in West Burlington.
Born Dec. 15, 1948, in Burlington, she was the daughter of
Wayne E. and Charlene Helen
Gantz Mooney. On Jan. 23, 1991,
she married Richard D. Lyon in
Burlington.
Mrs. Lyon was a 1967 graduate of Burlington High School
and earned an Associate of Science degree at SCC. She worked
as the receptionist/assistant for
Burlington Oral Surgeon PC for
many years. She was active with
her classmates in their activities
and reunions, a member of the
National Guard Ladies Auxiliary
and enjoyed bird watching, traveling, plants and her family, especially her grandchildren. She was
of the Protestant faith.
Survivors include her husband;
one daughter, Kelly Johnson of
Marion; one son, Brian Wolgemuth of Fort Madison; one stepdaughter, Jenny Reece of Palo;
one stepson, Jeff Lyon of West Des
Moines; 13 grandchildren; one sister, Linda Deets of Burlington; and
one nephew.
She was preceded in death by
her parents and one stepson.
Friends may call from noon to
7 p.m. Sunday at Lunning Chapel
in Burlington, where family will
receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m.
The funeral for Mrs. Lyon will
be at 9 a.m. Monday at Lunning
Chapel, with the Rev. Dean Graber
officiating. Burial will be in Aspen
Grove Cemetery in Burlington.
Memorials have been established for Great River Hospice and
for Huntington’s Disease Society
of America.
Howard C.
Derby, 93, of
Dubuque, lifelong resident of
Burlington, died
Monday, Dec. 23,
2013, at Mercy
Medical CenterDubuque.
Born Jan. 20,
1920, in Harper, he was the son of
Charles and Christine Saner Derby.
On July 17, 1951, he married Mary
Ruth Stuart in Lynnville.
Mr. Derby helped with farming at a
young age and worked with the Iowa
State Department of Transportation.
He enjoyed gardening, especially vegetable gardening, and solving puzzles.
He was an Iowa Hawkeyes fan.
Survivors include his wife; two
children, David Derby and Deborah Stinson; seven grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; one sister, Thelma Horsey; and nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and 10 siblings.
The funeral for Mr. Derby will
be at 1 p.m. today at Egelhof, Siegert and Casper Westview Funeral
Home and Crematory, where
friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. before the service. Burial will
be in Linwood Cemetery.
Paid Notice
Paul Hoschek
Paul
Daniel
“ D a n ”
Hoschek,
55,
of
Burlington, Iowa,
died
at
the University of
Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa Friday
morning, December 27, 2013
after a short courageous battle with cancer.
Born on January 9, 1958
in Burlington, Iowa, Dan was
the son of Paul H. and Shirley
I. Hanson Hoschek.
He was of the Protestant
Faith.
Dan was a graduate of
Notre Dame High School
class of 1976 and attended
Estherville
College.
He
played football in high school
and college. Dan worked
for the Iowa Department of
Correctional Services at the
men’s Residential Facility
for 24 years. He owned and
operated a cleaning business, and was active in the
Farmer’s Market in produce
sales. He liked to work in the
yard and garden. Dan also
enjoyed hunting and fishing. Over the years Dan had
many dogs; his favorites were
Daisy and Ella.
Dan is survived by his
wife Joyce of Burlington who
recently celebrated 13 years
together. One daughter, Shelby Hoschek of New London,
Iowa and one son Nathan Hoschek also of New London,
Iowa. Two step-daughters,
Wendy (Kasey) Rider of Danville, IA and Megan Doyle of
Burlington, Iowa. Two stepsons, Derrick (Jaleesa) Doyle
of Danville, IA and Curtis
(Candi) Doyle also of Danville, IA. Grandchildren and
step-grandchildren.
Gannon, Baylee, Macy, Wyatt,
Ayden, Mykael, Kamey, Kinley, Donntasia and Valicea.
Two sisters, Becky (Charles)
Kneedy of Macomb, IL and
Kris (Jack) Smith of Galesburg, IL. Four special nieces,
Lisa, Robyn, Beth & Jennifer.
Several cousins. One Aunt
and Uncle of California.
He was preceded in death
by his parents.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held in Prugh’s
Chapel Monday, December
30, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Pastor
Dean Graber will officiate. Interment will be at a later date.
The family will receive
friends Sunday evening at
Prugh’s from 5:00 p.m. until
7:00 p.m.
A memorial has been established in his name.
The Hawk Eye publishes
standard death notices of
Burlington-area residents or
former area residents free
of charge as part of its news
report. Information should be
supplied by a mortuary. The
newspaper also accepts custom obituary advertisements,
for which there is a charge.
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Jean Keller
Jean L. Keller, 55, of Carthage,
Ill., died at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 22,
2013, at OSF Hospital in Peoria, Ill.
Born Nov. 28, 1958, in Pekin, Ill.,
she was the daughter of Earl and
Martha Dunkelberg Keller.
Cremation has been accorded.
Printy Funeral Home of Carthage is in charge of arrangements.
Paid Notice
Scott Strabala
Scott Alan Strabala, 63,
of Lone Tree, formerly of
Ft. Madison died Christmas
morning at Pioneer Park in
Lone Tree.
Survivors include four siblings, Karen (William) Horner
of Iowa City, Keith (Debra)
Strabala of Riverside, Rodney Strabala of Iowa City
and Kent (Billi Jo) Strabala of
Burlington; niece and nephews, Shannon (Jarod) Webb
of North Liberty, Eric (Katie)
Horner of Iowa City and Ryan
Horner of North Liberty, and
Jamie (Shannon) Strabala of
Ellison Bay, WI; seven greatnieces and great-nephews.
The Mass of Christian
Burial will be at 10:30 a.m.
today at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Riverside
with Rev. David Brownfield
as celebrant. The family will
greet friends after 9:30 a.m.
Saturday at the church. Burial
will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Paid Notice
Calvin E. Clay Sr.
The funeral service for
Mr. Calvin
Eugene
Clay Sr.,
71, who
d i e d
M o n d ay,
December
23,
2013, will be 2 p.m. Monday,
December 30th, at Lunning Chapel with Elder Faye
O’Neal officiating and Mr.
Wendell B. O’Neal providing
the eulogy. Interment will be
in Burlington Memorial Park
Cemetery. The family will
receive friends for one hour
prior to the time of service
on Monday. A memorial has
been established.
Janice L.
Curley-McCoy
The memorial funeral
service for Mrs. Janice Lynn
Curley-McCoy, 57, who died
Tuesday, December 24, 2013,
will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,
December 31st, at Lunning
chapel with the Rev. Dean
Graber officiating. Inurnment
will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. The family will receive
friends for one hour prior to
the time of service on Tuesday. A memorial has been established. According to Mrs.
Curley-McCoy’s wishes, cremation has been entrusted to
Lunning Chapel.
Karen L. Lyon
The funeral service for
Mrs. Karen L. Lyon, 65, who
died Tuesday, December 24,
2013, will be 9 a.m. Monday,
December 30th, at Lunning
Chapel with the Rev. Dean
Graber officiating. Interment
will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. Friends may call from
noon until 7 p.m. Sunday,
December 29th, at Lunning
Chapel where the family will
receive friends from 5 until 7
p.m. Memorials have been
established for Great River
Hospice and Huntington’s
Disease Society of America.
Send a sympathy message at:
www.LunningFuneralChapel.com
Remembrance Picture Tributes
and Funeral Services may be viewed
at the respective obituaries
of participating families.
Dan Hoschek
A Celebration of
Life Service for
Paul Daniel “Dan”
Hoschek,
55, who
died Friday, December
27, 2013, at the University
of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City,
Iowa, will be held in Prugh’s
Chapel Monday, December
30, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Pastor
Dean Graber will officiate. Interment will be at a later date.
The family will receive friends
on Sunday evening at Prugh’s
from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
A memorial has been established in his name.
Condolences may be sent to www.
prughfuneralservice.com.
Photo life tributes may be viewed
at the respective obituaries
of participating families.
Paid Notice
Thelma E. Crist
April
14, 1916
– December
26,
2013
Thelma Estella Brown
Crist, 97,
of Morning Sun,
Iowa, died on Thursday,
December 26, 2013, at the
Morning Sun Care Center.
Mrs. Crist was born on
April 14, 1916, in Yarmouth,
IA. She was the daughter of
Benton J. Brown and Susie
Melvina Peckham Brown.
Mrs. Crist graduated from
Yarmouth High School in
1934, and married Charles
Weldon Crist in October of
1934.
The community of Morning Sun, IA was home to Mrs.
Crist throughout her adult
life. She was an employee of
Nichol’s Produce before becoming secretary/bookkeeper at the Morning Sun Grain
Company. She worked as an
employee of the Minnis’ family until her retirement from
the grain company in 1984.
Mrs. Crist was among
other things, a dedicated employee; member of the Morning Sun Methodist Church
and the TT Club. During her
younger years she loved to
garden, dance, shop flea
markets, collect teapots and
was an avid card player. She
was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother
and was fiercely loyal to her
family.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, her husband,
C. Weldon (Weldy) Crist, a
brother Carl Brown and her
only child, Janice Lee Crist
Johnson. She is survived by
her grandchildren; Wayne
Johnson of West Burlington,
IA, Scott and Julia Johnson of
West Des Moines, IA, Cristy
and Michael Schmidt of Burlington, IA, Jay and Mindy
Johnson of West Burlington,
IA, 5 great grandchildren; Nathan Schmidt, Jackie Johnson, Ross Johnson, Graham
Johnson, Jamie Johnson,
a brother-in-law, Verle Crist
of Cibolo TX, a sister-in-law
Betty Crist of Burlington, IA, a
niece; Carol (Jim) Fruehling of
St. Paul, MN, and 6 nephews;
Dale (Jane) Brown of Denver,
CO, Randy Crist of Bastrop,
TX, Barry Crist (Suzanne) of
McQueeney, TX, Raymond
Crist of Bastrop, TX, Doug
(Cindy) Crist of Burlington, IA,
and Chuck (Elizabeth) Crist of
Austin, TX.
“Nanny”, as Mrs. Crist
was known to her family, was
blessed with a supportive and
caring circle of friends in her
community of Morning Sun.
Janet Hall was Nanny’s special care provider and an outstanding friend to her during
her residency in the Morning
Sun Care Center.
A visitation, with family
members, will be held Saturday, January 4, 2014, from
9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Methodist Church in Morning Sun,
IA. There will be no calling
hours at the funeral home.
The funeral services for
Thelma E. Crist will be held
Saturday, January 4, 2014,
at 10:30 a.m. at the United
Methodist Church in Morning
Sun, IA. Interment will follow
at the Conesville Cemetery in
Conesville, IA.
The family requests, in lieu
of flowers, donations be made
to the Morning Sun Methodist
Church or the Morning Sun
Community Center.
Hagele and Honts Funeral
Home in Morning Sun is in
charge of the arrangements.