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Zone: 3 PAGE: B6 Typesetter: GUSS50BQueue: 68 Date: 00:09 Plate: CMYK CMYK B6 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER3, 2007 THEHARTFORDCOURANT Upon request, a will be added free of charge to any veteran's obituary. In Loving Memory of DEBRA K. DERENCH You are always in our hearts. We love and miss you very much. Love, Mom Family RUSSELL, Wayne D.

Wayne D. Russell of Wethersfield, formerly of Broadview Newington, died on Monday, (October 29, 2007), at Hartford Hospital. His memorial service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 11 a.m. at the Newington Memorial Funeral Home, 20 Bonair Newington.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Saturday, Nov. 17th from 10 11 a.m. prior to the service at Newington Memorial. Memorial donations in his name may be made to the Connecticut Lung Association, 45 Ash Street, East Hartford, CT 06108. To share a memory with the family, please visit us at www.newingtonmemorial.com.

REUDGEN, William F. William F. Reudgen, 85, of Rockville, beloved husband of Betty (Miller) Re- udgen, died Thursday (November 1, 2007) at a local convalescent home after a courageous battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Born October 29, 1922 in Rockville, son of the late Ernest and Minnie (Edwards) Reudgen he had lived in Rockville all his life. William served with the U.S.

Army Air Corps during World War II, after the war he was employed by Nap Parlor Frame Co. for 30 years before retiring in 1977. He was an avid BINGO player and fisherman, he was a member of the Rockville Fish Game Club, and a life long New York Yankee fan. Besides his wife, Betty of 63 years, he is survived by a son, William E. Reud- gen and his wife, Carol of Norfolk; two daughters, Patricia A.

Steele and her husband, Raymond of Enfield, Susan E. Reud- gen of Rockville; six grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and his best friend and companion, his dog, Keke. He was predeceased by a son, Gerald Reudgen; three sisters, Dorothy Miller, Joyce Lee, and Shirley DeCarli. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 6, 11 a.m., at Ladd-Turkington Carmon Funeral Home, 551 Talcottville Rd. Vernon.

Burial with military honors will be in Grove Hill Cemetery, Rockville. His family will receive friends Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: American Lung Association, 45 Ash East Hartford, CT 061083272. To leave on-line condolences please visit www.

carmonfuneralhome.com. PEREAU, Theresa (Bougor) Theresa (Bougor) Pereau, 89, of Southington, widow of Henry V. Pereau died Thursday (November 1, 2007) at The Summit at Plantsville. She was born in Springfield, MA, the daughter of Theodore and Anna (Redmond) Bougor and lived in Southington since 1956 and was retired from Fafnir Bearing. She leaves a son and daughter-in-law, Henry V.

Pereau Jr. and Joan L. Pereau; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Judd and Duane Judd, Diane Orne and James Orne grandchildren, Deborah Pereau, Duane Judd Jr. and his wife, Patty Judd, Donna York and her husband, John York, James Orne Melanie Nielsen and her husband, Michael Nielsen; great-grandchildren, Kenneth Butler, Emily Judd, Sara Judd, Abigail Judd, Alyssa York, Zachary Nielsen and Cory James Nielsen. She also leaves two sisters, Gloria Chute and Doris Sczepanik and her husband, Stanley Sczepanik.

Theresa was predeceased by a grandson, Henry V. Pereau III; and two brothers, Theodore Bougor and David Bougor. The funeral will be Tuesday November 6, 11:30 a.m. from the Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm Rocky Hill followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 12 noon at Corpus Christi Church, Wethersfield. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill.

There will be a calling hour Tuesday 10:30 11:30 a.m. just prior to leaving for church. MAYER, Ursula H. Ursula H. Mayer, 79, of West Hartford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, (October 28, 2007) at a local convalescent home.

Born in Idar-Oberstein, Germany on February 1, 1928, daughter of the late Ludwig and Hilda (Gotlieb) Mayer, she was raised in Germany and had lived in West Hartford for the last 48 years. Ursula worked as a sales person at Lux Bond Green Stevens in West Hartford for 32 years and retired in 1991. In her spare time she enjoyed traveling and visiting friends and relatives in Germany and Michigan. She leaves a brother, Hans-Werner Mayer and his wife Dagmar of Idar-Oberstein, Germany; three close friends, Hannelore Foster and her husband Jerry of Grand Rapids, MI, Judith Mixer of Bloomfield, and Marianne Heymann and her husband Harry of Bloomfield; and a goddaughter, Denise. A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 5, 11 a.m., at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Windsor.

Interment will follow in the Mt. St. Benedict Mausoleum. Memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson Disease Foundation, 27 Allendale North Haven, CT 06473. The family would like to thank Bloomfield Health Care and Connecticut VNA Hospice for all of their care and support during this difficult time.

DEATH NOTICES In Loving Memory Of ERIC BLAISE ALEXANDRE Feb. 8, 1993 to Nov. 3, 2006 It has been one year since you went to Heaven. During your short time with us you touched so many lives and brought so much love and joy. We love and miss you so much.

Mom, Dad and Brianna WILLIAM E. MOCARSKY "One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life. That word is love." We Love You, Sheila, David, Kelly, Emily and Kevin SHANE, Sari (Schaller) Sari (Schaller) Shane, 95, died on Thursday, (November 1, 2007) at the Hebrew Home Hospital. She was born in Paterson, NJ, on August 16, 1912, to the late Morris and Gussie Schaller. As a young woman, she founded with her parents The Original Crispy Corn Shop on the corner of Main St.

and what was then Mulberry St. in downtown Hartford. It was there that she met her beloved husband, Sidney Shane, who came into the store to sell her an awning for the window. They were married in 1935 and en- oyed more than 65 years together, until he died in 2000. Throughout their married life they worked together in the flooring and construction industries.

She leaves two children and their spouses: Barbara and David Klau of West Simsbury, and Barry and Esther Shane of Kfar Harut- zim, Israel; eight dearly loved grandchildren: Daniel (and Jennifer) Klau of West Hartford, Deborah (and Rabbi David) Ordan of Los Angeles, Michal Klau-Stevens (and Greg Stevens) of West Hartford, Max (and Beverly) Klau of Boston, Nathan Klau of New York City, Keren Shane, Yael Plaut, and Deganit Shane-Sharon (and Meron Sharon) of Israel; 16 precious great-grandchildren; a sister, Cissy Glassman; and a brother, Len Schaller, both of Bloomfield; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, Reuben Schaller. She will be fondly remembered by all who knew her for her youthful energy, her friendliness, and the perpetual sense of optimism that she shared with her husband. Her family expresses sincerest thanks to the warm and caring staff on 4N at the Hebrew Home and Hospital and to the staff of CT-VNA Hospice we shall always be grateful for your loving attention. Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 4, at 11:30 a.m.

in the Chapel of the Weinstein Mortuary, 640 Farmington Hartford. Interment will follow in the Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery, Wethersfield. Shiva will be observed at the home of her daughter Sunday, following the funeral and Monday through Thursday evening from 1-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hebrew Home Hospital, 1 Abrahms West Hartford 06117.

For further information, directions, or to share memories of Sari with her family, please visit online at: www.weinsteinmortuary.com. SCHAIN, Sylvia Sylvia Schain, 87, of West Hartford, passed away Thursday, (November 1, 2007) at Hartford Hospital after a short illness. Sylvia and her late husband Morris, moved to the Hartford area in 2000 after living in Fairfield for many years. In Fairfield, Sylvia and Morris operated the popular Deli on Black Rock Turnpike, where they were well known for their friendly personalities and good food. Sylvia was born and raised in New York City where she was married to Morris in 1942.

After they moved to Connecticut in 1956, she held several positions as a secretary and administrative aide, including at the Bridgeport Health Department and the former Bridgeport Brass Company. After Morris and Sylvia sold in the late they were very active in community affairs in the Fairfield area. One of their favorite activities was volunteer work at the Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield County. Sylvia had lived at Chatfield, a community for senior citizens in West Hartford, the past four years. She will be missed by her many friends there.

Sylvia is survived by her daughter, Nina Schain of Norwich; her son, Dennis Schain and his wife Karen Foley-Schain of Manchester; four grandchildren, Jonathan Terry of Gulfport, MS, Steven Terry of Concord, NH, Brendan Foley- Schain of Manchester and Ana Foley-Schain of Boston, MA; and five great-grandchildren. Services will take place on Sunday, November 4, at 1 p.m. from The Abraham L. Green and Son Funeral Home, 88 Beach Road, Fairfield, with interment following at Beth El Cemetery on Reid Street. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to the Connecticut Medical Center, Hartford.

DEATH NOTICES WIESE, Lenora Lenora (Pieta) Wiese, 95, formerly of Filley Haddam, wife of the late Fredrick D. Wiese, died Thursday, (November 1, 2007) at High View Health Care Center in Middletown. She was born in Middletown, the daughter of the late John and Josephine (Wiejoswski) Pieta. She and her husband owned and operated Wiese Poultry Farm for over 30 years. Nora was a member of St.

Ladies Guild, the Haddam Club 60, and a member of the former Turkey Hill Gobblers Homemakers Club. She is survived by two sons, Fredrick Wiese, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth of Higganum, and Howard H. Wiese and his wife Elinor of Haddam; a sister, Francis (Pieta) Wilson of Old Saybrook. Nora was known as to the light of her life, her four grandchildren, Karen (Wiese) Newcomb and her husband Mark, Jennifer (Wiese) Michaud and her husband James, Kevin Wiese and his wife Jeannine, and Jeffrey Wiese.

She en- oyed the yearly trips with them to the Durham Fair and teaching them the basic lesson of life, which they will always treasure. She was blessed with her seven great grandchildren, Matthew and Sarah Newcomb, David and Brian Michaud, and Andrew, Ryan, and Lauren Wiese. She was predeceased by four sisters, Julia Fenno, Viola Kensel, Mary Zajkowski, and Anna Pieta; and two brothers, Casmir Pieta, and John Pieta. A Funeral Liturgy will be held Monday, 11 a.m. at St.

Peter Church, Maple Higganum. Burial will be in Higganum Center Cemetery. Friends may call at the Biega Funeral Home, 3 Silver Middletown, Monday from 9:310:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ladies Guild, St.

Peter Church, Maple Higganum, CT 06441. TEICHER, Rita (Goldstein) Rita (Goldstein) Teicher, 81, of West Hartford, died peacefully Wednesday (October 31, 2007). She was the beloved wife of the late Leonard Teicher for 55 years. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of Abe and Julia (Pruzansky) Goldstein. She was a graduate of New Britain High School class of 1943.

She worked for 17 years at St. Francis Hospital and then was an active volunteer up until this year. She and Leonard were founding members of the former Beth Sholom Synagogue in Hartford. She was most happy when she spent her time with her children and grandchildren. She is survived by three daughters, Geri Mandell and her husband, Dr.

Jay Mandell of West Lewis and her husband, Phil Lewis of Natick, MA, Amy Rudnick and her husband, Charles Rudnick of New York, NY; six cherished grandchildren, Jamie Mandell Hoffman and her husband, Scott of Washington, DC, Liza Mandell of New York City, Michael Lewis of Dorchester, MA, Emily Lewis of Amherst, MA, Allison Rudnick and Julie Rudnick of New York, NY; a beautiful great granddaughter, Liv Hoffman; a brother, Edward Yanis and his wife, Judy of Cherry Hill, NJ; a sister, Zelda Gubbins of Melbourne, FL; several nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends. A funeral service will be held Sunday, November 4 at 1 p.m. in the main sanctuary of Beth Hillel Synagogue, 160 Wintonbury Road, Bloomfield with Rabbi Philip Lazowski officiating. Interment will follow at the Beth Hillel Memorial Park Cemetery, East Granby, Route 189 North to Floydville Road in E. Granby, turn left onto Floydville and then left onto Wolcott Road, first cemetery on left.

Following interment the family will receive friends at the home of Dr. Jay and Geri Mandell, 100 Steele Road, West Hartford with an evening service on Sunday and will again receive all day Monday. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory may be made to the Hebrew Home and Hospital, 1 Abrahms West Hartford, 06117. Funeral arrangements provided by Hebrew Funeral Association, 906 Farmington West Hartford, 06119. SAUNDERS, Essie Christine Essie Christine Saunders of Pliny Street, Hartford, departed this life Saturday (October 27, 2007).

She was born June 9, 1916, in Kinston, NC to the late Henry Hayward and Bertha Leigh Whitfield. She was a retired dietary aide for the Hartford Public School System, and seamstress for Millinery, the Prince Hall Masons and Shriners, and the Church of God and Saints of Christ. She was married to the late Richard Saunders. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Best and Denyse Bailey of Hartford, La Verne Saunders of Massachusetts and Deirdra Saunders of Virginia; five grandchildren, Kimberly, Robert, Richard, Caury and Christal; eight great grandchildren; a great great grandchild and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Calling hours are 10 a.m.

with the funeral at 11 a.m. on Sunday, November 4, at Hope Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1052 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield. Fellowship with the family at Dorothy and 1051 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield. Burial will be held Monday, November 5, 12:30 p.m., Field Cemetery, Wilson. Flowers can be sent to Henry L.

Fuqua Funeral Service, 94 Granby Street, Bloomfield, CT 06002. DEATH NOTICES Honor your loved one and commemorate their life by creating a Memorial Bookmark that will bring you comfort over the years to come. You can purchase Memorial Bookmarks online at www.courant.com/bookmarks or call TheHartford Courant The Hartford Courant ObituaryDesk Obituary Desk at at 860-241-6392 860-241-6392 E2062004 In Loving Memory of RICHARD J. Jan. 16, 1918 Nov.

3, 1988 been 19 years without you near. I can hear you and the Angels laughing and singing, bringing so much cheer. We all love and miss you and wish you were here. Love Michael, Patty, Peter, Donna, Beebee Charlie In Loving Memory of BURTON ZENO Sadly missed and always remain in our hearts. Your family and friends GEORGE MARINA ROBERTSON, JR.

Happy Birthday Dad Its been so long since we've heard your voice. Not one day has gone by that we don't think of you. You the BEST DAD. GOD knows best. Thanks for being our guardian angel.

Mom, Valerie, Michael, Darlene, Gregory Robertson grand and great-grand children. aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a PROVIDENCE former House majority leader pleaded guilty Friday to two federal corruption charges, admitting he pushed the legislative agendas of CVS Corp. and the largest insurance company while accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in business from them. Gerard Martineau, a Woonsocket Democrat, faced up to five years in prison on each of two counts of mail fraud, but prosecutors have estimated the sentencing guideline range at about three to four years in total. His sentencing is scheduled for Feb.

22. truly am a shaken Martineau told reporters in a barely audible voice as he left the courthouse. was raised to accept responsibility for my Federal prosecutors say Martineau earned nearly $900,000 by selling plastic shopping bags to a large pharmacy and paper prescription bags to the largest health insurer. He arranged to sell the bags through a personal business he formed called the Upland Group. Federal prosecutors declined to identify the companies because they were not charged, but CVS has acknowledged buying bags from Martineau, and Blue Cross Shield is the largest health insurer.

Both companies said they were cooperating with an ongoing Statehouse corruption probe. While doing business with the companies, Martineau worked to kill legislation they opposed. Prosecutors sayhe used his influence as House majority leader to defeat legislation that would have allowed Blue Cross customers to get prescriptions from any drugstore in Rhode Island, rather than being limited to those in the health network, which included CVS. Martineau, who once supported the legislation, changed his stance once he began working for the companies, prosecutors said. Martineau billed the health insurance company for 10 million bags, between late 1998 and 2003, though fewer than 2 million were ever manufactured, prosecutors said.

He earned roughly $175,000 for the sales. He also allegedly arranged the sale of paper and plastic bags to the pharmacy company, representing outside manufacturers and earning more than $715,000 in commissions between 1999 and the end of 2002. Ex-State Legislator In R.I. Pleads Guilty To Fraud Associated Press NEW HAVEN A jury award of $512,000 to the estate of a mentally challenged woman who drowned in a pond in Clinton three summers ago should be a wake-up call to campgrounds around the state, her attorney said. a very sad story for said Joseph Packtor of New Haven, who represented the estate of Tracey Hilliard, a 30- year-old woman who died after an outing at the Riverdale Farm campground in August 2004.

The jury decision Thursday in Superior Court so much about this case as the fact that these facilities around the state are living in the stone age as far as the generally accepted safety measures that should be in Packtor said. The Courant was unable to reach the Weiss family, owners, or their attorney for comment Friday. The jury placed most of the blame for the accident on foster mother, Sophie Caro, who was living in Meriden and caring for three mentally challenged adults at the time. She had cared for Hilliard for six years. Caro has since moved out of state.

Hilliard could not swim but had refused to put on her life jacket that day, so Caro gave her an inflatable tube to use, Packtor said. Hilliard, who was 5 feet11, was in water between 5 and 6 feet deep with her foster sister when she slipped under. Caro was dis- tracted by her other foster charge, who wanted to get a drink, the attorney said. The jury put 70 percent of the blame on Caro, but in a settlement last May, she agreed to pay the estate $270,000 and will not be required to pay more. The jury pinned 30 percent of the responsibility $153,600 the owners.

The campground did not provide lifeguards. Packtor argued they should have had depth markers and a roped-off swimming area. Contact David K. Funkhouser at Costly Lesson By DAVID FUNKHOUSER COURANT STAFF WRITER Drowning Leads To Thousands In Damages The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments Monday on whether mayoral election in Bridgeport should be postponed. Bridgeport state Rep.

Christopher Caruso requested the delay after losing the Democratic mayoral primary to state Sen. Bill Finch in September. Caruso contends that voting irregularities tainted that election, which he lost to Finch by 270 votes out of 9,000 ballots cast. The high court will hear arguments from both sides in a two- hour session Monday morning. The court also has approved Secretary of the State Susan request to speak tothe justices about the veracity of the primary vote.

Caruso says Bridgeport election officials improperly stopped some voters from casting ballots and directed others to vote for Finch. A Superior Court judge dismissed lawsuit last month challenging the results. was organized chaos on Election Day that led to an unfair and dishonest electionand placed in question the integrity of the Caruso said Friday. Caruso said his attorney will argue that more than 20 election laws were violated and that the trial judge erred when he blocked them from presenting that information. He also questioned whether Bysiewicz was intervening largely to defend the reputation of the optical-scan voting machines used in the primary election because she has been a strong advocate of that new technology.

intervening like she is, she is condoning the illegal activity of an election official, and frankly every citizen should be Caruso said. Attorney General Richard office will represent Bysiewicz, a fact that Caruso said was questionable because Blumenthal has endorsed mayoral campaign. Bysiewicz said Friday that her office is unaware of any court delaying a general election in recent memoryand that she worries about voter turnout for other city races if the mayoral election is delayed. mayor candidates are the ones that drive the she said. She also said Superior Court Judge John decision to reject earlier suit was very clear that no evidence was presented that any voter would have voted differently or was Associated Press writer Donna Tommelleo in Hartford contributed to this report.

High Court Will Hear Mayoral Election Case By STEPHANIE REITZ ASSOCIATED PRESS STAMFORD motorist accused of drunken driving will get anew trial because, court officials say, he was represented by a fake lawyer. Authorities say the fake lawyer, Howard Seidler, 62, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested Thursday when he returned to Superior Court in Stamford for his sentencing. was a terrible fraud on the Attorney David Cohen said. Seidler was charged with unauthorized practice of law and criminal impersonation. He is also likely to be charged with first-degree larceny and forgery, Cohen said.

Authorities said Seidler claimed to be a real New York lawyer named Harold Weber, in representing Ismet Idrizaj of Nor- walk. A jury deliberated for just eight minutes before convicting Idrizaj, who spent $18,000 on legal fees. Federal authorities are investigating cases across in the country in which Seidler may have posed as Weber, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Seidler was convicted of grand larceny in the 1980s and of posing as a lawyer or adoctor in the 1970s. Prosecutor David Applegate, who tried the Stamford drunken- driving case, said Seidler asked strange questions during jury selection.

Most defense attorneys ask standard questions such as whether jurors understand reasonable doubt. you were in a forest and you came to a clearing, and you saw a house, could you describe the Seidler asked one potential juror, a transcript shows. Man Accused Of Duping The Court By Posing As A Lawyer Associated Press.