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Sunday, June 30, 2002 The Desert Sun For the record Discount Cremation Burial Services of the Desert Direct Cremation including Burial at sea $395.00 Burial Service including Casket $990.00 Discount Cremation Burial Service of the Desert 4707 E. Sunny Dunes Rd. Palm Springs (760) 327-1331 101077 Desert Sun obituaries dating back to July 1999 are available online: more thedesertsun.com Cheryl Nelson Cheryl Marie Nelson, 56, an eight-year resident of Palm Springs, died June 27, 2002 at Eisenhower Memorial Hospital, due to pending. She was born Oct. 19, 1945, to Henry and Jane Schiltz Croft in Mount Vernon, Wash.

She was an apartment manager for over 20 years in San Diego, Reseda and most recently at Sunrise Terrace in Palm Springs. She is survived by her parents, Jane and 1 Henry Croft of Hemet; her brother, Thomas Croft of Seattle; her two sisters, Nancy McDaniel of Oklahoma City, and Patricia Croft of Palm Springs; and her son, Thomas Nelson of Palm Springs. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at Wiefels Son.

Services will be held under the direction of Wiefels Son. Interment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Renton, Wash. MARRIAGE FAMILY THERAPY Specializing in Attachment Disorders, Grief, Anxiety Depression Charles H. Strole Licensed Marriage Family Therapist 73993 Highway 111, Suite 201 Palm Desert (corner of Portola) 760.773.0110 Call today for your confidential appointment IRVING MILLER, M.D. 1918 2002 Irving Miller was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on October 4, 1918.

He graduated from the University of Manitoba Medical School and subsequently received and MRCP for postgraduate work undertaken at the Royal College of Physicians in London. After World War II, Irving practiced medicine in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1952 Irving and his wife Rita, moved to California with their three young children, Marilyn, Philip and Barbara. Irving practiced internal medicine in Encino, California from 1952 until his retirement in 1985. Irving was married to his beloved Rita for 42 years until her death in 1985.

Irving married Ricky with whom he shared 17 wonderful years in Palm Desert. Ricky and Irving traveled extensively and enjoyed a loving relationship, golf and the comraderie of good friends. Irving's wife, children, grandchildren, family and friends were privileged to enjoy the company of a man who loved each trip, each meal, and each theatre performance, and who loved life such that the current experience was always the best. Irving cared deeply for his patients. He participated in significant changes in the practice of medicine when he went from being the only physician in a small town in Saskatchewan in the 1940's to making house calls in Encino in the 1950's to employing advanced diagnostic machines in the years before his retirement.

He was a voracious reader, a lover of different cultures who traveled to every corner of the world, and a man who ehjoyed listening to and telling a good joke. Irving leaves behind his beloved wife, Ricky; his children, Marilyn (Gaby) Gross, Philip (Joan) Miller, Barbara (Barry) Shaffer; his stepson Mare (Irit) Brian; his grandchildren, Todd Schindler, Caryn (Carl) Coulam, Jeremy Miller, Benjamin Miller, Matthew Shaffer, Lindsey Shaffer, Ori Brian and Tali Brian; his son-in-law, Edward Schindler; his sisters-in-law, Bea Donaldson and Frieda Shenkarow; and many more family members and friends. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Eden Memorial Park, Malinow and Silverman Mortuary Directors. HOW THEY VOTED Seamus Nunan Seamus Nunan, 85, a 55-year resident of Palm Springs, died June 25, 2002 at Desert Regional Medical Center. He was born on Feb.

8, 1917, to Peter and May Breen Nunan: in New York. He was a retired educator for the Palm Springs Unified School District and professor emeritus of College of the Desert. He served in the military for 36 years as Lt. Col. in the U.S.

Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the board of directors of Palm Springs Library and Palm Springs Desert Museum. He was also a member of the Retired Officers Association and the Palm Springs Air Museum: and an active member of the Palm Springs Tennis Association. He is survived by his wife, Frances of Palm Springs; his son, Terence of Rolling Hills Estates; his brother, Desmond of Ocean City, N.J; his sister, Moya Sullivan of New York; and two grandchildren. Interment will be at Riverside National Cemetery.

The family suggests memorials sent to the Palm Springs Library or the Palm Springs Historical Society. William Taylor William Wallace Taylor IV, 87, of Palm Desert died June 27, 2002, in Palm Desert. He was born Sept. 24, 1914, to William Wallace Taylor III and Bette Alice Brown in Oklahoma City, Okla. He was an experimental test pilot and parts designer in the aviation field for 40 years.

He was a member of the Quiet Birdmen, Experimental Test Pilots Association and Elks. He is survived by his wife, Bette Jo Taylor of Palm Desert; his two daughters, Jane Toni Erickson of Enumclaw, Wash. and Tinker Richards of Sebring, Fla; his three sons, Tracy N. Taylor of Brenham, Texas, Regan R. Taylor of Plano, Texas, and William Wallace Taylor of Austin, Texas; 17 grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Tafida Farida Taylor, in 1997. Services were held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Oklahoma City, are to be determined at a later date. The family suggests memorials sent to the Foundation for the Retarded in Rancho Mirage. INFORMATION Who handles obituaries? To have an obituary published, you must complete The Desert Sun's obituary form. Essential information includes: name, age and birthday, and hometown of the deceased as well as the names and hometowns of the survivors.

Also essential is the name and telephone number of the relative submitting the information. For details, call Shelby Serrato, 778-4659, or Communities Editor Brian Medricka, 778-4623. Major Senior Insurer Cost Senior HMO Medicare Supplements Nursing Home Plans Free Prescription Drug Plans Home Health Care Plans Disability Medicare Plans All Major Companies HUGHES INSURANCE SERVICES (760) 327-6665 (800) 676-0110 Lic. Call for Free Quote State Senate State Assembly State Sen. Assemblyman Jim Battin David Kelley R-La Quinta R-Idyllwild State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 445-5581, fax (916) 327- 2187; district office: 73-710 Fred Waring Drive, No.

112, Palm Desert, CA 92260, 568- 0408, fax 568- 1501, Jim.Battin@sen.ca. gov. State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 319-2080, fax (916) 319- 2180; district office: 73-710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 108, Palm Desert, CA 92260, 346- 2099, fax 346- 0341, e-mail: assemblymember. ca.gov Bono, Lewis GANNETT NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON Here are highlights from action in the Senate and House in the past week, along with roll calls of key votes. Key House votes Debt limit: The House voted 215-214 on Thursday to boost TODAY IN HISTORY 181st day of the year There are 184 days left in the year.

In 1906: The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act became law. In 1921: President Harding appointed former President Taft chief justice of the United States. In 1934: Adolf Hitler began his "blood purge" of political and military leaders in Germany. In 1936: Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind" was published in New York. In 1952: "The Guiding Light," a popular radio program, made its television debut on CBS.

In 1963: Pope Paul VI was crowned the 262nd head of the Catholic Church. In 1971: A Soviet space mission ended in tragedy when three cosmonauts aboard Soyuz Eleven were found dead inside their spacecraft after its return to Earth. In 1971: The 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the minimum voting age to 18, was BLOOD BANK The Community Blood Bank is at 39-000 Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage. Information: 773-4190. To donate, a person must be at least 17, weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health and be free of antibiotics for at least two weeks.

The center also asks that you don't donate if you've been to the dentist within the last 72 hours or have had a tattoo or body part pierced within the last year. Discount Cremation Burial Services of the Desert Direct Cremation including Burial at sea $395.00 Burial Service including Casket $990.00 Discount Cremation Burial Service of the Desert 4707 E. Sunny Dunes Rd. Palm Springs (760) 327-1331 FD1077 Shirley Hackel age 83, wife of the late Benjamin Hackel died June 23, 2002 after an extended illness. Shirley and her late husband were members of Sinai Temple of Palm Desert for 15 years.

Shirley was a past-president of the Temple Sinai Sisterhood. Graveside services were held at Hillside Memorial Park in Los Angeles. Survivors: Son, Bruce Hackel; daughter, Leslie Benjamini and her husband, Eli Benjamini; 2 grandchildren, Carrie Bullock Jeffrey Bressler; 2 great-grandchildren, Bradley Brendan; and sister, Gertrude Cedarbaum. U.S. House U.S.

Rep. U.S. Rep Mary Bono Jerry Lewis R-Palm Springs R-Redlands 404 Cannon, House Office Building, Washington, DC, 20515, (202) 225-5330; 155 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite B-23, Palm Springs, CA 92262, 320- 1076; fax: (202) 225-2961; Web site: www.house.gov/ writerep 2112 Rayburn Building, Washington, DC, 20515, (202) 225-5861; or 1150 Brookside Suite J-5 Redlands, CA 92373, (909) 792-5901; Web site: www.house. back new the nation's $5.95 trillion debt limit by $450 billion.

Bono: YEA Lewis: YEA Medicare prescription drugs: The House voted 221-208 on Friday to pass a Medicare prescription drug bill. The $350 billion, 10- year package crafted by Repub- ratified as Ohio became the 38th state to approve it. In 1985: 39 American hostages from a hijacked TWA jetliner were freed in Beirut after being held 17 days. In 1986: In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that states could outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults. In 1994: The U.S.

Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of the 1994 national championship and banned her for life because of the attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan. Ten years ago: Planes loaded with food and medicine arrived at the airport in Sarajevo, BosniaHerzegovina, as part of an international relief effort. Fidel Ramos was sworn in as the new president of the Philippines. Five years ago: In Hong Kong, the Union Jack was lowered for the last time over Government House as Britain prepared to hand the colony back to China after ruling it for 156 years. One year ago: Doctors implanted a dual-purpose pacemaker in Vice President Dick Cheney's chest.

112 Hart Building, Washington, DC 20510, (202) 224-3553; or for Southern California, 312 N. Spring Suite 1748, Los Angeles, CA 90012, (213) 894-5000, fax (213) 894- 5012; e-mail: senate.gov U.S. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer.

D-Calif. debt licans is markedly Democrat -sponsored the Senate. Bono: YEA Lewis: YEA Key Senate None U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein D-Calif.

331 Hart Building, Washington, DC, 20510; (202) 224-3841, fax (202) 228-3954; California office: 750 Suite 1030, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 231-9712; Web site at www.senate. contact.html limit different from a measure in votes President George W. Bush met with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at Camp David. A NASA observatory rocketed into space on a mission to scan the universe for the faint afterglow of Creation. Country and western guitarist Chet Atkins died in Nashville, at age 77.

Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson died in San Francisco at age 64. Today's Birthdays: Singer Lena Horne is 85. Actor Tony Musante is 66. Actress Nancy Dussault is 66. Singer Glenn Shorrock (Little River Band) is 58.

Jazz musician Stanley Clarke is 51. Rock musician Hal Lindes (Dire Straits) is 49. Actorcomedian David Alan Grier is 47. Actor Vincent D'Onofrio is 43. Actor Rupert Graves is 39.

Boxer Mike Tyson is 36. Rock musician Tom Drummond (Better Than Ezra) is 33. Actor Brian Bloom is 32. Actor Brian Vincent is 32. Actress Monica Potter is 31.

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