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Friday, December 30, 2005 News of record The Coloradoan, Friday, Obituaries worked as a teacher before raising her family. She later taught a at Meadville Area Senior High School. She was a member of Stone United Methodist Church, Colonel Crawford Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Woman's Literary Club, Meadville Garden Club, Editor's note: Obituaries are published seven days a week in the Coloradoan. Basic information about the deceased and services is included at no charge. A fee applies to obituaries that include additional information, photos or art elements such as service club logos.

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Martha S. Babcock Martha Stevenson Babcock, 93, of Meadville, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, December 17, 2005, at Wesbury United Methodist Community of Meadville. She was born in Cataract, Indiana, on June 17, 1912, the daughter of Harry and Elma Erwin Stevenson. She married Norman N. Babcock in Bloomington, BABCOCK Indiana, on June 14, 1936.

He preceded her in death on October 12, 2004. She was a 1934 graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, and notices Paid funeral notices Bohlender Funeral Chapel and All Northern Colorado, Fort Collins Crematory (970) 482-4244 121 West Olive Street 80524 LOCALLY FAMILY OWNED OPERATED KENNEDY Harold Kennedy, of Fort Collins. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday at Foothills Unitarian Church, 1815 Yorktown Ave. Exchange Continued from Page B1 "You have to ski," Mories finished.

The 17 year old, who attends Rocky Mountain High School, said although he enjoys cross country skiing in the Poudre Canyon, downhill skiing is his favorite. "There is no similarity between Egypt and Colorado," Mories said, with a grin. Though students live in different homes and are spread among area schools, they said they all experienced a culture shock coming to America. Aqsha Karbela, a Muslim from Indonesia attending Fort Collins High School, said she was taken aback by all the "PDA" public displays affection by her American peers. Karbela, who wears a hijab (a scarf that covers her hair and neck) with a smiley face button pinned near the bottom, said the freedoms American teens have are in stark contrast to those in her culture socially and academically.

"In my country we can't choose our classes," she said. In the United States most high schools allow students to choose classes and some even allow students to schedule periods off or attend colleges and trade schools for a portion of the year. State Department Youth Programs Division Officer Astrida Levensteins, whose office heads funding for the YES program in Washington D.C., was on hand to meet the students Thursday. "It (the exchange program) allows American exposure from other countries and allows students to become acquainted with American cultures," Levensteins said. "We consider these students diplomats." All too often foreign teens get the wrong idea about American culture from movies and other pop-culture media, she said.

Carroll agreed. "The YES program is a great way to address the misunderstandings that exist between American and Muslim countries," she said. When Thompson polled the class about the meaning of the word "volatile," one American student suggested "angry." The foreign student body diplomatically waited to learn it meant something that could evaporate into thin air much like Muslim and American relations if it weren't for such programs, Levensteins said. www.coloradoan.com Meadville Antique Study Club, Meadville Medical Center Auxiliary, Crawford County Historical Society, YWCA, Meadville Country Club and the Iroquois Club. She enjoyed gardening, needlepoint and other crafts.

Survivors include one daughter, Barbara Babcock Hawes and her husband David of Fort Collins; one son, Norman H. (Sandy) Babcock and his wife Sara of Meadville; five grandchildren, David Remington "Rem" Hawes of Washington, DC, Steven Hawes of Fort Collins, Lori Babcock, Holly Babcock and Benjamin Babcock; two great granddaughters, Morgan and Alexandra Hawes; one niece and two nephews. addition to her husband, she was preceded in death on February 5, 1990, by her brother, William H. Stevenson. A private family service was held, followed by burial in Greendale Cemetery, Meadville.

Memorials may be made to the Meadville Public Library, 848 North Main Street, Meadville, PA 16335. Victor Szidon SZIDON Szidon. Victor Szidon Victor Hugo Szidon, 84, of Fort Collins, died Dec. 26, 2005, at Poudre Valley Hospital. Cremation is planned and his remains will be laid to rest during a private graveside service at Fort Logan National Cemetery, in Denver.

Victor was born on July 6, 1921, in Peoria, SZIDON to, Hugo and Ruth (McGarvy) Szidon. He graduated from Quincy WAGNER Richard Frank Wagner, of Fort Collins. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Friday at Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Goes Funeral Care Crematory Service 3665 Canal Suite Fort Collins, CO 80524 1482-2221 www.GoesFuneralCare.com Simple Sincere Sensibly Priced WEAVER Carol Weaver, 63, of Fort Collins.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Southgate Church at the intersection of Trilby and College. The family requests that memorial donations be made to Hospice of Larimer County in care of Goes Funeral Care. TAKE A COURSE IN THE EXCITING ART OF FLORAL DESIGN! Enroll for fun or to become a certified floral designer. High School and eventually from Western Illinois State University in Macomb.

World War II interrupted his college when he enlisted as a parachute infantryman. He served in the Army's 101st Airborne, 506th Division from 1942 to 1945 in communications as a non-commissioned officer. He fought in the Normandy Invasion in Holland, The Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, where he was wounded, and the Rhineland Campaign. He was awarded the Purple Heart Commendation with an Oak Leaf Cluster. He also received the Distinguished Unit Citation and the EME Ribbon (European Army) for fighting in the European Theater of Operations in addition to the Good Conduct Metal.

Following the war, Victor married Roseann Hyslop in 1945 in Quincy, Ill. She survives, and resides in Fort Collins. Victor and Roseann moved to Fort Collins in 1948 and he began work as a chemist with Ideal Cement Company in LaPorte. I During his career with Ideal he worked in Superior, as Chief Chemist, Ada, as an Assistant Plant Manager, Trident, as a plant manager, returning to Fort Collins as the plant manager and later to Houston, Texas, as plant manager. Finally, Victor was promoted to central regional manager for Ideal Basic Industries in Denver.

Prior to his retirement in 1983, he returned to Fort Collins to manage the start up of the new plant in LaPorte. He served in an executive capacity in the cement industry for 35 years. Vic retired to Green Valley, and lived there for 21 years before failing health forced his return to Fort Collins. During his lifetime, Vic enjoyed boating, hunting, fishing, bowling, golf and companionship with his GRIEGO Corrine L. Griego, 90, of Fort Collins.

Recitation of the Rosary will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Mass of the Resurrection 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Parish in Trinidad. Interment Trinidad Catholic Cemetery.

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Joseph Catholic Church. Victor is survived by his sons, Mark Szidon, of Stevensville, and Kim (Bonnie) Szidon, of Fort Collins; daughters, Shelly (John) Hehn, of Westminster, and Nancy (Ben) Johnson, of Whitehall, Mont; eight grandchildren, Hether (Tony) Archuleta, of Sandy, Utah, Andrea (Merle) Hoo, of Denver, Zeek (Lori) Szidon, of Milwaukie, Saleena (Brien) Boggs, of Denver, Beau Smith, of Greeley, Tim Hehn, of Westminster, Scott Smith, of Bozeman, and Chris Smith, of Whitehall, brother, David Szidon, of Green Valley, his sister, Irma (Harvey) Krupp, of Wisconsin; brother-inlaw, Mark Maher, of League City, Texas; sister-in-law, Gwen McKay, of Englewood; brother-in-law, William (Jo) Hyslop of Rantoul, five great-grandchildren, Paige and Maddy Szidon, Dylan and Makenzie Archuleta (twins), Brady Boggs; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Jeanne Maher. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Larimer County Humane Society. Robert Taylor Mr.

Robert J. "BJ" Taylor, 50, of Wellington, died Dec. 26, 2005. Survivors include wife, Beverly Taylor; daughters, Rheanne, Celena and Mariah Taylor; brotherin-law, Richard Waters (Elizabeth); sister Cindy Mason (John). A funeral a will be at 10 a.m.

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Burns of Fort Collins. Cremation has been completed with Allnutt Drake Chapel handling arrangements. born in Fort Collins on March 31, 1934, to Julius and Josephine Wagner and passed away Dec. 18, 2005. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved joking with his friends and loving staff at Foothills Gateway and Mosaic and will be greatly missed.

He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Diana and Bernie Friel, of Denver and Grand Lake. He is also survived by one niece, two nephews, one great-niece and two great-nephews. A celebration of his life will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Bohlender Funeral Chapel with his ashes being interred at Grandview Cemetery immediately following. Donations may be sent to Mosaic, 109 Cameron, Suite Ft.

Collins, CO 80525. Evelyn Wrobbel Evelyn Marie Wrobbel, 85, of Fort Collins, passed away on Dec. 19, 2005, after a brief battle with cancer. She was a patient at the Hospice of Larimer County Unit at McKee Medical Center in Loveland. Evelyn, or Evie as friends and family knew her, was born July 23, 1920, in Lancaster, to Irvin and Elizabeth Frye.

She was the eldest of four children. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Frederick; son, John; and her brother, Harold. Evelyn met Fred in college and they married on July 10, 1943. Her plans to become a school teacher were overshadowed by World War II and she began working for the war effort while Fred was away. Upon his return to the States, they moved to Rosiclaire, where they became parents to three sons, Wayne, Charles and John.

When the couple moved to the Caribbean for Fred's job, Correction policy The Coloradoan will correct any errors made in reporting of news stories. To request a correction contact the following: For Local section stories City Editor Pat Ferrier, 224- 7742. For Life and Ticket stories Lifestyles Editor Maggie Walsh, 224-7729. For Business page articles Kirsten Orsini-Meinhard, 224-7740. For Sports stories Sports Editor Sean Duff, 224- 7750.

For Opinion page articles Editorial Page Editor Kathleen Duff, 224-7733. Evelyn became a hostess for the many local and visiting dignitaries they entertained while living in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Suriname. Evelyn had many interesting stories of her travels and was in the process of writing her memoirs. During her time in the capital city of Santo WROBBEL Domingo, one WROBBEL of her most exciting adventures was surviving a rebellion against the Dictator, Rafael Trujillo, while living less than a mile away from his compound in the heart of the City. Evelyn and Fred also survived a hurricane while living on the southern coast of the Hispanola Island on the Alcoa Company site.

She was fond of retelling those stories after they retired to the mountains of Colorado. The couple built their home on the Poudre River where they lived until a few years ago. Evelyn made many friends in the Poudre Park community and enjoyed visiting, gardening and collecting recipes. Evelyn is survived by her two sons, Wayne and Charlie and wife, Susan and granddaughter, Mackenzie, all of Fort Collins, and two sisters, Virginia Parkinson, of Fort Isabel, Texas, and Belva Anderson, of Wisconsin. A memorial service will be at a later date.

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