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C-8 Wednesday, August 15, 2018 The Press-Dispatch OBITUARIES Submit obituaries: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: obits@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday Tech Solutions by Scott A. Hartley Common PC problems and how to avoid them OBITUARY DEADLINE 5 p.m. Every Monday of my beloved Mother, elma Maxine (Boger) ompson, and my sister, Laneda Darlene (Darlene, "Sis") ompson, who died tragically in an automobile accident in Gibson County on August 17, 1968. To Mom, who le my brother, Brent, and I on that terrible day, Saturday August 17, 1968. Fiy years have now passed, and there has not been a day where I didn't think of you at least one time. How I wish you were here to share both life's joys and tribulations with me for the last fiy years. My Dad, Alan, never really recovered from your loss, but happily he is now with you and Sis in Heaven. I thank the Lord for allowing me to see your likeness in my children, especially my daughters, it comforts me. To Sis, who was quite a bit older than me, two weeks shy of your 20th birthday when you too le us and never returned. You always had time for me and Brent, even though as a teenager you probably had a lot more fun things to be doing. I have really missed having time with you for the last fiy years. In memory Sadly missed and much loved by Lisa Streicher and Family, and Brent Thompson elma (Boger) ompson Darlene ompson PEACE of MIND Let our 130 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. Dale, Indiana www.SchumMonuments.com 812-937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 812-789-2009 Thank You e family of Charles E. Shoultz wishes to express our thanks and appreciation to Lakewood Home and Kindred Home Health for the compassion and care given to our husband, father and grandfather. To Jeff Bryant for a wonderful service and Fransico Gospel Ministry Church for the meal. Also, to our family and friends for their expressions of sympathy and concern. He will be sadly missed, Emma Lou, Terry, Tom, Jay, Jayson and Tayla VELMA MARIE WHITE Velma Marie White, 86, of Princeton, passed away Sat- urday, August 11, 2018, at River Oaks Health Campus. She was born to Harrison and Oma (Loveless) White, of Pike County, on March 15, 1932. She married Earl R. White on October 17, 1948. She was a homemaker and loved to bake, sew and embroider. She lived in the Wheeling Community most of her life, and she moved to Princeton in 2013. She is survived by her daughter, Beverley (Steve) Kimmel, of Francisco; granddaughter, Lori (Brian) Melton, of Francisco; grand- daughter, Helaina White, of Evansville; great-grand- daughter, LeeAnn Melton, of Francisco; sister, Thel- ma Whitehouse, of Ash- land, Va.; special niece, JoAnn Wirey, of Haubstadt; and many other nieces and nephews. BERTHAL COOK Berthal Cook, 99, of Vel- pen, passed away at 1:45 a.m. on Monday, August 13, 2018, at her home. She was born Septem- ber 29, 1918, in Pikeville, to George and Anna (Uppen- camp) Chappell, and unit- ed in marriage to Clarence Cook on April 25, 1935. She was a homemaker, enjoyed quilting, and was a member of Cup Creek Gen- eral Baptist Church, where she served as both church and cemetery treasurer. She is survived by three children, Katherine Star- tin, of Velpen, Jim ( Jeanie) Cook, of Boonville, and Bren- da (Phil) Smith, of Washing- ton; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchil- dren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Cook, who died March 6, 1999; one brother, William Chappell; five sisters, Nao- mi Smith, Delta Hamilton, Mable DuKate, Opal Tis- dale and Lyda Shafer; one half-sister, Oliva Chappell; and her son-in-law, Wayne Startin. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at the Nass and Son Funer- al Home in Huntingburg, with Rev. Terry Russell and Rev. Richard Russell offici- ating. Burial will follow at Cup Creek Cemetery near Velpen. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the fu- neral home. Memorial gifts can be made to Heart-to- Heart Hospice or Cup Creek Cemetery. Condolences may be shared online at: www. nassandson.com. ROBERT H. MEAD Robert H. Mead, 91, of Bloomington, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018, at his residence. He was born on Decem- ber 21, 1926, in Petersburg, the son of Millard Q. and Nellie E. (Robling) Mead. He graduated from In- diana Teacher's College in 1958, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in ed- ucation. He briefly taught at Lawrence County High School, then relocated to Iowa, where he began work- ing on his graduate degree at Northern Iowa Universi- ty. He returned to Blooming- ton, where he taught Geome- try and Physics at Blooming- ton High School South until his retirement. During his summers, he operated his ice cream truck, which was stationed at Bryan Park and the Monroe County Fair- grounds. He later served in the Indiana General Assem- bly as a pension analyst, and was named Monroe County Father of the Year in 1981. He assisted with the fund- raising to jump start Owen County YMCA and enjoyed family get-togethers, play- ing poker, beekeeping, bowl- ing, fishing, mushrooms and eating homemade pie; espe- cially Bob Andy pie. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served in World War II. He was a member of the Amer- ican Legion Post #18, and The Moose Lodge No. 1081. He was fascinated with how things worked, thus he will be remembered for his in- ventions of many gadgets. He is survived by his children, Steve (Eileen) Mead, Kathy (Mark) Wis- ley, Cindy (Mike) Malone, Lisa (David) Holmes, Tina ( Jeff ) Arbuckle, Beth ( Jeff ) Dittrich and Vicki Dawson; grandchildren, Matt, Dan- iel, Nick, Krystal, Kyle, An- drew, Logan, Brandon, Kris- tin, Ben and Ty; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Bill Mead, Lola Abell, Marvin Doyle Mead, Landis Mead and Jean Zuroske; and for- mer wife, Evelyn Hume. A funeral service will be at 4 p.m. on Friday, August 17, 2018, at Allen Funeral Home and Crematory, 4155 S. Old State Road 37, Bloom- ington. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of service on Friday. Those who are unable to attend the visita- tion or service are welcome to gather at Calvary Baptist Church, 3501 North Prow Road, Bloomington follow- ing the service, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Bob's mem- ory to the VFW or IU Health Bloomington Hospice. You are invited to share a mem- ory or leave an online condo- lence to his family at www. allencares.com. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Brian E. White, in Jan- uary 2018; sisters, Gussie Amos, Olive Wirey and Mary K. Coan; and broth- ers, Roscoe, Burl, Kenneth, Clarence and Harold White. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. EDT on August 14, 2018, at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg. Buri- al followed at Walnut Hills Cemetery in Petersburg. Visitation was on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Harris Funeral Home was entrusted with the care of arrangements. Early this spring, I visit- ed Dr. Kocher for my annu- al physical. "It looks like you've lost some weight," he smiles, noting that I dropped to 154 pounds this year from 178 last year. "Yea," I cheerfully reply. "I've been regularly work- ing out at the gym. I'm feel- ing a lot better." He listened to my heart and lungs, tapped on each knee, and asked a handful of other questions. Then he sent me out the door with well wishes till I visit again next spring. I remain mostly healthy throughout the year— by exercising and eat- ing (mostly) right. Which is why I only need to visit Dr. Kocher for my annual checkup. The story is similar for 37 of my clients with their computers. They bring their PC in twice a year for a Compre- hensive PC Tune-Up Ser- vice. This allows us to per- form the thorough diag- nostics, deep cleaning and optimizations designed to detect and prevent major computer problems. Because these clients al- so observe good computing habits year-round, they typ- ically don't experience any problems between appoint- ments. In this two-part series, I'll share with you seven common PC problems I see affecting many of my clients' computers and give you helpful tips in how to avoid them. RELYING ON FREE (OR NO) ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION Of all the virus-infected computers clients bring in- to Calibre, I'd estimate 90 percent of them are "pro- tected" by a free antivirus program—like AVG, Avast, Avira, or Microsoft Securi- ty Essentials. Sadly, some don't even have antivirus protection at all. Hackers and cyber-crim- inals use viruses and mal- ware to break into your computer, steal your per- sonal information and dam- age your files. Malicious attacks, such as the WannaCry ransom- ware outbreak in May, are becoming more and more prevalent and destructive. Purchasing and install- ing a strong antivirus pro- gram designed to protect against the newest type of viruses and malware is one step in avoiding major, cost- ly PC problems. NEGLECTING TO BACK UP IMPORTANT FILES Early Monday morning, a business client called seek- ing assistance in restoring a critical spreadsheet an employee had mistakenly deleted overnight. Because they wisely im- plemented our data backup solution two years ago, I re- stored the Excel document in less than five minutes. But most PC owners— home and businesses— neglect this essential pro- tection for their comput- ers. Many assume nothing bad will ever happen to the files stored on their PCs. Yet, hard drives fail, vi- ruses infect, people de- lete and nat- ural disas- ters happen. All of which can cause all your pictures, documents and music to be forever lost. You can back up your files in many different ways. Some are better than oth- ers. But if you don't have a back-up system in place, you need to get one today. USING THE SAME WEAK PASSWORDS Think about your most common password. Is it a really easy one— maybe using an ordinary word followed by some numbers? Do you use that same password for multiple web- sites? Weak and predicta- ble passwords make it in- credibly simple for hack- ers to gain access to your email and online banking accounts. Using the same password for everything opens your entire online world to unscrupulous peo- ple. Two steps you should take: 1) Create stronger pass- words. Choose one with a variety of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols. 2) Safely store your pass- words in a password man- agement program, like LastPass (www. lastpass.com). This allows you to easily retrieve and remember them. Join me in two weeks for the remaining four common PC problems and how to avoid them. Scott A. Hartley is the President/CEO of Cali- bre Computer Solutions in Princeton. For computer tips, information, and free software tools, check out our website at http://www.cali- breforhome.com.