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April 11, 2018

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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, April 11, 2018 C-9 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 How to test and optimize your internet speed OBITUARY DEADLINE 5 p.m. Every Monday 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 Williams Cemetery West Highway 56, Bowman, IN Carol Moore 812-582-2745 Ronnie Brown 812-354-8321 Sam Moore 812-354-2233 Thank you in advance for this year Thank you for the wonderful support you gave last spring and summer. Soon, it starts again. We have the same great mower, John Gentry, who takes great pride in the cemetery. We are in need of your financial support again. Annual Plea for Mowing Support • Kawasaki Engine 42" Cut • Heavy-duty welded steel deck • Exclusive SmoothTrak™ steering • Three year warranty Memmer's Mon-Fri 7AM - 6PM Saturday 7AM - 5PM Sunday 10AM - 4PM Hwy. 41 N. at Lyles Station Rd Princeton • 812-385-2641 $ 2,599 MOW VALUE! ESTELYN STEVENS Estelyn Stevens, of Ve- ro Beach, Fla., died Octo- ber 19, 2017, at Brookdale Assisted Living after a pro- longed struggle against Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Glezen on December 3, 1921, to Clyde Miller and Cannie Knight. She had lived in Bethes- da, Md., where she worked for the National Institute of Health for 25 years, retir- ing to Vero Beach in 1983. She enjoyed retirement by traveling extensive- ly worldwide and volun- teering at hospitals, mu- seums, theater guilds and the American Red Cross. Surviving are her son, Brad, of Vero Beach; grand- children, Rachel, of Wis- consin, and Kyle, of Min- nesota; and great-grand- son, Charles Dudzek, of Wisconsin. Preceding her in death were her parents; brother, Buthel Ray Miller; and hus- bands, Donald Stevens and Keith Houston. No services will be held, with remains to be re- turned to Pike county. JEANET TE C. SPAW Jeanette C. Spaw, 77, passed away suddenly on April 7, 2018, at her resi- dence. She was a very good cook who enjoyed cooking for the church, children and her grandchildren. She was a long standing member of St. Matthews Church and was the church pianist. She is survived by her children, Pamela Fenwick, Suzanne (Roger) Beck- ley and DeWayne Spaw; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; cous- ins; and a very special man in our lives, William T. Green. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Spaw; and parents, Victor and Ida Hazel Tyring. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. (CDT) Friday, April 13, 2018, at St. Matthew's Church in Lynnville. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to service at the church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Pem- berton-Bradley Funeral Home is assisting the fami- ly. Condolences may be sent to www.bradleyscc.com. WENDELL K ANTZ MASON Wendell Kantz "Cotton" Mason, 88, of Pacific, Mo., went home to the Lord, sur- rounded by family on April 3, 2018. He was born in 1929 in Spurgeon, the son of Lloyd and Alma (Kantz) Mason. He attended Spurgeon High School and college in Evansville, where he ex- celled academically and nev- er missed a day of school. He was united in holy matrimo- ny on January 28, 1950, to Alice Marie "Judy" Houch- in, of Glezen. In 1965, he re- located his family to Mis- souri and began his career as an electrician at Chrysler. He retired after 30 years of dedicated service. He was an avid lover of the outdoors, including hunting, fishing and gardening. He was a kind, caring, and loyal fami- ly man and friend, who lived his life to the fullest with no regrets. He is survived by his lov- ing wife, Judy; beloved chil- dren, Becky ( James) Reed, Mike (Kelly) Mason, and Lo- is ( John) Erwin; grandchil- dren, Jason (Emily) Goss and Amanda Goss (Rodney Garlich); step-grandchil- dren, Jim Reed, Julie Reed, Steven Erwin and Dalton Brothers; great-grandchil- dren, Miya Goss, David Goss, Gavin and Broden Overschmidt, and Tom and Emily Null; two sisters, Nan- cy (Ron) Vomund and Lela (Tony) Zweifel; one brother, Leland "Aja" (Erlene) Ma- son; one sister-in-law, Hazel Mason; as well as other lov- ing family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd and Alma Mason; two brothers, Norris Mason and Kayo Ma- son; one sister, LaDonna (Charles) Grissom; daugh- ter-in-law, Debbie Mason; and one granddaughter, Amy Jo Goss. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Pacific Presbyterian Church in Saint Louis, Mo., with visitation from 10 :30 a.m. until service time. In lieu of flowers, dona- tions can be made to Mer- cy Home Health and Hos- pice, 1351 Jefferson St. #206, Washington, Mo. Please note "In memory of Wen- dell 'Cotton' Mason" on do- nations. BRIAN SCOT T BESING Brian Scott Besing, 52, of Somerville, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018. He was born Oct. 1, 1965, in Evansville, and was a coal miner for White Stallion Coal. He was a member of the Eagles in Oakland City. He enjoyed anything with a motor and was also a good carpenter. He is survived by his wife, April (Stuckey) Besing, to whom he was married March 24, 2014; his father, Larry Besing, of Buckskin; five children, Zachary Besing, of Oak- land City, Bri (Chris) San- difar, of Oakland City, and Abigail, Alyssa and Arik Thurston, of Somerville; four grandchildren, Kole Besing, and Alexis, Kenzi and Chloe Sandifar; three brothers, Tony (Karen) Besing, of Buckskin, Keith (Patty) Besing, of Buck- skin, and Kenny (Anita) Besing, of Oakland City; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Gage Besing, in 2014; and his mother, Judith Ann (Miller) Besing, Feb. 19, 2017. A Celebration of Life was at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at Corn-Col- vin Funeral Home in Oak- land City. Burial followed at Somerville Cemetery. Visitation was from 4 un- til 8 p.m. on Tuesday and again from 8 a.m. until ser- vice time on Wednesday at the funeral home. Memo- rial contributions may be made to Somerville Ceme- tery. You may leave a mes- sage of sympathy or light a memorial candle at www. corncolvinfuneralhome. com. ORVILLE GENE LEMOND Orville Gene Lemond, age 60, of Huntingburg, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018, at his residence. He was born August 2, 1957, in Huntingburg, to Pe- ter and Cordelia (Uppen- camp) Lemond. He was a long-time em- ployee of the Huntingburg Vault Company. He is survived by five children, Jennifer Hopper, of Dale, and April Gramel- spacher, Rose Miller, Co- ry Lemond and Summer Lemond, all of Jasper; his mother and stepfather, Cordelia ( Jim) Lemond, of Huntingburg; two brothers, David Lemond and Pete Le- mond, Jr., both of Hunting- burg; and five grandchil- dren. He was preceded in death by his father, Peter Lemond. A Celebration of Life will be from 1-5 p.m., on Sunday, April 15, 2018, at the Duff Conservation Club near Duff, Ind. Interment will fol- low at Mayo Cemetery at a later date. Nass and Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg has been entrusted with the ar- rangements. Condolences may be shared with the fam- ily online at: www.nassand- son.com. Clients frequently call me complaining their Internet is running slow. Web sites take longer than they should to load. Stream- ing videos start, stop, start, and stop – making it impossi- ble to enjoy entertainment on their PC or smart T V. I'd like to provide you some tips on how you can test and optimize your Internet speed. KNOW YOUR NUMBERS First, it's important to know what Inter- net speed you're paying for from your In- ternet Service Provider. Unfortunately, many providers don't clearly identify this on your monthly bill, disguising it with fancy names like "Ex- treme Internet" or "Ultra Internet." You may have to search their website to deter- mine the exact speed (such as 100Mbps) you're subscribed to. TEST… AND TEST AGAIN A fter you know what speeds you're paying for, you should run several Inter- net speed tests. I recommend using www. speakeasy.net/speedtest and www.speed- test.net. Keep in mind these tips when testing your connection: Only run a speed test when you're not doing anything else on the Internet. Other- wise, your results won't be accurate. Run speed tests at different times of the day. Network congestion can cause slow Internet speeds. If possible, run at least one test with your computer connected directly to your cable modem instead of through your rout- er. This will help you determine if your router may be causing problems. Use multiple computers to run the speed tests – but not at the same time . This can pinpoint a problem with your computer or Internet browser instead of with your In- ternet connection. REBOOT If your speed test results are significant- ly lower than what you're paying for, you should reboot both your cable modem and router. Unplug the power cord from both devices, wait about two minutes, then plug them back in – cable modem first. This often clears up any "junk" clogging up your Inter- net pipeline. A fter about five minutes, you can run another speed test to see if your connection has improved. CHANGE BROWSERS The program you use to surf the In- ternet can make all the difference in the world. I recommend using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox instead of Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer. Chrome and Firefox typically load web- sites much faster, are significantly safer, and encounter fewer problems than oth- er browsers. REGULARLY TUNE-UP YOUR PC Junk builds up on your computer with regular use. Cookies and other files can cause your computer to run slower, espe- cially on the Internet. It's important to perform regular main- tenance on your computer, including clear- ing out junk and temporary files, running virus scans, and defragmenting your hard drive. Visit https://bit.ly/2EqupzD for nine tips to keep your computer running smoothly. MAKE A CALL If you've taken all of these steps and your Internet still is slower than a snail, you'll most likely need to call either your Internet Service Provider or a computer professional or both. Scott Hartley is the President/CEO of Cal- ibre Computer Solutions in Princeton. For computer tips, information, and free soft- ware tools, check out our website at http:// www.calibreforhome.com. 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