C4-Wednesday, October 1, 1980 - North Shore News Women die fasting NEW CASTLE, Pa. (UPD - “Thank the Lord for two | weeks without food or water. We could only do it with his strength,” read a note scribbled on a calendar in the apartment where the bodies of two Christian fundamentalist women were found... Elsie Barr, 43, and Marina Olsen, 52, daily recorded their starvation deaths on the squares of their kitchen calendar until weakness forced an end. Their wasted bodies were discovered September 14 by théir returning roommate, © Myrna Wolf, a_ self- described minister of the Christian charismatic move- ment, who had shared the sparsely furnished second- floor apartment with them since late June. Authorities said Tuesday the deaths were classified as natural due to starvation. Questioned by . police, Mrs. Wolf said she last saw her roommates on Sept. 8 as she was leaving on a bus trip to visit her husband in Pittsburgh. “They were fasting and praying for their families, who have persecuted against them,” she said. She returned six days later to find Mrs. Barr, a mother Gf three and a grandmother, lying face up on the bathroom floor. Mrs. Olsen, a divorced mother of five with four grandchildren was curled on the floor in the unfurnished bedroom. Wolf said she had suggested to her friends that they end their attempted 40- day fast, but did not report their condition because, “It was not my business.” “I knew they had to stand on their own convictons,” she said. Olsen apparcatly died Sept. 10, on the 30th day of her fast. Barr died two days later, Lawrence County Coroner Howard Reynolds said. At the end, cach woman weighed no more than 60 pounds. New Castle police described the two as “missionary types very, very religious,” but added that they belonged to no specific Christian denomuin- ation. “Wolf definitely had a moral responsibility to try and seck help, bul whether she had a legal responsibility ts another question,” Police Sgt. Jim Carung) saad. There are no pians to press charges against Wolf, Lawrence County Dniastnct Alttormcy Don Wilhams said Tuesday “We marked the deaths down as natural causcs starvation duc to fasting” Reynolds said He said the women must have taken some water towards the cnd. but “that wasn't cnough .~ A 40-day fast is of special importance to Christians, as Jesus Christ was said to have fasted for 40 days in the desert and spent 40 days on carth following his = resur rection. In the Old Testament, Noah was said to have spent 40 days in his ark and Moses spent 40 days on Mount Sinai with God. pofien whisked completely away, keeping your rooms cleaner, fresher, more healthful. And the dirt canister needs emptying about once a month. 9-Pc. Hose & Tool Set includes light- weight 25-foot ‘Superfiex’ hose, 2 Stee! wands, curved Steel nozzie with a rebet. rug tool, fabnc tool, crevice tool, floor brush, dust brush *MaxtVac’ is Whisper-Quiet—so quiet tt won't wake a sleeping child. so quiet you can ksten to the radio as you vacuum Quick. too, because you don't lug around a heavy vacuum Cagptane hat 026 Manna Onve North Vancowe: 086 6311 HOURS Mon Tyo Wed 9 30am Bpm Trassdny and tnday 8 30am Op Mm Saturday 9 OO am 6pm *‘MaxiVac' Power Unit. Mount tt 12 Amp bypass motor provides up to 5 times the suction power of portable vacuums for thorough cleaning of rugs. carpets & more 2-¥r Motor Warranty. Prices Effective ‘Til Saturday, October 4 Take aValue home today NORTH VANCOUVER Lougheed Mat Loughted Hwy & Auatin Ruad Bumaby 0.36 0451 Mon Tues 8 30am Opm Wod Thue Fri 9 30am 8 30pm Satadmy Gam Opom 104th Avenue and 162nd Stect Surrey 688-2242 Wolo HOURS Monday to Saturday OEPARTENT STORES Re-Designed For Do-It- Yourself installation Special 3-part kit & comprehensive instruction manual for easy instal- lation in average new or existing homes! It may be easier if your home was built in the last 2-3 years. 85% of such homes have a central vacuum system “roughed-in.” Tubing is already in place or space between joists is provided for it. All components are separately boxed & priced. Basic Kit: ‘Maxi-Vac’ power unit; hose & tool set; 3 in-wail vaive kits. Includes a 1-Year System Guarantee. For complete do-it-yourself instal- lation, the average house requires the following: #MR-100 ‘Maxi-Vac’ Power Unit, yr 290.99 wee eee eee eee 68.97 1 only #H-25T-0 Hose & Tool Set, @a.. eee 39.99 Basic Kit: 399.95 1400Protessional Installation Can Be Arranged If Required For An Additional Charge Tube Lines can be run in basements. crawl spaces, attics. inside partitioned wafls Basic Kit will do the average house Special fit lings available tor complex, problems homes 930am 100m e ives nee