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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 2000

Page

12

Deaths in Eastern Iowa include Clarence H. Simpson

Clarence H. Simpson 79 of 353 12th St. SW Marshalltown died April 2 2000 at St Luke's Hospital after a short illness. Military honors 1 p.m. Wednesday Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include wife Lad ean a daughter Charlene Polzein and husband Ed of Marshalltown a son Ronald Simpson of Virginia and 13 grandchildren. He was a U S Army veteran and member of VFW Post 788. Memorials to Boys Town.

Clarence H. Simpson 12Th St St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Ladean Charlene Polzein Marshalltown Ronald Simpson Virginia LaVone Smith Harold Kansas City Kan Shirrie Burmeister Bob Clarence Patricia DeMoss Terry Mesa, Ariz Terry DeMoss Marion Edward Popejoy Iowa Ralph Margaret Glarks Simpson Hadean Akin North Liberty Sheet Metal Workers International Association VFW Boys Town of Nebraska c/o

Memorial services and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area

Gladys Smith Ballard memorial services at First Presbyterian Church at 10 30 a m. Bruce Rammelsberg 68 of Abbe Center died April 1 2000 after brief illness arrangements pending at Turner Chapel East Cedar Rapids Harold L Soden services at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories 10 a m Tuesday interment Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery calls 5 to 8 tonight at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and after 9 am Tuesday at the chapel a memorial fund has been established.

Blairstown Carl W. Wilson Brooklyn Pauline E. Lacaeuse Cedar Rapids Lucy R Nan"’ Cerrato DeWayne B. Mercer Clarence H. Simpson Coggon Willis F. Mills Dyersville Sylvia Fitzgerald Farley Ralph N Whitey Simon Owa City Lorraine E. Bogs Maquoreta Amanda H. Spaidin Marion Gladys Smith Ballard Bruce Rammersberg Harold L. Soden Sigourney Veronica Fiona First Presbyterian Church Bruce Rammelsberg Abbe Center Turner Chapel East Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home

Lorraine E. Iowa City 77 Dies After Illness

Lorraine E. 77 of 730 S Lucas St Iowa City died March 31 2000 at Mercy Iowa City after a lengthy illness. Services 10 am Tuesday at George L Gay Funeral Home and Crematorium Iowa City with Rev Robert Hamel. Burial Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Survived by daughter Sherri of Iowa City two sons Tim of Indianola and Mike of Iowa City and brother Charles Cox of Lacey Washington.

Lorraine E S. Lucas St Mercy Iowa City George L. Gay Robert Hamel Oakland Cemetery Sherri Tim Indianola Mike Charles Cox Lacey, Wash

Brooklyn Woman Pauline Lacaeuse Dies at 78

Pauline E. Lacaeuse died Sunday April 2 2000 at home after battling cancer. Arrangements are pending at Nevenhoven Funeral Home in Brooklyn.

Pauline E. Lacaeuse Nevenhoven Funeral Home Brooklyn

Willis F. Mills 89 formerly of Coggon dies in Cedar Rapids

Willis F Mills 89 of Northbrook Care Center Cedar Rapids died April 2 2000 after a short illness at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids Services 10 30 a m Tuesday at St John s Catholic Church Coggon burial Calvary Cemetery Ryan Visitation today Murdoch Funeral Home Central City 5 to 8 p m He was born April 11 1910 in Linn County to Charles and Leila Henderson Mills He married Delia McGuire on Oct 21 1935 She died May 17 1977 He farmed in the Coggon area retired 1977 and was a member of St John s Catholic Church A memorial fund was established in his memory.

Willis F. Mills Coggon Northbrook Cedar Rapids Mercy Medical Center St. John's Catholic Church Wayne Droessler Calvary Cemetery Ryan Murdoch Funeral Home Central City Marilyn Pflughaupt Roger Coggan Margie Thompson Springville Eric Pflughaupt Randy Terry Pflughaupt Nick Pflughaupt Christy Salt Lake City Matt Thompson Cyndi Pflughaupt Julie Thompson Davenport Bryanna Michael Collin Elizabeth Wilma Hall Theron Ray Mills Center Point Betty Mills Sioux Falls S.D Delia Mildred Linn County Charles Leila Henderson Mills Delia McGuire St. John’s Catholic Church Willis

Blairstown Man Carl W. Wilson 96 Dies After Illness

Carl W. Wilson of Blairstown died at Keystone Care Center on April 1 2000 after an extended illness. He was a long time barber councilman and firefighter with 60 years of work in Blairstown and a golfer and community volunteer. Services set for April 4 at First Presbyterian Church Blairstown with burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Friends may call April 2 5 to 8 p.m. at Overton Family Funeral Home. He is survived by two sons Robert N. and Jerry C. Wilson. He was predeceased by Helen his wife and by a brother Amil and sister Stella. Born July 3 1903 in Sioux City Iowa he married Helen Ransom in Blairstown Feb 7 1927. He retired in 1985 from barber work and was a charter member of Belle Plaine Country Club.

DeWayne B. Mercer Garrison Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Nick Longworth St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Kelly Mercer Gates Kevin Mercer Cindy Kerry Mercer Austin Texas Toni Mercer Jeff Lewis Marsha Zahn Walter Des Moines Robert Sanders New Prague Minn Delores Hulsebus Iowa Falls Patricia Frank Mercer DeWayne Iowa City Frank Ruth Chandler Mercer Patricia L. McClain Oskaloosa Iowa Air Force Air National Guard Hanford American Legion Post Carl W. Wilson Keystone Care Center First Presbyterian Church Blairstown Norma Spurgin Pleasant Hill Cemetery Overton Family Funeral Home Robert N Jerry C Kathy Oak Hill Helen Amil Wilson Stella Halstrom Carl Willis Wilson Sioux City Carl Charles Anna Bach Wilson Cherokee County Helen Ransom Carl Belle Plaine Country Club

Walker Lawrence J. Zieser Dies After Illness

Lawrence J. Zieser Walker 39 died Sunday April 2 2000 at Covenant Medical Center Waterloo after a lengthy illness. Arrangements are pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Walker.

Lawrence J. Zieser Covenant Medical Center Waterloo Murdoch Funeral Home Walker

Verna L. Yoder 93 dies after brief illness

Verna L. Yoder, 93, died Sunday April 2 2000 in Parkview Manor after a brief illness. Graveside services 3:30 PM Wednesday at Wellman Cemetery. Memorial services 7 PM Wednesday at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with viewing 1:30 to 3:30 PM. Survivors include brother Maurice Cummings Harrisonville Missouri and sister Maxine Westover Tampa Florida.

Verna L. Yoder Parkview Manor Wellman Cemetery Powell Funeral Home Wellman Maurice Cummings Harrisonville Maxine Westover Tampa Fla

Death Notices and Obituaries Guidelines and Rates

The Gazette lists submission hours and deadlines for death notices and obituaries. Arrangements pending and notices with survivors and a photo appear as news items, while additional material costs 35 cents per word. Second day notices and out of town deaths incur the same rate.

The Gazette

In Memory Of Guidelines Notice

A notice explains submissions for In Memory Of tributes with deadlines Monday through Friday by 4 p.m. The form is required and publication date must be specified. Prices listed include 35 cents per word and pictures at 10 dollars each. Contact number 398 8221 for questions.

Farley Ralph N. Simon Sr. dies after long illness

Ralph N. Whitey Simon Sr., 82, died Sunday morning at Southwest Health Care Center in Platteville Wisconsin after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Reiff Funeral Home Farley with viewing 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Southwest Health Care Center Platteville Wis Reiff Funeral Home Farley

Sylvia Fitzgerald Dies After Cancer Battle in Iowa

Sylvia Fitzgerald 62 died Saturday April 1 2000 at home after a cancer battle. Services 1 p.m. Tuesday at St Francis Xavier Basilica burial at St Francis Cemetery. Visitation 2 to 9 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville with rosary at 4 p.m. and Scripture service at 7 p.m. She leaves husband Robert. children Judy Kirsch Jayne Fitzgerald Jill Schneck Brad and Barry. parents and siblings listed from Dubuque Bankston Bellevue Cuba City Davenport and other Iowa areas.

Sylvia Fitzgerald St. Francis Xavier Basilica St. Francis Cemetery Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville Robert Judy Kirsch Jayne Fitzgerald Edgewood Jill Schneck Marvin Gassmann New Vienna Ken Gassmann Borrego Springs Calif Jerry Gassmann Davenport

Community notices deadlines and contact numbers

Public notices and listings require written submissions with a daytime phone number. Deadlines vary by section including Camp Tanager Church page Home Real Estate It’s Your Business Life and Leisure Milestones Money Agribusiness Lists and Neighbors. Call the listed numbers for each item and submit by the stated noon or Friday times.

Camp Tanager Gazette Cashier Call Life and Leisure Who People News People

Amanda H Spalding obituary Maquoketa April 2000

Amanda H Spalding died Saturday morning April 1 2000 in Jackson County Public Hospital after a brief illness. Memorial services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Carson & Son Funeral and Cremation Services Maquoketa with visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Burial is at Mount Hope Cemetery. Survivors include son George of Maquoketa and sister Eleanor Gisel of Rochelle Illinois.

Amanda H. Spalding Jackson County Carson & Son Maquoketa Mount Hope Cemetery George Eleanor Gisel Rochelle Ill

Veronia Fiona Sheetz 101 dies in Sigourney care center

Veronica Fiona Sheetz 101 died Sunday after an extended illness in the Sigourney Care Center. Services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Holm Funeral Home Sigourney with Rev. Roger Neuman. Burial is at Forest Cemetery Oskaloosa. Family visitation tonight after 5 p.m. at the funeral home. Survived by son Horace of Fairfield.

Veronica Fiona’’ Sheetz Sigourney Care Center Holm Funeral Home Sigourney Roger Neuman Forest Cemetery Oskaloosa Horace Fairfield

William Richard Ziba Tipton Death Notice

William Richard Ziba 36 died April 1 2000 in Mercy Iowa City from heart failure complications. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Burial Masonic Cemetery with military rites. Call 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday Fry Funeral Home Tipton. Survived by wife Violet two daughters Elaine Moes Tipton Linda Smith Omaha two sisters Helen Ferguson Douglass Kan and Lillian Allen Medford Okla.

William Richard Ziba Mercy Iowa City Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Masonic Cemetery Fry Funeral Home Tipton Mary Eggerling Violet Elaine Moes Linda Smith Omaha Helen Ferguson Douglass Kan Lillian Allen Medford Okla

Miller: States stay committed after Microsoft talks fail

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and 18 other state AGs led an antitrust suit against Microsoft. Mediation collapsed after four months, with litigation continuing before Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson. Miller said states remain committed and open to dialogue to seek a settlement.

Des Moines Tom Miller Microsoft Miller U.S Thomas Penfield Jackson Washington, D.C Department of Justice Jackson

Nebraska abortion case tests Iowa law on late term bans

The Supreme Court will hear Nebraska's late term abortion ban challenge, a case tied to Iowa's law and similar statewide limits. Opponents warn the broader ban could redefine Roe v. Wade, while supporters say the issue hinges on exactly what constitutes an abortion.

DES Moines U.S. Supreme Court Nebraska Center For Reproductive Law and Policy Iowa Arkansas Illinois Wisconsin Supreme Court Mark Lambert Planned Parenthood Greater Mary Spaulding Balch National Right To Life Committee

Des Moines Firms Fund Scholarships for Drake Students

Drake University teams with Norwest Bank Iowa Pioneer Hi-Bred Principal Financial Group and others to offer full ride scholarships with room and board valued at 22210 for 2000 01. Recipients must work for three years post graduation or repay as a loan while internships and summer jobs accompany the scholarship.

Des Moines Drake University Drake Corporate Partners Des Moines Regis Ter Norwest Bank Iowa Pioneer Hi-Bred Principal Financial Group

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