Cedar Rapids Death Notices and Obituaries
Deaths include LeEtta Pisarik 60, longtime Cedar Rapids resident, elderly names, multiple services listed. Ethel Blin 79 Marion, Gladys Webb 85 Sun City, Beatrice May 81 Cedar Rapids, and other notices with funeral times, locations, and memorial details.
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Ethel M. Blin
Eighth Ave
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion Gladys Hunter Webb
Mount Vernon
Sun City
Calif
Baxter Memorial Chapel
East Iowa Deaths Highlight Fortmann Crowley Simmonds and Young
Obituary notices report Alvin J. Fortmann 84 of Dyersville and John Bell 49 of Dubuque. Peter P. Crowley 68 of Iowa City, Frances Knepper Davenbaugh 58 of Columbus Junction, Harold Simmonds 61 of Cedar Rapids, Raymond Gaffney 67 of Lamont, and Vance Young 19 of Marengo die in recent days. Details cover survivors, services, and burial plans.
Catherine M. Zweibohmer Dies at 94 in Ossian Hospice
Catherine M. Zweibohmer, 94, of Ossian, died Thursday evening at Ossian Senior Hospice. Survived by four sons Ray Postville Ervin Clarence Ossian Gerald Riverside Calif and three daughters Rose Preston Minn Hilda Monticello Olivia Decorah, 24 grandchildren, 69 great grandchildren, 19 great great grandchildren. Services Monday 11 a.m. at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Sunday at Schmitz's with a parish Scripture rosary service at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
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Alvin J. Fortmann
Mercy Health Center
St. Mary’s Unit
Jerome Trenkamp
Worthington
Clarence Weber
Bernard
John Bittner
Guttenberg
Louis Oberfoell
Monticello
LaVern
Ralph
Ronald
Dyersville
Anton
Albert
Manchester
August
Herman Scherbring
Petersburg
St. Francis Xavier
Kramer’s
Catherine M. Zweibohmer
Ossian Senior
Ray
Postville
Ervin
Clarence
Ossian
Gerald
Riverside
Calif
Rose Becker
Preston
Minn
Hilda Powers
Olivia Schlee
Decorah
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Dale Brainard obituary notices in Postville area
Dale Brainard 67 died Thursday at Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital Decorah. Survivors include wife Erna two sons Ted Chatfield Minn Dan Denver Colo daughter Diane Stump Girard Pa five brothers Keith John Ray Marion and Gene Edgar Waukon three sisters Barbara Schori Chicago Janice Walby Postville Bernice Poesch Postville and three grandchildren Services Monday 11 a.m. Community Presbyterian Church Friends may call Sunday Schutte's Burial Postville Cemetery
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Dale Brainard
Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital
Decorah
Erna
Ted
Chatfield
Minn
Dan
Denver
Colo
Diane Stump
Girard
Keith
John
Postville
Ray
Marion
Gene
Edgar
Waukon
Barbara Schori
Chicago
Ill
Janice Walby
Bernice Poesch
Community Presbyterian Church
Schutte’s
Postville Cemetery
Saint Olaf man Stephen Gillespie dies in apparent self hang
Stephen Scott Gillespie 26 formerly of Waukon died Thursday after accidentally hanging at his residence in St Olaf. Survived by wife Donna a son Stephen a daughter Deanna stepson Shawn McMillan stepdaughter Brandy McMillan grandparents Mr and Mrs Stephen Crawford Spearfish SD two sisters Cindy Sailer Gillette WY Susan Gillespie Miami FL Private services in Waukon and funeral and burial in Spearfish SD later. Arrangements by Witts Elkader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Scott Gillespie
Waukon
St. Olaf
Donna
Stephen
Deanna
Shawn McMillan
Brandy McMillan
Stephen Crawford
Spearfish
S.D
Cindy Sailer
Gillette
Wyo
Susan Gillespie
Miami
Fla
Witt’s, Elkader
Rev James L Cottrell 74 longtime minister dies
The Rev James L Cottrell 74 died Friday after a five month illness at University Hospitals He served pastorates in Stanwood LeClaire Iowa Omaha North Bend Neb organized a new church in Tulsa and was eight years synod executive of the Synod of North Dakota Survivors include his wife Mary son David and daughter Carolyn Bell Memorial services set for Monday at United Presbyterian Church Friends may call Sunday at Jones Funeral Home Private committal Monday Elm Grove Cemetery Memorials to United Presbyterian Home
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Beatrice M. May
Washington Ave
Fourth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Cresco
Iowa
Arthur May
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Daughters of Isabella
Rock Island
Marilyn Dorrance
Adelyn Moyer
el Paso
Texas
Alfred Brosius
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Immaculate Conception Redecoration Fund
Third Ave
James L. Cottrell
University Hospitals
United Presbyterian
Stanwood
LeClaire
Omaha
North Bend
Neb
Tulsa
Okla
Synod
Synod of North Dakota
Mary
David
Bellevue
Wash
Carolyn Bell
Marshalltown
Grace
Washington
Elizabeth Armstrong
Anaheim
Calif
United Presbyterian Church
Jones
Elm Grove Cemetery
United Presbyterian Home
Death of Lloyd S. Swenson at 79 in Allison Iowa
Lloyd S. Swenson 79 a retired farmer and grocery operator died Thursday at Allison Care Center Allison Iowa Survivors include two sons Arthur Chatfield Minn Hubert Spring Texas three daughters Ruth Schlitter Allison Lulu Patterson San Diego Calif Marie Timmerman Monona four sisters Mrs Chet Barr Mrs Roy Honn both of Waukon Mrs Leonard Pearson Monona and Mrs Herbert Hayes Adel Iowa 15 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Services Monday 1 30 p m St John s Lutheran Church Friends may call after 2 p m Sunday at Martins Burial Oakland Cemetery
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Peter P. Crowley
University Hospitals
Grace
Tom
Gary
Iowa City
Marilyn Delsing
Judy Lantz
Aurora
Colo
Bernard
Madison
Wis
John
Boscobel
William
Rising Sun
Eleanor Ingham
Prairie du Chien
Theresa Becnar
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Donohue-Lensing’s
Memory Gardens
Lloyd S. Swenson
Allison Care Center
Allison
Iowa
Arthur
Chatfield
Minn
Hubert
Spring
Texas
Ruth Schlitter
Lulu Patterson
San Diego
Calif
Marie Timmerman
Monona
Chet Barr
Roy Honn
Waukon
Leonard Pearson
Herbert Hayes
Adel
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Martin’s
Oakland Cemetery
Oak Ridge Boys Impress Crowd With Classy Country Show
Oak Ridge Boys packed Five Seasons Center for 14 hour concert blending mellow ballads and country rock. Four stars delivered varied looks and harmonies as 8100 fans stood for “Elvira” and “Bobbie Sue” after a polished band set. Michael Martin Murphey opened with ballads and upbeat tunes, proving a strong opener and potential box office draw.
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Oak Ridge Boys
Five Seasons Center
Joe Bonsall
Duane Allen
Richard Sterban
Sterban
Elvira
Bobbie Sue
Oak Ridge
Michael Martin Murphey
Six charged in Texas torture killing at isolated ranch
Six defendants including three hitchhikers and three Ellebracht family members face murder charges over the torture death of Anthony Warren Bates at a Mountain Home ranch. Prosecution says Bates was tortured with cattle prods and beatings, then burned after his death. audio tapes and several indictments emerge.
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Kerrville, Texas
Anthony Warren Bates
Ron Sutton
Bates
Mountain Home
Sutton
Ellebrachts
Mark Allen Hamilton
Los Angeles
Darryl Hunsacker
Carlton Robert Caldwell
Taos
N.M
Junior
Ellebracht
Carlton Robert Carson
Caldwell
Hunsaker
Easter services announced for Eastern Iowa churches
Easter Week services are listed for towns including Stanley with Union Church hosting an 8 am service and breakfast, Vinton First Christian Church planning a 6 pm fellowship and 7 30 pm devotional, and Walker United Methodist presenting The Crimson Bridge Easter musical at 3 pm with a Thursday reprise at Rowley United Methodist.
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the Gazette
Stanley
Union Church
Vinton
Assembly of God
Walker
Walker United Methodist Church
Derric Johnson
Boat club selects new commodore
The McGregor Upper Mississippi Yacht & Boat Club named Bob Schladetzky as commodore at its March 24 annual meeting. He succeeds Joe Hladky III of Cedar Rapids. Ed Atchison received the Boner Award and Sue Huebsch and Shirley Schladetzky earned the Granny Knot. The club approved a $200 donation to the Marquette McGregor Rescue Squad.
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McGregor
McGregor Upper Mississippi Yacht & Boat Club
Bob Schladetzky
Bever Ave
Cedar Rapids
Joe Hladky III
Ed Atchison
Sue Huebsch
Shirley Schladetzky
Marquette-McGregor Rescue Squad
Floodwaters Force Evacuations in Iowa Towns
Flooding of the west branch of the Des Moines River prompted seven Estherville families to evacuate and disrupted garbage service in Emmetsburg. The river rose through Friday, reaching 12.25 feet in Emmetsburg and 13.9 feet in Estherville, with officials predicting higher levels.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Hanging death ruled accidental in St Olaf man
A 26 year old St Olaf man, Stephen Gillespie, was found hanging in his basement by a child. County coroner Dr David Cranston ruled the death accidental, saying Gillespie appeared to seek a brief oxygen high and slipped.
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ST. Olaf
Clayton County
Stephen Gillespie
Gillespie
David Cranston
Vital Statistics Report Mentions Multiple Births Across City
April 13 entries show births for Katherine and Richard Davis in Marion and Wanda Dennis McVay in Hiawatha, plus several other families listed with addresses. The text also records medical emergencies and incidents at various locations including Cedar Rapids Marion Monticello and Hiawatha with times and brief details.
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Virginia
Kirk Hayes
Central City
Katherine
Richard Davis
First Ave
Marion
Crystal
Neil Steen
Tonga Drive
Hiawatha
Wanda
Dennis McVay
Third Ave
Susan
John Baker
16Th St
Deborah
Joseph Lange
Monticello
Robin
Steven Cook
Fairfax
Cheryl
James Ross
Arizona Ave
Debra
Brian Barry
Bel Air Drive
Martha Schrader
Vinton
Also Mentioned on This Page
METRO
LeEtta P. Hepker Pisarik
Cad Lane
Mercy Hospital
Toddville
George Pisarik
Marengo
Rockwell-Collins
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
St. Anne’s Circle
Clarence Frana
A.L. Zachar
St. John’s Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home East
Bergdale
Carl E
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Philip L. Hougen
Mark C. Urlaub
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
Kensett
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Miner
Genevieve Swartzbaugh
Calvary Baptist Church
Elmer Linkenback
Cedar Memorial Park
Johnson Ave
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Funeral Home
Spears
Ruby Marion
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Farley
John Bell
St. Joseph’s
Dubuque
Reiff’s
Frances Knepper Davenbaugh
Gallatin
Tenn
Melvin Davenbaugh
Bridgeport
Kentucky
Davenbaugh
Oakdale Christian High School
Jackson
Women’s Missionary Fellowship International
The
Free Methodist Church
Oakdale Free Methodist Church
Paul
Nescopeck
Douglas
Carolyn Loos
Joyce Combs
West Des Moines
Jesse Knepper
Stacy Lewis
Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction City
Harold W. Simmonds
C Street
George L. Gay
Raymond
Mike” Gaffney
Helen
Larry
Denny
Lamont
Mary Ellen Onsgaard
Hager City
Gertie Collins
Independence
Lorraine Keegan
Masonville
Dorothy Keegan
Winthrop
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Fawcett’s
St. Albert’s Cemetery
Vance Eugene Young
Keith Young and Son Construction Co
Keith Young
Dennis
Vicki Schafbach
Norma Young
Wilbur Hartz
Blairstown
First United Methodist
William Lee Golden
Golden
Murphey
Carolina
Johnny Lee
Dee Ann Rexroat
Gazette
Walter Wesley Ellebracht Sr
Walter Wesley Ellebracht Jr
Joyce Ellebracht
Hamilton
FBI
Texas Rangers
Rowley United Methodist Church
Rose McMillen
Marge Desotel
Boat Club
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
St. Luke’s
Scott A. Kinkead
Joni K. Winch
Randy R. Wilke
Terry L. Runnells
Paul A. Heindselman
Cindy L. Galli
Dale A. Roberts
Sheila A. Fish
Michael D. Dingman
Kathy J. Kitchen
Keith A. Trey
Cindy S. Schroeder
Carol Elaine
Larry Dean Maresh
Cynthia R
Terry L. Maker
Julie Ann
James Charles Pearson
Stacey Linette
Thomas Phillip Elias
Jodie Lin
Timothy Eugene Blood
North Towne Lane
Oakland Road
Pioneer Ave
E Ave
D Ave
Swershop and Green
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt, Rd
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