Obituary roundup includes Fulrath and others from Cedar Rapids area
Multiple deaths reported with dates in 1997. Douglas Fulrath of Hopkinton and Cedar Rapids died March 20 after a brief illness in Boston. services held March 24 in Hopkinton with private burial. Memorials to Pomfret School. Other notices: Ervin Klein at Heritage Nursing, B Severn at The Meth-Wick Community, Georgia Sev ern a long-time housekeeper, Prudence LeRoux, Helen Majewski, and Viola Kubik among others. services and arrangements listed with Stewart Teahen and Cedar Memorial Funeral Homes. Additional memorials for Dorothy Sage and Sylvia Upah Stanek noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas K. Fulrath
Hopkinton
Mass
Rockport
Cedar Rapids
New England Deaconess Hospital
Boston
Lucille McLaughlin
Cameron
Kaye Fosdick Fulrath
Pomfret School
Pomfret
Conn
Lawrence University
Boston University
Digital Equipment Corp
Global
Multivendor
New York
Hopkinton Little League
Boy
Center Point Woman Delores Lanning Dies After Long Illness
Delores E. Lanning, 61, formerly of Center Point, died Sunday April 13 1997 at Cedar Falls Health Care Center after a long illness. Arrangements are pending with Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores E. Lanning
Center Point
Cedar Falls
Murdoch Funeral Home
Obituary notices for LuAnn Bacon and Joseph E. Tuttle
LuAnn Bacon 43 of Orlando formerly Brooklyn died after a short illness with arrangements pending at Nevenhoven Funeral Home Brooklyn. Joseph E. Tuttle 65 died April 14 1997 at home after brief illness with graveside 10 30 am Friday Ivy Hill Cemetery Malcom and calling hours 2 to 8 pm Thursday at Nevenhoven Funeral Home Brooklyn. survivors include three sons four daughters two brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LuAnn Bacon
Orlando
Fla
Brooklyn
Nevenhoven Funeral Home
Joseph E. Tuttle
Ivy Hill Cemetery
Malcom
Edward
Rodney
Michael
Cedar Rapids
Vanulla Vaughn
Newton
Patricia Fair
Nancy Lea Riess Conroy death notice in Iowa
Nancy Lea Riess Conroy died April 14 1997 in University Hospitals Iowa City after a short illness. Services set for April 17 at North English Christian Church with burial at North English Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 p m today Powell Funeral Home North English with family 6 to 8 p m. Survivors: husband James three sons James Curtis and Quinn all of Conroy parents William and Leona Glandon Williamsburg sister Mary Lynn Kretchmer Osage Beach Missouri. Memorial fund established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lea Riess
University Hospitals
Iowa City
North English Christian Church
North English
Powell Funeral Home
James
Curtis
Quinn
Conroy
William and
Leona Glandon
Williamsburg
Mary Lynn Kretchmer
Osage Beach
Carey Coo ley Josephine M obituary
Josephine M Carey Coo ley 89 died April 15 1997 after a brief illness at Strawberry Point Lutheran Home. Services 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St Marys Catholic Church Dubuque burial Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation 2 to 7 p.m. today Bohnenkamp Murdoch Manchester and after 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Survivors include stepdaughter Edyth Schacherer sister in law Veronica Bonnie Carey and nephew James B Carey plus special friends Paul and Sandi Roling and their sons. Memorial fund set for St Marys Catholic Church Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine M. Carey Cooley
Strawberry Point Lutheran
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Ralph Simington
Mount Olivet
Dubuque
Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home
Manchester
Edyth Schacherer
Veronica
Bonnie” Carey
James B. Carey
Springfield
Ill
Paul and
Sandi Roling
Brian
Shawn
Flowers
W. Butler, Manchester
Agnes O Fetzer 90 dies after brief illness in Marengo
Agnes O Fetzer age 90 died Monday afternoon April 14 1997 at Marengo Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Services Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at St Patrick's Church with burial in Marengo Cemetery. Visitation today 4 to 8 p.m. at Kloster Valentine Funeral Home with a Scripture service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials to Marengo Memorial Hospital or St Patrick's Catholic Church. Survived by three brothers Emil E Chekal Traer Bernard Checkal Charlotte NC and L J Jack Checkal Sublimity OR a special niece Sybil Brown Cedar Rapids and close friends Jan and Bernie Hershberger and family George and Joyce Watson Marengo. Also preceded by husband Mervin 1988 and by her parents and a brother Foster P Checkal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes O. Fetzer
Marengo Memorial Hospital
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Joseph Roost
Marengo Cemetery
Kloster-Valentine Funeral Home
Marengo
Emil E. Chekal
Traer
Bernard Checkal
Charlotte
N.C
L.J
Jack” Checkal
Sublimity
Ore
Sybil Brown
Cedar Rapids
Jan
Bernie Hershberger
George
Joyce Watson
Mervin
Foster P. Checkal
Obituaries List for Marvin Otto and Irene Kliefoth in Monona and Gladbrook
Marvin D. Otto 71 died at Grundy Care Center after a lengthy illness. Services 11 a.m. Thursday at Peace United Church of Christ with burial at Maple Hill Cemetery near Gladbrook. Goettsch Perrin Funeral Home in Gladbrook handles arrangements. Irene E. Kliefoth 85 died after a sudden illness. Services 11 a.m. today at St Paul Lutheran Church with burial at Monona City Cemetery. Schultz's Funeral Home Monona in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene E. Kliefoth
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Monona City
Schultz
Monona
Margaret Kennett
Mountain Home
Ark
Darlene Whittle
Donna Melcher
Don Havelick
Obituary notices for Keegan Garlock and Ginther in Iowa papers
Ruth F Keegan 36 of Grandview Health Care Center died April 14 1997 in Mercy Hospital after a long illness Services 11 am Thursday Sacred Heart Church burial Woodlawn Friends may call 3 to 8 pm today at Hintz Geilenfeld Funeral Home Oelwein Survivors include two daughters Virginia Monaghan Patricia Volker a son Ronald three brothers five sisters The Rev Brown Garlock 76 died April 14 1997 at home Services 11 am Friday West Branch United Ogden Methodist Church burial Ogden Cemetery Friends may call Barker Funeral Home West Branch and at Ogden church He married Amy Lou Miller in 1954 served in many Iowa churches and retired 1987 John V Ginther 78 former Marengo resident died April 15 1997 Crestview Cave Rehab Center West Branch cremated Graveside services later Barker Funeral Home West Branch in charge Survivors include son Larry West Branch brother Ernest San Jose California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy A. Sage
Living Center West
Salem United Methodist Church
Carroll Brown
Teahen Funeral Home
Margaret Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Willard Fish
Perry
Okla
Patrick Knab
Alabama
Conrad Knab
Lebanon
Robert Casper
Kansas City
Eugene Casper
Houston
Maxine West
Bettendorf
Barry
Junior
Moline
Ill
Dell Sage
Buffalo
Dorothy
Grandma's Grocery Store
Marvin D. Otto
Grundy
Grundy Center
Peace United Church of Christ
John Chappel
Maple Hill Cemetery
Gladbrook
Goettsch-Perrin
Mary Evalyn
Marcia
Ken) Redvina
Avoca
Mark T
Ginny
Toddville
Joshua
Kayla
Alicia Otto
Elaine
Arthur) Dostal
Elberon
David Jon
Jessica Lynne Otto
Tama County
Godfried
Lillian Luethje Otto
Marvin
Gladbrook High School
United Brethren Church of Christ
Garwin
Mary Evalyn Rider
Glad
Ruth F. Keegan
Grandview Health Care Center
Mercy Hospital
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Frederick Fangmann
Woodlawn
Hintz-Geilenfeld
Oelwein
Virginia Monaghan
Hudson
Patricia Volker
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ronald
Cottonwood
Ariz
Alfred Streicher
Strawberry Point
Ernie Streicher
Lamont
Paul Streicher
Garden City
Mae Schuchmann
Mildred Cumberland
Helen Hutchison
Mabel Barrack
Arlington
Alice Conant
Brown Garlock
West Branch United Methodist Church
Richard Paulus
Ogden Methodist Church
Ogden
Dana Wimmer
Ogden Cemetery
Barker Funeral Home
West Branch
Ogden Church
Amy Lou
David
Carolyn
Indianapolis
Dennis
Katherine
Ohio
Sheila
Dennis Vorba
Hiawatha
Lisa
Kevin Kongable
Mount Union
Margaret McDonald
Longville
Minn
Adell Oberg
Estes Park
Patrick
Reid Garlock
Janessa
Kaleb Kongable
Harris
Iowa
Roy
Ethel Brown Garlock
South
Sioux City
Neb
Morningside College
Garrett Bible College
Evanston, Ill
Iowa United Methodist Conference
Amy Lou Miller
Mayview-Carley Chapel
First Methodist Church
Des Moines
Manning-Dedham
Corning-Mount Etna
Ottumwa
Anamosa-Viola
Winfield-Spring Run
Viola-Martello
Iowa City
John V. Ginther
Marengo
Crestview Cave and Rehab Center
Marengo Cemetery
Larry
Ernest
San Jose
Calif
Otto Geske 93 of Hot Springs Former Westgate dies
Otto Geske 93 of Hot Springs Arkansas formerly Westgate died Sunday April 13 1997 after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending with Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Geske
Hot Springs
Ark
Westgate
Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home
Oelwein
Iowa City Woman 91 Dies After Long Illness
Lauramae Burnham Wender died Sunday April 13 1997 in Muscatine after a lengthy illness. Graveside services are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday April 23 at Carpenter Cemetery Fort Dodge. Survived by Mary Lou Jameson of Sioux Falls SD and a son Chuck of Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Der
Iowa City
Obituary Notice for Marc Till of Waucoma Iowa
WAUCOMA Marcellus Marc Till man 70 died Monday afternoon April 14 1997 in Lutheran Hospital La Crosse Wisconsin after a brief illness. Services 10 30 am Thursday St Marys Catholic Church Burial church cemetery Friends may call after 3 pm today at Waucoma Funeral Home with rosaries 4 4 30 and 8 pm and a Scripture wake service at 7 pm. Gertrude a son Joe Forest City a daughter Mary Spieker Cresco four brothers John Dubuque Herbert Waucoma Robert Clermont Merle Belvidere ll and three sisters Margerete Stammeyer St Lucas Alvera Kleve Postville Phyllis Massman West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Church
Waucoma Funeral Home
Gertrude
Joe
Washington M. Jean Stewart Timmins obituary notice
Jean Stewart Timmins 85 died April 15 1997 after a lengthy illness at Halcyon House. Services 2 p.m. Friday at Washington United Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Bell. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Thursday at Jones Eden Funeral Home Washington with viewing 7 to 8 30 p.m. The family includes Harold two daughters Marilyn Lorene of Chatham Illinois Carolyn Siders of Aurora Colorado and three sons Joe Harvey Howard all of Sarasota Florida and a sister Helen McNeil of Washington Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Jean Stewart Timmins
Halcyon House
Washington United Methodist Church
Robert Bell
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones & Eden Funeral Home
Washington
Harold
Marilyn Lorene
Chatham
Ill
Carolyn Siders
Aurora, Colo
Joe, Harvey
Howard
Sarasota, Fla
Helen McNeil
Washington, Iowa
Bernice Nesselhaus and Bernice VanAmburg Services Held
Two funeral services were announced for Bernice C. Nesselhaus and Bernice M. VanAmburg at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories today. Both were officiated by local pastors and included burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery with post service visitations and memorial contributions requested to the American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice C. Nesselhaus
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Parker Knoll
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Bernice M. VanAmburg
William Harnish
American Cancer Society
Death Notices and Obituaries Guidelines at The Gazette
The Gazette publishes death notices as news items with immediate survivors and a photo. Additional material such as survivors, activities, and eulogies cost 35 cents per word. second-day notices also 35 cents per word. Call 398-8221 for guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Aeanobtians
In Memory Of Guidelines Notice Page
A memorial notice outlines submission rules for In Memory Of tributes. It specifies writing deadlines by 4 p.m. weekdays, publication date request, and pricing at 40 cents per word plus $10 per photo. Contact number 368 8873 for questions.
Kay and Joe Tie the Knot at St Wenceslaus Church
Kay and Joe married at St Wenceslaus Church on April 16, 1947, marking a celebratory wedding in the parish. The ceremony united the couple in a local rite amid family and friends present for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
Joe
St. Wenceslaus Church
Debate over notification abortion records and lottery ad cuts
Des Moines members clash over a parental or relative notification abortion bill with a court block from Planned Parenthood. The House and Senate dispute whether to destroy or keep abortion records, while also cutting the state lottery advertising budget by 25 percent amid mixed party support and concerns over gambling, profits, and youth-targeted ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
House
Senate
Terry Branstad
Planned Parenthood
Branstad
Ed Fallon
D-Des Moines
Bob Brunkhorst
R Waverly
Mississippi river flood forces bridge closure and riverboat layoffs
The U.S. 52 64 bridge between Sabula and Savanna will close this afternoon due to an overflow causeway. Detours use US 67 and Clinton, Iowa, then Illinois 84 to reach Savanna. The President riverboat casino laid off 700 workers as Davenport riverside flooding idled hundreds. river levels must fall to 17 feet to reopen. The flood should peak between Saturday and Monday, near 20 feet, above flood stage but under the 1993 record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Wire Services
Mississippi River
Sabula
Savanna
Ill
Iowa Department of Transportation
Mississippi
Clinton
River Drive
Davenport
President
National Weather Service
Quad Cities
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ervin Klein
Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center
Mercy Medical Center
Stewart Funeral Home
B. Severn
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Karl Glovik
St. John’s Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Joseph
Naples
Bernard
Springville
Anne Espey
Mary Forrestal
Irene Havlicek
Henrietta Wenkstein
Denver
Bessie Quinlan
Robert
Georgia
Thomas
Bessie Syrovy Severn
Craemer
Prudence LeRoux
Yale, Ore
Yale
Helen Majewski
Sacred Heart Convent
Viola Emma Kubik Pivon
Winslow House
Marion
Brush Chapel
al Scharosch
Bernard Rankin
Rosalie Klawitter
John Rankin
Corpus Christi
Texas
John
Anna Hadacek Kubik
Gladys Rankin
Voorhies
Viola
Robert W. Pivonka
Linn County
Bezdek’s Florist
Belle Plaine
Sylvia A. Upah Stanek
Hrabak Funeral Home
Arthur Bareis
Postville
Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center
Schutte Funeral Home
Lauramae Burnham Wen
Waucoma
Marcellus
Marc’’ Till
House UK
Lottery
Mississippi Bridge
Mark Lohman
President’s Landing
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