Death Notices Parade in Cedar Rapids Area 1995
A series of death notices and obituaries from Cedar Rapids area, detailing services burial and survivors. Entries include Robert J. Brejcha 75 of Newport Drive survived by wife Darline and son Jerry. Randy R. Hale 42 of Sabula. Allan Grey Hills 52. Jim Kenney 66. Lois J. McLoud 59. Bernice Meeks 65. Frances L. Radiloff 88. Frank William Suffin 68. Rev. Clarence R. Burns 73. Roy James Ickes 70. Each lists service times, locations, and survivor details.
Stillborn baby Alexander Benjamin Michael Chamberlain
Alexander Benjamin Michael Chamberlain stillborn at St. Luke's Hospital on April 16 1995. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Cedar Rapids. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include mother Stacey Chamberlain brother Tyler-Len Weems grandparents Steve and Cheryl Chamberlain godparents Tammy and Dennis. Preceded in death by great grandparents Benjamin and Nina Balcar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Benjamin Michael Chamberlain
Stacey Chamberlain
Hummingbird Lane
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cedar Rapids
Tom Stewart
St. Luke’s
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Tyler-Len Weems
Hiawatha
Steve
Cheryl Chamberlain
Tammy and
Dennis
Vinton
Benjamin and
Nina Balcar
Decorah Woman Marian Thomann 78 Dies After Long Illness
Marian Thomann 78 of Decorah died Sunday in Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Highland Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at French & Balik Funeral Home and one hour before the service at the church. She is survived by her brother Lloyd Larson Decorah and sister Stella Bjerke Spring Grove Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Thomann
Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital
Highland Lutheran Church
Decorah
Church
French & Balik Funeral Home
Lloyd Larson
Stella Bjerke
Spring Grove
Minn
Obituaries for Clarence W. Smith and Vernon Steiner
Clarence W. Smith 79 died April 17 1995 in Iowa City after brief illness private services later Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello survivors include wife Edna three sons and three daughters among others Vernon Pete Steiner 75 died April 17 1995 at Shady Rest Care Center Cascade services 10 30 a m Wednesday First United Presbyterian Church burial Oakwood Cemetery survivors include wife two daughters a son and three grandchildren Steiner owned Gambles store in Monticello for many years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence W. Smith
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City
Goettsch Funeral Home
Monticello
Edna
Jim
Jerry
Cedar Rapids
David
Coggon
Mary Pat O’leary
Manchester
Sandy Henderson
Nancy Pflughaupt
JoAnn Hutchison
Frederick B
San Diego
Frank W
Hopkinton
Helen E. Smith
Edina, Minn
Frances Hawley
St. Petersburg
Fla
Betty Lenz
Pittsburgh
Marilyn Doherty
Los Angeles
Delores Kenny
Vernon
Pete” Steiner
Shady Rest Care Center
Cascade
First United Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Mary Jane
Kimberly
Eulen
Dubuque
Scott
Judy
Maquoketa
Dorothy Kruse
Spencer
Ruth Clement
Phoenix
Shauna
Staci
Katlyn
Gambles
Obituaries for Mabel Lange Joe Levy Mildred Cherry and Frances Conner
Mabel C. Seeland Lange 84 of Elkader died April 16 1995 in Central Community Hospital after a sudden illness. Services April 19 at Peace United Church of Christ with burial at Zion Lutheran Cemetery Clayton. Joe Levy 80 of Washington died April 16 1995 in Washington County Hospital after a short illness. Graveside and burial at Agudas Achim Cemetery Iowa City with military rites. Mildred Cherry graveside service April 19 1995 at Troy Mills Cemetery. Frances Irene Perry Conner 96 died April 17 1995 in Memorial Medical Center Jacksonville Fla arrangements pending at Jones Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel C. Seeland Lange
Central Community Hospital
Peace United Church of Christ
Donna Buckman
Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Clayton Cemetery
Leonard-Witt Funeral Home
Elkader
Betty Jean Minkler
Cedar Rapids
Val Dean
Nancy Latta
Bill
Dean Minkler
Deb Sylvester
Dawn
Kent
Kurt Lange
Joe Levy
Washington County Hospital
Washington
Peterseim
Mildred Cherry
Troy Mills
Sara Galindo
Murdoch Funeral Home
Walker
Frances Irene Perry Conner
Memorial Medical Center
Jacksonville
Fla
Jones Funeral Home
Obituary: Gordon K. Sanford 84 in Oelwein
Gordon K. Sanford died Sunday April 16 1995 after a lengthy illness in Mercy Living Plus Mercy Hospital Oelwein. Services 10 30 a m Wednesday at Grace United Methodist Church with Rev Robert Dagit burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 9 p m today at Hintz Geilenfeld Funeral Home with a Masonic service at 7 and Eastern Star service at 7 30 p m. Survivors include wife Leila two sons Gordon L of Kernville California and Larry of Oelwein a sister Faye Moore of Clear Lake Oaks California and two brothers Ralph of Tok Alaska and Robert of Cascade Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon K. Sanford
Mercy Living Plus
Mercy
Gordon L
Kernville
Calif
Larry
Oelwein
Faye Moore
Clear Lake Oaks
Ralph
Tok
Alaska
Robert
Cascade
Mont
Obituary for Mary F. Moser of Strawberry Point
Mary F. Moser, 93, died Sunday in Monticello after a long illness. Services Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St Mary’s Church in Strawberry Point, burial in Strawberry Point Cemetery. Visitation after 2 p.m. today at Roberson Funeral Home with rosary at 7 p.m. Survivors include two daughters, three sisters, eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. Moser
Monticello
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Clarence Frana
Strawberry Point
Roberson Funeral Home
Rita Barnett
Bradenton
Fla
Marilyn Moats
Rose Gillespie
Estherville
Laura Scheckel
Oelwein
Margaret Anton
Obituary Notices for Hanson and Shulman Resurface in Iowa City Area
Thomas W. Hanson 54 of 3206 Arbor Dr died April 16 1995 after a brief illness in University Hospitals. Services Thursday at St Patrick’s Church burial St Joseph’s Cemetery with vigil Wednesday at Lensing Funeral Service Iowa City. Memorials to Cancer Care Fund. Lucille Shulman 34 of San Antonio Texas died April 16 1995 after a lengthy illness. Services Thursday at Agudas Achim Congregation burial Agudas Achim Cemetery. Memorials to The Hillel Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W
Bill” Hanson
Arbor Dr
University
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Dennis Hoffman
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Lensing
Iowa City
Betty
Denise Maier
Bill
Hills
Kelly Mills
Michael
Cedar Rapids
Jill Hanson
Scott
San Diego
Kevin
Richardson
Texas
Gene
Parnell
Iowa County
Elmer
Wilma Harney Hanson
Betty Klein
St. Joseph’s Church
Hanson’s Custom Meats
Oakdale Correctional Facility
Thomas
American Legion Post 17
Cancer Care Fund
c/o Mercy Hospital Foundation
Charlene Peters 74 of Oxford Junction dies in Minnesota
Charlene M Peters age 74 of Oxford Junction formerly of Cedar Rapids died April 16 1995 at her daughter s home in Lakeville Minnesota of kidney failure and leukemia Funeral services were held at 11 a m Wednesday at Hayden Funeral Home Oxford Junction with burial at Mayflower Cemetery Survivors include daughter Gloria Engelken and husband Ron Lakeville Minnesota son Terry Peters and wife Becky Cedar Rapids three grandchildren Denise Peters Todd Engelken Lindsey Engelken four step grandchildren and eight stepgreat grandchildren She was born September 23 1920 northeast of Oxford Junction daughter of Charlie and Bertha Becker Sheldon She married Gale Peters November 21 1942 in Dubuque They later divorced in 1967 Charlene worked in local businesses and the Oxford Junction School system before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1977 She was employed in the food service department at St Luke s Hospital retiring in 1984 She was a 50 year member of American Legion Auxiliary Wapsie Unit 473 and a longtime member of Order of Eastern Star Peerless Chapter 435 She enjoyed bus tours from 1983 to 1993 and loved reading radio and TV listening and dancing to Czech and Big Band music
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlene M. Peters
Oxford Junction
Cedar Rapids
Lakeville
Minn
Hayden Funeral Home
Ramon Booth
Mayflower Cemetery
Gloria Engelken
Ron
Charlene
Gale Peters
Dubuque
Food Service Department
St. Luke’s Hospital
American Legion Auxiliary Wapsie Unit 473
Order of Eastern Star Peerless Chapter
Tama man Duane Allen Keahna 48 dies after coronary failure
Duane Allen Keahna of rural Tama died early Monday morning April 17 1995 at his home after a severe coronary failure. Graveside services were set for 2 p.m. at Meskawki Cemetery with tribal wake services Monday night at the Leo Keahna summer home. Arrangements are with Mason Hand Funeral Home. Survived by wife Ernestine a son Chad Tama three stepsons Craig George Young bear Douglas Cadotte three stepdaughters Mary Nina Christina Youngbear two sisters Josephine Lepper Des Moines and Vivian Kapayou Tama and two brothers Gaston and Leo Tama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Allen Keahna
Tama
Meskawki
Leo Keahna
Mason-Hand
Ernestine
Chad
Craig
George Youngbear
Douglas Cadotte
Mary
Nina
Christina Youngbear
Josephine Lepper
Des Moines
Vivian Kapayou
Gaston and
Leo
Lauretta F. Stuart Van Horne Dies at 94 in Keystone
Lauretta F. Stuart Van Horne, 94, died Monday, April 17, 1995, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Phillips Funeral Home, Keystone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauretta F. Stuart
Keystone
Phillips Funeral Home
Ted L Harmon 75 Dies In Farm Accident At Home
Ted L Harmon 75 died Sunday morning April 16 1995 in a farm accident at his Vinton Iowa home. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel Vinton with Rev Frank Benline. Burial Maplewood Cemetery with military ritesFriends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home He was postmaster in Vinton from 1966 to 1979 Survived by wife Marldene two sons Tom Monticello Dave Vinton two daughters Nora Drake Vinton Zoe Ann Parrott Cedar Rapids a daughter in law Jean Monticello two sons in law Glenn Drake and Jon Parrott and five grandchildren Jennifer Tony Lee Harmon Sarah Emily Molly Drake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted L. Harmon
Phillips Funeral Home
Vinton
Frank Benline
Maplewood Cemetery
Marldene
Tom
Monticello
Dave
Nora Drake
Zoe Ann Parrott
Cedar Rapids
Jean
Glenn Drake
Jon Parrott
Jennifer
Tony Lee Harmon
Sarah
Emily
Molly Drake
Ted
West Branch man Lawrence Jensen 82 dies after long life
Lawrence Jensen 82 lifelong West Branch resident died Saturday in St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids. Services at Bethany Lutheran Church Wednesday with Rev Robert Edwards burial in West Branch Cemetery. Survivors include four children nine grandchildren two great grandchildren sister and brother plus predeceased wife and siblings. Born November 22 1912 in Cedar County he farmed most of life and worked in mail dept at University of Iowa before retiring in 1981. He belonged to Bethany Lutheran Moose Lodge and played music in local bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Jensen
West Branch
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Bethany Lutheran Church
Robert Edwards
West Branch Cemetery
Barker Funeral Home
Sherri Long
Bill
St. Paul
Minn
Cindy Whetstone
Pat
Coralville
John
Bonnie
White Bear Lake
Gene
Sue
Marion
Gladys Sondergard
Clarence
Ferdinand
Lawrence
Cedar County
Anna Pedersen Jensen
West Branch High School
Edith Fenstermaker
University of Iowa
Moose Lodge
Iowa City
Obituary Notices for George Bell and Viola Meader
George Bell funeral at 10 30 a m today at Kuba Funeral Home East with burial at Shueyville Cemetery. Viola M Meader funeral at 10 a m Wednesday at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Marion with friends after 9 a m and burial at Pineview Cemetery Delaware Iowa Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bell
Kuba Funeral Home
Shueyville
Viola M. Meader
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
Marion
Pineview Cemetery
Delaware
Iowa
Murdoch Funeral Home
Death of former Cedar Rapids swimming star ruled suicide
Heidi Joy Bickel, 30, of North Las Vegas Nevada, formerly of Cedar Rapids, was found dead in her home and ruled a death by own action by the Clark County coroner. A formerWashington High School and Luther College swimmer, she worked as a special education teacher in Clark County. Co workers expressed shock and counseling will be offered to her students. Services are set for Wednesday at 3 p.m. Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. A memorial fund will aid Special Olympics programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Nev
Bob Borders
Borders
Bickel
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert J. Brejcha
Newport Dr. SW
Mercy Medical Center
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Harry Koelker
St. John’s Cemetery
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Darline
Tucson
Ariz
Jessica
James
Jacob
Clara
Jerome
Emma Pisarik Brejcha
Darline Canney
Army Air Force
VFW
Randy R. Hale
Sabula
University Hospitals
Calvary Lutheran Church
Robert Krueger
Sterling Cemetery
Law-Jones Funeral Home
Ruby
Jerry Michaelson
Ryan
Dani
Durant
Rick
Allan Grey Hills
Vernon Dr. SE
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Gary Goffey
Stewart Funeral Home
Virginia Hills
Terry
Adel
Steven Hills
Clint Hoskins
JoAnn Collins
Taylor
Kaleb
John Cairns
Allan
Grant City
Kenneth
Virginia Varley Hills
Younkers Department Store
Charles and
Louise Cairns
Tryon
N.C
Judy Cairns
Summit
N.J
Jim and
Janice Cairns
Atlanta
Katherine Orr
Hendersonville
Bruce Cairns
Estes Park
Colo
Jim Kenney
Vets Memorial Cemetery
Lucille
Assembly of God Church
Bell Rd
Lois J. McLoud
Thunderbird Rd
Turner Chapel East
Lloyd Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
C. Gene
Roberta McLoud
William A. Westemeier
Milwaukee
Kaitlin Marie McLoud
Lois
Menomonee
Wis
C. Gene McLoud
Metamora
Ill
PEO Chapter KG
United Methodist
American Lung Association
Bernice Meeks
Heritage Acres Care Center
Sharon United Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Winton
Turner Chapel West
Jack Hooton
Bertha Griffin
Alice Scherbaum
Margaret Kahler
Paul
Shellsburg
Emeret
Clara Meeks
Pearl Taylor
Ray Meeks
Bernice
van Horne
May’s
Giant Stores
Frances L. Radiloff
Second Ave. SE
Northbrook Manor
Frank William Suffin
Czech National Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Franklin
Mary Myers
Amy Cole
Las Vegas
Darlene Storey
Hemet
Virginia Smetzer
Cherokee
Kan
Nash-Finch Co
Clarence R. Burns
N. Alburnett Rd
Willow Gardens
Jack Kendall
Alburnett United Methodist Church
Evelyn
Clarence Jr
Katelyn
Marshalltown
Steven
Linda Schantz
Amana
Barbara Burns
John Jordan
Westport
Ireland
Lavaughn Hope
Farmington
Beverly Aschbrenner
Montea
Howard
Rowley
Clark
Oxford
Memphis
Roy
Osa Black Burns
Evelyn Dukek
D.C
Lafayette
Oakville
Kingston
Rock Valley
Aredale
Bristow
Roy James Ickes
Third Ave
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Phil Gibbs
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Leona
James Ickes
Rebecca Hayes
Steven Ickes
John Ickes
Debra
Joseph Ickes
Kelly
Patrick Ickes
Ada
Ohio
Mary Brooks
Sioux Falls
Amanda
Peter
Sean Ickes
Lenore McGuire Ickes
Chicago
Leona Wiszmann
Davenport
Army Signal Corps
CBI
Kalona
Lucille Shulman
San Antonio
Texas Methodist Hospital
Agudas Achim Congregation
Jeffrey Portman
Agudas Achim
George L. Gay
Palm Springs
Temple Bethel Congregation
Hadassah
Hillel Foundation
C.R
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