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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1994
Page
8
Obituaries for Huston Rogers Jr 62 of Marion. Stelcik 95 of Fullerton formerly Cedar Rapids. Dean Deaver 36 New York City. Stella Jessen 39 Heritage Acres. Mildred Cullerton 85 Marion. Ruth Abeln Willard Carson and others with service details, burial sites, and memorials. Names, birthdates, death dates, and funeral arrangements cited. Memorials directed to Mercy Hospice, AIDS Foundation, or church memorial funds.
Obituaries list Violet J. Enriquez 67 of Clinton and Viola Grimm 67 of Iowa City with services in Clinton and South English, plus Ruth Worth 78 of Des Moines and Harriet Hauser 101 of West Union. Also notes Rosalia Fai 75 of Dubuque and other survivors and burial details. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
Dorothy M. Feller 74 of Maquoketa died April 24 1994 after a lengthy illness. Services April 29 at Sacred Heart Church burial at Andrew Cemetery. Survivors include husband Alvin son Tom and sister Elva Isabell. Dr LeRoy Hopker 70 died April 25 1994 at Jackson County Public Hospital arrangements pending. Christena Baltisberger 76 died April 23 1994 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Services April 28 1:30 p.m. at Ewart Presbyterian Church burial Ivy Hill Cemetery Malcom. Survivors include three sisters and three brothers.
Ruth C Auer 67 died April 24 1994 in Rochester Minnesota after a sudden illness. Services 10:30 a m Wednesday at St Bridget's Church Postville burial at Postville Cemetery. Survivors include husband Ralph two daughters Linda Holthaus Deanna Auer son Terry two brothers four sisters and three grandchildren. Lucille M Denison 88 died April 25 1994 in Washington County Hospital arrangements pending at Jones Funeral Home. Edwin F Kelly 78 of Des Moines formerly West Liberty died April 22 1994 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center burial Glendale Cemetery Des Moines survivors include wife Louise three sons Edwin Walker Ronald and two grandchildren. Kelly born in Randolph Nebraska earned degrees at Kearney State College and Colorado State University later worked 34 years with Wilson Sporting Goods in West Liberty and Des Moines active in athletics and WWII veteran. He was a Drake Relays official and Big Ten official at Iowa. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church Des Moines Golf and Country Club Mason Kaaba Shrine.
Fern E. Salisbury 81 of Oceanside California formerly of Hazleton and Fayette died January 19 1994 after a lengthy illness at Rancho Encinitas Nursing Home Encinitas California Graveside services were held at 10 a m today at Hazleton Cemetery Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein arranged the services Survivors include two sisters Dorothy Boyle Gardnerville Nevada and Lila Zody Lenexa Kansas.
Waterloo police officer Michael McNamee 41 was released from Allen Hospital after being struck on the head while dispersing a disturbance on Logan Avenue. Five people were arrested. Outlaw faces rioting, willful injury and assault charges as investigators continue.
Tama physician Dr William Pratt 70 died of a massive coronary Friday April 22 1994 in Dickinson North Dakota while traveling with his wife to a medical seminar. Services are set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Harrison Funeral Home with viewing today 4 to 8 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. for the family. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery with military rites. Survivors include his wife Geraldine two sons Philip of Brooklyn New York and Thomas of Missoula Montana and a daughter Ann Marie Pratt of Clarinda.
Glen Gritton of Winthrop, aged 79, died Sunday April 24 1994 at his rural home after a battle with cancer. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St Patrick’s Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation after 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fawcett Funeral Home with an 8 p.m. Scripture service. He is survived by wife Genevieve two daughters Evelyn Cooksley of Winthrop and Shirley Repstien of Altamonte Springs Florida seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Linn County investigators probe a Saturday crash that killed 44 year old Cedar Rapids bicyclist Paul Nelson as driver William Slagle 50 of Brooklyn recalls high winds possibly causing the collision. Slagle says he passed Nelson and his fiancée Lori Clark 33 when Nelson swerved into his path. Nelson had served as chief juvenile probation officer for the 6th Judicial District and worked as an Office Enterprises manager.
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