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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1996

Page

8

Obituary notices for Bostetler Henrikson Parson Welch

Multiple obituaries dated Aug. 4 1996 report Keith R Bostetler 40 of Cedar Rapids and Grace E Henrikson 50 of Kalona death in Mercy Kalona and memorial services 10 a.m. Wed at Turner Chapel East and 10 a.m. Thurs at Kloster Valentine Marengo. Also Elizabeth Parson 282 Marengo and Jack Daryl Welch 74 Freeport Illinois died with service details and survivors listed.

Jack Daryl Welch Freeport, Ill Cedar Rapids Freeport Memorial Hospital First Presbyterian Church Freeport Larry McMellen Walker Mortuary Evelyn Susan Schroeder Byron, Ill Jack

Dolores Knudson 91 Des Moines native dies after short illness

Dolores M Knudson 91 former Des Moines resident died Sunday August 4 1996 at Crestview Acres Nursing Home after a short illness Services set for 2 30 p m Thursday at Hamiltons Funeral Home Des Moines burial Glendale Cemetery Des Moines Local arrangements with Murdoch Funeral Home Marion Survivors include two daughters Beverly Grey and Carol Matthews and a son Raymond along with 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren She was born November 28 1904 in Ford daughter of Elmo and Lillian Richards She married Dr Raymond Knudson in 1926 in Des Moines He died in 1956 She was a homemaker and Lutheran Memorials to American Cancer Society.

Dolores M. Knudson Des Moines Crestview Acres Hamilton Lyon St Glendale Cemetery Murdoch Funeral Home Marion Beverly Grey Canada Carol Matthews Granger American Cancer Society 10Th St Cedar Rapids

Obituary: F Dale Collins 1927 1996

Floyd Collins 69 of Marion Iowa died August 4 1996 after a long illness. Services 11 am Wednesday Murdoch Funeral Home Marion. Burial Davenport Memorial Park. Survived by wife Dolores three daughters Diana Lundgren Debora Miller Darlene Collins mother Myrtle Collins five siblings seven grandchildren and a great grandson. Memorial fund established. Born Buckhart Missouri served in Army 1945 1947. Married Dolores Sours June 27 1953. Worked 50 years in body and tender repair.

F. Dale Collins 30Th St. Ct Murdoch Myrtle Collins Ava Charles Missouri Donnie Dexter Marie Vernon) Hicks Bonnie Elmus) Haskins Fenn Collins Mary Johnnie) Crain Brian Chad Eric Borst Nathan Nicole Miller Brea Karyn Collins Bryce Miller Floyd

Dyersville Native Vera Fitzhenry Dies at 89 in California

Vera Sylveria Grawe Fitzhenry 89 of Pasadena former Dyersville died Aug 3 1996 after illness. Services noon today at St Philips Church Pasadena burial Thursday 11am St Francis Xavier Cemetery Dyersville. Survivors include brothers Charles Grawe Glendora and Milton Grawe Dyersville sister Evelyn Graves Carigan Lynn Wilgenbusch.

Sylveria Vera” Grawe Fitzhenry Pasadena Calif Dyersville St. Philips Catholic Church St. Francis Xavier Cemetery Kramer Funeral Home Charles Grawe Glendora Milton Grawe Evelyn Graves

Carolyn Rose Schemmel 84 died after sudden illness

Carolyn Rose Schemmel age 84 died Sunday morning August 4 1996 at her Farley Iowa home after a sudden illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St Joseph Catholic Church Farley burial St Martin Cemetery Cascade. Visitation 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Reiff Funeral Home Farley with rosary at 4 30 p.m. wake 7 p.m. and military service 7 30 p.m. Survived by three sons L J and Thomas L Farley and Dennis Des Moines two sisters Esther Schemmel Cascade Lavonne Parker Dubuque and three brothers Jack Nicholas and Henry Kremer Cascade. Preceded in death by husband Lambert N. on May 17 1987 son Richard John Schemmel on Jan 21 1936 sister Margaret Mausser on Dec 21 1989 brother James Kremer on Aug 26 1950. Carolyn R Schemmel Memorial Fund established.

Keith R. Bostedler Johnson Ave Mercy Medical Center First United Methodist Church Marion Stanley Wierson Linn Grove Cemetery Martelle Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Catherine Jennings Cedar Rapids Connie Michel Kay Denise Jennings Barbara Bostetler Mount Vernon Jack Jennings Kevin Jennings Palatine Ill Sarah Greer Sandwich Dana Hines Kelly Carly Paige Jenna Jennings Nathan Damon Hines Travis Orlando Kaelyn Jennings Tinh Vo Muscatine Keith Joseph and Catherine Richardson Bostetler Jefferson High School Cedar Rapids Gazette Elizabeth Parson Third St Amanas Mercy Medical Mary Conway Betty Graesser Leroy West Amana Rose Blount Wayne High Amana William Muesse Redding Calif Wesley Patty Parson Carolyn Rose Schemmel St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Farley St. Martin’s Cemetery Cascade Reiff Funeral Home L.J Thomas L Dennis Des Moines Esther Schemmel Lavonne Parker Dubuque Jack Nicholas Henry Kremer Lambert N Richard John Schemmel Margaret Mausser James Kremer Carolyn R. Schemmel William Howard Gritzner Manchester United Methodist Church Revellis Oakland Cemetery Leonard- Muller Funeral Home Manchester Plainfield Charles and Hazle Jones Gritzner William Dunwoody Institute of Technology Minneapolis Spring Valley Minn Dorothy Green First Baptist Church Baumgartner Gate Factory United Methodist Church Dorothy Charles Helen James Zoe Dan Gritzner Joan Amy Gritzner D.J. Young Waterloo Ann Gritzner Elkader Zachary Gritzner Courtney Morgan Jacob Gritzner Walter Hazel

Memorial services set for John F. Cunningham

John F. Cunningham 94 of 602 Clark St Iowa City died July 14 1996 after a short illness. Cremation has taken place with memorial services at St Patrick s Church 11 am Saturday burial at St Joseph s Cemetery. Arrangements by Callahan Funeral Home Iowa City. Survived by daughter Sheila Hogan of Iowa City and three sons John Chelmsford MA Gerald Omaha NE and Michael Huntington Beach CA.

John F. Cunningham Clark St Iowa City Rehabilitation and Health Care Center St. Patrick’s Catholic Church St. Joseph’s Cemetery Callahan Funeral Home Iowa City Sheila Hogan John Chelmsford Mass Gerald Omaha Michael Huntington Beach Calif

Carleen Ann Kahle Watkins Dies at 61

Carleen Ann Kahle Watkins, age 61, died of cancer on Monday August 5 1996 at University Hospitals Iowa City. Arrangements are pending.

Carleen Ann Kahle University Hospitals Iowa City

Obituaries of Culbertson Gritzner Helmrichs in Manchester region

Obituaries note the deaths of Mabel Eloise Culbertson 91 of Manchester Aug 3 1996 with services at Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home and burial at Oakland Cemetery. William Howard Gritzner 75 of Manchester Aug 5 1996 with services at Manchester United Methodist Church and burial at Oakland Cemetery. Lloyd R Helmrichs 75 of Manchester Aug 5 1996 with services at First Lutheran Church and burial at Oakland Cemetery. Survivors listed include spouses children grandchildren and other relatives. Military rites by local posts noted for two deaths.

Esther A. Haas Services Set for Wednesday

Esther A. Haas will have services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Fundamental Gospel Church in rural Marengo. Burial follows at Ohio Cemetery in rural La dora. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Kloster-Valentine Funeral Home in Marengo.

Esther A. Haas Fundamental Gospel Church Marengo Ohio Cemetery Ladora Kloster-Valentine Funeral Home

Waukon Man Byron L. Peterson Dies After Illness

Byron L. Peterson, 70, of Waukon died Monday in Veterans Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Memorial services set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with callers after 6 p.m., and at 1 p.m. Friday at the Church of Christ in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Cremains buried at Landland Cemetery in Albert Lea. Survived by Kim of Waukon, Lowell of San Francisco, and sister Alice Rohne of Lyle, Minnesota.

Byron L. Peterson Veterans Memorial Hospital Martin Funeral Home Waukon Church of Christ Albert Lea Minn Graceland Cemetery Kim Lowell San Francisco Alice Rohne Lyle, Minn

Mount Vernon Woman Kathryn Locke Dies at 31

Kathryn Anne Locke 31 died Monday morning August 5 1996 at Willow Gardens Care Center Marion. Arrangements are pending with Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon.

Kathryn Anne Locke Willow Gardens Marion Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon

Marie F. Barber 1924 1996 obituary Cedar Rapids

Marie F Barber 72 died Aug 4 1996 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Services Aug 8 at St Patrick Catholic Church Cedar Rapids with burial at Cedar Memorial Park. Survived by husband George Bud Barber two daughters Mary Fliehler and Betty Jones Leon two sons Bill and Dick, siblings and seven grandchildren. She was a registered nurse born in Haverhill Iowa and a St Patrick parishioner Memorials to Mercy Medical Center or Hospice of Mercy.

Marie F. Barber Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Steven Rosenke Cedar Memorial Park Cedar Memorial Funeral Home George “Bud Mary Fliehler Mick Hiawatha Betty Jones Leon Bill Jackie Lake Zurich Ill Paula Olathe Kan Jim Oetker Cummings Earl Oetker Haverhill Harold Bill Oetker Marshalltown George Oetker Tama Elizabeth Blink Irene Irwin Newton Robert Marie George Hildegarde Hoffman Oetker George “Bud” Barber Des Moines Hospice of Mercy

Stillborn Dylan Ryan Cherveny of Toledo

Dylan Ryan Cherveny, son of Doug and Mary Jo Cherveny, was stillborn August 4 1996 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Graveside services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Cemetery Toledo. Private family viewing at Mason Hand Funeral Home Tama. Survivors include parents, a brother Derek and sisters Danielle and Destiny, all of Toledo.

Dylan Ryan Cherveny Doug Mary Jo Cherveny Grinnell Regional Medical Center Woodlawn Cemetery Toledo Mason- Hand Tama Derek Danielle Destiny

Alma Kaiser 100 dies in Vinton Home

Alma N Kaiser 100 died Sunday August 4 1996 at Vinton Lutheran Home after a long day in Quasqueton Burial Wilson Cemetery Independence Arlene Sturtz of Vinton is referenced as a survivor or relative in the notice Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at White Funeral Home Quasqueton.

Alma N. Kaiser Vinton Lutheran Home White Funeral Home Quasqueton Wilson Cemetery Independence Arlene Sturtz Vinton

Obituaries: Eugene W. Chalupa and Bertha J. Winga Perdock Pratt

Eugene W. Chalupa 76 died Aug 4 1996 after a six month illness in Washington Iowa services Aug 7 at Eden Funeral Home burial Elm Grove Cemetery relatives include Rosemary three sons Larry Randy Roger Diane Johnson sisters Evelyn Hayes Roslyn Chalupa. Bertha J Winga Perdock Pratt 94 died Aug 4 1996 at Washington Care Center services Aug 7 at Jones Funeral Home burial Elm Grove Cemetery relatives include William John Perdock and stepson Theodore of Colorado Springs.

Eugene W. Chalupa Eden Funeral Home Washington Richard Boyd Charles Packer Elm Grove Cemetery Rosemary Larry Bolingbrook, Ill Randy Washington, Iowa Roger Cheyenne Wyo Diane Johnson Bolingbrook Ill Evelyn Hayes Roslyn Chalupa Kalona Bertha J. Winga Perdock Pratt Jones Funeral Home James Edwards William Perdock Iowa John Perdock West Des Moines Theodore Colorado Springs Colo

Darlene Olson 62 Dies After Illness in West Union

Darlene Olson 62 died Saturday night August 3 1996 at Palmer Lutheran Health Center after a lengthy illness. Services were set for 11 a m Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church with burial at West Union Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p m today at Burnham Wood Funeral Home in West Union. Survived by daughter Joyce Scott of West Union and her mother Helen Drewes of West Union, plus Scott Jacobson of West Union and Dale Jacobson of Eldorado.

Darlene Olson Palmer Lutheran Health Center Zion Lutheran Church West Union Cemetery Burnham Wood Funeral Home West Union Scott Jacobson Dale Jacobson Eldorado Joyce Scott Helen Drewes

Death of Helen A. Starks in Monticello

Helen A. Starks, 34, died Sunday in Iowa City after a brief illness. Graveside services 1 p.m. Wednesday at Oakwood Cemetery in Monticello. Goettsch Funeral Home of Monticello arranging. There are no immediate survivors.

Helen A. Starks Iowa City Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Oakwood Cemetery Monticello Goettsch Funeral Home

Obituaries for Velma Philiph and Ruth Vrana

Velma V Philiph 92 of Waterloo died of natural causes Sunday August 4 1996 services August 7 at Locke Funeral Home burial in Waterloo survivors include son James and wife Mildred daughter Barbara Brandt three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Ruth L Fifer Vrana 87 died July 29 1996 in Milford Nebraska services August 2 in Lincoln Nebraska survivors include husband Joe three daughters two sons twenty grandchildren and 41 great grandchildren.

Velma V. Philiph Waterloo Locke Funeral Home Fourth St Waterloo Cemetery James Mildred Marion Barbara Brandt Cedar Rapids Mollie Philiph Huggins Whitten Frank and Lauretta Carson Barnes Velma Albert Philiph Armstrong First United Methodist Church Ruth L. Fifer Vrana Milford Neb Lincoln Joe Bonnie Lawhorne Grand Island Margaret Vrana James Barnes Portland Ore Joanne David

Memorial services and burial notices

Robert D. Agnew memorial service at 1 p.m. today at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with registration after 12:30 p.m. Rev. Gary Nims of St. Pauls United Methodist officiates. Inurnment in Cedar Memorial Mausoleum columbarium. Memorial fund established. Alan Jones service at 10:30 a.m. today at Kuba Funeral Home East. Burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Robert D. Agnew Cedar Memorial Chapel of Gary Nims St. Paul's United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Mausoleum Alan Jones Kuba Funeral Home Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery

Death Notices and Obituaries Guidelines Published

The Gazette outlines submission hours for death notices and obituaries and states that immediate survivors and a photo are published as news. Additional material such as education, military service, hobbies, and memorials are charged at 35 cents per word, with second-day funeral notices also at 35 cents per word.

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In Memory of Kurt Three Years Since Your Passing

A heartfelt remembrance from Mom Dad Mark Dwight and Gary marking three years since Kurt’s passing. The family recalls his warm smile curly hair and love for life and expresses enduring love and hope of reunion.

Kurt Love Mom Mark Dwight Gary

In Memory Of Guidelines and Submissions Policy

Announcement explains how to submit obituaries with deadlines and pricing. It notes writing by 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and asks for publication date. Rates are 40 cents per word and $10 per photo, with a contact phone number 368 8873 for questions.

Iowa biochemistry chief resigns to lead at Ohio State

Alan Goodridge resigns as professor and head of the University of Iowa Biochemistry Department to become dean of Ohio State University College of Biological Sciences. His resignation takes effect August 31 after joining Iowa in 1987 from Case Western Reserve University. Arthur Spector will be interim department head and has served at Iowa since 1968.

Iowa City Alan Goodridge University of Iowa College of Medicine College of Biological Sciences Ohio State University Goodridge U of I Case Western Reserve University Arthur Spector Spector

Taste of Iowa food fair returns to Cedar Rapids

The Taste of Iowa festival comes back to downtown Cedar Rapids from Aug 30 to Sept 2 with more than 50 000 attendees expected. Four stages host acts from Head East and Survivor to Lonnie Brooks and Village People, plus a Disco Day and St Luke's Kidzone. Admission is 5 for adults with free kids and seniors.

May’s Island Head East Bad Finger Survivor Rhythm and Blues Kings Baaro Terrance Simeon Lonnie Brooks Tavares Traumps David Allen Coe St. Luke’s North Riverfront Taste of Iowa Renaissance Group Cedar Rapids

Woman admits perjury before U S grand jury

Lynn M. Folkers, 34, of Cedar Falls pleaded guilty to lying to a federal grand jury during the Sons of Silence case. She testified in the December 1995 trial and said she cleaned up blood after the Sept 27 1994 beating of Jerry Van Brocklin. Folkers faces up to five years and a 250000 dollar fine.

Sons of Silence Folkers

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Grace E. Henrikson Turner Chapel East Lydia Gaylord New Mexico Ellea Carlson Chicago Mack Burkey Downers Grove Vernon Arthur Henrikson Des Plaines Karl Florence Henrikson Grace Indianapolis Christian Science Church Carigan Lynn Wilgenbusch Tammy Wilgenbusch St. Joseph’s Anit-Mercy Health Center St. Francis Cemetery Amber Wallace Emily Wilgenbusch Casey Mabel Eloise Culbertson Edgewood Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Revellis Andrews Wanda Ridenour Eugene Ionia Garth Lloyd R. Helmrichs Delaware County Memorial Hospital First Lutheran Church Tom Jones Shelly Funeral Home Bessie Evansdale Gregory Douglas Garnaville Earlville Aaron Merideth Young Darwin Kurt W. Wallace U of Ohio C.R. Food Fair Returns U.S Lee Birchan Fox Sky M.D. Marion
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