Deaths in Linn County and area Aug. 6 1994
Edward Cohn 36 of 2222 First Ave NE and Bal Harbour Fla died Aug. 6 1994 at Mercy Medical Center after a short illness. Services 3:30 p.m. Turner Chapel East with rabbis Chesman and Newman officiating. interment Eben Israel Cemetery. Memorial services at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Tuesday at family residence. Survivors include wife Elsie daughter Sharyn Fireman and friend Morton Sudalter of Cambridge Mass two brothers Sam and Joe Cedar Rapids two grandsons Marc Fireman Boston and Anthony Fireman Kansas City KS. Born June 8 1908 in Cedar Rapids he was a former president of Dearborn Brass Co and partner of E Cohn & Sons. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII with Chennaults Flying Tigers. He served with Temple Judah and many local clubs and boards. Contributions to Temple Judah Youth Scholarship.
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Edward “Ed” Cohn
First Ave
Bal Harbour
Fla
Mercy Medical Center
Turner Chapel East
Edward Chesman
Isaac Newman
Eben Israel Cemetery
Elsie
Sharyn Fireman
Morton Sudalter
Cambridge
Mass
Sam
Joe
Cedar Rapids
Marc Fireman
Boston
Anthony Fireman
Kansas City
Kan
Mr. Cohn
Esic
Eva Berg Cohn
Elsie Galpren
Dayton
Temple Judah
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Elmcrest Country Club
Indian Creek Country Club
Mizpah Masonic Lodge 639
el Kahir Shrine
People’s Bank and Trust Co
Mount Sinai Hospital
Miami Beach
Keith A. Livingston
Franklin Ave
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Robert Hogan
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Marlene
Jon
Jay
Marian Scheffert
North Liberty
Jim
Palo
Jack
Karen M. Schuster
Mount Prospect
Genesis West Medical Center
Davenport
Willow Creek Community Church
South Sarrenton
Lauterburg-Oehler Funeral Home
Arlington Heights
Ill
William
Theodore
Tsinia
Roderick
Marilyn McLennan
Bonnie Gates
Diane Stewart
Joseph Gates
Kevin Stewart
Karen
Elgin
Prospect High School
Lightheart Antiques
Lincoln Junior High School
Services and funeral notices for Beverly Bockenthien and Robert Pauly
Beverly J. Bockenthien obituary lists services at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Calling hours are today 4 to 8 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and Tuesday afternoon at the chapel. Donations may go to any charity. Robert N. Pauly obituary shows mass at 10 a.m. today at St. Isidore Catholic Church Springville with burial at Springville Cemetery. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly J. Bockenthien
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Park
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Robert N. Pauly
St. Isidore Catholic Church
Springville
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Arrangements Pending for Tom A Vadhamali
Tom A Vadhamali 81 of 4008 Westover Rd SE died Sunday August 7 1994 at Mercy Medical Center after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Turner Chapel East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom A. Vadhamali
Westover Rd
Mercy Medical Center
Turner Chapel East
Death notices and obituaries guidelines for The Gazette
The Gazette publishes death notices and obituaries with arrangements pending and survivors. submission hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 12:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday and holidays. Second-day notices and out-of-town deaths cost 35 cents per word. Call 398-8221 for details.
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the Gazette
Gazette
Multiple Deaths and Obituaries Across Eastern Iowa 1994
A quartet of obituaries and death notices from August 1994 recount the passing of Howard Clancy in Cedar Rapids, Dr Cornelia C Cameron in Winchester Virginia, Lam ar Morris in Iowa and Ronald J Rife in Niles Michigan. The notices list survivors and pending arrangements at local funeral homes. Kate Ross and Lynn Davis are among those mourned in Montezuma Grinnell and Sigourney respectively. Lauren Zenis Johnson known as Zeke, of rural Vinton, died by drowning in the Mississippi River at Guttenberg with services planned in Vinton and memorial funds set up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Clancy
St ‘S Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Chapman Funeral Home
Clarence
Zenis
Lauren Zenis
Zeke” Johnson
Waterloo
Thelma Sheffler Johnson
Lauren
Vinton
Washington High School
Bill
Brooke
Wellman Man Dean Wilkins Dies After Brief Illness
Dean Wilkins 79 of Wellman died Saturday August 6 1994 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a brief illness. Services 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Powell Funeral Home Wellman officiated by Rev. Gene Carpenter. Burial in Wellman Cemetery. Survived by wife Geraldine three sons Albert Kalona Vaughn Wellman Rick Norway four daughters Randy Williams Elberon Linda Smith Wellman Cindy Davis Washington Vicky Stark Belle Plaine and one sister Faith Plank Wellman.
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Lovina V. Palmer
29Th St. SE
Keota
Mercy
Sara
Marion
Tom Palmer
San Carlos
Calif
Angie Hach
Richard
la Porte City
Cora Longwell
Keenesburg
Colo
Ida Garner
Davenport
Edna Aller
Belle Plaine
Dean Wilkins
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Powell Funeral Home
Wellman
Gene Carpenter
Wellman Cemetery
Geraldine
Albert
Kalona
Vaughn
Rick
Norway
Randy Williams
Elberon
Linda Smith
Cindy Davis
Washington
Vicky Stark
Faith Plank
Elda Martens 91 dies after extended illness in Brooklyn
Elda Anna Dorothea Martens 91 of Brooklyn formerly Victor died Saturday August 6 1994 at Brookhaven Nursing Home Brooklyn after an extended illness. Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at St James Lutheran Church Victor with burial at Victor Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at McAninch Fremming Funeral Home Victor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elda Anna Dorothea Martens
Brooklyn
Victor
Brookhaven
St. James Lutheran Church
Victor Memorial Cemetery
McAninch-Fremming Funeral Home
West Union Woman Clara Tefft 95 Dies After Sudden Illness
Clara Tefft 95 died Friday evening August 5 1994 at Health Care Manor New Hampton after a sudden illness. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church West Union with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery Nashua. Friends may call after 5 p.m. at Burnham Wood Funeral Home West Union. There are no immediate survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Tefft
Health Care Manor
New Hampton
United Methodist Church
West Union
Oak Hill Cemetery
Nashua
Burnham Wood Funeral Home
Bluesmore Brucemore Jam Falls Short On Blues Edge
Freedance review notes Bluesmore cafe eight hour Brucemore show headlined by Jimmy Thackery lacked grit and dirt in the blues despite strong guitar technique. The Drivers backed the set well with powerful rhythm and excellent sound. about 1,200 attendees called the event successful and organizers plan a return next year.
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Diana Nollen Freedance
Bluesmore
Brucemore
Jimmy Thackery
Thackery
Honey Hush
Trouble Man
Act
Jim Hendrix
Volunteer Opportunities Fill Local Needs Amid Weekend Calls
The Volunteer Center of United Way of East Central Iowa lists multiple sponsorships and roles. Tanager Place, Crisis Center Foundation 2, HACAP WIC, Broad literacy tutoring, and Big Brothers Big Sisters seek volunteers of various ages and skills. Call numbers provided for each program to learn specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Way of
East Central
Iowa
Tanager Place
Children's Home of
Cedar Rapids
Nursing Mothers Network
HACAP
WIC
Traci Johnson
Linn-Mar fall registration schedules announced
Linn-Mar students and parents will register for fall classes on Wednesday and Thursday with times varying by school. Bowman Woods Indian Creek and Wilkins register Wednesday only from 7 30 am to 6 pm, Novak and junior high Wednesday 7 30 am to 6 pm and Thursday 7 30 am to noon, senior high Wednesday or Thursday 8 am to 5 pm. All registrants pay a 20 dollar consumable materials fee and may buy lunch tickets and pay optional fees. Junior and senior high 9 11 graders have school photos. New students should call the guidance office at 377 7373 ext 218 after Aug 17 to arrange course selection before registering.
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Linn-Mar
Bowman Woods
Indian Creek and Wilkins
Novak
Sylvia Safley
Des Moines interracial couple attacked by skinheads
Lloyd Tate and Sheri Tate say a group calling themselves skinheads attacked them in a central Des Moines park on Saturday night. Lloyd sustained knife wounds to his hands and head bruises, while Sheri escaped and called police as the assailants threatened them for interracial marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Lloyd Tate
Sheri Tate
Lloyd
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Keith
Prairie du Chien
Wis
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Harriet Kelly Livingston
Marlene Zeman
Chelsea
Carstensen Freight Lines
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St. Matthew's
Knights of Columbus 909
Teamsters Union
Cub
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Winchester
Seneiae Cacres i Gay Funeral
LaMar Morris
Friendship St
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Niles
Mich
Painting Hospital
Halbritter Funeral Home
Leo Kostizen
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Terrie Rife
Columbus
Ohio
Gladys
LaDonna Seliger
Roxy Nanke
Montezuma
Kate Ross
Bettendorf
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Grinnell
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Newton
Watts Funeral Home
Mike
Jerry Ross
Pete Ross
Dan Ross
Sigourney
Lynn Davis
Shay
Keith Tracy Davis
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Holm Funeral Home
Clara Jack
Dorothy Nuehring
Postville
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Wesley United Methodist Church
Jan Ziskovsky
Garrison United Methodist Church
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Cityline
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12Th Iowa Infantry
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Byron, Ill
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Kirkwood
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Ken Winter
Witwer Senior Center
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Hiawatha
Lincoln
Jane Boyd
St Mark’s
Mercy Medical Center Endowment Foundation
Mary Lawrence Hallagan
Mary Augustine Roth
Abbott Lipsky
James Tinker
Emmett Scherrman
Brenton Bank and Trust Co
Marion High School
Oliver, Roosevelt, Ellis
Time Check
Mother Mosque of
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Ninth St. NW
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