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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1998
Page
10
Multiple obituaries and memorial notices from Cedar Rapids Iowa and surrounding areas. Includes LaVerene H Bierl and Mary Ann Stolba arrangements with services in August 1998, and notes on survivors, birthplaces, military service, careers, and residences. Also references Elaine H Bond Leila Stevenson and Bill Fritz Gibson with service details and family survivors.
Gertrude Gertie Busler died Monday August 10 1998 at St Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending with Overton Family Funeral Home Vinton.
A roster lists residents across Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids Dyersville Earlville Festina Independence Lone Tree Manchester Monticello Oelwein Tama Tipton Vinton Wellman West Branch and West Branch with names such as Elaine Bond Omer Koelk, Leila Bierl Hubert Busch Mary Stolba Edie Wood and others in a formal community notice. The document presents a compilation of local figures associated with each municipality.
Edytha Edie Sylvester Wood died August 10 1998 at Mercy Medical Center after a sudden illness. Services held August 14 at Toddville Free Methodist Church with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. She was survived by husband Le Roy four sons a daughter stepchildren and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was born August 17 1914 in Galt Missouri and married Charles Sylvester in 1934 then Le Roy Wood in 1981. She enjoyed Open Arms Senior Citizens and card games.
Omer J. Koelker 82 dies Aug 10 1998 in St Josephs Anit Mercy Health Center Dubuque after a sudden illness. Services 10 30 a m Wednesday Basilica of St Francis Xavier burial St Francis Cemetery full military honors. Friends may call 2 to 9 p m today at Reiff Funeral Home Dyersville wake 4 rosary 4 30 and military service 7 p m. Survivors include wife Pearl three sons Lee Mike and Kris and wives Rosie Leanne Patty six grandchildren Jason Stephanie Kallen Gabrielle Kelsey Lauren two sisters Virgene Meyer and Bernice McDonald parents a grandson Kreyton Koelker Jan 24 1995 two brothers Leander Donald Koelker and sister Corine Rubner. Knights of Columbus recite rosary, Dyersville American Legion conducts military service and New Vienna VFW Post 7736 gives honors. Omer J Koelker Memorial Fund established for Basilica parish in Dyersville.
Hubert Busch 74 of Festina died Sunday August 9 1998 at St Marys Hospital Rochester after a long illness. Services 11 am Thursday at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church burial in the church cemetery. Visitation 3 to 8 pm Wednesday at French Funeral Home Calmar with a rosary at 4 and parish service at 730 pm. Survivors include wife Adaline three sons Robert Festina Jerry Ossian Loren Burr Oak two daughters Donna Anderson Hager City Wis Sheila Baird Denver Iowa and four sisters Regina Busch Bernice Bear Loretta Fisher and Alice Peters.
Marguerite Murphy aged 3 of rural West Branch died Monday August 10 1998 at Mercy Iowa City with arrangements pending at Leasing Funeral & Cremation Service Iowa City.
Nettie E. Lorenz, 94, died Sunday afternoon August 9 1998 at 1 30 p m. Funeral services will be at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Wednesday with Rev. Jean Rabary officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at Clifton Funeral Home in Earlville tonight from five to eight and after 12 30 p m Wednesday at the church. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
George S. O'Loughlin age 70 of Independence died in People's Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Services are noon Thursday at St. John’s Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday at Reiff Funeral Home with a rosary at 3 p.m. and memorial rites at 7 p.m. and wake at 8 p.m. Survivors include his wife Ann two sons Sean of Denver and Paul of Wisconsin Rapids two daughters Elizabeth Chicago and Kathleen Iowa City a sister Mary Ellen Holloran Wayne City Mich and two brothers Jim Independence and Charles Liverpool N Y. A granddaughter Abby Wisconsin Rapids also survives.
Velma Elizabeth Burnett 88 formerly of Iowa City died Saturday August 8 1998 at Lone Tree Health Care Center after a short illness. There will be no services. Her body was cremated with private inurnment at Oakland Cemetery Iowa City. Arrangements by George L. Gay Funeral Home and Crematorium Iowa City. There are no immediate survivors.
Bernard M. Downs of rural Manchester died Monday August 10 1998 following a brief illness. Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Leonard Muller Funeral Home Manchester with burial at St. Marys Catholic Cemetery Masonville. Visitation 3-8 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Survivors include five sons two daughters two brothers and three sisters with connections to Manchester Delhi Dundee Earlville Independence Cedar Rapids and Delaware Iowa.
Thomas Barnts 90 of Morgantown West Virginia formerly of Monticello died Saturday August 8 1998 after a lengthy illness at Madison House Nursing Home Morgantown Services were held at 1 p.m. at Morgantown Christian and Missionary Alliance Church with Reverends Paul Johnson and Douglas Miller Burial was at Silvan Heights Cemetery Uniontown Pennsylvania Hasting Funeral Home Morgantown in charge Survivors include his wife Ellen three daughters Cerena Fischer of Chicago Janet Freed and Bonnie Barnts both of Morgantown and a son Thomas of Erie Pennsylvania.
The Gazette provides death notices and obituaries with specified submission hours and a 7 p.m. daily deadline. Published notices include survivors, arrangements, and a photo, at 35 cents per word with second day notices also at the same rate. For help, contact 398 8221 and consult a funeral director for preparation guidance.
Mary Elaine Snyder, 7, formerly of Independence, died Aug 9 1998 after a short illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at White Funeral Home Independence with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery. Survivors include LaRee Kirby of Oelwein. Robert McIntosh, 73, died at Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids after a short illness, with arrangements pending at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein.
Bernice Sanache 73 of rural Tama died of cancer Sunday August 9 1998 at home. Graveside services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Morgan Cemetery rural Tama. Wake at Frank Sanache home tonight. Hand Funeral Home Tama Toledo in charge. Survived by husband Frank four daughters Ramona Georgia Jerlyn Georgette and a sister Agnes Shuckahosee.
Jean Frantz 66, Riverside, formerly of Wellman, died Monday after a long illness. Memorial services are 10 30 a m Thursday at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with Rev Ezra Shenk. Burial of cremains at Wassonville 8 p m Wednesday. Survivors include two sons Dennis Fabor and Jeffrey Fabor. four daughters Susan Schooley Diane Davis Mary Klein Tina Dann. mother Edith Romine. brother Ron Romine. three stepsons Mark Steven Frantz Tracy Frantz. two stepdaughters Angela Fountain Kathy Tinkle.
Betty Sander Tipton, 72, died Monday afternoon, August 10, 1998, at Sun University Hospitals, Iowa. Arrangements are pending with Chapman Funeral Home, Clarence.
Natalie Sue Reiners, 25, of Johnston and formerly of Fort Dodge, died Aug. 9 1998 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after collapsing during a softball tournament Aug. 8 at Hitters Sports Park rural Cedar Rapids. Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church Fort Dodge with burial at North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 9 p.m. today at Gunderson Funeral Home Fort Dodge. Survivors include parents Gary and Venita Reiners of Fort Dodge and siblings Randy Reiners Iowa City Terry Reiners Fort Dodge and Amy Thilges Mason City.
A funeral service for Edward Havelock White is set for 10 a.m. today at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home East with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Today would have been our 25th wedding anniversary. We shared many wonderful years and three beautiful children. We all miss you very much.
Announcements and photos must be submitted in writing by 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and specify date of publication. Price is 35 cents per word and pictures cost 10 dollars each. For questions, please contact the filled form with details.
In San Diego a federal judge ordered Christopher Dean Quillen 23 held without bond after a detention hearing for his alleged role in the August 1993 cross burning at Fort Dodge Iowa's Second Baptist Church. His brother John and William Harrison 24 face related charges. all could face decades in prison.
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