Deaths East of Iowa list includes multiple obituaries
Obituaries from Clayton Louisiana Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas list Jerry Roy Anderson 27 of Clayton LA known for his work at Starter Inc his fiancé Danielle Smith and their expected child plus his parents siblings and extended family. Other notices include Jack L Baker Sr Connie M Kramer and Melvin Eliason with service details memorials and survivors.
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Jerry Roy Anderson
Jesse and
Elouise Anderson
Clayton
Clayton High
Jerry
Cedar Rapids
Mackenzie
Northwest
Starter Inc
Louisiana
Jerry Anderson Jr
Karen Anderson
Danielle Smith
Turner Chapel West
First Ave
Richard L. Burke 68 dies after lingering illness in Hiawatha
Richard L. Burke 68 of 200 Ninth Ave Hiawatha died August 11 1997 at home after a lingering illness. Services 10 AM Wednesday at St Elizabeth Ann Seton Church Hiawatha burial Sacred Heart Cemetery Walker. Visitation 4–8 PM today at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion with vigil at 7 PM. Survived by wife Lenora two sons Mike Hiawatha Dan and wife Julie Cedar Rapids two daughters Kathy Milota and Colleen Godar both Cedar Rapids five grandchildren a brother Larry Walker and five sisters. Born May 9 1929 in Monti to Louis and Gertrude Burke served in US Army 31st Infantry Division 106 during Korea received two bronze stars. Married Lenora Coleman April 11 1955 in Coggon. Employed by Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co. in Cedar Rapids 38 years retiring 1988.
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Richard L
Dick’’ Burke
Ninth Ave
St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church
Hiawatha
Joe O’brien
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Walker
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Lenora
Mike
Dan
Julie
Cedar Rapids
Kathy Milota
Ron
Colleen Godar
John
Jennifer
Heidi Milota
Logan Godar
Larry
Thelma Holland
Norway
Jeanne Ross
California
Kay Burke
Iowa City
Colleen Zangerie
Solon
Peg Nims
Coralville
Monti
Louis
Gertrude O’brien Burke
31St Infantry
Lenora Coleman
Coggon
lowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Funeral services for Lester A Borcherding in Guttenberg
Lester A Borcherding 75 of rural Guttenberg died Aug 10 1997 after a short illness in Guttenberg Care Center. Services 11 am today at St John Lutheran Church with Rev Harold McMillin. Burial Guttenberg City Cemetery. Arrangements by Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home. Survived by his wife Verona and his parents Otto and Ella Borcherding and brother Melvin. Born March 17 1922 on the family farm near Guttenberg. He farmed until retiring in 1987.
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Lester A. Borcherding
Guttenberg
St. John Lutheran Church
Harold McMillin
Guttenberg City Cemetery
Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home
Verona
Otto and
Ella Morarend Borcherding
Melvin
Lester
Keota Woman Rose B Gingerich Dies After Long Illness
Rose B. Gingerich, 82, died Monday August 11 1997 at her Keota home after a long illness. Arrangements are pending with Powell Funeral Home Keota.
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Rose B. Gingerich
Powell Funeral Home
Keota
Death Notice for Lamont Della Helms
Lamont Della Helms 82 died Sunday August 10 1997 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital Manch ester after a short illness. Services 10 30 a m Wednesday at St Marys Catholic Church. Burial at St Alberts Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 p m today and 8 to 10 a m Wednesday at Fawcett Funeral Home Lamont. Survived by husband Bernard five daughters Sharon David Kleppe Shirley Melvin Tudor Kay Lou Kuhn Connie Dennis Gaffney Carol Bob Ealy Jan Helms 20 grandchildren 33 great grandchildren.
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Della Helms
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Manchester
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Dennis Juhl
St. Albert’s Cemetery
Fawcett Funeral Home
Lamont
Bernard
Sharon
David) Kleppe
Shirley
Melvin) Tudor
Cedar Rapids
Kay
Lou) Kuhn
Beaver Dam
Wis
Connie
Dennis) Gaffney
Carol
Bob) Ealy
Jan Helms
Obituaries: Maquoketa and Sigourney men die after long illness
Robert R. Franklin 43 of Maquoketa died August 9 1997 at home after a long illness with arrangements pending at Carson & Son Funeral Home Maquoketa. Ward Fritchen 72 of Sigourney died August 11 1997 at Keokuk County Health Center with arrangements pending at Reynolds Funeral Chapel Sigourney.
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Lin
Carson & Son Funeral Home
Maquoketa
Ward Fritchen
Keokuk County Health Center
Reynolds Funeral Chapel
Sigourney
Two Iowa women die in August 1997 health notices
Jeane E Forrey 71 of Broomfield Colorado formerly Tipton died Aug 3 1997 after a short illness. Memorial services were held at Rundus Funeral Chapel Broomfield. Surviving relatives include C R Bob Forrey son and Robin Forrey grandson Ryan Gilbert Forrey Jennifer and Brent Biekert. Elaine Elizabeth Van Dtegham 45 of Tulsa formerly Victor died Aug 9 1997 of leukemia at St Francis Hospital Tulsa. Services at St Bridget Church Victor burial Elmwood De Witt. Survivors include parents John C and Bernadine and siblings Charles James Tony Mary Ann Lucy Marcy Judy.
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Jeane E. Forrey
Broomfield
Colo
Tipton
Colorado
Rundus Funeral Chapel
C.R
Bob” Forrey
Robin” Forrey
Angie Gilbert
Ryan Scott Gilbert-Forrey
Westminster
Lisa Forrey
Grace Elizabeth Forrey
Jennifer
Brent Biekert
Clare
Max Nebergall
Frances Langley
June Reeve
Harve
Jay
Jeane
Ethal Nebergall
St. Luke’s School of Nursing
Davenport
Iowa
C.R. Forrey Jr
Elaine Elizabeth van Dtegham
Tulsa
Okla
Victor
St. Francis Hospital
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Elmwood Cemetery
de Witt
Smith Funeral Home
John C
Bernadine
Charles
James
Tony
Mary Ann Hohnecker
Dubuque
Lucy Melvin
Marcy van Dtegham
Muscatine
Judy Walsh
Manhattan
Ill
West Union Obituary for Charles Erick 58 in Aug 1997
Charles Charlie Erick, 58, of West Union died Sunday evening in Palmer Lutheran Health Center after a lengthy illness. Services set for 10:30 am Wednesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church West Union with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery Oelwein. Visitation after 4 pm today at Burnham Wood Funeral Home. Survived by sister Linda Warnke of Oelwein.
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Palmer Lutheran Health Center
Redeemer Lutheran Church
West Union
Woodlawn
Oelwein
Burnham Wood Funeral Home
Linda Warnke
Dorothy E Wallace 80 longtime Vinton educator dies
Dorothy Elizabeth Wallace born September 21, 1916 in Vinton. She taught near Vinton then taught special education at Garrison and Benton Community Schools retiring 1982. Survived by Harold, sons Keith and David, daughter Marilyn, sister Edna Johnson. Services Thursday at Presbyterian Church. Memorial fund set.
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Dorothy E. Wallace
Virginia Gay Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Dennis Morey
Bear Creek
Vinton
Overton Family Funeral Home
Harold
Keith
Cedar Rapids
David
Maquoketa
Marilyn Carr
Colorado Springs
Colo
Edna Johnson
Dorothy Elizabeth Wallace
William S
Amanda M. Ellermann Hall
Lincoln High School
Dorothy
Harrison No. 5
Harold Wallace
Little Brown
Nashua
Upper Iowa University
University of Northern Colorado
Garrison School
Benton Community Schools
ISEA
CES
Vinton Presbyterian Church
Two Deaths in Iowa Towns Include McCullough and McNeeley
Milo McCullough 81 of Humeston died of cancer Saturday August 9 1997 at home. Services 2 PM Thursday at Christian United Methodist Church Humeston. Edith Pauline McNeeley 75 of New London died August 10 1997 at New London Care Center. Services 10 AM Wednesday Elliott Chapel New London burial Burge Cemetery. Visitation today at chapel 7 to 8:30 PM with family greeting hours. Mrs McNeeley survived by daughters Judy Pepmeyer Burlington and Phyllis Totemeier New London and five grandchildren.
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Milo McCullough
Humeston
Christian United Methodist Church
Fielding
Edith Pauline McNeeley
New London
Elliott Chapel
Burge
Jackson, Dale
Marion
Judy Pepmeyer
Burlington
Phyllis Totemeier
Obituary notices for Mary Jane McCune and Gordon Wilhelm
Mary Jane McCune dies. service at 2 p.m. today at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home Cedar Rapids. Burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Gordon John Wilhelm service at 10 30 a.m. Tuesday August 12 1997 at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home Cedar Rapids. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Mary Jane McCune
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Park
Gordon John Wilhelm
Oak Hill Cemetery
Death notices and obituaries submission guidelines
The Gazette outlines submission hours and pricing for death notices and obituaries. Immediate survivors and a deceased photo are published as news items, with additional material priced at 35 cents per word. Contact 398-8221 for more details.
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the Gazette
In Memory Of Guidelines For Notices
An obituary style notice explains submission rules for In Memory Of tributes. Writes must be submitted in writing by 4 p.m. on weekdays and include date of publication. The rate is 40 cents per word with pictures at 10 dollars each. For questions call 398 8221.
Rural counties lose population as farming crisis lingers
Iowa studies show 19 counties with fewer than 10 000 residents in 1996, including Adams County at 4500. Experts say rural counties nationwide face ongoing declines due to weak off-farm job creation and metropolitan link gaps, despite city gains since the 1980s.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U.S
U.S. Census Bureau
Adams County
Steve Murdock
Texas A&m University
Peak
Howard
Lucas
Pocahontas
Davis
Clarke
Decatur
Adair
Monroe
Ida
Fremont
Worth
van Buren
Taylor
Osceola
Wayne
Ringgold
Adams
Purce
Rural Iowa counties grow as economies revive
Iowa State sociologist Willis Goudy notes strong attachment to current government but sees rural counties expanding beyond agriculture. Benton County has gained over 2,000 residents in six years due to Cedar Rapids proximity and may surpass 25,000 again later this decade. Henry County's rebound since the 1970s targets 20,000, the first since 1900.
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Lis Goudy
Goudy
Iowa
Benton County
Cedar Rapids
Henry County
Mount Pleasant
Couple turns signs into a roaming art business on wheels
Vic and Laurie Stello travel Iowa selling custom wooden signs. He designs and carves letters with a router while she handles artwork. Their signs travel far and wide from Avoca Arkansas to California redwood panels. They cherish the journey over a fixed dream. Their story echoes a longtime Gazette feature.
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Vic
Laurie
Avoca
Ark
Iowa
the Gazette
Woman hopes to reunite family after animal seizure
Kaye Chadima, director of the city Animal Control, said the A Avenue NE house housed animals as prisoners amid fleas and filth. The animals are at the city shelter while officials consider misdemeanor animal abuse charges. The family is cleaning the home under city inspection. reunion depends on passable housing and self-organization.
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Molyneux
A Avenue NE
Kaye Chadima
Chadima
A Avenue
DHS
Precautionary landing of Canadian Airlines jet at Waterloo
Canadian Airlines International flight 211 from Chicago to Calgary made a precautionary landing at Waterloo Municipal Airport after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit. all 99 passengers and five crew members were unharmed, with no smoke seen on deplaning.
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Waterloo
Canadian Airlines International
Chicago
Calgary
Alberta
Kim Bakker
Bakker
Sandra Semple
Kathleen Bergen
Federal Aviation Administration
Bergen
Cecil Denton
Larry Olson
Olson
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