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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 2000
Page
12
Obituaries note Pauline Brockman and Margaret Kepler died August 2000 in local hospitals and homes. Details include memorial arrangements, service times, burial at Linwood Cemetery, survivors, and prior occupations. Additional notice for Harriett Wadden Evilsizer lists birth in Keokuk 1920, marriage to George A. Evilsizer, and community activities with memorial donations suggested to Camp Courageous and Mercy Hospice.
Helen M. Kellogg of 507 Coral Dr died Aug 12 2000 in Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Services set for 3 PM Wednesday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Burial at Cedar Memorial Park. Survivors include daughters Patricia Augistine and Judith Solecki and five grandchildren. A memorial fund is established. Louise Pitts 94 of Middle Amana died Aug 13 2000. arrangements pending.
A compiled list shows residents and corresponding cities across Iowa. Names include Louise Pitts Cedar Rapids Pauline Brockman Harriet E Evilsizer Margaret Kepler Charles Henry Upton Rosalie Douglas Garrison Jack Trimble Laura N Curtis Helen Kellogg Miguel Enriquez Ed Gieswein Harold C humpf Lyle Kooiker Victor Mowery Dakotah Benner Marie Stone Viola Weber Charles Mapplethorpe Jr Helen Duncan and Johnine Woods among others.
Enriquez Enriquez 79 of 2100 Scott Blvd died Saturday August 12 2000 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center after a long illness. Services 11 a m today at Independent Pentecostal Church West Liberty conducted by Rev Concepcion Rivera Burial Rock Island National Cemetery Barker Funeral Home West Liberty in charge of arrangements
Charles Henry Upton 82 of Elgin died August 12 2000 at Elkader Care Center after a long illness. Services set for 11 am Wednesday at West Clermont Lutheran Church Clermont with Rev David Nelson burial at Hillcrest Cemetery Volga. Friends may call 4 to 8 pm Tuesday Leonard Funeral Home Elgin and after 10 am Wednesday at the church. He is survived by 10 children including Bill Upton Nadine West Gene Upton Ronald Upton Mike Upton Leslie Upton June Upton Karen Guyer Kenneth Upton and Connie Lauer.
Jack Le Roy Trimble of Tulsa died Aug 12 2000 after a sudden illness. Services set for Aug 16 at Rose Hill Funeral Home with graveside rites Aug 18 in Tulsa. Survived by wife Toni two daughters Judy McClure and Julie Jalbert parents Marvin Sr and Betty Trimble and siblings. Born Dec 22 1956 in Vinton he served in Korea and worked at Perfex in Vinton before moving to Oklahoma.
Rosalie Douglas 66 of Fairfax formerly of Westminster Colorado died August 12 2000 at home after a long cancer battle. She is survived by five children Penny Hupp Jac qui Waddington Julie Baldwin Ken Butler and Kelly Giese. A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St Patrick's Catholic Church Fairfax with Father Schwinn officiating. Turner Chapel West Cedar Rapids is handling arrangements.
Toledo Jr. 80 died August 12 2000 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Services were set for 10 a.m. Friday at Christ United Methodist Church with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends could call 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Henderson Overton Funeral Home in Toledo. Survivors include his wife Dorothy three sons Charles Washington DC John Toledo James Elk River Minnesota a daughter Cheryl Maplethorpe River Falls Wisconsin and a sister Margaret Van Wicken Mason City.
Laura N. Curtis, 99, of Hawkeye, died Aug 12 2000 in Grand View Care Center Oelwein after a short illness. Services 10:30 AM Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Hawkeye with Rev. Troy Pfibsen. Burial Oak Lawn Cemetery Hawkeye. Visitation 4 7 PM Tuesday Becker Milnes Hawkeye and 1 hour before services at church. Survivors Calvin Curtis Hawkeye Ruth Pfiester Oelwein.
The Rev Harold C Kumpf 84 died Aug 13 2000 at Genesis West Davenport after a sudden illness Services at First Lutheran Maquoketa with Bishop Hougen and others Burial at Oakdale Davenport Friends may call 4 8 p m at Haylock O Hara Lahey Funeral Home Maquoketa Survivors include wife Eleanor two daughters Barbara Mohr Love land Colo Carolyn Hulsen Eldridge a son Michael Valparaiso Ind and a half sister Carol Loynachan Pella Iowa The second obituary notes Wein 74 died Aug 12 2000 in Maquoketa Memorial services at First United Methodist Maquoketa and First Presbyterian Cordia Kan Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery Concordia Kan Burial and survivor details listed
Victor Mowery 83 died Sunday August 13 2000 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Arrangements under the care of Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello.
North Liberty parents Jeffrey Benner and Gina Lewis mourn the stillborn son Dakotah Skye Benner born Aug. 12 2000 at Mercy Iowa City. Private graveside services planned with Leasing Funeral & Cremation Service in charge. Survivors include the parents and a brother Justin Lewis of Iowa City.
Mabel Marie Stone 95 died at a nursing home after a long illness. Services 10 30 a m Wednesday at Eastside Church of Christ Oelwein. Burial Floral Hills Memorial Gardens rural Oelwein Hazleton. Visitation 4 7 p m Tuesday Floral Hills Chapel and after 9 30 a m Wednesday Survivors include son Bill of Oelwein and two daughters Phyllis Brockmeyer of Oelwein and Beverly Thomas of Cedar Rapids.
Viola Weber Sigourneys 91 died Sunday August 13 2000 at home. Arrangements are pending with Reynolds Powell Funeral Chapel Sigourney.
Lyle Royce Kooiker 55 died August 11 2000 in Marengo Iowa of cancer. Services planned private and public at Iowa Valley High School gymnasium with burial in Marengo Cemetery. Survived by wife Patricia mother Billie Kooiker sons Lance Evan Aaron four sisters and brothers and three grandchildren. A longtime educator he led Iowa Valley Schools Sioux Center Lake City Interstate 35 Stanton Neb and was active in civic groups and church. Memorials to Marengo Memorial Hospital or Marengo Public Library.
Helen Louise Duncan aged 35 died August 12 2000 at Halcyon House Washington after a long illness. Services Tuesday 2 p m at Jones Eden Funeral Home with burial at Elm Grove Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Larry and Bill and daughter Susan Freymark and sister Betty Levert. Johnnie Woods aged 85 died August 12 2000 at Washington Care Center after a long illness. Services Tuesday 9 30 a m at Jones Eden Funeral Home burial Ottumwa Memorial Park. Friends may call from 10 a m today. No immediate survivors.
A notice describes In Memory Of tributes with submission rules and rates. Write by 4 p.m. weekdays. Forms are available. Price 35 cents per word and pictures cost $10 each. For questions call 398 8221.
Jeffrey A. Rutter, 33, of Taylor Ridge Illinois died August 11 2000 in Corydon Indiana. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Faith United Church of Christ Muscatine with burial at Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at George M. Wittich Lewis Funeral Home Muscatine. He was born July 9 1967 in Des Moines married Shawn Kirby on April 10 1999 and worked at All Steel Muscatine. He enjoyed golf sports and reading. Robert L. Smith, 65, of West Plains Missouri formerly of Mount Pleasant Iowa died August 12 2000 at Great River Medical Center Burlington Iowa. Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church Mount Pleasant with burial at Forest Home Cemetery and military rites. Visitation is Tuesday afternoon at Olson Powell Memorial Chapel Mount Pleasant from 6 30 to 8 p.m. Survivors include daughters Christa Martin Marion Iowa and Terri Walker Washington Iowa.
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries between 9 am and 7 pm weekdays, 12:30 pm to 7 pm Saturdays, and 4 pm to 7 pm Sundays and holidays. All submissions must be received by 7 pm daily with a photo for publication. additional or extended material costs 35 cents per word. call 398-8221 for details.
A riverfront derailment near Davenport involved eleven I&M Rail Link cars leaving the tracks on Aug 4 causing 250000 in damage and a quarter mile of track torn up. Locomotive data suggest 25 mph, while inspectors cite a 20 mph limit.
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