Deaths in Eastern Iowa: Baldwin and Cocking
Dale H. Baldwin aged 63 of 839 Center Point Road NE died August 21 1996 in St Luke’s Hospital Arrangements are pending with Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home Eva Virginia Cocking 74 resident of Living Center East Cedar Rapids formerly of Earlville died August 21 1996 in St Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids after a long illness Services 10 30 a m Saturday Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home Manchester Burial Oakland Cemetery Manchester Reverend andrews will officiate Survivors include sisters Ivy Brandt and Berniece Cocking and five nephews and three nieces She was born December 13 1921 on the family farm northeast of Manchester in Oneida Township Delaware County and worked for Joslyn’s Super Valu Manchester and People's Natural Gas over the years She was a member of Acacia Chapter Order of Eastern Star Earlville and Joppa White Shrine of Jerusalem Manchester
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Virginia Cocking
Living Center East
Cedar Rapids
Earlville
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home
Manchester
Oakland Cemetery
Revellis Andrews
Ivy Brandt
Val
Garnaville
Berniece Cocking
James D. Cocking
Crown Point
Ind
Daniel Cocking
Sweeny
Texas
John Cocking
Sioux Falls
S.D
Larry Brandt
Parkersburg
Dale Brandt
Mary Jo Cocking
Marion
Lois Asche
Ruth Cairns
Cleveland
Ohio
Vera
Betty Cocking
James L. Cocking
Eva
Oneida Township
Delaware County
Roy J
Agnes B. Clendennen Cocking
Oneida
Joslyn’s
Super Valu
People’s Natural Gas
Acacia Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Joppa White Shrine of Jerusalem
Anamosa Woman Kathryn Fagen Dies After Brief Illness
Kathryn Fagen 385 of Anamosa died Tuesday at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Friday at St Patrick's Church with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa, scripture service at 7 p.m. Survivors include son Ed and wife Jean of Anamosa, four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Her husband Burrell who died in April 1996, a son Jim, three brothers, a sister and two great grandsons also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Fagen
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Holy Cross
Goettsch Funeral Home
Anamosa
Jean
Barbara Kress 61 Dies After Illness in Belle Plaine
Barbara L. Kress 61 died August 20 1996 at home after a lengthy illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Friday at Christ United Methodist Church with Rev David Weesner. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation after 2 p.m. today at Hrabak Funeral Home Belle Plaine and after 9 a.m. Friday at the church. survivors include husband Donald three daughters Vicki Schwab Debbi Benedick Beth Walton nine grandchildren. Also William Meek 60 died August 21 1996 at home after a sudden illness. Arrangements pending with Hrabak Funeral Home Belle Plaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara L. Kress
Christ United Methodist Church
David Weesner
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hrabak
Belle Plaine
Donald
Vicki Schwab
Debbi Benedick
Iowa City
Beth Walton
Monticello
Geraldine Beatty
Rio Hondo
Texas
Marjorie Rassmussen
Independence
William Meek
Castalia Woman Anna Engelhardt dies after brief illness
Anna G. Engelhardt 2:9 died Aug 21 1996 in Ossian Senior Hospice after a brief illness. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Castalia with Rev Howard Wolfgram. Burial Pleasant View Castalia. Friends may call after 2 p.m Friday at Schutte Funeral Home Postville. Survivors: three daughters Marius Brandt Ossian Arlene Everman Castalia JoAnn O'Hara Postville. two sons Edwin S Luana Roger Postville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna G. Engelhardt
Ossian
Zion Lutheran Church
Castalia
Howard Wolfgram
Pleasant View Cemetery
Schutte Funeral Home
Postville
Marius Brandt
Arlene Everman
JoAnn O'Hara
Edwin S
Luana
Roger
Obituary: Gilbert M. Rosendahl 92
Gilbert M. Rosendahl 92 died August 20 1996 at Aase Haugen Nursing Home after a long illness. Services at 2 p.m. Friday Burr Oak Lutheran Church Burr Oak burial Burr Oak Cemetery. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Fijelstul Funeral Home Decorah and after 1 p.m. Friday at the church. Survivors include daughter Hazel Gullickson Decorah and son Charles Hot Springs Village Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert M. Rosendahl
Aase Haugen
Burr Oak Lutheran Church
Burr Oak
Burr Oak Cemetery
Fijelstul Funeral Home
Decorah
Hazel Gullickson
Charles
Hot Springs Village
Ark
Delhi Man Russell Schnittter 77 Dies After Illness
Russell L. Schnittter 77 of Delhi died Wednesday August 21 1996 at home after a lengthy illness. Arrangements are pending with Clifton Funeral Home Earlville and friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell L. Schnittter
Clifton Funeral Home
Earlville
Elgin Man James A Hermen Dies After Illness
James A Hermen 78 of rural Elgin died Aug 20 1996 at home after an eight month cancer illness. Services 11 am Friday Illyria Community Church rural Elgin with Rev LeRoy Collins. Burial in church cemetery with military rites. Friends may call after 10 am Friday at the church. No visitation at Leonard Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Rose Ella two sons Steven Elgin and Duane Mason City and sister LaFonda Heins Volga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A
Jim” Hermen
Elgin
Illyria Community Church
LeRoy Collins
Church
Leonard Funeral Home
Rose Ella
Steven
Duane
Mason City
LaFonda Heins
Volga
Agnes Tangeman Dies at 29 in Guttenberg
Agnes Tangeman 29 died Wednesday August 21 1996 at Guttenberg Care Center arrangements are pending at Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Tangeman
Guttenberg
Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home
Holy Cross Woman Armella Schieltz dies at 89
Armella Schieltz 89 died Wednesday August 21 1996 at Eno ble Manor in Dubuque. Arrangements are pending with Kramer Funeral Home Holy Cross where friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armella Schieltz
Enoble Manor
Dubuque
Kramer Funeral Home
Holy Cross
Obituary for Bill R. Gooding 29 Keota Iowa City resident
Bill R. Gooding 29 of Keota formerly Iowa City died Saturday August 17 1996 in Iowa City after a sudden illness. Graveside services 2 pm Friday at Paloma Cemetery Paloma Illinois. Friends may call 6 to 8 tonight at George L Gay Funeral Home Iowa City. He is survived by four daughters Desiree Gabrielle Amanda of Coralville Brittany Gooding of Keota his mother Alta Tinder of Murrayville Illinois three sisters Malinda Brenda Waneta and two stepbrothers David and Scott Tinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill R. Gooding
Keota
Iowa City
Paloma Cemetery
Paloma
Chuck Blanton
George L. Gay Funeral Home
Desiree
Gabrielle
Amanda
Coralville
Brittany Gooding
Alta
Kalona man Woldemar Zinn dies after sudden illness
Woldemar Zinn, age unavailable, died Wednesday August 21 1996 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending with Petersen Funeral Service Kalona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woldemar Zinn
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Peterseim
Moser Glen E. Moser 69 dies after brief illness
Glen E. Moser 69 died Aug 20 1996 at home after a brief illness in Mount Vernon Iowa Services at 7 p.m. Friday at Morgan Funeral Home with visitation after 4 p.m. He is survived by three brothers and their wives seven nieces two nephews and a brother in law. He was born Jan 12 1927 in Manchester son of Joseph and Hattie Baskerville Moser and worked in clothing sales as a buyer for Adkin Faye Marion and Kulstad's Farmington Minn. He was a Masonic Lodge member and an Order of Demolay alumnus and a travel loving big game hunter. Memorials may go to Glen E Moser Memorial Fund in Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen E. Moser
Morgan Funeral Home
Mount Vernon
Dean
Helen
Alpharetta
John
Beverly
Dale
Joyce
Marion
Leonard Vanorny
Farmington
County Fair Association
Toledo Obituaries Notice for Velma Chamra and Richard Kirchner
Velma Chamra aged 79 died August 21 1996 in Toledo Ohio. Arrangements are pending with Henderson Overton Funeral Home in Toledo. Richard Michael Kirchner 45 died August 21 1996 at Community Care Center Toledo after an illness. Arrangements are pending with Mason Hand Funeral Home in Tama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Chamra
Henderson-Overton Funeral Home
Toledo
Richard Michael Kirchner
Mason-Hand Funeral Home
Tama
James Francis Duffy obituary in Tulsa
Tama James Francis Duffy 72 of Tulsa Oklahoma formerly of Tama and Cedar Rapids died Saturday August 17 1996 in Tulsa after a short illness. Services 1030 a m Friday St Patrick Catholic Church Burial church cemetery Friends may call 8 to 10 a m Friday Harrison Funeral Home Tama Survivors include two daughters Charlotte Downing and Char lene Johnson both of Phoenix and a brother John of Tama
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama James Francis Duffy
Tulsa
Okla
Tama
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Church
Harrison Funeral Home
Charlotte Downing
Charlene Johnson
Phoenix
John
Obituary: Janice Heldt Volker 62 dies after illness
Janice Vivian Heldt Volker died Tuesday morning August 20 1996 in Community Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at St John Lutheran Church led by Reverends Norman Stubbendick and John Sorenson. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Becker Milnes Funeral Home Sumner and after 1 p.m. Friday at the church. Edward her son Curt of Titonka and eight daughters plus ten relatives are listed among the survivors along with numerous brothers and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Vivian Heldt Volker
Community Memorial Hospital
St. John Lutheran Church
Norman Stubbendick
John Sorenson
Becker-Milnes
Sumner
Edward
Curt
Curt of Titonka
Elizabeth Heller
Annie Volker
Manchester
Melissa Volker
Cedar Falls
Kathryn Volker
Tampa
Fla
Ann Wolf
West Des Moines
Gene Heldt
Eagle Grove
Richard Heldt
Pocatello
Idaho
Robert Heldt
Apple Valley
Calif
James Heldt
Florida
Joseph Heldt
Sycamore, Ill
George Heldt
Estherville
Dietrich Heldt
Ruth Wm Patterson Ludvicek 68 dies. funeral in Cedar Rapids
Ruth Wm Patterson Ludvicek 68 died in her sleep August 21 1996 at the family home. Funeral 1 p m Saturday at Christian's Meeting Room Cedar Rapids with burial at Castek Cemetery Swisher Iowa. Visitation 4 to 8 p m Friday and after 11 a m Saturday. Survivors include husband Emil five daughters three sons 17 grandchildren and siblings. She was born September 22 1927 in Saskatchewan and married Emil L Ludvicek on May 10 1952. Memorial fund established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth WM. Patterson Ludvicek
Christian
Lyle Ludvicek
Ruth
Emil
Joyce Boulard
Norman
Louisville
Olive Ludvicek
Swisher
Grace Nederhoff
Raymond
Gwen Williams
Michael
Cedar Rapids
Anita Jackson
Vincent
Colony
Texas
Samuel
Gayl
Longboat Key
Fla
Paul
Linda
Lyle
Ghislaine
West Amana
Kenneth
Laura
Amana
Dorothy Patterson
Bruce
Ted Patterson
Saskatchewan
Canada
Willard
Marion
Tom
Ethel Denzen Patterson
Emil L. Ludvicek
Amana Refrigeration
Death notices and obituaries guidelines and fees
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the Gazette
Obituary: Les Koehn 62 Dies After Illness
Les Koehn 62 died Wednesday August 21 1996 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Iowa City after an extended illness. Services 10 a.m. Saturday at Overton Family Funeral Home Vinton with burial at Salem Cemetery rural Van Horne and military rites. Survivors include son Kendall Pine City Minnesota daughter Brenda Little Cottage Grove Minnesota mother Susanna Keystone Care Center two brothers Melvin Vinton Charles Boise Idaho and four sisters Jane Eckhart Van Horne Sylvia Merchant Juanita Krivanek Betty Fowler of Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Koehn
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City
Overton Family Funeral Home
Vinton
Salem Cemetery
van Horne
Kendall
Pine City
Minn
Brenda Little
Cottage Grove
Susanna
Keystone Care Center
Obituaries: Keith Jay Garrett and Armida Masterson
Keith Jay Garrett 53 of Waterloo formerly of Washington died Aug 16 1996 after a sudden illness. Graveside services 2 p.m. Saturday Cottonwood Cemetery Wayland by Rev Bret Best. Armida P Masterson 91 formerly of Washington died Aug 20 1996 in Fairfield after a lingering illness. Services 10 a.m. Friday St James Catholic Church Washington burial Mount Olivet Detroit. Survivors listed for both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Jay Garrett
Waterloo
Washington
Cottonwood Cemetery
Wayland
Bret Best
First Baptist Church
Jones Funeral Home
Eva
Gene
Indianola
Douglas
East Moline
Ill
Earl
San Bruno
Calif
Carol Brower
Davenport
Kay Jorgensen
Phoenix
Armida P. Masterson
Parkview Care Center
Fairfield
St. James Catholic Church
Dennis Martin
Mount Olivet
Detroit
Mich
Eden Funeral Home
Richard
San Francisco
Catherine Neil
Albert Belli
Rev. George Wilber Baker 90 Indianola area death
The Rev. George Wilber Baker age 90, of Indianola formerly of What Cheer and Thornburg, died Wednesday August 21 1996 at Mercy Hospital Des Moines. Arrangements are pending with Harden Funeral Chapel What Cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wilber Baker
Indianola
What Cheer
Thornburg
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Harden Funeral Chapel
Fidel C. Alvarez 58 Fort Madison dies. services set
Fidel C. Alvarez 58 of Fort Madison died Monday Aug. 19 1996. Services 10:30 a.m. Friday Sacred Heart Church Fort Madison. Visitation today at King Lynk Funeral Home Fort Madison. Survived by wife Maria seven sons Juan Angel Joseph Maria Lance Rene Marco four daughters Gloria Connie Rosario Susana. Born July 11 1938 in Fort Madison he married Maria Ramirez Aug. 9 1958 in El Paso Texas. He was an intensive parole probation officer with the 8th Judicial District and assisted migrant workers across Iowa. active with Sacred Heart Church LULAC Mexican Fiesta Committee La Raza Unida Human Rights Commission AFSCME and the Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidel C. Alvarez
Fort Madison
Sacred Heart Church
King Lynk Funeral Home
Maria
Juan
Cedar Rapids
Angel
Joseph
Albia
Lance
San Antonio
Texas
Rene
Phoenix
Marco
New London
Gloria
Ottumwa
Connie
Rosario
Susana
el Paso
Maria Ramirez
Fidel
8Th Judicial District
Department of Correctional Services
Iowa
Lulac Club
Mexican Fiesta Committee
la Raza Unida
Human Rights Commission
Afscme
Air Force
Merlin Johnson Memorial Service Today
Merlin Johnson is remembered at a memorial service today at 1:30 p.m. at Papich Kub a Chapel West, with members of the family and local community expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Johnson
Janeba Chapel
In Memory Of Guidelines and Submissions Details
Announcement guidance for In Memory Of notices with deadlines and pricing. Submission by 4 pm on weekdays required. Include publication date. Rates listed: 40 cents per word and $10 per picture. Contact number 368 8873 for questions.
Fairfield man runs for Senate as Natural Law candidate
Fred Gratton, 50, co founder and chairman of Telegroup Inc. in Fairfield, announced his candidacy as the Natural Law Party candidate for the U S Senate seat held by Democrat Tom Harkin. He said the party offers methods to reduce crime shrink health care costs and protect the environment. Gratton launched Telegroup in a spare bedroom and in 1995 was named by Inc magazine as the second fastest growing private company in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratzon
Telegroup Inc
Inc. Magazine
Telegroup
United States
Ten year old pianist wins sprouts division at State Fair
Christopher Carson of Cedar Rapids won the sprouts division of the 37th Bill Riley Talent Show at the State Fair, performing Chopin’s Fantasy Impromptu after four months of practice. He and five other youngsters earned trophies and $150 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette News
Christopher Carson
Christopher
Bill Riley
Jeannette
Wayne Carson
Cedar Rapids
Marion
McLeod Academy
Jeannette Carson
Carson
Les
FAA to aid probe of Cedar Rapids police helicopter crash
Investigators from McDonnell Douglas Hughes 269, Lycoming engine maker, and two FAA inspectors will examine the wreckage and forward evidence to the NTSB. Mayor's Assistant says FAA aid ensures independent review as pilot Kevin Mason recovers from back injuries after the Monday crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Neumann
Federal Aviation Administration
Cedar Rapids
FAA
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
TWA
New York
Sixth Street
M Avenue NW
Kevin Mason
St. Luke’s Hospital
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Matt Paul
Taste of Iowa features Monkees on Labor Day weekend
The second Taste of Iowa in downtown Cedar Rapids will host the Monkees on the main stage to mark their 30th anniversary tour. More than 20 food vendors will offer samples and meals August 30 to September 2 with varied cuisines and an Iowa Made tent. Admission is $5 with free entry for under 12s and seniors. hours 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (7 p.m. Monday).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Monkees
Micky Dolenz
Davy Jones
Peter Tork
Clarksville
Taste of
Norwest Bank
Harkin aide to lead welfare reform roundtables in Iowa
Bev Schroeder, Sen. Tom Harkin's legislative aide, will host welfare reform roundtables in Grinnell Tama Vinton Tipton Anamosa and Cedar Rapids. The events come as Harkin backs a bipartisan reform bill approved by the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harkin
Iowa
Bev Schroeder
Tom Harkin
U.S
Senate
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Dale H. Baldwin
Center Point Rd
St Luke's Hospital
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Delhi
Kalona
Fairfield Man
Natural Law Party
C.R
By Amira Awad
Johnson County
Christoper Carson
Badfinger
Head East
Survivor
Baaro
Terrance Simien
Lonnie Brooks
Trammps
Tavares
Call Cityline
Imu
Grinnell Welfare Roundtable
Workforce Center
Grinnell
Tama Welfare Roundtable
Tama Civic Center
Vinton Welfare Roundtable
Kirkwood Community College
Vinton Center
Tipton
Tipton Courthouse
Workforce Development Center
Seventh St. SE
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