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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1987
Page
8
Mount Vernon and surrounding towns record several obituaries and funeral notices. Craig Michael Walton 19 died after a two car crash. other notices include Zeralda Miller Bates 65 and Hildred May Yeisley 79, with services details, survivors, and burial places across Mount Vernon, Urbana, Marion, and Cedar Rapids.
Multiple funeral services listed with locations including Turner Chapel East St. Pauls United Methodist Church and Teahen Funeral Home. Cremation and inurnment at Cedar Memorial Park along with burial at Linwood and St Vaclav Cemeteries. Burial dates span today through Wednesday with various call times and church services. Maynard J Kelley of Marion dies after long illness. Murdoch Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Johannes Joe Schafer 68 a retired carpenter died after a brief illness at Ottumwa Regional Health Care Hospital Survivors include daughter Elaine Siebels of Anchorage Alaska and one granddaughter Services 1 30 p m Wednesday St Paul Lutheran Church Burial Prairie Hill Cemetery rural Monticello Visitation Goettschs after 11 a m today Carol Olson 67 Huntington Beach California formerly Keystone died after a lingering illness Survived by husband Clarence a son Edward a daughter Vicki Point mother Amanda Allers brother Don Allers four grandchildren Services Wednesday Newport Beach Burial National Cemetery Riverside California Libbie B Cherveny 91 died at Beverly Manor Convalescent Center Survived by two sons Leonard Winston-Salem NC and Marvin Clutter a daughter Kathryn Brunssen Elberon sister Emma Kosta Belle Plaine eight grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren Services 10 30 a m Thursday Hrabaks Burial Hill Cemetery Visitation after 1 p m Wednesday Memorial fund established Adel ia Henderson 75 died Monday at Delaware County Memorial Hospital Services pending Clifton's Earlville Victor J Tines 61 died Monday evening Maplewood Manor after a long illness
Obituaries list Elmer A. Feye 90 of Andrew Waldo Feye of Bellevue service at Salem Lutheran Andrew burial at Lutheran Cemetery Maquoketa. Winam v Weer 79 of Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital died after illness funeral at Congregational Church burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery Thornburgs Masons. Marvin L Straw 55 of Quasqueton died after one car crash services at Quasqueton Union Church burial Quasqueton Cemetery with military honors visitation at White's. Ralph G Ehresman 66 of Cedar Manor Nursing Home died. survived by son Ronald two sisters and two brothers services at Sheets and Son Tipton cemetery Tipton memorial fund established.
Helen Harvey 91 died after a long illness in Brownlt Health Center. Funeral services at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at United Presbyterian Home lounge. Body donated to University of Iowa Hospitals. Edens in charge. Ruth Patterson 73 found dead Sunday at her Route 3 home, death investigated as homicide. Surviving: son Donald Kalona, daughter Sue Kinsey Bellport NY, brother Clarence Statler Anchorage AK, sisters Florence Prevo Fairfield and Mary Eatinger Washington, three grandchildren. Services 1:30 p.m. Thursday United Methodist Church. Burial Sharon Hill Cemetery Kalona. Eden's in charge. Roy L. Honn 77 died Sunday at Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon after sudden ness. Retired farmer and sanitation inspector for Allamakee County. Survived by wife Pear, three sons Roger Cedar Rapids, Meryle Waukon, Bill Waterloo, two sisters Emma Thompson Monona and Laura Powell Eskader, 12 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday St. Paul United Methodist Church. Burial Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at Marin.
President Reagan spoke to Nicaraguan rebels via Radio Liberation from California a taped English message with Spanish translation. He pledged continued U S support until Nicaragua guarantees basic liberties and questioned the Guatemala peace plan with aims for political and social change while urging realism to end in peace.
Martin Straw 98 of Quasqueton died when his car left County Road W 35 near Quasqueton and rolled into a field. He was not wearing a seat belt and died at People's Memorial Hospital Independence. Two Hawarden men Glenn Heuer 20 and Curis Worrell 23 were killed when their car collided with a second vehicle near Alcester South Dakota. David Stuart 17 of Alcester was in fair condition and a passenger in his car was treated and released.
Aug. 23 through Aug. 24 reports list several newborns in Iowa areas. Daughters born to Jamcia Stewart in Lisbon Carla Jumbach in Monticello Ghislaine Ludvicck in West Amana. Names linked to Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities appear in the notices including Miller Starr DeBord Woodford Frendle Padlock Saari Lambert Damone and others connected to Cedar Rapids Marion and nearby towns.
Illinois Lottery announces the Monday drawings with Lotto numbers not listed here. Daily Game picks show 5 3 8 and Pick Four 3 9 2 4.
Ruth Patterson 73 owner of Patterson Seed and Supply Co. was killed by a blow to the head at her Washington County home along Highway 1. Autopsy held in Iowa City with no further details released. Funeral planned Thursday at United Methodist Church Washington.
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