Obituaries from Cedar Rapids crowd Aug. 25 1998
Multiple local obituaries report deaths on August 25 1998 in Cedar Rapids Iowa and area. Gladys Shaeffer 91 died at West Ridge Care Center from Alzheimer's complications arrangements pending. Ruth Downing 30 and daughter Cassie 7 found slain in husband’s apartment. Turner Chapel West handling arrangements. Elisa Brown stillborn at University Hospitals Iowa City services private Teahen Funeral Home. Josephine Veley 90 died at Mercy Medical Center with services at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Priborsky 80 died Mercy Medical Center arrangements pending. includes survivors and funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Mary Shaeffer
West Ridge Care Center
Stewart Funeral Home
Ruth Downing
Cassie
Fifth St
C Ave. NW
Ruth
Wilson Ave
Turner Chapel West
Elisa Marie Brown
Thomas and
Cynthia Brown
26Th St
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Teahen Funeral Home
Walt
Georgina Beary
Jerry
Rita Brown
Cedar Rapids
Mary E. Courtney 68 Dies in Cedar Rapids Hospital
Mary E. Courtney aged 68 died Tuesday August 25 1998 at St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Central City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Courtney
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Murdoch Funeral Home
Central City
Obituary: Fern Cahill 94 Water loo Oelwein
Fern A Cahill 94 of Water loo formerly of Oelwein died Monday Aug 24 1998 after a short illness in Parkview Nursing Home Waterloo Services 1030 am Thursday Grace United Methodist Church burial Woodlawn Cemetery Friends may call 7 to 9 tonight at Hintz Geilenfeld Funeral Home Oelwein and after 9 am Thursday at the church Survivors include two daughters Linda Hickman Waterloo and Susan Jarvis Goose Lake
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern A. Cahill
Waterloo
Oelwein
Parkview
Grace United Methodist Church
Robert Dagit
Woodlawn
Hintz-Geilenfeld
Linda Hickman
Susan Jarvis
Goose Lake
Obituaries of Elsie Crisman and Nick Smith
Elsie L. Crisman 86 died August 25 1998 in Virginia Gay Annex after a long illness. Services 1 PM Thursday Overton Family Funeral Home Vinton burial Evergreen Cemetery. Nick Smith 87 died August 25 1998 in Virginia Gay Hospital after a long illness. Services 10 30 AM Friday St Marys Catholic Church burial Overton Funeral Home Vinton with scripture service. Survivors listed for both include family members and spouses in various locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas
Nick’’ Smith
Virginia Gay Hospital
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Louis Zee
Church
Overton Family Funeral Home
Vinton
Doris
Roger
Vincennes
Ind
Kenneth
Rochester
Minn
Robert
Wilton
Nick Jr
Riverside
Joyce Michael
Bakersfield
Calif
Maurine Liston
Wyoming
Pueblo
Colo
Esther Jarnagin
Hutchinson
Kan
Viola Smith
Isabel Jacobson
Jefferson City
Local Residents Named in Honor Roll Across Iowa Towns
A roster lists residents from Anamosa to Vinton including James R Poulter Brighton Beulah Bootie Pacha Cedar Rapids Elisa Marie Brown Ruth Downing Cassie Downing George Priborsky Gladys Shaeffer Josephine Veley Mary Courtr Leroy Gade Madeline Frey Mark Egiseder Lucille Hemingway Mary Reynolds Vernon Kanwert Fern Cahill Dorothy Elson Louise Saunders Lina Berger Rosie Brisia Elsie Crisman Nick Smith among others across Anamosa Brighton Cedar Rapids Clear Central City Decorah Oelwein Scotch Grove Shellsburg South Amana Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
James R. Poulter
Brighton
Beulah
James R. Poulter longtime Anamosa administrator dies
James R. Poulter 76 retired Anamosa Community School superintendent died August 24 1998 at Anamosa Community Hospital from chronic lung disease. Services noon Thursday United Methodist Church with burial Riverside Cemetery and military rites. Born October 5 1921 in Cumberland Wisconsin he served in World War II. He led Anamosa schools 1962 1986 and earned a Ed D from the University of Iowa in 1973. Memorials to Anamosa Community School Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Poulter
Anamosa Community Hospital
United Methodist Church
Kirk Stump
Riverside Cemetery
Anamosa
Masonic Lodge
Goettsch Funeral Home
James Poulter
Cumberland
Wis
Samuel R
Jennie C. Poulter
Lake Geneva
Iowa State University
Southwest Pacific
Iowa State
Joyce E. Sebo
Madilin, Minn
Poulter
Dunlap
Iowa
Smithland
McCallsburg
Aplington
University of Iowa
Foundation
Iowa Association of
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Minnesota
Strawberry Hill
Joyce
Steve
Kate
Lauren
Matt
Eden Prairie
Minn
Alice
Brooklyn Park
David
Jody
Jenna
Brian
Lake Zurich
Douglas
Bonnie
Ferryville
Anamosa Community School Foundation
James and Joyce Poulter
S. Garnaville St
Clarence L. F. Gade dies after brief illness at 76
Clarence Leroy F. Gade, 76, died Tuesday at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Services carry 10:30 a.m. Friday at St John’s United Church of Christ with Rev. Donald Blanchette. Burial at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence. Survived by wife Darlene, two daughters Deanna Kross of Dayton and Marlys Gade of Des Moines, two sisters Leona Werndt and Irene Sander, two brothers Ralph and Delmar, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy F. Gade
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Donald Blanchette
Church
Chapman Funeral Home
Clarence
Darlene
Deanna Kross
Dayton
Ohio
Marlys Gade
Des Moines
Leona Werndt
Irene Sander
Lowden
Ralph
Delmar
Obituaries for Hemingway and Egiseder in Iowa City
Two obituaries note the deaths of E Lucille Hemingway 77 of 416 Elmridge Ave and Mark E Egiseder 48 of 1247 Oakes Dr in 1998 Iowa City. Hemingway died Aug 23 in Marquette after a sudden illness. services set for First Presbyterian Church with memorial gifts requested. Egiseder died Aug 24 after a 14 month illness. cremation occurred with a family gathering planned, and memorial donations suggested to youth organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lucille Hemingway
Elmridge Ave
Marquette
Mich
First Presbyterian Church
Elmer
Ruby Curtiss
Spirit Lake
Sarah Ferneding
Susan Artmann
Jane Quaintance
Martha Schwandt
Mark
Paul
Scott
Mark E. Egiseder
Oakes Dr
Iowa City
Mayors Youth Employment
United Action For Youth
Project Children
Mr. Egiseder
Guttenberg
Iowa
Howard
Dorothy Meyer Eglieder
Guttenberg High School
Loras College
Dubuque
University of Iowa
Germany
Ball State University
Pocahontas
Central
City
South East
Diane
Northern Ireland
United States
Dorothy Egliseder
David Eglseder
Steve Rowland
Mary Eglseder
Patty
Phil Pokorny
Kansas City
Mary A Reynolds 90 obituary in Lisbon Iowa
Mary A Reynolds 90 died Aug 24 1998 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids. Services Aug 27 1998 1030 am New Life Fellowship Church Lisbon. Burial Lisbon Cemetery. Visitation Aug 26 530 8 pm Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon. Survived by two daughters Dorothy Nes sly and Sandi Moreland and a son Allen Reynolds. Numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorial fund established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Reynolds
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
New Life Fellowship
E. Market St
Lisbon
Mike Wallace
Grace Bible Fellowship Church
Morgan Funeral Home
Mount Vernon
Dorothy
Glen Nessley
Coggan
Sandi
Ronald Moreland
Tipton
Allen
Jean
Peoria
Ariz
Elma Carney
Mechanicsville
Joe Jilovec
Mary
Joseph and
Marie Kubicek Jilovec
Mount
Vernon J. Chapman 345 dies after extended illness
Vernon J. Chapman 345, of Monticello, died early Tuesday August 25 1998 at home after an extended illness. Arrangements are pending at Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon J. Chapman
Goettsch
Monticello
Edwin Helgens of Scotch Grove dies after brief illness
Edwin Helgens 87 of Scotch Grove Iowa and Mesa Arizona died Friday evening August 21 1998 in Chula Vista Care Center Mesa after a brief illness. Graveside services 2 pm Saturday at Oakwood Cemetery Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello in charge. Eloise and family greet friends after committal at St John’s Lutheran Church. He was born August 15 1911 in Scotch Grove Iowa. He served in World War II and farmed with his parents and later on his own. He married Eloise Sutherland November 23 1948. He is survived by Eloise and brother Vernon Helgens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Helgens
Scotch Grove
Mesa
Ariz
Chula Vista
Oakwood
Goettsch
Iowa
George
Anna Herren Helgens
Edwin
Eloise Sutherland
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Eloise
Vernon
Mary Louise) Helgens
Two Iowa Women Remembered in Shellsburg and Vinton Obituaries
Louise Saunders 89 of Shellsburg died August 20 1998 in Virginia Gay Annex Vinton after an extended illness Funeral services Friday at Phil lips Funeral Home Chapel Vinton with burial at Oakwood Cemetery Shellsburg Survivors include daughter Shirley Jensen and husband Dale Shellsburg son Jerry Saunders and wife Mary Prescott AZ grandchildren and great grandchildren Dorothy Elson 93 of Shellsburg Vinton died August 24 1998 Funeral services Friday Oakwood Cemetery Vinton burial by Rev Dennis Morey Survivors include sister-in-law Mary Elson of Vinton nephew John Elson and wife Theresa Ullerich grandnephew Niall Elson Iowa City Born August 1 1905 in Shellsburg to Thomas Everett and Edith Pratt Elson she taught school in Memphis TN then returned to Iowa She was active in Order of Eastern Star Rebekah Lodge and American Legion Auxiliary Later lived in the Virginia Gay Annex for nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine A. Veley
Elmhurst Dr
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Dave Higdon
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Robert Veley
Cedar Rapids
Joanne Henry
Prior Lake
Minn
Bradford Veley
Jennifer Woods
Rebecca Veley
Christopher Veley
Carolyn Henry
Bruce Henry
Josephine
Robert
Anne Nolan Handley
Ralph E. Veley
Adel
Iowa
Kenwood Park
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
Hospice of Mercy
Louise Saunders
Virginia Gay Annex
Vinton
Phillips Funeral Home
Dennis Morey
Oakwood Cemetery
Shellsburg
Shirley
Dale Jensen
Jerry Lee
Dorothy Elson
Mary Elson
John Elson
Theresa Ullerich
Iowa City
Niall Elson
van Elson
Thomas Everett
Edith Pratt Elson
Grinnell College
Dorothy
Memphis
Tenn
Order of Eastern Star
Rebekah Lodge
American Legion Auxiliary
Rosie Marie Brislawn dies at 77 after long illness
Rosie Marie Brislawn died Monday morning August 24 in Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Her funeral details list prayers at Murdoch Funeral Home Walker, graveside service at Troy Mills Cemetery, officiated by Rev. Gabriel Anderson. She was born November 27, 1916 in Petersburg Iowa to Joseph and Susan Bowers Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Marie Brisiawn
Mercy Medical
Burlington
Jerry
Carole
Troy Mills
Ronnie
Deanna
Walker
Tom
Donna Browne
Pat
Elyria
Ohio
Patricia Willis
Hiawatha
Violet Fitzgerald
Bob
Ontario
Calif
Cindy Brislawn
Mark Vasey
Grover Taylor
Dale Taylor
Central City
Barton Taylor
Alburnett
Leila Fleming
Lamont
Lena Bruce
Marion
Lucille Schlagel
Bernice Straka
Nellie Wood
Ruth Wiley
Rochester
Iowa
Petersburg
Joseph
Susan Bowers Taylor
James Brislawn
Prairieburg
Beulah Bootie Pacha 65 Dies. Services Planned in East Pleasant Plain
Beulah Bootie Pacha 65 died of cancer Tuesday morning August 25 1998 at Washington County Hospital Washington. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church East Pleasant Plain with Rev. Paul Connolly. Burial in church cemetery. Wake at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. Gould Funeral Home Brighton in charge. Survived by two daughters Pamela Pacha of Brighton Patrice Sidler of Oak Brook Illinois. three brothers Francis Heck Frederic Wisconsin Ronald Heck Fairfield. Donald Heck Iowa City. sister Barbara Thompson Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah
Pacha
Washington County Hospital
Washington
St. Joseph Catholic Church
East Pleasant Plain
Paul Connolly
Church
Gould Funeral Home
Brighton
Paul
Pamela Pacha
Patrice Sidler
Oak Brook, Ill
Francis Heck
Frederic, Wis
Ronald Heck
Fairfield
Donald Heck
Iowa City
Barbara Thompson
Riverside
Decorah Woman Madeline Frey, 388, dies after long illness
Madeline Frey 388 died Monday in Aase Haugen Home after a long illness. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Decorah Lutheran Church with burial at Russell Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at French and Balik Funeral Home and after 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Survivors include daughter Shirley Ramsey of Cedar Rapids and three sons Darrell Mike both of Decorah and Loren of Hiawatha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline Frey
Aase Haugen
Decorah Lutheran Church
Russell Cemetery
Decorah
French & Balik Funeral Home
Shirley Ramsey
Cedar Rapids
Darrell
Mike
Loren
Hiawatha
Lina Berger Leichsenring dies at 92 in Amana area
Lina Berger Leichsenring 92 died Aug 23 1998 after a lingering illness at Colonial Manor Care Center Middle Amana. Services set for 10 am Friday at Middle Amana Community Church with Elder Harold Pitz burial at South Amana Cemetery. She leaves son Marvin and wife Lorna of Mesa Arizona daughter Marjorie Rettig of Tucson Arizona three grandchildren seven great grandchildren and was preceded in death by husband Herman 1989 and parents two sisters Frieda Graesser Louise Leichsenring and a brother Henry Berger Memorials to Amana Church Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina Berger Leichsenring
Colonial Manor
Middle Amana
Middle Amana Community Church
Harold Pitz
South Amana
Kloster Funeral Home
Marengo
Marvin
Lorna
Mesa
Ariz
Marjorie Rettig
Tucson
Herman
Frieda Graesser
Louise Leichsenring
Henry Berger
Amana Church Society
Funeral and burial details for Haars Hetherington Wolfe
Services listed for Herman B Dick Haars at St John s Lutheran Center Point with burial at Alice Cemetery and Murdoch Funeral Home handling. Irene F Hetherington to Turner Chapel West with burial at Czech National Cemetery. Anna Wolfe to Papich Kuba Janeba Chapel West with burial planned later at Baker Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman B. “Dick” Haars
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Center Point
Alice
Murdoch Funeral Home
Irene F. Hetherington
Turner Chapel West
Brian McNamara
Trinity United Methodist Church
Czech National Cemetery
Anna Wolfe
Baker Cemetery
Buggy drifted into car path in fatal 1997 Iowa crash
An accident analyst testified the Mennonite carriage drifted toward the road center before the Colwell crash near Colwell on Oct 5 1997. James Sobek said the car driven by Nathan Kolbet 21 of Alta Vista traveled up to 56 mph when it began to skid, disputing investigators' higher speeds and drunken driving claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Hampton
James Sobek
Indianapolis
Sobek
Nathan Kolbet
Judith O’dono
Kolbet
Kolber
Alta Vista
Katie Oberholtzer
Ruth
Katie
Colwell
Oberholtzer
Pate Pushes for Greater Secrecy in Absentee Ballots
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate urged tighter protections for absentee ballots and proposed eliminating third party ballot delivery. He expects a bill advance when legislators reconvene in Des Moines, noting rising absentee use from 90 000 in 1990 to 200 000 in 1996 and roughly 15 percent of votes by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Pate
Pate
Des Moines
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elsie L. Crisman
Vinton Presbyterian Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Jack Greenley
Clinton
Jill Ullrick
Ottumwa
Mary Jo Greenley
Las Vegas
Egmtooti Ite
Rosie Marie Brisia
Elsie L. Crisman, Nicholas
South
Amana
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Jennie Crim
Collins Road Square
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