Notable clergy pioneer dies after long ministry
Kenneth J. Boland aged 67 of Madison Lake Minnesota formerly Cedar Rapids died December 4 1995 after a long illness. Memorials to Eden United Church of Christ or Granby Massachusetts Church of Christ scholarship fund. Mary G Handfelt 76 died December 3 1995 in Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after a heart attack. Funeral Thursday at St Johns Catholic Church Independence with rosary and vigil. Survivors include husband Cy four children and nine grandchildren.
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Kenneth J. Boland
Madison Lake
Minn
Cedar Rapids
Immanuel St. Joseph Hospital
Mankato
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Lamont Woman Lillian Ivory 85 Dies After Illness
Lillian J. Ivory 85 died Monday December 4 1995 at Strawberry Point Lutheran Home after a lengthy illness. Arrangements are pending at Fawcett Funeral Home Lamont.
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Lillian J. Ivory
Strawberry Point Lutheran Home
Fawcett Funeral Home
Lamont
Geraldine Bodenhofer 54 dies after long illness
Geraldine M Bodenhofer 54 of Baldwin died Monday morning December 4 1995 at her home after a long illness. Services 11 am Wednesday at Carson Son Funeral Home Maquoketa with viewing 4 to 8 pm today. Burial Peace Cemetery rural Maquoketa. Survivors include husband Kermit daughters Shelly Trobaugh Ottumwa and Sherry Bodenhofer Bronson Baldwin mother Hilda Jebsen Bellevue brothers Dale Dague Lost Nation and Tom Dague Maquoketa.
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Geraldine M. Bodenhofer
Carson & Son Funeral Home
Maquoketa
Peace Cemetery
Kermit
Shelly Trobaugh
Ottumwa
Sherry Bodenhofer Bronson
Baldwin
Hilda Jebsen
Vernon Goken dies at 88 in Dysart after long illness
Vernon Goken 88 of Dysart died Monday December 4 1995 at Sunnycrest Care Center after a long illness. Services are 11 am Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church with burial in Dysart Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Lillian son Darrell and wife Jean daughter-in-law Carol Goken eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. A memorial fund is established.
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Vernon Goken
Sunnycrest
Zion Lutheran Church
Dysart
Overton Funeral Home
Lillian
Darrell
Jean
Carol Goken
Darwin
Brian
Elma
Rosa
Christian
Catharine Strube Goken
Lillian Myler
Vernon
Sunnycrest Care Center
Iowa City Woman Mildred Adams Fenton Dies at 96
Mildred Adams Fenton of 701 Oaknoll Drive in Iowa City died Sunday December 3 1995 at Mercy Hospital after a sudden illness Funeral arrangements are pending at the George L Gay Funeral Home
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Mildred Adams Fenton
Oaknoll Dr
Mercy Hospital
George L. Gay Funeral Home
Iowa City
Market Street
Death Notice Lost Nation Iowa Agatha C Hamdorf 74
Agatha C Hamdorf 74 died Sunday December 3 1995 after a long illness in Wheatland Manor Wheatland Iowa Services 10 30 am Thursday Union Presbyterian Church Lost Nation Burial Massillon Cemetery Massillon Rev Paul Shelley officiating Friends may call 3 8 pm Wednesday Hayden Funeral Home Lost Nation Survivors include five brothers Elijah Brinkman Oxford Junction Merle Brinkman Davenport Lloyd Brinkman Lebanon MO Raymond Brinkman Lost Nation Harlan Brinkman Wyoming Iowa and two sisters Elsie Becker Lebanon MO Gladys Seifert Wheatland
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Agatha C. Hamdorf
Wheatland Manor
Wheatland
Union Presbyterian Church
Lost Nation
Massillon
Paul Shelley
Hayden Funeral Home
Elijah Brinkman
Oxford Junction
Merle Brinkman
Davenport
Lloyd Brinkman
Lebanon
Lebanon, Mo
Raymond Brinkman
Harlan Brinkman
Wyoming
Iowa
Elsie Becker
Gladys Seifert
Death notice for Ella B Kohlmeyer of Fayette
Ella B Kohlmeyer age 95 died Monday December 4 1995 at Oelwein Health Care Center arrangements are pending at Becker Milnes Funeral Home Fayette
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Ella B. Kohlmeyer
Oelwein
Becker-Milnes Funeral Home
Fayette
Agnes P. Schmitt 93 dies in New Hampton
Agnes P. Schmitt 93 died Saturday December 2 1995 at Health Care Manor New Hampton after a short illness Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St Luke s Catholic Church Burial will be in the church cemetery Friends may call 3 to 9 p m today at St Luke s School Chapel rosary at 4 and a prayer service at 730 p m Arrangements are with Chekal Funeral Home Fort Atkinson Survivors include four sons Theodore Richard Earl and Donald two daughters Gladys Oppold and Sylvia Barloon and a sister Julia Schmitt all of area towns
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Agnes P. Schmitt
Richard
Earl
Fort Atkinson
Donald
Jesup
Gladys Oppold
Waterloo
Sylvia Barloon
Julia Schmitt
St. Lucas
Wilbur W. Pudil 78 Swisher native dies in Cedar Rapids
Wilbur W. Pudil age 78 died December 3 1995 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Wenceslaus Church Cedar Rapids with burial at Anderson Cemetery near Swisher and Swisher American Legion Post 671 graveside honors. Visitation today 3 to 8 p.m. Brush Chapel Cedar Rapids with rosaries at 4 p.m. by National Catholic Society of Foresters No 815 and at 7 p.m. Also surviving are his wife Lillian two sons two daughters four grandchildren a great grandson a sister and a sister in law. He was born October 1 1917 in Swisher and served in the China Burma India Theater in World War II. He owned Pudil Plumbing and Heating in Swisher until 1981.
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Wilbur W. Pudil
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Karl Glovik
Anderson Cemetery
Swisher
Swisher American Legion Post
Brush Chapel
National Catholic Society of Foresters
St. Mary’s
Norway
Lillian
Pat Woolstrchill
Dan
New Port Richey
Fla
Allen
Laguna Beach
Calif
Rick
Pam
Laguna Hills
Kristine Curtis
Lee
Orlando
Kimberly Burt
Dave
San Rafael
Debra Kelly
Montgomery
Ala
Michael Woolstrchill
Kyle Kelly
Lucille Abshire
Robert
Geneseo
Ill
Irene Pudil
Wilbur
William
Frances Jesina Pudil
Lillian Beyer
Iowa
China-Burma-India
Services for Mary Prochaska at Janeba Kuba Funeral Home
Services for Mary Prochaska are set for 1 p.m. today at Janeba Kuba Funeral Home West. Burial will follow at the Czech National Cemetery.
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Mary Prochaska
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Czech National Cemetery
Renaissance Group to sever ties with City Hall in Cedar Rapids
The Renaissance Group votes to restructure from an arm of city government to a nonprofit entity. Mayor-elect Lee Clancey supports the move to clear up confusion about the organization's relation to City Hall and to speed decision making. Clancey resigns from the group effective Wednesday and will take office January 2. Nine applicants have shown interest in the new director position.
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Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapids
Renaissance Group
City Hall
Lee Clancey
Clancey
Davenport
Probation requested for ex-worker in Cedar Rapids bribe case
Douglas Fields, 64, former head of the Cedar Rapids Sewer Department, seeks probation after a 10 year sentence for five counts of accepting bribes from Steve Goldin. Fields began serving Oct. 23. Linn County prosecutors may oppose unless a prison counselor favors reconsideration.
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Linn County
Denver Dillard
Fields
William Morris
Public Works
Morris
Embassy of Heaven member jailed after fingerprinting raid
Von Billings 57 also faced drunken driving and weapons charges after a sheriff stopped him for an illegal plate reading Heaven issued by the church. Authorities noted a loaded handgun and about $6,000 in cash in his car. He claimed the cash was church funds for a new business and the gun protected the money. Revere’s Oregon compound and church publishing activity are described.
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von Billings
Zeller
Embassy of Heaven Church
Franklin Carrico
Nevada
Don Burdison
Cedar Rapids
Everett
Wash
15Th Street
B Avenue
Oregon
Fletchall
Revere
Craig Fleshman
Oregon Department of Transportation
Cascade Mountains
Heaven
Spirit of the Season charity events spread through Cedar Rapids
LensCrafters hosts free eye exams and glasses for about 20 people as part of Gift of Light Hometown Day. Lions Clubs of Cedar Rapids coordinate glass donations nearing 3 000 pairs this year with a national goal of 1 million. Community drives include food, toys, baby items, and holiday card sales supporting local organizations and Mercy Hospital activities.
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LensCrafters
The
Lions Clubs of
Cedar Rapids
Tom Anderson
Todd Brown
Westdale Mall
Gift of Light
Anderson
Sunrise Lions Club
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
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