Obit index lists several Iowa deaths across towns
Today's Gazette reports obituaries for Leona T Kenner in Belle Plaine Harry Lee Edwards Betty Hill Gerald Jerry J Ramm Bruno S Rinas Benjie A Snitker Wilma J Welfare Ruth E Warren Henry T Swailes Connie Rybarczyk Vivian Schultz Mowry Donna Betty Louvar Jean Ann Franklin Norma Lucille Grimm and Alice M Olson in various communities including Cedar Rapids Clarence Columbus Junction Coralville Lost Nation North Liberty Vinton West Branch and other areas
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Belle Plaine
Leona T. Kenner
Cedar Rapids
Harry Lee Edwards
Elizabeth
Betty” Hill
Gerald
Jerry” J. Ramm
Bruno S. Rinas
Benjie A. Snitker
Wilma J. Welfare
Clarence
Ruth E. Warren
Columbus Junction
Henry T. Swailes
Coralville
Connie Rybarczyk
Lost Nation
Vivian (Schultz
Mowry North Liberty
Donna
Betty” Louvar Vinton
Jean Ann Franklin
West Branch
Norma Lucille Grimm
Alice M. Olson
Obituary notices of Iowa residents pass away in early December
Cedar Rapids Anna Clark aged 64 died December 5 2011 at Brush Chapel Cedar Rapids Thomas Hardman aged 70 died December 4 2011 at Murdoch Linwood Cedar Rapids Angeline Jacobson aged 101 died December 1 2011 at Fjelstul Decorah Virginia Ginger Steen aged 59 of Waterloo formerly Decorah died December 4 2011 at Schluter Balik Decorah Roger Westby aged 80 died December 5 2011 at Schluter Balik Decorah Cleo Cleck Meeks aged 70 died December 4 2011 at Phillips Vinton Anna Koskamp aged 86 Independence formerly Oostburg Wis died December 4 2011 at Reiff Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Clark
Brush Chapel
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Hardman
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Angeline Jacobson
Fjelstul
Decorah
Virginia
Ginger” Steen
Waterloo
Schluter-Balik
Roger Westby
Cleo “Cleck” Meeks
Phillips Funeral Home
Vinton
Anna J. Koskamp
Independence
Oostburg
Wis
Reiff
Obituaries for Maquoketa and nearby towns
Kenneth Bailey aged 90 of Maquoketa formerly Scott County died Friday December 2 2011 at age 90. Services by Carson and Son Funeral and Cremation Maquoketa. Jerry Barrack aged 73 died at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Maynard. Adelia Dee Nelson aged 90 died Saturday December 3 2011. Geilenfeld Funeral Home Oelwein handled arrangements.
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Kenneth Bailey
Maquoketa
Scott County
Iowa
Carson & Son
Jerry Barrack
Jamison-Schmitz
Maynard
Adelia “Dee” M. Nelson
Geilenfeld Funeral Home
Oelwein
Death Notices Ethel Brooks Lindell 89
Ethel Brooks Lindell age 89 of Glendale Arizona died Wednesday November 30 2011. Chapel of the Chimes Mortuary Glendale Arizona to handle arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Brooks Lindell
Glendale, Ariz
Chapel of the Chimes Mortuary
Welfare Wilma J. Welfare 91 Cedar Rapids native dies
Wilma J. Welfare 91 of Cedar Rapids formerly of Detroit Michigan died Sunday December 4 2011 at Meth-Wick Community. Memorial service plans pending in Cedar Rapids with Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home. She is survived by daughter Marilynn Keller Cedar Rapids son James Welfare Fort Lauderdale Florida son Alan Welfare Detroit Michigan grandson Robert Keller Dubuque three great grandchildren and was preceded in death by her parents husband Douglas and brothers Jim and George Leikert. born February 4 1920 in Detroit she married Douglas C. Welfare March 30 1940. he died March 7 2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma J. Welfare
Cedar Rapids
Detroit
Mich
Meth-Wick
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Marilynn Keller
James Welfare
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Alan Welfare
Robert Keller
Dubuque
Douglas
Jim
George Leikert
Wilma
George
Bessie (Rockwell) Leikert
Douglas C. Welfare
Elizabeth
Betty” Hill
Keene, N.H
Ronald
Ann) Behan
West Swanzey
N.H
Susan
Marvin) Schmitt
Solon
Mark
Karen) Stone
Rowley
Mass
Kenneth Hill
Betty
Lancaster
Monadnock
New Hampshire
W.W. Cross
Jaffrey
Iowa
Jaffrey-Rindge
Harry Lee Edwards
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bethel Ame Church
W.C. Perkins
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Kevin Edwards
Marion
Kim
Leroy) Smith- Taylor
Morgen
Adam
IBM
Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Goss
Noland
Bakersfield
Calif
Harry
APAC
Elk’s Lodge
Waterloo
Jaycee’s
Murdochfuneralhome
Obituary notices for Bruno Bechler and Betty Hill
Obituaries profile Bruno Bechler a longtime educator from Marion Iowa who served in WWII and endured POW camps and Betty Hill a Cedar Rapids resident known for family service and community work. Also mentions Harry Edwards Cedar Rapids resident former IBM employee with a life of church and civic involvement. Funeral details and memorial contributions noted for each.
Obituaries for Cedar Rapids area residents list multiple services
Gerald J Ramm 286 of Cedar Rapids died December 5 2011 at Mercy Medical Center. Services 10 a m Friday at St Matthew Catholic Church burial St Joseph Cemetery. A vigil 4 p m Thursday at Teahen Funeral Home with visitation 3 8 p m Thursday and after 9 a m Friday at the church. Interment Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors follows a Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home visitation 4 7 p m Thursday. Leona T Kenner 97 of Belle Plaine formerly Chelsea died December 8 2011 at Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center from age related complications. Services 10 30 a m Wednesday at Hrabak Funeral Home burial Rector Cemetery Chelsea Visitation one hour before. She is survived by sister Bernice Vaughn and extended Kimm and Vaughn families. Online condolences at hrabakfuneralhome.com.
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Gerald “Jerry” J. Ramm
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Center
St. Matthew Catholic Church
David Beckman
St. Joseph Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Leona T. Kenner
Belle Plaine
Chelsea
Hrabak
Joe Behounek
Rector Cemetery
Bernice
Ray) Vaughn
Maxine Kit
Henry T Swalles dead at 75 in Columbus Junction crash
Henry T Swalles 75 of Columbus Junction died Sunday December 4 2011 from injuries in a car crash. A memorial service is set for 10:30 a.m. Friday December 9 at Grace United Church of Christ Conesville with burial at Conesville Cemetery. Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service of Iowa City is handling arrangements.
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Henry T. Swalles
Columbus Junction
Grace United Church of Christ
Conesville
Conesville Cemetery
Gayandciha
Gay & Ciha
Iowa City
Henry
Connie Rybarczyk, 65, Coralville dies after cancer battle
Connie Rybarczyk of Coralville died December 4 2011 after a long cancer fight. Funeral services set for December 8 2011 at Lensing Oak Hill with Father Michael Phillips officiating. Burial at St Josephs Cemetery. Visitation December 7 2011 at the funeral home.
Lost Nation resident Vivian Schultz Mowry 92 dies
Vivian Schultz Mowry of Lost Nation Iowa died December 3 2011 at Colonial Manor of Amana A Celebration of Life service will be held December 8 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Lost Nation Visitation December 7 at Lahey Funeral Home Burial in Massillon Cemetery Massillon IA She was born January 22 1919 in Lost Nation to Edward R and Anna Schultz She married Virgil N Mowry February 14 1942 and farmed near Clarence and Lost Nation He died November 20 1999 She moved to Lakeview Village Amana in 2002 and Colonial Manor in 2008 Survived by son Jay and daughter Margie two grandchildren six great grandchildren and a sister in law Memorials may be directed to Camp Courageous.
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Vivian (Schultz) Mowry
Lost Nation
Iowa
Amana
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Lahey Funeral
Massillon
Vivian
Edward R
Anna (Andreson) Schultz
Lost Nation High School
Virgil N. Mowry
Virgil
Clarence
Lakeview Village
Colonial Manor
Clinton County Farm Bureau
Lost Nation Booster Club
Marion
Jennifer
Barry) Howsden
Aurora
Colo
Peyton
Gavin Howsden
Brinkley
Chaz
Shelby Braden
Colton Mowry
Vance Busch
Dorothy Busch
Esther Christensen
Paul
Louis Schultz
Vivian Seng
Camp Courageous
Laheys.com
Jean Ann Franklin 80 of Vinton dies. nurse honored
Jean Ann Franklin age 80 of Vinton formerly of Hiawatha died Sunday December 4 2011 at Wind Sor Manor in Vinton. Services are 10 a m Wednesday December 7 at Murdoch Funeral Home Central City with burial at Coggon Cemetery. She was a lifelong registered nurse at St Luke's Hospital and first Smulekoff Award recipient. Memorials may be directed to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ann Franklin
Vinton
Hiawatha
Windsor Manor
Murdoch Funeral Home
Central City
Coggon Cemetery
Coggon
Stephen W. Coomes
Owensboro
Janis Franklin
Dennis Kelchen
Anchorage
Alaska
Christopher J
Marcia) Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Nancy
Keith) Schmitz
Urbana
Jill
Ryan Franklin
Abby Anthony
Joy
H. Dean) Batterson
Washington
Iowa
Wallace
Joan) Fairchild
Oelwein
Marion
Keith Fairchild
Jean
Walker
Edmond and
Delpha (Heiserman) Fairchild
Marion J. Franklin
Kansas City
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke's Auxiliary
Smulekoff
Zion Presbyterian Church
Optimist
Murdochfuneralhome
Betty Louvar 86 Dies at North Liberty Rural Home
Donna Betty Louvar 86 of rural North Liberty died Monday December 5 2011 at her home. Services are pending with Gay Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City.
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Donna
Betty” Louvar
Liberty
Gay & Ciha
Iowa City
Norman Grimm 91 West Branch resident dies
Norma Lucille Grimm 91 of West Branch dies December 4 2011 at Crestview Nursing and Rehab Center Funeral services are set for December 7 at Bethany Lutheran Church Visitation is today at Henderson Barker Funeral Home Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery Muscatine Memorials may go to Bethany Lutheran Church Survivors include daughter Ellen Oostendorp son John Grimm four grandchildren nine great grandkids and a sister Gerald and several siblings are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Lucille Grimm
West Branch
Crestview
Bethany Lutheran Church
Henderson-Barker Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Muscatine
Hendersonbarkerfuneralhome
Norma
Stockton
Roy
Minnie Paul Egel
Davenport Central High School
Gerald L. Grimm
Pleasant Prairie
New Era
Nichols Srea
University of Iowa
Eastern Star
Nichols and
Ellen
Ron) Oostendorp
Nichols
John
Jan) Grimm
Mike Oostendorp
St. Louis
John Oostendorp
Cedar
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