Deaths in Cedar Rapids and area reflect long illness
Multiple obituaries from Cedar Rapids area announce deaths on Dec 7 and 8 1996. Included are Sister Mary Valeria King 93 of Sacred Heart Convent burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Louis Melisha 87 of Cedar Rapids funeral at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. A Morey 85 and Eugene Topping with military ties. Noreen Utecht 73. Ralph Sanford 88. and others with services, wakes, and memorials listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Valeria King
Sacred Heart Convent
Mercy Medical Center
Dwayne Thoman
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Mary Valeria
Delhi
Iowa
Owen E
Stasia B. Sheran King
Cedar Rapids
Sisters of Mercy
Clarion
Waterloo
Fairfax
Ames
Marion
Evansdale
Oelwein
Frances Wilcox 81 Died in Brooklyn After Short Illness
Frances Wilcox aged 81 died Sunday afternoon December 8 1996 at Brookhaven Nursing Home Brooklyn after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending with Nev Haven Funeral Home.
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Frances Wilcox
Brookhaven Nursing Home
Brooklyn
Nevenhaven Funeral Home
Harold Dean Jewell obituary in Elkader
Harold Dean Jewell 94 of Elkader died after a long illness. Services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Congregational Church with Rev. Bob Williams. Burial at East Side Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at Leonard Funeral Home and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. He is survived by Helen Cheeseman of Elkader and sisters Eva Meyer and Marie Esch of Arizona.
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Harold Dean Jewell
Central Community Hospital
Elkader
First Congregational Church
Bob Williams
East Side Cemetery
Leonard Funeral Home
Helen Cheeseman
Eva Meyer
Marie Esch
Arizona
Obituaries Share Causes and Services for Florence Hines and Edgar Nelson
Florence E Hines 81 died Sunday in St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids after a brief illness Arrangements are pending at Leonard Funeral Home Edgewood Edgar O Nelson 91 died at Edgewood Convalescent Home after a long illness Services planned 1 pm Tuesday at Edgewood Bible Church Burial Bethel Cemetery rural Colesbury Friends may call 2 to 8 pm today at Leonard Funeral Home Edgewood and afternoon Tuesday at church Survivors include wife Violet two daughters Sheila Williams Marion and Dorothy Knutsen Edgewood three sisters Florence Hansel Edgewood Margaret Deuel Strawberry Point and Hildur Martin Las Vegas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Chapel West
Linwood Cemetery
Nick Longworth
Audrey Dellreile
Oxford Junction
Marilyn Streight
Robert
Marion
Carol Scalf
James
Lucerne
Gerald Topping
Martha Kelsey
Cedar Rapids
Ralph E. Sanford
24Th St
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Grace
Fredricka Lake
Houston
Texas
Ralph
Pine Bluff
Ark
William and
Isola Wing Sanford
Grace L. Brown
Fremont
Neb
Sherwin- Williams
Retired Men’s Golf Association
Florence E. Hines
St. Luke's Hospital
Leonard Funeral Home
Edgar O. Nelson
Edgewood
Grinnell Notices: Maria Bradford and Constance Wieman Dies
Maria Bradford 85 died of cancer at home Sunday December 8 1996. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday at Herrick Chapel Grinnell College Campus with body donated to University of Iowa Anatomy Department. Survivors include two daughters Maria Paulsen Berlin West Germany Nancy Frank Essex Mass and two sons Lewis Chicago Walter Evanston Ill. Constance Wieman 73 died at Grinnell Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Services 11 a.m. today at St Pauls Episcopal Church burial Forest Home Cemetery Montezuma. Surviving children include four daughters Jane Durrith Margaret Ann and a son Henry plus sisters Mary Davenport and Laura Wieman.
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Maria Bradford
Herrick Chapel
Grinnell College
University of Iowa Anatomy Department
Smith Funeral Home
Maria Paulsen
Berlin
West Germany
Nancy Frank
Essex
Mass
Lewis
Chicago
Walter
Evanston
Ill
Constance Wieman
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Forest Home Cemetery
Montezuma
Watts Funeral Home
Jane Wieman
Japan
Derrith Wieman
Houston
Texas
Margaret Wieman
Grinnell
Ann Wieman
Seattle
Henry
Massachusetts
Mary Davenport
Laura Wieman
Obituary for Chris Gerot of Iowa City
Chris Gerot 25 of 4853 Oak Crest Hill Rd SE died Saturday December 7 1996 at University Hospitals Iowa City Services 7 PM Tuesday Lorden Funeral Home Riverside where friends may call after 5 PM Tuesday The Rev Robert Hoover will officiate His body was cremated Survivors include his parents Dale and Pam Gerot Dale and Linda Creely a sister Vanessa Gerot of Riverside and a step brother Tony Eckrich of Iowa City
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Chris Gerot
Oakcrest Hill Rd
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Lorden Funeral Home
Riverside
Robert Hoover
Dale
Pam Gerot
Linda Creely
Vanessa Gerot
Tony Eckrich
Obituary of Roy C. Landis at 89 in Manchester Iowa
Roy C Landis 89 died at Delaware County Memorial Hospital Manchester after a long illness. Services 10 30 a m First Lutheran Church by Rev Tom Jones Burial Oakland Cemetery Friends may call 3 to 8 p m today at Shelly Funeral Home Survivors include wife Marie.
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Betty L. Thomas
Marjorie Trout
Robert
Chari
Edward
Elizabeth Kuehl Walter
Betty
Norfolk
Neb
Lloyd J. Thomas
Stamat Publishing
Russell Guide Printing
First Lutheran Church
The
Graphic Union
Roy C. Landis
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Manchester
Tom Jones
Oakland Cemetery
Shelly Funeral Home
Marie
Maquoreta Helen J. Smith 71 Dies at Home
Helen J. Maquoreta Smith, 71, died Saturday afternoon December 7 1996 at her home. Arrangements are pending at Carson and Son Funeral Home.
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Helen J. Smith
Carson & Son Funeral Home
Mount Auburn mourns Doyle A Bristow cancer death
Doyle A Bristow 76 of Brownsville Texas formerly of Mount Auburn died of cancer Sunday December 8 1996 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Iowa City. Memorial services 11 a m Wednesday at Mount Auburn Methodist Church led by Rev Albert Cocke no visitation. Arrangements Powell Funeral Home Keota. Survivors include son Judd Bristow of Adel three daughters Tina Huber Keota Shala Roberts Charles City Velda Warner Dale Ind a sister Faye Marvin and brother Lloyd both of Waterloo.
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Doyle A. Bristow
Brownsville
Texas
Mount Auburn
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City
Mount Auburn Methodist Church
Albert Cocke
Powell Funeral Home
Keota
Juddson
Adel
Tanna Huber
Shala Roberts
Charles City
Velda Warner
Dale
Ind
Faye Marvin
Lloyd
Waterloo
Obituary: Melvin Grimm 71 of North English dies in Iowa City
Melvin C S Grimm 71 formerly of rural Webster dies Saturday December 7 1996 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a brief illness. Burial at St Bernard Cemetery rural Millersburg. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home North English. Survived by Virginia his wife three sons Kevin John Terry a daughter Carol Reif and sister Evelyn Stepanek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Cs. Grimm
Webster
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Keswick
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Millersburg
Powell Funeral Home
North English
Virginia
Gertrude Grimm
Kevin
John
Brooklyn
Terry
Williamsburg
Carol Reif
Conroy
Evelyn Stepanek
Cedar Rapids
Scotchtown style obituary for Adolph “Boots” Bohiken
Adolph Boots Bohiken aged 74 died Sunday December 8 1996 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are pending at Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph “Boots’’ Bohiken
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Goettsch Funeral Home
Monticello
Obituary Notice for George R. Reeve
George Richard Reeve 71 of 4081 Second St. NE Coralville died December 8 1996 after a lengthy illness in Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Services 10 30 a m Tuesday at George L Gay Funeral Home and Crematorium Iowa City with calling hours 3 to 8 p m today. Rev Manuel Berlin will officiate burial Oxford Cemetery. Survivors include wife Hazel three daughters Marcia Reeve Coralville Faye Tucker West Branch Kay McGuire Wayland a son Melvin Iowa City and a brother Ralph Humeston.
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George Richard Reeve
Second St
Coralville
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
George L. Gay
Manuel Berlin
Oxford Cemetery
Hazel
Marcia Reeve
Faye Tucker
West Brouch
Kay McGuire
Wayland
Melvin
Ralph
Humeston
Mary Hanus 101 dies after extended illness in Traer
Mary Hanus 101 dies Saturday December 7 1996 at Sunrise Hill Care Center Traer after an extended illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St Paul Catholic Church. Burial at St Vaclav Cemetery Clutier. Friends may call 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Overton Funeral Home Traer with a scripture service at 6 p.m. Survived by son Ervin Traer and daughter Mildred Bohnstengel Clutier.
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Mary Hanus
Sunrise Hill
Traer
St. Paul Catholic Church
John Tilp
St. Vaclav Cemetery
Clutter
Overton Funeral Home
Ervin
Mildred Bohnstengel
Clutier
Helen V McDonald 93 of Brooklyn dies after long illness
Helen V. McDonald 93 of Brooklyn dies after a lengthy illness. Graveside services 2 p.m. today at Koszta Cemetery Koszta. Friends may call after 9 a.m. today at Smith Funeral Home Victor where they will meet at 1 p.m. Survivors include nieces and nephews Tom Nodurft Cedar Rapids Edward Dobrinski Nakoti N D Duncan McGivern Margarite McGivern Silvis Judy McGivern Davenport and special friends Richard and Helen Carson Orion Mi.
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Helen V. McDonald
Brookhaven
Duncan and
Margarite McGivern
Silvis, Ill
Judy McGivern
Davenport
Richard and
Helen Carson
Orion
Obituary for Glen R. Struve 70 in Vinton Iowa
Glen R. Struve 70 died at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after an extended illness. Graveside services with military rites set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Auburn Cemetery. Arrangements by Phillips Funeral Home Vinton. Survivors include wife Hannah four daughters Merry Dee Struve Tina Neblett Valerie Padon Becky Crabtree a son Timothy two sisters Betty Grimm Bernice Rhoads and a brother Ken.
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Glen R. Struve
Mercy
Memorial notices for Martens Skalsky Smith Winslow in Iowa obits
Obituary notices for Walter J. Martens at United Church of Christ Eagle Grove burial Rose Hill Cemetery with services at Murdoch Marion and Willim Eagle Grove. Lester Skalsky memorial service at Brush Chapel cremation with cremains burial in Czech National Cemetery. Darold A Smith service at Murdoch Marion with Scripture service burial St Joseph Prairieburg. Lawrence B Winslow service at Murdoch Linwood Cedar Rapids burial Linwood Cemetery.
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Walter J. Martens
United Church of Christ
Eagle Grove
Iowa
Rose Hill
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Willim Funeral Home
Lester Skalsky
Brush Chapel
Czech National Cemetery
Darold A
Smitty
Smith
Funeral Home
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Prairieburg
Lawrence B. Winslow
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids
Linwood Cemetery
Death notices and obituaries guidelines and rates
The Gazette lists submission hours for death notices and obituaries with immediate survivors and a photo published as news. Additional material on survivors, education, military service and hobbies costs 35 cents per word, with out-of-town notices charged the same. call 398-8221 for information.
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the Gazette
In Memory Of Guidelines Public Notice
A notice outlines guidelines for In Memory Of tributes including submission times price per word and photo charges. Readers are advised to submit in writing by 4 p.m. on weekdays and to include the desired publication date. A contact phone number 368-8873 is provided for questions.
Unborn child's death prompts Iowa legal reforms
A bereaved couple states that an unborn child’s death led to new Iowa laws. They announce the loss of Katrina and express hope that justice will honor the child, while conveying love from Doug and Jean Fisher.
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Iowa
Katrina
Dad
Mom
Doug
Jean Fisher
Tina M. Lee Remembered in Loving Message
Family notes Tina M. Lee born February 7 1974 died December 9 1995. They express deep grief and say she will forever dance with dolphins, remaining in their hearts as they cope with loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tina
Sweetheart
Remembering Doug and Mary Lou Wiley
Short tribute noting the Wiley siblings Doug and Mary Lou who lived through 1944 to 1995 with remembrances from family and community, highlighting their hometown, years of life, and lasting impact on friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug and
Mary Lou Wiley
Chamber Orchestra Delights With Baroque Holiday Concert
The Cedar Rapids Symphony Chamber Orchestra staged a Mostly Baroque Christmas at Franklin Middle School. Soloists Jeff Korak and Gretchen Johnson dazzled, while audience participation created a shared Messiah chorus with 40 Meister singers from Jefferson High School.
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Ats Anc
Lindent
Cedar Rapids Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Franklin Middle School
Purcell
Schiassi
Handel
Vaughan Williams
Christian Tiemeyer
Suzanne Hillis Ackin
Kansas City
Ann Larson
Indianola
Dan Dressen
Minnesota
David Judisch
Decorah
Jewel
Jeff Korak
Symphony
Gretchen Johnson
Johnson
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