Obituary Submissions and Deadlines for The Gazette
Obituaries must be submitted for next day publication Monday through Friday by 4 p.m. The deadline for Sunday notices is Friday 4 p.m. Submissions may be sent via funeral home email or the Gazette obituary submission form. Obits are edited for grammar, spelling, libel, and AP style. For costs or questions contact obits@thegazette.com or 319 398 8221.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Funeral Home
Thegazette
Obituaries for Vera Mills Engelbart and Bill Ellis
Vera Mills Engelbart of Belle Plaine dies at 94 after years as resident advocate and artist. Surviving daughters nine grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Memorials to Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Bill Ellis of Cedar Rapids, 76, dies after service in Army and work with DOT and paint firms. Visitation and funeral details noted. Also memorials to family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Belle Plaine
Vera Faye
Mills
Engelbart
Cedar Rapids
William
Bill" Ellis
Timothy
T.J." Evans
Melvin Eugene Schirm
Delores Thoma Kalona
Lynn E. Merck van Horne
Tamie Matheny
Victor
Susie Rohrer
West Branch
Matthew C. Brack
Mills) Engelbart
Vera
John and
Calista Faye (Martin) Mills
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Chicago
Chicago Institute of Art
Don Engelbart
Don
Oregon
Karen
Robert) Bradley
Reta
Jerry) Slaymaker
Guernsey
Joyce
Rey) Bray
Colorado Springs
Colo
Donna
Michael) Stark
Swisher
Lonnie
Edward
Anna
Margaret
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Berf.org
Iowacremation.com
William “Bill” Ellis
Iowa City
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Czech National Cemetery
Bill
Charles and
Hazel (Reinberg) Ellis
Iowa D.O.T. and
Klinger
Eagles Club
Moose Lodge
U.S. Army
Cj’s
Sports Bar & Grill
Czech Village
Marie Ellis
Judy
Craig) Willman
Sue
Mel) Ellis
Chris
Pat) Mooney
Obituary notices for Delores Thoma and Tamie Matheny
Two obituaries share details of Delores Thoma 92 of Cedar Rapids who died November 9 2018 and Tamie Matheny 38 of Van Horne who died from a Tama County crash also on November 9 2018 Memorial services are planned for Delores November 15 at Cedar Memorial Chapel and for Tamie November 17 at Benton Community High School auditorium with services and visitation details The notices list survivors including children grandchildren and siblings and note prior affiliations and careers. The second notice lists Tamie’s roles as a paramedic firefighter and EMS member with affiliations to FFA 4 H and Wolfe Eye Clinic and mentions memorial contributions and online condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Eugene Schirm
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Memorial Park Chapel Stateroom
Zion Lutheran Church
Hiawatha
Melvin
Lawrence and
Marie
Stolte) Schirm
Mel
Wilson High School
Link Belt Speeder
U.S. Air Force
Link Belt
Kirkwood Community College
Weland Lab
Annetta
Steven
Kimberly
Thomas
Kathy
Michael
Madonna
James
Dru
Chris
Ben
Sarah
Joyce Twachtmann
Russell
Pat
Herb
Betty
Robert
Walt Twachtmann
William Ede
Robert Husmann
Harold Tholen
Bernhardt Tholen
Patricia Jennings
Melvin Schirm
Cedarmemorial.com
Delores Thoma
Mercy Hospice
Johnston
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
First Lutheran Church
Sue Thoma Garvin
Jonathan Garvin
Rose Ann
Fred) Swartz
Delores
Wesley
Leona
Urban Sadler
Niara Harris
Eileen Huebner
Paul Garvin
New Albin
Iowa
Postville High School
Finley Hospital School of Nursing
Dubuque
Wesley Thoma
Little Brown
Nashua
St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital
Spartans
Jon
Michigan State University
UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Foundation
van Horne
Tamie Matheny
Tama
Benton Community High School
St. John Lutheran Cemetery
Newhall
Tamie
Vinton
Jeff
Michelle (Welter) Matheny
8.E.C.C
Burlington
Wolfe Eye Clinic
FFA
North Benton Ambulance
Tate Kettler
Jessi) Kettler
Ash
Vince and
Ann Welter
Phillipsfuneralhomes.com
Matthew C Brack 54 of West Branch Dies
Matthew C Brack 54 of West Branch died Sunday November 11 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics A gathering for family and friends will be held from 4 to 7 p m Thursday November 15 at Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City In lieu of flowers a memorial fund is established in his memory
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
T.J.” Evans
Cedar Rapids
Legacy Center
Murdoch-Linwood
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
T.J
Iowa
Phillip and
Pamela (Streitner) Evans
Jefferson High School
Hupp Electric
G&k Lawn Service
3 Brothers Garage
Tyler Evans
Bree
Molly Evans
Phill
Pam Evans
Tammy Evans
Kipp
Marion
Seth
Tori
Jeff
Jeremy
Valdog
Dozer
Murdochfuneralhome.com
West Branch
Matthew C. Brack
University of Iowa
Matthew
Gay & Ciha
Iowa City
Iowa Hawkeyes
Funeral Home
Gayandciha.com
Celebration of Life for Lynn E. Merck Kalona
A celebration of life for Lynn E. Merck 69 of Kalona will be at 10 30 a m Thursday November 15 at Kalona United Methodist Church. Burial with full military honors at Sharon Hill Cemetery Kalona follows. Visitation 2 to 7 p m Wednesday November 14 at Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona. Memorials to Iowa City Hospice Kalona United Methodist Church and Pleasantview Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Susie Rohrer
Victor
Brooklyn Community Estates
Victor United Methodist Church
Jim Davis
Emmanuel Cemetery
Smith Funeral Home
Safe Haven Animal Shelter
Iowa County
P.O
Smithsh.com
Kalona
Lynn E. Merck
Kalona United Methodist Church
Gerry Kahler
Sharon Hill Cemetery
Peterseim
Iowa City
Pleasantview Home
Lynn Merck
Witnesses sought in Tama County fatal crash
The Iowa State Patrol asks for public help after a Friday crash on Highway 30 near Chelsea in Tama County. Tamie Ann Cockrell, 38, of Van Horne died at the scene when a FedEx semi driven by Adam Nurre crossed the centerline and hit her eastbound pickup. The investigation continues. tips may be directed to the Cedar Rapids District 11 office or public information officer Nathan Ludwig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Patrol
Tama
Tamie Ann Cockrell
van Horne
Highway 30
RR Avenue
Chelsea
Adam R. Nurre
Dyersville
Cockrell
District 11 State Patrol
Cedar Rapids
Nathan Ludwig
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bruce Appleoff
Cedar Memorial Park
Juvik
Ely Carolyn J. Sweet
Brush Chapel
Avacentre
Lost Nation
Delma Timm
Carson Celebration of
Maquoketa
Marion Patricia Ann Brogan
Monona
Susan JoAnn Wilke
Leonard Gray
Monticello
Virginia Foster
Goettsch
Sigourney
Strawberry Point
Donald Jack Fredrick
Leonard Muller
Engelbart Belle Plaine
Tama County
the Gazette
Uish
Mehaffey