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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1997
Page
8
A multi obituary notice lists deaths of Harry J. Benesh 75 of Cedar Rapids and Arline J. Hoverton 70 of Burnsville along with Rev. Elvis Pressley 40 of Knoxville and Rev. Gary Pressley 40s. Also noted are Mavis Florman Jack L. Kelley Norman Spenser Rob Staley and Arline Hoverton survivors, service details, and memorials.
Martha M. Fowler of Grinnell dies at 62 from cancer at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Memorial services set for Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Smith Funeral Home with burial in Hazel Wood Cemetery. Family will be at the funeral home today from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 6:30 to 8 p.m. Survivors include husband George two sons Randy Marshalltown and Steve Monroe two brothers Dick Warwick Wadeborough N C and Bill Warwick Deep River and sister Ann Kubik Marshalltown.
Glen H. Molienhauer obituary notes funeral services at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion at 2 p.m. Tuesday with calling hours from 4 to 6 p.m. today. Graveside services are scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Frank A Ithins 384 of Lost Nation died Sunday morning December 14 1997 at his home following a lengthy illness. Services will be 1030 am Wednesday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with Rev Donita Moeller. Burial at Massillon Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 pm Tuesday at Hayden Funeral Home Lost Nation. Survivors include his wife Fardie two sons Warren of Baldwin and Galen of Colorado Springs Colo two stepdaughters Alice Elam Taylor Springs IL and Norma Clemens Springfield IL a stepson Leo Burris Granite City IL and two brothers Roy Grand Mound and Herman Wheatland.
Donald M. Gordon died Sunday December 14 1997 at his home after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending with Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein.
Lola Monnahan 85 of Lebanon Missouri died Sunday December 14 1997 after a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements are with Holman Funeral Home Lebanon burial Mount Rose Cemetery Lebanon. Survived by four daughters Erma Jean Graf Oelwein Margery Dierks Grove Springs Missouri Donna Monnahan Farmington New Mexico Marilyn Voorhies Odessa Texas and a son Robert Lebanon Missouri.
Bernard Howard Brennan 78 of Gilbertville died Dec 13 1997 in Covenant Medical Center Waterloo from complications of surgery. Services Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church Gilbertville with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery Waterloo. Survivors include sons Kenneth Vernon Wade brothers Eugene Robert sisters Isabel Gansen Marie Masterson Ruth Piegers Jeanette Lentz Rosemary Bogge. Larry G Donlea 53 died Dec 13 1997 in Covenant Medical Center Waterloo after apparent heart attack. Memorial service 1 30 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church with viewing 4 8 p.m. today at White Funeral Home Jesup. Cremation. Survivors include daughters Suzanne Rachel brothers Don Jerry Michael Brian sisters Shery Sheets Glenda Grant.
A memorial fund is established by her family in Cedar Rapids Iowa to honor Denise Grissom who lived from April 19 1965 to December 15 1996. The notice invites donations and provides the box address for the fund.
Avis Pearl McGain 71 of Robins Iowa formerly of Chicago died Friday December 12 1997 at her home after a sudden illness Graveside services 130 pm Tuesday Mount Carmel Cemetery Hillside Illinois The family will receive friends 5 to 8 pm today at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cedar Rapids Survivors include three sons Jim Cedar Rapids Mike Oak Park IL Rick Charles City three daughters Barbara Hendersonville Peggy Lake Forest Shirley Patras Park Ridge IL a brother Jack Armstrong Center Point a sister Mildred Kalish Brevard NC and 14 grandchildren She was born December 31 1925 in Garrison Iowa to O F and Merle Armstrong She married Charles A McGain in 1943 He died in 1968 She married Russ Weston in 1978 They divorced She worked as a secretary for Washington National Insurance Co in Chicago and for the Department of Human Services in Linn County for 11 years retiring in 1988
Solon Joseph Pep Herman 77 died at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending with Brosh Funeral Home Solon.
Charles C. Randall's funeral service is set for 10 a.m. today at St Isidore Catholic Church in Springville with calling from 9 a.m. Burial will follow in Springville Cemetery. Arrangements are through Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion.
David E. Jones, 75, of Kismet, Kansas, formerly of Washington, died on Saturday, December 13, 1997 in Kismet. Arrangements are pending with Jones Funeral Home in Washington.
Elizabeth Navra Plotz is buried at Czech National Cemetery after a service at Brush Chapel held at 10 a.m. today.
The Gazette lists submission hours for death notices and obituaries, notes that arrangements and immediate survivors appear as a news item with a photo, and charges 35 cents per word for additional material and second-day notices. Call 398-8221 for information.
Notices for memorials require written submissions by 4 p.m. on weekdays with date of publication. Pricing is 35 cents per word and 10 dollars per photo. For questions contact the newspaper.
Submissions must be in writing with a daytime phone number. Deadlines vary by section including Camp Tanager and Church page submissions by specific midweek times. Contact numbers provided for questions and guidance on publication in the Gazette.
Four women in Anonymous 4 performed Legends of St Nicholas at the University of Iowa, mixing motets and hymns with narrated readings from The Golden Legend. Their precise unison and elegant counterpoint conveyed a reverent mood despite a coughing audience.
The Cedar Rapids district considers buying 12.4 acres north of Blairs Ferry Road for 206658 dollars from Jim Sattler and a second property at 534 McKinley St SE for 45000 dollars with possession likely Feb 1. A 7:30 p.m. meeting and 4:30 p.m. work session are planned, plus a closed session on student expulsion.
The Cedar Rapids Division sees multiple bankruptcy petitions. Debtors include Scott and Suzanne Kinch with debts of 46979 and assets 30055. Richard F. and Linda Goldsberry with Chapter 7 listing 16 to 49 creditors. Nancy Hoyle with 15049 debts and 6090 assets. and many others with varying debt, asset, and exemptions. The list names individuals and couples, addresses, debts, assets, and exemptions.
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