Obituary notices note early deadline for Christmas week
The Gazette prints obituary submissions for Mon Dec 25 and Tue Dec 26 by 1 pm Sun Dec 24 due to holiday press. The obit index includes Cleota Branam, Ricky Hard, Gerald Alberhasky, plus others in Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mechanicsville and beyond. Gerald Alberhasky, 77, died Dec 17, services set Dec 28 29 in Iowa City with burial at St Joseph. Obituaries mention many survivors and memorial options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cleota
Tobi” Branam
Ricky Lee Hard
Gary Richard Simon
Iowa City
Gerald Raymond
Alberhasky
Mechanicsville
Scott Vanard Schoffstall
Gerald Raymond Alberhasky
USHC
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Lensing
St. Mary Catholic Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
St. Mary’s
Obituary: Gary Richard Simon 1935 2028
Gary Richard Simon 88 of Colorado City Colorado died December 14 2028 in Cedar Rapids Iowa born March 27 1935 in Cedar Rapids son of Harley and Mabel Simon graduated Roosevelt High 1953 worked as electronic assembler 1961 1997 married Mary Dicksie Wilson October 9 1970 two daughters Ann and Liz memorials suggested to National Parks Conservation Association Celebration of Life to be announced in Cedar Rapids survivors include wife daughters and grandchildren funeral details posted by Cedar Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Richard Simon
Colorado City
Colo
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gary
Harley and
Mabel
Jordan) Simon
Roosevelt High School
Cherry-Burrell/Evergreen
Mary “Dicksie” Wilson
Ann
Liz
Dicksie
United States
Mary Simon
David) Ashton
Ankeny
Elizabeth
Steve) Simon-Eikanger
Monument
Jacob
Tyler
Nicholas Ashton
Ava
Laurel Eikanger
Janice
Bill) Mattox
Pea Ridge
Ark
Brenda Fields
Billy Mattox
National Parks Conservation Association
Npca.org
Obituary: Cleota Tobi Branam of Cedar Rapids
Cleota Tobi Branam 85 of Cedar Rapids Iowa died December 17 2023 at Unity Point St Luke's Hospital Visitation December 26 2023 4 to 6 p m at St Mark's United Methodist Church Cedar Rapids Memorial service December 27 2023 11 a m at the church with one hour prior burial options at Cedar Memorial. Branam wife mother sister and aunt survived by husband Jim Branam two sons Brian Branam and Bradley Branam Erika Backstrom sister Carolyn Leggett sister-in-law Marybeth Dowden and extended family. Memorials to St Mark's United Methodist Church. Online condolences at Cedar Memorial Obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleota
Tobi
Branam
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Unity Point
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Johnson Ave
Grafton
W. Va
George Ottis Gawthrop
Alta Lillian Lawler Gawthrop
Michigan
Michigan State University
Wayne State University
James
Jim” Branam
Brian
Bradley
Jim
Jim Branam
Brian Branam
Bradley Branam
Erika Backstrom
Eugene
Ore
Carolyn Leggett
Fredericksburg
Marybeth Dowden
Kokomo
Ind
George
Ettamae Gawthrop
Louisville
Cedarmemorial.com
Mechanicville resident Scott Schoffstall dies at 52
Scott Vanard Schoffstall of Mechanicsville died December 21 2023 from pancreatic cancer while under care at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Visitation December 23 at Fry Funeral Home Tipton with services at 2 pm burial at Rose Hill Cemetery Mechanicsville. Memorials to pancreatic cancer research. He served as a United States Marine and was 51. He is survived by his wife Joni and his parents Keith and Susan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Vanard Schoffstall
Mechanicsville
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Fry Funeral Home
Tipton
Funeral
Rose Hill Cemetery
Iowa
Scott Schoffstall
Fryfuneralhome.com
Scott
Keith V
Susan A Piper Schoffstall
Subic Bay
Philippines
Strongsville High School
Joni Ann van Dorn
Tipton Fairgrounds
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Florida
Wal-Mart
Hy-Vee
Amazon
Joni Schoffstall
Keith
Susan Schoffstall
Macedonia
Erin
Mike
Maureen Sweeney Weathered D-Day Delay Towering Over Overlord
Maureen Flavin Sweeney, a 21 year old postal clerk in Blacksod County Mayo, provided weather observations that signaled a storm and helped postpone D Day from June 5 to June 6 1944. Her data reached the Met Office and Eisenhower's weather adviser Group Captain Stagg influencing the Allied invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Mayo
Mid- Atlantic
Blacksod
Britain
Met Office
France
English Channel
County Mayo
Maureen Flavin
Maureen Flavin Sweeney
Sweeney
James Martin Stagg
Royal Air Force
Stagg
Dwight Eisenhower
John Ross
Eisenhower
Greenland
Scotland
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Calmar Clinton Frana
Helms Funeral Home
Decorah
Burdette Johnson
Douglas Northrup
Brush Chapel
Avacentre
Harpers Ferry
Cynthia Foley
Martin- Gray Funeral Home
Waukon
Lansing
Leo J. Delaney
Tomball
Texas
Thornburg-Gray Funeral Home
Marion Julie Ann Coady
Cedar Memorial Park
Waverly
Jack Joseph Tripolino
Kaiser-Carson Funeral Homes
Ricky Lee
Ricky
Melissa
Michelle
Brittany
Katie
Cait
Cassie
Connie
Casey
Chelsey
Courtney
Chris
Big Ricky
Little Ricky
Danny
Laura
Jerry
John
Atticus
Waits Alberhasky
Joan
Gerald) Vandevoort
Paradise Valley
Ariz
Ronald
Linda) Alberhasky
Coralville
Tim
Joan) Alberhasky
Clive
Beverly
Dean
Mary Sue
Michael) Dumas
Chuck
Sheri) Foust
Linda Foust
William
Sheila
Quinten
Jean Foust
Mike Foust
Keith Foust
Colin Dumas
Lensingfuneral.com
Eagles
Masons
Lions
AmVets
Cleota “Tobi
Maureen Sweeney
Thes
Belmullet
Sweeny
U.S
House of Representatives
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