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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1994

Page

8

Deaths in Eastern Iowa Honor Several Local Residents

John Frazier Low 70 died December 22 1994 in St Luke's Hospital after a short illness. Services 1 p.m. Tuesday Turner Chapel West with burial Campbell Cemetery. Memorial fund for EL Kahir Shrine Transportation Fund. Douglas Alan Score 38 died December 22 1994 in Iowa City. Services 2 p.m. Monday King of Kings Lutheran Church burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials established. Wilbert Mike H Voeltz 73 died December 23 1994 at home. Arrangements pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home.

John Frazier Low St. Luke’s Hospital Marion Thomas F. Low Anita San Antonio Texas Richard O. Low Susan O'Fallon Shana K. Erenberger Larry Mount Vernon Betty Skalsky Eugene Ely Michael F. Low Jessica R. Low Chiara M. Erenberger Trey S. Erenberger Peter Alice Low James Low John Cedar Rapids Marion Newhard Collins Radio Crescent Lodge Af&am Iowa A&a SR Trowel RAM and Palestine Council R&sm Apollo Commandery EL Kahir Shrine Wreck Cinco Estaciones Teocali No. 77 Order of Quetzalcoatl Anezah Shrine Temple Mexico City Solon Optimist Club Turner Chapel West Campbell Cemetery Glenn N. Marshall Wilbert Mike” H. Voeltz Daniels St Cedar Memorial Funeral Home

Elberon B Riha 85 Dies After Several Strokes

Elberon B Riha 85 of rural Elberon died early Friday Dec 23 1994 at Sunny Hill Care Center Tama after several strokes. Services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St Marys Catholic Church Vining. Burial Holy Trinity Cemetery rural Vining. Survivors include two daughters Pauline Sienknecht and Wilma Hickson two sons Stanley and Clement and sister Frances Dvorak.

B. Riha Elberon Sunny Hill Tama St. Mary's Catholic Church Vining John Tilp Holy Trinity Cemetery Rural Mason-Hand Pauline Sienknecht Clutter Wilma Hickson Carrollton Texas Stanley Cedar Rapids Clement Frances Dvorak Pawtucket R.L

Blairstown Man Herbert H Braasch 31 Dies After Illness

Herbert H Braasch 31 of Blairstown died December 22 1994 in St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Services 10 30 a m Tuesday at St John s Catholic Church burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery rosary 6 p m Scripture service 7 p m at Overton Family Funeral Home Blairstown. Survivors include two sons Herb and Ron two daughters Mary Peterzalek Margaret Chekal Janet Warren and two sisters Hilda Barber Ella Woolsey.

Herbert H. Braasch St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids St. John’s Catholic Church Pleasant Hill Cemetery Overton Family Funeral Home Blairstown Louis Zee

Ruth C. Sweet Brandon dies of cancer at 53

Ruth C. Sweet, 53, died Friday December 23, 1994, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Services are 1:30 p.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church in Jubilee, rural La Porte City, with burial at Brandon Cemetery. Visitation 4 p.m. today or Sunday at White Funeral Home in Independence. She is survived by husband Jaron. two daughters Susan and Stacy. mother Eleanora Johnson. three sisters Jeanette Belling Ethel Runingen and Oriel Lee Miley. and brother Lionel Runingen.

Ruth C. Sweet Covenant Medical Center Waterloo Zion Lutheran Church Jubilee la Porte City Brandon Cemetery White Funeral Home Independence Jaron Susan Brandon Stacy Beaver Dam Wis Eleanora Johnson West Salem Jeanette Belling Waukesha Ethel Runingen Oriel Lee Miley Lowes Park Ill Lionel Runingen Aurora Colo

Juanita Breese 92 of Coralville dies after short illness

Juanita J. Breese 92 of 607 Eighth Ave Coralville died December 22 1994 at Crestview Care Center West Branch after a short illness. Services 1 30 p m Tuesday at George L Gay Funeral Home Iowa City burial Memory Gardens Cemetery Iowa City. Survivors include son Keith four grandchildren six great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Memorials to First Presbyterian Church Iowa City.

Juanita J. Breese Eighth Ave Crestview West Branch George L. Gay Iowa City Douglas Wilson Memory Gardens Keith North Liberty John Greene County Tenn Nathaniel Taylor Dotson Ida Belle Humphreys Tennessee Juanita John R. Breese First Presbyterian Church Blue Top Rosers Coralville Crestview Care Center

Caroline Hosek 89 dies of cancer in Cedar Rapids

Caroline M. Janko Hosek 89 died Friday afternoon December 23 1994 of cancer at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids Arrangements are pending at Brosh Chapel Cedar Rapids

Caroline M. Janko Hosek St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids Brosh Chapel

Grinnell Woman Clara Cogley 93 Dies of Kidney Failure

Clara E Cogley age 93 died of kidney failure Friday in Mayflower Health Care Center. Private services at Smith Funeral Home with visiting hours Sunday and Monday. Burial at Hazelwood Cemetery. Survived by eight daughters including Betty Bryan and Eleanor Mason and four sons, plus a brother and sister.

Clara E Cogley Mayflower Smith Funeral Home Hazelwood Cemetery Betty Bryan Davenport Eleanor Mason Tama Bernice Mithelman Avis Kelm Joan Hopkinson Patricia Lang Grinnell Barbara Danskin Phoenix Marilyn Copeland Jefferson Clarence Keith Colfax Allen Manhattan Kan Roy McClelland Sherman Figland Los Angeles Edith Plikuhn

Obituary of Anne Miller Wilson 65 formerly of Winthrop

Anne Miller Wilson 65 died December 21 1994 after a brief illness at Delaware County Memorial Hospital Manchester. Services 1:30 p m Tuesday White Funeral Home Independence with calling hours after 2 p m Monday Burial Fairbank Cemetery Fairbank. Survivors include husband Richard six daughters Pamela Mayberry Delhi Paula Wilgen bush Manchester Patricia McCusker Polly Villalobs Phoenix Pricilla Garcia Glen dale Ariz Portia Hesseltine Frankfurt Germany and two sisters Ruby Knode Lucille Miller Waterloo.

Anne Miller Wilson Winthrop Delaware County Memorial Hospital Manchester White Funeral Home Independence Fairbank Cemetery Fairbank Richard Pamela Mayberry Delhi Paula Wilgenbush Patricia McCusker Polly Villalobs Phoenix Pricilla Garcia Glendale, Ariz Portia Hesseltine Frankfurt Germany Ruby Knode Lucille Miller Waterloo

Mary Eileen Moore dies after lengthy illness in Independence

Mary Eileen Moore 76 of Waterloo formerly of Independence died Thursday December 22 1994 at West Village Care Center Independence after a lengthy illness Services set for 10 30 a m Tuesday at White Funeral Home Independence Burial at Mount Hope Cemetery Friends may call after 2 p m today at the funeral home with a 5 p m Monday greeting Survivors include daughter Sandra Gowdy Melbourne two sisters Viva Hansen Des Moines and Marian Hare Independence and brother Dwayne Fairchild Moreno Valley California

Mary Eileen Moore Waterloo Independence West Village White Funeral Home Mount Hope Cemetery Sandra Gowdy Melbourne Viva Hansen Des Moines Marian Hare Dwayne Fairchild Moreno Valley Calif

Keystone Charlotte Gearhardt 96 dies after long illness

Keystone Charlotte E Gearhardt 96 formerly of Minneapolis died Friday Dec 23 1994 at Keystone Care Center after a long illness. Services 11 am Monday Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home Cedar Rapids officiated by Rev Wayne Schroeder. Burial Linwood Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Survivors include daughter Lorraine Babey Burnsville Minn sister Lottie Schluter Prietz Germany six grandchildren eight great grandchildren four great great grandchildren. She born June 10 1898 Vienna Austria married Frederick Gearhardt later divorced worked as a seamstress for Bjorkmans in Minneapolis for 30 years.

Charlotte E. Gearhardt Minneapolis Keystone Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home Cedar Rapids Wayne Schroeder Linwood Cemetery Lorraine Babey Burnsville Minn Lottie Schluter Prietz Germany Evamarie Ebsen Vienna Austria Frederick Gearhardt Charlotte Bjorkman’s

Lisbons Tessie Feuss 77 dies of brain aneurysm

Tessie Lee Feuss 77 died Friday December 23 1994 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids from a brain aneurysm. Services set 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lisbon United Methodist Church burial at Lisbon Cemetery friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Morgan Funeral Home Lisbon. Survivors include her husband Verney three sons Ernest Wood Jr Gene Perrego Richard Feuss three daughters Nancy Wells Linda Perrego Verna Novak a brother James Phelps and three sisters Daisy Hynek Gwen Baldwin Bertha Zohn. Contributions to Tessie Feuss Memorial Fund 403 N Washington Lisbon 52253.

Tessie Lee Feuss Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids Lisbon United Methodist Church Lisbon Morgan Funeral Home Verney Ernest Wood Jr Colorado Springs Colo Gene Perrego Atlanta Richard Feuss

Maquoketa Native Elma Cornish 89 Dies in De Witt

Elma E Cornish 89 of De Witt formerly Maquoketa died Thursday evening December 22 1994 after a brief illness at De Witt Community Hospital Services 11 am Monday at Carson and Son Funeral Home Maquoketa burial Union Cemetery south of Maquoketa Survivors include two stepdaughters JoAnn Hute Loveland Colorado and Gloria Kaufman Maquoketa and a brother Ray Waite Bettendorf

Elma E. Cornish de Witt Maquoketa Carson & Son Funeral Home Union Cemetery JoAnn Hute Loveland Colo Gloria Kaufman Ray Waite Bettendorf

Robert V. Catherwood dies at 60 in Weslaco Texas

Robert V. Catherwood, 60, died Thursday December 22 1994 at Knapp Medical Center Weslaco Texas Arrangements are pending at Reiff Funeral Home Independence

Robert V. Catherwood Knapp Medical Center Weslaco Texas Reiff Funeral Home Independence

Kenneth L. Knospe dies after long illness in 1994

Kenneth L. Knospe, 73, died Thursday in Mercy Health Center Dubuque after a long illness. Services 11 a.m. today at Leonard Witt Funeral Home Elkader officiated by Rev. Jim Klosterboer. Burial Guttenberg City Cemetery Guttenberg. Survived by three brothers Keith Elkader Donald Elkport Dean Crystal Lake NI and sister Helen Waterman Edgewood.

Kenneth L. Knospe Mercy Health Center Dubuque Leonard Witt Elkader Jim Klosterboer Guttenberg City Cemetery Guttenberg Keith Donald Elkport Dean Crystal Lake Helen Waterman Edgewood

Funeral services for Mable E Parton

Funeral services for Mable E Parton Weingart held at 10 30 a m today at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion followed by burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery authorities said.

Mable E. Parton Weingart Murdoch Funeral Home Marion Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery

Burglar Steals Heirloom Gifts From Cedar Rapids Home

Rosalie Heinle reports a Wednesday morning break in on 32nd Street NE in Cedar Rapids. A thief removed family heirlooms and gifts beneath the Christmas tree including a grandmother's crocheted doily a necklace from her late husband a brown jug and handmade quilts and pillows. Neighbors saw a strange car and a man matching the description linger near the house. The burglar attempted to take a television and a VCR but fled before unhooking them. Heinle says the loss cannot be replaced and Christmas feels stolen.

Lynn M. Tefft Rosalie Heinle Cedar Rapids Heinle

Prankster Hoax Hits Fort Dodge Heart Association Report

An unknown caller persuaded the Fort Dodge Messenger staff that at least 150000 dollars had been embezzled from the American Heart Association in Des Moines forcing talk of suspended operations. The hoax was traced to a woman claiming to be Julie Schlarrmann. the real Schlarrmann denied wrongdoing and officials said no funds were missing.

Des Moines Fort Dodge Messenger American Heart Association Dan Doyle The Heart Association Steve Campbell Ankeny Meg Schneider Julie Schlarrmann Schneider National Headquarters Associated Press Dyersville Schlarrmann Campbell Doyle

Holiday Lights Sites Listed on Computer Files Library

A notice instructs readers to call FViowa at 368-8800 to access a computer file titled HOLIDAY TXT within the File Libraries option. The listing appears as a practical guide for retrieving holiday light site information via modem access.

Fviowa

Ex-U of chief's health improves after treatment

James O Freedman former University of Iowa president and Dartmouth College president since 1987 shows improving health doctors say he has an clean bill of health at this stage following removal of a malignant tumor earlier this year and completion of chemotherapy treatment

U of University of Iowa James O. Freedman Dartmouth College Freedman Dartmouth

Red Ribbons Across Iowa Encourages Sober Holiday Driving

Highways from the Mississippi to the Missouri display red ribbons every five miles as a sober driving reminder. Mount Mercy Cornell and Briar Cliff students hung markers for BACCHUS chapters in the Red Ribbons Across Iowa project. The ribbons stay up through the holidays.

Highway 30 Mississippi Missouri Mount Mercy Cornell Briar Cliff Colleg Iowa

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Douglas Alan Score Brentwood PI King of Kings Lutheran Church Daniel Johnson Mary Brandi Seth Don Marian Zupke Barbara Diggs Sun City Fla Cindy Bryant Mason, Ohio Zupke Glenwood Joe Score Council Bluffs Ann Bacin Redding Sue Score Barbara Welton Zupke Mary A. Curley Douglas Marine Corps Coca-Cola Co Emma Doty St. Francis Manor Watts Funeral Home Montezuma Fairfax Quasqueton ST. Olaf At Heart Association Ment Larry Johnson the Messenger Mgrath Center Point Rd Vicki Newbarn Edward R. Kuba Sr Morgan Brush Donald Brush Joe Davis Michael Papich Jim Cramer Eve Kuba Funeral Homes 2Nd St
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