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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1996
Page
16
Multiple East Central Iowa obituaries from December 24 1996 list Carl R Hawkins Guy Lester Rich Gene L Valenta Joseph A Claus Clara M Moorman. Details include ages addresses churches funeral plans burial locations survivors and memorial funds.
Lucille Holst aged 75 died Tuesday December 24 1996 at Iowa Methodist Hospital Des Moines after a sudden illness Services will be at 130 p m Friday at First Lutheran Church Burial will follow at St Paul Lutheran Cemetery Luzerne Friends may call 4 to 8 p m today and 8 to 11 a m Friday at Overton Family Funeral Home Belle Plaine Survivors include son Gary of Fairfax and daughter Sandra Holt of Urbandale
Eldon Keith Pete Ormiston 75 of Brooklyn died December 24 1996 at Covenant Medical Center Waterloo after a lengthy illness. Services 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church with call after 12:30 p.m. Graveside 4:15 p.m. Sunday at Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. Kaiser Carson Funeral Home Waverly in charge. Survivors include daughters Mary Beth Ormiston Racine and Melissa McNamee Indianapolis and half sister Lynda Goodrich Clinton.
Coralville man Ma, 28, of 2341 Cae Drive Iowa City died Wednesday December 25 1996 at University Hospitals Iowa City after a short illness. Services tentatively set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Lensing's Oak Hill Chapel Coralville with friends calling 4 to 8 p.m. Friday. A complete obituary will appear in Friday's paper.
Delta Keith Brainard 75 died at home after a sudden illness on December 25 1996 in Delta Iowa Services set for 1:30 p.m. Friday at Holm Funeral Home Sigourney with call after 4 p.m. Burial at Mount Zion Cemetery near Martinsburg Survivors include daughter Becky Stewart of Delta sister Lela McCurdy of Oskaloosa and two half brothers Larry Brainard of Sigourney and Alvin Wiseman of Millersburg
Edith E. Ennis 78 of 124 E Bloomington St died December 24 1996 at home after a day at First United Methodist Church. Graveside services 2 pm Friday Restland Cemetery Baxter. Memorials to Iowa City Hospice First United Methodist Church or American Cancer Society. She taught at University of Iowa 1954 1980 and retired 1987. Survivors include son James daughter Susan grandson Austin Chamberlain and aunt Vera Rederus.
Louis H Perrinjaquet 99 died Tuesday December 24 1996 in Edgewood Convalescent Home after a long illness Services set for 11 am Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church Burial from Leonard Funeral Home Edgewood Friday 8 pm through Saturday 10 am at church Survivors include son Gerald of Edgewood
Patrick H. Dayton 78 of Kalona died December 25 1996 at Park View Manor Wellman after a lingering illness. Services 1 p.m. Friday Peterseim Funeral Home with calling hours today from noon to 8 p.m. and family times 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. The Rev Scott LeMaster will officiate Burial at Sharon Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Adelaide three sons Tom Washington Charles Marion Artie Kalona daughter Shelia Diehm Olathe Kansas and brothers Don Washington Iowa and David Kalona.
Julie Anne Rowe Marengo services planned at First United Methodist Church at 10 30 am Friday conducted by Rev Allen Wiese. Graveside rites set for 2 pm Friday at Cambrian Cemetery between Columbus Junction and Crawfordsville. Visitation 4 to 8 pm today at Kloster Valentine Funeral Home. Memorial fund established for her children's education.
Bernita J. Tarbox, age 87, died Tuesday December 24, 1996 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending at Powell Funeral Home in North English.
Eldon J. Tess Levis 73 died December 25 1996 at Mercy Living Plus Oelwein after a lengthy illness. Services set for 11 a.m. Friday at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home with calling hours 5 to 7 p.m. today and after 10 a.m. Friday. The Rev John Kerr to officiate with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Survived by a granddaughter and two great grandchildren. Jane Craig of Appleton Wisconsin also noted.
Blanche V. Ryan, 382 Willow Gardens Care Center Marion, has died. Arrangements are pending at Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home in Manchester with calling after 2 p.m. Friday.
Selda M. Topel 388 of Waukon died Tuesday December 24 1996 at Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon after a brief illness. Services 11 a m Saturday at Garden City United Methodist Church Monona by Dr Gary Dobbins. Burial Monona City Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 9 p m Friday Schultz Funeral Home Monona. Survived by five sons Don Wayne Robert Wilburt Gary a daughter Eileen Shindell two sisters Emma Snitker Mabel Kruse.
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with a photo between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays and shorter weekend hours. Arrangements pending and immediate survivors are published as a news item. additional material costs 35 cents per word. Second day notices also 35 cents per word. Call 398-8221 for details.
Funeral notices state Hubert Clyde Walker will have a service at 10 a.m. Friday at Springville United Methodist Church and a visitation today at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion with additional visitation after 9 a.m. Friday at the church.
Elroy K Petsche aged 67 died at home after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Reiff Funeral Home Epworth where friends may call Friday from 2 to 9 p.m.
Donald G. Davison has a family graveside set for 10 a.m. Friday at Linwood Cemetery with viewing 4 to 7 p.m. today at Teahen Funeral Home. John A. Trimble Jr. receives a 3 p.m. Friday service at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery and viewing 5 to 8 p.m. tonight and after 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Iowa.
A niece from Slovenia remembers her uncle Tony who ran Tony's Tailor Shop and passed away a year ago. She thanks friends and customers who remember him and pray for him.
Announcement notes deadlines and rates for obituaries and memorials. Submit in writing by 4 p.m. weekdays with publication date requested. Price 40 cents per word and pictures at ten dollars each. For questions call 368 8873.
More than 400 volunteers in east central Iowa serve on care review committees observing quality of life for residents in long-term care facilities. Committees visit residents, file annual and quarterly reports, and work with center staff to address needs. The system, unique to Iowa, aims to keep facilities responsive and non adversarial. Volunteers may contact Linda Seydel at 398 5559.
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