Deaths in Iowa Area Include Beals and Gibbs
Obituaries from Cedar Rapids area list Harlan L Gibbs 73 of Memorial Dr SE who died December 27 1996 after a long illness. Services with military rites at Valley View Baptist Church, burial Cedar Memorial Park. Survives include wife Faye, two sons James and Thomas, three daughters and many relatives. Also noted are Ray Beals 83 of La Jolla formerly Cedar Rapids who died December 26 1996 of heart failure and several survivors. No services are planned. Additional notices cover Anna Novak Allen Parliament Maude Wagamon and others with brief burial and service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Beals
la Jolla
Cedar Rapids
Timusday
Ivors
Daught Garner
Joan Beals
Fof
San Diego
Joan’s Husand
Tom Westerlin
Nedchildren
Angela Woolf
Kevin
Vancouver
Columbia
Kerry Ferguson O
Eapolis
Eric Ferguson
Sharon
Je Ferguson
Tucson
Ariz
Elaina Bondarchuk
Ian Woolf
Frank A
Mary
Ray
University of Iowa
Elaine V. Kazebier
Welch Cook-Beals- Cé
Cress Lodge
Af&am
Iowa
E] Kahir Shrine
Harlan L. Gibbs
Dr. SE
Valley View Baptist Church
Andrew Lockridge
Mesa
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Faye
James
Thomas
Denver
Colo
Carol Geho
Brazil
Nancy Lockridge
Crystal Johnson
Lincoln
Neb
LeRoy
Eldon
Horton
Kan
John
Fairview
Raymond
Gilbert
Gordon
Newberg
Ore
Marvin
Lawrence
Mildred West
Blytheville, Ark
Alice Killian
Kansas City, Mo
Charles
Helen Lowe
Harlan
Hiawatha
Edmond
Viola Richards Gibbs
Faye Henderson
Iowa State Highway Commission
Valley View
Allen D. Parliament
Bloomington
Minn
Gill Brothers Funeral
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis
Carol
Karen Ander
Maple Grove
Hugo Anderson
Lt. Holton
Adelaide
O.F. Munzell
Allen
Dean Casting and Manufacturing
Crystal, Minn
Richfield
Obituaries: Twila Wenger and Martha Samek White
Twila M. Wenger 75 of Northbrook Manor Care Center died December 28 1996 after a long illness. Arrangements pending at Powell Funeral Home Wellman. Martha C. Samek White 96 of Mercy Hallmar died December 28 1996 after a brief illness. Brosh Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twila M. Wenger
Northbrook Manor Care Center
Powell Funeral Home
Wellman
Martha C. Samek White
Mercy Hallmar
Brosh Chapel
Harold G. Kerkman Dies at 72 in Center Point
Harold G. Kerkman, 72, died Saturday morning, December 28, 1996, at his Center Point home. Arrangements are pending at Murdoch Funeral Home in Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold G. Kerkman
Murdoch Funeral Home
Walker
Death Notice for Clarissa E. Rowley 92 Central City IA
Clarissa E. Rowley 92 died December 27 1996 in Iowa City after a long illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday Murdoch Funeral Home Central City Rev Jenna Jensen. Burial Coggan Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Monday. Survived by daughter Lorra ine Caldwell of Los Alamitos CA. Preceded by husband H Dale Rowley 1956. Memorials to United Church of Christ or Central City Historical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarissa E. Rowley
Iowa City
Murdoch Funeral Home
Central City
Jenna Jensen
Coggan Cemetery
Lorraine Caldwell
Lewis
Los Alamitos
Calif
Nellie Doane Trumbull
Coggon
H. Dale Rowley
Clarissa
Marion Cbs
United Church of Christ of Central
James William Taylor 95 Clermont resident dies after brief illness
James William Taylor 95 of Clermont died Saturday December 28 1996 at Central Community Hospital El kader after a brief illness. Services are 11 am Tuesday at East Clermont Lutheran Church burial in East Clermont Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 7 pm Monday at Leonard Funeral Home Elgin and after 10 am Tuesday at the church. Survivors include son Sylvan Clermont daughter Bonnie Haack Davenport and sister Elsie Cook and half sister Julia Landow Cedar Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James William Taylor
Elkader Care Center
Central Community Hospital
Elkader
East Clermont Lutheran Church
Clermont
East Clermont Lutheran Cemetery
Leonard Funeral Home
Elgin
Sylvan
Bonnie Haack
Davenport
Elsie Cook
Julia Landow
Cedar Falls
Decorah Woman Josephine Dutler Dies at 86
Josephine Dutler 86 of Decorah died Friday December 27 1996 after a short illness at Aase Haugen Home Decorah Funeral services 1 p m Tuesday at French Balik Funeral Home friends may call Tuesday afternoon Burial at Phelps Cemetery Decorah Survivors include son George of Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Dutler
Aase Haugen
Decorah
French & Balik Funeral
Phelps Cemetery
George of
Garwin resident Mildred Harrison dies after sudden illness
Mildred Harrison 387 died Saturday December 28 1996 at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending at Overton Funeral Home Garwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Harrison
Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center
Overton Funeral Home
Garwin
Dysart Obituary for Ruby Stein Dies at 85
Ruby Stein 85 of Dysart died Saturday December 28 1996 after a short illness at Covenant Medical Center Waterloo. Services 1030 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. Ron Blix. Burial Dysart Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at Overton Funeral Home Dysart. Survivors: three daughters Elaine Spitzig Ankeny Jean Jones Loveland Colorado Judy Carney Decatur Illinois. two brothers Walter Harder Keystone Eldo Harder Fort Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Stein
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
Zion Lutheran Church
Ron Blix
Dysart
Overton Funeral Home
Elaine Spitzig
Ankeny
Jean Jones
Loveland
Colo
Judy Carney
Decatur
Walter Harder
Keystone
Eldo Harder
Fort Dodge
Grinnell Obituaries Collected For Local Notables
Henry Verspille 385 died Dec 28 1996 in Putnam County Care Facility Unionville Missouri after a stroke. Services 10:30 AM Thursday St Mary’s Grinnell Burial Hazelwood. calling hours Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home. Survivors include daughters Yvonne Van Ommen and Irma Dye and sister Florence Pritchard. Willard W Wells 85 died Dec 27 1996 in Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Memorial services 10:30 AM Tuesday First Baptist Church Burial Chester Cemetery. calling 9 AM–9 PM Monday at Smith Funeral Home. Survivors: sons Richard Larry Don. Jona Wollam 380 died Dec 27 1996 in Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids. Memorial services 1:30 PM Tuesday Smith Funeral Home. burial Hazelwood Cemetery. Survivors: five sisters Arlyne Arnold Naomi Gregson Marjorie Hull Carol Burnett Beverly King and brother Harold Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Verspille
Putnam County
Unionville
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Grinnell
Hazelwood Cemetery
Smith Funeral Home
Yvonne van Ommen
Irma Dye
Livonia
Florence Pritchard
Kiowa
Colo
Willard W. Wells
Friendship Manor
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
First Baptist Church
Chester Cemetery
Richard
Belle Plaine
Larry
Sarasota
Fla
Don
Evansville
Ind
Jona Wollam
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Arlyne Arnold
Naomi Gregson
Marjorie Hull
Las Vegas
Carol Burnett
Los Angeles
Beverly King
Richmond
Harold Hanson
Tucson
Ariz
James Daly 75 Dies After Long Illness in Iowa City
James Daly 75 of 2325 on Field Road Iowa City died Saturday December 1996 at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Daly
Onfield Rd
Mercy
Obituaries for Fay Sayers and Erma Wendel in Maquoketa
Fay Sayers died at 89 after a brief illness in Jackson County Public Hospital Maquoketa. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Monday with visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Burial at East Iron Hill Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Dolly McClaflin of DeWitt. Erma M. Wendel, 93, died December 28 in Maquoketa. Arrangements are being handled by Carson and Son Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Sayers
Jackson County
Maquoketa
Haylock-O’hara & Lahey
East Iron Hill
Dolly McClaflin
DeWitt
Erma M. Wendel
Jackson County Public Hospital
Carson & Son
Vera Mullinnix Dies at 85 in Sigourney Care Center
Vera Mullinnix, 85, died Saturday December 28 1996 at Sigourney Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Reynolds Funeral Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Mullinnix
Sigourney Care Center
Reynolds Funeral Chapel
Obituary of Edna Vittetoe Smith, Mount Vernon area resident
Edna Vittetoe Smith 83 died December 28 1996 after a brief illness at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids. Funeral services 10 a.m. Monday at St John Catholic Church Mount Vernon with a wake 5 p.m. today and 3:30 to 5 p.m. visitation. Burial at St John Cemetery Lisbon. Survived by son Dudley and wife Leona Mount Vernon. daughter Anita Hopkins and husband Terrence Cumming. sister Margaret Herman Keota. eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Predeceased by husband Howard 63 years, son Norlyn, parents and four Vittetoe brothers. Memorials to St John Elevato r Fund or Lisbon Mount Vernon Volunteer Ambulance Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumming
Iowa
Margaret Herman
Keota
Brenda Smith
Marion
Tamara Elgin
Gerald
Waseca
Minn
Craig Smith
Jean
Mount Vernon
Trish Merz
Matt
DeSoto
Kan
Monica Smith
Benton Frey
Cedar Rapids
Andrew Hopkins
Ann
Guam
Benjamin Hopkins
Kim
Des Moines
Karla
Heather Elgin
Adrienne
Collin Smith
Rachael Merz
Jack
Hannah Hopkins
Megan Hopkins
Howard
Norlyn
John
Edward
Francis
Charles Vittetoe
Edna
Richard
Barbara Bensmiller Vittetoe
St Elizabeth's High School
Harpertown
Howard Smith
Harper
St. John’s
St. John Catholic Church
Seventh St. SE
Lisbon-Mount Vernon
Shellsburg Man James Feuerhelm Dies After Illness
James Jim Feuerhelm 61 of rural Shellsburg dies at home after an extended illness on December 28 1996. Arrangements are pending at Phillips Funeral Home Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Jim’’ Feuerhelm
Shellsburg
Phillips Funeral Home
Vinton
Death Notices And Obituaries From Local Paper
A notice outlines visiting hours and general obituary details including arrangements and military service. It notes multiple weekday and weekend times and references civic activities and personal accomplishments.
Keyes Couple Services Set for Tuesday at Murdoch
Sandra R. Lint Keyes and Joshua A. Keyes have funeral services at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion with visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial will be at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra R. Lint Keyes
Joshua A. Keyes
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Oak Shade Cemetery
Carl Weger 87 Dies After Long Illness in Manchester
Carl Otto Weger 87 died Friday December 27 1996 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital Manchester after a long illness. Services 11 a m Tuesday at Emanuel Lutheran Church conducted by Rev LaVern Streich. Burial Strawberry Point Cemetery. Friends may call Roberson Funeral Home. Survived by Hedwig Schmidt and Helen Druecker and two brothers Arthur and Elmer, all of Strawberry Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Otto Weger
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Manchester
Emanuel Lutheran Church
LaVern Streich
Strawberry Point
Roberson Funeral Home
Hedwig Schmidt
Helen Druecker
Arthur
Elmer
Sumner Woman Neva Mae Rakowicz Dies at 93
Neva Mae Rakowicz, 93, died Dec 13 1996 in Villa Del Sol Marshalltown after a lengthy illness. Services 1 p.m. Friday Becker Milnes Funeral Chapel Sumner by Rev Charlotte Mallett. Inurnment Greenwood Cemetery rural Westgate. No visitation. Survivors: two sons Rodney Olympia WA Gerald Marshalltown two daughters Virginia Suazo Manitou Springs CO Pamela Nicola Toledo sister Leah Keller Denver CO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neva Mae Rakowicz
Villa del Sol
Marshalltown
Becker-Milnes
Sumner
Charlotte Mallett
Greenwood Cemetery
Westgate
Rodney
Olympia
Wash
Gerald
Virginia Suazo
Manitou Springs
Colo
Pamela Nicola
Toledo
Leah Keller
Denver
Beasley and Gordon Services Set in Marion
Donald W. Beasley funeral at 1 p.m. Monday at Christ Community Church United Methodist with VFW military rites. Elaine Gould officiates. Cemetery service to follow. Friends may call today 2 to 5 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and Monday at the church. A memorial fund is established. Edyth F. Gordon funeral 10:30 a.m. Monday at Murdoch Funeral Home with 3 to 5 p.m. today calling. burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald W. Beasley
Christ Community Church United Methodist
Marion
VFW
Elaine Gould
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Edyth F. Gordon
Murdoch Funeral Home
In Memory of Ka C Babe Fox
In memory of Ka C Babe Fox who lived from December 29 1922 to May 29 1996. The loving family says they all miss you and will never forget you on this birthday.
In Memory Of Guidelines Notice for Obituary Submissions
Announcement outlines submission rules for death notices including writing by 4 p.m. weekdays and publication date. Rates shown: 40 cents per word and pictures at $10 each. Contact number provided is 368-8873.
Government offers early Golden Eagle pass deal before price rise
The U S government sells the Golden Eagle annual pass for 25 dollars for unlimited access to national parks and sites, with prices rising to 50 dollars next year. Officials say the increase could start Jan. 1 and funds fund park improvements nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Washington
Uncle Sam
National Park Service
Dave Barna
West Branch
Carol Kohan
Hoover Visitor Center
Clinton
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Shirley Lorraine Gaddis Lavelle
Ninth Ave
Teahen Funeral Home
Anna M. Novak
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Karl Glovik
Czech National Cemetery
Papich-Kuba Funeral Home
Emma Krotz
Lillian Carson
Rowley
Anna
Frank
Leo
Joseph Salat
Anna Vanous Salat
Charles E. Novak
Maude Wagamon
Sixth Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
William Harnish
Maude
Rosalie
Muscatine
Donna Smith
Jim
Phyllis Webster
Dorothy Davis
Rock Island
Central
United Church of Christ
the Historical Society
San Antonio
Sigourney
Edna Clara Wittetoe
Springville
Ka C. “Babe’’ Fox
U.S. Parks
Interior
Bruce Babbitt
Peo
Barna
Kohan
Hoover Site
Rodney Rovang
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Harper’s Ferry
Courageous
190Th Street
Monticello
Rowand
Demative
Stewart Funeral Home
First Avenue
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