Longtime Cedar Rapids Resident Robert Graham Dies
Robert William Graham 91 of Cottage Grove Place died Dec 28 2008 after a brief illness. A private graveside service was held at Mount Calvary Cemetery with a spring memorial service planned Teahen Funeral Home handled arrangements. He served in World War II and worked as a printing pressman for Stamats Publishing Co 1950 1979. He is survived by five children nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Dixie Lee Copeland 65 died Dec 27 2008 in Des Moines after a heart attack. Visitation was today at Hamilton Southtown Funeral Home with a vigil at 7 p.m. Funeral at St. Anthony Catholic Church Des Moines. She married Earl Hasley and had three children. later married Daniel Copeland. Contributions to Alzheimer's Association. Alan Al Parker 85 of Bel Aire Kansas formerly of Cedar Rapids died Dec 29 2008 in Bel Aire Catholic Care Center. Arrangements pending with Stewart Funeral Home Cedar Rapids.
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Robert William Graham
Cottage Grove Place
Brenda Ehret
Unity Center
Cedar Rapids
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Robert Was
Thomas and
Ethel Graham
Indianola
Iowa
Des Moines
Leah Mclain Graham
Kansas City
Robert
Leah
Charlie Miller
Margaret
Dennis) Tripp
Muscatine
William
Brenda Ehret) Graham
Virginia
Neal) Miller
Manson
Janet Gatz
Fargo
N.D
Trudy
Duane) Warner
France
Stamats Publishing Co
VFW
the Masons
Printer’s Union
Church
Graham
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Teahenfuneralhome
Dixie Lee Copeland
Hamilton Southtown Funeral Home
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Indianola Rd
Dixie Lee Hendrickson
Leavenworth
Kan
Washington High School
Dixie
Earl Andrew
Andy” Hasley Jr
Andy
Charlotte
Earl Andrew III
Mathew
Mary Janine
Grand Bahamas Island
Doors Inc
Maurine Jess
Kenneth Hendrickson
William Jess
Greater Iowa
Alzheimer's Association
University Ave
Alan “al” Parker
Bel Aire
Catholic Care Center
Stewart Funeral Home
Obit index alpha list across Iowa towns
The clipping lists obituaries and death notices by town including Calmar Cedar Rapids Dyersville Guttenberg Hazleton Iowa City Marion Monticello Sigourney Tipton Waukon West Liberty and others. Names include Velma Arlene Snyder Paul C. Smith Dixie Lee Copeland Robert William Graham Dick Hockaday Alan Parker Rita Heneke Lucille Reittinger Don Lamker Rita McGuire Julie Norvine Noble and many more. Other deaths note Al Zarifis.
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Velma Arlene Snyder
Calmar
Paul C. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Dixie Lee Copeland
Robert William Graham
Richard “Dick
F. Hockaday
Alan
al” Parker Celmar
Rita M. Heneke
Dyersville
Lucille C. Reittinger
Garnavillo
Donald William Edward
Don” Lamker Guttenberg
Rita Mae McGuire
G. Jon “Budda
Kimbrough
Lorraine Jean Sweet
Monticello
Larry Stoghill
North
Buena Vista
Matthew Celeste Hefel
Sigourney
Nancy Bower
Spillville
Jane Ann Timmerman
Sumner
Ernest C. Pruisner
Tipton
Vincent Cyrus Carlson
Joshua Eldon Ford Waukon
Elvin F. Ranzenberger
West Liberty
Avis D. Hoerrmann
al Zarifis
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Obituary: Richard F. Hockaday 72 of Cedar Rapids
Richard F. Hockaday 72 of 1010 Eastern Dr SE died December 29 2008 at Mercy Medical Center after a long illness. Services 11 am Friday at Our Savior Lutheran Cedar Rapids with Pastor Phillip Jorgensen. Private graveside service. Survived by wife Sharron and seven grandchildren. Memorials to American Heart Association or American Lung Association. He lived in Manchester and worked 36 years at Wilson and Co. He served in the Army and enjoyed softball bowling and golf.
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Richard “Dick” F. Hockaday
Eastern
Dr. SE
Mercy Medical Center
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids
Phillip Jorgensen
Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center
Marion
Sharron
Scott
Robin) Hockaday
Cambridge
Iowa
Stacy Hockaday
Colorado
Kurt
Nancy) Hockaday
Seth
Abby
Justin
Gabe
Jake
Aaron
Tyler
JoAnn Bockenstedt
Susan Hockaday
Francis and
Berniece (Nagel) Hockaday
Manchester
Sharron Hagelberg
Wilson and Co
American Heart Association
Center Point Rd
American
Calmar Man Paul C. Smith Dies at 48
Paul C. Smith of Calmar died at home on December 28 2008 after a sudden illness. Services planned for 11 a.m. Friday at St. Aloysius Church Calmar with burial in church cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Schluter Balik Funeral Home Calmar and after 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Survivors include daughter Shirley Roxanne his parents Alvin and Doris Smith and several siblings.
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Paul C. Smith
Calmar
St. Aloysius Catholic Church
Donald Hawes
Schluter- Balik Funeral Home
Shirley
Roxanne
Alvin
Doris Smith
Fort Atkinson
Connie Stevens
Ridgeway
Lynn Arens
Cedar Rapids
Lois Smith
Decorah
Mary
Roger
Eyota
Minn
Gary
Jean
Duane
Lacey, Wash
Marion native Donald Braye 74 dies after long life journey
Donald Gene Braye 74 of Marion died December 28 2008 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids under hospice care from cancer. Visitation 3 to 8 p m today at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home Cedar Rapids. Funeral Wednesday 10 a m at First United Methodist Marion. Interment Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Rapids. He lived in many places including Toledo Iowa Colorado Springs New Jersey Liberal Kansas and North Platte Nebraska. He and his wife Vaneta Starr celebrated 50 years of marriage in 2006. He drove for multiple firms including Consolidated Freightways Nash Finch and Pharmacy Services. He volunteered with the Arc of East Central Iowa and was named Volunteer Family of the Year in 2004. He is survived by his wife and several children grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorials to Camp Courageous are suggested.
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Donald Gene Braye
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home
First United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Don
Toledo
Iowa
Vaneta Starr
Colorado Springs
New Jersey
Liberal
Kan
Ideal Foods
North Platte
Neb
Consolidated Freightways
Nash Finch
Pam
Arc
East Central
Vaneta
Gene
Pat) Neville
Greenville
8.C
Peggy
Ron) Newmire
Phil
Louanne) Neville
Pam Braye
Patricia
Steve) Cavanaugh
Edna Neville
Mary Lou Wheeler
Geraldine Kroger
Harry Braye
Marie Braye
Mary- Lou
Camp Courageous
Campcourageous.org
Cedarmemorial.com
Donald William Edward
Don” Lamker
Garnavillo
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
L.R. Lechner
Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home
Monona
Alvin
Cora
Breitsprecher) Lamker
Monona High School
United States Army
Aleutian Islands
Dorothy E. Kregel
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Garnaville
Clay-Gar American Legion
ALCS
Tueckeallyn.com
Rita M Heneke 92 of Delmar dies after brief illness
Rita M Heneke 92 of Delmar died Saturday December 27 2008 at St Mary's Residential Hospice Knoxville Tennessee after a brief illness Funeral services were held Friday at St Patrick's Catholic Church Delmar with Rev David Bloomfield Burial followed at Lahey Funeral Home Maquoketa Survivors include daughters Janis Powers Vonore Tennessee and Constance Barker The Woodlands Texas.
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Rita M. Heneke
Delmar
St. Mary’s
Knoxville
Tenn
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
David Bloomfield
Church Cemetery
Lahey Funeral Home
Maquoketa
Janis Powers
Vonore
Constance Barker
the Woodlands
Texas
Obituaries Outline Multiple Iowa Residents in Late December
Lorraine Jean Sweet 63 of Marion died after a 2 p.m. Saturday service at Murdoch Funeral Home. Friends may visit Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. She is survived by husband Robert, daughters Jamie Christenson and Lisa Andersen, four grandchildren, siblings, and was born Oct. 17, 1945 in Ottumwa. Memorials to Lupus Foundation of America Iowa Chapter. Lucille C. Reittinger 87 of Dyersville died Dec. 28 2008. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Xavier Basilica. Burial church cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, two sons, two sisters. Velma Arlene Snyder 380 of Alpha died Dec. 28 2008 after brief illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Hawkeye Methodist Church. Burial Alpha Cemetery. Survivors include two sons and a daughter.
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Lorraine Jean Sweet
Marion
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center
Robert
Jamie
Eric) Christenson
Lisa
Jeff) Andersen
Cedar Rapids
Jonathan
Robbie Andersen
Anna
Ava Christenson
Larry Hollingsworth
Sigourney
Virginia Bottorff
Silvis
Ill
Maxine Chatwin
Glendora
Calif
Beverly Conger
Keswick
Iowa
Roy
Rex
Melvin
Marvin Hollingsworth
Donna Tressler
Roseanna Hamilton
Linda Hahn
Lucille Bottorff
Lorrie
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc
P.O. Box
Des Moines
Lorraine
Murdochfuneralhome
Lucille C. Reittinger
Dyersville
Monticello
St. Francis Xavier Basilica
Donald Hertges
Church
Kramer Funeral Home
Doris Reth
Manchester
Patricia Steger
Marilyn Sharp
Debra Mescher
Belle Plaine
Richard
Donald
Delaware
Eileen Wessels
Lorraine Gravel
Kramerfuneral.com
Velma Arlene Snyder
Alpha
Waucoma
Hawkeye Methodist Church
Hawkeye
Judith Alford
Alpha Cemetery
Daryl
Carol Shurtleff
Julie Noble obituary and Don Lamker death notices in Iowa
Obituary notices honor Julie Norvine Noble of Iowa City who died December 23 2008 and Don William Edward Lamker of Garnavillo who died December 28 2008. The notices list families including Noble siblings and Lamker children grandchildren and spouses with service details and memorial wishes. The Nobles request memorials to Julie Noble Memorial Fund or Iowa City Animal Shelter. Funeral services for Julie are set at Gay and Ciha in Iowa City with burial at Memory Gardens. Don Lamker is remembered for farming and service in the Army with funeral arrangements at Tuecke Allyn in Garnavillo and services at St Peter Lutheran.
Rita Mae McGuire 75 died Guttenberg Iowa
Rita Mae McGuire 75 of Guttenberg died Sunday December 28 2008 at University Hospitals Iowa City after a short illness Memorial services are planned later with Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service Iowa City In lieu of flowers memorials may go to The American Cancer Society She was born December 23 1933 in Clinton daughter of Clarence and Rita Kann She married Gerald J McGuire January 15 1952 at St Josephs Garnaville She is survived by husband three sons Rick Ronald and Randy and their spouses and children and two sisters Karla and Judith Obituaries online at leasingfuneral.com
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Rita Mae McGuire
Guttenberg
University Hospitals
Iowa City
American Cancer Society
Rita
Clinton
Iowa
Clarence and
Rita (Schulte) Kann
Garnaville High School
Gerald J. McGuire
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Garnaville
Jerry
Rick
Nancy) McGuire
Indianapolis
Jacob
Kevin
Ronald
Carol) McGuire
Patrick
Timothy
Randy
Pamela) McGuire
Cincinnati
Ohio
Karla
Eugene
Preston
Judith
Ronald) Ashline
In Memory of Ronnie Diehl
In loving memory of Ronnie Diehl born November 9 1924 died December 30 2003 Forever cherished by Jon and family Charlotte A Paulson and Jim Paulson Brenda Mills Bradley Paulson and grandchildren Brent Bryce Jessica Jamie and Victoria Remembered as a devoted wife mother and grandmother with enduring love
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Brenda Mills
Bradley Paulson
Brent
Bryce
Jessica
Jamie
Victoria
Matthew Celeste Hefel 83 dies in North Buena Vista
Matthew Celeste Hefel 83 of North Buena Vista died Monday December 29 2008 at his son Terry Hefels home in Dubuque. Services set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church North Buena Vista with a prayer service at Behr's Funeral Home Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 to 10:45 a.m. at the parish center. Burial is in the church cemetery.
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Matthew Celeste Hefel
North Buena Vista
Terry and
Teresa Hefel
Surrey Lane
Dubuque
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Behr’s
Main St
Church Cemetery
Behr Funeralhome
Hazleton Infant Blake Steil Dies in December 2008
Blake Matthew Steil 14 months old, son of Curtis and Linda Steil of Hazleton, died Saturday morning December 27 2008 at Mercy Hospital of Franciscan Sisters Oelwein from an apparent respiratory condition. Arrangements are pending with Geilenfeld Funeral Home in Oelwein.
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Blake Matthew Steil
Curtis
Linda Steil
Hazleton
Mercy Hospital of Franciscan Sisters
Oelwein
Geilenfeld Funeral Home
Obituary Notice for Nancy Bower of Wellman and Sigourney
Nancy Bower 63 of Wellman formerly Sigourney died December 29 2008 after an extended illness. Cremation followed with services later. Holm Funeral Home Sigourney handles arrangements. Survived by sister Louella Bower Sigourney.
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Nancy Bower
Wellman
Sigourney
Parkview Manor
Holm Funeral Home
Louella Bower
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