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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 2016
Page
8
The Gazette lists deaths from multiple cities including Cedar Rapids Iowa City North Liberty Tipton and others with names such as Kathleen M Anderson Mary Joan Rowland Clayton J. Yoder Brenda R. DeLarm Caroline Rita Schultz Douglas J. McCallum and more with funeral homes and dates in December 2016.
Garland Edward Alff Sr born October 14 1940 in Virginia died December 27 2016 at home in Cedar Rapids. He is survived by his wife LaLonnie and children Tina Garland Jr and Bobbi Jo along with grandchildren great grandchildren and siblings. He worked 38 years at Weyerhauser retiring in 2005 and enjoyed fishing hunting and bowling with family and dogs.
Joyce Ellen Humble 77 of Cedar Rapids died Sunday December 25 2016 at Mercy Medical Center Funeral Mass 10 30 a m Friday January 6 at St Ludmila Catholic Church with Father Kenneth Glaser presiding Private burial Mount Calvary Cemetery Visitation 4 to 7 p m Thursday January 5 Brush Chapel and The Avacentre Cedar Rapids 2121 Bowling St SW
David R. Pitcher 62 Cedar Rapids died December 28 2016. Memorial services December 31 Stewart Baxter Funeral Cedar Rapids. Survivors include wife Anne children Ryan Destiny Cori Jamie and nine grandchildren. Naomi L. Lee 90 Iowa City died December 28 2016 with services pending. Debra S. Willard 63 Toccoa GA died December 27 2016 survived by husband James and multiple children. services arranged by Byrd Flanigan. Joe Lawton 67 Denver died December 18 2016 with gathering January 5 Kirkwood Room. wife Lori and son Gabe among survivors. Memorials to Lori Lawton West Liberty High School via options listed.
John G. Jack Roorda 87 of Cedar Rapids died December 28 2016 at The Meth-Wick Community after a short illness. Services January 3 at Murdoch Linwood with burial at Linwood Cemetery. He was born May 22 1929 in Oskaloosa Iowa and was a longtime educator and sales professional. He is survived by four children and nine grandchildren. Memorials suggested to The Meth-Wick Community.
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Shirlene E. Weaver 85 of Iowa City and Clarence dies December 28 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals. Services set for December 31 at Clarence United Methodist Church with burial in Clarence Cemetery. Visitation December 30 at Chapman Funeral Home. Weaver survived by husband Kenneth and six children plus 12 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Carl Heiserman 44 of North Liberty formerly of Manchester and Independence died Tuesday December 27 2016 in Iowa City A Celebration of Life will be held January 4 at Pin Oak Pub & Event Center Manchester He is survived by wife Jenny Dreckman Heiserman brother Kristian Wendland sisters Christine Cortez Carolyn Walter and Cathy Wickman mother Marjorie Heiserman and many relatives He was preceded in death by his father Roger Heiserman He served as a volunteer with the Manchester Fire Department and as a bus driver for West Delaware and Independence school districts.
Oliver James Reeve was stillborn at 35 weeks on December 27 2016 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids He weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces and measured 20 inches Survived by parents Kyle and Jill Reeve brother Elijah Thomas grandparents Jim and Pam Reeve Tipton Tom and Janet Wittkop Marion great grandparents Tom Mary Ehresman Tipton Clyde Schuttpelz LeMars Dolores Timmerman Tipton aunts uncles and cousins Everly Atlas A private Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday December 30 at St Marys Catholic Church Tipton with private interment at St Marys Cemetery
Connie Elaine Yancey Astor-Loftus, 68, of Grundy Center and former Cedar Rapids resident, died Saturday December 24 2016 in Denver Iowa. She was born April 19 1948, married Dennis Astor in 1966 and Dave Loftus in 1983. Survivors include four children and five grandchildren. Cremation has taken place with burial later in Pleasant Valley Cemetery Clarksville. There are no funeral services.
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