Early Holiday Deadlines for Obituaries Announcement
Obituary submission deadlines are set for Jan 1 and 2 due to early press starts for New Year. Notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns list multiple names and deaths from Dec 27 to Dec 30, with funeral home details and a December 31 cutoff for submissions.
Obituary notes three Iowa families in multiple memorials
Peg Dvorak 86 of Elberon dies after a brief illness. Visitation January 2 at Tama funeral home. Mass January 3 at St Patrick Tama. Interment Holy Trinity Cemetery Vining. Survived by four children and numerous grandchildren. service details and memorials listed. Also listed are death notices for David E. Karr 85 of Hiawatha and Leo Mangold Jr. 93 of Newton with service plans or cremation notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Jean
Peg” Dvorak
Elberon
Keystone Care Center
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Tama
Michael McAndrew
Holy Trinity
Vining
Kruse- Phillips Funeral
Peg
Clutter
John and
Katie (Linder) Sienknecht
Clutier High School
David Dvorak
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Clutier
Circle of Saints Catholic Church
Chelsea
Raggedy Ann
Andy
Doug
Kelly) Dvorak
Walford
Diane
Joe) Losch
Cedar Rapids
Dan
Diane) Dvorak
Iowa City
Denise Dvorak
Garwin
Nate Dvorak
Tara Meade
Abbey Losch
Ashley
Sam) Weller
Tyler Meade
Megan
Aj) Smith
Tyler
Melissa) Dvorak
Kenley
Kya
Kamden Smith
Cooper
Wyatt Dvorak
Anna Weller
Rosie Welton
Pauline Sienknecht
Gracie
Kent) Meyer
David
Lyle
Leslie
John
Jim
Ralph
Bill Sienknecht
Irene
Thelma
Ann O’connor
Barbara Dvorak
Lucky Welton
Dick O’connor
Eugene Dvorak
Fred Dvorak
Violetta
Reverend Patrick Lumsden 78, longtime Davenport Diocese priest
Reverend Patrick Lumsden known as Father Pat, 78, of Iowa City, died December 29 2024. Visitation January 1 2025 at Lensing with vigil, Mass January 2 at St Marys Iowa City officiated by Bishop Dennis Walsh. He served in the Army in Vietnam, worked at local banks and UI, led Iowa City Jaycees, and held multiple priest assignments before ordination in 1996. Memorials to Priest Aid Society. condolences at lensingfuneral.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Lumsden
Iowa City
Pat
Davenport
Lensing
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Dennis Walsh
Father Pat
Richard
Mary Lumsden
Michael
Carol) Lumsden
Indianapolis
Indiana
Kathy
Sean
Vietnam
UniBank & Trust
Coralville
State Bank & Trust
University of Iowa
Towa City
Jaycees
Iowa City Jayce
City High
Mississippi Valley Conference
St. Mary’s
Sacred Heart School of Theology
Hales Corners
Wisconsin
Cardinal Stritch University
Milwaukee
Holy Family
SS. John and Paul
Burlington
SS. Mary and Patrick
West Burlington
Dodgeville
Iowa
Wapello
St. Joseph’s
North English
Columbus Junction
Parnell
St. Patrick’s
Georgetown
St. Peter’s
Louilla
Melrose
Priest Aid Society
Lensingfuneral.com
Obituaries for Marilyn Neely and Steven Sachtjen in Iowa
Marilyn Joan Neely aged 96 of Iowa City died December 2 2024 of natural causes. A memorial service will be January 4 at Melrose Meadows with flowers directed to First United Methodist Church or Neely Graduate Fellowship. Steven Charles Sachtjen 71 of Hiawatha died December 28 2024. Visitation January 2 2025 and funeral January 8 2025 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids. He worked 46 years at Rockwell Collins and is survived by his children and grandchildren. Livestream details and memorial donations directed to the family via Stewart Baxter Funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Ray Ream
Ron
Ronnie
Green Lake
Cedar Rapids
SSM
St. Agnes Hospital
Fond du Lac
Lester and
Paula (Bedke) Ream
Washington High School
Jan Kohon
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Lester
Ream Auto Body Shop
Ellis Marine
Ream Auto Body
Jan
Ryder
Dachshund
Janette
Jim) Eichstadt
Fairfax, IA
Jody
Michelle) Ream
Bonney Lake
Robin
Dennis) Hynek
Chattanooga, TN
Gage Michel Farmer
David Hynek
Kristin
Zach) Tharp
David Ekichstadt
Asher
Levi Tharp
Dennis
Mary) Ream
Diana
Wayne
Patrick
Toddville
Joann
Dave) Sears
Scottsdale
Debbie
Steve) Kimm
Buckeye
Beverly
Larry) Anderson
Englewood
Mary Ann Heaton
Loveland, CO
Jen
Phil) Gravedoni
Brian
Wendy) Gardner
Madeline
Everett Gravedoni
Paula Ream
Judi Ream
George
Divine Passage Funeral Home
Ripon
Ream
Divinepassagefunerals.com
Shriner’s Children’s Hospital
David E. Karr
Hiawatha
David
Ralph E
Rayona (Caraway) Karr
Catherine A. (Frazier) Karr
Tammy K. Swanson
John
Center Point
Linda Horne
Barb Trask
Lynette Dahlke
Steven Karr
Catherine
Cedar Valley Humane Society
Michele Barnes
St. Croix
Friends and Family
Leo Charles Mangold Jr
Newton
Iowa
Leo
Washington
Leo Charles
Jessie (Hesseltine) Mangold
Rosemary “Rosie” Rodenhofer
Little Brown
Nashua
Union
Diane
Bob) Salloum
Karen Frenc
Jamie Dillman
Susan Campbell
Victoria Ghandi
Rosie
Michael
Phillipsfuneralhomes.com
Marilyn Joan Neely
Iowa City
Marilyn
Renwick
Melrose Meadows
Dublin Drive
First United Methodist Church
Neely Graduate Fellowship
University of Iowa Writers Workshop
Gay & Ciha
Gayandciha.com
Steven Charles Sachtjen
St. Luke’s Hospital
Stewart Baxter
Steven
Rockwell Collins
Green Bay Packers
Jenny
Dustin) VansCoy
Alicia
Josh) Gayle
Samantha Schutte
Micah
Millie
Kailani
Monroe
Madison
Debbie Schutte
Diane O’neil-Sachtsen
Cat Ozzie
Stewartbaxter.com
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Mandel
Ronald Ream
Luanne Phillips
Peters
Robin Roberts
Dolores Wright
Margaret Dvorak
Linda Kaplan
David Karr
Steven Sachtsen
Marilyn Neely
Charles T. Traw Marion
Scott Eiler
Ryan
Annabelle Gudenhauf van Horne
Leo Mangold
Williamsburg
Joanne Huedepohl
Anamosa Carol Townsend
Murdoch Funeral Home
Aaron Lee Kidd
Helen C. Freeman
Cedar Memorial Park
Winton Dale Frank Sutton
van Steenhouse-Teahen Funeral Home
West Union Dale “Buck
Joseph Streif
Burnham-Wood-Gray Funeral Home
Eleader
Joan Lucille Strauss
Leonard Gray
Elkader
Rapid City
Eldon Lyle Silvers Jr
Mount Vernon
Margaret Jean “Peg” Dvorak
Leo Charles Mangold
van Horne
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