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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1999
Page
8
Obituaries detail Donald L. Polton 79 of Cedar Rapids area dying January 31 1999 at the Iowa Veterans Home with arrangements pending. L Coleman 78 of Cedar Rapids died January 29 1999 at Mercy Medical Center with services and burial planned. Elmer R. Waller 82 of Cedar Rapids died January 30 1999 at St Luke s Hospital with memorials and services planned.
Thomas N. Berg of 718 Seventh Ave died Sunday January 31 1999 at his home after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending at George L. Gay Funeral Home Crematorium in Iowa City.
Sharon Amanda Koiz Garnavillo, 57, died of cancer on Sunday January 31 1999 at her home. Services at 1 p.m. Tuesday Leonard Funeral Home Elkader with Rev. Richard Gaul. Burial Mount Harmony Cemetery rural Garber. Calling hours after 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Survived by parents Paul and Esther Kolz of Garber two brothers Byron Minneapolis Earl Cedar Rapids and five sisters Hollis Schroeder Elissa Nowatzki Teresa Danuser Deborah Biederman Maureen McDonagh.
Christine Otelia Nicker, 84, died Saturday January 30 1999 in Manor House Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Reynolds Funeral Chapel in Sigourney.
List of individuals by town including Cedar Rapids Coralville Fairfax Garnavillo Garwin Hills Hopkinton Iowa City Sigourney Swisher Tipton Wellman and West Liberty with names such as George L Coleman Donald L Polton Elmer R Waller Lucy Cahill Radloff Sharon Kolz Mildred Womack Georgia Matthes Dorothy Flannagan Horace Emrich Bud Fischer Christine Otelia Wale Kioubec Georgia Brown and Frances Marie Smith. The data appears as a roster of residents or voters across multiple locales.
Lucy Josephine Cahill Radloff 92 of La Crosse Wisconsin formerly Fairfax Iowa died January 30 1999 after a long illness. Services will be in La Crosse Sletten McKee Hanson Funeral Home La Crosse in charge. Survived by daughter Mary Mulligan Glen Dale Arizona son-in-law Robert Mulligan, brother Robert Cahill Cleveland, daughter-in-law Jane Radloff La Crosse, five grandchildren six great grandchildren. Preceded by husband Joseph B Radloff son David four brothers and three sisters. Born March 7 1906 in Fairfax Iowa to John and Charlotte Cahill married in 1934 in Cedar Rapids resided in La Crosse since July 1984.
Georgia Stueland a Calamus born 1927 graduate and co owner secretary of Stueland Motors died of lymphoma on Saturday January 30 1999 at her home. Funeral services were held at Faith Lutheran Church Calamus with burial at Our Savior's Cemetery. Survivors include husband Henry two sons Paul and Mark two daughters Margo and Nancy ten grandchildren and several siblings. Georgia was active in church bowling associations 4 H and horse and flower circles. She and Henry celebrated 50 years of marriage in 1997.
Frances Marie Smith 88 of Rock Island Illinois and formerly of West Liberty died Friday January 29 1999 at St Anthony s Continuing Care Center Rock Island after a long illness. Services are 2 30 p m Tuesday at Barker Funeral Home West Liberty with visitation after 1 p m Tuesday. There are no immediate survivors.
Mildred R. Womack 37 of Garwin died Sunday after an extended illness at Marshalltown Medical Center. Services Tuesday 1:30 p.m. Overton Family Funeral Home Garwin burial Garwin Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Phil Williams Garwin and Doug Womack Ankeny. Georgia M. Matthes 33 died Sunday at Mercy Iowa City. Dorothy Flannagan 35 died Sunday at home after brief illness with arrangements pending at Goettsch Funeral Home Hopkinton.
Horace A. Emrich 41 of 1122 Franklin Sr. died Jan 30 1999 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Des Moines after a brief illness. Bud Fischer Jr. 77 of 1203 Tracy Lane died Jan 30 1999 in Iowa City. Services Tuesday at St Wenceslaus Church with military rites. burial Memory Gardens. Bud’s survivors include wife Laurine, sister May Stalkfleet and several in laws and nieces. he served in Iowa National Guard and worked at Bud's Garage and University of Iowa maintenance. Memorials to a general fund.
William J. Kloubec aged 102 died Saturday January 30 1999 at the Solon Nursing Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Brosh Chapel Cedar Rapids.
Bertha May Duncan Wellman 76 died Saturday January 30 1999 of cancer at her daughter's home in Wellman Services 730 pm at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with Rev David Boshart Burial at Hillcrest Cemetery near Miller Friends may call after 2 pm at the funeral home Ethel Yoder of Wellman son David of Huron SD four brothers Ray and John Cuppy Faulkton SD George Cuppy Portland Ore Howard Cuppy Wessington Springs SD and sister Viola Regan Butte Mont were named in the obituary
Elvina G Anderson Adams remembered with a 10 30 a m service at Brosh Chapel with visitation today 4 to 7 p m burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Pastor Randy Richter officiating Edgar Paul Cummings due a 10 30 a m service at Brosh Chapel burial at Czech National Cemetery Pastor Len Taylor officiating Patrick M Ryan and Lois E Ryan have a 2 p m service at Hillside Wesleyan Church with visitation 6 to 8 p m burial at Czech National Cemetery a Brosh Chapel service
In Iowa the abortion rights side has expanded services across the state and blocked a partial birth abortion ban. Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa plans a Bettendorf clinic after federal court wins, while Sioux City expands access to northwest Iowa and parts of Nebraska and South Dakota.
Gazette staff writer reviews Tony Church one man show at the University of Iowa E C Mabie Theatre exploring Shakespeare's Old Tradition. Church channels 400 years of actors from Olivier to Garrick, recreating famed performances with dialect skill and reverence.
Local organizations seek volunteers for crisis counseling tutoring thrift shop work and clerical tasks. Programs include RSVP and Retired Senior Volunteer Program 55 plus placements crisis center training and Reading Partners tutoring weekly sessions Cedar Rapids School District Volunteer Office registration and dates. Call numbers provided for each opportunity.
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