Multiple Obituaries and memorials in Cedar Rapids area
The obituary notices report the deaths of Gerald M. Mulvany 78 of Cedar Rapids died February 2 1997 at Mercy Medical Center. Services Wednesday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include wife Sarah four daughters and several relatives. Other deaths include Carrie Pfeiffer 90, a resident of Billings Montana, and Lee Edgar Simonsen 387, a resident of Living Center West Cedar Rapids. Additional notices list Lois Van Ausdall 82 and Kloubec 78 with services in Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories and Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials for Alzheimer's Association and other causes are noted.
McMurrin 90 Dayton resident dies after brief illness
Myrt ie E McMurrin age 90 of Dayton Ohio formerly Anamosa died February 2 1997 at Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton after a brief illness Services set for 1 30 p m Friday at Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa with burial Antioch Cemetery Survivors include a daughter Norma Burris five sons Lee Nathan Paul Dwight and Roger 22 grandchildren 34 great grandchildren a sister and the Brickley family She was born October 15 1906 in Jones County Iowa and taught at Antioch School She married the Rev Albert McMurrin in 1928 his death came in 1991 Memorials to Myrtle Brickley McMurrin Widow's Fund c/o Music Mission Kiev Inc Orlando FL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Edgar Simonsen
Living Center West
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Roy
Debra
Anne
Alpharetta
Ulla Wall
Arthur
Cedar Rapids
Harry
Martha
Sun City
Ariz
Pauline Bliss
Marion
Denmark
Eleonora
Clyde
Lee
Tyler
Minn
Anna J. Jacobsen
America
Witwer Wholesale Grocery
Esther May Madsen
Minneapolis
Philip Windsor
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Turner Chapel West
Irvin F. Madsen
Stephan F. Madsen
St. Paul
Juliane V. Madsen
Minnetonka
Lewis W. Vornholt
Kathryn Plum
Orville
Mountain View
Calif
Karen Guerra
Ronald
Blue Bell
C.E. “Bud” Smith
San Jose
Martha Mary Vornholt
Betty V. Smith
Esther
Iowa
Iowa State University
Orange Township
Blackhawk County
Waterloo
Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Minneapolis
Eastern Star Lodge
American Cancer Society
Methodist Hospital
St. Louis Park
Myrtie E. McMurrin
Dayton
Ohio
Anamosa
Good Samaritan Hospital
Goettsch Funeral Home
Antioch Cemetery
Norma
Dennis) Burris
Trotwood
Frances) McMurrin
Jones County
Jerimiah
Deliliah Grimm Brickley
Antioch School
Albert McMurrin
Antioch Church
Myrtle
Friendship Village
Myrtle Brickley McMurrin
c/o Music Mission Kiew, Inc
P.O
Orlando
Fla
Wilgenbusch 82 obituary with large survivor list
Epworth resident Matilda C Wilgenbusch died Sunday February 2 1997 in St Josephs Ant Mercy Health Center Dubuque from complications of open heart surgery Services held 1030 am Wednesday at St Patricks Church burial in church cemetery Friends may call 2 to 9 pm today at Reiff Funeral Home Epworth where a Scripture wake service begins at 730 pm Survivors include four daughters Doris Wessels Mary Connolly Marge Hodgson all of Epworth Cheryl Hird of Dubuque four sons Willis Dan both of Epworth Tom of Worthington and Steve of Cedar Rapids a sister Clara Smith of Dyersville thirty grandchildren 13 great grandchildren and sisters in law and brothers in law Ledvina Hannan Otto Theisen Mabel Wilgenbusch Joe Margaret Kemp Bernie Ann Collins Also surviving are two sisters Edna Schmitt and Mary Theisen and two brothers Joe and James Hannan A Matilda C Wilgenbusch Memorial Fund established
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald M. Mulvany
Blake Blvd
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Larry Hayward
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Sarah
Patricia Heaton
Pensacola
Fla
Sandra Baugh
James
Broomfield
Colo
Susan Cline
Osage
Denise Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
John
Marble Falls
Texas
Lloyd
Lawton
Okla
Gerald
Oakville
Iowa
Austin
Sarah Mulvany
Sally” Luberger
Wilgenbusch
St. Joseph’s Anit-Mercy
Dubuque
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Reiff
Marge Hodgson
Epworth
Cheryl Hird
Willis
Dan
Tom
Worthington
Steve
Clara Smith
Dyersville
Ledvina Hannan
Holy Cross
Otto Theisen
Aahan
Mabel Wilgenbusch
Ricville
Joe
Funeral notices for Dahnke and Filer in Iowa City area
William G. Dahnke 75 dies after extended illness at VA Medical Center Iowa City services set for Feb 5 at George L Gay Funeral Home entombment Memory Gardens Mausoleum survivors include wife Ferne six brothers and five sisters Dr Lloyd Jackson Filer Jr 77 dies at University Hospitals memorial services Feb 14 at St Andrew Presbyterian Church cremation arranged by George L Gay Funeral Home survivors include wife Eva lyn daughter Margaret Taylor and son Thomas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Dahnke
East Washington St
East Market St
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
George L. Gay
Dale
Robert
Iowa City
Lyle
Muscatine
Dwayne
Coralville
Kenneth
Jack
Virginia Poggenpohl
Betty Bartholomew
North Liberty
Delores Curtis
Diane Littrel
Ramona McCleary
Rock Island, II
Lloyd
Jack’’ Jackson Filer Jr
Monroe St
University Hospitals
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
Mark Martin
Blake Richter
George L. Gay Funeral Home & Crematorium
Evalyn
Margaret Taylor
West Hartford
Conn
Thomas
Des Moines
Oxford Woman Swanson 98 Dies in Phoenix
Swanson 98 formerly of Oxford died Jan 31 1997 in Arizona Eastern Star Retirement Center Phoenix after a short illness. Graveside services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Oxford Cemetery conducted by Rev Lynnford Edwards. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at George L Gay Funeral Home & Crematorium Iowa City. Georgiana of Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanson
Phoenix
Oxford
Arizona
Eastern Star Retirement Center
Oxford Cemetery
Lynnford Edwards
George L. Gay Funeral Home
Iowa City
Georgiana
Kalona man Gordon Hershberger 62 dies after long illness
Gordon Hershberger 62 of Kalona dies at home after a lengthy illness on February 3 1997. Services 10 a.m. Thursday at Sharon Bethel Church Kalona with burial in the church cemetery. Officiants Delmar Bontrager Jake Yoder and Gabriel Beachy. Visitation after 2 p.m. today and Wednesday at the church Arrangements by Peterseim Funeral Service Kalona Survivors include wife Dorothy two sons Mervin Riverside and Larry Kalona a daughter Marilyn Schrock Kalona his parents Joseph and Emma Kalona two brothers Homer Leon and John Kalona and seven sisters Ruby Miller Phoeniz Tressa Mallard Oneida Ky Alta Bontrager Iowa City Mary Miller Spring Grove Pa Nina Grace Linda and Joye Hershberger Kalona
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Hershberger
Sharon Bethel Church
Kalona
Delmar Bontrager
Jake Yoder
Gabriel Beachy
Peterseim
Dorothy
Mervin
Riverside
Larry
Marilyn Schrock
Joseph
Emma
Homer
Leon
John
Ruby Miller
Phoenix
Tressa Mallard
Oneida
Alta Bontrager
Iowa City
Mary Miller
Spring Grove
Nina Grace
Linda
Joye Hershberger
Mechanicsville obituary Bertha Reid 91
Bertha Marie Fisher Reid 91 of rural Mechanicsville died Sunday at Center Cedar Rapids after a morning service at St Marys Catholic Church Mechanicsville. Burial is Rose Hill Cemetery Mechanicsville. A wake is 5 to 8 p.m. at Morgan Funeral Home with service at 7:30 p.m. She was born October 27 1905 in Mechanicsville to George and Bessie Fisher. Survived by three daughters Marilyn Rekemeyer Alberta Reid Eunice Williamhalie, three sisters, a brother, five grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and nine great great grandchildren. Memorials to Mercy Dialysis Unit Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Marie Fisher Reid
Lisbon
Mercy
Mary Fisher
Marjorie Vavra
Dale Rekemeyer
Mechanicsville
George
Bessie Robinson Fisher
Bertha
Adelbert Reid
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Guild
Betsy Bobbitt
Mercy Dialysis Unit
Mercy Medical Center
10Th St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mount Vernon Resident Donald E. Farris dies at 59
Donald E. Farris 59, of Tucson Arizona formerly of Mount Vernon died of cancer Sunday January 26 1997 at home Military graveside services were January 29 at Eastlawn Palms Cemetery in Tucson Survivors include wife Susan a son Jeffrey of El Paso Texas three daughters Tina Jameson of Tucson Cynthia Farris of Gary Indiana and Jacquelin Wandersee of Minneapolis a sister Shirley Burlingame of Tucson and a brother Ernest of Anamosa Also listed are his parents and a brother Gary Born March 28 1937 in Cedar Rapids he was the son of Lenard Jack and Neva Farris He married Susan Miller October 31 1958 He served 20 years in the Air Force and earned the Silver Star in Vietnam He later worked 22 years for Kitt Peak Observatory retiring in 1996
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Farris
Tucson
Ariz
Mount Vernon
Eastlawn Palms Cemetery
Susan
Jeffrey
el Paso
Texas
Tina Jameson
Cynthia Farris
Gary
Ind
Jacquelin Wandersee
Minneapolis
Shirley Burlingame
Ernest
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Lenard
Jack
Neva Farris
Susan Miller
Air Force
Vietnam
Kitt Peak Observatory
Evelyn Zieske Ommen obituary death in Sumner
Evelyn Viola Maria Zieske Ommen died of heart failure Sunday night February 2 1997 at Community Memorial Hospital. Visitation 3 to 9 p m today at Becker Milnes Funeral Home Sumner and after 9 30 a m Wednesday at St John Lutheran Church. Services 10 30 a m Wednesday at the church with Rev John Sorenson and Rev Norman Stubbendick. Burial at the church cemetery. She is survived by Delores Tracy Mary Ann Bartz JoAnn Lease Clarine Hartman a brother Arlie Zieske and three sisters Esther Ross Gertrude Platte Adeline Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Viola Maria Zieske Ommen
Community Memorial Hospital
St. John Lutheran Church
John Sorenson
Norman Stubbendick
Becker-Milnes Funeral Home
Sumner
Delores Tracy
Madison, Minn
Mary Ann Bartz
Westgate
JoAnn Lease
Clarine Hartman
Readlyn
Arlie Zieske
Fredericksburg
Esther Ross
Waterloo
Gertrude Platte
Adeline Brown
Marshalltown
Tama Man George A. Novotny Dies At 31
George A. Novotny, 31, died Saturday February 1 1997 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are pending with Hand's Funeral Home in Tama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Novotny
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Hand
Tama
Myrtle Swenson 87 Decorah native dies after lengthy illness
Myrtle Swenson 87 formerly of Decorah died Sunday February 2 1997 at Northgate Care Center after a lengthy illness. Services 11 a m Wednesday at Martin Funeral Home Waukon with visitation 3 to 6 p m today. Burial is at Old East Paint Creek Cemetery rural Waterville Reverend James Glesne officiates. There are no immediate survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Swenson
Decorah
Northgate
Martin Funeral Home
Waukon
Old East Paint Creek
Waterville
James Glesne
Service times and funeral duties announced
Mildred G. Heasley will be honored at 10 a.m. today at Turner Chapel West. Burial will be at Panora Cemetery in Panora. The Rev. Robert Spurin of Atkins Presbyterian Church will officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred G. Heasley
Turner Chapel West
Panora Cemetery
Panora
Robert Spurin
Atkins Presbyterian Church
Death notices accepted by The Gazette with hours and fees
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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Drop seen in state revenues signals potential slowdown
The Iowa Legislature's budget director says January receipts rose 0.1 percent, keeping year to date growth at 5.2 percent but warning the trend could slow the economy if sustained. Sales tax remains weak at 2.7 percent through January, while gaming receipts are capped for the general fund and redirected to infrastructure projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Dennis Prouty
Prouty
Iowa
Obituary: Dr Lloyd J. Filer Jr of Iowa dies at 77
University of Iowa emeritus professor and pediatric nutritionist Dr Lloyd Jackson Filer Jr died after a short illness. He researched infant nutrition for over five decades, helped develop Similac, and led safety work on aspartame. He joined Iowa in 1965 and earned the 1988 Nutrition Award with Richard Ziegler. His services are set for Feb 14 at St Andrew Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filer
Ziegler
Ex-lawmaker Salton dies at 61 in Iowa
Ruthven Iowa ex legislator Bill Salton 61 dies at his home after illness He did not seek re election last year due to leukemia Salton was elected to the Iowa House in 1994 and was a cattle producer at his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salton
Iowa
Linn-Mar Board Backs On-Time State Funding Request
The Linn-Mar school board unanimously approved forwarding a resolution to Governor Branstad urging reinstatement of on time funding for enrollment increases. Linn-Mar, Iowa fastest growing district, has added 860 students since 1992 and would have earned millions in aid if counted when joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn-Mar
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Grant Wood Area
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CEDAR_ RAPIDS
Carrie Pfeiffer
Manor Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Billings
Mont
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Robert Hogan
Roma McIntosh
Allison Carson
Judy Moreno
Andrew McIntosh
Joseph McIntosh
Alec McIntosh
Chloe Moreno
Carrie
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Frances Mills
Alzheimer’s Association of
East Central
Lois E. van Ausdall
St. Luke’s Hospital
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Forrest Whitlatch
Charles Keyes
Montrose
Naomi Richards
Ernest Dye
Keith Dye
Roger Richards
Bruce Richards
Miriam Snyder
Linda Hayes
Esther Dye
Mildred VanAusdall
Merritt
Bertha Utley VanAusdall
Fort Madison
Shaeffer Pen Company
Church of the Nazarene
Bernadine E. Ahrens
Kloubec
Bowling St
Gary Coffey
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Karol Tefer
Kathy Kloubec
Raymond John Kloubec Jr
Wende Kelsey
Roberta M. Kloubec
LeGrand
Bernadine
Herman
Lena Endorf Ahrens
Telephone Answering Service
Midwest
National Secretaries Association
St. John’s Episcopal Church
St. Luke’s Stroke Club
Eastern Star
Milestones Adult Day
Donald V. Kruger
E Ave
Cedric Lofdahl
Linwood Cemetery
David Kruger
Vinton
Donetta Heathman
Jonathan Kruger
Jessica Kruger
Zachary Heathman
Dwayne Kruger
Delores Torney
Riceville
Doris Reha
Donna Hemann
Leona Nigh
Colleen Hersh
Chris Kimball
New Caney
Jonathan Black
William
Dorothy Horseman Kruger
Army
L.L. Pelling Co
American Legion Post
VFW Post
FOE Aerie
Matilda C
Tillie
Stella Clearman
U of Nutritionist
American Academy of Pediatrics
By Kevin Kane
Frig
Edgewood Rd
Marion Blvd
United Savings Bank
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