Deaths in Linn County a lineup of local obituaries
Lester F. Sykora 75 of Robins dies at home Feb 3 1994 after short illness. Services Feb 7 with Masonic and military honors. Survived by grandchildren Burns of Arcata California and great granddaughter Hillary Burns. wife Wilma died 1993. Also notices for Mary M. Anderson Eino Mustonen Elaine Toms Dennis Jones covering multiple family obituaries with details on services, survivors, and memorials.
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Lester F. Sykora
Robins
Kuba Funeral Home
Rollin Oswald
Czech National Cemetery Columbarium
Beatrice I Halstead and Lucille Mortier Services
Beatrice I Halstead is to be buried at Coggon Cemetery after a 10 30 a m service at United Parish Church in Coggon with Murdoch Funeral Home handling arrangements. Lucille Mortier will have a 1 p m funeral at St Ludmilas Catholic Church with burial at Linwood Cemetery. wake at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p m with a 7 30 p m service.
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Beatrice I. Halstead
United Parish Church
Coggon
Murdoch Funeral Home
Central City
Lucille Mortier
St. Ludmilas Catholic Church
Linwood Cemetery
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Arrangements Pending for Two Local Deaths in 1994
Miriam E. Kucera 71 of Northbrook Manor Care Center died February 5 1994 after a long illness Arrangements are pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Keyna NanLea Sykora stillborn February 4 1994 at St Luke's Hospital daughter of William Wright and Kim Sykora Arrangements are pending Turner Chapel East
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Miriam E. Kucera
Northbrook Manor Care Center
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Keyna NanLea Sykora
William Wright
Kim Sykora
Eighth St. SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Turner Chapel East
Marvis Cornelius
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Reiff
Opal Smith
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Manchester
Goettsch Funeral Home
Hopkinton
Ladora
Death Notices and Obituaries Submissions Guidelines
The Gazette lists submission hours 8 to 5 weekdays 12 30 to 6 Saturday and 4 to 6 Sunday and holidays for death notices and obituaries. Immediate survivors and a photo publish as a news item. additional material costs 35 cents per word. For out of town notices, same rate. Call 398 8221 for more details.
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the Gazette
Deaths E G A list from Eastern Iowa notices
Obituaries from Eastern Iowa itemizing Marvis Cornelius Alva Leoland Chase Opal Smith Esther Sloan and others with ages dates locations and funeral arrangements. Surviving relatives listed for several and notes of memorials or services.
Estella Krejci Baxa 1914 1994 dies of pancreatic cancer
Estella Krejci Baxa 79 died February 5 1994 at her daughter's Iowa City home. Services set 1 p.m. Tuesday at Brosh Funeral Home Solon with burial at Oakland Cemetery. Survivors include her son Kenneth daughter Kathryn and husband Robert, daughter-in-law Janet, brother Charles Krejci, granddaughter Lori Fulton and husband Charles, stepgrandson Deria Beechner, great granddaughter Tiffani Fulton, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded by her husband George in 1983 and an infant daughter. Born in Cedar Rapids, she married George G. Baxa in 1937. they farmed near Western Mount Vernon and Solon for 38 years before moving to Solon in 1975.
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Eino Mustonen
Living Center East
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Gary Hess
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Aili
Myrna Popa
Thomas
Cedar Rapids
Lois Jones
Sacramento
Calif
Teresa Fettkether
William
Jon Robertson
Laurie
Minneapolis
Darci
Marie Fettkether
Eino
Floodwood
Minn
Aili Varkaus
Kwik-Way Inc
Iowa
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Jesus Christ
Alzheimer’s Research
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Bender
First Congregational Church
Mary Jo Brown
Jenny Sackett
Capt
Terry Toms
Ralph Toms
Brett Toms
Bishop
Jack
Joseph
Hazel Butters
Elaine
Central City
Frederick
Flora Whiting Bishop
Clayton W. Toms
Ella
First Telephone Company
Killians
Morris Sanford
St. Luke's
Mercy
American Legion Auxiliary
Central City Historical Society
Dennis William
Shamrock” Jones
22Nd Ave
Mercy Medical Center
William Harnish
Kuba Funeral Home
Linwood Cemetery
Betty Jane
Susan Davis
Dennis Jr
Bradley
Terry
Estella Krejci Baxa
Iowa City
Brosh Funeral Home
Solon
Oakland Cemetery
Douglas Peters
Kenneth
Kathryn Krell
Robert
Janet Baxa
Charles E. Krejci
Martha
Lori Kay Fulton
Charles
Deria Beechner
Tiffani Lora Fulton
George
Estella
Anton and
Bessie Elekar Krejci
George G. Baxa
Western
Mount Vernon
Sokol Gymnastics Association
Czech Heritage Foundation
Swisher man Wade Hanse dies in Highway 965 crash
Wade A. Hanse, 40, of Swisher died Feb 4 1994 at the scene of a crash on Highway 965. Services Feb 9 at George L Gay Funeral Home Iowa City with burial at Anderson Cemetery Swisher. He was a Navy veteran and rural postal carrier, survived by his mother Louise Brandenburg brother William sister Lynne and fiancee Joy Eggert. memorials to Swisher American Legion.
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Wade A. Hanse
George L. Gay
Iowa City
Anderson Cemetery
Swisher
Louise Brandenburg
Hot Springs
Ark
William
Marion
Lynne Hanse
Arlington Heights
Mary Lawson
Christine Mitchell
Minneapolis
Joy Eggert
Coralville
Wade
Harvey
Louise Modeen Hanse
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
Swisher American Legion
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
Udell Holdeman dies at 78 in Lone Tree care center
West Branch native Udell Holdeman 78 formerly of West Branch died Sunday afternoon February 6 1994 in Lone Tree Care Center. Arrangements are pending at West Liberty Chapel of Barker Funeral Home.
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Udell Holdeman
West Branch
Lone Tree Care Center
West Liberty Chapel of Barker Funeral Home
Volunteer Opportunities Across Cedar Rapids Activities
Community groups seek volunteers for diverse roles. Tanager Place, Girl Scouts, RSVP, Crisis Center, Science Station, Big Brothers, HACAP WIC, SHIIP counselors, and Indian Creek Nature Center list calls and hours. Call various organizers to offer time from age 55 volunteers to teens and adults.
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L.I.V
Velma
United Way
Faye
Jean
Foundation 2 Crisis Center
Margaret
Cedar Rapids
Ann Ryan
Kaylee Evans
Nursing Mothers Network
HACAP
WIC
Traci Johnson
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Julie Becker
Linda
Indian Creek Nature Center
Jan Moore-Ecker
Cedar Rapids briefs announce CSAP grant and conference
Safe Coalition of Cedar Rapids received a 50000 dollar CSAP grant to fund training for providers and victims, family activities, and day care for children after last summer’s floods. The Books Have It So Do We conference is March 12 at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School from 8 a.m. to 2 45 p.m. Registration by mail is due February 23, fee 30 dollars. For more information contact chairperson Dian Wright at Roosevelt Middle School 398 2153.
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Safe Coalition of
Cedar Rapids
The
Center For Substance Abuse Prevention
CSAP
Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School
Dian Wright
Roosevelt Middle School
Linn County Court Records Show Multiple Drunk Driving Pleas
In Linn County District Court multiple defendants pleaded guilty to drunken driving or intoxication with June to July 1993 arrests. Sentences include fines of 100 to 500 dollars, jail terms from 10 to 48 hours, and probation or suspended sentences. Several individuals faced amended charges and probation revocation. An assault case ended with a guilty plea to disorderly conduct and fine.
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Linn County District Court
Matthew J. Selken
Walker
Selken
Connie K. Ruhser
30Th St. SE
David A. Bequeaith
C Ave. NE
Timothy P. Wieneke
K St. SW
Dean A. Dunlap
Lexington Dr
Andrew J. Neuhart
Cedar Falls
Martinez J. Goode
Mount Vernon Rd
Laurene M. Frost
Council St. NE
Michael D. Alderman
Oakland Rd. NE
Allen L. Huenefeld
Fifth St. SE
Huenefeld
Amy Page
Second City Tour Delivers Slick Improv at Theatre Cedar Rapids
The national touring company from Chicago’s Second City wowed a full crowd with rapid skits and smart improv. Performers Williams Shely Callier Ryan Dorff Dwyer played off each other while 15 year old Robin Taylor joined for a fun breakfast daydream.
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Dale Jones
Second City
Chicago
Theatre
Robin Taylor
Solon
HBO
the Dragon
Robin
Holiday Inn
Michael Anthony Williams
Jill Shely
Frances Callier
Dee Ryan
Kevin Dorff
Matt Dwyer
Martin Brady
Debi Goldberg
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Rebecca Burns
Arcata
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Wilma
Willie
Sharon Lee Burns
Clara Sykora
Ernest
Lumir
Alice Elsie Elias
Lester
Wilson High School
Costa Mesa
Santa Anna
Wilma Wilkes
Sykora Bakery
Czech Village
Cedar Rapids Lodge
W.F.L.A
C.S
Mizpah Lodge
AF & AM
VFW
Shrine Hospital
Dads Organization
Mary M. Anderson
Oskaloosa
Codey Rapids
Pella
Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp
Michael Crouch
First Christian Church
White Oak
Mahaska County
Carl
Sharon Elliott
Snellville
Carol Beckord
Richard
Kalona
Dorothy Sampson
Winslow
Lois Harvey
Billous
Ackworth
Gerald Todd
Garden Grove
Elaine V
Ella” Toms
Glenn
Betty Jane Henderson
Dennis
E. Cohn and Sons
Teamsters
Mr. Shamrock
Delhi
Fayette
Alva Leoland Chase
United Methodist Church
Thomas Biatek
Grandview Cemetery
Becker-Milnes Funeral Home
Mabel
Fort Myers
Fla
Patricia Morine
Lester Prairie
Phyllis Chase
Orlando
John
Lakeland
Eva Browning
Crooked River Ranch
Ore
Evalyn Wilson
Newton
Esther J. Sloan
Rose Haven
Marengo
Hoover-Valentine Funeral Home
Louis Cronbaugh
Koszta
Eugene
Victor
Altoona
Gwendolyn Mumby
Clarice M. Fleming
Jackson County Public Hospital
Maquoketa
Carson & Son Funeral Home
Oma Penrose Windham
Knoxville
Tenn
Knox
Mount Hope Cemetery
Harris Penrose
Arla Presson
Olin
Drexel
Victor Dungy
Mechanicsville
Horner-Morgan Funeral Home
Woodlawn
Toledo
James
Albany
Stewartsville
Dale
San Jose
Dwight
Marshalltown
Elbert
Maysville
Ethel Lampofn
Postville
Inez Heckmann
Good Samaritan Center
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Charles Miller
Schutte Funeral Home
Donald Heckman
Round Rock
Texas
Robert Heckmann
Leslie Heckman
John Heckmann
Miles
Neal Heckmann
Stanley Heckmann
Glendale
Ariz
Jean Schulitz
Lake Mills
Wis
Ann Rose
Waterloo
Zeta Heck
SAFE
Linn District Court
Frances M. Corbett
Route 3
Vinton
David M. Arthur
Onslow
Rebecca D. Kloos
Eighth St
Dana A. Kleppe
D Ave. NW
Jay A. Fare
Kim E. Sauer
B Ave. NW
Gary N. Prior
11Th Ave. SE
Aaron R. Shumaker
B Ave. NE
Wayne D. Venter
Seventh Ave. SE
Eric M. Vigen
Michael E. Vogt
First Ave. SW
Robert M. Porazil
Balsam Dr. SW
Stanley D. Pumphrey
Lisbon
John R. Richmond
Ninth St. SE
Scott A Park
32Nd St
Dennis W. Preston
Marlene A. Marold
21St Ave
Connie Smith
15Th Ave. SW
Phillip C. Nevens
Summer Circle NE
Timothy R. Vogt
A Ave. NE
Mark A. Sigmund
Bayberry Dr
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