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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1997

Page

8

Cedar Rapids Obituaries Chronicle Multiple Saintly Departures

Catherine Eckstein 39 of Cedar Rapids dies after brief illness February 8 1997 services February 11 at Turner Chapel West burial Linwood Cemetery Boone Iowa Survived by no immediate family Judd Longerbeam 72 Cedar Rapids dies February 8 1997 military rites at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home burial Linwood Cemetery Survives include wife Chrystal and sister Opal Benton Judith Simpson 42 Cedar Rapids dies February 7 1997 graveside February 11 Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery mothers Mary Ann Greazel and Robert W Jones siblings and children listed Raymond Robinson 77 Cedar Rapids dies February 8 1997 military rites at Cedar Memorial Chapel burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery longtime sales engineer and Navy veteran Memorials to church or charity Rebecca Villers Metuchen NJ formerly Cedar Rapids dies February 8 1997 arrangements pending Janet Krizzy Kriz Cucinotta 35 Cedar Rapids dies February 9 1997 arrangements pending Edward Mahnke 77 Cedar Rapids dies February 9 1997 arrangements pending Bessie Oaks 85 Marion dies February 9 1997 arrangements pending

Judd Hawthorne St.Luke's Hospital Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home David Young Linwood Cem Chrystal Opal Benton Cedar Rapids Roy Graft Darlene Urbanek Sutliff Emma Beaver Longerbeam Chrystal Koenig Troy Kaw 717Th Tank Battalion Hope Lutheran Church Iowa State Police Association Fraternal Order of Eagles American Legion Hanford Post C.R. Policemen’s Protective Association Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion Hanford Post 5 Bowling St Judith M. Simpson 13Th Ave Univerty Hospitals Iowa City Cedar Memori- Park Y de Vries August Sewart Becky Lynn Simpson Justin Simpson Mary Ann Greazel Cedarids Robert W. Jones Rebecca Villers Metuchen, N.J

Marion man Norval Zachmeyer, 81, dies after long illness

Norval B. Zachmeyer of Marion, 81, died at home on Sunday February 9 1997 after a long illness. Services 1030 am Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church Marion with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Rapids and military rites. He served in World War II and built for Zachmeyer Brothers Construction. Memorials to Parkinson Foundation.

Norval B. Zachmeyer 11Th Ave First Presbyterian Church Marion Howard Chapman Cedar Memorial Park Cedar Rapids Murdoch Robert Vinton Cleo Dale Burlington Scott Jay Moffit Jill Williams Cathy Horn Robin Domer Lynas Milo Roy Edward Cora Bazel Zachmeyer E. Lucille Acheson Sarasota Fla Signal Corps Norval Zachmeyer Brothers Construction American Legion Mechanicsville Parkinson Foundation

Delta woman Dorothy McNabb 64 dies in Oskaloosa

Dorothy E. McNabb 64 died Feb 9 1997 at Ma Haszka County Hospital Oskaloosa from heart attack complications. Services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday Bates Funeral Chapel Oskaloosa. Burial Garrett Cemetery near Delta. Survivors include husband Leonard two sons David Iowa City and Terry Delta sister Lila Wolfe Oskaloosa and brother Bill Buckingham Cabot.

Dorothy E. McNabb Mahaska County Hospital Oskaloosa Bates Funeral Chapel David Pinkerton Ralph Sprunk Garrett Cemetery Delta Leonard David Iowa City Terry Lila Wolfe Bill Buckingham Cabot

Lillian Williamson Hopinton 91 dies after brief illness

Lillian Williamson age 91 died Sunday February 9 1997 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital Manchester after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending at Goettsch Funeral Home Hopinton.

Lillian Williamson Delaware County Memorial Hospital Manchester Goettsch Funeral Home Hopkinton

Koszta Woman Florence F. Schafbach Passes After Illness

Florence F. Schafbach 36 formerly of Koszta and Marengo areas died Sunday February 9 1997 at Brookhaven Nursing Home Brooklyn after a short illness. Arrangements are pending at Hrabak Funeral Home Belle Plaine.

Florence F. Schafbach Koszta Marengo Brookhaven Nursing Home Brooklyn Hrabak Funeral Home Belle Plaine

Marengo Obituaries: Bertha Jones and George Mattison

Bertha Jones 94 of Marengo died February 9 1997 after a brief illness at Rose Haven Nursing Home services 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kloster Valentine Funeral Home burial in Marengo Cemetery Survivors include six grandchildren and six great grandchildren along with siblings and other relatives George Eugene Mattison 76 of Marengo died February 8 1997 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Iowa City memorial services 10 30 a.m. Wednesday at American Legion Hall Marengo with burial in Marengo Cemetery at a later date Arrangements are with Kloster Valentine Funeral Home Survivors include wife Io na three sons a daughter a brother two sisters and two step children

Bertha Jones Rose Haven Marengo Kloster-Valentine Funeral Home George Grothman Marengo Cemetery Charles Pagel Jeanetta Yardley Cedar Rapids Elmer Jones Connie Floyd Patricia Harr Denver Colo Jake Jones Colorado Springs Lloyd S. Jones Bernard Conway George Eugene Mattison Veterans Affairs Medical Center Iowa City American Legion Hall Allen Wiese Iona George L Reggie Ken Williamsburg Gena Guzenhauser John Lisbon Marge Kurth Donna Miller Mike Timm Fort Benning

Rowley Man Dies After Long Illness

Rowley oral L Beck 73 of rural Rowley died Sunday February 9 1997 at his home after a long illness Funeral arrangements are being handled by White Funeral Home Independence.

Oral L. Beck Rowley White Funeral Home Independence

Victor L. Benning ton 66 dies in Iowa City COPD

Victor L Toad Benning ton 66 died Saturday February 8 in Iowa City from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Memorial services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home Grinnell with viewing today 5 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Family present 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery rural Newburg. Survived by five sons Victor Bennington Kenneth Bennington Barry Bennington Duane Hannah and Thomas Peck. three daughters Donna James Marilyn Chase Diane McWilliams. sister Betty Adams.

Ton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Iowa City Smith Funeral Home Grinnell Mount Pleasant Newburg Victor Ben

Services for Harold W. Schiotterbeck

Harold W. Schiotterbeck's funeral services are at 10 a.m. today at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Urbana. Burial will follow at Spencers Grove Cemetery near Walker. Murdoch Funeral Home of Center Point handles arrangements.

Harold W. Schiotterbeck St. Mary’s Catholic Church Urbana Spencers Grove Walker Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point

Death of Leo V. Manternach at 30 in Cascade

Leo V. Manternach, 30, died Sunday February 9 1997 at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade. Arrangements are pending at Kraemer Funeral Home in Dyersville with visitation set from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Leo V. Manternach Shady Rest Care Center Cascade Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville

Leona Mallicoat 89 Maquoketa native dies in Maquoketa

Leona M. Mallicoat 89 of Maquoketa formerly of Wyoming died Sunday morning February 9 1997 at Crestridge Nursing Home Maquoketa Arrangements are pending at Carson and Son Funeral Home Maquoketa with calling hours 4 to 8 30 p m Wednesday

Leona M. Mallicoat Maquoketa Wyoming Crestridge Carson & Son Funeral Home

Services for Joseph Ike Pavek Set for Tuesday

Joseph Ike Pavek funeral plans include a 10 30 a m service at Brush Chapel with visitation today from 4 to 7 p m. Private graveside rites will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery in Covington.

Joseph Ike” Pavek Brush Chapel Spring Grove Cemetery Covington

Iowa City schools map five year plan with eight goals

The Iowa City Community School District advances a five year strategic plan with eight goals. Immediate work targets five goals by April 1998 including curriculum standards, resource prioritization, diversity, technology in class, and safe schools.

John Kenyon Johnson County Iowa City Barbara Grohe Grohe Pam Ehly Ehly Stra Tegic

Black Hawk County woman sues Heritage Cablevision for sex discrimination

Kathleen Ingalls alleges in federal court that she faced sex discrimination and retaliation at Heritage Cablevision in Waterloo from 1989 to 1993. She says she was passed over for promotions in favor of men she trained, with two becoming her supervisors, while she was placed on commission only and her job was eliminated. The company denies the allegations and notes her position ended December 31, 1993.

Black Hawk County TCI

Former bird columnist and school principal dies at 89

Catherine G. Eckstein 89, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday after a brief illness. She led Cleveland School for 28 years and wrote The Gazette Bird Notes until the early 1990s. Eckstein started an outdoor bird sanctuary at Meth-Wick and donated copies of her columns to Indian Creek Nature Center. Funeral services are Tuesday at Turner Chapel West.

Catherine G. Eckstein 13Th St. NW Turner Chapel West Linwood Cemetery Boone Iowa Lloyd Brockmeyer St. Paul’s United “Methodist ”Church Catherine Henry Lenora Hughs Eck‘stein Waterloo Cedar Rapids Johnson School Cleveland University of “Northern Iowa Iowa State University Meth-Wick Manor Regident Assembly St. Paul’s United Methodist Church ElizabetheeCircle St .Paul's United Methodist Church Zor Meth-Wick 13Th St Eckstein Cleveland School The Gazette Dave Morris Doris Griswold Griswold Indian Creek Nature Center

Iowa City police officers reject tentative agreement

Misunderstanding over a tentative city police contract leads to rejection by officers. Dan Dreckman president of the Police Relations Organization says the matter goes to a fact finder who will issue a non binding opinion.

Uazette News Inter Iowa City Dan Dreckman Police Relations Organization

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CEDAR_ RAPIDS Raymond F. Robinson J St Mercy Medical Center Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Larry Ron Marilyn Clements Frances Cline Hiawatha Raymond Tama Frank Marie Steen Robinson Georgia Mahring Bernard and Lee Transport Trailers Sharon United Methodist Church American Welding Society Zcbj Lodge 13 Elks VFW Janet A Krizzy Kriz Cucinotta Southland St Edward Mahnke J Ave. NW St. Luke’s Hospital Bessie Oaks Manor Care Searsboro Victor L Toad’’ Benning Worthington Prime Star Satellite Vokaty Ingalls C.R Dr. Ahn Yang Ahn Ahn Aimie Coralville Medicenter Cepar Rapids
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