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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 2004
Page
14
Obituary notices for Misty M. Fonseca and Frederick J. Berry plus deaths of Gerald Donald Red Drallmeier LaVerna Elizabeth Hensch and Harry A. Smith list funeral plans burial locations and survivor details reapportioning services across Cedar Memorial Turner West and Stewart Funeral Homes with military rites and church services noted
Obituaries may include emblems to reflect the deceased's memberships. Emblems cost $10 each and up to three symbols may be used. A selection of organization and fraternal emblems is shown and more are available.
John W. Meissner 59 of Cedar Rapids died February 12 2004 after a short illness at Living Center West Memorial service set 1130 AM Tuesday at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church Rev Clint Tweet Ball to officiate Cremation Society of Eastern Iowa arrangements Survivors include friends staff and his cat Nancy He worked 18 years at Options of Linn County He was born June 30 1944 in Cedar Rapids In lieu of flowers memorials to Hospice of Mercy or Camp Courageous Vina B Wall 94 of Delhi died February 12 2004 at Monticello Care Center Services 11 AM Monday Delhi Methodist Church Burial Evergreen Cemetery Delhi Visitation 3 7 PM Sunday at Leonard Muller Funeral Home Manchester and after 10 AM Monday at the church Also noted are Wall family survivors and a longtime friend Doran Petton of Manchester Esther R C Glandorf 94 died February 13 2004 Williamsburg Care Center Arrangements pending Kloster Funeral Home Marengo
Marie Alice Trachta 76 of 2001 Hamilton St SW Cedar Rapids died February 12 2004 at home after a sudden illness. Services February 16 at St Matthew s Catholic Church burial at St John s Cemetery. Wake 3 to 7 p m Sunday at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. She taught at Regis High School 34 years and later Xavier. Memorials to Xavier scholarship fund or National Czech Slovak Museum Library. She is survived by husband Robert died 1955 six sisters seven grandchildren and many relatives.
Gerald E. Wetherell 73 of Rock Island IL died February 12 2004 at Trinity Medical Center services Tuesday at St Pius X Catholic Church Rock Island with visitation Monday at Wheelan Funeral Home burial at Rock Island National Cemetery with military honors He served in the US Navy during the Korean War He was survived by his wife three daughters two sons and seven grandchildren Also Lillian M Schneider 91 of Marion died at Linn Manor Care Center Marion memorial services Monday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with interment at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery She was a homemaker and charter member of St Pius X Catholic Church Surviving are two daughters a son two sisters eight grandchildren and one great granddaughter Also Joe Melsha 42 died February 13 2004 services Monday at Brush Chapel Cedar Rapids Burial at Anderson Cemetery Swisher An obituary will run in Sunday's paper Benjamin Franklin Wolverton Jr 81 died February 4 2004 memorial service March 28 at Coe College Clark Alumni House He was a Cedar Rapids native and former English professor with a long career at several colleges He is survived by his wife and multiple children grandchildren and a sister The obituary lists his lifelong interests and environmental advocacy
Multiple obituaries dated February 2004 report deaths of Lauri Rey of Iowa City Doris Parker of Kellogg and lo Anderegg of Guttenberg along with Bill Herman of Dubuque. Memorials and services scheduled at Lensing Funeral and Cremation, Smith Funeral Home, and Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home plus church services at St Marys in Guttenberg and St Johns Lutheran Grinnell.
Announcement guidance for submissions to memorial notices with deadlines and pricing. Includes submission times, publication date, form availability, and contact number 398-8221 for questions.
The list records residents across Cedar Rapids Delhi Edgewood Grinnell Guttenberg Iowa City North English Swisher Tipton Troy Mills Vinton Williamsburg and more. Names include Frederick Berg Gerald Drakmeier Bob Eckert Misty Fonseca Lillian Schneider Marie Trachta and Esther Glandorf among others with varied initials and titles noted.
Alfred J. Arthur 90 died Feb 13 2004 in Edgewood following a long illness. Service 11 am Feb 16 at Trinity United Methodist Edgewood. Burial Edgewood City Cemetery. Survivors include wife Helen two sons James and Al both of Des Moines and brother Francis of Edgewood. A memorial fund is established. Elwood Shorty Steffen 78 formerly of Tipton died Feb 13 2004 in Mechanicsville Nursing Rehab Center from Parkinsons complications. Services 10:30 am Feb 16 at Fry Funeral Home Tipton. Burial Durant Cemetery Durant. Survivors include two daughters Debra Moffit and Dawn Ronald two grandsons Travis and Matthew two sisters Cleo Schmidt and Imogene Jandik and many others. Memorial fund established. Online condolences at www.fryfuneralhome.com.
Lester Lattimer aged 77 died Friday February 13 2004 after a sudden illness at Virginia Gay Hospital Arrangements are pending at Overton Van Steenhouse Funeral Home in the local area.
The Gazette lists submission times for death notices and obituaries with a 7 pm deadline for daily notices. It notes that notices published as news items include immediate survivors and a photo, with extra material charged at 35 cents per word and optional emblems for organizations.
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