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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1995
Page
10
Obituaries for Allen J. Brink 83 of Sioux City and Richard V. Hall 77 of Cedar Rapids, Merle R. Hubbard 89 and Dwight S. Winter 87, Earl A. Pospisil 90 list death dates February 1995, services details, survivors, and former occupations. Brink served in Navy World War II. Hall worked 39 years at Century Engineering. Hubbard designed Hubbard Tanks at Collins Radio. Pospisil active in Czech organizations. Winter arrangements pending.
Marie B. Lukan Digmann 39 died Monday afternoon February 13 1995 after a short illness at Oak Crest Manor. Services set for 10 30 a m Thursday at St Francis Xavier Basilica with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p m today at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville with a Scripture service at 4 p m. Survivors include five sons Alvin Donald Albert Jr Roger and Ronald and seven daughters Donna Betty Shirley Carolyn LaVonne Mary Lou and Linda.
Melvin V Ritze 78 died Feb 14 1995 at home from cancer in Alburnett Iowa He is survived by wife Arline two sons Rex and Richard four sisters and four grandchildren Services 1030 am Friday Murdoch Funeral Home Marion burial Lafayette Cemetery rural Alburnett Visitation 4 to 8 pm Thursday Military rites by VFW Post 788 memorial fund established
Andrew Billy G. McCullouch Sr. 62 died Tuesday morning February 14 1995 at home after a lengthy illness. Arrangements are pending at Carson and Son Funeral Home Maquoketa.
Keith Kirkland Kennedy will lie in state at First Christian Church Center Point with a funeral at 2 p.m. today and burial in Center Point Cemetery. services are held for the longtime community figure.
Elberon Rose Silhanek, 86, of Downers Grove Illinois, formerly of Elberon, died February 13 1995 after a sudden illness. Memorial services are planned in Berwyn Illinois and Graveside services will be held at 1130 AM Friday at Czech National Cemetery in Vining. She is survived by three sisters Mary Cernin Agnes Melichar Bessie Kaloupek a brother John Silhanek plus in laws Ronald Kaloupek and Arlene Silhanek and many nieces and nephews.
Raymond H. Reed, 31, died Saturday February 11, 1995, at Friendship Manor of cancer. There will be no services. Burial at Chester Cemetery north of Grinnell. Arrangements by Smith Funeral Home. Survived by wife Frances.
Anita M Wilt 97 died Monday February 13 1995 at Peoples Memorial Hospital after a short illness Services 130 PM Friday at Oak Grove Christian Church rural Shellsburg Burial Oakwood Cemetery Shellsburg Friends may call after 7 tonight or anytime Thursday at White Funeral Home Independence Survivors include daughter Charlene Wilson Independence and son Duane Quinlan Texas
Benjamin Hooks, a 70 year old former NAACP executive director, urged action to salvage the organization amid a four million dollar debt and a board controversy over at least 1.4 million dollars. He spoke at Wartburg College after 45 years of service and cautioned against abandoning the fight against racism while acknowledging ongoing problems.
Kenneth Robert Oliver Jr., 19, of Cedar Rapids, faces a second stalking charge in Johnson County linked to an November assault on Stacie Akers in Iowa City. He also faces domestic assault and witness tampering charges, with no contact orders violated and prior Linn County jail time for violations. Oliver was arrested and held on 25,000 bail after an initial court appearance.
Aleah Christine Capron daughter of Mark and Kimberly Capron 647 Emerald Square Iowa City died Monday Feb 13 1995 at Mercy Hospital Nashua services 2 p m Friday Chenoweth Son Funeral Home Nashua burial Greenwood Cemetery Nashua. Memorials to family. Also survived by grandparents Kruger Mount Vernon and Ionia and Capron Mount Vernon and great grandparents Murphy and Long. Howard F Powell 76 dies Feb 14 1995 in V A Medical Center. Services 10 30 a m Friday Zion Lutheran Church Wayland burial Green Mound Cemetery Wayland. Friends may call 6 to 8 p m Thursday at George L Gay Funeral Home. Survived by wife Dorothy son Jeffery and three daughters Haman Visalia Thiltgen Warfield.
Nettie B. Gill 93 of Kalona died February 14 1995 at Pleasantview Home after a long illness. Services scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Sunnyside Conservative Mennonite Church conducted by Revs. David Yoder and Floyd Helmuth. Burial in East Union Cemetery. Visitation after 9 a.m. Thursday at Peterseim Funeral Home. Survived by stepchildren Floyd Delmar Clifford and Mildred Zook plus siblings Rufus Joe and Lydia Miller.
Marie Steffen Lamont, 78, died Tuesday February 14 1995 at People's Memorial Hospital Independence after a lengthy illness. Arrangements are pending at Fawcett Funeral Home Lamont.
Mary Bohiken 78 of Monticello died February 14 1995 after a lengthy illness at Hallmark Care Center Mount Vernon Services will be 11 am Saturday at St John Lutheran Church rural Monticello Burial in Oakwood Cemetery Monticello Visitation 3 to 7 pm Friday Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello Survivors include two sisters Agnes Collman Anamosa and Ellen Hanken Monticello two brothers A O Scotch Grove and Henry Iowa City Preceded in death by her parents two brothers a sister and John Fitzsimmons A longtime LPN at John McDonald Hospital Monticello.
Vinton Idren 75 of Live Oak Florida formerly of Vinton died Thursday Feb 9 1995 at Suwannee County Hospital Live Oak after a brief illness No services planned Arrangements with Daniels Funeral Home Live Oak Survivors include wife Dorothy three sons Richard Shogren Chuluota Florida Dennis Shogren Bonner Springs Kansas and Robert Marcott Live Oak three brothers Carl Belle Plaine James Cedar Rapids and Lloyd Blairstown and a sister Dorothy Lindloff Holly Hill Florida Also surviving are 10 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren He was born in Bishop Hill Illinois son of Arvin and Esther Shogren He was a World War II Navy veteran Howard resided in Vinton Kansas City Kansas and Orlando and Lake Wales Florida before moving to Live Oak in 1989
Eugene L. Biddle 57 died February 13 1995 at University Hospitals Iowa City after a long illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday Chap man Funeral Home Wheatland with Rev Harold Koenig officiating Burial Massillon Cemetery. Surviving are wife Linda three daughters Brenda Kay New Liberty Rhonda Drechsler New Bern NC Jodie Biddle Wheatland mother Helen Witte Melvin Witte Toronto IA two brothers Donald Wheatland Larry Calamus and two grandchildren.
Gilbert George Rogers 75 of Greenfield and his wife Donna 80 formerly of Washington were killed Thursday Feb 9 1995 near Orient Adair County. Joint services were Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church Greenfield with burial in Greenfield Cemetery. Arrangements by Steen Funeral Home Greenfield. Survived by four sons Larry Minneapolis Paul Tiffin Stephen Marion Stan Lisbon a stepson Steve Furne Landenberg Pa and three stepdaughters Holly Furne Landenberg Rhonda Bair and Sue Rogers Marion.
Eleanor L Fangman 68 of Monti died Feb 13 1995 in Oelwein after a brief illness. Services 11am Friday Sacred Heart Oelwein burial Monti. Survivors include two sons four daughters and 15 grandchildren. Harriet Hemmingson 83 died Feb 13 1995 at Heritage Acres Cedar Rapids memorial 11am Friday Grace United Methodist Church. Evelyn Schima 83 died Feb 14 1995 Mercy Hospital arrangements pending at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein.
Gerald A. Kramer, 67, died Tuesday February 14, 1995, at Mercy Health Center St. Joseph's Unit in Dubuque. Funeral arrangements are pending at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville.
Clarence Hassman aged 90 of Frederika died Monday February 13 1995 in New Hampton. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St Johns Lutheran Frederika with burial in New Hampton Cemetery. Visitation after 4 p.m. today at Conway Funeral Home New Hampton. Survivors include wife Velva four sons Keith Jim Lynn Larry two daughters Joyce Munson Lois Stuedemann 23 grandchildren 38 great grandchildren a great great granddaughter a brother Paul and two sisters Helen Schilling Lois Reitveld.
A series of funeral services, baptisms, and burials are announced for James L. Arenz, Margaret Kearns Bennett, Judith C. Bumbarger, Ruth A. Hoskin, Elmer Phillip Mackey, Richard D. Ray, and Chester W. Sebrecht with services at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion Christian Church, Immaculate Conception Church, and Mount Calvary Cemetery. Memorials to Hospice of Mercy, Ramsey Memorial Home, and a memorial fund are noted. Burial details and arranging funeral homes are listed.
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