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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1994
Page
8
Obituaries and funeral notices list Barbara Brandrup of Evanston and Marie Behnke Williams of Dubuque, plus John Epperson of Cedar Rapids and Ruth Rhoads of Mount Vernon, detailing services, burial, survivors, and memorial funds across Iowa communities. The notices name spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren and note churches, funeral homes, and memorials.
The Gazette lists obituary submission hours 8 am to 5 pm weekdays 12:30 to 6 pm Saturday and 4 to 6 pm Sunday and holidays. Death notices with immediate survivors and a photo appear as a news item. Additional obituaries and details cost 35 cents per word. For out-of-town notices the rate is the same. Call 398-8221 for more information.
Grinnell Donald J. Louden aged 75 died February 17 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center from a stroke and heart failure. Edith Nicola 73 of rural Hedrick died February 19 in Washington County Hospital. Alexander Junior Kenny 69 died February 19 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. Kenneth Casey 45 died February 18 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Knoxville. Memorials and funeral plans noted for each, with survivors listed where known.
James H. Wenndt 51 formerly of Lowden died Saturday February 19 1994 at Mercy Hospital Medical Center Des Moines of cancer Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St Pauls Lutheran Church Ankeny Burial will follow at Ankeny Memorial Gardens Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ankeny Funeral Home Survivors include wife Carol a son Craig of Des Moines a daughter Carla Wenndt of Des Moines his parents Edwin and Bertha Wenndt of Lowden and sister Rozella Steinke of Lowden
A string of obituaries from Monticello and nearby towns notes deaths from Feb 18 19 1994. John Edward Krysan of Monticello dies in Mission Texas after a sudden illness, with memorial services planned later. Lorene Miller dies at 79 in Monticello after extended illness with services set. Richard Francis Becker 71 dies in Rochester Minnesota with church services and military rites. Sharon Cole 48 dies in Cedar Rapids with arrangements pending. Achille E Schnoebelen 97 dies in Lone Tree with church services. Stanwood resident Gene Merfeld 65 dies in Sun City Arizona with services in California. Loyd Nebergall 88 dies in Clarence after extended illness with services in Tipton. Myrtle Zieglowsky 72 dies in Iowa City after two weeks. Gertrude Gobeck 80 dies in Decorah with services in Waukon. multiple survivors listed including spouses, children, and siblings. memorials urged to Camp Courageous.
Henry Walker, 52, of 213 16th St SE, remained in intensive care at St. Luke's Hospital after a Friday stabbing in his home. Police say his wife Mary Walker, 31, is a prime suspect though neither has cooperated. She faulted another suspect in a dispute over a drug deal.
Regional round of the Iowa Academic Decathlon featured 80 Iowa high schools with 12 advancing to the state contest March 11 and 12 in Denison. Top teams earn trips to the national contest in Newark New Jersey April 14 to 17. Eastern Iowa results include small schools Tipton Oelwein Mount Vernon Iowa City Regina and large schools Cedar Rapids Kennedy Iowa City West Cedar Rapids Washington Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
Joseph Hartwig, 27, faces seven traffic violations after an incident at East Side Maidrite tavern on First Ave SE. Police say a fight led to his arrest attempt, pursuit across Cedar Rapids, with charges including assault causing bodily injury and drunken driving second offense. He was treated at Mercy Medical Center and released after court Saturday.
Amos Ellis and Sherman Bell, both from Clinton, jailed on attempted murder and drug trafficking charges after a car wash shooting left Farley Shumpert in serious condition. Bell and Ellis were arrested in Illinois as the victim remained hospitalized in Iowa City.
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