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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 2003
Page
12
Obituary notices for Gene Comeil Sr. of Cedar Rapids with details of his death on February 20 2003 at St Luke’s Hospital and services at Center Point Cemetery with military honors. Also listed are memorials for George L. Reid and Vaughn C. Anderson with service details and burial notes, plus Blanche Snouffer Nelson’s death in 2003 in Rahway New Jersey and her long Cedar Rapids connections.
Alvin H Brockhohn 74 of 713 Owen St NW died Feb 19 2003 at Mercy Medical Center after a long illness. Memorial services 9 am Saturday Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Cremation, burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery beside his late daughter Diane. Survived by wife Betty Jane. children Marilyn Ehrle Alan Brockhohn. grandchildren and great grandchildren. siblings and many relatives. Memorials to American Diabetes Association. Also listed James M Brouwer services and Esther V Brown obituary entries with funeral details and survivors. Lawrence Gerald Malloy 52 of 849 Third Ave SE died Feb 20 2003 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Services 10 am Monday St Ludmila Catholic Church. Visitation Sun 2-8 pm Teahen Funeral Home and 8:30-9:15 am Monday with vigil. Survived by two daughters and many relatives. memorials to Pam Miller.
Ruth N Ochs 94 of 155 17th St SW died February 20 2003 after a long illness. Services private at Turner West Funeral Home with Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery interment. Survived by three sons Rodney Judy Cedar Rapids Larry Rosalie Amana Keith Ochs Great Falls Mont a daughter Sheryl Ochs Cedar Rapids. two grandsons four granddaughters seven great grandsons three great granddaughters two great great grandsons. Preceded by husband Aubrey L Ochs and sister Laura Miller. Born 1908 in Brooklyn Iowa she married Aubrey in Brooklyn. She worked as an inspector for Amana Woolen Mills retiring 1979. Memorials to Hospice of Mercy or Cedar Valley Humane Society. Rita Louise Thayer 59 of Greeley Colorado formerly Cedar Rapids died February 18 2003 in North Colorado Medical Center Greeley from brain hemorrhage. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday St Pius X Catholic Church burial Mount Calvary Cemetery. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 12 45 p.m. Monday at Teahen Funeral Home. Survived by son Steven Barbara Thayer Hinsdale IL two sisters Kay Forkenbrock Davenport Lynn Bakula Cedar Falls and five grandchildren Melanie Matthew Ben Ryan Sydney. Born November 29 1943 in New Hampton to Everest and Eleanor Folkenbrock. Lifelong volunteer and caregiver moved to Greeley after a 1998 spinal injury. Memorials to family.
Raymond Edward Campion 89 formerly of Oak Park and Chicago died February 17 2003 in Iowa City Iowa where he had lived since December 10 2002 He worked 42 years at Marshall Field Co retiring in 1978 as supervisor of the city packing department He helped develop Skokie Lagoons during Civilian Conservation Corps service served as technical sergeant in World War II and was past commander of Melin Romer Post 728 American Legion He is survived by his son Dan and Dan's partner JoAnn Castagna of Iowa City among other relatives A private service was held in Iowa City with a Chicago commemoration planned later Memorials may be given to the Raymond and Wilma Endowed Scholarship at the University of Illinois at Chicago through the UI Foundation.
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Jemima M Thor 94 of West Village Care Center Independence formerly Stanley died February 19 2003 after a lengthy illness Services will be at 1030 AM Saturday at Stanley Union Church with burial in Stanley Cemetery The Rev Ken Dalke officiating Friends may call 4 to 8 PM today at Hintz Geilenfelad Funeral Home Oelwein Survivors include two sons George Santa Rosa California and Roger Cantonment Florida and a daughter Gayle Copenhaver Independence
Esther L Hansen aged 97 from Hiawatha Care Center died February 19 2003 in Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Funeral services 10 am Saturday Murdoch Funeral Home Marion with Rev Del Bear graveside 2 30 pm Saturday Sunset Cemetery Northwood. Survived by sons Max and Bill Hansen and wives, daughters Doris Bentele and Arlene Saniter and husband Lawrence, ten grandchildren fifteen great grandchildren and a great great grandson. Born August 28 1905 in Fairmont Minnesota she married Harold E Hansen May 16 1927. he died in 1994. Burial and further details at Murdoch Funeral Home site.
Robert W. Kerns, 80, died Thursday February 20, 2008 in Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after a lengthy illness. Arrangements are pending at Woods Funeral Home Fairbank where friends may call Sunday from 2 30 to 8 p m
Evalyn Leola Walker Bickford of 502 Greene St died of leukemia at home on February 19 2003. Services set for February 24 at Walker United Methodist Church with burial at Troy Mills Cemetery. She was born January 2 1927 in rural Brandon Iowa and married William D Bickford in 1946. She was a homemaker and long time member of the American Legion Auxiliary Columbus Junction and Walker United Methodist Church.
Herbert B. Kirkland 93 of Cedar Rapids died February 20 2003 after a long illness. Services: 3 p.m. at Memory Chapel Cedar Rapids with burial at Cedar Memorial Park. Survived by stepchildren eight grandchildren eight great grandchildren seven great great grandchildren siblings in Cedar Rapids and other relatives. Carol Francis Zimmerman 78 died February 19 2003 at home after a sudden illness. Services: 2 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home North English with burial at North English Cemetery. Survived by wife Cheryl two sons Don and Dallas and sisters Bennetta Poli and Margaret Witte. Memorial funds are established.
In memory of Hank Waitz 1926 to 2002. A birthday remembrance from his children Rich Cindy Ed Deb and families expresses ongoing love and that he is always in their hearts.
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