Deaths in Eastern Iowa reflect diverse lives and losses
Obituary notices list Margaret Lenore Levan Daker of Mountain View Arkansas dying of cancer on February 20 1997 funeral services in Mountain View Arkansas cremation performed survivors include her husband four daughters a son three brothers four sisters Marcella Muhl of 2222 First Ave NE Cedar Rapids dies February 22 1997 graveside service Evergreen Cemetery Winton memorials to St Luke's Hospice Vivian Ann Pyle of 5710 Colorado Dr SW dies February 22 1997 at Mercy Medical Center services at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home burial Linwood Cemetery survivors include husband four children four stepchildren sister and three brothers many grandchildren great grandchildren Ethel F Hynek Ressler 100 resident Winslow House Marion dies February 23 1997 Gust Hageman 62 dies February 23 1997 survivors listed with brothers and sister and church ties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Lenore Levan Daker
Mountain View
Ark
Baptist Hospital
Little Rock
Roller-Coffman Funeral
Marlin
Carrol Richardson
Beverly Mulkey
Malvern
Victoria Diamond
Marietta
Pam Eneff
Waco
Texas
Scott
Robert Levan
Dahlonga
Earl Levan
Tucker, Ga
David Levan
Mount Vernon
Dorthy Barnes
Jean Guyot
Gross Isle
Mich
Frances Disbennett
Lancaster
Ohio
Linda Berry
Arlington
Marcella C. Muhl
First Ave
Evergreen Cemetery
Winton
Stewart Funeral Home
Margaret Vanourny
Cedar Rapids
Marcella
Vinton
Theodore
Kathryn E. Bormann Muhl
St. Matthew Catholic Church
Theta Phi Alpha
NAACP
Clarke College
Dubuque
University of Iowa
Rosary College
River Forest
Ill
St. Luke’s Hospice
Vivian Ann Pyle
Colorado Dr. SW
Mercy Medical Center
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Linwood Cemetery
Raymond
Ken Siemering
Rhonda
Apache Junction
Ariz
Linda Siemering
Judy Keiser
Williamsburg
John Siemering
Darcey
Jack Pyle
Mindy
Palo
Amy Carpenter
Jeff
Kansas City
Kan
Mildred Kam
Honolulu
Allen DeCambra
Helen McVay
Norway
Robert Sumner
Charles Sumner
Newhall
Edwin Sumner
Lois Sconyers
Jackie Durbala
Judy Killett
Kenneth Augustus Siemering
Douglas Scott Siemering
Phyllis Bruner
Gerald Sumner
Nicholas Keiser
Mildred Caroll
Charles
Anna Blackstone Sumner
Raymond Eugene Pyle
Vivian
Quaker Oats
RWDSA
Marion Millburn 93 Dies After Prolonged Illness
Marion Maude Millburn, age 93, of Willow Garden Care Center, died Saturday February 22, 1997 after an extended illness. Baxter Funeral Chapel, Marion, handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Millburn
Willow Garden Care Center
Baxter Funeral Chapel
Marion
Wendt, Barry K. dies after brief illness in Cedar Rapids
Barry K. Wendt aged 50 of 2951 28th Ave died Sunday February 23 1997 at Mercy Medical Center after a short illness. Arrangements are pending with Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry K. Wendt
28Th Ave
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids
Judy M. Riebe Hiawatha Woman Dies After Short Illness
Judy M. Riebe 51 of 1093 Emmons Street Hiawatha died Sunday February 23 1997 in University Hospitals Iowa City after a brief illness. Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cedar Rapids arranged services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy M. Riebe
Emmons St
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids
Paul Weber 94 Dies After Long Illness
Paul Weber, 94, died Sunday February 23 1997 at Vinton Lutheran Home after an extended illness. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St John Lutheran Center Point with graveside at Lennox Cemetery rural Amana at 1:30 p.m. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel Vinton. Survived by sisters in law Lottie Lolita Meyer Williamsburg Leona Meyer Urbana and brother in law Merlin Meyer Chicago plus numerous nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Weber
Vinton Lutheran Home
St. John Lutheran Church
Center Point
Lennox Cemetery
Amana
Phillips Funeral Home Chapel
Vinton
Lottie
Lolita Meyer
Williamsburg
Leona Meyer
Urbana
Merlin Meyer
Chicago
Kenneth J. Clifton 75 Dies in Grinnell Cancer Battle
Kenneth J. Clifton 75 died of cancer February 22 1997 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Memorial services are set for 2 pm Tuesday at Smith Funeral Home with burial at Hazelwood Cemetery. Visitation today 9 am to 9 pm with family present 6 30 to 8 pm. He is survived by his wife Dorothy a daughter Sandy Cooper a son Tom Clifton both of Grinnell and sister Jeanette Coon Hibbing Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth J. Clifton
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Smith Funeral Home
Grinnell
Hazelwood Cemetery
Dorothy
Sandy Cooper
Tom Clifton
Jeanette Coon
Hibbing
Minn
Obituary: Nadine Kronmiller Bender 101 in Oaknoll Care
Nadine Kronmiller Bender 101 of Oaknoll Retirement Residence died there Saturday February 22 1997 Arrangements are pending with George L Gay Funeral Home and Crematorium Iowa City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bender
Oaknoll
George L. Gay
Iowa City
Slaughter infant stillborn in Keota funeral set
Keota parents Michael and Lori Slaughter mourn the stillborn daughter KEOTA Slaughter born Feb 22 1997 at University Hospitals Iowa City. Services at 1 p m Tuesday at Powell Funeral Home with Rev Albert Cocke. Burial in Keota Cemetery. Survivors include Jessica Brianna and Matthew all of Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slaughter
Michael
Lori Slaughter
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Powell Funeral Home
Keota
Albert Cocke
Jessica
Brianna
Matthew
Maquoketa Obituary Leonard Poole 87
Leonard L Poole 87 died Sunday February 23 1997 in Maquoketa Care Center Arrangements are pending with Haylock O Hara Lahey Funeral Home Maquoketa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard L. Poole
Maquoketa Care Center
Haylock- O'Hara & Lahey Funeral Home
Maquoketa
Lydia Sprague Maynard obituary notice
Lydia A Sprague 96 died Saturday evening February 22 1997 at Maple Crest Manor Fayette after a short illness. Service 11 a m Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church by Rev Richard Emery. Burial Long Grove Cemetery. Viewing today at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Maynard and after 10 a m Tuesday at the church. Survivors include nieces and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia A. Sprague
Maple Crest Manor
Fayette
First Presbyterian Church
Richard Emery
Long Grove Cemetery
Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home
Maynard
North English Obituary for Harlan Bair 78
Harlan Bair 78 formerly of Webster and Lone Tree died Friday February 21 1997 at English Valley Care Center after an extended illness. Services 130 p.m. Sunday Powell Funeral Home North English officiated by Rev James Stout. Burial Sorden Cemetery near Webster. Visitation 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Survivors: two daughters Molly Hotz Iowa City Myrna Droll Del Norte Colorado and a sister Arva Cheney Webster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Bair
Webster and
Lone Tree
English Valley
Powell Funeral Home
North English
James Stout
Sorden Cemetery
Webster
Molly Hotz
Iowa City
Myrna Droll
del Norte
Colo
Arva Cheney
Meharry Stone Teresa Meharry Stone dies after long illness
Teresa Teri L. Meharry Stone 47 died February 19 1997 at Covenant Medical Center Waterloo after a long illness. Hintz Geilenfeld Funeral Home Oelwein services 2 4 and 6 8 p.m. Tuesday burial Floral Hills Memorial Gardens Hazleton. She is survived by daughter Dean two sons Max Stone and Dean A Stone II and five sisters Cathy Yearous Shelly Cornwell Sheila Graves Kim Heinen and Kitty Meharry of Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa
Teri
L. Meharry Stone
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
Hintz-Geilenfeld Funeral Home
Oelwein
Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
Hazleton
Dean
Wylie Weatherbee
Max Stone
Dean A. Stone II
Cathy Yearous
Shelly Cornwell
Sheila Graves
Kim Heinen
Kitty Meharry
Independence
Wayne Wegner 52 Dies After Illness
Wayne Wegner aged 52 died Saturday February 22 1997 at his home after a lengthy illness. Arrangements are pending with Oelwein funeral services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Wegner
Hintz-Geilenfeld Funeral Home
Oelwein
Prairieburg Woman Norma J Holub Services Schedule
Norma J Holub of Prairieburg will receive services at 10 30 a m Tuesday at St Joseph s Catholic Church Prairieburg Burial will follow at St Joseph s Cemetery Prairieburg Friends may call from 4 to 8 p m today at Murdoch Funeral Home Central City with a vigil service at 7 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma J. Holub
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Prairieburg
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
Central City
Malcolm O Rue Ridgeway 86 dies after long illness
Malcolm O Rue 86 of Ridgeway died Saturday February 22 1997 at the Good Samaritan Center Waukon after a long illness Funeral services 11 am Tuesday Peace Lutheran Church by Rev Phillip Olson Burial Lincoln Cemetery Ridgeway Friends may call 4 to 7 pm today at Fjelstul Funeral Home Decorah and after 10 am Tuesday at the church Survivors include his wife Arlene four sons Alan Sequim Washington Dennis Billings Montana Dean Madison Wisconsin Gary Boulder Colorado two daughters Carmen Peckham Eagan Minnesota Susan Miller Stewartville Minnesota a stepson Vince Wemark Ridgeway three stepdaughters Elaine Peterson Grand Junction Colorado Dianne Smith Marion and Deb Buelow Fairfield four sisters Irene Aschim Ridgeway Helen Anderson Decorah Lila Dewey Kansas City Missouri Betty Nelson Plano Texas and two brothers Loren Rue Ridgeway Roger Rue St Louis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm O. Rue
Good Samaritan Center
Waukon
Peace Lutheran Church
Phillip Olson
Lincoln Cemetery
Ridgeway
Fjelstul Funeral Home
Decorah
Arlene
Alan
Sequim
Wash
Dennis
Billings
Mont
Dean
Madison
Wis
Gary
Boulder
Colo
Carmen Peckham
Eagan
Minn
Susan Miller
Stewartville
Vince Wemark
Elaine Peterson
Grand Junction
Dianne Smith
Marion
Deb Buelow
Fairfield
Irene Aschim
Helen Anderson
Lila Dewey
Kansas City
Betty Nelson
Plano
Texas
Loren Rue
Roger Rue
St. Louis
Riverside Woman Darlene Kron 69 Dies After Illness
Darlene F Kron 69 formerly of Riverside died Sunday February 23 1997 at Oakwoll Retirement Residence Iowa City after an extended illness. Services 10 am Tuesday Lorden's Funeral Home Riverside conducted by Rev Scott Le Master. Burial Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 pm today at the funeral home with a scripture service at 7 pm. Survivors include son Steven Kalona daughter Rajet Metz Aledo IL three sisters Carol Nation India Calif LaVonne Beguelin Bristow Vivian Spurbeck Newell and two brothers Marvin Greene Melvin Upland Calif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene F. Kron
Riverside
Oakwoll
Iowa City
Lorden
Scott le Master
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Steven
Kalona
Rajet Metz
Aledo
Carol Nation
India
Calif
LaVonne Beguelin
Bristow
Vivian Spurbeck
Newell
Marvin Chapman
Greene
Melvin Chapman
Upland
Victor DeMeulenaere 82 dies after cancer fight
Victor DeMeulenaere 82 died Saturday February 22 1997 at his home friends may call 9 AM to 9 PM today at Smith Funeral Home Victor burial at Calvary Cemetery services 11 AM Tuesday at St Bridget Catholic Church survivors include wife Mary L two daughters Faye and Judy and spouses Richard Soer and Gary Ostrom three grandchildren Tony Matt David Ostrom one great grandson Zachary Soer preceded in death by parents an infant son David two brothers Charles Jim and two grandsons Memorial fund established in his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMeulenaere
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Smith Funeral Home
Victor
Mary L
Faye
Richard Soer
Des Moines
Judy
Gary Ostrom
Mount Vernon
Tony Soer
Matt
David Ostrom
Zachary Soer
L.A
David
Charles
Jim
Michael
Daniel Seer
Funeral services for Myra Hazelett held in Washington
Myra C. Hazelett, 33, formerly of Ainsworth, died February 22 1997 at M L McCreedy Home after a brief illness. Services 11 a m Wednesday at First Baptist Church by Rev Brett Best. Burial Oregon Township Cemetery Ainsworth. Friends may call after 9 a m Tuesday at Jones Eden Funeral Home Washington with family present 7 to 8 30 p m Survivors include two sons Bill and Paul both of Washington a daughter Myrna White of Sunrise Beach Missouri four sisters Lois Boyd Charlotte Morrison Jean Wykert Joan Grim four brothers Bill Bob Sands Dick Sands and Sam Sands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra C. Hazelett
Ainsworth
M.L
Washington
Myrna White
Sunrise Beach
Lois Boyd
Charlotte Morrison
Columbus Junction
Jean Wykert
Oakville
Joan Grim
Nichols
Bill
Bob Sands
Mission, Texas
Dick Sands
Morning Sun
Sam Sands
In Memory Of Guidelines and Notices
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Obituary Notice for William C. Werner
William C. Werner age 33 of rural Hopkinton died Sunday February 23 1997 at Shady Rest Care Center Cascade after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending with Clifton Funeral Home Earlville.
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William C. Werner
Hopkinton
Shady Rest Care Center
Cascade
Clifton Funeral Home
Earlville
Obituary notices and funeral details from Cedar Rapids area
Multiple funeral services listed with times Tuesday and today. Names include Donald Franklin Floyd Mabel L Heddinger Birdie C McNulty Lenora A Mooney and Lyle Beaver officiating at Cedar Memorial Murdoch Center Point and Cedar Rapids churches with burials at Urbana Center Point Oak Hill Cedar Memorial Park and Center Point Cemeteries. Memorial contributions suggested to VFW and American Legion Auxiliaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Franklin Floyd
Murdoch
Center Point
Urbana
Mabel L. Heddinger
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
John Caughton
First Pentecostal
Cedar Rapids
Oak Hill Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Lenora A. Mooney
Lyle Beaver
Cedar Memorial Park
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Mooney-Vogel American Legion
Auxilia Ry
VFW
Death notices and obituaries guidelines and rates
The Gazette publishes death notices with immediate survivors as a news item and offers additional obituary material for 35 cents per word. Second day funeral notices and out of town deaths are also 35 cents per word. Call 398-8221 for information.
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the Gazette
Memorial note for Mike Heiderscheit
A family message dated February 24 1966 to September 15 1996 mourns the absence of Mike Heiderscheit. The note expresses ongoing remembrance and blessings from his parents Dawn Denise Diane Krizia Kylee and friends.
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Love
Dad
Mom
Dawn
Denise
Diane
Krizia
Kylee
Remembering Kelly Jeanne Wilson Thompson
A sisterly tribute marks ten years since the separation, recalling Kelly’s big heart and the comfort she offered. Lori writes of enduring love, tears, and the many people who still miss her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lori
Deadlines for Press Submissions and Contact Numbers
Item submission rules for Camp Tanager Church page Home Real Estate and It's Your Business notices. Calls listed with respective numbers 398 8320 398 8386 398 8311 and 398 8262. Submissions due by stated weekdays and times for Sunday or Saturday publication. Letters require signer details and up to 300 words.
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Gazette Cashier
Call
Cedar Rapids school board seeks preliminary budget with tax cut
The Cedar Rapids school board may approve a $126 million budget that lowers the property tax rate by 19 cents to 12.64 per 1000 next year. A March 10 public hearing is set with a publication preview. Revenue includes 41.8 million from property taxes and 53.4 million from state foundation aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becky Stover
Cedar Rapids
Susan Saterfiel
Public forum on youth tobacco access tonight in Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Center hosts a 7 PM forum on youth access to tobacco, with Mercy Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society sponsoring. Cedar Rapids Police Department and a retail manager will discuss sales to minors and parental responsibility and how residents can lobby state lawmakers. The Iowa Arthritis Foundation opens a Cedar Rapids office at Mercy Medical Center with Leann Cannon coordinating volunteers across multiple cities. A UNI student, Matthew Christy McCoy, 22, is missing from Cedar Falls. police seek information about him or his blue 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme with plate VWH044, call (319) 273-8612.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Cancer Center
American Cancer Society
Iowa
The
Arthritis Foundation
Leann Cannon
Cannon
Burlington
Cedar Falls
Dubuque
Iowa City
Waterloo
Quad Cities
University of Northern Iowa
Matthew Christy McCoy
College Hill
McCoy
Volunteer opportunities and contact numbers in Cedar Rapids area
Local agencies seek volunteers across roles from crisis counseling and office work to transportation and camp help. Notable groups include L I V United Way, RSVP, Crisis Center, Arthritis Foundation, Tanager Place, Linn County DHS, Camp Courageous, Catholic Worker House, and Tanager Place open house on March 15 from 10 to noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RSVP
Foundation 2 Crisis Center
Arthritis Foundation
Cedar Rapids
Tanager Treasures
Tanager Place
Linn County
DHS
Camp Courageous of
Iowa
Monticello
C St. SW
Keokuk Woman Faces First-Degree Murder Trial
Kim mi Lynn Hardy, 36, of Keokuk, is charged with first degree murder in the Aug. 28 death of Theresa Lynn Lund 34. Prosecutors seek to prove Hardy faked a pregnancy and killed Lund to claim the child. defense plans insanity as trial opens at the South Lee County Courthouse. Robert Hardy husband and witness list member remains jailed on bonds and faces seven felonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Mississippi
Iowa
Kimmi Lynn Hardy
South Lee County
Hardy
Theresa Lynn Lund
Lund
Carl McMur ‘Ray
Robert Hardy
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Gust Hageman
Oneota Riverview
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Richard
Irene Schmitz
Hiawatha
Nadine Kronmiller
Paige Elizabeth
Lawrence
Worthington
Mike Heiderscheit
Mike
Kelly Jeanne Wilson Thompson
Educational Service Center
Second Ave
Mercy
L.I.V
United Way
East
Department of Human Services
Catholic Worker House
Michael Short
Cityline
PRG Weather
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