Obituaries from Cedar Rapids area noted for Feb 1998 deaths
Bennett Bedell 78 of 708 Wilson Ave Dr SW died Feb 23 1998 after a brief illness at Heritage Nursing Rehab Center. Bernetta Harris 77 formerly of Wyoming IA died Feb 22 1998 at St Luke's Hospital with services at Gloria Dei Lutheran Cedar Rapids. Margaret Henschel 93 of Middle Amana formerly Cedar Rapids died Feb 22 1998 at Colonial Manor Care Center with graveside Feb 25 Fort Snelling Minneapolis. Curtis Hillbrunner II 69 Sun Lakes AZ formerly of Cedar Rapids died Feb 7 1998. memorial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Joyce MacNamara 69 resident of Iowa Masonic Home Bettendorf formerly Cedar Rapids died Feb 18 1998 with services Feb 20 1998.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Bedell
Wilson Ave
Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center
Brush Chapel
Margaret D. Henschel
Middle Amana
Cedar Rapids
Colonial Manor
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis
Karla McGray
Kloster-Valentine Funeral Home
Marengo
Don Harman
Violet
Amana
Phyllis Schlatter
Los Angeles
Allan
Marvin Smylie
Ruth Harman
Margaret Dora Smylie
Sam
Jennie Janda Smylie
Allan Henschel
Brooklyn man Robert DeWitte dies after cancer battle
Robert Lee DeWitte 65 died Sunday February 22 1998 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Iowa City. Funeral services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home Victor with Rev Larry Osweiler of Church of the Nazarene Marengo officiating. Burial Harmony Cemetery Brooklyn with military rites. Survivors include wife Martha a son Jeffrey daughters Laurie Pulkra bek Linda DeHoedt a brother Bernard and sister Lorraine Martello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee DeWitte
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City
Smith Funeral Home
Victor
Larry Osweiler
Church of the Nazarene
Marengo
Harmony Cemetery
Brooklyn
Martha
Jeffrey
Laurie Pulkrabek
Mahomet
Ill
Linda DeHoedt
Linnville
Bernard
Cedar Rapids
Lorraine Martello
Las Vegas
Obituaries Notice for Gardner Metcalf and Mitchell Families
Lila Gardner 85 of Kalona died February 22 1998 in Sarasota after a short illness. Funeral services at Kalona United Methodist Church February 28 with burial at Sharon Hill Cemetery. No immediate survivors. Conger Metcalf 33 of Boston died February 18 1998 of cancer. Memorial services in Boston and April at Coe College with burial in Cedar Rapids. No immediate survivors. Alex J. Mitchell 82 of Cedar Rapids died February 21 1998 after a long illness. Graveside services February 26 at St John Cemetery with no visitation. survivors include daughter Ann Michaels and friends. He was born February 21 1916 in Melrose Illinois and was a WWII Navy veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila Gardner
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota
Fla
Kalona United Methodist Church
Sharon Hill Cemetery
Peterseim Funeral Home
Kalona
Rebekah
Conger Allen Metcalf
Boston
Cedar Rapids
Park Street Church
Coe College
J.S. Waterman and Sons
Eastman Waring
Cyrus
Dora Marie Mitchell Metcalf
Donald
John
Malcolm
Grant Wood
Marvin Cone
Stone City Art Colony
Alexandre Iacovleff
Karl Zerbe
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Boston Museum School
Dexter School
Brookline
Mass
Boston University
School of Fine and Applied Arts
United States
Fogg Art Museum
Phoenix Art Museum
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Conger
Missions Committee
Park Street
Park St
Metcalf
First Ave
Iowa
Alex J. Mitchell
35Th St. Dr
Living Center West
St. John’s Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Ann J. Michaels
Phoenix
Ariz
Irene Gaffey
Belle Plaine
Ed Darling
Alex
Melrose, Ill
Emily Borba
Ada Gardner
Morris R. Atkins Rich 78 dies after short illness in Texas
Morris R. Atkins Rich 78 of Cedar Rapids died Feb 21 1998 in Mission Hospital Texas after a short illness. Services Thursday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with military rites. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by wife Darlene two sons two daughters two sisters and two grandchildren. Born Aug 29 1919 in Little Falls N Y he worked 12 1 2 years as a foreman at Link Belt retired 1980. He served in the Coast Guard in World War II and led the Wally Byam Caravaners Club International in several leadership roles. Military rites by Hanford Post 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Lee Hillbrunner II
Sun Lakes
Ariz
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Park
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Sylvia
Curtis Lee III
Minnesota
Thomas Charles
Ohio
Eric Gregory
Wyoming
Gretchen Burr
Colorado
Montana State University
Syracuse University
University of Wyoming
Big Horn Basin
Jackson Hole
Wyoming Speech and Hearing Association
Association For Children With Learning Disabilities
Council For Exceptional Children
Casper-Midwest Classroom Teachers Association
Wyoming Education Association
Wyoming Association For Retarded Children
American Vocational Association
International Precision Teaching Committee
ACBL
C Bar V Ranch
P.O. Box
Wilson
Wyo
Morris R. Rich
Mission Hospital
Mission
Texas
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Darlene
Gladbrook
Ronald Rich
Little Falls
N.Y
David Miller
Glenwood
Deborah Miller
Des Moines
Vicki Eaton
Alma Sodergren
Catherine Rich
Nathan
Alan Miller
Morris
Mary Balbo Rich
R. Darlene Symonds
Lennox
Link Belt
Wally Byam Caravaners Club International
Iowa
American Legion
Hanford Post 5
Coast Guard
Mary Ella Barber Dies at 72 in Iowa City
Mary Ella Barber 72 of 631 S Capitol St Iowa City died Monday February 23 1998 at Mercy Iowa City after a sudden illness Arrangements are pending at Leasing Funeral Service Cremation Iowa City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ella Barber
S. Capitol St
Mercy Iown City
Lowg City
Terpstra longtime Cedar Rapids lawyer dies at 68
Harry R. Terpstra 68 of 2022 Walnut Ct SE Cedar Rapids died Sunday. A 1951 Notre Dame graduate and Georgetown Law School 1955 alumnus he founded Terpstra Terpstra and Epping and served as a U S Bankruptcy Panel Trustee. He is survived by wife Anita, two sons, two daughters, five grandchildren, and other relatives. A memorial fund is established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
H. Raymond
Tammy
William
Valerie
Cedar Rapids
Jean Terpstra
Charles Mitch
Columbus
Ind
Joyce Whitaker
Robert
Foster City
Calif
Leone Terpstra
Fort Dodge
Elaine Mayone
Bryn Mawr
William Strock
Burlington
Wis
Harry
Matthew
Elizabeth Terpstra
Sage
Nicholas Mitch
Marissa Whitaker
John Terpstra
Notre Dame
Georgetown University Law School
Anita Coen
Nashville
Tenn
Terpstra, Terpstra and Epping Law Firm
U.S
Department of Justice
Memorial Notices for Fred R Leach and Mancil Mann
Fred R Leach 64 died Feb 23 1998 at VenDor Hospital Sycamore Illinois after an illness Arrangements pending Leonard Muller Funeral Home Manchester. Mann 86 formerly of Earl ville and Manchester died Feb 22 1998 at Edgewood Convalescent Home after an illness Services 10:30 am Thursday St Marys Catholic Church Manchester Rev Ralph Simington Burial St Francis Catholic Cemetery Dyersville Friends may call at Leonard Muller Funeral Home Manchester after 2 pm Wednesday Scripture service 4 rosary 7 pm and after 9 am Thursday at the church Survivors include two daughters Margaret Netzger Delaware Iona and Rita Mae Palmer Cedar Rapids two sons James and Norbert and a sister Helen Weber all of Dyersville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Marie MacNamara
Iowa
Bettendorf
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Brian McNamara
Trinity United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Florence Cherry
Carl
Tucson
Ariz
Rene Springer
Littleton
Colo
Brett Cherry
Phoenix
Christina
Collin
Joyce
Ralph J
Cora I. Gustafson MacNamara
Harry R. Terpstra
Walnut Ct
St. Luke’s Hospital
All Saints Catholic Church
Charles Lang
William Coen
Fred R. Leach
VenDor Hospital
Sycamore
Ill
Leonard Muller
Manchester
Margaret Netzger
Delaware
Iona
Rita Mae Palmer
James
Norbert
Helen Weber
Dyersville
Charlotte Frances River
Grandview
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Frederick Fangmann
Woodlawn
Hintz-Geilenfeld
Oelwein
Tom
David
Falls Church
Janet Orlowski
Sue Aubrey
Waverly
Agnes Splitt
la Moure, N.D
Germaine Ford
Mesa
Paul
Gary
Alan
Ferryville
Wis
Carol O’hara
Elk River
Minn
Diane Michael
West Union
Patricia Bretz
Coggan
Thomas Doyle Jr
Hazleton
Mark B. Smith Jr
Jamison-Schmitz
Kelly Harlin
Corona
Calif
Renee Clifton
Yucaipa
Mark Harris
Des Moines
Paul Smith
Clinton
Helen
Shell Rock
Ronald
Ozark
Ark
Victor
Patrick
Leonard
Dysart
Peggy Ehrke
Marion
Virginia Logan
Joliet
Deborah Luerkins
Howard Albert Gookin
Oakland Church
Kenneth F. Wagner
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Lloyd Brockmeyer
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Obituary notices for Marengo and Dyersville figures
Fred W. Bartz, 88, of Marengo and West Plains Mo died February 22 1998 after a long illness. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Conroy burial Bishop Cemetery Marengo. Visitation 4 8 p.m. today at Kloster Valentine Funeral Home Marengo with a 7 p.m. Masonic service. Survived by wife Alma two daughters Dorothea Martin and Isabella Waldschmidt a sister Sylvia Meyer four grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Henrietta H. Becker 92 died February 20 1998 at St Marys Hospital. Visitation at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville with rosary and Scripture service. Services February 23 at St Francis Xavier Basilica Dyersville burial St Boniface Cemetery New Vienna officiated by Rev. Ray Atwood. Numerous survivors listed with many grandchildren great grandchildren and siblings. Rose A Spofford 54 died February 22 1998 Mercy Health Center Dubuque. Services 10 30 a.m. Thursday St Francis Xavier Basilica. Rosary 7 30 p.m. Wednesday at Kramer. Survivors include husband John a son Mark two daughters Nancy and Stephanie and two sisters Mary Ellen MacDonald and Patricia Haupt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Bartz
Marengo
West Plaines
Ozark Medical Center
First Lutheran Church
Conroy
Nathan Tuff
John Park Jr
Bishop Cemetery
Kloster- Valentine Funeral Home
Henrietta H. Becker
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kramer Funeral Home
Dyersville
St. Francis Xavier Basilica
St. Boniface
New Vienna
Marc White
Alice Ament
Catholic Daughters of America
Mary Esther Rooney
Dorothy Burlage
Ann Boenish
Jim Vorwald
Chris Wessels
Kevin
Marty
Dave Recker
John Wright
Mark Eike
Pat Davidshofer
Recker
Granville
Iowa
Herman
Elizabeth Meis Schilmoeller
Leo Becker
Dyersville Hospital
CD of A
Order of Martha
Ethel
Paul) Worwald
Epworth
Gladys
Ernie) Wessels
Doris
Wayne) Wright
Roselle, Ill
Norma
Ken) Eike
Remsen
Rose A. Spofford
Mercy Health Center
St. Joseph’s
Dubuque
Ed Petty
John
Mark
McConnel
Nancy Kesterson
Columbus
Ohio
Stephanie Spofford
Golden, Colo
Mary Ellen MacDonald
Patricia Haupt
New Mexico
Fifties resident Flossie Miller dies after sudden illness
Flossie Miller 95 of Mechanicsville died Monday February 23 1998 in Mechanicsville Nursing Home after a sudden illness. Services 1030 a.m. Thursday Fry Funeral Home Tipton with viewing 330 to 630 p.m. Wednesday. Burial Rose Hill Cemetery Mechanicsville. Survived by daughter Evelyn Wethington of Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Miller
Mechanicsville
Fry Funeral Home
Tipton
Rose Hill Cemetery
Evelyn Wethington
Obituaries and memorial notices from Mount Vernon and nearby
Lucile Sabine Keve 89 of Chicago formerly Mount Vernon died Feb 21 1998 after a short illness. Survivors include sister Kay Kraner Cedar Rapids and many nieces and nephews. Also noted are Charlotte Frances River 89, Germaine Ford 65, Mark B Smith Jr 64 and other obituaries with services and burial details listed for Oak Park Oelwein and Cedar Rapids area churches and funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Sabine Keve
Chicago
Mount Vernon
Kay Kraner
Cedar Rapids
Freeport
Lucile
YWCA
Watertower Place
Chicago Camera Club
Ikabana Society
Charles J. Tatro Jr. 44 obituary in Anamosa Iowa
Charles J. Tatro Jr. age 44 died February 20 1998 at University Hospitals Iowa City due to diabetes complications. Memorial services 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Christian Church Marion Rev David Parker. Burial later. Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa in charge. Survived by father Charles Sr. of Clinton a daughter Sandy Fleck Cedar Rapids four brothers Steven Gary both Hiawatha Terry Anamosa John Cedar Rapids and sister Elizabeth Goodwin Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Tatro Jr
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Antioch Christian Church
Marion
David Parker
Goettsch Funeral Home
Anamosa
Charles Sr
Clinton
Sandy Fleck
Cedar Rapids
Steven
Gary
Hiawatha
Terry
John
Elizabeth Goodwin
Delhi man dies in Des Moines after illness
LeRoy Henderson a 37 year old former Delhi resident died Monday afternoon February 23 1998 at his daughter's Des Moines home after a lengthy illness Arrangements are pending at Clifton Funeral Home Kariville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bugenhagen
Prairie Health Care
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Schultz
Monona
LeRoy Henderson
Delhi
Des Moines
Clifton Funeral Home
Kariville
In Memory of William R. Grafton Birthday Remembrance
Memory note for William R. Grafton born February 24 1908 died February 11 1994. Family recalls the gifts of knowledge and the joy of knowing him. Today would have been his ninetyeth birthday and his loved ones express lasting love and remembrance.
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Laura Schumann Bahnsen
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