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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 2007
Page
1
Death notices list Arnold Espe 83 and Mavis Erceg 75 among Cedar Rapids residents with funeral arrangements pending at Cedar Memorial Teahen and Papich Kub a funeral homes. Other names include Barbara Russell 85 Garnet Cochran 98 Michael Kuba 47 Naomi Brush 20 Marie Deklotz 82 with services or call details and memorial donations mentioned.
Irene V. Peska age 85 of Brooklyn died Sunday February 2 2007 in Mercy Town City after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending with Nevenhaven Funeral Home in Brooklyn.
James C. Junior Johnston 78 of New Albin died Sunday morning February 25 2007 at Thornton Manor Nursing Home Lansing after a short illness. There will be no services arranged with Thornburg Hanson Funeral Home Lansing. Survivors include his wife Polly five children Cheryl Myers Stoddard Wis Cheryl Arneson Kevin Melsha Scion Wayne Melsha Winter Garden Fla and Kathyann Melsha Jacksonville Fla a brother Robert Johnston Ferryville Wis and a sister Beverly Copsey Fennimore Wis.
A roster of individuals is linked to Iowa towns such as Atkins Brookyn Cascade Cedar Rapids Dyersville Iowa City Manchester Marengo Marion Monticello New Albin Olin Toledo Vinton Waukon Westchester West Liberty and a separate entry notes Other Deaths Tiurnan J Olson. The list includes multiple full names with middle initials and nicknames.
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Margaret Ann Supple 87 formerly of Cascade Iowa died Saturday February 24 2007 at Shady Rest Care Center Cascade where she had lived since 2002 Friends may call Tuesday at Reiff Funeral Home Cascade Service details include a Legion Auxiliary service wake St Martins Catholic Church Calvary Cemetery and burial Margret Ann longtime Cascade resident and volunteer was survived by three daughters eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren Memorials may be directed to Camp Courageous Monticello Iowa Online condolences available at reiff funeral home site.
Michael E. Donahue 48 of Dubuque and Dyersville died Feb 23 2007 in University Hospitals Iowa City Funeral services Thursday at Mount Calvary Cemetery Chapel Dubuque with full military honors Wake Wednesday 3 to 8 p m at Behr Funeral Home Dubuque Burial Mount Calvary. Survivors include wife Debbie Freking children Trevor and Tanner parents Joe and Betty Donahue brother Roger and extended relatives A memorial fund established Louis A Mescher 84 of Dyersville died Feb 25 2007 arrangements pending Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville.
Kathryn Schreiber, 80, of Iowa City died Sunday February 25 2007 at Mercy Iowa City after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending with Leasing Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City.
Ella Meeks 89 of Marengo died at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are pending at Kloster Funeral Home in Marengo.
John M. Ferring 66 of Monticello died Sunday after noon at Jones Regional Medical Center. Ar Goettsch Funeral Home in Monticello will handle arrangements.
Melvin Yuska, 71, of Toledo, died Sunday at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Arrangements are pending with Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama-Toledo.
Gene Dodson 63 of West Chester dies after long illness with memorial 10:30 a m Thursday at Jones Eden Funeral Home Washington. Burial in West Chester Cemetery later. Survivors include wife Ruth two daughters Genea Bean Wellman Julie Corkery Independence and four siblings. Also in the notice list are Albert C. Blong 66 Manchester, Catherine Brooks 63 Manchester, Mervyn E Long 76 Vinton, Edwin Novotny 90 rural Vinton, Julia A. Welch 77 Waukon, with service and burial details and surviving family members.
Frances Elizabeth Brodersen 91 of Olin died February 23 2007 in Anamosa care center. Funeral February 28 Lahey Funeral Home Olin with burial Wyoming Cemetery. Truman J Olson 81 of Janesville Wisconsin died February 24 2007. Services February 28 St John Lutheran Church Janesville burial Milton Lawns Memorial Park.
Frank G. Smith, 89, of West Liberty died Sunday, February 25, 2007, at Simpson Memorial Home after an extended illness. Arrangements are pending with Henderson- Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty.
Cedar Rapids residents began moving back into the Rose Apartments at 1407 Third Ave SE after a Saturday blaze confined to a second floor unit. Myri Kennedy, a 1½ year resident, praised emergency responders and Salvation Army aid for families, as no smoke remained Sunday and officials released no new details.
The Gazette will run a free directory of Holy Week services from March 31 to April. Eastern Iowa churches may submit denomination, church name, address, contact phone, service times and dates by March 19. Send submissions to The Gazette Newsroom, P.O. Box 511, Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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