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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 2004
Page
14
Local Cedar Rapids area notices list deaths of Gerald E. Barker Merlyn J. Behnke and Dean F. Driscoll with pending funeral arrangements. Also noted are Rosemarie Christerson and Connie Sue Davis Kubicek with service details and survivors. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of St Luke's or Christian Community of God's Delight.
Marvel Marie Erusha Svoboda 84 of Cedar Rapids died Feb 26 2004 at home after a brief illness Mass at St Ludmila Church burial at St Johns Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 7 pm Sun Brush Chapel with rosary and vigil at 5 and 6 30 pm. She is survived by daughter Sherri and husband Paul Tuller of Portland Ore a grandson Michael Sollars and wife Barb of Davenport plus two grandchildren Hayden and Erin Sollars. She born Jan 24 1920 in Fairfax daughter of Edward C Langr Erusha married Leon L Svoboda Oct 9 1940 at Holy Trinity Walford. He died Apr 29 1993. Retired from Rockwell Collins after 40 years founding board member of St Ludmila Credit Union Memorials to St Ludmila Church or Mercy Hospice. Ruby Powers died Feb 27 2004 in St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids private graveside services at Oliphant Cemetery Center Point no visitation per wish. Arrangements Murdoch Funeral Home Marion. She left a daughter a son and many close friends. Ruby born Aug 8 1921 in Winona Missouri daughter of Edward Garfield and Maude Elizabeth Remby Grandstaff married Harold Powers Feb 23 1963. Online guest book at murdochfuneralhome com. Ambrose Andy Vaske 60 Plano Texas formerly Greeley died Feb 27 2004 in Dallas Medical City Arrangements pending Leonard Funeral Home Edgewood.
Brooklyn Karen Kay Smith 62 died of cancer Feb 26 2004 in Brooklyn Community Estates. Services 10:30 a.m. Monday at St Patrick's Brooklyn Burial Calvary Cemetery. Visitation 2-5 p.m. Sunday Nevenhoven Funeral Home. Survivors David Acevedo Chicago Mike Fontes Ohio Danny Fontes Brooklyn and brother Donald Kent Chicago. Lloyd E Monroe 75 died Feb 27 2004 Good Samaritan Center Postville. Services 2 p.m. Sunday Zion Lutheran Castalia Burial Pleasant View Cemetery Castalia. Visitation 3-8 p.m. today Schutte Funeral Home Postville and one hour prior to services Sunday. Lawrence F Thein Sr 88 died Feb 27 2004 Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. Services 10 a.m. Monday St Mark's John Friederick Burial St Michael's Cemetery Elkport Arrangements Leonard Funeral Home. Darleen Thein Edgewood two children Lawrence II and Kathryn Brown five grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Condolences www.leonardfuneralhomes.com Nathan G Moser 71 died Feb 26 2004 Mercy Medical Center Dubuque Services 11 a.m. Monday St Paul’s Lutheran Garnaville Burial Guttenberg City Cemetery Visitation 3-8 p.m. Sunday Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home. Evelyn M Gramenz 84 rural Independence died at home pending White Funeral Home Independence.
Obituaries for Ethel L Miller 94 Kalona Wellman Iowa City and for Harlee Devane Stone newborn Strawberry Point Manchester. Services listed with dates, times, locations, burial details and survivors. Memorials suggested to churches.
Lorance F Steffen 89 of Oelwein died at Grandview Health Care Center after a lengthy illness. Services at Geilenfeld Funeral Home Monday. burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Alice L Tait 87 died Feb 26 2004 in Washington after a short illness. Services at St James Church Monday. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Dorothy Jean Benson Yoder 76 died Feb 27 2004 at home after brief illness. Services at Kalona Mennonite Church Monday. burial Wellman Cemetery. Survivors listed for each, with multiple children and spouses. Online condolences via Powell Funeral Homes site.
The Gazette accepts death notices 9 am to 7 pm weekdays 3 to 7 pm weekends and 4 to 7 pm holidays with 7 pm daily cutoffs. Obits including survivors and photo appear as news items. extra material costs 35 cents per word plus $10 per emblem up to three, with director help and a contact number 398-8221.
A dense index presents residents across multiple Iowa towns including Brookyn Castalia Cedar Rapids Edgewood Greeley Guttenberg Hawkeye Hiawatha Independence Iowa City Kalona Manchester Monona Oelwein Washington Wellman and others, listing individuals by name with no event details. The compilation names Karen Kay Smith Lloyd Monroe Gerald Barker Behnke Christerson Driscoll Davies Kubicek Loomis Svoboda Thein Vaske Moser Johns Powers Gramenz Bryant Miller Stone Ferguson Steffen Tait Beason Yoder.
Iowa City resident Kim Bryant 45 of Mineral Point Lane died February 25 2004 at home. Services at 1 pm Sunday Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service Iowa City burial at Oakland Cemetery on Monday. She left two daughters Kimyca and Kimyl both of Iowa City a sister Sandra Whittington and two brothers Anthony and Kevin Bryant.
Diane Kay Johns 53 of Kalamazoo Michigan died Tuesday February 24 2004 after a long illness. Services 3 PM today at Life Story Funeral Home Rupert Durham Marshall and Gren Portage Chapel Kalamazoo. Burial noon Tuesday Hawkeye Cemetery Hawkeye. Local arrangements Becker Milnes Funeral Home. Survivors include five children Stacey Stockman Tequesta Florida Jeremy Johns Kalamazoo Kenney Johns Chicago Illinois Landon Johns East Haddam Connecticut Kesha Johns East Haddam Connecticut and two stepdaughters Becky and Chanel Bergells Portage.
Marjorie M. Ferguson 79 of Monticello and formerly Monona died Friday February 27 2004 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. She was born in Monona and is survived by relatives and friends. Funeral arrangements are pending.
A personal note marks two years since a father’s death. The author recalls moments with cherished memories, listening to a recorded tape and visiting the grave as time passes without easier acceptance.
Instructions for memorial notices. Submit in writing by 4 p m Monday to Friday with date of publication. Forms available. Pricing 35 cents per word and 10 dollars per photo. For questions call 398 8221.
Iowa Attorney General Miller filed a civil suit in Polk County alleging Paul D. Ackerman and A A Marketing pocketed donor cash promised for charities since 1994. The court ordered a halt to fundraising and froze accounts, with AMVETS and Vietnam Veterans charity ties cited.
Raylene Celsi 40 of 3601 Center Point Rd NE was indicted in federal court on one count of false personification of an officer. The indictment alleges she fraudulently obtained money by claiming FBI authority in January. Arraignment was set for March 5 and she faces up to three years in prison and 250000 dollars if convicted. She previously appeared Feb. 6 and was released with home detention.
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