Obituaries and Death Notices from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
Obituaries list with names and ages from Cedar Rapids area and surrounding towns. Gloria McCarthy 93 Teahen Funeral Home Cedar Rapids and Michael Miles 66 Iowa Cremation are noted. other local deaths include James Leliefeld 61 Tuecke-Allyn Guttenberg and Beth Engel 82 Leasing Iowa City. dates span late December 2017 to January 2018.
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Cedar Rapids
Gloria M. McCarthy
Teahen Funeral Home
Michael Lee Miles
Iowa
Guttenberg
James Edward Leliefeld
Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home
Iowa City
Beth M. Engel
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Gazette
Funeral Home
Thegazette
Lillian Mary Dmitruk Houser 88 Cedar Rapids
Lillian Mary Dmitruk Houser 88 of Cedar Rapids died peacefully December 31 2017 at Mercy Medical Center while listening to Unforgettable. A private family service will be held January 8 followed by private burial at Czech National Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Mary
Dmitruk) Houser
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Center
Lillian
Czech National Cemetery
Floyd E Ondler obituary and service details
Floyd E Ondler 94 of Cedar Rapids died December 31 2017 at Sunny View Care Center Ankeny after a long life of cards stories and service Funeral service 11 am January 5 Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories visitation 4-6 pm January 4 Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery He was born July 25 1923 in Troy Mills Iowa and served in the US Marine Corps surviving multiple invasions and Nagasaki after the atomic bombing He joined the Honor Flight to Washington DC in 2011 married Mary Ella Chambers in 1946 and had two sons Rex and day He worked at Cherry Burrell then sold cars for over 30 years and earned recognition in Time Magazine 1973 and 1977 He collected antique cars and belonged to several car clubs as well as veterans and civic groups He is survived by son Rex and his wife Sue two grandchildren Jeff and Amy and others plus a stepgranddaughter Kate Kanne great grandchildren Olivia and William He was predeceased by his wife Mary son Jay parents siblings and in-laws Memorials may go to the American Heart Association or the Alzheimer's Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Floyd E. Ondler
Sunny View Care Center
Ankeny
Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial Park
Floyd
Estle Dewey
Millie Marie (Valenta) Ondler
Troy Mills
Iowa
Walker
Walker High School
U.S. Marine Corps
Tinian
Saipan
Timken
Okinawa
Nagasaki
Washington D.C
Mary Ella Chambers
Rex
Day
Cherry-Burrell
Time Magazine
Mustang
T-Bird
Mary
American Legion
VFW
Eagles and the
Moose Lodge
Marion Optimist Club
First Lutheran Church
Sue) Ondler
Jeff
Laura) Ondler
Amy Ondler
Spencer
Kate
Tony) Kanne
Olivia
William Kanne
Johnston
Lyle
Vicki) Smith
Jewell
Linda
Doug) Wilson
Brad
Cindy) Chambers
Strawberry Point
Brent
Cheryl) Chambers
Bellevue
Curt Becker
Newhall
Jay
Myrtle Smith
Lucille Ondler
Mervyn Smith
Dean Becker
Harold “Red” Chambers
Beulah Becker
Joyce Chambers
Phyllis Kuda
American Heart Association
Alzheimer’s Association
Cedarmemorial.com
Edward W. Rocarek Jr
Bethany Lutheran Church
Stewart Baxter
Czech National Cemetery
Barbara
Renee
Martin) Wood
Rodney
Molly) Rocarek
Mount Vernon
Jenna
Blake
Brooke Wood
Wyatt
Colton
Maverick
Oakley
Memphis Rocarek
Sue Szyszka
Norway
John
Sue) Rocarek
Eddie
Edward
Josephine (Pavlicek) Rocarek
Jefferson High School
Barbara Treptow
Westgate
Craemer’s
LeFebvre
ShopKo
Hy-Vee
Hawkeye Downs
Jerry Szyszka
Stewartbaxter.com
Lowden Elmer “Sarge” Krueger
Lowden
St. Luke’s Hospital
Rock Island National Cemetery
Sarge
21St
24Th
South Pacific
Chapman Funeral Home
Clarence
Chapmanth.com
Betty Lou McGee obituary in Cedar Rapids, 1928 2017
Betty Lou McGee 89 of Cedar Rapids died Sunday December 31 2017 at the Iowa Veterans Home Marshalltown. Services Friday Cedar Memorial Park Chapel with military rites burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by son Bill two brothers two sisters and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. A memorial fund is established. Betty served in the U S Army during the Korean War and worked 42 years as secretary at Rockwell Collins. She enjoyed walking casino crocheting and Kernels games.
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Cedar Rapids
Betty Lou McGee
Iowa Veterans Home
Marshalltown
Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Park
Bill
Hiawatha
Mike
Bev
Carl
Sandy) van Dee
Ozark
Florence
Bob) Moellers
Helen Mendenhall
Sarah Martens
Shellsburg
John
Andrew
Edward
Donald van Dee
Mary Brown
Ida Mahan
Grace Hotchkiss
Betty
Williamsburg
A.J
Margaret Holderness van Dee
Rockwell Collins
St. Ludmila Catholic Church
U.S. Army
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Memorials and Obituaries for Mildred Ortner and Eddie Rocarek
Memorial Mass for Mildred Milly Ortner set for Jan 6 at St Ludmila with vigil and Czech tribute. Eddie Rocarek Jr 76 of Cedar Rapids dies Dec 31 2017 funeral Jan 4 at Bethany Lutheran with burial at Czech National Cemetery. survivors include wife Barbara and children Renee and Rodney. many grandchildren. Also notes Wyoming and Lowden obituaries with service pending and military honors details for Sarge Krueger.
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Cedar Rapids
Crystal Lea Allen
Rose Mary Choplick
Brian K. Hamilton
Lillian Mary (Dmitryk) Houser
Betty Lou McGee
Floyd E. Ondler
Mildred
Milly" Ortner
Edward W. Rocarek Jr
Hazleton
William H
Bill" Losen
Iowa City
Gladys Dorothy Marie Duppong
Philip J. Vander
Laan Lowden
Elmer
Sarge" Krueger
Martelle
Pauline Kay
Elarton
Springville
Denis Edward Beck
Wyoming
Samuel Guzzo
Venar Rapias Mildred
Milly
Mahring
Ortner
St. Ludmila Catholic Church
Visitation
Papich-Kuba Janeba Chapel
1604
J St
Cedar Rapids women Rose Allen Choplick dies at 83
Rose Mary Choplick and Crystal Lea Allen, Cedar Rapids residents, died within weeks of each other in December 2017. Rose Mary Choplick, 83, died December 31 at Hospice House of Mercy after a short illness. services set January at Trinity Lutheran Church. Crystal Lea Allen, 53, died December 22 at Hospice House in Hiawatha. graveside services January 9 at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery with visitation prior. Both were survived by families and remembered for church involvement, crafts, and community ties. Memorials directed to MS Association of America or National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation.
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Crystal Lea Allen
Cedar Rapids
Dennis and
Donna Oldorf
Hiawatha
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home
Crystal
Gary and
Adrienne (Hornbeck) Dobbins
Iowa City
Brian Allen
Sigourney
Iowa
Benjamin Allen
Adrienne Dobbins
Sally
Jess) Bernhard
Tim Dobbins
Matt
Beth) Dobbins
David
Jodi) Allen
Rachel
Kaitlyn
Zach
Mason
Austin
Carson
Ethan
Desi
Ronald Dobbins
Chris Dobbins
MS Association of America
Conio.net
Msaa
National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation
Npcf.us
Cedarmemorial.com
William H Losen 86 Hazleton dies after long life of service
William H. Bill Losen of Hazleton 86 died December 30 2017 at Grandview HealthCare Center in Oelwein. Visitation January 4 with an American Legion memorial service and January 5 funeral at Zion Lutheran Church Oelwein. He taught science chemistry and biology at Oelwein High School for 34 years. Burial in Decorah Iowa. Memorials to Fontana Park or Zion Lutheran Church. He was a Decorah High School and Luther College graduate and a Korean War veteran.
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Hazleton
William H
Bill” Losen
Grandview HealthCare Center
Oelwein
Geilenfeld Funeral Home
American Legion
Ross Reid
Zion Lutheran
Decorah
Luther College
Maxine Groskurth
Zion Lutheran Church
Bill
Oelwein High School
Mexico
Maxine
Holly Losen
Lisa Lowell
Noel
Connie) Losen
Richard Lowell
Wilhelm
Gwen) Groskurth
George Groskurth
Walter Groskurth
Phillip Losen
Margaret
Alden Losen
Francis Lowell
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Lori A. Williams
Reiff Funeral Home & Crematory
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Celeste Marszalek
Carson Celebration of Life Center
Arlin Yoder
Powell Funeral Home
Mildred "Milly" Ortner
Lahey and Dawson Funeral Services
Evergreen Estates I
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House of Mercy
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. Renfro
Rose
Janet
Douglas) Leonhart
Sandy
Dennis) Bruns
Tammy Bruns
Todd Bruns
Phoenix
Ariz
Eldon Huedepohl
Andrew Choplick Sr
Wayne Hopp
Alfred
Josephine Hinchliffe Hopp
Amana High School
Eldon
Teahenfuneralhome.com
Heritage Center
Brian
Onalee Galli
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