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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1988

Page

12

Deaths in Linn County include Hazel Ahlgren and others

Hazel Matthews Ahlgren 39 of 1511 Ninth St NW died after a long illness. She founded a Sioux City Tea Room and owned part of the Draport Inn. survived by husband Elmer. Services 11 am Wednesday at Cedar Memorial Chapel with inurnment at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials to donor's choice. Dorothy M. Van Cleve 89 of 2505 A Ave NE died Sunday in St Luke's Hospital after a short illness. She was a substitute teacher and social worker. survived by daughter Isabel Hendrickson and six grandchildren. Services 1 pm Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with private interment at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Lumir Stepanek 63 of 2158 Chandler St SW died Sunday after a long illness. A retired insurance underwriter, he served in WWII and left two sons, three stepsons, two daughters, nine grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren. Services 10 am Tuesday at Hope Lutheran Church with military rites. burial at Czech National Cemetery. Memorials to Hospice of Mercy.

Hazel Matthews Ahlgren Ninth St Tama Elmer Ahlgren Kohaka Ahlgren Tea Room Sioux City Yellow Cab Co Cedar Rapids Draport Inn Order of the Eastern Star Royal Neighbors of America Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Gary Hess St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Dorothy M. van Cleve Ave St. Luke’s Hospital Marion Brian van Cleve van Cleve Linn County Children’s Home Board Chapter G.M. Peo Sisterhood Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority First Presbyterian Church Coe College College Club Isabel Hendrickson Ames Calvin DeVries Cedar Memorial Park Heartwood Treatment Center C St Lumir Stepanek Chandler St Stepanek Mutual Fire and Auto Insurance Co Czech Heritage Foundation American Legion Hanford Post Hope Lutheran Church Steven Davenport John Kevin Willman Craig Willman Scott Willman Susan Warner Waterloo Ruth le Clerc Leo Duluth Minn David Young American Legion Hanford Post Czech National Cemetery Teahen Funeral Home Hospice of Mercy 10Th St Theodore L. “Muggsy Davis Murdoch Chapel Jon Gaul First United Methodist Church George Miller Cedar Memorial Chapel of Philip Windsor Central Park Presbyterian Church Agnes R. Newton St. Patrick’s Catholic Church John Hemann St. Albert’s Lamont Teahen Funeral H. Kenneth Ulrich Murdoch Paul Wilcox Springville Springville Masonic Lodge 139 AF & AM. Inurnment: Springville Leo G. McNamara Living Center West Fairfax John Pitzen Teahen Edna Ryan Grinnell General Hospital Grinnell Max Brooklyn Maxine Wenger Marjorie Cannon Dorothy Smith Montezuma Margaret Hershman Nevenhoven’s Ioof East Poweshiek Alfred O. Kleppe Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital Hedvig Richard la Crescent Lowell Plymouth Olaf Methlie-Olson Bergen Norway First Lutheran Church Lutheran Cemetery Alvin G. Sampson High Life Inn Decorah Bernadine Aase Haugen Phelps Cemetery Fielstul’s Geraldine G. Hallberg Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Albert Fredrick Trygg Granada Hills Calif St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Swede Ridge Cemetery McGregor Tuecke-Allyn’s Stuart Lee Martin David Sandy Martin Mercy Hospital Iowa City Rod Cathy Schmidt Wauwatosa Wis Andy and Mary Jean Dearborn Omaha Neb Lorina Schmidt Helen Clery Dixon North van Buren St Donahue Lensing’s Lee Richard Milligan Memorial Care Center Alice Ethel Moore Phoenix Ariz St. Mary’s Catholic Church St. Mary’s Cemetery Masonville Vernon’s Hugh Fredric Fritz” Hill Rogers, Ark Springdale Memorial Hospital Springdale Ark Hill Oil Co South Tama Aileen Hugh Frederic Jr Sut Knoxville Bland Chapel United Methodist Church Ethel Hatton Ravenwood Bernard Leland Columbus Miss Ada Perry State Center Overton Burial Chapel Gladbrook Mary C. Duncan Washington Care Center Gerald Washington Don Mary Kay Smith Los Angeles Shirley Mills Keota Frank Daniel Columbus Junction Cecilia Smith Emmetsburg St. James Catholic Church John Whalen Elm Grove Cemetery Eden’s Floyd Everett Welsh Helen James South Amana Donald Williamsburg Pilot Grove Cemetery VFW Uhlmann’s

Memorial and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area obituaries

Multiple funeral services listed for Theodore L. Davis George Miller Agnes R. Newton H Kenneth Ulrich and Leo G. McNamara with dates times locations churches chapels and burial sites. Obituary notes include age birth year residence church affiliations and burial details plus visiting hours and memorial fund information.

Death notices and pending services for three residents

Harry Hendrix of Hiawatha died Sunday at Mercy Hospital after a sudden illness. Services pending at Brush Chapel Valentine. Kozojed of Marion died Sunday after a lengthy illness. Services pending at Murdoch Funeral Home. Robert F Willits of Marathon died Sunday afternoon. Arrangements pending at Turner Chapel West. (See story this page.)

Harry Hendrix Pebble Lane Hiawatha Mercy Hospital Brush Chapel Valentine Kozojed D Ave Murdoch

Eastern Iowa Deaths Report List of Obituaries

A long obituary list from Grinnell to Williamsburg notes Edna Ryan 88 of Grinnell and many others with ages, families, services and burial plans. Names include Alfred Kleppe 90 and Alvin Sampson 84 with service details and memorials. Additional entries cover Geraldine Hallberg 78 and Mildred Petsche 63, among others with funeral home and cemetery notes.

Last Month in Iowa Campaigns Push for Final Push

Campaigns plan a final month in Iowa with Bruce Babbitt set for 21 days and Richard Gephardt 18 days in January. Gephardt and others will double or expand staffs, boost TV ads, and bring in volunteers as candidates race to mobilize caucus support amid rising voter interest and large staff deployments.

Iowa Bruce Babbitt Richard Gephardt Paul Simon Pat Mitchell Albert Gore Jr Gore Michael Veit Johnny Cash Alexander Haig Haig Rochford Jack Kemp George Bush George Wittgraf Bush Rita Corillo Babbitt Waterloo Michael Dukakis Teresa Wilmain Dukakis Joe Kennedy Ted Kennedy Jr Laura Nichols Gephardt Congress Patrick Mitchell Mitchell

Cedar Rapids man dies under dump truck in accident

Robert Fred Willits, 59, of 409 Norwich Rd SW, died at about 1 p.m. Sunday after his head was pinched beneath a dump truck bed while he tried to free a stuck hydraulic mechanism on the bed hoist. The accident happened in the 500 block of A Ave NE across from the Teleconnect parking lot as he hauled snow.

Cedar Rapids Linn County Percy Harris Robert “Fred” Willits Norwich Rd Ave Willits

St Luke’s Vital Statistics Birth Announcements

On January 2, Ronette and Donald Silver of Central City welcomed a son. Trina and Steve Teneyck of Vinton welcomed a son. Margo and Maciek Ziolkowski of Hiawatha welcomed a son. Julie and Jeffrey Koch of Springville welcomed a daughter. On January 3, Patricia and Jerry Kennett of Castle Drive SW welcomed a daughter. Lorena and Jeffrey Fleckstein of 398 26th St SE welcomed a daughter. Nelka and Henry Morning of Anamosa welcomed a son. Nannette and Matthew Canfield of 1734 Park Ave SE welcomed a daughter.

ST. Luke's Ronette Donald Silver Central City Trina Steve Teneyck Vinton Margo Maciek Ziolkowski Eisenhower Rd Apt Hiawatha Julie Jeffrey Koch Springville Patricia Jerry Kennett Castle Dr. SW Lorena Jeffrey Fleckenstein 26Th St. SE Nelka Henry Morning Anamosa Nannette Matthew Canfield Park Ave. SE

Illinois Lottery numbers and jackpot figures announced

The Illinois Lottery Sunday results list the Daily Game numbers as 1 0 3 and Pick Four as 7 3 9 4. Lotto Jackpot stands at 4 million dollars and Lotto 7 Jackpot at 6 million dollars.

Springfield Lil

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