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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1996
Page
8
Obituaries list Richard A. Carpenter Florence M. Thornburgh families and spouses, veterans and organizations, Mildred Bernice Carroll, Lowell D. Childers, Robert Duff, William Kale McAmis, Marguerite Mersch, Opal C. Roff, Paul C. Slater. Details include birth and death dates, funeral arrangements, survivors, military service, and memorial donations.
Verna B. Albin, 89, died Sunday at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are pending at Murdoch Funeral Home in Central City.
Erma Davidson 82 died January 7 1996 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Services set for January 10 1996 at Baptist Church Lamont with burial at Campton Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters Rhody Peck Winthrop Kristy Davidson Houston a son Merle Houston two sisters Mildred Lindsay Alice Neuman Lamont and brother Charles Popham Lamont. Jean Weston 74 died January 7 1996 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital Manchester after a sudden illness. Arrangements pending at Fawcett Funeral Home Lamont.
Jeane LeFevre 87 died Saturday evening January 6 1996 at Marengo Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Memorial services set for 10 30 a m Wednesday at Kloster Valentine Funeral Home with Elder Jerry Tubaugh officiating. Inurnment Panguitch Cemetery Utah at a later date. Survivors include daughter Donna Kriegel and husband Richard of Marengo brother Robert Linford Cedar City Utah sister Mary D Klimper San Diego six grandchildren 13 great grandchildren. Memorial fund established in lieu of flowers.
Walter J Schlee of Monona died Saturday January 6 1996 after a brief illness at Lutheran Hospital La Crosse Wisconsin. Services set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Schultz Funeral Home Monona with calling from 2 to 9 p m today. Burial at Union Cemetery Littleport. Survived by three stepchildren Vernie Ellis Owasso Mich Vernon Webster Prairie du Chien Wis and M Mueller Luana along with three brothers Herman Elkader Art West Union LeRoy Decorah and three sisters Carrie Bissell Cedar Rapids Edna White Garber Evelyn Neal Sunnyvale Calif Also survived by 14 stepgrandchildren and 23 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Wanita Laurenc erting Platner 74 died January 7 1996 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a brief illness Services set for January 9 at Martelle United Methodist Church Burial at Mount Vernon Memorial Cemetery Calling hours today 4 to 8 pm at Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon Survivors include husband Ivan son Doug and wife Ellen Martelle daughter Cynthia Odden and husband Rev Dan Odden Sauk City WI five grandchildren She was born February 3 1921 rural Mount Vernon to S Ray and Mabel Hartung and graduated Mount Vernon High School in 1938 She married Ivan Hempy Platner February 22 1941 They farmed Cedar Jones and Linn counties before retiring to Martelle in 1982 From 1938 to 1941 Wanita worked at the Linn County ASCS Office Her life was an inspiration to us all through her blindness she gave us sight.
Elizabeth A. Westhoff 82 of Monticello died Sunday January 7 1996 at Shady Rest Care Center Cascade after a brief illness Funeral services 11 am Wednesday Sacred Heart Catholic Church Burial Sacred Heart Cemetery Friends may call after 3 pm Tuesday at Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello Scripture service 430 pm Survivors include her husband William Dick four sons Allan Judy Grants Pass Oregon David Kathy Dodgeville Gordon Lynn Bakersfield California Rick Theresa Wyoming IA two sisters Emmaline Oberbroeckling New Vienna Alma Gerken Dyersville 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren She was preceded in death by her parents a son John and a brother.
Margaret Catherine McKechnie died January 6 1996 at Living Center East Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Services at Norway Trinity Lutheran Church Wednesday and burial at Cedar Memorial Park. Survived by two sons Richard and William two daughters Joanne and their spouses eleven grandchildren fourteen great grandchildren. Born January 21 1908 in Minneapolis. Married Marcus J. McKechnie in 1926. Memorial fund established.
Traer S 35 died Saturday January 6 1996 in Traer. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday Overton Funeral Home Traer. Mass 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Catholic Church Traer officiated by Rev. John Tilp. Burial in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery Traer. Surviving wife Rochelle a daughter Rhiannon at home mother Mary Lou Reynolds Traer and sisters Lynn Staker Beth Morrison both of Traer.
Vernie M. Wood, 387, died Sunday January 7 1996 at Northbrook Manor Care Center in Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hayden Funeral Home in Olin with visitation Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Rev. Edmond Powers to officiate. Burial Antioch Cemetery near Anamosa. Survivors include sister Velma Welper and brother Junior Wood of Marion, plus two brothers-in-law Edward Fall of Olin and Harland Fall of Marion and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, wife Violet in 1990, and two brothers.
Chester L. Spangler 82 of Milan Illinois and formerly of Washington died Saturday January 6 1996 after a lingering illness in his home. Calling hours are today at Knox Larson Funeral Home Rock Island Illinois. Services 130 PM Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home Washington with burial at Elm Grove Cemetery Washington. Survivors include wife Imogene daughter Karla McKinney Milan Illinois and brothers Allen Wenatchee Washington and Harold Washington Iowa.
Viola A. Ward 84 died Saturday January 6 1996 at Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon after a brief illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St John Lutheran Church with Rev Lynn Groe. Burial Oakland Cemetery Waukon. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at Martin Funeral Home. Survived by husband Herb a step daughter Patricia Hansmeier Waukon and a stepson Gary Ward Denver Iowa.
William Horstmann Sr. 93 of rural Wheatland died Sunday January 7 1996 with arrangements pending at Chapman Funeral Home Wheatland. Bessie E. Schloemer 77 died January 6 1996 in De Witt Community Hospital after a long illness services are set at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Zion United Church of Christ Lowden burial Lowden Cemetery friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Chapman Funeral Home Wheatland. Survivors include two daughters Sylvia Thompson Ruston Louisiana and Crystal Coe Bettendorf a sister Blanche Burmeister London and six grandchildren.
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with immediate survivors and a photo as a news item. Additional material such as survivors, employment, military service, and memorials are charged at 35 cents per word, with separate rates for second-day notices and out-of-town deaths. Call 398-8221 for guidelines.
Reno AP Dean Kleckner president of the American Farm Bureau Federation warns delays in approving the farm bill threaten farmers as planting season nears. At the 77th annual convention more than 5 000 members hear that a late decision could lower the ag spending baseline by 4 to 6 billion dollars and affect future support.
Firefighters from Ely Fairfax Solon and Swisher extinguished a hog barn and a hay trailer blaze around 7 15 p m on the Booths Linn County farm two miles west of Ely near Club Road No animals or machinery were inside the barn and the owner estimated the structure at 3000 dollars The cause was not known last night
Local volunteer alerts list needs include mosaic mural help for Iowa 150th birthday, YWCA autism play aides, nursing home advocate volunteers, RSVP placements for seniors, toy cleaning for Lekotek, Kirkwood Literacy tutors, diabetes walk organizers, and more. Call numbers provided for each post.
A special forum for veterans using the Iowa City VA Medical Center and outreach clinics is set for 1:30 p.m. The event invites input on rural economic development and is organized by the Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission with testimony in Des Moines.
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