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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1995
Page
8
Obituary notices list Arthur A. Bezdek of Cedar Rapids dying at Mercy Medical Center at 95 after a long illness. Services with military rites at Brush Chapel, burial at Czech National Cemetery. Survivors include wife Sylvia and several relatives. Arthur served in WWI and owned Bezdek's Florist. Several other local deaths and memorial details follow in the same notice page.
Della Alberta Babcock Grote 87 died January 5 1995 at home after a short illness. No services. Murdoch Funeral Home Marion arranged. Survived by daughters Audrey Carol Patricia Dixon Ill Donna Ehrenberg Des Plaines Ill. son Thomas Carmella Elmhurst Ill. 11 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren. Born March 14 1907 Crystal Lake Ill to Charles and Della Flint Babcock. Married Harold E Grote August 25 1928 Woodstock Ill. Worked at Fannie May Candies 27 years.
Richard Dick Green 73 of Delta died Monday January 9 1995 at home after a sudden illness. Services 2 pm Wednesday Holm Funeral Home Sigourney with a 7 pm Masonic service. Burial Garrett Cemetery near Delta. Survivors include wife Arlene a son James Greene of Washington Iowa two daughters five stepdaughters two stepsons mother Maude McMullen of Martinsburg and brothers James Irving Texas and Robert Aransas Pass Texas.
Lucille C. Prior, 88, died Saturday January 7 1995 at Oak Crest Manor after a brief illness. Services were Monday at St. Francis Xavier Basilica with burial in the church cemetery. Arrangements by Kramer Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters Germaine Deutmeyer and Kay Eilers, seven sons Eugene Marvin Gerald Edward Charles Will and Loras, and sister Irene Kramer.
Gale E Krug 78 of rural Dysart died Jan 8 1995 at home. Services 10:30 a m Thursday at Dysart United Methodist Church burial at Dysart Cemetery with military rites. Friends may call 2 to 8 p m Wednesday at Overton Funeral Home Dysart. Survivors include two brothers Kenneth Garri son and Ervin La Porte City and sister Vera Nissen Vinton. Herman Mahlstedt 91 died Jan 8 1995 at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after a short illness. Services 2 p m Thursday Overton Funeral Home Dysart by Rev Edward Bastedo Zion Lutheran Church. Burial Dysart Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Thursday at the funeral home. No immediate survivors.
Willis J. Merchant, 82, died early Monday in Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton after an apparent heart attack. Services at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Phillips Funeral Home Chapel Vinton with the Rev. Jan Ziskovsky officiating. Burial in Garrison Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Clara a son James F of Vinton a stepson Steve Williams Independence a stepdaughter Peggy Smoody Berlin Wis a sister Adeline Climer Washington Iowa a half brother Marcus Merchant Miramar Fla and a half sister Etta Jean Husted Vinton.
Nick T Ott age 87 died Sunday January 8 1995 at Maplewood Manor Keota after a lengthy illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Parish St Elizabeth Church with Rev Timothy Regan burial in church cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at Powell Funeral Home Keota with a 7 p.m. prayer service. Survivors include wife Virginia a son Gary of Iowa City two daughters Sharon Della Vedova of Columbus Junction Cheryl Klotz of Phoenix and sister Caldona of Grinnell.
Julia M Kondora 87 of 911 Rundell St died January 8 1995 at home after a sudden illness in Iowa City Services 1 PM Thursday at George L Gay Funeral Home Burial Memory Gardens Cemetery friends may call 4 to 7 PM Wednesday Survivors include son Irvin daughter Alberta Petersen six grandchildren and five great grandchildren She was preceded in death by her husband Albert a son and several siblings Born December 5 1907 in Johnson County she worked in food service for the University of Iowa and was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Rebekah Lodge Golden Age Club and AARP Memorials may be given to the Iowa City Senior Center Ruth C Spear 75 of 320 E Washington St died January 9 1995 at Mercy Hospital after a long illness Services 1 PM Thursday at Donahue Lensing Funeral Service Burial Lone Tree Cemetery Lone Tree Family greet from 3 30 to 8 PM Wednesday Survivors include three sons Thomas Gary and Dennis a daughter Susan Tharp a brother George Conger five grandchildren and a sister Leona She worked for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in dietary service for 19 years retiring in 1985 and volunteered for Johnson County Congregate Meals RSVP Memorials may go to the Visiting Nurse Association
Eugene William Drees age 3 of rural Manchester died from cancer January 9 1995 at home after a lengthy illness. Services set for 11 30 a m Thursday at St Marys Catholic Church with burial at St Josephs Cemetery Greeley. Wake after 2 p m Wednesday at Bahenkamp Theulen Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Marie a daughter Jean Walachy of Holyoke Mass a brother Clarence of Cedar Rapids and a sister Irene of Manchester.
Lucille B. Nims 80 of Phoenix former Maquoketa resident died January 8 1995 after a lengthy illness. Alice E. Risden 82 died January 7 1995 in Dubuque after a lengthy illness with services and burial set at Carson & Son Funeral Home and Streets Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Gerald and Vincent and four daughters plus siblings.
Elkader J Elmer Jokamsen 84 of Elkader Care Center formerly of Cedar Falls died Saturday Jan 7 1995 after a lengthy illness Memorial services are 2 pm Wednesday Fredsville Lutheran Church rural Cedar Falls Burial Cedar Valley Memorial Cemetery Cedar Falls at a later date The family meets friends 6 to 8 tonight at Dahl Van Hove School Funeral Home Cedar Falls Survivors include daughter Kathleen Elkader and three sisters Ann Stocker Cedar Falls Myrtle Poduska Springfield Va Alyce Marshall Grass Valley Calif Also surviving grandson David Elkader
Marie Amelia Knudsvig, 93, died January 8 1995 at Ossian Senior Hospice after a long illness. Services set for 11 a.m. Friday at Ossian Lutheran Church with burial at Stavanger Cemetery. Visitation after 3 p.m. Thursday at Schmitz Funeral Home and one hour before the service at the church. She is survived by four sons Alden Ernest Parnell Levi. two daughters Jean Seery Arthalinda Kling. and sister Gladys Kepler.
Loren Lee Alexander 79 of Des Moines formerly Tama died Monday January 9 1995 at Altoona Manor from a stroke. Services 11 a.m. Thursday Mason Hand Funeral Home chapel Rev M A Burns and Joe Culler burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation noon to 9 p.m. today Hamilton Funeral Home Des Moines and Wednesday afternoon Mason Hand Tama 7 to 830 p.m. Survivors include wife Goldie three sons Robert Joe of Tama Ray of Colorado Springs Colo two daughters Linda Sue Culler Edwardsville Kan Susan Tharp White House Tenn two stepsons Denver and Clement Johnson Des Moines two stepdaughters Sharon Walker Ankeny Wanda Jones Des Moines three sisters Wayma Beck Toledo Betty Biberdorf Rolette Nd Tina Moubray Mesa Ariz and a brother Darrell Toledo.
Barbara Mary Lovell 82 died Jan 9 1995 in Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton IA after a short illness. Services 10:30 AM Wednesday Campbell Russell Overton Funeral Home Vinton burial Evergreen Cemetery. Survivors include six daughters three sons two brothers four sisters. Elmer J Nissen 83 died Jan 9 1995 at Vinton Lutheran Home after extended illness arrangements pending at Phillips Funeral Home Vinton. Madeline Verla Noe 81 died Jan 9 1995 in Virginia Gay Annex after extended illness services 10:30 AM Wednesday Urbana Christian Church burial Urbana Cemetery. Friends may call today Phillips Funeral Home Chapel Vinton and after 9 AM Wednesday at church. Survivors include a daughter and two stepdaughters.
Robert William Howell 94 of rural Crawfordsville died January 8 1995 after a two month illness at United Presbyterian Home. Services 10 30 a m Friday at United Presbyterian Church with Rev James Edwards. Burial at Cambrian Cemetery. Friends may call after 9 a m Thursday at Jones Funeral Home with family visitation and Masonic services at 7 p m. Survivors include son Gerald Garner daughter Betty Moye and brother Ralph. John Edward Young 82 died January 9 1995 at home after a short illness. Arrangements are pending at Jones Funeral Home.
John Barnhouse 65 died Sunday January 8 1995 at Palmer Lutheran Health Center West Union after a long illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St Marys Catholic Church burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday at Waucoma Funeral Chapel with a rosary at 3 p.m. and a Scripture wake service at 7:30 p.m.
Harold M. Hall funeral service at 3 p.m. today at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Blanche E. Reed funeral at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Linwood Funeral Home with viewing tonight. Mildred H. Ellingson Rosewall service at 10 a.m. today at St Pius X Church with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at Teahen Funeral Home this morning.
Polls run 7 am to 9 pm for the Iowa House District 51 special election. Democrats Frank Reynolds and Rosemary Thomson compete to replace Mary Lundby who was elected to the Senate. Polling locations span Marion and Cedar Rapids areas including schools, churches, and the Marion City Hall.
Constantine Curris president of the University of Northern Iowa is one of four finalists for Clemson University’s 13th president. The finalists also include Horace Fleming Greg O Brien and Morris Marx. Interviews start January 16 with a decision expected January 20. Curris has led UNI for 11 years and serves on the AASCU board.
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