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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1996
Page
14
Obituaries list Mark R Felter at 42 Cedar Rapids born San Diego died Jan 8 following Hodgkin's disease. Memorial Jan 11 at New Covenant Bible Church. Also Evelyn Fryear 89 Sioux City. Charles Kirby 50 Urbandale. Esther Lundine 91 Cedar Rapids. Clayton Mossman 81 Cedar Rapids. Julia Stevens 89 Clive. Arrangements by local funeral homes. Memorial funds and donations noted.
Florence E. Gienapp, 99, died Tuesday January 9 1996 in East Village Care Center after a long illness. Services will be at 11 a m Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church with burial at Wilson Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p m Thursday at White Funeral Home Independence. Survivors include daughter Donna Givens and two adopted daughters Lila Givens and Dawn Behan all of Independence and sister Alice Hanfelt of Manchester.
Roy E. Peeper 85 died Monday evening January 8 1996 at Maple Crest Manor Fayette after a lengthy illness. Services 11 a.m. Thursday at St John Lutheran Church with Rev Scott Meyer. Burial Taylorsville Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. today at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Arlington and after 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Survived by wife Kathleen a son Don of Modesto California two daughters Rosemary Ott Paula Peeper two stepdaughters Janice Carter Liberty Missouri Chevyl Halsted La Crosse Wisconsin sister Dorothy Whittenbaugh Elgin 13 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren.
Mildred Mid J Davin 87 of rural Cosgrove died Monday January 8 1996 at home after a long illness. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at St Peters Church Cosgrove with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. today at Lensing Funeral Home Iowa City with a rosary at 4 and vigil at 7 p.m. and after 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the parish hall. Survivors include daughter Mina Lea Johnson and husband Pat Cosgrove son Dick and wife Mary Iowa City ten grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren three sisters and a brother. She was predeceased by husband Thomas J Davin 1976. She farmed in Cosgrove area and was active in St Peters Church Altar and Rosary Society National Catholic Society of Foresters 4-H leader and a memorial fund is established in her name.
Dee O Phelps 83 died January 8 1996 Grinnell Regional Medical Center of congestive heart failure and Parkinsons disease cremated burial later Jackson Township Cemetery Montezuma two sons Jeffrey James of Grinnell. Reta Werneburg 78 died January 9 1996 respiratory ailment Friendship Manor services January 12 1996 Smith Funeral Home burial Westfield Cemetery south of Grinnell stepson William of Dunlap.
Anna Mae Brimeyer 62 died Sunday January 7 1996 at her home after a cancer battle. Services were held at St Francis of Assisi Church Balltown with burial in the church cemetery. Behr's Funeral Home Dubuque arranged the services. She was married to Melvin and survived by four daughters Connie Williams Sandra Kafura Julie Healy Jane Boge, three sons Jim Jeff and Mike, a sister Shirley Gasper, five brothers and 11 grandchildren. Preceded in death by infant daughter Rose Ann and parents Clarence and Angeline Klein.
Angie L. Reusch aged 86 died Tuesday January 9 1996 at Monticello Senior Home after a brief illness. Services were set for 11 a m Friday at United Presbyterian Church with burial in Hopkinton Cemetery. She leaves a daughter Marilyn Kirkwood two stepsons Robert and Arthur two stepdaughters Betty Allman and Evalon Gunder a sister Bernice Bowman a grandson Robert Kirkwood and two great grandchildren Kathy Sternhagen and Kelly Kirkwood. Memorials to Hopkinton Presbyterian Church.
Frank C Sladek 75 of Coralville died of cancer January 8 1996 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Services 10 am Saturday at Grace Fellowship Church Iowa City viewing 9 10 am at church. Burial Czech National Cemetery Cedar Rapids with military honors. Survived by wife Mildred Basker Sladek children and siblings. born December 8 1920 Ely Iowa served World War II rose to captain in Army Medical Administration Corps. Memorial fund established.
Albert Helms 88 died Jan 8 1996 in Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Memorial service Jan 12 at St Mary's Catholic Church with burial at St Albert's Cemetery. Brownsville Ind native William Retz 70 died Dec 28 1995 in Indianapolis after a 10 month illness. Services Dec 31 at Matthews Mortuary Brownsburg with burial in Brownsburg Cemetery.
Albert M. Gilbertz known as Butch dies Monday in Guttenberg Municipal Hospital after a brief illness. Services set for Friday at St. Marys Catholic Church with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Wake held Thursday at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home in Garnaville and Friday morning at the church. Survived by a stepdaughter and three stepsons in California Alabama and Iowa.
Harriet M. Bosler, 76, died Tuesday January 9, 1996 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending at Leonard Muller Funeral Home in Manchester.
Gerald Cletus Jerry Ehler 59 of rural Ossian died Monday evening at home after a lingering illness. Services 11 a.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church Ossian with burial in the church cemetery and military rites. Friends may call 3 to 9 p.m. today at Schmitz Funeral Home Ossian and after 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. He is survived by his wife Judy four sons Bruce and Dean of Ossian Joel of Davenport Chad of Calmar a daughter Kathy of Urbandale a brother Lester Johnson of Chatfield Minn and three sisters Christine Kolaas Fort Atkinson Carol Gluth Decorah and Wanda Johnson Polk City.
Alvin V. Franz 75 of McGregor died Jan 8 1996 after a long illness. Memorial services Feb 2 at First Lutheran Church rural McGregor with military rites. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by wife Charlotte two sons Allyn and Thomas four grandchildren. preceded by a sister. WWII Air Force veteran. Memorials to First Lutheran Church or Mar-Mac Rescue Squad.
William C. Webster 88 died Monday after noon January 8 1996 at Sunny Hill Care Center Tama after a three month illness. Services set for 10 a.m. Thursday at St Patrick's Catholic Church Tama-Toledo with burial in Holy Trinity Cemetery. Friends may call today at Mason Hand Funeral Home Tama with vigil at 7 p.m. Survivors include three sisters Albie Upah Lucille Grabenbauer Elizabeth Dvorak and two brothers C J and Edward.
Gertrude Grovert 89 died Monday evening January 8 1996 at Vinton Lutheran Home after an extended illness. Services set for 10 30 a m Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church Vinton with Reverend Clarke Frederick officiating. Burial at St John Cemetery rural Newhall. Visitation today 4 to 8 p m Phillips Funeral Home Vinton. Survived by husband H Maurice a son George of Shellsburg a daughter Gretchen Randall of Chicago a brother Ervin Happel of Vinton a daughter in law Pauline a son in law Tom Randall and two grandchildren Paul and Lori Grovert.
Edwin Yoder Wellman 91 died Sunday January 7 1996 in University Hospitals Iowa City after an extended illness. Services 1030 am Saturday at Asbury United Methodist Church conducted by Mark Collins Eugene Blosser Arlan Yoder and Eldon Yoder. Burial in Wellman Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 pm Friday at Powell Funeral Home Wellman. Survivors include wife Verna brother Oren Wellman and sister Katie Ellen Yoder Kalona.
Obituaries list multiple individuals with service details including Lowell D. Childers Rose M. Frederick Mary Kay Kusner Cecil E. Gramblin Margaret C. McKechnie Fern I. Packwood Opal C. Roff and venues Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Chapel Linwood Cemetery Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery and Graceland Cemetery with burial and memorial donation notes and visiting hours for today and Thursday. Local church and cemetery affiliations noted.
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with immediate survivors and a photo as news items. Additional material such as employment, education, military service, hobbies, and memorials are billed at 35 cents per word. Second day notices and out-of-town deaths also 35 cents per word.
Three month old Kyle Tufte remains in critical condition at St Luke s Hospital after a Cedar Rapids motel incident cited as shaken baby syndrome. His father Troy A Tufte 25 of Austin Minnesota faces felony child endangerment and could face murder charges if the baby dies. His wife Sheree 20 provided statements about prior abuse incidents. The Gazette notes related legal context from a separate Linn County murder case.
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