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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1998

Page

12

Obituary notices for multiple Iowa residents

Cecilia Becker 84 formerly Gilbertville died Jan 17 1998 in Northbrook Manor Care Center after a long illness. Elizabeth Chesmore 59 Cedar Rapids died Jan 17 1998 at home after a short illness. Eleanor Edgington 82 Cedar Rapids died Jan 17 1998 after a short illness. Ruby Fennell 86 Hilton Head Plantation SC died Jan 15 1998 from Alzheimer's disease. Mary Lizarraga 59 Cedar Rapids died Jan 15 1998 at Mercy Medical Center after a long day. James McNeill 83 Cedar Rapids died Jan 17 1998 after a long illness. Mildred Peters 88 Grand Mound died Jan 17 1998 of congestive heart failure. Myrl Ray 80 Cedar Rapids died Jan 16 1998 after a long illness. Dorothy Wall 83 Cedar Rapids died Jan 16 1998 after a short illness. Charles White Sr 48 Cedar Rapids died Jan 16 1998 after a long illness. Blanche Wulfsberg 79 Prairie Village Kan formerly Cedar Rapids died Jan 16 1998 after a long illness. Details include service times locations and survivor lists for each obituary.

Cecilia E. Becker Northbrook Manor Gilbertville Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Hagarty-Waychoff- Gramup Waterloo Dianne Osmanski Mary Jo Bills Cedar Rapids Charles Norman Freeport Ill David Yankton S.D Margaret McNamara Rowley Loretta Nie Myrl L. Ray First Ave Teahen Funeral Home

Decorah Mourns Raymond Barth longtime area resident

Raymond Barth 386 died Saturday January 17 1998 in Winne shiek County Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Services set for 11 a m Tuesday at St John Lutheran Locust with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation 4 to 6 p m Monday and after 10 a m Tuesday at the church. French Balik Funeral Home Decorah in charge. He leaves Myrtle four daughters Arlys Hex om Decorah Jerene Jacobson Prescott Ariz Darlene Bjerke Waukesha Wis Lois Smith Uncasville Conn a son Lyle Decorah and a brother Howard Dundee Ill.

Raymond Barth Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital St. John's Lutheran Church Locust French & Balik Funeral Home Decorah Myrtle Arlys Hexom Jerene Jacobson Prescott, Ariz Darlene Bjerke Waukesha Wis Lois Smith Uncasville, Conn Lyle Howard Dundee, Ill

Earlville Woman Leola Ham Dies After Short Illness

Leola B. Ham, 388, died Thursday in Edgewood Convalescent Center Edgewood after a short illness. Services 11 am Monday at Earlville United Parish officiated by Rev. Lynn Patrick. Burial at Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 7 pm today at Clifton Funeral Home Earlville. No immediate survivors.

Leola B. Ham Edgewood Convalescent Center Edgewood Earlville United Parish Lynn Patrick Fairview Cemetery Clifton Funeral Home Earlville

Mary Phillips 88 dies. services set in Fort Atkinson

Mary Phillips 88 of Cresco Care Center Cresco died Friday January 16 1998 after a short illness. Services 11 am Tuesday at St. John s Catholic Church Burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 8 pm Monday at Chekal Funeral Home Fort Atkinson with a 7 pm prayer service. Survivors include three sons Benjamin Harmony Barton Fredricksburg and Bernard Mediapolis a brother Toney Snyder Ridgeway.

Charles Howard White Sr North Ave Mercy Medical Center Edgewood Baptist Church Mark Larson Mount Calvary Cemetery Turner Chapel West Cedar Rapids Jenice Charles Howard White Jr Thomas Joseph White Kenneth Leigh White Norma Mary Hurley Charles Howard Hurley Michael White Oklahoma James Hurley Montana Kay Cox California Isabele Hollums Carol Winebarger Michigan Debra Bahr Fannie Ellen Kenneth Davenport Mary Phillips Cresco St. John’s Catholic Church Chekal Funeral Home Fort Atkinson Benjamin Harmony Minn Barton Fredricksburg Bernard Mediapolis Toney Snyder Ridgeway

Chelsea Bradley obituary death in Iowa reaches Des Moines

Chelsea Bernadine Bradley aged 67 died Saturday January 17 1998 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center Des Moines Funeral arrangements are pending at Mason Hand Funeral Home Tama Iowa

Bernadine Bradley Iowa Methodist Medical Center Des Moines Mason-Hand Funeral Home Tama

Obituaries for Patel and Watkins announce multiple family memorials

Ramesh S Patel 62 died January 16 1998 in Peoples Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Services were January 17 at White Funeral Home Independence cremation ashes to India. Mangula son Atul Patel Adila Kalpana and parents and siblings listed. Marjorie Watkins 59 died January 17 1998 in Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after a heart attack. Services January 20 at St John s Church burial in church cemetery. Rosary and vigil at Rieff Funeral Home Independence. Memorials to Hospice of Buchanan County.

Ramesh S. Patel Peoples Memorial Hospital White Funeral Home Independence India Mangula Atul Patel Adila Patel Cleveland Ohio Kalpana Patel Shanabhai L. Patel Bhupen Patel Newton Rajni Patel Vimuben Patel New Orleans Madhuben Patel Concordia Kan Kokila Patel London Marjorie Watkins Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo St. John’s Catholic Church Aloysius Vorwald Church Rieff Funeral Home Rick Chicago Patty von Schaumburg New York N.Y Raye O’brien Murray O’brien Littleton Colo Frank O’brien Marshalltown Betty Robinson Sequim Wash Emmet O'Brien Patsy Beisell Buchanan County 1St St. E

Kinross Leila Laurine Netser 93 dies after brief illness

Leila Laurine Netser 93 of Kinross died Saturday January 17 1998 at English Valley Care Center North English after a brief illness. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with Rev Don Ridenour. Burial Brethren Cemetery. Visitation after 2 p.m. today. Survived by two stepsons Harold Netser Union City California Merry Netser Fresno California five step-grandsons two sisters in law Maxine Netser North English Blanche Humphrey Garden City Kansas and many nieces and nephews.

Leila Laurine Netser English Valley North English Powell Funeral Home Wellman Don Ridenour Brethren Cemetery Harold Netser Union City Calif Merry Netser Fresno Maxine Netser Blanche Humphrey Garden City Kan

Lisbon Woman Ethel V Coon Jeffrey 89 Dies After Illness

Ethel V Coon Jeffrey, 89, of Lisbon died Saturday January 17 1998 at St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Visitation 10 am to noon Monday at Lisbon United Methodist Church with services 1 30 pm. Burial Mayflower Cemetery Oxford Junction. Arrangements Morgan Funeral Home Lisbon. Survived by son Kevin of Clarence a special niece Terry Shefter of Loveland Colorado two grandchildren two great grandchildren along with parents husband Harold three brothers a sister and a grandson Bruce Jeffrey. Born May 30 1908 in Oxford Junction she married Harold Jeffrey in 1930 Monmouth Illinois. He died 1963 they moved to Lisbon in 1960. She retired from Saga Foods at Cornell College in 1983 and was active in the Methodist Church and Women teaching Sunday School and serving on the board of South East Linn Community Center.

Eleanor Edgington 22Nd Ave Mercy Medical Cedar Rapids Lillian Crow Fresno Calif Irene Novak Chuck Ann Hospodarsky Renee Bill Darla Darin Richard Adam Josh Earl Edward Hospodarsky Mary Alyce Lizarraga Ardsley Lane Mercy Medical Center St. Jude’s Catholic Church Mount Calvary Cemetery Dennis Quint Turner Chapel West James Lizarraga Deanna Daniel Weinstein Audrey Joan Kane Mary Reno Nev Mildred F. Peters Hallmar DeWitt St. Paul's United Methodist Church Grand Mound Ed Mutum Brian McNamara Trinity United Methodist Church Evergreen Cemetery Schultz Funeral Home Dale Judy Ground Mound Millicent Hunsaker Dan Peasanton Madelyn Olson Steve Marion Nancy Blackwell Lonnie Nadine Sojka Solon Mildred Rural Ground Mound John Ethel Seifert Bird Lester G. Peters St. Paul’s United Ethel V. Coon Jeffrey St. Luke's Hospital Lisbon United Methodist Church Mayflower Cemetery Oxford Junction Morgan Funeral Home Lisbon Kevin Clarence Terry Shefter Loveland Colo Harold Bruce Jeffrey Ethel Herman Rose Austin Coon Oxford Junction High School Harold Jeffrey Monmouth Ill Saga Foods Cornell College Order of Eastern Star South East Linn

Becky Disterhoff 57 Dies After Long Illness

Becky Disterhoff, 57, of Marengo died Friday morning January 16, 1998, in Vinton after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Fundamental Gospel Church rural Marengo. Burial at Ohio Cemetery rural Ladora. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Kloster Valentine Funeral Home Marengo. Memorials may be directed to the Becky Disterhoff Scholarship Fund for Iowa Valley High School musical scholarships.

Becky Disterhoff Vinton Lutheran Home Vinton Fundamental Gospel Church Marengo Ohio Ladora Kloster-Valentine Funeral Home Iowa Valley High School

Anita Hines Mon tour dies at 84 in Tama home

Anita Hines Montour, 84, died Friday January 16 1998 at her Tama home. Arrangements are pending at Mason-Hand Funeral Home Tama.

Anita Hines Mason-Hand Funeral Home Tama

Thelma Kirk longtime Manchester resident dies

Thelma Elizabeth Kirk age . She died after a long illness at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. Services are set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home in Manchester with Rev. Ellis Andrews officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery. Visitation is 3:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Survived by husband Francis and two grandchildren, one great grandchild, two great great grandchildren. Preceded by parents, a daughter and a brother. Born January 5, 1918 in Belmond to Charlie and Faye Curray. Married Francis Kirk July 28, 1950 in Manchester. They owned and operated the Dynamite Cafe in Manchester for 13 years. 50-year member of the VFW Auxiliary.

Thelma Elizabeth Kirk Delaware County Memorial Hospital Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home Manchester Ellis Andrews Oakland Cemetery Francis Belmond Charlie Faye Curray Francis Kirk Dynamite Cafe VFW Thelma

Rocky Chase Dies at 42 in Maquoketa Home

Craig Donald Rocky Chase 42 died Friday January 16 1998 at his home in Oxford Junction Arrangements are pending at Carson Son Funeral Home Maquoketa Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Craig Donald Rocky”’ Chase Carson & Son Funeral Home Maquoketa

Petersburg man William H. Mormann 67 dies after long illness

William H. Mormann of Petersburg, 67, died Friday January 16 1998 at Lutheran Home in Strawberry Point after a long illness. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Ss Peter Paul Church with burial at Ss Peter Paul Cemetery and military rites. Visitation today 1 to 9 p.m. at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville with rosary at 4 p.m. scripture at 7 p.m. and military service at 7:30 p.m. He is survived by wife Alvera seven sons and four daughters and a sister.

William H. Mormann Strawberry Point Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church Ss. Peter & Paul Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville Alvera Alan Terry Randy Petersburg Robert Omaha Neb William III Farley James Cedar Rapids Carl Davenport Deborah Anstoetter Epworth Bev Nelson Spagdehlen Germany Mary Anstoetter Albuquerque N.M Lynn Sabbara Chicago Ill Mary Arens

Postville man Homer E. Davis dies at 76

Homer E. Davis 76 died Saturday in Northgate Care Center Waukon after lung cancer. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday at Martin Funeral Home Waukon with Rev. Ed Lechtenberg. Burial with military rites in Postville Tuesday evening. Survivors include wife Wilma two daughters Sharon Lekin of Waseca Minn Pamela Shea of Des Moines three sons Sam and Tom of Cedar Rapids Homer Jr of Waterloo two sisters Mary Melver Des Moines Ruth Dunn of Texas and brother Roger Los Angeles.

Homer E. Davis Northgate Waukon Martin Funeral Home Ed Lechtenberg Postville Cemetery Wilma Sharon Lekin Waseca Minn Pamela Shea Des Moines

Sadie A. Stanford 93 Quasqueton obituary

Sadie A. Stanford of Quasqueton died January 16 1998 at East Towne Care Center Independence after a short illness. Services are 1 30 p m Monday at Union Church with burial in Quasqueton Cemetery. Visitation after 2 p m today and 8 11 a m Monday at Reiff Funeral Home Quasqueton and afternoon at the church. Survivors include two daughters Bernice Kimball Jesup and Maxine Schweitzer Wausau Mo a son Don Quasqueton John Quasqueton Richard Hiawatha and Wayne Cedar Rapids plus 32 grandchildren 41 great grandchildren three step grandchildren and 16 step great grandchildren.

Sadie A. Stanford East Towne Independence Union Church Quasqueton Cemetery Reiff Funeral Home Quasqueton Bernice Kimball Jesup Maxine Schweitzer Wausau Don John Richard Hiawatha Wayne Cedar Rapids

Robert Horn obituary arrangements pending at Fry Funeral Home

Robert Bob Horn 52 of Tipton died at Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are pending at Fry Funeral Home Tipton.

Robert Bob’’ Horn St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids Fry Funeral Home Tipton

Violet Stoakes 87 of Memphis dies of heart failure

Violet Stoakes 87, Memphis Tennessee, formerly of Waterloo, died January 15 1998 in St Francis Hospital Memphis from heart failure. Services at 2 p m Monday Overton Funeral Home Traer Iowa conducted by Rev Twite of Ascension Lutheran Church Waterloo. Burial Buckingham Cemetery. Visitation after 1 p m. Survived by sons Michael Indianapolis and James Fayetteville Georgia, and sister Marlys Wagner Waterloo.

Violet Stoakes Memphis Tenn Waterloo St. Francis Hospital Overton Funeral Home Traer Twite Ascension Lutheran Church Buckingham Cemetery Michael Indianapolis James Fayetteville Marlys Wagner

In Memory Of Dad From Mom And Family

Three years have passed and you are not forgotten. We walk the land you farmed with pride and care. Love, Mom and family.

Dustin Gardner Memorial Poem Adorns Family Dedication

A personal obituary style memorial recalls Dustin B. Gardner born March 5 1977 died January 18 1997. The verse expresses enduring grief and family sentiments about loss and faith noting a broken family chain that will reconnect in heaven with God.

A Mother’s Passing Quietly Remembered in Poem

Cleo Petrzelka 1935 1997 is memorialized in a short verse by family. The poem laments loss and peace, describes a mother as a rare gift from God, and notes she rests in loving hands while her love remains in the family heart. Shana M Petrzelka Gage signs with love.

Shana M. Petrzelka Gage

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