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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 2003
Page
14
Cedar Rapids, IA notices recount the deaths of Alkie Heusman 63 and Mildred Schumacher 85 with service details at Stewart Funeral Home and St. Jude Church. Geneva Reece 93, and Mariam Swords are also memorialized with burial plans, survivor lists, church ties, and charitable in lieu contributions.
Mary M. Grant aged 92 died Sunday afternoon January 19 2003 at her Cascade home after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Reiff Funeral Home Cascade with calling hours Tuesday from 2 to 8 p.m.
A long list shows residents and officials across Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids Center Junction Center Point Colesburg Coralville Decorah Iowa City Manchester Montezuma Shellsburg Solon Todville Traer Van Horne West Liberty and more with several full names and nicknames. The fragment ends with Ash and Leroy R. Bothell.
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Kenneth P Oliver 68 of 4420 Bowling St SW died Jan 18 2003 after a short illness at St Luke's Hospital Private services were set for Tuesday at Stewart Funeral Home He leaves wife Barbara a son Kevin Marlene Oliver Cedar Rapids four stepsons two brothers a sister and a sister in law as well as eight grandchildren and nine stepgrandchildren He was born Oct 27 1934 in Cedar Rapids worked for FMC until its closing and Nighthawk Security
Ronald S. Davis, 90, of Center Junction, died Jan 18 2003 at Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a lengthy illness. Services 11 am Tuesday at Hayden Funeral Home Wyoming. Burial North Madison Pioneer Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters Kathleen Gruber and Margaret Baumann, a son Robert, and two sisters Nelda Von Spreecken and Lorna McGuire.
Arthur Charles Kouba will have services at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service Center Point conducted by Rev. Mike Ellison. Friends may visit from 4 to 7 p.m. today. He will be buried at Czech National Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Gary Relf age 59 died Sunday January 19 2003 at his home after an apparent heart attack. Arrangements are pending at Phillips Funeral Home in Vinton Ohio.
H Jane West 73 of 320 E Washington St Iowa City formerly of 1761 Racine Ave Solon died Jan 17 2003 in Mercy Iowa City after a short illness Services 10 30 a m Wednesday Leasing Funeral Cremation Iowa City Rev Scott Meador calling 4 8 p m Tuesday cremation private burial Mentzer Cemetery Memorials Solon Fire Department Solon Community Housing or Solon Methodist Church Born July 22 1929 in Mercer County Ill daughter of Lester A Miller and Mabel L Taylor raised Monmouth IL graduated Little York High School 1947 attended Iowa City Business College married Richard L West in 1948 in Las Vegas later divorced worked at Charcos Drive In Coralville 16 years secretary in Iowa Dept of Public Health 25 years retiring 1999 member Solon Methodist Church Solon American Legion Auxiliary Solon Beef Days board three times chairperson and on Solon Community Housing Board survived by children John Jack Vest Kay of Galesburg IL Richard Doug Vest Cindy Vest Gerald Jerry Vest Dawn Mike Vest Bridget Vest 15 grandchildren three great grandchildren three nephews two nieces and parents Robert D Miller and Mary Lou Frank Online condolences at lensingfuneral com Lavone L Driscoll 63 died Jan 19 2003 at 2916 Rustie Ridge Rd NE arrangements pending at Lensing Funeral Cremation Service Iowa City Darrell Meyers 50 died Jan 19 2003 at 919 Spring Ridge Dr Victor Smith Funeral Home Victor
Dean M. Price, 82, of Decorah died Saturday evening January 18 2003 at Aase Haugen Home after a sudden illness. Services planned 11 a.m. Tuesday at Burr Oak Lutheran Church with burial in Burr Oak Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Fjelstul Funeral Home Decorah and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at church. Survivors include wife Iona two daughters Linda Struthers Ankeny Rochelle Becker Postville a son Tom Elk Run Heights and a brother Daniel Decorah.
Melvin Arvidson 90 of Montezuma died Friday January 17 2003 at Rose Haven Nursing Home Marengo from heart failure. Services 1030 am Wednesday Watts Funeral Home Montezuma Burial Jackson Township Cemetery. Calling hours begin 9 am Tuesday with family present 6 to 8 pm. Survivors include three daughters Shirley Rogers Laure Grapp Pam Neely and sister Viola McDowell.
Irma Sophia Devin D O 43 of 897 Boston Way Coralville died Saturday January 18 2003 near Des Moines from injuries in an automobile accident. Services noon Tuesday Leasing Funeral Cremation Iowa City with viewing 5 to 8 Tuesday night. Cremation after services. Memorials to Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Leland E Walby 77 of rural Frankville died Friday January 17 2003 at his daughter's home in Seattle after a sudden illness. Funeral services 11 am Wednesday at Frankville Presbyterian Church with Rev James Walker. Burial later at Schutte Funeral Home Postville after 4 to 8 pm Tuesday. He leaves four daughters Janice Rupnick Seattle Mary Froelke Cresco Laura Gene Postville Wendy Froelke Forest Lake Minn two sons Craig Postville Rick 14 grandchildren four great grandchildren a brother Lester Cedar Rapids and a sister Doris Ellis De Witt.
Marvin J. Mary Thomson of Manchester died of cancer Saturday January 18 2003 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Iowa City. Services are 10 30 a m Wednesday at First Lutheran Church Manchester with burial at Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call 5 to 7 p m Tuesday at Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service and one hour before services at the church. He leaves his mother Bairl of Manchester two sons Kevin Pueblo Colorado and Kirk Manchester a daughter Tracy Madrid Monte Vista Colorado and a stepson Bruce Freeman Delaware.
Barbara J. Overton 58 died Sunday January 19 2003 at Covenant Medical Center Waterloo Funeral services for Barbara Overton are arranged by Traer Funeral Home Survivors include two brothers Turel and Arvel Bray and sister Cleta McGuire all of Missouri background details note her ties to the Plato Missouri area and family jokes and stories accompany obituary for Raymond Bray 86 who died January 17 2003 in Cedar Rapids at St Luke's Hospital burial Evergreen Cemetery funeral services set for Tuesday in Vinton with Rev John Bray. Raymond born January 29 1916 in Plato Missouri worked as a farm hand and trucker later living in Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center Cedar Rapids.
Josephine M. Smith Ash 84 of Muscatine formerly West Liberty died Jan 18 2003 after a sudden illness. Services 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ralph J Wittich Riley Freers Funeral Home Muscatine with visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Burial Oak Ridge Cemetery West Liberty. Survivors include son Forrest Smith Anamosa daughter Bonnie Rae Buser Nichols five brothers and two sisters. Leroy R. Bothell 90 died Jan 18 2003 at Simpson Memorial Home after a short illness. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday Barker Funeral Home West Liberty with viewing one hour prior. Burial Oak Ridge Cemetery. He is survived by a sister Alma Felton West Liberty and a brother Robert of Iowa City.
Harold Lee Nost 90 of Toddville died January 17 2003 at Winslow House Marion. Services 2 PM Tuesday at Buffalo United Methodist Cedar Rapids with Rev Marilyn Buchanan. Burial at Shiloh Cemetery Hiawatha. Arrangements by Murton Center Marion. He married Gladys Hutton Nost in 1940. He owned Nost Cliff Lake Camp in Ontario for 27 years and was a Cedar Rapids horseshoe champion for five years. He enjoyed gardening birds fishing muskies and Cliff Lake and was survived by children and many grandchildren.
A brief memorial entry remembering Doris E Starr born January 20 1929 died January 13 2000. Bill signs the note with loving birthday wishes.
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