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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1998
Page
10
Obituaries for Eleanor Stallman Beach 79 of Smyrna Tenn formerly Cedar Rapids. Hilda Jeane Davidson 79 Cedar Rapids area resident. Charles L Janey 57 Center Point former Cedar Rapids resident. Emma Janko 99 of The Meth Wick Community. Mary Louise Hausman 26 Alton Ill. HIAWATHA Charles W Chick Van Winkle 78 Cedar Rapids area resident. Memorials and services listed with locations and dates.
Anna M Becicka 79 died Tuesday January 20 1998 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending at Brosh Chapel Cedar Rapids.
Edward W Plehal 83 died Monday Jan 19 1998 at Marengo Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Services 1:30 p.m. Friday at Hrabak Funeral Home Belle Plaine with Rev Donald Dra hos. Burial National Cemetery rural Vining. Friends may call 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with family present 5 to 7 p.m. Survivors include sisters Esther Mapes Ocean Springs Miss and Emily Cornelis Belle Plaine.
Doris G Willey 71 died January 19 1998 at Genesis West Medical Center Davenport after a sudden illness. Services set for 11 am Friday at Union Presbyterian Church Lost Nation with Rev Paul Skelley, burial at Massillon Cemetery Massillon. Hayden Funeral Home Lost Nation handling arrangements. Survived by husband Grover two daughters Rugina Brinkman Cherry Valley II Kelly Figley Davenport and two sons Ross Wilton Jay Oxford Junction and sister Alice Ambdenstock Mesa Arizona.
Clarence James Kidd 63 died Tuesday January 20 1998 at his home after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending at Chapman Funeral Home Clarence.
Jason Lee Buch 25, of Anamosa and formerly of Belle Plaine, died January 19 1998 at home. Graveside services 2 p m Thursday at Keystone Cemetery with Rev Ken Kent. Visitation 5 to 8 tonight at Phillips Funeral Home Keystone. Survivors include his parents Tom Buch Belle Plaine and Chris Graff Newbury Park Calif a son Zakk two daughters Savannah and Alivia two sisters Melissa and Amy Buch paternal grandparents Donald and Leola Buch and maternal grandmother Karen Ullerich. Memorials for Ja son’s children. Casket to remain closed.
Vera A. Aker 85 of Center Point and Cedar Rapids died Sunday January 18 1998 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids after a long illness Aker retired from Dairy Maid and belonged to First Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids Her survivors include two daughters Judy Newgaard Phyllis Noeller a son Wayne Ginn three sisters five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren Funeral services were held at Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point with burial at Alice Cemetery Center Point.
Vivian F. Kalsow 92 of Decorah died Monday January 19 1998 at Aase Haugen Home after a long illness Services were held at 1 30 p m at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Burial was at Lutheran Cemetery Friends could call after 12 30 p m at the church Fjelstad Funeral Home Decorah directed arrangements Survivors include two sons Waldo of Alamo Texas and Wendall of Lexington Massachusetts and three daughters Arlene Ellis of Davis California Kathryn Kalsow of Decorah and Char Thompson of Madison Wisconsin
Stella Jane Kolac 61 formerly of Dundee, died Sunday January 18 1998 at her home in Ottumwa after a sudden illness. Services set for 10 30 a m Thursday at St Marys Catholic Church Strawberry Point Burial at St Albert Cemetery Lamont. Visitation 3 to 8 p m today at Roberson Funeral Home Strawberry Point. Survivors include five daughters Tammy Hammell Lori Baumgartner Connie Schulte Deb Linder Jan Marie Ronning and a son A J Kolac and her parents George and Sophia McIntire and a brother Kevri Bitz.
Eldon Slaughter 68 died Monday January 19 1998 at University Hospitals Iowa City after a short illness. Services 2 p.m. Thursday at American Legion Lone Tree burial Lone Tree Cemetery friends call 4 to 8 p.m. today at Lorden Funeral Home Lone Tree. He leaves wife Shirley daughter Mary Duroff of Perry New Hampshire four sons Eldon Dean Jim and John two brothers Ralph and Everett two sisters Zelma Holcomb and Gladys Gerot.
Ralph C. Oestern 87 died Tuesday January 20 1998 at his Maquoketa home. Arrangements are pending at Haylock O Hara and Lahey Funeral Home.
Mae Lambert 86 died Tuesday January 20 1998 at Shady Rest Care Center Cascade after an extended illness. Arrangements are pending at Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello.
Oelwein Denmark Matilda Garceau 34 died January 17 1998 at Mercy Living Plus Long Term Care Unit after a lengthy illness. Services 4 p.m. Thursday Redeemer Lutheran Church burial Park Cemetery Marquette Michigan. Survivors include son Ronald and daughter Gail Green. Margaret Arlene Vawter 74 died January 18 1998 at Mercy Living Plus after a lengthy illness. Services 11 a.m. Saturday Grace United Methodist Church burial later date in Wadena. No visitation. Penny McComb Mabel Larson and Barbara Wegner noted.
Clara C Borgelin 88 of Vinton died Tuesday January 20 1998 at Belle Plaine Care Center after a long illness Arrangements are pending at Overton Family Funeral Home Vinton
Hulda Olia Gier 95 died Tuesday morning Jan 20 1998 at Washington County Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services 1030 am Thursday at Jones Eden Funeral Home Washington by Rev Brian Gentz. Burial Wood lawn Cemetery. Friends may call today at the funeral home from 7 to 830 pm. Survivors include daughter Mary Tinnes Cedar Rapids and sister Tresa Schroeder Owatonna Minnesota.
Louis Landweber 36 of 323 Post Rd. Iowa City died Tuesday January 20 1998 at Mercy Iowa City after a short illness. Services set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Agudas Achim Synagogue with Rabbi Jeffrey Portman. Burial at Agudas Achim Cemetery. No visitation. Survivors include wife Mae two sons Peter of Berkeley California Victor of Princeton New Jersey and brother Martin of Boynton Beach Florida.
Helen Moon Corcoran 105 died Tuesday January 20 1998 at Parkview Manor following a long illness Arrangements are pending at Powell Funeral Home Wellman
Larry E. Chittick 45 of Mahomet Ill formerly of Ladora died of cancer Monday Jan 19 1998 at home Memorial services set for 10 a m Thursday at Our Lady of the Lake Church Mahomet Rev John Horton calling hours 4 to 8 p m today at church Owens Funeral Home Mahomet handles arrangements Parents Woodrow and Phyllis Chittick of Ladora Daughers Carl of Chattanooga Tenn Emily at home Brother Jacob at home and two brothers Richard of Ladora Stephen of Littleton Colo.
Evelyn E. Blair 92 of Buffalo Grove Illinois formerly of Williamsburg died January 19 1998 at Claremont Nursing Home Buffalo Grove from age related complications. Services and burial were private with Simkins Funeral Home Morton Grove in charge. She is survived by daughters Shirley Devine Arlington Heights and Carol Geisbecker Waldorf Maryland a sister Erva Griffiths Salem Oregon four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Her husband Forrest Frosty and parents Bert and Esther Hughes Murchison are listed as survivors. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society Evanston Illinois.
All items must be submitted in writing with a daytime contact number. Donations to Camp Tanager must be delivered to the Gazette cashier by 9 a.m. Friday for Sunday publication. Call 398-8320 with questions.
Donald E. Lefty Clark aged 86 of Dubuque died January 19 1998 after a lengthy illness at Bethany Home Dubuque. Graveside services will be 1 PM Saturday at Oswego Township Cemetery Oswego Illinois Visitation 6 to 8 PM Thursday at Egelhof Siegert and Casper Funeral Home Dubuque. Survivors include four sons Donald Douglas Richard and Dan a daughter Diane twenty two grandchildren twenty six great grandchildren and his wife Marcella Haines Clark prior to 1997. He was born November 19 1911 in Aurora Illinois to Roy Clark and Alice Waters Clark. He enjoyed feeding hundreds of ducks and geese at his Dubuque home on North Adams Street.
Betty Chesmore funeral at Papich Kuba East at 9 30. Burial at Shiloh Cemetery Hi awatha. Vivian E Clark funeral at Marion Christian Church at 10 with Rev James Warren. Entombment Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Jesse H Lawrence service at Cedar Memorial Chapel 1 pm with military rites by VFW Post 788. Elmer Linkenback officiates burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials to Marion Christian Church and Cedar Valley Humane Society accepted.
Memorial note from family honoring Debbie Buresh born January 21 1968 died March 31 1995. Parents siblings and relatives share love memories and celebrate her 30th birthday with wishes and remembrances. The message expresses ongoing affection and longing.
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with arrangements pending and a photo published as news. Additional material such as survivors and biographical details are billed at 35 cents per word, with out-of-town notices also at 35 cents per word.
Iowa lawmakers heard parents describe DHS as too powerful with inadequate accountability as they recounted losing custody and delays in reunification. Vickie Dolter shared that her daughter was removed during a divorce and only returned last September. Karl Korte and others urged reforms and targeted investigations into case workers.
Jefrey A. Larson, 32, of 2701 Robins Rd., faces a first degree theft count for stealing a four wheel drive pickup from Cenex Propane in Marion on July 14 and a skid loader from Low's Construction in Brooklyn on Sept. 18 or 19. A Hiawatha officer found the loader near his garage after a tip from Donald Cunningham, who also reported seeing related parts in Larson's garage as recently as January. A search warrant recovered the skid loader, truck parts with matching serials, and other items. 21 propane tanks were not found. Larson is free on bail awaiting further court action.
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