Cedar Rapids area notices mark several obituaries
Obituaries list Helen Mokrejs Lavacek born March 13 1911 Cedar Rapids died January 20 2001 in White Bear Lake Minnesota memorials in Cedar Rapids May burial in Czech National Cemetery arrangements by Hansa Family Funeral Home survivors include daughter Ann Karen Leech son Jan Weslan Lavacek four grandchildren great granddaughter and in laws Frank Lavacek and Carole Sullivan also Patrick R Cahill 68 of Tulsa formerly Cedar Rapids died January 22 2001 services in Tulsa burial in Atlantic Iowa Patrick retired from navy red cross and belonged to VFW American Legion and Disabled Vets Charles Knight 54 of Cedar Rapids died January 24 2001 graveside at Dunkard Cemetery Butch Knight married to Cathey worked Cedar Rapids Hide and Fur Co for over 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Bear Lake
Minn
Cedar Rapids
Czech National Cemetery
Hansa Family Funeral Home
Ann Karen Leech
Vadnais Heights
Jan Weslan Lavacek
Galena
Thomas Leech
Carole Sullivan
Frank Lavacek
Ben
John
Robert
Harry Mokrejs
Wesley B. Mokrejs
Anna Lila Mokrejs
Helen
Coe College
Mu Phi Epsilon Honorary
Coe
New York City
New York
Frank H. Lavacek
First Presbyterian Church
Yonkers
N.Y
Frank
First Unitarian Church of
Westhester
Minnesota
Eaglecrest
Patrick R. Cahill
Tulsa
Okla
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Karl Glovik
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Mary
Ron
Julie
Steven
Brenda
Palo
Kevin
Dian
Patricia Heintz
Allen
Shirley Miller
Dubuque
Patrick
Iowa City
Maurice
Eleanor Formanek Cahill
Mary Lacy
Banaway
Wash
U.S. Navy
Knight
Fourth St
Apt. A
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dunkard Cemetery
Midway
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Cathey
Charles F. Knight
Jo- Anna Knight
Charles LeRoy Knight
Coulter
Iowa
Kenneth Knight
James
Vinton
Charles LeRoy
Cleo Louis Abernathy Knight
Cathey Rhomberg
Butch
Cedar Rapids Hide and Fur Co
Obituary notices for Maurice Jacobs and Dean Peterson
Maurice Jacobs 82 of 1185 10th St. died Jan 24 2001 in Marion after a short illness. Memorials to Hospice of Mercy Cedar Rapids IA. Graveside services for Dean A. Peterson today at Oak Shade Cemetery Marion. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean A. Peterson
Oak Shade Cemetery
Marion
del Bear
Murdoch Funeral Home
Iowa Voter Index Names County Residents
A regional index lists residents by town across Iowa with full names and middle initials. The document covers many communities from Decorah to West Branch and includes varying spellings and nicknames for several individuals.
Child dies unexpectedly at St Luke's Hospital
Cody Hawk Finch seven weeks old died January 23 2001 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery will host graveside services at 1 PM Friday with Cedar Memorial Funeral Home receiving visitors from noon to 1 PM Friday Surviving are parents John Finch and Tamara Boysen grandparents Haven Boysen Loretta Finch John Robin Finch Great grandparents Nellie Boysen Ralph and Darlene Day A memorial fund is established Born December 3 2000 in Cedar Rapids Additional obituaries note McShane funeral 10 AM Friday in Marion and Verla Gunderson 381 West Union died January 23 2001 with services at East Clermont Lutheran Church and burial in church cemetery Survivors include Beulah Kozelka Postville and Merril Gunderson West Union
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cody Hawk Finch
John Finch
Tamara Boysen
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Garden of Angels
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Haven Boysen
Minnesota
Loretta Finch
Cedar Rapids
John
Robin Finch
California
Nellie Boysen
Ralph and
Darlene Day
Cody
Verla G. Gunderson
West Union
Good Samaritan Center
Clermont
Beulah Kozelka
Postville
Merril Gunderson
Andrew Hazel Cornelius obituary notice
Andrew Hazel Cornelius 79 died Wednesday afternoon January 24 2001 at Mercy Medical Center St Josephs Unit Dubuque arrangements pending at Carson Son Funeral and Cremation Services Maquoketa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Cornelius
Mercy Medical Center
St. Joseph’s Unit
Dubuque
Carson & Son
Maquoketa
Decorah Educator Schafroth Dies After Short Illness
Decorah resident 80 year old Schafroth died January 22 2001 in St Marys Hospital Rochester Minnesota after a short illness. Memorial services set for 2 PM Saturday at First United Methodist Church with Rev Jim Dale. Burial in Phelps Cemetery with cremation. No visitation. Arrangements by Fijelstul Funeral Home Decorah. Survived by son Peter Schafroth Mohrer of West Des Moines. A long time school teacher in Decorah school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schafroth
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
First United Methodist Church
Jim Dale
Phelps Cemetery
Fijelstul Funeral Home
Decorah
Peter Schafroth Mohrer
West Des Moines
Mary B. Wessels 99 Dies in Dyersville After Cancer
Mary B. Wessels of Dyersville aged 99 died January 23 2001 after a cancer battle at Guttenberg Community Hospital. Funeral services set for January 26 at St Francis Xavier Basilica with burial at St Boniface Cemetery New Vienna. She leaves five sons 25 grandchildren 56 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Wessels
Dyersville
Guttenberg Community Hospital
St. Francis Xavier Basilica
St. Boniface Cemetery
New Vienna
Kramer Funeral Home
VFW
Mary
Iowa
Joseph
Clara Hullermann Oberbroeckling
St. Boniface School
William J. Wessels
Gregor
Lawrence
Hugo
Kate Hoefer
Dorothy Wessels
Hilda Klostermann
Guttenberg River Living Center
Prairie du Chien Hospice
Elkport Man Dale Miersen, 79, Dies After Long Illness
Dale Louis Miersen 79 died Wednesday morning January 24 2001 at the Elkader Care Center after a long illness. Services 2 p m Saturday at Leonard Funeral Home Elkader with visitation one hour prior. Burial Union Cemetery rural Littleport. He is survived by a brother John of Auburn Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Louis Miersen
Elkader
Leonard Funeral Home
Union Cemetery
Littleport
John
Auburn
Memorials set for Billy Dean Rogers of Mission Texas
Billy Dean Rogers 73 of 500 N Bryan Rd Mission Texas died Jan 22 2001 at home after a sudden illness Services 130 PM Saturday George L Gay Funeral Home Iowa City burial Memory Gardens Cemetery Friends may call 3 to 8 PM Friday Roger s born April 3 1927 in Iowa City son of Edith Marie Rogers married Barbara Branson Nov 26 1948 in Rock Island IL Worked with civil engineers to build Coralville Dam and Reservoir involved with Dago Motor Sports in Palo Truck driver for Borden s until 1962 then moved to Cedar Rapids over the road driver for Quaker Oats Couple wintered in Texas since 1985 Member of Stam ters Union 37 years unit officer of Airstream International WWII Army veteran active in Wintergreen Estate Park in Mission Texas Surviving Barbara Rogers Mission a son Lester Debra Rogers Cedar Rapids two daughters Jacque Ann William Lenihan Solon Claudette Marie William Giannette Palo six grandchildren five great grandchildren two sisters Helen Cleese Gosnell Carolyn Lloyd Lampredt both of Sun City AZ and several nieces and nephews Also listed Virginia Giblin Jacobs 74 Cedar Rapids former Iowa City died Jan 22 2001 Arrangements pending at Leasing Funeral Cremation Service Iowa City Robert J Bob Burns 78 formerly Walden Place Silver Pines Living Center Cedar Rapids after brief illness Arrangements pending at Lensing Funeral Cremation Service Iowa City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Dean Rogers
N. Bryan Rd
Mission
Texas
George L. Gay
Iowa City
Edith Marie Rogers
Barbara Branson
Rock Island
Coralville
Dago Motor Sports
Palo
Borden’se
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats
Teamsters Union
Airstream International
Wintergreen Estate
Edith Greslik
Harley “Red” Rogers
Barbara Rogers
Lester
Debra) Rogers
Jacque Ann
Linda McNeal Garrison dies after heart attack in Virginia
Linda McNeal Garrison, 57, died Monday January 22 2001 at Virginia Gay Hospital Emergency in Vinton after a heart attack. Services set for 11 a.m. Friday at Overton Van Steenhuuse Funeral Home in Vinton with burial in Garrison Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include husband Dean three daughters Glodeane Owings Deanna McNeal and Shelly Thacker and brother Allan Lindsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda McNeal
Virginia
Gay Hospital
Vinton
Overton-Van Steenhuuse
Jan Ziskovsky
Garrison Cemetery
Dean
Glodeane Owings
Afton
Deanna McNeal
Garrison
Nadine Sevde 81 Dies After Short Illness
Nadine O Sevde 81 died Tuesday Jan 23 2001 in St. Marys after a short illness Services 1030 a m Saturday Harrison Funeral Home Tama Rev Ron Arends St Paul Lutheran Church Tama Burial Woodlawn Cemetery Toledo Friends may call 4 to 8 p m Friday at the funeral home with family present 6 to 8 p m Survivors include two sons Mark Toledo Craig Florida a daughter Susan Carr North Kingston R N and a sister Margaret Paustian Toledo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadine O. Sevde
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Harrison Funeral Home
Tama
Ron Arends
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Woodlawn
Toledo
Mark
Craig
Florida
Susan Carr
North Kingston
R.N
Margaret Paustian
Obituaries: Margaret Bartling Garwin area resident dies at 97
Margaret Bartling 97 of Westbrook Acres Gladbrook formerly Garwin died Jan 23 2001 after extended illness. Memorial 10 am Friday at Westbrook Acres Independent Living Center Gladbrook by Pastor Cynthia Morrison. Burial Crystal Cemetery Toledo. No visitation. Arrangements Overton Garwin. No immediate survivors. Elnora F Mason 78 of Traer died Jan 24 2001 after extended illness. Services 10:30 am Saturday Garwin Christian Church by Pastor Morrison. Burial Garwin Cemetery. Call 4-7 pm Friday Overton Garwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Bartling
Westbrook Acres Nursing Home
Gladbrook
Garwin
Westbrook Acres Independent Living Center
Cynthia Morrison
Garwin United Methodist Church
Crystal Cemetery
Toledo
Overton Funeral Home
Elnora F. Mason
Traer
Sunrise Hill
Garwin Christian Church
Garwin Cemetery
Keota Resident Martha Hammen Dies at 33
Martha Hammen aged 33 died at Maplewood Manor. Arrangements are pending at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Hammen
Maplewood Manor
Powell Funeral Home
Keota
Dennis D. Smith obituary notices in Manchester Iowa
Dennis D. Smith, 53, died Tuesday evening January 23 2001 in University Hospitals Iowa City after a long illness. Services 11 a.m. Friday at Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home Manchester with Robert Orr officiating. Friends may call 3 to 8 p.m. today and one hour before services. Burial Oakland Cemetery Manchester. He is survived by wife Darlys father Donald W. Smith sister Carma Ronald Hon brother Eric Shelia Smith all of Manchester and several nieces. He was preceded in death by his mother Clara and grandparents Eric Blanche Eline and Silas Carrie Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis D. Smith
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home
Manchester
Robert Orr
Oakland Cemetery
Dennis
Darlys
Donald W. Smith
Carma
Carma (Ronald) Hon
Eric
Shelia) Smith
Clara
Blanche Eline
Silas
Carrie Smith
Death of Leone Korte Casey in New Hampton Iowa
Leone Korte Casey 39 of New Hampton formerly of Vinton died Jan 23 2001 after a lengthy illness at New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Services 11 a m Friday Presbyterian Church Vinton burial Evergreen Cemetery Visitation 7 p m today and after 9 a m Friday at church Arrangements by Overton Van Steenhouse Funeral Home Vinton Also mentioned Marita Bull of Fredricka and stepson James Casey
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leone Korte Casey
New Hampton
Vinton
Presbyterian Church
Oluf Kongshang
Evergreen Cemetery
Overton-Van Steenhouse Funeral Home
Marita Bull
Fredricka
James Casey
In Memory Of Duane J Danielson Birthday Message
In memory of Duane J Danielson 1/24/37 11/13/00 from family and friends We miss you very much Happy Birthday XXOO remains with us until we meet again
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane J. Danielson
Rock Ridge Care Center resident dies after sudden illness
Leo Meewes 99 of Rock Ridge Care Center died Wednesday January 24 2001 after a sudden illness at the facility. Arrangements are pending at Overton Van Steenhouse Funeral Home in Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Meewes
Rock Ridge Care Center
Overton-Van Steenhouse Funeral Home
Vinton
Shimek Services Set for Friday in Shueyville
Gary Joseph Shimek obituary notes 10:30 a.m. Friday services at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home Cedar Rapids officiated by Rev. Tom Carver. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Shueyville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McShane
Murdoch’ Funeral Home
Marion
Barry Ensign-George
Springville
Gary Joseph Shimek
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids
Tom Carver
Shueyville
Obituaries: Merwin Sprague and Smalley Died in Jan 2001
Maquoketa residents Ray H. Merwin 76 formerly of Mount Vernon died Jan 24 2001 in Jackson County Public Hospital. Selden B. Sprague 73 died Jan 23 2001 at the Iowa City VA Medical Center. Maxine E. Smalley 30 died Jan 24 2001 in Jackson County Public Hospital. Arrangements pending at Carson & Son Funeral and Cremation Services Maquoketa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray H. Merwin
Crestridge Nursing Home
Maquoketa
Mount Vernon
Jackson County Public Hospital
Carson & Son
Maxine E. Smalley
Carson & Son Funeral
Postville Man Everett A. Cook 95 Dies After Brief Illness
Everett A. Cook 95 died January 18 2001 at Good Samaritan Center Wa kon after a brief illness. Memorial services set for 11 am Friday at Community Presbyterian Church Postville with Rev Gary Catterson. Burial at Postville Cemetery with no visitation. Arrangements by Schutte Funeral Creation Service Postville. Survived by son Noel of Postville and daughter Dixie Frantz of Lula Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett A. Cook
Good Samaritan Center
Waukon
Community Presbyterian Church
Postville
Gary Catterson
Schutte Funeral & Cremation Service
Noel
Dixie Frantz
Lula
In Memory Of Guidelines and Announcement Instructions
Notice outlines submission rules for in memory notices with deadlines and prices. Reads like a church bulletin style reminder showing writing requirements by 4 p.m. weekdays, asks for publication date, provides contact number 398-8221, and lists word and image costs.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Helen Mokrejs Lavacek
Kim F. Namanny
Michael Kalstrup
Atlantic Cemetery
Atlantic
Charles
Howard L. Rupperle
Crestview Acres
Baxter Funeral Chapel
Maurice ‘‘Mabe
Britt Debel
Lisa Wisse
Howard
Sami
Rebecca
Matthew Wisse
James Jacobs
Joyce Dunahugh
Margaret
Sigourney
Earl and
Vedette Besser Jacobs
Dorothy Ford
Leesville
Marion Police Department
Hill & Williams Trucking Co
3Rd Armored
Hospice of Mercy
10Th St. SE
Andrew — Hazel
Cornelius
Clarice E. Dummermuth
Butch’’ Knight
Mary Frances McShane
Theodore Ralph Schafroth
Elkport
Selden B. Sprague
F. Jacobs
Olin
Dillon Wells Story
Shellsburg
Nadine O. Sevde Vinton — Leone Korte
Casey Watkins
Glenn H
Roxie
Schmidt
West Branch
Cletus Joseph
Jake’’ Curry
Mary Frances
Clarice E. Dummer
Muth
Mercy Hallmar
Andrew
Theodore Ralph
Virginia Giblin Jacobs
Robert J
Bob’’ Burns
Walden Place
Silver Pines
Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
Coupon Wholesale Tire
Hawkeye Downs
Virginia Eckhart
Lawrence Kahler
Lisbon
Paul C. Sperry
Morgan
Mount Vernon Chapel
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Murdoch Funeral Homes
Integrity
Advanced
Eugene L. Nassif
D.P.M
American Board Pediatric Surgery
Sre
1St Avenue
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