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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1998
Page
8
Multiple death notices and memorial service details for Cedar Rapids area residents include Dyers and Andersons, Brewer, Skvor, Williams, Woods, Hempy Embree, and Ellenberger families. The listings cover ages from 8 days to 84, dates Jan 21 to Jan 26, funeral arrangements, memorial funds, and survivors across Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas.
Harold H. Folkmann Conroy 77 died Sunday January 25 1998 at home from diabetes complications. Services at Trinity Lutheran Church Thursday 10 a.m. burial Trinity Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday 3 to 8 p.m. at Uhlmann Powell Funeral Home Williamsburg with a military memorial at 7 p.m. Survived by wife Lucille, sons Larry Dan David, daughters Linda Sepulveda Cherie Buelow, brothers Verne Loren, 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Paul Schalinske 84 died of respiratory failure Thursday Jan 22 1998 at University Hospitals Iowa City. Services were Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church with burial at Hazelwood Cemetery Watts Funeral Home Montezuma. He owned James Schalinske Funeral Home in Grinnell 1952 to 1975. Survivors: Jeannette his wife. Jerrold Burnsville MN John West Des Moines Phyllis Finney Roseburg OR Judith Bone Tony WI Meta Demarce Lake Forest IL. Memorials to St. John's Lutheran Church or Iowa Heart Association.
Edith E. Teslow 79 died Sunday in Oneota Riverview Care Facility from cancer. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Glenwood Lutheran Church in Decorah with burial at Glenwood East. Visitation today at Fjelstul Funeral Home and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Survivors: husband Lester son Larry of Park Rapids Minnesota daughter Maureen Maroushek of Harmony Minnesota.
Max Weaver 78 died Monday January 26 1998 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids Arrangements are pending with Phillips Funeral Home Keystone
Matilda A. Scharf Barta 96 died Monday Jan 26 1998 at Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Arrangements are pending with Brosh Chapel Cedar Rapids.
Marion Bud Baustian 75 died January 24 1998 at Friendship Manor Grinnell after a long illness Services 1 30 pm Wednesday Watts Funeral Home Montezuma Burial Golden Rod Cemetery Deep River Family visits 6 30 to 8 pm tonight at the funeral home Survived by Sue Kluber Harlan Kluber Sherry Ford Hank Ford two grandchildren Chris Ford Nicki Ford and brothers Wayne Irene Baustian Lorraine Magee Marilyn Baustian from Montezuma Deep River Altoona and surrounding area
Neil G. McMurrin aged 65 died January 26 1998 after a brief illness at People's Memorial Hospital. Services handled by White Funeral Home in Independence.
Edna Rhodes Shetler died Sunday January 25 1998 in Pleasantview Home after a lengthy illness. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kalona Mennonite Church with ministers Scott Swartz endruber and Mick Murray. Burial is Sharon Hill Cemetery Kalona. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. today at Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona with family present 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Survivors include three sons Warren David and Ross Mellinger daughter Jeanette Mellinger two stepsons Marland and Francis and brother Cleo Yoder.
Julia Mae Flanders 84 died Sunday January 25 1998 at Washington County Hospital Washington after a brief illness. Services set for 10 am Wednesday at Holy Trinity Parish St Mary Catholic Church with Rev Timothy Regan. Burial at St Mary Cemetery. Visitation from 2 pm today at Powell Funeral Home Keota with vigil at 7 pm. She is survived by son Michael Raymond and daughter Margaret Gray and sisters Jeanette Miksch Ruth Trier.
Eve Evangeline Ward Kuhlman Taylor died Sunday January 25 1998 at West Village Care Center Independence following a brief illness. Memorial services are 10:30 AM Wednesday at Greeley United Methodist Church led by Reverend andrews with family greeting friends 4 to 8 PM today at Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home Manchester. Burial at Edgewood Cemetery. Survivors include four children two daughters in law a son in law a sister eleven grandchildren fifteen great grandchildren two great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Memorials to Hospice of Buchanan County or West Village Care Center. Born June 23 1905 in York Nebraska she moved to Spencer Iowa then taught in Greeley Iowa.
Floyd M. Hurley, 74, died Jan 25 in Jackson County Public Hospital after a long illness. Services Jan 29 at Carson & Son Funeral Home Maquoketa with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery and full military rites. Joyce, son Bill, two daughters, two stepsons, a stepdaughter, a brother, and three sisters named. Eather J. Ripple, 83, formerly of Andrew, died Jan 26 in Maquoketa Care Center. arrangements pending at Haylock-O'Hara & Lahey Funeral Home Maquoketa.
Stephen E. West, 33, died of heart failure Monday in Tucson Medical Hospice, Tucson, Arizona. Arrangements are pending at Morgan Funeral Home in Mount Vernon.
Jennifer A. Brunkhorst 15 of rural Masonville died Sunday January 25 1998 from malignant melanoma at Covenant Medical Center Waterloo Services are set for 10 a m Wednesday at Stormont Spectator gym Arlington Burial will be at St Albert s Cemetery Lamont Friends may call after 3 p m today at St Mary s LaMont and after 8 30 a m Wednesday at Fawcett Funeral Chapel Lamont Survivors include parents Philip and Ann and four sisters Angela Katie Alicia and Stefanie all of rural Masonville
Violet Samp Baumgartner 96 died January 24 1998 at Grandview Healthcare Center from age related complications. Services 11 am Wednesday Zion Lutheran Church officiated by Rev Alan Wolkenhauer. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 7 pm today at Hintz Geilenfeld Funeral Home Oelwein. Survived by sons Donald and Wayne both of Oelwein and sister Eva Hansen of Chicago.
Ella M. Holland of Olin died January 25 1998 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a sudden illness. Services will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Hayden Funeral Home Olin with Rev Edmond Powers. Burial will follow in Olin Cemetery. She was born July 9 1926 near Olin daughter of Archie and Ruth Wood and worked at Rockwell Collins before retiring in 1991. She was a member of St Paul United Methodist Church and Blayney Miner American Legion Auxiliary Unit 412. She enjoyed cooking.
Vincent Cletus Conley 71 formerly of Colesburg died January 23 1998 after a long illness at Central Community Hospital Elkader Services will be at 10 30 a m Wednesday at Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg burial Bethel Cemetery near Osterdock Rev Karl Goodfellow officiating Friends may call 3 to 8 p m Survivors include brother John of Sherrill
Ferne Greiner 91 died Monday January 26 1998 after brief illness at Pleasant View Home Kalona. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday Holy Trinity Parish St Mary Catholic Church Keota burial St Mary Cemetery. Visitation after 2 p.m. Wednesday Powell Funeral Home Keota rosary 3 p.m. prayer service 7 p.m. Friends include daughter in law Shirley Cox Iowa City and Linda Packard Cumming. sons Jim South English and David Kalona. sister Faye Gilmore Webster.
Patricia Ann Hotz Lee 52 died January 25 1998 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Services 1 p.m. Thursday at St John s Lutheran Ely Burial Oakland Cemetery Solon. Visitation 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday Brush Funeral Home Solon. Survived by husband Ronald three sons John Vicki Cindy Justin Janice Allison Tim daughter Rebecca mother Mayme Hotz Lone Tree brother Russell and Doris Lone Tree sister Beverly Bontrager Lone Tree special friend Sarah Berry Vinton nieces and nephews. Preceded by father and a son Melvin October 7 1997. Born May 18 1945 in Iowa City daughter of Ernest and Mayme Weber Hotz. Graduated Lone Tree High School 1963. Married Ronald Lee April 16 1968 Gloria Dei Lutheran Iowa City. Member of TOPS IA1012 Ely.
Iowa State Sen. Jeff Angelo proposes Senate File 2062 to permit corporal punishment in schools with advance notice to students and parents. He aims to spark discussion on liability and discipline, while acknowledging low chances this session. Sen. Donald Redfern has not read the bill and is unsure of committee reception.
On Monday Ted Stilwill, director of the state Department of Education, outlined strategies to raise the bar on student achievement by establishing core indicators and reporting requirements for schools so parents can accurately assess performance. Committees plan to begin work on school reform initiatives next month.
In Linn District Court, charges of assault with a dangerous weapon were dismissed for Glynn Jones and Medardo Valdez. Jones faced a Sept 15 1997 incident on Park Towne Lane NE involving a knife. the witness was unavailable. Valdez pleaded guilty to another charge, leading to dismissal of the dangerous weapon assault charge. a second July 9 1997 machete incident on Seventh Street SW is described.
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