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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 2001
Page
10
Obituaries note the January 2001 deaths of Joseph W. Driscoll Sr., 79, of Cedar Rapids, Willie Humphrey, 88, of Marion, and Robert J. Hiemstra, 70, of Cedar Rapids. Services are scheduled at Immaculate Conception Church, New Life Church of God in Christ, and Brush Chapel with details on survivors and memorial funds.
Dorothy A. Gutschenritter 90 of Shenandoah died Jan 24 2001 of respiratory failure in her daughter's home. Services were at St Marys Shenandoah Burial Mount Calvary Imogene. Survivors include daughter Aggie Robson Cedar Rapids. Memorials to Coe College Music Department. Phil J. Scolaro 68 died Jan 28 2001 at Crestview Acres Marion after a brief illness. Services Jan 31 Turner Chapel East Burial Mount Calvary. Marguerite Goodenough 92 died Jan 29 2001 Living Center West. Services Feb 1 Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Burial Cedar Memorial Park. Florence Flo J Cilek Greene 92 died Jan 29 2001 Coralville. Mass Jan 31 St Thomas More Iowa City Burial St Joseph Cemetery. Duane D Sharpless 66 of Iowa City died Jan 29 2001. Services Feb 2 George L Gay Funeral Home Iowa City Burial St Joseph Cemetery. Memorials to Duane D Sharpless Memorial Fund.
Eula M. Van Tomme age 88 died Tuesday January 30 2001 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center from congestive heart failure. Services set for 10 30 a m Thursday at St Patrick s Church Brooklyn with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation 3 to 8 p m today at Nevenhoven Funeral Home Brooklyn with a scripture service at 8 p m. Survivors include sons Dean Brooklyn Iowa and Dale Guernsey and sister Ruth James Cedar Rapids.
Center Point John M. Gilchrist services at 10 30 a m Thursday at Walker United Methodist Church burial at Walker Cemetery friends may call 4 to 8 p m today at Murdoch Funeral Home Walker Fred E Soukup services at 1 30 p m today at Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point burial at Dunkard Cemetery Midway Rev Charles Mehaffey officiating
Harold W. Johnson, 88, of Fayette died Sunday January 28 2001 at Maple Crest Manor after a brief illness. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Becker Milnes Funeral Chapel Fayette with Rev. Robert Koepcke. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery rural Westgate. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include son Ernie of Lewisville Texas two daughters Beverly Westprahl of Oelwein and Lavonne Dennis of Cave Creek Arizona and brother Ray of Sumner.
Gladys Barta Wears 77 of Monticello died Saturday January 27 2001 after a long illness at Doctors Hospital in Sarasota Florida. Services are 10 a m Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Monticello with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include husband Clifford two daughters Carolann Fairchild Ankeny Paula Rickels Scotch Grove Ramunda Wears Deltona son William Wears Marshalltown 12 grandchildren six great grandchildren and two sisters. She was born January 6 1924 in Cedar Rapids Iowa daughter of William J and Lillie Shimanek Barta. She married Clifford Wears January 10 1942 and they farmed near Solon and Cascade later bought the International Harvester business in Monticello in 1962 retiring in 1991. She belonged to the Monticello Garden Club and enjoyed crafts and sewing.
Lindsey Elizabeth Smith 15 of Solon died January 29 2001 at University Hospitals Iowa City from meningitis complications. Services set for 1 PM Friday at Solon United Methodist Church with viewing 2 to 8 PM Thursday at Brosh Funeral Home Solon. A fuller obituary appears Thursday.
Indexed residents and neighbors across multiple Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids Center Point Fayette Iowa City Maquoreta Monticello Norway Postville Solon Vinton Waucoma Wheatland Winthrop and Winifred Mae in a community roster. Names include Eula Van Tomme Joseph Driscoll Marguerite Goodenough Dorothy Gutschenritter Robert Hiemstra Willie Humphrey Helen Lavacek Phil Scolaro John Gilchrist Fred Soukup Flo Cilek Greene Duane Sharpless Harold Johnson Ellen Martin Gladys Wears Beulah Kozelka Lindsey Smith Clark Duncklee Fred Culpepper Donald Gersh and more.
Beulah A Kozelka 85 died January 28 2001 at Good Samaritan Center Postville after a short illness. Services 11 am today at St Paul Lutheran Church Postville with Rev Robert Hupp. Burial Postville Cemetery. Visitation 8:30 9:30 am at Good Samaritan Center then 10 am to service time at the church. Arrangements by Schutte Funeral Cremation Service Postville. Survivors include daughter Gail Larson Olympia Washington two grandsons Michael Kirstin Larson Stephen Larson and brother Merrill Gunderson West Union.
Ellen W. Martin 94 of Maquoketa died Tuesday morning January 30 2001 in Jackson County Public Hospital Funeral arrangements are pending at Carson and Son Funeral and Cremation Services Maquoketa
Harry Ballard, 90, of Marengo Memorial Hospital extended care, formerly of Norway, died Tuesday January 30 2001. Burial at St Patrick and St Paul Cemetery Watkins. Visitation Thursday 4 to 8 PM at church with Scripture service at 730 PM. Arrangements by Overton Family Funeral Home Blairstown. He moved from Kentucky to Iowa at six, married Agnes Kimm in 1935, ran a trucking business, and served on the Norway school board. He is survived by Agnes, a son, a daughter, six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, four brothers and three sisters. A memorial is established.
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with deadlines and fees. Submissions may include immediate survivors and a photo at no charge if they meet Gazette style. other details cost 35 cents per word.
In Memory Of announces submission guidelines with deadlines and pricing. Announcements and photos must be written by 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and specify publication date. Forms are available. Price is 35 cents per word and pictures cost 10 dollars each. Contact 398 8221 for questions.
VINTON Clark A. Duncklee 90 of Lake Wales Florida formerly of Vinton died January 3 2001 after a sudden illness. Memorial services 11 a.m. February 2 at First Christian Church Vinton with Rev. David Gates. Evergreen Cemetery burial planned later with no visitation Arrangements by Overton Vane Steenhouse Funeral Home Vinton He is survived by wife Anna two daughters Rosean Hansen of Vinton Elsie Goodell of Cedar Rapids two sons Jerry of Fayette and David of Waukon and a sister Alice Browning of New Mexico.
Fred Culpepper 54 died January 29 2001 at Covenant Medical Center Waterloo after a brief illness. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St Marys Catholic Church Waucoma with Pastor Marvin Salz. Burial at Alpha Cemetery in Alpha. Survivors include son Orin Culpepper of Dalton Georgia and sister Sandy Higgins of Belleville Illinois.
Donald L. Gersh, 70, died January 30 2001 at home after a long illness in Wheatland Iowa. Services 10:30 a.m. Friday at St Pauls United Church of Christ Wheatland with Revs Bullock and Larrsen. Burial Long Grove Cemetery. Visitation 4 8 p.m. Thursday Chapman Funeral Home Wheatland. Survived by wife Bonnie three daughters Joyce King Char Lingle Charlene Burns three sons Dale Victor Rick a sister Edna Heck a brother Arthur 16 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Winifred Mae Johnson, 383, of Winthrop died at Peoples Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Services are set for 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Christ United in Winthrop with Rev. Dot Hasler officiating. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery Hazleton. Friends may call 3:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Fawcett Funeral Home Winthrop where a King’s Daughters service begins at 4 p.m. Survivors include four sons Burdette of Shell Rock Darwin Glenn and Ricky, all of Independence, and a brother Galen Mulford of Winthrop.
A family shares a brief loving birthday note marking a 90th milestone and expressing how they miss and love the celebrant deeply.
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