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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 2000
Page
12
Obituary notices for Ethel M Barvinek 10 Cedar Rapids died July 1 2000 at Mercy Hallmar with burial at Czech National Cemetery. Also memorials for Evelyn Donlan 88 Darlene Collins Mary Cepaitis Paul Slappey with services and burial details listed.
A roster lists individuals by city including Castalia Evelyn Donian Warnetta Flagg Paul Slappey Elgin Bernard Loftsgard Martha Manhs Grinnell Jerome Parmley Hazelton Richard Basham Hiawatha Ellis Keil Iowa City Walter Gerard Debra Kline Joseph Turecek Jesup Margaret Meyer McGregor Fioretta Melvin Miller Oelwein Leoma Schulz Tiffin Patricia Bigelow Urbana Dale Hooker Vinton Reece Erickson Leota Gottsch West Union Gertrude Drewes What Cheer Rex Strasser.
Ellis G. Keil 74 of 331 Pebble Lane died of cancer Sunday July 2 2000 at home in Hiawatha Arrangements are pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cedar Rapids
Gene B. Stubberud of Waterloo died July 1 2000 in Mercy Hospital Oelwein after a sudden illness. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Schutte Funeral Home Postville with Rev. Dave Leath. Burial at Pleasant View Cemetery Castalia. Friends may call noon to service time at the funeral home. Survivors include his mother Georgia and brother Steven of Waterloo, three sisters Bonnie Franks Annette Hendrix of Rock Falls IL Carla Gronson Eagle River AK and half sister Jurene Slindee Mona. Also surviving former wife Linda Schultz Castalia and special friend Grace Roberts Waterloo.
Bernard W. Lofts gard Jr. 44 died at home Saturday July 1 2000 in Elgin. Services 1 p.m. today Leonard Funeral Home Elgin with Rev Marshall Hahn officiating. Burial Marion Lutheran Cemetery Gunder. Survived by parents Bernard and Catherine of Elgin brothers Jerry Elgin Larry Davenport and sister Marilyn Schutte Postville.
Patricia Ann Bigelow 73 of rural Tiffin died June 30 2000 after a long illness in Mercy Iowa City Services 2 p m Wednesday at Oxford United Methodist Church Burial Oak Hill Cemetery friends may call 10 a m to 2 p m Wednesday at the church Arrangements with George L Gay Funeral Home Crematorium Iowa City She was survived by husband Raymond and five grandchildren Dorothy Edwards and Wilma Vanourney among siblings She was born near Oxford Iowa and graduated from Oxford High School and the University of Iowa She married Raymond Bigelow in 1946 was a teacher and worked for Clear Creek Community Schools ACT in Iowa City Memorials to Arthritis Foundation.
Dale Miller Hopker, age 83, died Saturday July 1 2000 at St Luke s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point.
Walter Issac Gerard 89 formerly of 636 S Governor St died July 2 2000 at Iowa City Rehabilitation Health Care Center after a short illness. Graveside services 1130 a.m. Wednesday Memory Gardens Cemetery friends may call 930 1100 a.m. Wednesday at George L Gay Funeral Home. Also noted are the death of Turecek 87 of 308 Douglas St and Debra Kay Kline 34 of 1305 Brookwood Dr who died July 2 2000 in Mercy Iowa City and University Hospitals respectively with arrangements pending at local funeral homes.
Floretta M Melvin Miller 83 died Saturday July 1 2000 in McGregor after a brief illness. Services July 5 at 11 a.m. at St Marys Catholic Church McGregor with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call July 4 at Thornburg Hanson Funeral Home McGregor with a rosary at 4 30 p.m. and Scripture service at 7 p.m. Born July 11 1916 in Harpers Ferry Iowa to Urban and Mary Melvin she married Clair Miller July 31 1938 in McGregor. They farmed locally into retirement. She belonged to St Marys Merry Homemakers McGregor Legion Auxiliary Prairie du Chien Eagles Auxiliary and McGregor Teenagers. Surviving are two children Harry Linda Miller of McGregor and Kay Ron Daubenmier of Cedar Rapids, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Clair, her parents, two brothers Leonard and Maurice Melvin, and sister Catherine McCormick.
Leoma A Schulz 89 died Saturday July 1 2000 at Mercy Living Plus after a long illness. Services at 1030 am Thursday Zion Lutheran Church Oelwein with Rev Charis Combs Lay. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation 2 to 8 pm Wednesday Hintz Geilenfeld Funeral Home Oelwein. Survivors include four daughters Garnet Walton Lorna Smith Eleanor Zubrod Lynn Schweitzer and three sons Merlin Carroll Loyal all of Oelwein.
Martha L. Mootie Manhs age 58 died Sunday morning July 2 2000 at Mercy Health Center Dubuque. Arrangements are pending at Reiff Funeral Home Epworth with visitation from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Richard J. Basham 31 of Lake Saint Louis Missouri formerly of Hazleton died Sunday July 2 2000 in a nursing home in O Fallon Missouri. Services will be Friday at Methodist Church in Ankeny with burial there. Survivors include his wife Irene two daughters Nancy Olson Ann Ryan two sons Richard Robert two sisters Roberta Rust Betty Schreiner and seven grandchildren.
Jerome B. Parmley 95 of rural Grinnell dies of congestive heart failure Friday June 30 2000 at home. Services 130 pm Thursday at Smith Funeral Home Grinnell Burial Hazelwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 9 am Wednesday at the funeral home with family present 6 to 8 pm. Survived by daughters Ruth Fleener and Marlene Parmley both of Grinnell.
Leota Mae Gottsch 91 died June 30 2000 in Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after an extended illness private services burial Evergreen Cemetery no visitation arrangements by Overton Van Steenhouse Funeral Home Vinton. Reece Allan Erickson 17 days died July 1 2000 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids short illness services July 12 2000 10 am St Mary's Church Vinton burial Evergreen Cemetery visitation July 11 4 to 7 pm Overton Van Steenhouse Funeral Home Vinton. Parents Mark and Sarah Erickson of Vinton IA paternal grandparents Bruce and Joyce Erickson of Vinton maternal grandparents Charles and Gerry Ries of Shellsburg great grandparents Robb and Alice Marrow Vinton Peg Villhauer Oxford Jo Erickson Vinton. A memorial fund established.
Margaret M. Meyer died Saturday July 1 2000 at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo of rheumatoid arthritis. Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St Athanasius Church Jesup burial in church cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Tuesday at White Funeral Home Jesup with rosary at 7 p.m. and prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Survivors include three daughters Ruthann Landsness Madison Wisconsin Mary Murray Cedar Rapids and Karla Lichty Sioux City two sons Eugene and David both of West Des Moines two brothers Lewis Schmidt Gilbertville and Anthony Schmidt Waterloo and two sisters Rose Bahl and Millie Plummer Waterloo.
Gertrude Gert Drewes 85 died June 30 2000 after a long illness in the Good Samaritan Home West Union. Services set for June 11 Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastor Paul Wigtil. Burial in West Union Cemetery. Visitation 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Burnham Wood Funeral Home and one hour before services. Survivors include husband Rodney four sons Steven Douglas Vaughn Kevin a brother Rue ben Koester and two sisters Louise Gross and Henrietta Winter.
West Des Moines doctor Michael VanNatta has five years probation for excessive drinking after addiction treatment. He admitted to past guilty pleas for public intoxication in 1995 and drunken driving in 1998, and sought admission to the Physician Recovery Committee before the board began its investigation.
Clinton AP reports 17 year old Jesse Kyseth was sentenced to up to 25 years for first degree burglary linked to a feud between Skaters and rival group. Kyseth was attacked Feb 2 at Clinton High School after a January party fight. Nicole Lind and Shaun Guidebeck faced charges. Lind got a five year suspended sentence for cutting Kyseth’s face.
The Gazette lists submission hours and deadlines for death notices and obituaries. Arrangements pending and notices with surviving relatives appear as news items, with per word charges for additional material and second day notices. Call 398-8221 for more information.
Rex J. Strasser 83 died Sunday July 2 2000 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Knoxville arrangements are pending at Harden Funeral Home What Cheer.
Warm tribute to Lillian L Rompot noting her birth and death dates and the family message of love gratitude and guidance. Mentions Sherry JJ Mary Kevin Ivy Kip Bill Chris Shelly Mike Tracee Cliff Benny and a loving look that said I love you.
Guidance for memorial notices notes submission deadlines and pricing. Write by 4 p.m. on weekdays and specify publication date. Forms available. Words priced at 35 cents each and pictures at 10 dollars. Contact 398 8221 for questions.
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