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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 2000
Page
12
Obituary notices report Alice Fulton of Cedar Rapids died recently with burial planned at Linwood Cemetery. Memorials to Kanavaugh House. Also, Dr. R Thomas Stewart 66 of Cedar Rapids died July 5 2000 with services at St Pauls United Methodist Church and interment at Marion Cemetery. Additional notices list many memorials and obituaries in nearby towns and by various families.
Paul Reese Slappey 46 of 199 Cottage Grove Ave SE Cedar Rapids died June 30 2000 after a long illness. Memorial services were held July 21 at Christ Episcopal Church Cedar Rapids with burial at Garden Hill Cemetery Opelika Alabama. He taught in Cedar Rapids at Metro and Washington High Schools and held multiple forensics roles at the University of Iowa and with the A Craig Baird Debate Forum Endowment. He was a member of several organizations including Mount Paran Church of God Delta Sigma, the NAACP and the Georgia Debate Coaches Hall of Fame. Memorial gifts may go to Christ Episcopal Church Children’s Ministries in Cedar Rapids or the A Craig Baird Debate Forum Endowment.
Marion Ward Weldon Howard of Fort Myers Florida and formerly of Marion died Friday June 16 2000 after a long illness in a Fort Myers nursing home. He was a husband father grandfather and member of the Cedar Rapids Region ARCA and Marshalltown Area Restorers Club. A memorial picnic is planned Sunday July 16 from noon to 4 pm at the UAW Hall Marshalltown.
Sister Monica Ryan 76 of Sacred Heart Convent died July 5 2000 at Queen of Angels Health Center Cedar Rapids. Services Friday 10 30 a.m. Chapel of Mercy Mount Mercy College with burial Mount Calvary Cemetery. wake service Thursday 7 p.m. at Chapel of Mercy. Memorials to Mount Mercy College Sister Monica Ryan Scholarship. Survived by three sisters two brothers and many relatives.
Elsie Mae Yearous Bartel, 94, formerly of Elgin, Colorado Springs resident, died Sunday after illness. Graveside services set for 1 p.m. Friday at Illyria Community Cemetery led by Rev. Arley Ellingson. Leonard Funeral Home of Elgin handling arrangements.
Vevalee Reeder Woots, 77, of 518 Garden St. Iowa City died June 13 2000 at home after a lengthy illness. There are no services planned. Friends may call 6 to 8 this evening at George L. Gay Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter Myralee Iowa City and two sons Don Iowa City Geary Austin Texas.
Erna M. Hughes, 75, died Wednesday morning July 5 2000 at University Hospitals Iowa City after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Reiff Funeral Home Cascade with visitation from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Angus McLeod 79 formerly of Central City died after a long illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday United Church of Christ Central City with Rev Jenna Jensen. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Friday Murdoch Funeral Home Central City. Burial Mount Clark Cemetery. Survived by son Larry and wife Marie Clarence four grandchildren Melissa Cedar Rapids Lacea and Mark Clarence Jason Texas. wife Geneva. parents Arthur and Margaret. He was a farmer and longtime Level Lodge AF&AM postmaster chaplain. A memorial is established.
Edwin Orlan White 81 died at home after a long illness. Services 2 p.m. Friday at Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg with visitation 3 to 8 p.m. today. Burial Bethel Cemetery Osterdock. Survived by wife Velma, daughters Diane Whitten Pam Willie Gayle Goranson, sons Mark Manchester Nelson Edgewood, brother Lawrence Elkport, sisters Florence Billmeyer Iva Bolsinger Helen Bayne Genevieve Tackman.
Audrey K. Barnhart 75 died Tuesday July 4 2000 at University Hospitals Iowa City from complications after surgery. Services 10:30 a m Friday at Lancaster Christian Church led by the Rev Brad Penn and the Rev David Matteson. Burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p m today at Holm Funeral Home Sigourney family present 6 8 p m. Survivors include husband Dean son Maurice West Des Moines daughter Judy Erwin Sigourney two brothers Melvin Sam Stull and two sisters Alice Doolin Minnie Streigle all of Sigourney.
Meredith H. Mardy Strang died July 3 2000 at home after a long illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Turner Chapel West Cedar Rapids with Rev. Mike Townsley. private interment. Survived by wife Eileen two sons Terry and Dennis two daughters Kathy Jeannie five grandchildren a great grandchild and a brother. Born February 24 1915 in Cedar Rapids he and Eileen married in 1941 and farmed in Fairfax for 36 years retiring in 1977. He was a member of Clover Ridge United Methodist Church Fidelitas Masonic Lodge and loved fishing traveling and reading. Memorials may be made to the church.
Francis Billerbeck Frois tad, 90, died July 5 2000 at a nursing home near Madison Wisconsin after an illness. Services set for 2 pm Friday at Christ Lutheran Church Gladbrook. Burial Maple Hill Cemetery. Calling hours 6 to 8 tonight at French Hand Funeral Home Reinbeck. Survived by two children Richard of Green Bay and Carol of Madison.
Isabel E Maire aged 94 died July 5 2000 at Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending at Kramer Funeral Home Monticello.
Mary A Schwartz 90 died Tuesday July 4 2000 at Grandview Healthcare Center after a brief illness. Services 11 a m Friday Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein conducted by Rev Frederick Fangmann Burial Woodlawn Cemetery Friends may call 4 to 8 p m today and one hour before services Friday at the funeral home Scripture service begins at 7 p m tonight Survivors include sister Evelyn Quinn Oelwein and brother Clem Quinn Independence
Edna M. Kirchhoff 85 died Tuesday July 4 2000 at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo following services at St. John Lutheran Church Sumner conducted by Rev. Norman Stub Bendick and Rev. David FeneLon Burial in church cemetery Friends may call 4 to 8 p m today at Becker Milnes Funeral Home Sumner and one hour before services Friday at the church Survived by LaVern son Fredericksburg Kenneth two daughters Darlys Braun Cedar Falls and Vale ra Poock Faribault Minnesota
Dennis Paul Weaver 56 of Leawood Kansas died July 1 2000 at home after a long illness. Services were July 5 at Church of the Nativity Leawood with burial at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Survivors include wife Joann two sons Chris and Michael parents Ernest and Kathryn Traer sisters Karla Casey Traer Cynthia Mitchell Buckingham. Beatrice Towarnicki services 10 30 a m Friday St Luke Lutheran Traer burial Buckingham cemetery friends may call 4 to 7 p m today Overton Funeral Home Traer.
Jennie Ella Walker Dvorak dies with services at 2 p.m. Friday at Walker United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. David Silers. Friends may call one hour prior at the church. Burial will be in Walker Cemetery. Local arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home Walker.
Marilyn D. Seaventagen 44 died Tuesday evening July 4 2000 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids from complications of breast cancer. Services are 7 p m Friday at Kloster Funeral Home Marengo with Rev Carol Kress. inurnment later at St Paul Lutheran Cemetery Sheldon. Family and friends may call 4 p m to service time Friday at the funeral home. She is survived by daughter Stacy Reed and husband Christopher of Fort Wayne Indiana mother Glenda Kamrath and Marvin Kamrath of Sheldon brother Mark Ostermann and niece Amanda Ostermann Tucson Arizona stepsister Pamela Schwebach and husband Charlie Matlock very special friend John Donahue Jr Williamsburg and her first grandchild due in November. her father Dennis Ostermann. lished.
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with arrangements pending and immediate survivors published at no charge if they follow Gazette style. Submissions are accepted weekdays 9 am to 7 pm, Saturdays 12 30 to 7 pm, Sundays and holidays 4 to 7 pm. deadline is 7 pm daily. additional details cost 35 cents per word.
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