Leonard Baker 1957 1997 Marine Vietnam veteran dies
Leonard James Baker 54 a lifelong Iowa resident died July 5 1997 after a long illness He served as a jet engine mechanic in Da Nang Vietnam 1962 1965 He is survived by his wife Laura seven stepchildren and many relatives The memorial service is at Life Line Ministries Cedar Rapids with a memorial fund established.
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Leonard
Len
James Baker
House of Our Lord
James Floyd
Alberta Westendorf Baker
Aurora
Iowa
Park Side Elementary
Oelwein Senior High
United States
Vietnam
da Nang
Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City
Northwestern Film Company
Laura
Deanna
Doug Ortberg
Robert
Bobby
Nancy Armstrong
Marie
Chuck Downin
Paul
Mark
Lisa
Lora Armstrong
Alberta
Forest Heitland
Karen
Rob Szemkus
Kathy
Matt Gordish
Diane
Matthew McCann
Karla
Chris Vandersee
Charles
Susan
Steven
Pat Baker
Tracey Kohl
Jesus
Life Line Ministries
G Ave
Tim Pridgen
Obituaries for Dorothy Gilmore and Frances Wright
Dorothy Louise Gilmore 78 of 299 West Eighth Avenue Cedar Rapids died July 5 1997 after a short illness at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids Funeral services 1 PM Wednesday Murdoch Funeral Home Marion burial at Czech National Cemetery Cedar Rapids Fr iends may call 11 AM Wednesday Rev Olaf Kongshaug officiating She is survived by brother Fred Gilmor Waterloo sister Ann Hindes Chicago two nieces Jane E Gilmor Cedar Rapids Ann Gilmor Venice California Dorothy born Sept 20 1918 Cedar Rapids was a Cedar Rapids school teacher retiring in 1980 active in Cedar Rapids Woman s Club and Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Frances Serine Wright 84 of Jacksonville Florida formerly of Marion died October 3 1996 in St Catherine Labour e Manor Jacksonville after a stroke September 20 Graveside services 11 AM Friday Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Rapids Rev William Harnish arrangements Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cedar Rapids Survivors include husband Stanley R Wright Jacksonville two sons Paul Fornell Warsaw IN John Fornell Louisville KY four grandchildren Pamela Haugeland Oslo Norway Peter Fornell Aspen CO Diane Shaughnessy St Louis Nils Fornell Lexington KY five great grandchildren three sisters Alice Carpenter Madison OH Ethel Beiersdorf Denison IA Joyce Zamzow Sleepy Eye MN two brothers Lloyd Thorston Rochester MN Leonard Thorston Springfield MN She was preceded in death by parents brother James Thorston and son Nils Fornell Frances born April 22 1912 Springfield MN graduate of St Olaf College taught in Wadena Waterville and Central City IA worked in livestock supplement production from 1949 until 1976 later married multiple times through 1989 she married Stanley Wright in Jacksonville and later remarried to Clyo Castle and then to Stanley Wright again
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Caroline G. Raddatz
Cedar Rapids
Strawberry Point Lutheran
Trinity Lutheran Church
Parker Knoll
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Patricia Arntzen
Strawberry Point
Richard J. Raddatz
Mildred Cummins
Christy Drake
Corning
Brent Arntzen
Groton
Caroline
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Linn County
Craemer’s Department Store
Good Samaritans
Fellowship Club
Dorothy Louise Gilmore
Eighth Ave
Mercy Medical Center
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Olaf Kongshaug
Czech National Cemetery
Fred Gilmor
Waterloo
Ann Hindes
Chicago
Jane E. Gilmor
Ann Gilmor
Venice
Calif
Dorothy
Fred Rockwell
Louise Baker Gilmor
Woman’s Club
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Frances Serine Wright
Jacksonville
Fla
St. Catherine
Louisville
Pamela Haugeland
Oslo
Norway
Peter Fornell
Aspen
Colo
Diane Shaughnessy
St. Louis
Nils Fornell
Lexington
Alice Carpenter
Madison
Ohio
Ethel Beiersdorf
Denison
Iowa
Joyce Zamzow
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Lloyd Thorston
Rochester
Leonard Thorston
Springfield
James Thorston
Frances
John and
Mayme Coulter Thorston
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Wadena
Waterville
Central City
King Castle Inc
Sharon Fornell
Clyo Castle
Stanley R. Wright
Obituary notices for Falkner Pike Plattenberger in Lisbon
Vincent Merrill Falkner and Merrill Rusty Edward Pike have funeral services in Lisbon today. Roy E. Plattenberger’s service is Wednesday at Lisbon United Methodist Church. Friends may visit Morgan Funeral Home tonight with a Masonic service at 7:30 and church registration after 9 a.m. Wednesday. He leaves two stepgrandchildren and four stepgreat-grandchildren.
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Vincent Merrill Falkner
Morgan Funeral Home
Lisbon
Merrill
Rusty
Edward Pike
First Federated Church
Roy E. Plattenberger
Lisbon United Methodist Church
Lenoch Leo N. 74 longtime Iowa City resident dies
Leo N Lenoch 74 of 517 Terrace Rd Iowa City died July 6 1997 in Mercy Hospital after a short illness A memorial mass is set for 11 am Wednesday at St Wenceslaus Church Burial is private Friends may call 5 8 pm tonight at George L Gay Funeral Home Iowa City with a rosary at 6 30 pm and vigil at 7 pm He is survived by his wife Pat a son Barry and wife Ann Lenoch of West Branch two daughters Kam i Greer and Kelli Rinderspacher both of Iowa City two grandchildren Steph Meizn kowski and Fallon Greer two grandsons Chad Lenoch and Jesse Greer a daughter in law Sandi Lenoch three sisters and three brothers He was preceded in death by a son Stephen and his parents He was born Sept 19 1922 in Iowa City son of Frank and Bessie Lenoch He owned Leo’s Standard Service 1952 1994 He married Patricia J Anderson July 22 1945 in Chula Vista Calif He served in the US Marines in World War II and was a member of St Wenceslaus Elks Lodge 590 American Legion Post 17 Knights of Columbus Marquette Council 842 and Moose Lodge 1096 The family requests memorials to the American Heart Association or University of Iowa Foundation for Asthma Research instead of flowers
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Leo P. Lenoch
Terrace Rd
Mercy Hospital
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Francis Lenoch
George L. Gay Funeral Home & Crematorium
Iowa City
Pat
Barry
Ann Lenoch
West Branch
Kami
Steve) Greer
Kelli
Ed) Rinderspacher
Steph
Rob) Meiznokowski
Parkersburg
Fallon Greer
Chad Lenoch
Jesse Greer
Sandi Lenoch
Rita
Joe) Krall
Magdelen
John) Kasper
Morse
Solon
John
Sophia Lenoch
Peter
Katherine Lenoch
Madison
Wis
Leo
Stephen
Frank
Bessie Greazel Lenoch
St. Mary’s High School
McCabe Business College
Leo’s Standard Service
Dubuque and
Market Streets
Patricia J. Anderson
Chula Vista
Calif
United States Marines
Elks Lodge No
Iowa City American Legion Post
Knights of Columbus Marquette Council
Moose Lodge
Knights of Columbus
American Heart Association
University of Iowa Foundation For Asthma Research
Obituary: James Orvis Gibbs 88 of Strawberry Point
James Orvis Gibbs 88, of rural Strawberry Point, died Saturday July 5, 1997, at home after a lengthy illness. Memorial services planned for August with no visitation. Body deeded to University of Iowa College of Medicine. Survived by wife Susan, two daughters Ruth Haan and Jane Hazen, four sons Frank Edward John and Joe, and brother Leslie.
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James Orvis Gibbs
Strawberry Point
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Susan
Ruth Haan
Parkersburg
Jane Hazen
Wagner, S.D
Frank
Edward
John
New Albin
Joe
Cedar Falls
Leslie
Manchester
Allen E. Nelson of Van Horne dies at 85
Allen E. Nelson 85 of rural Van Horne died Monday July 7 1997 at St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids from complications after an auto accident June 11 near Shellsburg. Arrangements are pending with Papich Kuba Funeral Home East Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen E. Nelson
van Horne
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Shellsburg
Papich-Kuba Funeral Home
Victor L Chudzinski 85 former Viola resident dies
Victor Leo Chudzinski 85 of Willow Gardens Care Center Marion died July 7 1997 in Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Services at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion at 10 am Thursday with visitation Wednesday 5 to 8 pm. Burial Mount Calvary Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Survived by three daughters two Calif relatives a son six grandchildren three great grandchildren and other family. Born November 23 1911 in Adaza Iowa he married Ruby Schoonmaker May 16 1942. Ruby died October 1962. Victor farmed in Springville Viola area for many years.
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Victor Leo Chudzinski
Willow Gardens
Marion
Viola
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Murdoch Funeral Home
Mount Calvary
Carrol Hanna
Virginia Hatch
Russell
Ida Harrison
Escondido
Calif
Ruth Clark
Joe
Santa Maria
Ken Chudzinski
Debbie
Independence
Tina
Andy
Chris
Diana
Kevin
Pennie
Krista
Cory
Derek
Ruby
Arthur
Lillian Hopkins
Herman and
Louisa Wieneke Chudzinski
Adaza
Iowa
Ruby Schoonmaker
Victor
Springville
Obituary notices for Leona Glenn and Merle Bud Rohn
Leona Glenn 83 died July 7 1997 at Anamosa Care Center after a sudden illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Olin United Methodist Church by Rev. Pat Slater. Burial Olin Cemetery. Survivors include daughter in law LaVerna Glenn Hanson Cedar Rapids son in law Don Herrington Davenport seven grandchildren 17 great grandchildren two sisters Eloise Thomsen Omaha Neb and Dorothea Wehling Anamosa and a brother Richard Schellin Marion. Merle Arthur Bud Rohn services 10:30 a.m. today at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion burial Jordan Grove Cemetery rural Central City with military rites.
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Leona Glenn
Anamosa
Olin United Methodist Church
Pat Slater
Olin
Hayden Funeral Home
LaVerna Glenn-Hanson
Cedar Rapids
Don Herrington
Davenport
Eloise Thomsen
Omaha, Neb
Dorothea Wehling
Richard Schellin
Marion
Merle Arthur
Bud'’ Rohn
Murdoch Funeral Home
Jordan's Grove
Central City
Irene C. McDermott 84 Dies After Sudden Illness
Irene C. McDermott aged 84 died Monday morning July 7 1997 at her home after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending with Reiff Funeral Home Epworth where friends may call from 2 to 9 p m Wednesday.
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Irene C. McDermott
Reiff Funeral Home
Epworth
Funeral services and visitations for three individuals
Catherine E. Fandrey will have 11 a.m. services at Cedar Memorial Chapel with a 10 a.m. visitation route. burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Robert L. Thiede holds 10:30 a.m. Wednesday services at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Murdoch Funeral Home. Charlotte West has 1:30 p.m. today services at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home East. burial at Czech National Cemetery.
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Catherine E. Fandrey
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Park
Hospice of Mercy
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Robert L. Thiede
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Marion
Holy Cross
Anamosa
Murdoch Funeral Home
Charlotte West
Papich-Kuba Funeral Home
Czech National Cemetery
Deadlines for TV Vision Youth Plus and more
Deadline reminders list submission cutoffs for TV Vision Eagle Scouts Youth Plus and other items. Phone numbers 398-8329 398-8250 398-8221 and 398-8366 accompany each category with publication days.
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TV Vision
Call
People News
Cedar Rapids man faces firearm charge in felon case
Cedar Rapids man Kevin Bassham, 33, awaits a Linn County trial on a meth charge while held on a federal gun count for possession as a felon. FBI alleges a stolen weapon from a Blairsferry Outdoors burglary was to be sold. informants describe meetings and a stash on Benton Street NE. Also named is Andrew Robert Smith, 18, facing related burglary and firearms counts.
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Uzette
Cedar Rapids
Kevin Bassham
FBI
Benton St. NE
Blairsferry Outdoors
Blairs Ferry Rd
Hiawatha
Andrew Robert Smith
Alburnett
Blairsferry
Bassham
Benton Street
Iater
Cedar Rapids father seeks help locating missing 16-year-old son
John Sieh, 16, last seen in Cedar Rapids June 30 driving a 1986 maroon Cadillac Seville. Gregory Sieh says his son is a computer whiz who planned to start a Bettendorf Internet provider business with $15,000 from a friend. Police treat as runaway but father doubts this. call authorities with information.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Cedar Rapids
John Sieh
Gregory Sieh
Sieh
Bettendorf
Greg Koeniglain
John
San Francisco Area
Van Horne Man Dies After Two-Car Crash
An 85-year-old Van Horne man died from injuries from a June 11 two-car collision five miles south of Vinton on Highway 218. Ruth Wieditz of Vinton, the other driver, suffered a fractured arm and was hospitalized for one night in Cedar Rapids. Arrangements for Allen E. Nelson are pending at Papich Kuba Funeral Home East.
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van Horne
Gazette
Allen E. Nelson
Benton County
Kenneth Popenhagen
Nelson
Vinton
Popenhagen
Wieditz
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Richard
Red Oak Man Charged in Baby’sDeath
Darrell Bud Starkey is charged with first degree murder in the death of Joshua Renn. The complaint alleges Starkey watched Joshua on June 6 when the infant suffered massive injuries leading to death in an Omaha hospital. Joshua Renn lived with Becky Renn, the baby’s mother, in Red Oak near Omaha.
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Red Oak Man
Baby
RED Oak
Darrell
Bud” Starkey
Joshua Renn
Starkey
Becky Renn
Montgomery County
Bruce Swanson
Swanson
Joshua
Omaha
Neb
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Moline
Ill
Rosewood Care Center
St. Mary’s Cemetery
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Rock Island
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Mary Havlicek
Lawrence
Barnett Majestic Fireplaces Company
Steven L. Keller
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Bethany Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Jacqueline
Darrin
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Lois Keller
Luanne Keller
Sarasota
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Don Fraverd
Helen
Bernard Durland
Bowie
Louis Keller
Andrew
Ann Dyrland
Walton A
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Mr. Keller
Louis
Lois Dyrland Keller
Jacqueline Hanson
Washington High School
DeVry Technical School
Methodist Church
Robert Farnon Music Society
Rockwell-Collins
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Floyd C. Popinger
Living Center East Care Center
Daniel Kolander
First Lutheran Church
Irene
Roberta Buhl
Kansas City
Theolin Rife
Elizabeth
Robert Fernbaugh
Rockford
Floyd
Bismarck
N.C
Herman
Elizabeth Baranchan Popinger
Irene Hagen
Crookston
Mount Hermon
Donald Charles Smith
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Gilbertville
Mount Olivet
Oppold-Hagarty Funeral Home
Janet Huston
Tustin
Susan Mitchell
Huntington Beach
Ruth Hendrickson
Long Beach
Fort Dodge
Charles H
Ann Hannasc Smith
Joan T. Newton
Donald
Iowa Electric Company
Waterloo Amvets
Evansdale Amvets
Jesup
William L. Clue
West Village
White Funeral Home
Mount Hope Cemetery
Marjorie Thom
Winthrop
Placid
C.R. Man
Ested
C.R. Dad
Ruth Wieditz
Council Bluffs
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