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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 2008
Page
18
Ann Bas tian leaves a lifelong Cedar Rapids presence. A 4 p.m. memorial at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel on July 13 honors her work with the Junior League St Luke's Hospital and the Museum of Art. Survivors include daughter Marianne and son Ed. Memorials to First Presbyterian Church aid flood recovery.
The obituary index lists residents and spouses across Iowa locations including Brooklyn Cedar Rapids Crawfordsville Hawkeye Iowa City Maquoketa Marion Monticello Oelwein Wheatland and more. Names include Mary Jane Hershman Ann Winslow Bastian William Bilsland Millie Courtney Larry Cross Jill Konigsmark Deidre Westpfahl Carol Valenceus Mary Schneider Celia Harder Bob Hare Louie Hulseberg John Passick Hilda Prusin Dorothy Cleveland and William Hoffmeister.
Larry Cross 63 of 1705 Wilson Ave SW died July 11 2008 after a short illness at Mercy Medical Center. Memorial service July 14 Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel with Rev Dar rin J Whitting. Survived by wife Sandra and IS children Melissa Jacobs Jeff Cross Lance Cross Rebecca Cross. siblings Karl Robert Shirley Serena. 14 grandchildren 6 great grandchildren. Memorial fund established. Also Jill Konigsmark 61 of 3814 Foxborough Ter NE died July 11 2008 at Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Arrangements pending Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Celia L Harder 87 of Maquoketa Iowa died July 10 2008 at home after a brief illness Her service is 1030 AM Monday at Lahey Funeral Home Maquoketa with Rev John Keppel Jr officiating Burial will follow at Clinton Lawn Cemetery Clinton Friends may call 2 to 4 PM Sunday at the funeral home Survivors include husband Arnold and children Susan Hall Tipton Richard Harder Largo Fla Bonnie Temperley Clinton May need spelling check.
William M. Bilsland 77 of Cedar Rapids died July 10 2008 at home from kidney failure after a diabetes battle. services at St. Jude Catholic Church with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. memorials to Diabetes Association and Hospice of Mercy. Lorraine E. Woodson 96 of Cottage Grove Place died July 10 2008. service Monday at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. survivors include son James and daughter Judy. memorials to Westminster Presbyterian Church or Camp Courageous of Iowa. Deidre L. Westpfahl 20 of Dubuque formerly Hawkeye died July 8 2008. services at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Dubuque and Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye. survivors include Patti Fedewa and Scott Westpfahl and siblings.
Mary Jane Hershman 66 of Brooklyn died July 10 2008 at Mercy Medical Center Des Moines from heart failure. Services 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Church Brooklyn. Burial Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday Nevenhoven Funeral Home Brooklyn. Survived by husband Virgil. children Stephen Hershman Lori Hiner Susan Hopwood Brenda Mikel Kristi Chedester. brothers Lewis Gary Marvin. sister Joan Hall.
Hilda E. Prusia 87 of Wheatland died July 10 2008 after a lengthy illness at De Witt Community Hospital. Services 10:30 a.m. Monday at Zion United Church of Christ Lowden burial Lowden Cemetery visitation 2 to 5 p.m. at Chapman Funeral Home Wheatland. She owned Boyer Trucking with Vernon Boyer for 30 years and later ran the business herself. Preceded by husband Vernon and several siblings. Survived by daughter Janis Krafock two granddaughters Heidi Krafock Holly Lousaert three great grandsons and many relatives. Funeral officers and community groups listed. donations urged to local charities. Her life included crafts travel and family time.
Multiple obituaries note deaths on July 10 2008. Robert L Hare 54 of Maquoketa is mourned with services at Maquoketa Baptist Church and burial at Buckhorn Cemetery. Louis Edmund Hulseberg 74 of Marion is remembered with services at St Pauls Lutheran Marion and burial at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery Conroy. Carol A Valenceus 63 of Hazleton dies in Iowa City with funeral in Oelwein.
John O. Jack Passick 83 of Oelwein died July 10 2008 after a long illness at Buchanan County Health Center Independence. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday Grace United Methodist Oelwein with Rev Darwin Moore officiating interment Woodlawn Cemetery Oelwein visitation 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein and one hour before services at church. He was born May 25 1925 in De Witt grew up there and graduated from De Witt High School. He worked at DuPont Clinton later becoming an adjuster for Iowa Mutual Insurance Co for over 50 years. He played with Pete Dougherty and His Band of Rhythm after moving to Oelwein co founded The Four of Us in 1978 and played saxophone and sang for about 21 years. Also played with Tuxedo Junction. Survived by four sons Kim Donna Passick Canton SD Clay Betty Passick Oakdale MN Kevin Passick Kaye Reiling and Craig Barb Passick Aurora. six grandchildren Sarah Mike Dittmer Sandy Passick Amanda Passick Kyle Passick Cole Passick Luke Passick. sister in law Bernice Jennings Rush City MN nieces and nephews and many friends. His wife Ann died March 31 2008.
Mary Agnes Maynard Schneider 83 of Iowa City died after a brief illness. Services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Wenceslaus Church, with burial at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Friends may call Monday 3 to 8 p.m. at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service with a 4:30 p.m. vigil.
Dorothy L Cleveland 87 of Waterloo died July 9 2008 at Rosewood Estate Waterloo of cardiac arrest She born Aug 4 1920 Columbus Indiana married Rhodes Mortimer Cleveland Apr 24 1943 He died Apr 23 1983 She worked at Adults Inc and served on boards including Exceptional Persons and Harmony House She survived by daughters Carolyn and Ellen son John and several grandchildren and stepgrandchildren Memorial services July 13 Trinity Episcopal Waterloo Burial Fairview Cemetery Visitation July Today Locke Funeral Home Waterloo Memorials to Trinity Church or Highland Neighborhood Association
Crawfordsville Indiana Marjorie Maxine Jones 90 died July 10 2008 at Washington Care Center following a lengthy illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Salem Welsh Presbyterian Church rural Cotter with Rachel Nicola and the Rev Dave Stoufer officiating. Interment Cambrian Cemetery rural Columbus Junction. Visitation noon Monday at Jones Eden Funeral Home Washington with family receiving friends 6 to 8 p.m. Survivors include husband John and daughters Mary Clark Kansas City MO and Betty Miller Winfield.
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