Deaths of James Wichman Mary Austin Max Graham and Arthur Amling
Obituaries from Eastern Iowa note the deaths of James F Wichman 52 of Cedar Rapids Aug 11 1997 services at Immaculate Conception Church burial Mount Calvary Cemetery with vigil at Stewart Funeral Home. Survivors include two sons daughters a brother five sisters and a former wife. Mary J Austin 81 of Marion died July 13 1997 at Anamosa Community Hospital with arrangements pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion. Max W Graham services 130 pm at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion burial Lafayette Cemetery rural Alburnett. Arthur Amling 94 died July 13 1997 at Elkader Care Center. Services 1030 am Tuesday Leonard Funeral Home Elkader burial East Side Cemetery. Survivors include sister Helen Hoffman of Garber.
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James F. Wichman
B Ave
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Karl Glovik
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
James
Des Moines
Edward
Cedar Falls
Julie Stephens
Marion
Mary Wichman
Fort Worth
Texas
Robert
Cedar Rapids
Mary Cephas Wichman
Joseph and
Huberta McAleer Wichman
Theresa Lowenberg
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Mary J. Austin
Anamosa Community Hospital
Murdoch Funeral Home
Max W. Graham
Lafayette
Alburnett
Arthur Amling
Elkader
Leonard Funeral Home
East Side Cemetery
Helen Hoffman
Garber
C Coggon Woman Services at Zion Church
Coggon C Lucile Woodworth Coggon burial in Coggon Cemetery with services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Presbyterian Church. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at Murdoch Funeral Home in Central City.
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C. Lucile Woodworth
Zion Presbyterian Church
Coggon
Murdoch Funeral Home
Central City
McKay services set in Ottumwa for Gretchen M. McKay
Gretchen M. McKay 84 of Ottumwa formerly Decorah died July 12 1997 of a heart condition at Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Services 11 am Wednesday at St Benedicts Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Memorials to Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Danvers Mass. She is survived by two daughters and other relatives. She was born Sept 19 1912 in Decorah to Benjamin and Grace Jennishh McKay. She worked 32 years in Chicago as an executive secretary for Eastman Companies retiring in 1973. She will be remembered for faith humor arts and Cubs.
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Gretchen M. McKay
Ottumwa
Decorah
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
St. Benedict’s Catholic Church
Gary Krapfl
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Robertson-Jay Funeral Home
Patricia Matusiak
Milwaukee
Robert McKay
Chicago
Michael
Timothy McKay
Katherine McKay
Virginia
Charles
Benjamin
Grace Jennishh McKay
Gretchen
Eastman Companies
Mount Carmel Rd
Danvers
Mass
Teresa Benedicta
Chicago Cubs
Dyersville Man Denny Mellody Dies After Cancer Battle
Denny R. Mellody 48 of Dubuque formerly of Dyersville and Manchester died of cancer Saturday July 12 1997 at Finley Hospital Dubuque Private services will be at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville Survivors include wife Linda three daughters Corrine of Denver Colorado Michelle and Ashley of Dubuque six brothers Don Manchester Harold and Clair Cedar Rapids Mike Dubuque Jerry Charles City Bobby Washington Ill and three sisters Eunie Powers Zapata Texas Norma Schemmel Farley and Carol Carlson Cedar Rapids
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Denny R. Mellody
Dubuque
Dyersville
Manchester
Finley Hospital
Kramer Funeral Home
Linda
Corrine
Denver
Colo
Michelle
Ashley
Don
Harold
Clair
Cedar Rapids
Mike
Jerry
Charles City
Bobby
Washington, Ill
Eunice’ Powers
Zapata
Texas
Norma Schemmel
Farley
Carol Carlson
Edgewood Native Helen Funk, 92, Dies in Chattanooga
Helen M Funk, 92, of Chattanooga Tennessee formerly of Edgewood died Saturday July 12 1997 at home after an illness Services set for 10 30 a m Thursday at St Mark s Catholic Church friends may call 8 to 10 a m Burial in church cemetery Leonard Funeral Home Edgewood in charge Survivors include daughter Charlotte Gibney of Chattanooga Tennessee
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Helen M. Funk
Chattanooga
Tenn
Edgewood
St. Mark’s Catholic Church
Leonard Funeral Home
Charlotte Gibney
Leonard A. Black 84 Dies in Independence
Leonard A. Black aged 84 died Sunday July 13 1997 at East Towne Care Center after a short illness. Arrangements are pending with White Funeral Home Independence.
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Leonard A. Black
East Towne Care Center
White Funeral Home
Independence
Russell A. Hiatt 58 Dies After Long Illness
Russell A Hiatt died Sunday July 13 1997 at his home after a long illness Friends may visit Teahen Funeral Home Cedar Rapids today 4 to 7 pm Graveside services 2 pm Wednesday Lewis Township Cemetery Council Bluffs Survived by wife Karen brother Victor Omaha father in law William McDonald Council Bluffs nephews Marvin Larry Terry and others He was born September 26 1938 in Council Bluffs married Karen McDonald November 11 1956 Worked as a truck driver for Cook Paint and Varnish 15 years and with Des Moines Metro Area Transit retiring in 1992 Memorials to Cancer Research Foundation or American Heart Association.
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Russell A
Russ’’ Hiatt
Teahen Funeral
Cedar Rapids
Lewis Township
Council Bluffs
Karen
Victor
Omaha
Ned
William McDonald
Marvin
Larry
Terry
Lyle
Karen McDonald
Russ
Cook
Des Moines Metro Area Transit
Cancer Research Foundation
American Heart Association
Martha Eimen 84 Dies After Long Illness in Iowa City
Martha Elizabeth Eimen 84 died Sunday July 13 1997 at Iowa City Rehabilitation and Health Care Center after a long illness. Services 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church Iowa City by Rev. Thomas Brown. Burial Wellman Mennonite Cemetery Wellman. Friends may call Tuesday afternoon at the church. Powell Funeral Home Wellman in charge. Survivors include three sisters Mary Stoltzfus Roswell NM Erma Diener Hollister CA A Ruth Miller Sarasota FL and nine nieces and nephews.
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Martha Elizabeth Eimen
Iowa City
First Presbyterian Church
Thomas Brown
Wellman Mennonite Cemetery
Wellman
Powell Funeral Home
Mary Stoltzfus
Roswell
N.M
Erma Diener
Maquoketa Man William R Bayles Dies After Illness
William R Bill Bayles 56 died Saturday July 12 1997 at Genesis Medical Center West Campus Davenport after a sudden illness. Services are 11 am Wednesday at East Iron Hill Community Church rural Maquoketa burial Summit Cemetery rural Davenport. Visitation 4 to 8 pm Tuesday at Carson and Son Funeral Home Maquoketa. Survivors include wife Dotty a son Mark of Norfolk Virginia a daughter Maureen Moss of Minneapolis his mother Elinor of Maquoketa a brother Jim of Bettendorf and sister Joyce Kordas of Chicago.
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William R
Bill’’ Bayles
Genesis Medical Center
West Campus
Davenport
East Iron Hill Community Church
Maquoketa
Summit Cemetery
Carson & Son Funeral Home
Dottie
Mark
Norfolk
Maureen Moss
Minneapolis
Elinor
Jim
Bettendorf
Joyce Kordas
Chicago
Obituary: Glenn C. Scheel of Oelwein dies at 79
Glenn C. Scheel 79 of Oelwein died Saturday evening July 12 1997 after a lengthy illness. Services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein with Rev Richard Emery. Burial in Floral Hills Cemetery Hazleton. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife Annie and two nieces.
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Glenn C. Scheel
Jamison-Schmitz
Oelwein
Richard Emery
Floral Hills Cemetery
Hazleton
Annie
Traer Woman Ann Kersten Dies After Illness at 77
Ann J. Kersten of rural Traer died Sunday July 13 1997 at Covenant Medical Center Waterloo after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending with Overton Funeral Home Dysart.
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Ann J. Kersten
Traer
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
Overton Funeral Home
Dysart
Death notices for Bessie E. Earnest in Iowa at 80
Bessie E. Earnest 80 of rural Independence formerly of Washington died Saturday night July 12 1997 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids after a sudden illness. Services 1030 a m Wednesday St James Catholic Church performed by Rev Dennis Martin. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Tuesday at Jones Eden Funeral Home Washington with family visitation 7 to 8:30 p.m. and prayer services at 730 p.m. Survivors include two daughters Ruth Heck Washington and Esther Smedley Independence.
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Bessie E. Earnest
Independence
Washington
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
St. James Catholic Church
Dennis Martin
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones & Eden Funeral Home
Ruth Heck
Esther Smedley
Wayne Carroll 85 Dies in Wheatland Manor Home
Wayne Carroll 85 died Sunday July 13 1997 at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home Arrangements are pending with Chapman Funeral Home Wheatland
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Wayne Carroll
Wheatland Manor Nursing Home
Chapman Funeral Home
Wheatland
Funeral services for Moraine and Zitek in Iowa
Velma Moraine's services are at 1:30 p.m. today at Papich Kuba Funeral Home East with burial at Linwood Park Cemetery. Mary Zitek's service is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Brush Chapel with friends called after 9 a.m. Burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Velma Moraine
Papich-Kuba Funeral Home
Linwood Park Cemetery
Mary Zitek
Brush Chapel
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Puppets Aid Kids Across Seven County Schools
In Council Bluffs and surrounding counties, Kids on the Block puppeteers Mich e le Stephens and Michal Simpson travel with 11 puppets to teach 25 to 100 students per show about disabilities abuse gangs violence and prejudice. The program blends 45 minute performances with Q A sessions and hands on activities, reaching about 10 000 children yearly. A fifth grade show covers child abuse with guidance on seeking help, while a sixth grade focus on gangs includes a new puppet and script funded by a $1 000 state grant.
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Council Bluffs
Loess Hills Area
Kids On
Michele Stephens
Michal Simpson
Simpson
Stephens
Pipal Park
Omaha
Neb
Area Education Agency
Kids On the Block
Columbia, Md
John Sanchez
Department of Human Services
Cedar Rapids school board weighs new student fee plan
The Cedar Rapids school board considers a district level fee schedule raising consumable materials fees to 22 for elementary 42 for middle and 72 for high school and reduces or waives fees for qualifying students. The plan would end school level charges and use a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Educational Service Center with a 4:30 work session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Educational Service Center
Second Ave
Substance abuse council wins education grants for marijuana outreach
The Area Substance Abuse Council received two grants totaling 8059 from the Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation and the Iowa Department of Health to develop a marijuana peer education project. ASAC serves Linn Benton Jones and Jackson counties and will train youth leaders to present facts to schools and community groups.
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Area Substance Abuse Council
Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation
Iowa Department of Health
ASAC
John Garringer
Cedar
Department of Education
Iowa
Garringer
Linn
Benton
Jones
Jackson
Iowa Department of Public Health
Volunteer Opportunities and Contact Numbers in Central Iowa
A column listing volunteer openings across organizations in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Roles include RSVP retired volunteers 55 plus, DHS drivers, Crisis Center counselors, Red Cross data entry, Road to Recovery drivers, VET Center receptionist, and clerical helpers with flexible hours. Calls provided for each post.
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Foundation 2 Crisis Center
American Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
The
American Cancer Society
Clayton County Board OKs raises for county staff
The Clayton County Board of Supervisors approved a 3 percent salary increase for non-union members of the Secondary Roads Department full-time dispatchers at the County Jail the Weed Commission office and county janitors. Secretaries in the Sheriff's Department received a 10 percent increase to align salaries with comparable positions in the department.
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Eleader
Clayton County Board of Supervisors
Secondary Roads Department
Weed Commission
Sheriff's Department
Two Men Die in Head-On Dallas County Crash
DAWSON AP Two central Iowa men were killed Friday in a two car head on crash in Dallas County identified as Dale Maxey 71 of Dawson and Robert Stebbins 78 of Perry. The collision occurred at 410 pm on a county road south of Dawson.
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Dawson
Iowa
Dallas County
The
Iowa State Patrol
Dale Maxey
Robert Stebbins
Perry
Maxey
Stebbins
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Metro-Iowa Briefs
C.R
Clayton County
Ricky Casey
Kenneth Senner
West Union
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
Senner
Janice Senner
Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital
Casey
Marquette City Limits
Highway 18
State Patrol
U.S
Kevin Bassham
Bassham
FBI
Benton St. NE
Blairsferry Outdoors
Blairs Ferry Rd
Hiawatha
Andrew Robert Smith
Blairsferry
DNR
Shashi Goel
C.R. Man
Robert Armstrong
Armstrong
Cook County
Substance Abuse Council
LIV
United Way
East
Call
RSVP
DHS
Clayton County Board
Ok’s
Ter Aris
1St Avenue
Yang Ahn
Medicenter West
Cenpar Rapips
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