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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1996
Page
8
Obituaries list Thomas Luglan Butler 75 of Des Moines and Catharine B Boesenberg Erfeld 99 of Millersburg with service details, survivors, and burial plans. Also noted are Janet C DeVries 75 of Cedar Rapids and Merle P White 86, plus John G Karoules, Vernon A Frederick 78 and others with service times and burial venues across Iowa. Secondary notes include military honors and memorial gifts.
Obituaries list John F. Cunning ham 94 of 602 Clark St died July 14 1996 at Iowa City Rehabilitation Center. Robert J. Davis Sr. 88 of 2874 Black Diamond Rd died July 15 1996 with service at George L. Gay Funeral Home and burial at Memory Gardens. Richard S. Hootman 74 of 1131 Wade St died July 15 1996 at Mercy Hospital with private family burial later. no flowers or memorials. He served in WWII and taught at the University of Iowa retiring in 1983.
Signe A. Ruen 388 died Sunday at Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home after a long illness. Services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 6 p.m. today at Fjelstul Funeral Home and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Survived by son Robert of Appleton Wisconsin and sister Esther Hegg of Decorah.
Robert John Torsrud, 46, of Orlando formerly Elkader and Waterloo, died July 13 1996 in Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after a sudden illness. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday at Norway Lutheran Church St Olaf by Rev Marshall Hahn. Burial in church cemetery with military rites. Friends may call 2 to 8 p.m. today at Leonard Witt Funeral Home Elkader and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. He is survived by his wife Virginia a son Todd and a daughter Amy both at home his father and stepmother Lester and Donna of Evansdale his mother Annabell and a sister Debra of Elk Run Heights and two stepsisters Vickie Sturgeon of Ankeny and Terrie Bell of Oelwein.
Dora M Decker 94 died July 15 1996 in the Senior Home Monticello. Services 11 am Wednesday at Peace United Church of Christ Burial Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 pm today Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello. Survivors include son Clifford Monticello two daughters Ruth Rodgers Luverne Fern Lees Sioux Falls a brother Paul Arduser two sisters Tillie Monk Hulda Behrends nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband Christopher June 22 1954.
Kathy A. Rueber 42 died July 15 1996 at home after illness. Services set for July 18 at Peace Lutheran Church Oelwein with Rev Mark Beesley. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Christine Bartz Knoxville son Jeffrey mother Barbara Smith sister Julie Ohl brothers Gary David Jon Smith and extended relatives. Burial details and calling hours listed.
Rowley Revemond B Morris 68 of Independence died Sunday July 14 after an apparent heart attack. Services 1 30 p m Wednesday at White Funeral Home Independence by Rev Paul Drake. Burial Quasqueton Cemetery Quasqueton. Survivors include wife Zinita two sons Duane Indianapolis Raynard Lyons Colorado a daughter Karen Bolte Waterloo and a sister Geraldine Sauer Independence.
Consuelo Ana Minjares died Sunday evening July 14 1996 in Children’s Hospital Oklahoma City from injuries in a Sunday afternoon auto accident in Oklahoma City Arrangements are pending with Mason-Hand Funeral Home Tama Corina Minjares 35 died July 14 1996 in an auto accident in Oklahoma City Arrangements are pending with Mason-Hand Funeral Home Tama
Priscilla Mae Wanatee Potts 54 of Mayetta Kansas formerly of Tama was killed in a head on collision on Sunday July 14 1996 in Oklahoma City. Arrange Hand Funeral Home Tama.
Tipton Laucamp died Monday July 15 1996 at Muscatine General Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Fry Funeral Home Tipton.
Clair Slick 47 of Waterloo formerly Winthrop died July 13 1996 in a Grand Island Nebraska hospital after an apparent heart attack returning home from vacation. Service at St Patrick's Catholic Church Winthrop by Rev Ivan Nienhaus Burial in church cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p m today at Fawcett Funeral Home Winthrop with a scripture service at 7 p m. Survivors include wife Janet mother Gertrude Winthrop son Tony Cedar Rapids daughter Katie Waterloo and two sisters Coleen Barbian Las Vegas and Carol Banks Prole.
Private and public memorials announced for Henry R. Ek Bret Allen Weaver and others. Services held at Cedar Memorial Chapel and First Congregational Church with inurnment at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions suggested to local religious and community organizations. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and chapel.
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm Saturday 12 30 to 6 pm Sunday 4 to 6 pm including arrangements and immediate survivors with a photo. Additional obituary material such as military service hobbies and memorials costs 35 cents per word with second day notices also at the same rate. For help call 398 8221.
Mary Louise Crow 80 died July 14 1996 in Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a lingering illness services July 18 at St Bridget's Church burial Calvary Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Joseph Thomas Stephen and daughter Mari beth DeNeve all of Victor and others. Albert Edmond Kochuyft 80 died July 14 1996 in Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids services July 17 at St Bridget's Church burial Calvary Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Robert Larry and Daniel two daughters Donna and Katherine and siblings.
A loving family marks four years since the loss of their precious child. They recall the joy the child brought and the deep love that remains in their hearts. They express ongoing wonder why God chose heaven over earth and pledge to cherish memories until they are reunited.
Leonard Dellov Nuss 33 died Monday July 15 1996 at Tripoli Nursing Home after a brief illness. Services set for 10 30 a m Wednesday at St John Lutheran Church with Rev John Soren son. Burial in church cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p m today at Becker Milnes Funeral Home Sumner and after 9 30 a m Wednesday at the church. No immediate survivors.
Wayne Arthur Herman Gruetzmacher died Sunday July 14 1996 at Hillcrest Home Sumner after a short illness. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday Becker Milnes Funeral Home Sumner by Rev James Webster burial at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery Westgate friends may call 3 to 8 p.m. today and after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
A family tribute notes Cathy S Hinton born May 28 1954 died July 11 1993. Parents Chris Tina and relatives share loving memories and sorrow.
Sen. Tom Harkin reports $368 115 in the latest period and over $2.1 million cash on hand for the year while challenger Jim Lightfoot shows $113 537 cash on hand and $317 455 raised this period. In the 1st District Rep. Jim Leach leads Bob Rush in funds with Leach at $128 564 cash on hand and Rush at $56 398. Leach has raised $155 000 this year and Rush $130 000.
In the 2nd District race incumbent Rep. Jim Nussle a Manchester Republican reports raising more than $192 000 this year and $376 517 in cash on hand His Democratic challenger Donna Smith a Dubuque County Supervisor did not provide a summary of her filing
Linn Court this week accepted Alford pleas and guilty findings in several cases. Gerald Fitzgerald of Cedar Rapids faced second-degree fraudulent practices tied to 1991 to 1993 tax filings and received a deterred judgment with probation. Justin Wallig of Marion pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary linked to an August 1995 motor vehicle incident. Carliss Honaker of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver marijuana from an August 1995 Fifth Avenue SE incident, with a $1000 fine a five-year suspended sentence and probation. Maurice Stovall of Waterloo pleaded guilty to forgery with a deferred judgment and probation. John Capuano Jr. of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty to forgery from a May 1995 check incident and received up to five years with credit for time served. Joseph Slight of Cedar Rapids, charged with third-offense drunken driving from August 1995, received an Alford plea, a $750 fine, and 30 days in jail.
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