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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1994
Page
8
Obituaries from Linn County Iowa list Clarice A Hanson of Marshalltown and others dying in July 1994. Names include Ioma M Baker Anna Vavra Lillian Elizabeth Kennedy and Margaret L Standley with service details, survivors, and memorials. Burial and church affiliations noted.
Mary M. Poppe age 90 died July 24 1994 in Anamosa Care Center after a long illness. Services were at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church Monticello with burial in the church cemetery. Sadie S. Roberts age 89 died July 25 1994 in Anamosa Community Hospital. Services at Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa with burial at Peirsoll Cemetery Parnell. Iver Henry Hoffa age 84 died July 25 1994 in Belle Plaine Care Center. Services in Belle Plaine with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Geneva Illinois. Rebecca L. Stoll 9 died July 25 1994 in University Hospitals Iowa City from injuries in a semi truck bicycle crash. Anita C. Klostermann 69 died July 25 1994 in Mercy Health Center St Joseph Unit Dubuque. Verna G. Propst 95 of Lebanon Oregon former Monmouth Maquoketa area died July 24 1994 in Villa Cascade Nursing Home Lebanon. Services in Monmouth with burial in Monmouth Cemetery.
Millie A. Dostal, 90, died July 25 1994 at Covenant Medical Center Waterloo after surgery for a fractured hip. Services July 28 at St. Wenceslaus Church Clutter with burial at church cemetery. Survivors include two sons and a sister. Russell Cashman, 71, died July 25 1994 at home. Arrangements pending at Campbell-Russell-Overton Funeral Home Vinton.
Leona Marie Dawe 90 of Guttenberg died Sunday July 24 1994 after a short illness at Guttenberg Care Center. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday at St John Lutheran Church. Burial Guttenberg City Cemetery. Burial at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home hours 2 to 9 p.m. Survivors include daughter Eunice Doeppke and sons LaVerne Burnell. Dr Wait O'Brien 48 formerly of Iowa City died Monday July 25 1994 in Fort Myers Florida from diabetes complications. Arrangements pending at Donahue-Lensing Funeral Home.
Francis A Pingree 74 of Oelwein died July 24 1994 after a short illness in Waterloo. Services July 28 Sacred Heart Church burial Immaculate Conception Cemetery Fairbank. Visitation July 27 at Hintz Geilenfeld Funeral Home with a parish rosary at 7 p m. Survivors include two sons Donald and Harry and a daughter Mary all of Oelwein and three sisters Eileen Schroeder West Union Dolores Se Phoenix and Yvonne Logan Little Rock Ark Elsa Louise Rehlander 97 died July 25 1994 in Mercy Hospital arrangements pending at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein.
Roy Blair 76 of 5215 Blairs Ferry Rd NE died July 25 1994 in St Luke s Hospital after a sudden illness Arrangements pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion Lawrence G Frake 88 of 850 Kerry Lane SE died July 25 1994 in Mercy Medical Center after a brief illness Arrangements pending Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Harlan R Johnston 81 of 2324 Meadow Lane NE formerly Hopkinton died July 25 1994 at home after a long illness Arrangements pending Goettsch Funeral Home Hopkinton Nina Mae Woodson 86 of Anaheim California formerly of Cedar Rapids died July 22 1994 in Anaheim after a brief illness Arrangements pending Turner Chapel East
Ora Pauline Maire 60 died Monday morning July 25 1994 at Good Neighbor Home after a lengthy illness Services 1 30 p m Wednesday Shelly Funeral Home friends may call after 2 p m today Burial Oakland Cemetery Survivors include three brothers Herman Waterloo Herbert Des Moines and Mark San Jose California and four sisters Evelyn Pickens Cedar Falls Beulah Graham Cedar Rapids Darlene Fender Gustine California and Judy Letchford Delhi
Catherine Gerleman 89 died July 24 1994 in Ossian Senior Hospice after a long illness. Services 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Ossian Funeral Chapel with rosaries at 4 and 7 30 p m and a Scripture service at 8 p m. Survivors include son Ronald of Odessa Texas and three daughters Marline Daniels Milwaukee Helen Juen Ossian and Mary Ahern Cedar Rapids.
Loretta Brecht Schmuecker 89 formerly of Watkins died Sunday July 24 1994 in Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Services Wednesday 10 a.m. at St Patrick Catholic Church Watkins with Rev Walter Klein Fehn burial at St Patrick and Paul Cemetery Watkins. Rosaries at 4 and 6 p.m. today and a 7 30 p.m. prayer service at Teahen Funeral Home Cedar Rapids with visiting hours 2 to 9 p.m. today and after 9 30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Survivors include three sons Melvin Marion James Cedar Rapids and Edward Cedar Rapids and three daughters Katherine Byrd Colleen Callan both of Cedar Rapids and Virginia Becker Blairstown plus 28 grandchildren and 46 great grandchildren. She was born June 4 1905 in Arnolds Park and married Alfred Schmuecker Aug 23 1926 in Waterloo. He died in 1977. She was a member of St Patrick Catholic Church Altar and Rosary Society and Catholic Order of Foresters.
Cedar Rapids attorney Tom Collins, lauded with the Tree of Life Award for 1994, was roasted in Des Moines last week where guests noted a playful mix of honors. The event featured mock proclamations and a fake signature, plus a surprise withdrawal of guests during Collins remarks.
A Polk County judge orders 16 year old Angel Chamberline to be tried as an adult for the kidnapping and murder of Clara Baker 79, and Phyllis King 82 in Des Moines. Bond set at 750000 with arraignment September 8. Baker’s body located June 28 in central Iowa. King’s body found the same day in northeast Missouri.
Roxanne Nelson of Murrells Inlet South Carolina died after injuries from a Friday crash near Le Mars Plymouth County authorities said. Her grandmother Helen Nelson 64 and grandfather Martin Nelson 75 were hospitalized in Sioux City. The other driver Corey Osterbuhr of Le Mars was not seriously hurt.
In Linn District Court, Richard J. Daly was acquitted in a bench trial of assault causing bodily injury domestic abuse. Several defendants including Harry Hittie William B English Michael E Griffin Tony L Beets Tammy K Morse and Dale A Miner faced dismissals or acquittals due to unavailability of the complaining witness or jury verdicts in various domestic assault cases involving alleged injuries during 1993.
Soo Line Railroad says talks with the striking United Transportation Union broke down after wage demands rose about 10 percent. The company and UTU met six hours with the National Mediation Board in Minneapolis to try to end the 12 day walkout, with no further talks scheduled. The Soo Line operates across Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri North Dakota South Dakota and Wisconsin.
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