Obituaries and memorial notices from Cedar Rapids area
Betty Belle Heefner 80 formerly of Cedar Rapids died July 23 2001 in Glenpool Oklahoma after a short illness funeral services July 27 2001 at Murdoch Linwood with burial at Lafayette Cemetery Survivors include daughter Julie Clarke and sons Jeffrey and David Heefner Also surviving are eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Memorial fund established in memory of Betty Mildred Channon dies July 24 2001 arrangements pending Harvey Powers 82 died July 12 2001 arrangements pending Paul Merle Oliphant services July 10 2001 at St Pauls United Methodist Church burial Squires Oliphant Cemetery Cedar Rapids Donna D Johnson memorial services July 24 2001 Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Samuel A Tony Colgate 34 of Cedar Rapids died July 24 2001 memorial services July 27 2001 at Cedar Christian Church with memorials to charity.
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Betty Belle Heefner
Tulsa
Okla
Cedar Rapids
Glenpool
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Walter Schievelbein
Lee Roy Collins
Lafayette Cemetery
Alburnett
Julie Clarke
Waterloo
Jeffrey Heefner
David Heefner
New Braunfels
Texas
Glenn A
John
Robert
Betty
Hazel (Heller) Beachler
Vinton
Iowa
Harvey C. Powers
Sherbrook Dr
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Samuel A
Tony’’ Colgate
E Ave
Cedar Christian Church
Gary Sneller
Stewart Funeral Home
Kimberley
Joshua Usher
Michael Colgate
Dennis Stam
F.B.G. Service Corp
NRA
Tony” Colgate
Donna D. Johnson
Mildred Channon
Paul Merle Oliphant
Independence
Gertrude M. Brown
Brenda M. Meister
Norene J. Sand
Keystone
Georgia Lucile
Georgie’ Troxel
Luana — LaVonne
Walter Oelwein
Joan Patricia Brown
Amana Colonies Resident Alice Swenson 94 Dies
Alice Swenson, 94, of Colonial Manor Nursing Home Amana died of heart failure Sunday July 22 2001 in Mercytown City. Services 2 p m today at Immanuel Lutheran Story City with Rev Stephen Awenson. Burial Story City Cemetery.Arrangements by Soderstrom Larson Story City Survivors include son David Nashville Tennessee and daughter Beverly Wiese Cedar Rapids Grace Davis 86 died July 25 2001 at Palmer Lutheran Medical Center arrangements pending Burnham Wood Funeral Home.
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Alice Swenson
Colonial Manor
Amana
Mercytown City
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Story City
Stephen Awenson
Story City Cemetery
Soderstrom-Larson Funeral Home
David
Nashville
Tenn
Beverly Wiese
Cedar Rapids
Grace Davis
Palmer Lutheran Medical Center
Burnham- Wood Funeral Home
Obituary notices for Meister Sand and Brown in Independence IA
Brenda Meister 54 died July 25 2001 after a short illness in her Independence Iowa home. Services 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery. Survived by husband Donald a son Daryl Jones daughter Jolene Fogle brother Jerry Cornwell and four sisters plus six grandchildren. Norene Sand 76 died at Peoples Long Term Care after a long illness. Services 10 a.m. Friday at St John s Catholic Church burial St John s Cemetery visitation at White Funeral Home with rosary at 3 p.m. and vigil at 7 p.m. Survived by husband Leo three sons Larry John Bill two daughters Connie Frost Linda Duffy and sister Maxine Ballou. Gertrude Brown 88 died at Manor Care Waterloo after a long illness. Graveside service 3 30 p.m. Friday at Quasqueton Cemetery. No immediate survivors.
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Brenda M. Meister
First Baptist Church
Mount Hope Cemetery
Reiff Funeral Home
Independence
Donald
Daryl Jones
Waterloo
Jolene Fogle
Jerry Cornwell
Hazleton
Doris Markin
Linda Cobb
Braham, Minn
Susie Fox
Beulah Lewis
Norene J. Sand
Peoples
St. John’s Catholic Church
al Vorwald
St. John’s Cemetery
White Funeral Home
Leo
Larry
Lilburn
John
Bill
Dacula
Connie Frost
Raymond
Linda Duffy
Snellville
Maxine Ballou
Gertrude M. Brown
Manor Care
Quasqueton
William Hill
Keystone Nursing Center resident Georgie Troxel dies at 92
KEYSTONE Georgia Lucile Georgie Troxel died July 24 2001 at Keystone Nursing Care Center after an extended illness. Memorial services are 1 p.m. Sunday at the Keystone Nursing Care Center led by Rev. Al Wagner. Arrangements by Phillips Funeral Home Keystone. Survivors include nieces nephews and many friends at the care center.
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Georgia
Lucile
Georgie’’ Troxel
Keystone
Keystone Nursing Care Center
al Wagner
Phillips Funeral Home
Wheatland resident Orrie Ewoldt 86 dies after long illness
Orrie E Ewoldt 86 longtime Wheatland resident and Meadow Lawn Nursing Home inmate died Tuesday evening July 24 2001 at Genesis West Medical Center Davenport after a long illness. Services 10 am Friday Chapman Funeral Home Wheatland Friends may call 5 to 8 tonight Burial Davenport Memorial Park Davenport Survivors include six sons Gerald Port Byron Ill Ronald Houston Roger Davenport Bruce Toronto Iowa Gordon and Steven Wheatland two daughters Betty Henson Norwood Mo Sharon Taylor Fayetteville Tenn two sisters Caroline Backstrom Davenport Alta Badtram Parkview and three brothers Donald Greenwood Wis Kenneth Delmar and Otto LeClaire.
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Orrie E. Ewoldt
Meadow Lawn Nursing Home
Davenport
Wheatland
Genesis West Medical Center
Chapman Funeral Home
Davenport Memorial Park
Gerald
Port Byron
Ronald
Houston
Roger
Bruce
Toronto
Iowa
Gordon
Steven
Betty Henson
Norwood
Sharon Taylor
Fayetteville, Tenn
Caroline Backstrom
Alta Badtram
Parkview
Donald
Greenwood
Wis
Kenneth
Delmar
Otto
LeClaire
Memorial services for Joan Patricia Brown in Oelwein area
Joan Patricia Brown 71 of Palatine Illinois and formerly of Oelwein died June 9 2001 at Alexian Brothers Medical Center Elk Grove Village Illinois after an illness Memorial services will be held at 11 a m Saturday July 28 at Floral Hills Chapel Funeral Home rural Oelwein with friends invited after 9 a m Inurnment in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens at a later date in rural Oelwein
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Joan Patricia Brown
Palatine, Ill
Oelwein
Alexian Brothers Medical Center
Elk Grove Village
Floral Hills Chapel
Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
Spilli ville woman Rose Kuboushek dies after long illness
Rose Kuboushek 96 of Spillville died Wednesday July 25 2001 after a long illness at Cresco Care Center Services set for 11 a m Saturday at St Wenceslaus Catholic Church burial in church cemetery Friends may call 3 to 8 p m Friday at Balik Funeral Home Spillville with a 3 30 p m prayer service and 7 p m rosary Survivors include two sons Leonard Spillville and Wesley Calmar and a brother Alois Kovarik Spillville
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Rose Kuboushek
Cresco
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Donald Hawes
Church
Balik Funeral Home
Spillville
Leonard
Wesley
Calmar
Alois Kovarik
Infant Naomi Rose Smith dies after birth in Iowa City
Naomi Rose Smith died shortly after birth on July 22 2001 at University Hospitals Iowa City from congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Memorial services were held at 6 p.m. Sunday at Friendship Baptist Church Cedar Rapids. Survived by parents Bryan and Lori Smith two brothers Wesley Nolan and a sister Whitney all of Springville.
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Naomi Rose Smith
Bryan
Lori Smith
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Friendship Baptist Church
Cedar Rapids
Wesley
Nolan
Whitney
Springville
Obituaries for Linda Hart and Harry Allen Jr. in Iowa and Illinois
Linda J. Hart 53 of Winthrop and Independence Iowa died July 24 2001 in Cedar Rapids after a long illness Services in Independence with burial in Winthrop Survivors include daughters Barb White and Linda Hayworth and other relatives Guy Matus a close friend and two grandchildren Harry A Allen Jr died July 24 2001 in Rockford Illinois Memorial services held July 27 in Mulford Chapel Rockford IL Born November 15 1919 in Marshalltown Iowa Harry Allen Sr husband of Martha McReynolds served in U S Navy during World War II He lived in Winter Haven Florida for 22 years Memorials to family preference.
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Linda J. Hart
Winthrop and
Independence
Heritage Nursing
Cedar Rapids
Reiff Funeral Home
Fairview Cemetery
Winthrop
Barb White
Norwalk
Linda Hayworth
Correctionville
Lorice Snyder
Douglas
Oak Park
Harry A. Allen Jr
Winter Haven
Fla
OSF St
Margaret
Gary) Glass
Nancy
Wayne) Helfer
Rockford
Ill
Penny Allen
Tampa
Steve
Joyce) Allen
Collierville
Tenn
Marshalltown
Iowa
Harry
Ida Elliot Allen
Martha McReynolds
Obituary listings by township and names
Local notices list multiple residents by townships including Amana Colonies Cedar Rapids Independence Keystone Luana Oelwein Spillville Springville West Union Wheatland Winthrop and names such as Alice Swenson Samuel A Colgate Georgie Troxel Norene Sand and Grace Davis with other listed individuals. The compilation centers on individual names rather than events and provides no additional details.
Luana LaVonne Walter 81 dies after day in Monona
Luana LaVonne Walter 81 dies Tuesday July 24 2001 at Mercy Hospital Dubuque after a brief illness. Funeral at St Patrick s Catholic Church Monona with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 9 p m Friday at Schultz s Funeral Home Monona with a scripture service at 730 p m and rosary at 8 p m. Survivors include son Edward of Iowa Falls daughter Deborah Johanningmeier of McGregor and brothers Eugene Schmelzer of McGregor and Gerald Schmelzer of Indian Hills California.
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LaVonne Walter
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Monona
John Moran
Church
Schultz
Edward
Iowa Falls
Deborah Johanningmeier
McGregor
Eugene Schmelzer
Gerald Schmelzer
Indian Hills
Calif
Cedar Rapids courthouse funds inch closer in Congress
In Washington, Cedar Rapids federal courthouse funding moved forward as Rep. Jim Leach and Sen. Chuck Grassley reported progress. The House may add 15.1 million for a new courthouse, while Grassley noted the project is on the final appropriations list, with 12 million earmarked for Des Moines repairs. Rep. Istook promised top priority but stop short of a guarantee.
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Des Moines Federal
Tom Harkin
Cedar Rapids
House
Leach
Istook
Vedic City Becomes Iowa's First New City Since 1982
Vedic City is Iowa's 950th city after the incorporation petition received final state approval. The town north of Fairfield features 40 buildings built to Maharishi Sthapatya-Veda principles and plans Maharishi Veda Land and a Vedic Observatory.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Vedic City
Chet Culver
New City
Vedic
State City Development Board
Montrose couple sue neighbors over cut-down trees
Robert and Mary Dodds sue adjoining landowners Keokuk Savings Bank and Joseph and Karen Lambing in North Lee County District Court alleging waste and trespass for cutting timber shrubs on Bluff Hill Road land to improve view and sale value. They seek triple damages under Iowa law. responses filed. no court date set.
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Montrose
Montrose (Ap
Robert and
Mary Dodds
Bluff Hill Road
North Lee County
Dodds
Keokuk Savings Bank
Joseph and
Karen Lambing
Iowa
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Naomin Rose
Luana
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Congress
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Ernest J. Istook Jr
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Treasury
Postal Service
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Maharishi University of Management
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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James R Slowinskie
Novak Monument Co
14Th Avenue
Murdoch Funeral Homes
Marion
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