Deaths in Eastern Iowa Multiple Notables Pass Away May 30 1998
David W. Fiala 58 of Cedar Rapids died May 30 1998 at Mercy Medical Center after a heart attack. Services at St John s Lutheran Ely. Burial at Robers Grove near Ely. Survivors include wife Karen three daughters Susan Denise Angela two sons Andy Scott Andrew. Lawrence E Nekola 68 Cedar Rapids died May 30 1998. Services at St Patrick Catholic Church burial Mount Calvary. Leslie E Ott 89 Ames Cedar Falls area died May 30 1998. Services Brush Chapel burial Greenwood. LaVerne Raabe 79 Mercy Cedar Rapids died May 30 1998. Funeral at Hrabak Funeral Home Oak Hill Cemetery. Ella J Viktora 89 Port Orange Florida formerly Belle Plaine died May 29 1998 in Hospice Care Center. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors listed include daughters Joyce Warm Karilyn Todd sister Wilma Roushar and grandchildren. Additional obituaries note multiple survivors and memorials in progress.
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David W. Fiala
Ivanhoe Rd
Mercy Medical Center
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Ely
Leroy Bradway
Rober’s Grove Cemetery
Brush Chapel
Cedar Rapids
Karen
Susan Fiala
Oxford
Denise Taylor
Angela Bullard
South Carolina
Andy Fiala
Scott Fiala
Tami
Fairfax
Andrew Stull
Kathy
Bettendorf
Justin
Drew
Cameron
Brogan
Ryan
Brandon
Paul G. Fiala
Swisher
Mark A. Fiala
Mary
Joe Fiala
David
Davenport
George R
Florence E. Tucker Fiala
Solon High School
University of Iowa
Karen S. Clark
The
Gazette Co
Joan
Renee Nekola Schreiber
James
Zachary
Andrea
Martha Schreiber
Toledo
Iowa
Emil
Gertrude Kaufman Nekola
Joan Schnoebelen
Columbia
S.C
Seoul
Korea
Lawrence
St. Patrick Catholic Church
American Legion
VFW
BPO Elks
Elmcrest Country Club
Kraiser/Fraser Auto Club
Wilson and Co
Nevo Meat Co
Nevo Meat & Food Service
Leslie E. Ott
Oakland Rd
Silver Pine
Phillip Windsor
Greenwood Cemetery
Cedar Falls
Linda Marie Chimenti
Dale
Ames
Michael
Peter Chimenti
Hazel Andrews
Fort Madison
Opal Buck
Mountain Home
Ark
Floyd Fischer
Betty
Marion
Leslie
Martha
Mildred Schock
William and
Clara Haeffner Ott
Oak Ridge
Lee County
Donnellson
Martha C. Mortensen
Little Brown
Nashua
H.R. Green Company
Westminister Presbyterian Church
American Heart Association
LaVerne Raabe
Hrabak
David Weesner
Oak Hill Cemetery
Paul
Richard
Belle Plaine
Ella J. Viktora
Port Orange
Fla
St. Michael's Catholic Church
J.C. Otto
Clarence Earl Baker 92 dies in nursing home
Clarence Earl Baker aged 92 died Sunday May 31 1998 at Clarence Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence.
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Earl Baker
Clarence Nursing Home
Chapman Funeral Home
Clarence
Memorials for Heckel and T. Mellecker Obituaries in Iowa City Area
Lynne Christine Heckel 51 of Coralville died May 29 1998 after a sudden illness. Private services and a 4 to 7 pm viewing at George L. Gay Funeral Home in Iowa City are planned. survivors include her son and daughter Daniel and Tamara. T. Mellecker 88 of Coralville died May 30 1998 at Lantern Park Health Care Center after a sudden illness. Funeral Mass at St Wenceslaus Church Iowa City with 4 to 8 pm visitation at Leasing Funeral. survivors include daughter Mary Ann and two sons John and Edward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Christine Heckel
Holiday Rd
Apt
George L. Gay
Iowa City
Daniel
Tamara
H. Bruce Baumann
Milwaukee
Wis
T. Mellecker
Lantern Park
Coralville
Maier Ave
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Lawrence Smith
St. Joseph Cemetery
Mary Ann Kral
John
Edward
Tipton
Joseph Jean
Hills
Florence Droll
Colorado Springs
Colo
Eunice Decker Winthrop dies after sudden illness May 31 1998
Eunice Decker Winthrop age 1 died Sunday May 31 1998 at home after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending at Fawcett Funeral Home Winthrop. Edwin G. Dingbaum 43 died Sunday May 31 1998 at Mercy Health Center Dyersville after a short illness. Services 11 am Wednesday at St. Boniface Catholic Church. Burial with military rites at St. Boniface Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 9 pm Tuesday at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville with Scripture service at 3:30 pm and VFW service at 7:30 pm. He is survived by his wife Gene four sons Joseph Rodgau Germany Robert Iowa City Paul Dubuque Tim Iowa City and four daughters Dina Kempthorne Dubuque Mary Chapman New Vienna Nicolette Heer Dubuque. two brothers Luvern Manchester Irvin Oelwein. five sisters Antoinette Pasker Rosemary Pasker Betty Luensmann Manchester Luella Pasker Ryan Henrietta Kluesner Farley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin G. Dingbaum
Mercy Health Center
Dyersville
St. Boniface Catholic Church
St. Boniface
Kramer Funeral Home
Gene
Joseph
Rodgau
Germany
Robert
Iowa City
Paul
Dubuque
Tim
Dina Kempthorne
Mary Chapman
New Vienna
Nicolette Heer
Luvern
Manchester
Irvin
Oelwein
Antoinette Pasker
Rosemary Pasker
Betty Luensmann
Alf Wegmuller 88 dies after long illness in Oxford area
Alphons Emil Alf Wegmuller aged 88 died Sunday May 31 1998 at Rose Haven Nursing Home Marengo after a long illness. Rite of Christian Burial 10 am Tuesday at St Marys Catholic Church with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 8 pm today at George L Gay Oxford Chapel with rosary and vigil. Survivors include wife Helen three daughters a son and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphons Emil
Alf’’ Wegmuller
Rose Haven
Marengo
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Walter Helms
Mount Calvary Cemetery
George L. Gay
George L. Gay Funeral Home
Helen
Oxford
Shirley Frazier
South English
Delores Kelly
Las Vegas
Nev
Emma Lou Downes
Afton
William
Belen
N.M
Jacob
Fort Meyers
Fla
Francis A. Schott 83 of South Amana Dies After Illness
Francis A. Schott 83 of South Amana formerly of Koszta died May 30 1998 at Colonial Manor Care Center Mid dle Amana after an extended illness. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday at St Marys Catholic Church Oxford with military honors at Mount Calvary Cemetery Oxford. Rosary 7 p.m. Tuesday at Kloster Valentine Funeral Home Marengo. Survived by two stepdaughters Margaret Reichman and Mary Jo Ann Schulte Ives two stepsons Bernard Schulte and James Schulte and many siblings and step grandchildren. Knights of Columbus to recite public rosary.
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Francis A. Schott
South Amana
Koszta
Colonial Manor Care Center
Middle Amana
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Oxford
Walter Helms
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Kloster-Valentine Funeral
Marengo
Colo
Charles
Boulder
Melvin
East Moline
Leo
Brooklyn
Raymond
Davenport
Thelma Schott
Muscatine
Knights of Columbus
Washington man Bennett 55 dies after sudden illness
Gary Edward Bennett 55 of University Hospitals Iowa City dies after a sudden illness. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Jones Eden Funeral Home Washington with Rev. Dennis Martin. Burial in Keota Cemetery. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with family present 7 to 8:30 p.m. Survivors include wife Patricia two daughters Kitty Brooks Wayland and Kate Dean Washington a son Joe Washington and sisters Kay Jarrard Connie Cheney Washington. Maynard Goff Sr. 87 dies Sunday May 31 1998 in United Presbyterian Home with arrangements pending at Jones Eden Funeral Home Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Edward Bennett
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Jones Eden Funeral Home
Washington
Dennis Martin
Keota
Patricia
Kitty Brooks
Wayland
Kate Dean
Joe
Kay Jarrard
Connie Cheney
Maynard Goff Sr
United Presbyterian Home
Public graveside services held in Solon
Public graveside services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Oakland Cemetery Solon with no visitation. Arrangements by Brosh Chapel Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lough
Oakland Cemetery
Solon
Brosh Chapel
Cedar Rapids
West Branch man Nicholas Arensdorf Sr. dies at 87
Nicholas C. Arensdorf Sr. of West Branch died May 29 1998 after an extended illness. Funeral mass set for May 31 at St. Bernadette Church with wake at Barker Funeral Home. graveside services at Mt. Olivet Cemetery Key West. Survivors include two sons a daughter four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. memorials to ARC of Dubuque.
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Nicholas C. Arensdorf Sr
West Branch
la Motte
Crestview
St. Bernadette Catholic Church
Ed O'Melia
Mt. Olivet
Key West
Barker Funeral Home
Nick Arensdorf Jr
Maureen
Tipton
Edward Allen Arensdorf
Karen
Mary Ruth Arensdorf
Iowa City
Gerald Arensdorf
Cyril Arensdorf
Dubuque
Elizabeth Ambrosy
Mary Phair
Peosia
Christina Arensdorf
Tillie Kennardy
Michael Arensdorf
Mark Arensdorf
David Arensdorf
Deborah Donohoe
Gertrude
William
Leo
Joe
Henry
Anita Lenz
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Claude E Green 72 Dies After Sudden Illness
Claude E Green aged 72 died Sunday May 31 1998 at Anamosa Community Hospital after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude E. Green
Anamosa Community Hospital
Kramer Funeral Home
Monticello
Obituaries and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Services listed for Howard Wayne Clark at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call today 5 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday afternoon at the chapel. Memorials to Southeast Community Center in Lisbon. Ralph R. Repstien funeral at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Church Marion with military burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Murdoch Funeral Home arranged. Gertrude Smith Tritle service at 11 a.m. today with burial at Mount Clark Cemetery Central City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Wayne Clark
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Southeast Community Center
Lisbon
Ralph R. Repstien
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Marion
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Murdoch Funeral Home
Gertrude Smith Tritle
Mount Clark Cemetery
Central City
Education grants awarded to Linn County students and teachers
More than $23,000 in Educator Grants and Marshall Journalism Awards were given to Linn County educators and students at a Cedar Rapids ceremony. Grants ranged up to $3,000 for classroom projects and up to $1,500 for individual initiatives across Garfield Elementary, Grant Early Childhood Center, Taylor Elementary, Hoover Elementary, Roosevelt Middle, and other schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Journalism
Fund
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Area
Garfield Elementary
Susan Jennersohn
Val Dolezal
Kristin Hatfield
Grant Early Childhood Center
Amy Hanisch
Grant Wood
Roxann Dittmer
Justy Griffin
Lisa Knudten
Jessica Morgan
Diana Robeson
Mary Simmons
Taylor
Taylor Elementary
Tom Beamish
Mary Craven
Kristin Fishback
Ann Griffin
Carla McMillan
Jan Scharnberg
Hoover Elementary
Cheryl Hettinger
Ann Jacobs
Joel Salow
Center Point-Urbana
Diane Schnoebelen Kramer
Courtney Hogan
Roosevelt Middle School
Roosevelt
Rod Kelly
Gail Miller
Metro High School
Shirley Ryan
Mount Vernon High School
William Desmarais
Washington High School
Jane Zenske
Cedar Rapids
Marshall
University of Iowa
Valerie Dennis
Prairie High School
Karen Schmiedeskamp
Kennedy High School
Ron Smrha
Jefferson High School
Heidi Schmitt
Andrew Belz
Cone Christian School
Fund For
Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation
Volunteer opportunities and contact lines for local programs
Community groups seek volunteers across programs in Linn County and Cedar Rapids. Opportunities include Lifelong Volunteerism, RSVP for seniors, crisis counseling, computer salvage for non profits, foster care review, chaperoning field trips, youth mentoring, YWCA thrift shop sales, building maintenance, care review for nursing homes, Miracles in Motion horseback therapy, and the Celebration of the Arts event with two hour shifts. Call listed numbers for details and scheduling.
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LIV
United Way
East
Iowa
Call
Foundation 2 Crisis Center
Linn County
Foster Review Boards
Foster Care Review Board
Ywca Y
CRC
Heritage Area Agency On Aging
Miracles In Motion
Swisher Bank
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the Gazette
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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