Infant Tanner Skelton dies, SIDS case in Cedar Rapids
Tanner Richard Skelton aged 6 months of Cedar Rapids died of sudden infant death syndrome at home on May 30 2003. Services 1:30 p.m. today at Papich Kuba Janeba West Chapel with burial at Rogers Grove Cemetery Ely. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday and 12:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner Richard ‘“Boogie” Skelton
16Th Ave
Papich-Kuba Janeba Chapel
William Harnish
Rogers Grove
Ely
Esther L. Wood
Johnson Ave
St. Luke's Hospital
Obituary for Junior Ford Pidgeon 1925 2003
Junior Ford Pidgeon 78 of 515 ae Ave died May 31 2003 at University Hospital Iowa City. Services 11 am Thursday Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service Iowa City with Charity Rowley. Visitation 4 7 pm Wednesday. Burial Memory Gardens Cemetery with military honors. Memorial fund established. Born April 30 1925 in Grangeville Idaho, he served in the US Marine Corps in WWII. He married Alice Louise Turner Sept 20 1947. He worked for Northern Bell Telephone Co retired 1982. He belonged to Coralville Volunteer Fire Department American Legion Walter Johnson Post 721 and Telephone Pioneers of America. He is survived by wife Alice, sons Gary of Tiffin and Stevan of Coralville, three grandchildren Ryan Sarah Chelsea, six sisters, and numerous relatives. He was preceded by parents, three brothers, a sister and an infant sister. Emblems noting affiliations available at Gay & Ciha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Ford Pidgeon
University
Iowa City
Gay & Ciha
Charity Rowley
Memory Gardens
Junior
Junior Pidgeon
Grangeville
Idaho
Charles and
Avena
Arnold) Pidgeon
Salem High School
Salem
Iowa
United States Marine Corps
Alice Louise Turner
Columbus Junction
Northern Bell Telephone Co
Coralville
Mr. Pidgeon
Alice Pidgeon
Gary Pidgeon
Tiffin
Stevan Pidgeon
Jann
Ryan
Sarah
Chelesea
Elsie Craig
Alice Metsker
Montrose
Bertha Tvedt
Bryan
Minn
Clara Watts
Nampa
June McEwen
Eugene
Ore
Dorothy Zuber
Crawford
Texas
Harlen
Warren
Roger
Ruth Burch
Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service of
Harold Kolda
Gwendolyn Schmidt Kolda
Ted
Sterling
Kan
Theodore Ochs Sr
Dorothy Oden Ochs
Sandra Kolda
Hoisington (Kansas
Kansas State University
Sigma Chi
Collins Radio
Cedar Rapids
Westinghouse Electric Co
Davenport
Westinghouse Inner Circle
Westinghouse
A.O. Smith Electrical Products
Ken
Evelyn
Milan
Ill
Teresa
Regina
Allison
Charles “Chuck
John
Leona Romine
Eva
William Horton
Rock Island
Kenneth Lee Horton Sr
Evelyn Iona Romine
Bennett and Tipton
Teresa Dawn Looker
Cedar County
Kenneth
ACM
Expac
L.L. Pelling
Tipton Bible Church
Sons of American Legion
Kenneth Lee Horton Jr
Cement Masons Local
VFW Post
American Legion Post
Knox Presbyterian Church
Sue
Amber
Zach
Craig Sweet
Barbara
Elma Pratt
Chris
Jim) Halfish
Los Angeles
Cynthia
Steve) Egger
Central City
Linda Ross
Gary
Shelly) Sweet
Deborah
Cam) Luerkens
Candace
Frank) de Camp
Kenneth Sutliff
Lisbon
Clyde St. Clair
Mary
Dave) Coots
Jane
Bill) White
Joann
Harold Sutliff
Loretta Sweet
Alice St. Clair
Denny
Santa
Jerry Garcia
Grizz
Oregon Coast
Cedar Valley
Obituaries for Mildred Doermann Eugene Smith and Margaret Dursky
Mildred Doermann 36 of Clarence died May 31 2003 in Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Services were held at St John’s United Church of Christ Clarence with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors include three daughters a son a sister and a brother. Eugene Smith 73 of Grand Junction Colorado died May 30 2003 at home of cancer. Services were June 6 at Smith Funeral Home Grinnell with military honors and burial at Hazelwood Cemetery. Memorials may go to Messiah Lutheran Church Hospice of Grand Junction or the Cedar Rapids area amenities. Margaret Dursky 389 Williamsburg Care Center died in Oskaloosa. Services were at Garland VanArkel Langkamp Funeral Chapel with burial at Forest Cemetery. Visitation was held prior to services. Memorials may go to the Amity Hospice Activities Department. Margaret left two sons Spencer and Steve their wives six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Doermann
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
St. John’s United Church of Christ, Clarence
David Mears
Church
Chapman Funeral Home
Clarence
Karen Doermann
Sheryl
Mike) Koch
Lisbon
Diane
Wayne) Betts
Mechanicsville
Larry
Elda
Mabel Herman
London
Clarence Schmidt
Tipton
O. Eugene Smith
Cedar Ave
Grand Junction
Colo
Smith Funeral Home
Grinnell
Hazelwood Cemetery
Darlene
Mindy Heine
Sheridan
Wyo
Marcy Keyser
Montrose
Martha Franke
Lajes Field
Azores
Portugal
Maria Verble
Michelle Goad
Windsor
Robert D. Smith
Messiah Lutheran
Hospice of
P.O
Margaret Dursky
Williamsburg
Garland-VanArkel-Langkamp
Oskaloosa
Forest Cemetery
Williamsburg Care Center
Amenity Hospice
Margaret
Spencer
Rosalie
Steve
Dixie
Oklahoma City
Okla
Kenneth Lee Horton Jr
Walnut St
Mercy Medical Center
Fry Funeral Home
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Richard Smith
Sarah Crock
Rick and
Aline Achenbach
Lorene Rogers
What Cheer
Harden
Frances Baumert
Mary Kaufman
Anamosa
Kathyrn Matticks
Salt Lake City
Utah
Michael J. Quinn
Wheatland Manor
Wheatland
St. Paul's Cemetery
Erin Hendrickson
William
Staten Island
N.Y
Edith Dean
New York City
Marion Neely 79 dies after heart surgery in Iowa City
Marion Neely 79 of 1127 Wylde Green Rd died May 31 2003 in Mercy Iowa City after emergency heart surgery. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church Iowa City with burial at Oakland Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gay Ciha Funeral Home. Memorials to First United Methodist Church or Rotary International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Neely
Wylde Green Rd
Mercy Iowa City
First United Methodist Church
Iowa City
Paul Akin
Oakland Cemetery
Gay & Ciha
Marion
Rotary International
Gayandciha
Neely
Johnson County Bar Association
Iowa City Noon Rotary
Paul Harris
Iowa City Masonic Lodge
Investors Club
Iowa City Shiners Club
University of Iowa Presidents Club
Monticello Postmaster Paul Bender 81
Monticello Paul Bender 81 died May 31 2003 at Finley Hospital Dubuque after illness. Services 11 am Tuesday First Presbyterian Church with military honors. Cremation later. Calling 4-8 pm today Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello. Survived by wife Naomi two brothers two sisters many nieces and nephews. He was Monticello postmaster 1954 to 1978. Memorials to First Presbyterian Church or Camp Courageous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bender
Monticello
Finley
Dubuque
First Presbyterian Church
Goettsch Funeral Home
Naomi
James
Leona
Ralph
Helen
Tustin
Calif
Jean Melton
Independence
Kay Clark
Charles
Mary Holscher
Ruth Burris
Fern Harris
Esther Heerts
Paul
Iowa
Camp Courageous
Betts and Denny Sweet Loses in Area Death Notices
Elizabeth Dill known as Betty of rural Vinton dies at 72 after cancer June 1 2003. Dennis L Sweet 55 of Vinton dies May 30 2003 after a brief illness with cancer. Memorial service 9 a.m. at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Cedar Rapids with military rites. Denny a Vietnam veteran and Habitat for Humanity supervisor left a legacy of mentoring and construction work in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. He requested donations to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity in lieu of flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Betty” Dill
Vinton
Overton-Van Steenhouse Funeral Home
Dennis L. Sweet
58Th St
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cedar Rapids
Larry Rodgers
Denny
Craig E. Sweet
Joann D. (Larimer) Sweet
U.S
E-Z
RJ _ Construction
Marion
Cedar Valley
Community names listed by Iowa towns and individuals
A roster of residents across multiple Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids Coralville Grinnell Iowa City Manchester Marion Monticello Oelwein Tipton Vinton Wellman What Cheer Wheatland Williamsburg and well known given names and initials for numerous residents. The list highlights local figures such as Heidi Brueggeman Boogie Skelton Mildred Doermann and Phyllis Happel among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Taralyn
Jeannette Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Heidi Brueggeman
Tanner
Richard
Boogie"’ Skelton
Esther L. Wood
Clarence
Mildred Doermann
Coralville
Junior Ford
Pidgeon Grinnell
D. Eugene Smith
Iowa City
Richard M. Hyman
Francis Lee McDowell
Marion Neely
Manchester
Gabriel R. Rabary
Marion
Phyllis E. Happel
Theodore
Ted’’ Ochs Jr
Monticello
Paul Bender Oelwein
Robert L. Smith
Tipton
Kenneth Lee Horton Jr. Vinton
Elizabeth
Betty”’ Dill, Dennis L. Sweet Wellman
Linda Lee Miller Whatcheer
Lorene Rogers
Wheatland
Michael J. Quinn
Williamsburg
Margaret Dursky
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seth
Anna
Curtis) Skelton
Dakota
Barb
Richard Curtis
Steve Skelton
Susan
Ray Holder
Mildred McIntosh
Peoria
Gerald
Doris Kubik
Jesse Curtis
Ames
Tyler Bryant
Washington
Shawn Skelton
Centerville
Little Tanner
Bethany Lutheran Church
Murdochlinwood Funeral Home
Linwood Cemetery
Taralyn Jeannette Taylor
Guernsey
Nevenhoven Funeral Home
Christian
Sherman Oaks
Murdoch Funeral Home
Theodore “Ted” Ochs Jr
Rolling Glen Dr
Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center
Cheryl Dickerson
Sandra Kolda Ochs
Keith Ochs
Jody
Kent Ochs
Karin Janessa
Chicago
Lyle Don Ochs
Linda
Tulsa
Kay Perkins
George
Burkburnett
Ann Squire
Doug
Janesville
Wis
Wyatt Ochs
Kristin Kolda
Andrea Kolda Dettbarn
Stephanie Hall Hollingsworth
Monte Moore
Kenneth Kolda
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
Costa Rica
Spain
Alaska
Murdochfuneralhome.com
Oelwein
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Jamison- Schmitz Funeral Home
Ooelwein
Leo Combs- Lay
Floral Hills Cemetery
Hazleton
Terry
Jeffrey
Susan Kuper
Carl
Donald
Mardelle Clendenen
Jean Smith
Albuquerque
N.M
Tom Smith
Jim Smith
South Bend
Ind
Carol Lehrer
Glendale Ct
Clinton
Wellman
Autism Society of Iowa
Marion Was
Billings, Mont
Ralph and
BP Rancores (McCreary) Neely
Iowa Falls
94Th Infantry
University of Iowa
School of Business
Deere & Co
Mason City
Marilyn J. Long
Renwick
State of Iowa
Des Moines
North Liberty
Trial Lawyers Association of Iowa
Marilyn J. Neely
Susan Neely
Joseph Jones
Washington, D.C
Robert Neely
Grayslake, Ill
Eve
Ben Jones
Sharon Neely
Elmhurst
Florence Neely
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