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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1996
Page
8
Obituaries from Cedar Rapids area list Helen Kelly 91 Shirley Marsden 64 Barbara Novak 49 Robert G. Smith 61 Ted Welch 75 Dorotha Stoecker 64 Beverly Triplett 64 with details on death dates June 1 2 1996 and services reminders at Cedar Memorial Altoona Teahen Kub a Funeral Homes and Mercy Hospice. Survivors and birthplaces noted for several. Memorials requested to Mercy Hospice and related funds.
William F Benishek 94 of Belle Plaine dies after a short illness. Services 10 30 a m Tuesday at Hrabak Funeral Home with a Masonic service at 7 p m today. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery officiated by Rev David Weesner. Survivors include wife Josephine two daughters Joan Cronbaugh Janet Lake one daughter in law Juanita Benishek son in law Gene Cronbaugh six grandchildren six great grandchildren.
Erwin Ert Bachus 92 died June 1 1996 at Wilton Care Center after a lingering illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Peace Church of Christ United Bennett with Rev. Robert Treichel. Burial Inland Cemetery Bennett. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at Fry Funeral Home Tipton. Survivors include sister Ella Buck and five brothers Arthur Edward Raymond Harvey and Harry.
Fred Helwig 92 died Saturday in Aase Haugen Nursing Home Decorah following a brief illness. Services are 10 30 a m Wednesday at St Benedicts Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 5 p m Tuesday at French Balik Funeral Home with a 4 p m prayer service. There are no immediate survivors.
Arthur J. Lammers age 283 died Sunday June 2 1996 at Dubuque Health Center Dubuque. Arrangements are pending at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville where friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Francine L. Stewart 85 formerly of Iowa City died Saturday June 1 1996 in Hermantown Minnesota Arrangements are pending at George L Gay Funeral Home Iowa City
In Fort Pierre South Dakota hundreds of cattle producers rallied to push for limits on meatpackers influence and for an anti trust probe. NCBA president John Lacey said the group would back DOJ action if evidence surfaces.
Cedar Rapids resident Martin, 32, pleaded guilty to forgery for cashing a forged check at Quik Trip on Oct 11, 1995. He received a five year suspended sentence and probation with possible Hinzman Center residency for up to a year after a violation. Others pled guilty include McNamara to marijuana delivery with fines and probation, Blozvich to forged checks with up to five years, Sandberg to third offense DWI, Swing to possession with intent to deliver psilocybin, Bail to criminal trespass five days, and Dvorak to second offense DWI with $750 fine.
Sofie O Harra age 82 of 921 E Jefferson St died Friday May 31 1996 at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Services 1 p.m. Wednesday at George L Gay Funeral Home with viewing 5 to 4 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev Jason Parkin will officiate. Burial Memory Gardens Cemetery. Survivors include husband William and brother Hans Felkel of Vienna Austria.
Fannie H. Doolin 88 died Saturday June 1 1996 after a long illness at Pleasantview Home Kalona Survivors include a son Morris of Salem Oregon three daughters Arlene White Las Vegas Lora Shetler Kalona Aletha Smithson Claypool two brothers Daniel H Miller Kalona Enos H Miller Wellman and four sisters Marie Bontrager Hutchinson Anna Mae Hartzler Wellman Nora Dickel Kalona Bertha Wenger Wayland Services 10 a.m. Tuesday Yoder Powell Kalona burial 10 a.m. Wednesday Elkhart Prairie Cemetery Goshen Indiana Local arrangements with Yoder Powell.
William J. Bill Mayer 69 of Keota died June 2 1996 at University Hospitals Iowa City from injuries in a bicycle automobile crash west of Keota. Services are 1030 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Parish St Mary's Church with burial at St Mary's Cemetery with military honors. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Tuesday at Powell Funeral Home Keota where a prayer service begins at 7 p.m. Survived by wife Mary Grace five daughters Jacquelyn Herr Jennifer Bell Jerilyn Klein Janie Hahn and Janelle Kamerling a son Joseph mother Gertrude McCutcheon two brothers Robert and Don.
Clement Clyde Slaymaker 61 of Marengo died Saturday after a long illness. Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at St John Lutheran Church with Rev. Doug Morton. Burial with military honors is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Koszta Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Gerry, three daughters, one son, his mother, four brothers, two sisters and five grandchildren. A memorial fund is established. Military honors by Marengo American Legion Post 76.
Orville William Gilbert 70 died Sunday at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Iowa City of heart failure. Services 11 a.m Tuesday Mason Hand Funeral Home Chapel Tama Rev Jan Burnett Living Faith Methodist Church. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include five daughters Carmen Boleman Mitchellville Nancy Delatorre Chicago Peggy Garcia Dows Rebecca Gilbert Tama Lisa Gilbert Waterloo a son Orville Jr Toledo a brother James Two Harbors Minn and sister Betty Bakken Decorah. Friends may eat after noon today at the funeral home.
Christopher Joseph Bruns infant son of Dan and Lori Bruns of rural Walker was stillborn May 31 1996 at St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids Graveside services 1130 am Tuesday at St Francis Catholic Cemetery Barcley Friends may call 8 11 am Tuesday at Reiff Funeral Home Independence Surviving are his parents three sisters Rita Cindy and Katie and a stepsister Elizabeth Maternal grandparents Richard and Darlene Higgins of Rowley paternal grandmother Emma Jane Pfiffner of Dewar also listed as survivors
Manley Smoky Schroeder aged 84 died Tuesday May 28 1996 at home after a short illness Memorial services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hintz Geilenfeld Funeral Chapel Oelwein led by Rev. Robert Elam There was no visitation and the body was cremated Survivors include daughters Carmella Mutschler of Oelwein and Lori Fox of Frisco Texas
Billie E Falk Una Mae March Walter Freeman Rose Nellie A Will funeral services listed with times dates and locations. Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery First Lutheran Church Manchester Murdoch Funeral Home Marion Oak Hill Cemetery Brush Chapel officiants and military rites noted. Memorials to American Hear Association requested.
Walter Henderson Small Tipton age 89 died Saturday June 1 1996 at Crestview Care Center West Branch after a lingering illness. Services are at 10 30 a m Wednesday Fry Funeral Home with visitation 4 to 7 p m Tuesday. Burial at Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Survivors include son William of El Dorado Arkansas four sisters Hazel Dewey Esther Murphy Fern Harris Helen Conner and brother Stanley.
Haddie Jackson aged 84 died Sunday afternoon June 2 1996 at Jackson County Public Hospital in Maquoketa. Arrangements are pending at Hayden Funeral Home in Oxford Junction.
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with immediate survivors and a photo as a news item on the page. Additional material such as employment education military service civic activities hobbies and memorials are charged at 35 cents per word. second-day notices and out-of-town notices also carry 35 cents per word. Call 398-8221 for information.
The University of Iowa Cardiovascular Center won a 5.3 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to fund a Specialized Center of Research on the molecular genetics of hypertension. The center will be led by Drs. Allyn Mark Roy J. Carver and Val Sheffield.
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