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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1997
Page
8
Obituary notices list Ralph E. Atherton 94 of Ironwood Michigan and others from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. Highlights include service details for many individuals with dates in late May to early June 1997, family survivors, and funeral arrangements by Cedar Memorial and related houses.
Doris Marie Lancaster 72 of 1610 30th St NW died June 1 1997 at St Luke s Hospital after a short illness. Services 11 a m Thursday Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home with Rev Tom Felts. Burial Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p m Wednesday at the funeral home. Survivors include two daughters Diane Lancaster Cedar Rapids Debra Lancaster Hearing and husband Brian Jacksonville Fla a son Daniel Lancaster Garnaville and a sister Ruth DeGuerre North Canton Ohio. Her husband David and a son David Lancaster Jr. born November 10 1924 in Fairfield to Willard and Mary Rice she married David Basil Lancaster. He died in 1974. She was a member of First Christian Church. A memorial fund has been established. She will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Richard A. Reilly 77 of Marion died June 2 1997 in Hallmar Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Services 10 30 a m Thursday at St Joseph Catholic Church Marion with Rev Phil Gibbs. Burial Mount Calvary Cemetery Cedar Rapids with military rites. He served in the Navy in World War II and worked as a machinist for Evergreen. Survived by his daughters Sharon and Cathy and Mary. sons Tom and Chuck. siblings and many grandchildren. Memorials to American Diabetes Association of Iowa.
Pat McCoy 66 of Holiday Lake rural Brooklyn died June 1 1997 at University Hospitals Iowa City after a short illness. Services 11 a.m. Thursday Harrison Funeral Home Tama burial Maple Hill Cemetery Montour. Survivors include husband Merle sister Erma Fields Pam Allert Sue Blankenship and two stepsons Steve and Dave. Frances Rebecca Squaila 83 died May 31 1997 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. Services 2 p.m. Thursday Nevenhoven Funeral Home Brooklyn burial Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. Paul Septer to officiate. Friends may call 2–8 p.m. Wednesday with family 7–8 p.m. Marian Rhinehart Brookly n Carol Dye Dolores Colo. son Steven Herberth Louisville Ky and stepson Alan Squailia Reno Nev.
Harry Francis Holub 22 died June 2 1997 after a long illness in the Monticello Senior Home. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church Monticello burial at St Joseph Cemetery Prairieburg. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday at Kramer Funeral Home Monticello with a scripture service at 4 p.m. He is survived by wife Rose three stepsons Delbert Arnold both of Monticello and Gerald Barbara of Cascade six stepgrandchildren eight stepgreat grandchildren and two brothers Emil Carson and Leroy Margaret Holub both of Central City.
Kristin C. Brady, 45, of Cedar Rapids died May 30 1997 after a long illness. Services set for May 31 at Cedar Memorial Chapel with Rev Otto Zwanziger officiating. Survived by husband Scott, son Brian, mother Agnes Lindsey, sister Joanne Rowe. Memorial fund requested.
Duane Kenny Clinton, 44, of Independence, died Monday June 2 1997 at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after a short illness. Arrangements are pending with Reiff Funeral Home Independence.
Obituaries note the deaths of Walter T. Gampka 77 at Iowa City Rehabilitation and Health Center on June 2 1997 and Carroll E. Hogan 74 at home also June 2 1997 with arrangements pending. Robert Hart Larsen 73 died June 1 1997 at University Hospitals. services at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church with burial at Memory Gardens and military rites. Learns Larsen served in Navy aboard USS Hermitage and was a long time Burger Construction superintendent. Survivors include Loyce Larsen and children Steven David Vicky Nancy plus Ruth. memorial fund named. Military rites by Coralville American Legion.
Lela M. Schanbeck 33 died Monday morning June 2 1997 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday at Community Congregational United Church of Christ. Burial Greenwood Cemetery Masonville. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at Shelly Funeral Home Manchester and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Survivors include three daughters Viola Dennler Elkader June Hicok Lake Crystal Minn Lois Peltz Joliet IL.
Irene Fowler age 83 died Monday June 2 1997 at Sunrise Hill Care Center after an illness. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Harrison Funeral Home Tama with burial Haven Cemetery rural Tama. Friends may call today 2 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home with family from 6 to 8 p.m. Survivors include two sons Ramon of Toledo and Ronald of Chelsea.
Alma Conrad Tipton, 87, died Monday June 2 1997 at Mechanicsville Care Center. Arrangements are pending with Chapman Funeral Home Clarence.
Father John Peters, 76, of Tucson Arizona, died of cancer on Sunday June 1 1997 in Tucson. Funeral arrangements are with Overton Family Funeral Home Traer.
Gilbert L Allen aged 82 dies June 1 1997 at Parkview Manor after a lingering illness. Services Saturday 1:30 at Peterseim Funeral Chapel Kalona with burial Wassonville Cemetery Wellman. Survives wife Alverda four sons Tom Gerald Larry Mike two daughters Patricia Morse Molly Allen brother Marlyn sister Edith Romine. Scotty Campbell 87 of Pittsburg Kansas former Iowa City dies June 1 1997 at Mount Carmel Medical Center Pittsburg after brief illness. Services Thursday 1:30 Powell Funeral Home Wellman burial Oakland Cemetery Iowa City. Friends may call Wednesday 3 to 8 at the funeral home. Survives sisters Muriel Darnell Melva Thomas Mary Campbell and brothers Cloyce Cameron.
Greta R Baccon Rich 68 died June 1 1997 at Genesis Medical Center West Davenport after a long illness Private services were held at Chapman Funeral Home Wheatland Rev William Kanne Burial Pine Hill Cemetery No visitation Survivors include two daughters Velmt Rich Wilton and Nellie Medinger Camanche two sons Gibby Land O Lakes Florida and Mickey Oceanside California a brother Angela Baccon Mount Joy three half sisters Gertrude Baugh Nancy Rich and Rosemary Frett Davenport and a half brother Paul Langfeldt Rock Island Illinois
Obituaries note services for Howard W. Bye at Eden United Church of Christ with burial at Linwood Cemetery. Jeanne Kruger has a service at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery and viewing at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. Carolle N Moneypenny’s service is at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home with burial at Linwood Cemetery.
Three years since his passing and the family says there is not a day without questions why. They express love and ongoing memories as Clem lives on in their hearts.
Lt. Gov Joy Corning announced she is forming a planning committee to explore a run for Iowa governor in 1998. She said she is about 90 percent certain and will decide in August, aiming to succeed Gov Terry Branstad. Other Republicans eyeing the race include Jim Lightfoot David Oman and Paul Pate. Democrats eyed include Tom Vilsack Mark McCormick and Leonard Boswell.
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