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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1997

Page

8

Obituaries: Bloch Frueh and McCallum Die in Iowa

Robert J Bloch 71 of 1136 Clifton St NE died June 8 1997 after a long illness. Memorial services Tuesday Cedar Valley Bible Church burial Elmwood St Joseph Cemetery Mason City Teahen Funeral Home. Grace E Frueh 101 formerly of Cedar Rapids died June 7 1997 in Hillcrest Nursing Home Sumner services Wednesday Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home burial Linwood Cemetery. Chris McCallum 91 died June 7 1997 in St Lukes Hospital Cedar Rapids arrangements pending with Roberson Funeral Home Strawberry Point.

Chris McCallum St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids Roberson Funeral Home Strawberry Point

Memorial for Donna Kathryne Donath Rieger

Donna Kathryne Donath Rieger 90 of Heritage Nursing Center died June 6 1997 after a long illness. Mass at St Patrick’s Church today burial at Shiloh Cemetery Cedar Rapids with Rev Steven Rosenke. She left four daughters two sons eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Born August 24 1906 she married Edward I Rieger in 1927 and later became a teacher historian and author. She attended Iowa State Teachers College and the University of Iowa.

Donna Kathryne Donalh Rieger Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Steven Rosenke Shiloh Hiawatha Brush Chapel Patricia Lalley Harriet Feldmann Regina Huggins Richard Cedar Rapids Mary Mason Ivan Monastery Nova Scotia Canada Steven Lilian Nicholas Joan Deltona Fla Edward Harriet Hesner Donath Esther Wyllie Lamont Iowa Donna Edward I. Rieger Cedar Falls Iowa State Teacher’s College UNI University of Iowa Roosevelt Hotel

Kalona Man Eli Beachy 80 Dies After Brief Illness

Eli M Beachy 80 of rural Kalona died Sunday June 8 1997 at home after a brief illness. Services set for 9 am Wednesday at Paul T Miller residence with Vernon Yoder officiating. Burial at Peter Miller Cemetery. Visitation after 11 am today at Eli Beachy residence. Survived by Amanda four daughters Elizabeth Schrock Emma Beachy Alta Miller Ida Mae Beachy all of Kalona two sisters Tillie Friesen Texas Susie Hochstedler Kalona and brother Manasses Beachy Kokomo Indiana.

Eli M. Beachy Kalona Paul T. Miller Vernon Yoder Peter Miller Eli Beachy Yoder-Powell Amanda Elizabeth Schrock Emma Beachy Alta Miller Ida Mae Beachy Tillie Friesen Texas Susie Hochstedler Manasses Beachy Kokomo Ind

Mary Jo Petersen dies after long illness in Dysart

Mary Jo Petersen 65 of Dysart died Sunday June 8 1997 at her home after a lengthy illness. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday at St Edward Catholic Church Waterloo burial Mount Olivet Cemetery Waterloo vigil 7 p.m. Tuesday at O Keefe Towne Gra mp Waychoff Funeral Home Waterloo. Survivors include husband Wayne three sons Stephen Nutting Michael Nutting Daniel Nutting two daughters Nancy Leveren Susan Lindsey nine grandchildren and sister Patricia Johnson. Preceded in death by son Andrew James born June 12 1931 in Dows daughter of T W Wes and Marjorie V Hemenway Anderson. Mary Jo married N Joseph Nutting January 5 1952 Waterloo later divorced. She married Wayne B Petersen November 30 1985 Dysart.

Mary Jo Petersen St. Edward Catholic Church Waterloo Mount Olivet O’keefe & Towne-Gramp & Waychoff Wayne Stephen J. Nutting Saipan Northern Mariana Islands Michael J Daniel P. Nutting Nancy M. Leven Dysart Susan A. Lindsey Council Bluffs Patricia Johnson Waverly Andrew James Dows T.W. “Wes Marjorie V. Hemenway Anderson Mary Jo N. Joseph Nutting Wayne B. Petersen Earl V. Kross Clinton Lowden Samaritan North Hospital Jesus Christ Prince of Peace Parish St. Mary’s Church Ronald Young St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery Pape Funeral Home June Russell Deanna Dayton Ohio Burton Barbara Iowa City Ralph Clarence Maudie Kross Miller Hauntown Claus Katie McGrath Kross June I. Schroeder Miles Jefferson Earl Clinton County Lyons Telegrapher Chicago & Northwestern Railway Onslow C&nw London Lowdon Consolidated North America Mesa Ariz St. James Catholic Church Toronto Iowa Samaritan Hospice

Fayette man Steven Chip Popenhagen dies after long illness

Steven Chip Popenhagen, 41, of rural Fayette died Sunday June 8 1997 at his home after a lengthy illness. Arrangements are pending with Becker Milnes Funeral Home Fayette.

Fayette Becker- Milnes Funeral Home

Memorial for Marjorie H. Garwood in Iowa City

Marjorie H. Garwood 82 of Iowa City died Saturday June 7 1997 in Midland Michigan. Services 11 a m Wednesday Leasing Funeral and Cremation Service Iowa City Reverend John McKinstry First Christian Church burial Oak Hill Cemetery Tiffin. Survivors include daughter Julie Kennedy and husband Tom Midland son Berton Garwood and wife Germaine Marietta Georgia.

Marjorie H. Garwood Iowa City Mid-Michigan Stratford Village Midland Mich John McKinstry First Christian Church Oak Hill Cemetery Tiffin Alzheimer’s Association Marjorie Mount Pleasant Iowa Walter B. Garwood University of Iowa Library Julie Kennedy Tom Berton Garwood Germaine Marietta Harold Hill Arthur Hill Perry, Mo

Ruth Esther Ehler Lamont obituary

Ruth Esther Ehler 94 died Sunday morning June 8 1997 at West Village Care Center Independence after a short illness. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fawcett Funeral Home Lamont with burial at Campton Cemetery. Survived by nieces and nephews.

Ruth Esther Ehler West Village Independence Fawcett Funeral Home Lamont Campton Cemetery

Earl V. Kross obituary a Clinton resident 85

Earl V. Kross died June 8 1997 at Samaritan North Hospital Clinton after a short illness. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St Marys Church Clinton with burial at Calvary Cemetery. He was a C and NW Railway employee for 37 years and a longtime community volunteer. Memorials to Samaritan Hospice.

Mary Gillpatrick dies after extended illness in Waterloo

Mary T Gillpatrick died Saturday June 7 1997 at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after an extended illness. Private family services will be at a later date with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery Waterloo. Born in Dubuque she was the daughter of Fred D and Edna Steible Talcott. She worked 30 years at Sears Waterloo and moved to Oelwein in 1972. She married Kenneth Gillpatrick in Cedar Rapids in 1971. She had a brother-in-law John Rice of Bloomington Illinois and a nephew Charles Rice of Covington Kentucky plus stepchildren including Jean Gillpatrick of Independence. She attended West High School in Waterloo. The obituary notes involvement with the American Red Cross and American Cancer Society.

Mary T. Gillpatrick Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo Burial Memorial Park Cemetery Kenneth John Rice Bloomington Ill Charles Rice Covington Jean Gillpatrick Independence Helen Rice Dubuque Fred D Edna Steible Talcott Mary West High School Kenneth Gillpatrick Cedar Rapids Sears Oelwein American Red Cross American Cancer Society

Postville Woman Fern Moser Dies at 68

Fern E. Moser 68 died after a lengthy illness at Elkader Care Center. Arrangements are pending with Schutte Funeral Home in Postville.

Fern E. Moser Elkader Schutte Funeral Home Postville

Marie Irene Ryan Burn Elmore services set at Toddville

Marie Irene Ryan Burn Elmore will be honored with a service at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Toddville Free Methodist Church in Toddville led by Rev. Larry Hayward. Burial follows at East Amana Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids.

Marie Irene Burn Elmore Toddville Free Methodist Church Toddville Larry Hayward East Amana Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home Cedar Rapids

Dorothy A Dana Gogg 90 Waverly area resident dies

Dorothy A Dana Gogg 90 formerly of Waverly died of congestive heart failure Saturday June 7 1997 at Solon Nursing Care Center in Solon Iowa Services 1030 am Tuesday at St Marys Catholic Church Waverly Rev Bob Rivers officiating Burial in St Marys Cemetery Waverly Visitation 5 to 8 pm tonight at Kaiser Carson Funeral Home Waverly Surviving are Mary Jane Brandes Cedar Rapids Laura Strotman and husband Bruce Rockwall Texas daughter in law Marlene Gogg Hurley NY brother Ronald Dana and wife Florence Waverly Also surviving 13 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren She was born Sept 3 1906 Nashua daughter of Howard and Sarah Dana She married Leo F Gogg April 14 1928 He died Sept 1959 She taught in country schools near Nashua and Waverly and ran Diamond Brothers and Gogg's Market with her husband Later worked as a Bremer County social worker retiring 1976 She moved to Eichhorn Halls 1990 and Solon Nursing Care Center Oct 1996 Dorothy was known for humor faith and care for family.

Dorothy A. Dana Gogg Waverly Solon St. Mary’s Catholic Church Bob Rivers Washington, D.C St. Mary’s Cemetery Kaiser-Carson Funeral Home Mary Jane Brandes Cedar Eichhorn Halls Solon Nursing Care Center Dorothy

Walker James Johnston 92 Dies After Long Illness

James Johnston Walker 92 died Sunday in West Village Care Center Independence after a long illness. Arrangements are pending with Murdoch Funeral Home Walker.

James Johnston West Village Independence Murdoch Funeral Home Walker

Raymond F Nus 81 dies after long illness

Raymond F Nus 81 died at St Marys Hospital Rochester Minn after a long illness. Services 11 am Wednesday at St Peter Lutheran Westgate with Rev James Webster. Burial at Taylorsville Cemetery Arlington. Friends may call 3 to 8 pm Tuesday Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein and after 10 am Wednesday at the church. He is survived by Marcella four daughters Joan Weidemann Sumner Janet Bunn West Union Jane Bender Oelwein and Jean Traeger Hazleton two brothers Donald Arlington and Vern Cedar Park Texas and four sisters Florence Virginia Nus Doris Ridenour Placentia Calif and Gertrude Hansel Cedar Rapids.

Raymond F. Nus St. Mary’s Hospital Rochester Minn St. Peter Lutheran Church Westgate James Webster Taylorsville Cemetery Arlington Jamison-Schmitz Oelwein Marcella Joan Weidemann Sumner Janet Bunn West Union Jane Bender Jean Traeger Hazleton Donald Vern Cedar Park Texas Florence Virginia Nus Downey Calif Doris Ridenour Placentia Gertrude Hansel Cedar Rapids

Audrey Foster Brown 102 Former West Liberty Resident Dies

Audrey Foster Brown ages 102 formerly of West Liberty died Saturday evening June 7 1997 at The Meth-Wick Community Cedar Rapids after an illness. Services will be 11 am Wednesday at West Liberty United Methodist Church with burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call 5 to 8 pm Tuesday at Barker Funeral Home West Liberty. Survivors include daughter Janet Eden Arlington Texas and two sons Darrell Tipton and Roger Newport Beach California.

Audrey Foster Brown West Liberty Cedar Rapids West Liberty United Methodist Church Oak Ridge Cemetery Barker Funeral Home Janet Eden Arlington Texas Darrell Tipton Roger Newport Beach Calif

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Turtle Man of Iowa Runs 150000 Turtle Hatchery Day by Day

Fred Millard known as the Turtle Man keeps about 40,000 live turtles on his Birmingham Iowa acreage. He hatches them, processes up to 2000 pounds of meat daily for US markets, skips a steady job for a $250,000 yearly business, and mentors his son Sam who cleans a full-grown snapper in 1 minute 14 seconds. He also markets shells bones and trinkets and aims to reach 150,000 turtles through a self run nursery with 99 percent hatch.

Birmingham Fred Millard Millard Iowa Western Paints United States Sam Tll Sam Millard Fred

Officials: No recourse for fired gays in Iowa facility

Six workers fired from St. Katherine's Living Center in Davenport due to their homosexuality have no legal recourse. state officials say Iowa law and federal standards do not protect sexual orientation, while the facility receives state funding. Carlson McPherson and Don Grove cite lack of protections and note no remedy exists under current statutes.

Davenport Iowa St. Katherine’s Living Center Don Grove Iowa Civil Rights Commission Roger Crow Crow Carl McPherson Iowa Ombudsman For Elder Affairs State Civil Rights Commission Iowa Office of Nursing Home Examiners McPherson al Overbaugh U.S. Attorney’s Office Des Moines

Wheatland man dies after long illness

Don Petersen aged 58 died Sunday June 8 1997 at his Wheatland home after a long illness. Arrangements are pending with Chapman Funeral Home Wheatland.

Don Petersen Chapman Funeral Home Wheatland

Also Mentioned on This Page

Robert J. Bloch Clifton St Cedar Valley Harnischfeger Cedar Valley Bible Church Danish Brotherhood and Alzheimer’s Association American Diabetes Association of Iowa Grace E. Frueh Hillcrest Charles Mehaffey Linwood Cemetery Becker-Milnes Herman M. Frueh Maxine Elinor John) Frueh Colorado Herman John W. Frueh James E. Frueh Betty Frueh James E Sarah Barnicle Herman M. Frueh Sr VFW Dundee Steven ‘‘Chip’’ Popenhag Ryan Turtle Man Fairfield Grove Alow Featuring 1St Avenue Yang Ahn AHN Coralville Medicenter Ceparr Rapios
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