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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1999
Page
7
Obituaries note the June 8 1999 deaths of Joseph D Bendon Beulah J Koutny Catherine Mary Heiberger Florence M Smulekoff Jennie B Kouba Marion Elaine Warrick Davis and related service details survivors locations and memorials. Frank notes include Bendon born 1914 Cedar Rapids service Cedar Memorial Cedar Christian Church and burial Cedar Memorial Park. others list residences Maple areas and church affiliations.
A readable fragment lists multiple Iowa county towns followed by personal names: Cedar Rapids Elkader Independence Iowa City Kalona Maquoketa Marion Montezuma Mount Vernon North Liberty Postville Strawberry Point Swisher Victor Williamsbur g. The names include Joseph D Bendon Catherine Heiberger Jennie Kouba Beulah Koutny Florence Smulekoff Loren Frommelt Ada White Wilma Lantz Bill Whitsell Ernestine Grady Betty Jetter Dorothy Mommsen Elaine Warrick Kim Mathes Thomas Dillard Orville Walke Ora Windhurst Deloras Schulz Josephine Williams Dodes Schulz Myrtle Stoneman Jack Melntire.
Loren Francis Frommelt 75 died Sunday June 6 1999 at Strawberry Point Lutheran Home after an illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Paul Peters. Burial in church cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today and 7 to 10:15 a.m. Thursday at Leonard Funeral Home Elkader. Scripture service 5 p.m. tonight. Survived by sister Catherine Courtnage of Strawberry Point.
Ada M. White 386 died Monday June 7 1999 at West Village Care Center after a long illness. Services 11 am Thursday at White Funeral Home Independence by Rev Jerry Burrow. Burial at Poyner Cemetery rural Raymond. Friends may call after 6 tonight at the funeral home. Community lists Donna Wurslin Hazelwood Mo Emogene Swanson Ogilvie Minn Ruth Jeys Cedar Falls Linda Medear Independence Mary Corkery Rowley and two sons Ronald and Donald White Waterloo.
Ernestine Grady, 95, of Kalona died June 6 1999 in Parkview Manor Wellman after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church Richmond at 10 am with Rev. Mark Swanson. Burial followed at Sharon Hill Cemetery Kalona. Survived by son Al Grady of Iowa City and daughters Mary Ashby of Marion and Gretchen Swantz of Kalona. Arrangements by Peterseim Funeral Service Kalona.
William A. Whitsell 75 of Idabel Oklahoma formerly of Iowa City died June 6 1999 at home of lung cancer Services Monday 1 pm George L Gay Funeral Home Iowa City burial Memory Gardens Cemetery with military rites He was born March 2 1924 West Branch Iowa son of David and Gertrude Lethbridge Whitsell He owned Idabel Glass Co and served in the US Air Force during World War II earning a silver star He was a member of First United Methodist Church Sonic Lodge 264 and Goodwater Lodge 148 past president of Royal Order of Exhausted Roosters He is survived by his wife Maude a son David Dallas two grandsons Marty Whitsell Ra leigh NC a brother John Jack Whitsell Des Moines seven nephews and two nieces and other relatives Military rites by Coralville American Legion Post 721.
Betty M. Jetter 78 died June 7 1999 in Mercy Dubuque after brief illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday First United Methodist Church burial Mount Hope Cemetery. Two stepdaughters and two stepsons survive. Dorothy A. Mommsen 90 died June 7 1999 at Jackson County Public Hospital after lengthy illness. Services 1:30 p.m. Thursday Carson Son Maquoketa burial Mount Hope Cemetery. No immediate survivors. Friends may visit 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ora M Windhurst age 38 died Saturday evening June 5 1999 at Good Samaritan Center after a brief illness. Committal services 1030 a.m. Monday Postville Cemetery. Memorial services 11 a.m. Monday at St Paul Lutheran Church. No visitation. Arrangements by Schutte Funeral Service Postville. Survived by brother Paul Schroeder of St Louis Park Minn.
Kim Arthur Mathes 46 died Saturday June 5 1999 in a single vehicle crash south of Montezuma. Services 1:30 p.m. today Watts Funeral Home Montezuma with Rev. Dr. George Salnave of First Presbyterian Church. Burial Jackson Township Cemetery. Survivors include his parents Wally and Shirley of Montezuma two daughters Shelly Allen of North English and Kelly Mathes of New Sharon two sons Mike and Matt both of Montezuma two brothers David and John both of Montezuma and three sisters Connie Mathes of Montezuma Cathie Ochoa of Falls Church Va and Carolyn Mathes of Grinnell.
Memorial services for Thomas James Dillard are set for 10:30 a.m. today at Mount Vernon United Methodist Church. Arrangements are with Morgan Funeral and Cremation Choices.
Orville E Walker 73 died June 7 1999 at home after an extended illness. Services are 10 a m Friday at the LDS Church Iowa City with burial at Lone Tree Cemetery with military rites. Visitation 4 to 8 p m Thursday at George L Gay Funeral Home. He was born November 1 1925 in Lone Tree IA. Survivor include his wife five daughters four sons and 22 grandchildren. Donations may go to the Orville E Walker Memorial Fund.
William sburg resident Jack Glen McIntire 72 died Tuesday June 8 1999 at Mercy Iowa City after an extended illness Memorial services are at 10 a m Friday at First Presbyterian Church Burial is planned for a later date Visitation is 5 to 7 p m Thursday at Uhlmann Powell Funeral Home Williamsburg He is survived by his wife Ardes a son Ronald of Ankeny three daughters Colleen Moore Iowa City Sherri Pitkin Oxford and Jody Mineart Rockford NL a sister Laura Marcum Louisa Ky.
Robert Bowersox 85 of Swisher and formerly of Swisher died Tuesday June 8 1999 at Iowa City Rehabilitation and Health Care Center after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Brosh Chapel Cedar Rapids.
Myrtle Lucile Stoneman aged 91 died June 7 1999 in Cedar Rapids after long illness. Services set 10:30 a.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home Victor burial 3 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery with calling hours Thursday noon to 9 p.m. Survivors include son Donald daughter Patricia Hawley four grandchildren and other relatives. Dorris Maack aged 80 died June 6 1999 in Williamsburg Care Center. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Smith Funeral Home Victor with calling today noon to 9 p.m. Burial Immanuel Methodist Cemetery south of Victor. Rev Torger Johnson officiating.
Josephine Elizabeth Williams 73 of Strawberry Point died June 7 1999 after a sudden illness. Services 11 a.m. Friday at United Methodist Church with burial later. Survivors husband John two daughters Jessica Ashline and Johnette Howell two sons Calvin and Kyle sister Vera Gajewske brother Frank Jacobs. Deloras Dode Schulz 86 of Bellingham Washington formerly Strawberry Point died June 3 1999 in Home Place Burlington Wash after a short illness. Services 2 p.m. Thursday Roberson Funeral Chapel Strawberry Point burial Strawberry Point Cemetery. Survivors sister Clara Ward.
Mary Ann Sindelar funeral services at 10:30 a.m. today at Papich Kuba Funeral Home with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Eric Marvin Hoffman services at 10 a.m. today at St Patrick's Church Cedar Rapids followed by graveside services at 2 p.m. at Mount Oli vet Cemetery Waukon. Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home arranging.
The Iowa Catholic Conference announced serious reservations about two proposed constitutional amendments. One would require a 60 percent legislative vote for tax increases, the other would cap state spending at 99 percent of tax revenue. The bishops group notes possible harm to funding for the poor and vulnerable.
Florence Smulekoff died in Miami Beach Florida at age 88 after surgery and illness. She was Leo Smulekoff's widow and lived in Florida during winters, with ties to Cedar Rapids where her husband built Smulekoff's. She enjoyed golf gardening and community life and is survived by a sister and a nephew.
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