Mabel Nassif Abraham, 90, former Cedar Rapids beauty pioneer
Mabel Nassif Abraham died June 7 2000 at Northbrook Manor Care Center Cedar Rapids IA of natural causes Services at 10 am Monday at St George Orthodox Church Burial in church cemetery Visitation 3-5 pm Saturday at Brush Chapel 5-7 pm Sunday at church A Trisagion 7 pm Sunday Survivors include sons Charles and Dean daughters in law Janice and Shirley eight grandchildren nine great grandchildren and two sisters Also survived by two sisters and several nieces and nephews Born March 16 1910 in Cedar Rapids she co founded Madelines Styling Salon which grew into a three generation family business instrumental in introducing wigs to Cedar Rapids Memorials to St George Orthodox Church building fund
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Mabel Nassif Abraham
Sunland Dr
Northbrook Manor Care Center
St. George Orthodox Church
Paul Babba
Brush Chapel
Charles Abraham Sr
Janice
Cedar Rapids
Dean Abraham Sr
Shirley
Scottsdale, Ariz
Charles Jr
Terry
Jeffrey
Christopher
Dean Jr
Jeanine
Mark Abraham
Kimberly Parks
Charles III
Sarah
Matthew
David
Cale
Taylor
John Charles
Lindsay
Emma David
Sophie Skaff
Rastom
Sadie Kacere Nassif
Braham Abraham
Ida Nassif
Nagebe Abdo
Helen Hidder
James
Morey
Louis Nassif
Mabel
Madeline
St. George Orthodox Church Building Fund
Cottage Grove Ave
Belle Plaine Obituaries Honor Two Citizens in June 2000
Dale O. Beck Sr. 79 died of cancer June 8 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids with arrangements pending at Hrabak Funeral Home Belle Plaine. Jasper H. DeRaad 65 died June 7 at Marshalltown Medical Center. services set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hrabak with burial at Rector Cemetery Chelsea. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Survivors include wife Imogene, son John of Silver City, daughter Janet Slaymaker of Tama, brother Alfred, sister Ruby Kelhofer, and granddaughter Stormy Slaymaker.
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Dale O. Beck Sr
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Hrabak
Belle Plaine
Jasper H. DeRaad
Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center
Richard Davis
Bryan Hansen
Dean Swenson
Rector Cemetery
Chelsea
Imogene
John
Silver City
Janet Slaymaker
Tama
Alfred
Sioux City
Ruby Kelhower
Haywarden
Stormy Slaymaker
Center Point obituary for Ralph P. Zieser 88
Ralph P. Zieser 88 died June 7 2000 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Services 10 a.m. Saturday at St Marys Catholic Church Urbana with Rev Gabriel Anderson. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point. Burial St Marys Cemetery Urbana. He is survived by three daughters Charlotte Eldred Janet Nie Marilyn Schaefer. son Dennis Zieser. 14 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren and a sister Hilda Nie. He was preceded by his wife Irene a daughter Mary Joann a grandson Scott two brothers and a sister. Born June 22 1911 in Benton County to George and Anna Zieser he married Irene Mahoney on Oct 6 1936. A life long area farmer he served on the Urbana Community School Board. Memorial fund established.
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Ralph P. Zieser
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Urbana
Gabriel Anderson
Murdoch Funeral Home
Center Point
St. Mary's Cemetery
Charlotte Eldred
Charles
Janet Nie
Kenneth
Jesup
Marilyn Schaefer
Waterloo
Dennis Zieser
Monica
Hilda Nie
la Porte City
Irene
Mary Joann Zieser
Scott
Roman Schaefer
Leonard Zieser
Bertha Reuter
Ralph
George
Anna Michael Zieser
Benton County
Irene “Happy” Mahoney
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Walker
Independence man Oscar Lentzkow dies at 80
Oscar W. Lentzkow 80 of Independence died June 7 2000 at home after a sudden illness. Services 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church Independence with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitation 3 to 8 p.m. today at White Funeral Home Independence. He served in World War II in Burma China and India and was a longtime carpenter. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church Bechter Boies VFW Post 2440 and Sheehan Tidball American Legion Post 30. He is survived by his wife Ruth a son John and daughter in law Judy a daughter Jane and son in law Dean five grandchildren a great granddaughter a brother Ronald and several nieces and nephews. He married Ruth Moore May 11 1944. He semi retired in 1981 and moved to Quitman Arkansas before returning to Independence in 1997.
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Oscar W. Lentzkow
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Independence
Perry Fruhling
Mount Hope Cemetery
White Funeral Home
Lentzkow
Ruth
John
Judy Lentzkow
Jane
Dean Stickrod
Eldora
Christopher
Denise) Jones
Jonathon Lentzkow
Cedar Rapids
Jill
Jeff
Joel Stickrod
Bryce Kyleen Jones
Ronald
Sharon) Lentzkow
U.S. Army
Burma
China
India
Ruth E. Moore
Quitman
Ark
Bechter-Boies Vfw
Sheehan-Tidball American Legion
Two Obituaries Share June 8 2000 Deaths in Cedar Rapids Iowa
Emil Lentner 95 of 3165 22nd Ave died June 8 2000 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids. Arrangements pending Murdoch Funeral Home Marion. Charlotte Snyder 93 of Winslow House Care Center died June 8 2000. Arrangements pending.
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Emil Lentner
22Nd Ave
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Charlotte G. Snyder
Winslow House
Obituaries for Walton and Sones in Anamosa region
Larry E Walton 86 of Gunter Texas formerly Anamosa died June 7 2000 after an extended illness at Hilltop Haven Care Center Gunter Arrangements pending Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa Elda M Sones 96 of Chelsea Michigan formerly Anamosa died at Chelsea Retirement Home after a brief illness Arrangements pending Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa
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Larry E. Walton
Gunter
Texas
Anamosa
Hilltop Haven
Goettsch Funeral Home
Elda M. Sones
Chelsea, Mich
Chelsea
Dolores M Bechler dies at 72 in Guttenberg
Dolores M Bechler 72 died June 8 2000 at Guttenberg Care Center after a short illness. Services 11 a m Saturday Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg conducted by Rev Harold McMillan burial Guttenberg City Cemetery friends may call 4 to 8 p m today at the funeral home survivors include daughters Brenda Kueter Guttenberg and Rhonda Moser Dubuque.
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Dolores M. Bechler
Guttenberg
Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home
Harold McMillin
Guttenberg City Cemetery
Brenda Kueter
Rhonda Moser
Dubuque
Christina Marie Bohr Wellman Service Notice
Christina Marie Bohr Wellman 386 Washington County Hospital Washington after a brief illness Services 10 a.m. Saturday at St Josephs Catholic Church Wellman Father Mark Swanson Burial Wellman Cemetery Friends may call 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Powell Funeral Home Wellman family present after 2 p.m. rosary starts 5 p.m. Howard and Harold both of Wellman and two brothers Leonard Bayliss Keota Clarence Bayliss Fremont
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Christina Marie Bohr
Washington County Hospital
Washington
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Wellman
Mark Swanson
Wellman Cemetery
Powell Funeral Home
Howard
Harold
Leonard Bayliss
Keota
Clarence Bayliss
Fremont
Longtime North Liberty postmaster Miss Mildred McAllister dies
Mildred Ruth McAllister 92 of North Liberty died June 7 2000 after a short illness at Lantern Park Nursing Rehabilitation Center Coralville. Services 10 a m Monday Oak Hills Coralville by pastors Alvin Jingst Royce Phillips burial Memory Gardens Iowa City. Friends may call 4 to 7 p m Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial fund established. Miss McAllister born December 23 1907 in Beacon Iowa daughter of Charles Ira and Susan Wentz McAllister. She was postmaster at Oakdale campus in the 1930s and 1940s and later secretary at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Iowa City. Survivors include twin sisters Wanda Weir and Juanita Siders, 10 nieces and nephews and many grandnieces and grandnephews.
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Mildred Ruth McAllister
North Liberty
Lantern Park
Coralville
Oak Hill
Alvin Jingst
Royce Phillips
Memory Gardens
Iowa City
Miss McAllister
Beacon
Iowa
Charles Ira
Susan Wentz McAllister
la Porte High School
la Porte
Ind
Oakdale
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Wanda
Max Weir
Juanita
Edwin Siders
Leonard
Elwood
Richard
Washington Mourns Paul Fern Jr. 89 Funeral Planned
Paul Fern Jr. 89 died June 8 2000 at United Presbyterian Home after a lengthy illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Jones Eden Funeral Home Washington conducted by Rev Ron McMenamin. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Calling hours noon today to 8:30 p.m. Survivors include wife Frances two daughters Judy Johnson and Jean Gillliam both of Chardon Ohio sister Hilda Toombs Dumont and brother Walter Fern Sun City Center Florida.
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Paul Fern Jr
United Presbyterian Home
Jones & Eden Funeral Home
Washington
Ron McMenamin
Elm Grove Cemetery
Frances
Judy Johnson
Jean Gillliam
Chardon
Ohio
Joseph F Owens 92 Dies in Clinton July 2000
Joseph F Owens 92 of Clinton died June 7 2000 at Eagle Point Nursing Rehab Clinton. Services 2 pm Monday at Prince of Peace Parish St Irenaeus Catholic Church Clinton burial in church cemetery visitation 2 to 9 pm Sunday at Pape Funeral Home Clinton. Survivors include daughter Rosemary RohrMonticello two grandchildren Thomas Claussen Anaheim? and Jenneffer Lang Monticello and four great grandchildren Dezerne Dustin Claussen Monticello Shannon Ashley Jacobsen Am onosa.
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Joseph F. Owens
Clinton
Eagle Point
Prince of Peace Parish
St. Irenaeus Catholic Church
Pape Funeral Home
Rosemary
Gerald) Rohr
Monticello
Thomas
Sandy) Claussen
Anamosa
Jenneffer Lang
Blind Iowa pianist shines at Van Cliburn amateurs in Fort Worth
Debra Saylor, 37, of Reinbeck, Iowa, wowed judges and audiences at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs. Among 75 entrants, she advanced to the semifinal with a moving Clair de Lune performance, becoming a strong contender for a $2,000 prize. Saylor, blind since birth, traveled alone to Fort Worth, learning Braille scores and defying expectations as she pursues her dream in a field she has long loved.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Debra Saylor
Saylor
Reinbeck
Iowa
Debussy
California
Crash victim known for love of motorcycles
New Albin mourns James Darling 42 after a motorcycle crash on Allamakee County Road A-11 near New Albin. Darling, a Harley Davidson rider, was killed. passenger Janet Dias 39 was airlifted to Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in Wisconsin in critical condition. Darling loved motorcycles and was known as a helpful friend. funeral set for 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church.
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Gazette
New Albin
James Darling
Robin Harmon
Allamakee
Minnesota
New Albia
Darling
Iowa State Patrol
Janet Dias
Gundersen Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
Harmon
Jerry Burke
St. Joseph’s Church
Grassley to stump for state GOP candidates in Iowa
Senate veteran Chuck Grassley will campaign for Republican state legislative candidates across Iowa during weekends and October recesses. He argues GOP leadership reduced a long deficit, built a rainy day fund, and capped state spending while delivering tax cuts and program funding benefiting Iowa taxpayers.
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Grassley
GOP
Iowa
House
Senate
In Memory of Ken and Wayne Klostermann
A memory note honors Ken Klostermann who lived 1970 to 1994 and Wayne Klostermann 1972 to 1990. The writer recalls their smiles jokes and playful nature and reflects on the brothers absence and missed futures.
In Memory Of notices details and submission guidelines
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Death notices and obituaries submission guidelines
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with immediate survivors and a photo without charge if they meet Gazette style. Submissions are accepted 9 am to 7 pm weekdays, 12:30 to 7 pm Saturdays, 4 to 7 pm Sundays and holidays, with a 7 pm daily deadline. other information costs 35 cents per word.
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