Obituaries Chronicle Five Local Residents’ Deaths in 1995
Five Cedar Rapids area residents died in June and May 1995. Freeman Dee Dotson, 84, of Paradise Valley Arizona, a retired real estate developer, survived by his wife Lucille and two sons Stephen and Michael. Vlasta Hofford , 88, of Heritage Acres Care Center, died June 10 after a short illness. funeral at St Patrick Church with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Margaret Ellen Kinney, 100, long-time Cedar Rapids resident, died June 10 in La Jolla. memorials to charity and survivors listing four children, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. A. Neuhaus, 70, of Wyoming Drive SW, died June 11 after a short illness. survivors include spouse and many children and grandchildren. services at St Ludmila’s Church. Virginia Flynn, 71, Cedar Rapids resident since 1956, survivor list includes children and grandchildren. memorials to a charity of donor’s choice. Funeral homes and services across multiple churches and cemeteries marked the obituary notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman Dee Dotson
Paradise Valley
Ariz
Cedar Rapids
Lucille
Stephen
Michael
Coe College
Viasta
Val” Anne Hofford
Heritage Acres Care Center
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Joseph Schneider
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Louis Trefmy
Boulder
Colo
Bernard Hofford
Wagner Motor Co
Vlasta
Margaret Ellen Kinney
la Jolla
Calif
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Karl Glovik
Stewart Funeral Home
Mary F. Davison
George
Santa Maria
Helen K. Copley
Frank E. Kinney
Donna
Mary M. Kinney
Delhi
Fred E. Kinney
Joseph P. Kinney
Margaret
Chelsea
David
Mary Elizabeth Casey
Victor
St. Agnes Circle
A. Neuhaus
Wyoming
Mercy Medical Center
St. Ludmilas Catholic Church
Harry Koelker
St. John’s Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home West
Sarasota
Fla
Virginia Flynn
Southern Shore
N.C
Louis Tickal
Lillian Raven
Walter Flynn
Davenport
James
Elsie Walter Flynn
Gilbert J. Neuhaus
North Carolina
Virginia
Dyersville
Ladies Auxiliary
VFW
Order of Eagles
Anamosa Mourns Jesse Meade 77 Following Illness
Jesse Meade 77 died Sunday June 11 1995 at Anamosa Community Hospital after a short illness. Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church Anamosa with burial at Oakwood Cemetery Monticello. Visitation 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa. Survived by son David of Anamosa two daughters Janice Gronewold of Anamosa Mary Ann Willis of Monticello 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
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Jesse Meade
Anamosa Community Hospital
First Baptist Church
Anamosa
Oakwood Cemetery
Monticello
Goettsch Funeral Home
David
Janice Gronewold
Mary Ann Willis
Atalissa Man John R. Flater Dies at 84
Atilassa John R. Flater, 84, formerly of rural Atalissa, died June 12 1995 at his granddaughter’s home in North Liberty after an extended illness. Arrangements are pending at Barker Funeral Home West Liberty.
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John R. Flater
Atalissa
North Liberty
Barker Funeral Home
West Liberty
Center Point man dies in Geneseo auto crash
Gary Snenicka 47 of Geneseo Illinois, formerly Center Point, died Monday June 12 1995 in an auto accident in Geneseo. Arrangements pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point.
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Gary Snenicka
Geneseo, Ill
Center Point
Geneseo
Murdoch Funeral Home
Mary A Bazal 94 Belle Plaine resident dies after long illness
Mary A Bazal 94 formerly of Vining dies Monday June 12 1995 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Services 10 a.m. Thursday Hrabak Funeral Home Chelsea by Pastor Don Drahos of Vining Alliance Church. Burial National Cemetery Vining. Friends may call 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Survivors include husband William son George brother Ernest Sverd sister Margaret Hanesalo daughter-in-law Lillian eight grandchildren nineteen great grandchildren.
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Mary A. Bazal
Belle Plaine Care Center
Vining
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Hrabak Funeral Home
Chelsea
Don Drahos
Vining Alliance Church
National Cemetery
William
George
Ernest Sverd
Devils Lake
N.D
Margaret Hanesalo
Brainerd, Minn
Lillian
Parker rites at Stephens Church Central City
Roger Steven Parker funeral arrangements announced by Murdoch Funeral Home. Service at 10 am today at Stephens Catholic Church Central City followed by burial at Mount Clark Cemetery.
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Roger Steven Parker
Stephen's Catholic Church
Central City
Mount Clark Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
Funeral services for Donald J. Link in Iowa City
Donald Joseph Link, 57, of 407 Second Ave. Pt., died Monday morning June 12 1995 at Lone Tree Care Center from AIDS complications. Memorial services set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Donahue Leas ing Funeral Home Iowa City. Cremation arranged with burial later. Survived by three brothers Richard Grandview Harry Kansas City Kan John Phillips Wis and sister Virginia Behre Glendale Wis.
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Donald Joseph Link
Second Ave
Lone Tree Care Center
Donahue-Leasing Funeral Home
Iowa City
Gary Walker
Richard
Grandview
Harry
Kansas City
Kan
John
Phillips
Wis
Virginia Behre
Glendale
Downey Resident Bobby Simmons Dies After Heart Attack
Bobby Dale Bob Simmons 48 of Shreveport Louisiana formerly Downey died June 12 1995 in Shreveport following a heart attack. He was a resident of West Branch.
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Bobby Dale
Bob” Simmons
Shreveport
Downey
Barker Funeral Home
West Branch
Gail Tilson 79 Chicago native died after long illness
Gail Hamilton Tilson, 79, of Chicago formerly of Elkader and Vinton, died Sunday June 11, 1995 at home after a long illness. Services set for 11 a m Thursday at Leonard Witt Funeral Home Elkader with viewing Wednesday 4 to 8 p.m. and Thursday after 7 a.m. Burial at East Side Cemetery. The Rev Lance Bentley will officiate. Survived by wife Ivanell Katschkowsky Tilson, two sons Gary of Palatine Illinois and David of Wichita Kansas, and daughter Barbara Bean of Omaha Nebraska.
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Gail Hamilton Tilson
Chicago
Vinton
Leonard Witt
Elkader
East Side Cemetery
Lance Bentley
Ivanell Katschkowsky Tilson
Louise A Moore 84 dies at home in June
Louise A. Moore aged 84 died Sunday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home in Arlington.
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Louise A. Moore
Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home
Arlington
Petersburg man John R. Putz, 88, dies in Dyersville
John R. Putz aged 88 died Monday at Mercy Health Center St Marys Unit in Dyersville. Arrangements are pending at Kramer Funeral Home with visitation after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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John R. Putz
Mercy Health Center
St. Mary's Unit
Dyersville
Kramer Funeral Home
Death of Marvin M. Malatek in Iowa City
Marvin M. Malatek aged 68 died Monday afternoon June 12 1995 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a sudden illness Arrangements are pending at Brosh Funeral Home Solon
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Marvin M. Malatek
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Brosh Funeral Home
Solon
Leona E Wessels 85 Dies In Guttenberg After Brief Illness
Leona E to Toots Wessels 85 formerly of New Vienna died Monday morning June 12 1995 at Guttenberg Care Center after a brief illness. Services 11 am Wednesday at St Marys Catholic Church Guttenberg Burial St Boniface Cemetery New Vienna Wake 3 to 9 pm today Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg. Survivors include daughter Joan Spielbauer Guttenberg and brother William Rowing Dyersville.
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Leona E. “Toots’’ Wessels
New Vienna
Guttenberg
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Boniface Cemetery
Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home
Joan Spielbauer
William Rowing
Dyersville
Four Iowa City area obituaries posted for June 11 1995
IO WA City burials include Al Porter 88 of 402 Douglass St died after a short illness at Greenwood Manor. Services today at Donohue-Leasing Funeral Home with burial in La Farge Wisconsin. Survivors include sister Evaline Friday. Ruth Hunter Lord 91 formerly of Iowa City died June 11 at Lantern Park Care Center. Services Wednesday at George L. Gay Funeral Home with burial Oakland Cemetery. Burial details and survivors listed. Harold C Bernisse 87 of Tama formerly Toledo died June 12 at Sunnyhill Care Center. Services Wednesday at Christ United Methodist Toledo with burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Survivors include wife Ruth son Gerald and daughter Karen Harran. Frank B Carmen 74 died June 12 at home after extended illness. Arrangements pending at Phillips Funeral Home Vinton.
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al G. Porter Bold
Douglass St
Greenwood Manor
Donohue-Leasing Funeral Home
Iowa City
Robert Dean
la Farge
Wis
Evaline Friday
San Antonio
Texas
Ruth Hunter Lord
Lantern Park
Coralville
George L. Gay
Dick Watkins
Oakland Cemetery
Louis Lyle Jr
Ruth Goodlock
Manitou Beach
Mich
Nancy Plate
Martha Swails
Des Moines
Stanley Hunter
Harold C. Bernisse
Sunnyhill Care Center
Tama
Toledo
Christ United Methodist Church
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Henderson-Overton Funeral Home
Ruth
Gerald
Karen Harran
Nelle Mann
Frank B. Carmen
Phillips Funeral Home
Vinton
Virginia Arnold 67 dies after extended illness in Iowa City
Virginia E. Arnold 67 died June 12 1995 at University Hospitals Iowa City after an extended illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Brett Best officiating. Burial New Haven Cemetery Dublin Iowa. Survived by two sisters Shirley Long and Charlotte Beemblosson and stepmother Cora Whitehead all of Washington and a stepsister Darlene.
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Virginia E. Arnold
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Jones Funeral Home
Brett Best
New Haven Cemetery
Dublin
Iowa
Shirley Long
Charlotte Beemblosson
Cora Whitehead
Washington
Darlene
Monona Woman Katherine Gruber, 81, Dies After Illness
Katherine E. Gruber, 81, of Monona died Sunday June 11 1995 at Central Community Hospital Elkader after an illness. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St Patrick Catholic Church Monona with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation 3 to 9 p.m. today at Schultz's Funeral Home with rosaries at 4 and 7 45 and a Scripture service at 7 30 p.m. Survivors include husband Harvey a son Daniel of New Sharon a daughter Constance Carroll of Poway California two sisters Mary Ryan Rita Craker Marge Williams and two brothers Harry Sullivan Earl Sullivan.
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Katherine E. Gruber
Central Community Hospital
Elkader
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Monona
Schultz
Harvey
Daniel
New Sharon
Constance Carroll
Poway
Calif
Mary Ryan
Freeport
Ill
Rita Craker
Dallas
Marge Williams
Mantica
Harry Sullivan
Irvine
Earl Sullivan
Waterloo
Oxford Woman Myrtle Edwards 95 Dies After Short Illness
Myrtle M. Edwards 95 formerly of Oxford died Monday June 12 1995 at Lantern Park Care Center Coralville after a short illness. Services set 2 p.m. Thursday at Oxford United Methodist Church with Rev Manuel Berlin. Burial in Oxford Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at George L. Gay Oxford Chapel. She is survived by three sons Donald Keokuk Howard Iowa City Merlyn Oxford a brother Jack Christee Iowa City and a sister Arlene Diltz Eureka California.
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Myrtle M. Edwards
Oxford
Lantern Park
Coralville
Oxford United Methodist Church
Manuel Berlin
Oxford Cemetery
George L. Gay
Oxford Chapel
Donald
Keokuk
Howard
Iowa City
Merlyn
Jack Christee
Arlene Diltz
Eureka
Calif
Joanne Bernice Chapman dies after long illness
ROWLEY Joanne Bernice Chapman a 22 year old formerly of Peosia died Monday afternoon June 12 1995 at St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids following a long illness Arrangements are pending at Reiff Funeral Home Independence.
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Joanne Bernice Chapman
Peosia
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Reiff Funeral Home
Independence
Wyoming man Clifford W. Parmenter dies at 79
Clifford W. Parmenter, 79, of Wyoming, died Monday June 12 1995 at Cedar Falls Health Care Center after a short illness. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Zion American Lutheran Church. burial in Wyoming Cemetery. Survived by wife Amanda, two daughters Janice Woodard and Patricia Snider, two sons Richard and Ronald, two sisters, a brother, and ten grandchildren. Funeral arrangements with Hayden Funeral Home.
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Clifford W. Parmenter
Cedar Falls
Zion American Lutheran Church
David Guetzke
Wyoming Cemetery
Hayden Funeral Home
Wyoming
Amanda
Janice Woodard
Onslow
Patricia Snider
Cedar Rapids
Richard
Central City
Ronald
Alta Monte, Ill
Cecile Ricklefs
Morley
Madlyn Johnson
Center Point
Ray
Missouri
Iowa Commission Holds Fifth Leadership Meeting Saturday
The Iowa Commission on the Status of African-Americans hosts a public leadership breakfast and forum at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Sheraton Inn Cedar Rapids. Langston and Peery urge broader participation to boost education, employment, housing, health care, and civic involvement statewide. They plan a Friends group to fund programs and aim to raise intergenerational role models and improve aptitude test scores through educator collaboration.
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Dale Kueter
Iowa Commission On the
Iowa
Sheraton Inn
33Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Per
Petual Savings Bank
Small Business Administration
Iowa Commission On the Status of
Ron Langston
Langston
Andre Peery
Iowa City
Friends of the Iowa Commission
Iowa Commission
Peery
Commission
Committee to pick U of I interview method
The 22 member search committee may interview about a dozen candidates off campus or form a subcommittee to handle that phase. A pool of 284 prospects includes 74 women. Finalists to be interviewed on campus with names released 24 to 48 hours before arrival. Four finalists will be sent to the State Board of Regents for selection.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Hunter Rawlings
Rawlings
Cornell University
Ithaca
N.Y
Virginia
Steve Collins
Board of Regents
Collins
U of I
State Board of Regents
Exlowan dies in Illinois two vehicle crash
Gazette report states Gary L. Snenicka 47 of Geneseo Illinois died when his car collided with a westbound pickup at Highway 92 and Springhill Blacktop in Henry County. Russell D. Puckett 57 of Prophetstown Illinois was injured. Services for Snenicka are pending.
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Gary L. Snenicka
Geneseo
Ill
Highway 92
Springhill Blacktop
Henry County
Ilinois
Lnenicka
Springhill
Russell D. Puckett
Prophetstown
Former Perot supporters form new Iowa party
Iowa members of United We Stand America launch the United Citizens Party of Iowa after a Sunday convention in Ames. The group aims to field 1996 candidates and back a Perot presidential bid, while seeking new members and reform in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press and Gazette
Iowa
Texas
Ross Perot
Charles Connolly
Iowa State University
Ames City Hall
United We Stand America
United Citizens Party
Perot
Doug Welsh
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Welsh
Connolly
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Belle Plaine
Central
Fayette
Petersburg
Rowley
Commission Chairman
Heather Sloman Wood
Exlowan
Gazette
Illinois
Puckett
Snenicka
Murdoch’s
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