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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1998
Page
8
Obituaries from Cedar Rapids and surrounding area list Ronald Eugene Gage Sr 56 of Cedar Rapids. Nielson McIntyre Emma Schumacher Steven Stivers with service details, birthplaces, survivors, and memorial funds established.
Independence P Appleby 79 of rural Independence dies at home after lengthy illness. Services set for 1 30 p m Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church Hazleton with burial at Wilson Grove Cemetery Sumner. Visitation after 7 tonight and all day Tuesday at White Funeral Home Independence. Survivors include two daughters Dolores Martin and Peggy Hoehne and two brothers Rex Lucas and Leon Lucas.
William John Ludwig 73 of Gilbert formerly Iowa City died June 12 1998 of cancer at Mary Greeley Medical Center Ames. Services Tuesday Gilbert Lutheran Church burial Memory Gardens Iowa City. Joann Elizabeth Edwards Maas 72 Williamsburg area died June 14 1998 at University Hospitals with arrangements pending at Uhlmann Powell Funeral Home Williamsburg. Dennis J Schulze 52 Iowa City died June 13 1998 after sudden illness services June 16 at St Thomas More Catholic Church burial Memory Gardens Cemetery. Survivors include Mary Ann and Betsy Ann of Iowa City.
Adeline Adney McGregor 84 died Saturday June 13 1998 at Memorial Hospital Prairie du Chien Wisconsin after a short illness. Services 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Garden City United Methodist Church Monona with burial at Council Hill Cemetery rural Monona. Friends may call 3 to 9 p.m. today at Schultz's Funeral Home Monona with a 3 p.m. prayer service. Survivors include husband Archie three daughters June Larson Myrna Schmelzer and Sharon Peters and a son Allen all of McGregor Garnaville Monona and McGregor respectively.
Wanda L. Stolfus 83 died Friday morning June 12 1998 at the gravesite of her husband Jack in Oelwein after a sudden illness Services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and after 1 p.m. Wednesday Survivors include daughters Beverly Holloway Mission Texas Sharon Woods Oelwein and son James Des Moines plus brother Kenneth Sewell Oelwein
Merajo Appleby Lewis 51 formerly of Cedar Rapids died Saturday in Silsbee Texas after an apparent heart attack. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hayden Funeral Home Olin with visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery Monti cello officiated by Rev. Donnita Moeller. Survivors include two daughters Karen and Cheri of Silsbee five sisters and five brothers located in Iowa and Oregon and Cedar Rapids and Oxford Junction.
Sigourney Ilo Kerkove 86 died Saturday June 13 1998 at Sigourney Care Center after an extended illness. Memorial services set for 11 a.m. Saturday July 11 at English River Church of the Brethren near Kinross. Cremation arranged by Holm Funeral Home Sigourney. Survived by wife Loveta daughter Anna Powers Iowa City two sons Franklin Ankeny Francis South English a brother Arland Mesa and sister Loueen Hixson Hemet Calif.
Marion woman Mary Ann Blaine 49 of 2620 Pheasant Ridge Court Cedar Rapids died Sunday June 14 1998 in St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids after a short illness Arrangements are pending at Stewart Funeral Home Cedar Rapids.
Leo M Kremer 92 died Saturday June 13 1998 in Shady Rest Care Center after a long illness at Reiff Funeral Home Cascade. Friends may call 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Henry H. Limkemann 22 formerly of Castalia and Lansing died June 13 1998 in Northgate Care Center Waukon after a brief illness. Services 130 p.m. Wednesday Schutte Funeral Home Postville burial Pleasant View Cemetery Castalia. Tim Edward Kaut funeral at 2 p.m. today Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point, burial Center Point Cemetery.
Aubrey Osborn 36 died Saturday at Aase Haugen Home Decorah after a long illness. Memorial services set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lutheran Church Calmar. Body cremated. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at Balik Funeral Home Spillville. He is survived by Frances daughter Jane Albertson of Spillville and son Mike of Ankeny.
Raymah Dawson, 86, died after a two week illness in Mercy Iowa City on June 14 1998. Services were held at 10 a.m. at United Christian and Baptist Church with Rev. Scott Stapleton. Burial followed at Sharon Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona after 7 a.m. Tuesday with family present 6 to 8 p.m. Survivors include brother Eugene Trask of Winterset.
Rita Serbousek age 61 died early Sunday June 14 1998 in Solon arrangements are pending at Brosh Funeral Home Solon. Joseph Shulista services 10 a m Tuesday at Brosh Funeral Home Solon friends may call 3 to 7 p m today. Burial of cremains Czech National Cemetery Cedar Rapids with military rites by Solon American Legion Stinocher Post 460.
Iowa State University researchers report that Iowa State Patrol troopers and other public safety officers have a 2.3 times higher risk of heart disease than the general population. The study of 232 retired male officers cites stress, shift work, and diet as possible factors. A fitness program with mandatory testing begins spring 2003 to address health concerns.
Volunteer alerts from LIV and United Way of East Central Iowa invite participation across programs. RSVP RSF references volunteers ages 55 plus, Crisis Counselors seek trained crisis volunteers, Book Buddies recruits readers for a summer program, Foster Care Review Board seeks volunteers, chaperones for field trips, Care Review Committee monitors nursing home quality of life. Call the listed numbers for details.
Wilford Bill Buege 31 died June 13 1998 in Veterans Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness Burial with military rites at Oakland Cemetery and services at St John’s Lutheran Church Survived by Dorothy wife and three children Hazel Dee 84 died June 13 1998 at Northgate Care Center services at Zion United Church of Christ burial at Oakland Cemetery Survivors include son Edwin daughter Gloria Hanson and two other sons Evelyn G Thompson 90 died June 14 1998 at Good Samaritan Center services at St John’s Lutheran Church burial at Oakland Cemetery no immediate survivors
Hancock County faces stray dog issues and struggles finding a new animal control officer after Ron Fox of Forest City resigned in March. In early 1998 Fox collected 29 stray dogs, prompting the county to advertise for a replacement.
Hancock County officials acknowledge no interviews have taken place as animal control officers require state kennel licenses and five day holds. Sheriff Michel says deputies do not handle dog calls while Supervisor Paca vows action and urges residents to come forward with information.
The Cedar Rapids division lists numerous Chapter 7 filings including Scott and Cynthia Saylor of Vinton with debts of 83 805 and assets 105 340, Wayne Button of 1826 J St SW with debts 75 490 and assets 51 887, and Shirley Herb of 1517 34th St NE with 60 505 debts and 42 080 assets. Other filers include Jeffrey Goddard, Roger and Teresa Carman, Joan DeMoss, Gary Grant, James Roberts doing JR Maintenance, Sheryll Johnson, Robert and Mary Yingling, Thomas and Vicky Meish, Jack and Cindy Trimble, Joan Eidel, Nancy Meier, Edward Suiter, Anthony and Audrey Green, Marcelo Oyarsun and Sharmi Kaefring-Oyarsun, Douglas and Sandra Schroeder, Diane Giebelstein, Michael and Melissa Parks, William Ingledue, Deborah Sherard, and Candace Hinds. These petitions show varying debt totals, asset amounts, and exempt claims.
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