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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1996

Page

10

Obituaries for Betty Batey and two others in Cedar Rapids area

Betty L Batey 69 of 2321 18th St SW died June 16 1996 in St Luke s Hospital after a long illness Services 11 am Thursday Turner Chapel West with visitation 3 to 7 pm Wednesday Rev William Harnish officiating Burial Linwood Cemetery Survivors include husband Charles two daughters Sheryl Spencer Center Point and Rebecca Strief Bettendorf two sisters Agness Smith and Mary Ullrich Cedar Rapids She was born December 27 1926 in Fairfield married Charles L Batey June 13 1977 in Iowa City and was a bookkeeper at Jefferson High School for 19 years A memorial fund has been established Raymond D Elmore 66 died June 16 1996 in St Luke s Hospital Arrangements with Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home Edna A Bennett 86 of Winslow House Care Center died June 17 1996 Arrangements with Stewart Funeral Home Cedar Rapids

Jamie Bonnichsen Virginia Gay Hospital Presterian Church Vinton Dennis Morey Evergreen Cemetery Phillips Funeral Home Chapel Dan Ann Lisa Jeremy Danny Cedar Rapids Susie Serena Thomas Batavia, Ill

Clara Goodken 83 Dyersville Woman Dies in June

Clara Goodken of Dyersville dies at 83 on Monday evening June 17 1996 at St Marys Anit Mercy Health Center. Arrangements are pending with Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville.

Clara Goodken St. Mary’s Anit-Mercy Health Center Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville

Decorah Woman Mildred Johnson, 82, Dies After Short Illness

Mildred B. Johnson, 82, of Decorah died Sunday in Oneota Rivercare Center after a short illness. Services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church with burial in Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call today 4–7 p.m. at French & Balik Funeral Home and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Survivors include husband Norman. three sons Ronald Westby of Keokuk, Darrell Westby of Eden Prairie, Minn., Jay Johnson of Chicago. daughter Joyce Taylor of St. Paul, Minn.. brother Lloyd Strinmoen. sisters Evelyn Kroshus and Verna Halverson, all of Decorah.

Mildred B. Johnson Oneota Rivercare Center First Lutheran Church Lutheran Cemetery French & Balik Funeral Home Norman Ronald Westby Keokuk Darrell Westby Eden Prairie Minn Jay Johnson Chicago

Angela P. Shold Rites Pending in Elkader

Angela P. Shold 86 died Monday evening June 17 1996 at Elkader Care Center Arrangements pending with Leonard Witt Funeral Home Elkader

Angela P. Shold Elkader Leonard Witt

Obituaries for Carl Peterson and Ruth Borcherding

Carl Peterson age 73 died June 17 1996 at West Ridge Care Center Cedar Rapids after an extended illness. Arrangements are pending with Phillips Funeral Home Vinton. Ruth Borcherding age 70 died June 17 1996 at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending with Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg.

Carl Peterson West Ridge Cedar Rapids Phillips Funeral Home Vinton Ruth E. Borcherding Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg

Death Notice for 3-Day-Old Austin Gage Davis in Guttenberg

Austin Gage Davis three day old son of Melinds Hauptman and Leland Paul Davis II died Sunday June 16 1996 in Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Services were at 10 a m today at Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg burial in Guttenberg City Cemetery survivors include parents and sister Brieanna Lahey

Austin Gage Davis Melinds Hauptman Leland Paul Davis II Guttenberg Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Guttenberg City Cemetery Brieanna Lahey

Memorial notices for Bogardus and Slade Dvorsky

Jean C. Bogardus 71 of 3 Solar St died June 15 1996 after a sudden illness at her home. Services Monday 10 a.m. at St Peter Catholic Church Cosgrove burial in church cemetery. Ethel A Slade Dvorsky 82 of 1710 F St died June 16 1996 after a lengthy illness. Services Wednesday 1 30 p.m. at St Wenceslaus Catholic Church burial Memory Gardens Cemetery. Both arrangements handled by George L Gay Funeral Home Iowa City.

Jean C. Bogardus Solar St Oxford St. Peter Catholic Church Cosgrove Richard Okumu George L. Gay Oxford Chapel Jean Molton Frank Flossie Osteen Bogardus Ottumwa Heights Marycrest College Davenport Clear Creek Junior High School Iowa Delta Kappa Gamma Bill Reynoldsville Penn Yan N.Y Phyllis Bill) Bedingfield Buda Texas George L. Gay Funeral Home Iowa City Ethel A. Slade Dvorsky F St St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Harry Linnen Brink Memory Gardens

Drowned Iowa boy Dylan Meyer 12 mourned in Oxford Junction

Dylan A Meyer age 12 drowned June 12 in the Wapsipinicon River near Oxford Mills. Services planned 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Midland Community School gymnasium Oxford Junction. Burial Mayflower Cemetery. Family visitation today 2 to 8 p.m. at Hayden Funeral Home Oxford Junction. He was born June 17, 1983 in Iowa City and survived by his parents Dale and Roxanne Meyer plus extended relatives.

Dylan A. Meyer Wapsipinicon Oxford Mills Midland Community School Oxford Junction Todd Chelf Mayflower Cemetery Hayden Funeral Home Dylan Iowa City Dale A Roxanne Stewart Meyer Midland Community Middle School Lost Nation Dale Roxanne Bobby Stewart Bettendorf Jeanette Stewart London Reba Meyer Wyoming Iowa Nancy Marie Thomas Chetek Wis

Clinton woman seeks WWII war brides reunion in Iowa

Simonne Moore of Clinton Iowa is organizing a war brides reunion set for July 18 to 20 at Augustana College Rock Island Illinois. She aims to locate and contact American war brides who came to the United States during 1946 from World War II with help from her daughter and a list of over 500 names.

Clinton Simonne Moore United States Moore Augustana College N. Sixth St Iowa Rock Island Iil Moore Brussels Belgium Youngstown Ohio Arizona Ill

Grubbs Named Leader Of Iowa Senate Majority Fund

Gazette staff report describes Steve Grubbs of Davenport named chairman of the Iowa GOP Senate Majority Fund, a drive to win control of the Iowa Senate. Grubbs left the House after three terms to seek the U.S. Senate nomination, with Jim Ross Lightfoot winning the GOP primary. Tom Cope, Grubbs’ primary campaigner, became the party’s communications director.

Gazette Des Moines Steve Grubbs Davenport U.S. Senate Iowa GOP Senate Majority Fund Iowa Senate House of Representatives Grubbs House Jim Ross Lightfoot Brian Kennedy Iowa Republican Party Steve Tom Cope The State Party Monday

Springville Mourns Clete Boland 88

SPRINGVILLE W C Boland 88 died Sunday June 16 1996 at Hallmark Care Center Mount Vernon after a long illness. Services Thursday at St Isidore Catholic Church Springville burial Mount Calvary Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Survivors include wife Ann a son Robert two daughters a brother 16 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. He was born April 10 1908 in Wesley to John and Maude Boland and married Ann Deeny in 1930. He managed Amber Creamery owned a Springville creamery drove school buses and worked for Springville city retirement 1975.

W.C Clete” Boland Hallmark Care Center Mount Vernon St. Isidore Catholic Church Springville Mount Calvary Cemetery Cedar Rapids Murdoch Funeral Home Marion Ann Robert Millie Phoenix Beverly Schrader Walford Barbara Fogarty LeRoy Portland Ore Dorothy Boland Merlin Dawn Paul Wesley John Maude West Boland Ann G. Deeny Waucoma Clete Iowa State University Knights of Columbus Anamosa

Irene Laing 86 dies in Tipton Iowa heart attack

Irene Laing age 86 died Saturday June 15 1996 at home after a heart attack in Tipton Iowa Services set for 10 a.m. Thursday at St Bernadettes Catholic Church West Branch with burial at St Josephs Cemetery Cedar Valley Visitation Wednesday at Barker Funeral Home West Branch includes rosary and wake service Survivors include son Wayne and wife Patty three grandchildren and a great grandchild She was married to Earl Laing in 1945 farmed in Cedar Valley and belonged to St Marys Church Tipton a memorial fund for the Tipton Senior Citizens Center has been established.

Irene Laing St. Bernadettes Catholic Church West Branch Eugene Benda St Joseph’s Cemetery Cedar Valley Barker Funeral Home Wayne Patty Cedar County Irene James Annie Kenny Tucker Earl Laing St. Mary’s Catholic Church Tipton

Thornburg Man Dies in Vehicle Accident at Thornburg East

Leslie Wyant Calvert 74 died Saturday evening June 15 1996 in a vehicular accident one quarter mile east of Thornburg Survivors include wife Margaret two sons Michael of Abilene Texas Stephen of Pewaukee Wisconsin a daughter Connie Axmear of Keswick two sisters Beulah Haught Annandale Virginia and Edith White Oklahoma City Oklahoma Funeral services set for 10 30 a m Thursday Harden Funeral Chapel What Cheer with Rev Jim Stout. burial Sixteen Cemetery near Thornburg Friends may call after 9 a m Wednesday at the funeral home with family present 7 to 8 30 p m

Leslie Wyant Calvert Thornburg Harden Jim Stout Thornburg United Methodist Church Margaret Michael

Death of Donald E. Exline in Homestead

Donald E. Exline aged 33 died early Monday June 17 1996. Arrangements are pending at Brush Chapel Cedar Rapids.

Donald E. Exline Brush Chapel Cedar Rapids

Vinton Obituaries for Jamie Bonnichsen and Carl Marovec

Jamie Bonnichsen aged 13 died June 16 1996 at Virginia Gay Hospital from heart problems. Services set for June 19 at Presbyterian Church Vinton with burial at Evergreen Cemetery. Carl Marovec aged 56 died June 16 1996 at Virginia Gay Hospital after illness. Services June 20 at Overton Family Funeral Home Vinton with burial at Bear Creek Cemetery.

West Union man found dead in his home

Edward Schwamman 380 was found dead Monday June 17 1996 in his West Union home. Arrangements are pending with Burnham Wood Funeral Home West Union.

Edward Schwamman Burnham-Wood Funeral Home West Union

Obituaries for Carolan Frank and Mills with church services

Thomas R. Carolan to be buried at Mount Calvary with American Legion rites at St. Pius Catholic Church. Lloyd Dags Frank to be buried at Center Point Cemetery after services at Center Point First Christian Church. Marie Elizabeth Mills to be laid to rest at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery by Revered Angeline Lug, with calling hours at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. Arrangements are with Murdoch Funeral Home Marion.

Thomas R. Carolan St. Pius Mount Calvary American Legion Post Murdoch Funeral Home Marion Lloyd “‘Dags’’ Frank First Christian Church Center Point Marie Elizabeth Mills Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Angeline Lug Redeemed Fellowship Church Blue Island, Ill Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery

Death Notices and Obituaries Submissions Guide

The Gazette lists submission hours for death notices and obituaries with immediate survivors and a photo published as a news item. Additional memorial and biographical details cost 35 cents per word, with out-of-town notices also charged per word. call 398-8221 for guidelines.

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Readlyn names new old grump as Ungs takes ceremonial cap

Ln Ungs age 65 becomes Readlyn's seventh official old grump succeeding Delbert Wittenburg. The award began in 1990 to settle a local dispute about Readlyn home of 857 Happy People and One Old Grump. Ungs helped organize the contest seven years ago and accepts the honor amid family jokes.

Ln Ungs Readlyn Amea Ungs Delbert Wittenburg Grump

City policy eyed to guide business moves

Merriam and Munson describe a case by case basis for business sites with interstate access and land as key factors. They say the rule aims to be flexible and not solely a Hiawatha competition, noting broader competition from across the country. Marion also follows a similar review approach said City Manager Jeff Schott.

Merriam Munson Hiawatha Marion Jeff Schott

Clubs guide seeks updated information for Discovery listing

The Gazette announces an August 11 publication of a Linn and Johnson counties clubs directory. Community groups must submit a brief group description meeting times contact person and phone number by July 6 via mail to Discovery Cedar Rapids or fax to Phyllis Fleming.

Linn Johnson Counties the Gazette P.O. Box Cedar Rapids Phyllis Fleming

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