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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1997
Page
9
Multiple notices in Cedar Rapids area record deaths from June 23 to 24 1997. Obituaries detail Gul M Baloch born 1926 in Karachi Pakistan, Don Condit 69 and Louise Hazelton 101, Margaret Henry 62, Edd Olson 93, Jean Olson 78, and Russ Paviat 67 linking families, churches, and memorials.
Eldon Stanek was found dead June 24 1997 in Belle Plaine with arrangements pending at Hrabak Funeral Home. Oren M Smith aged 73 formerly of Cedar Rapids died June 20 1997 in San Juan Texas after a heart attack with Kreidler Funeral Home to host November memorial services and cremation. Orville Prusek 85 of Cedar Rapids died June 23 1997 at St Luke's Hospital with Teahen Funeral Home services set and burial at Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery.
Raymond Rink Johnson, 67, of Barnes City died of a heart attack Monday June 23 1997 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Services 1 30 p m Thursday Watts Funeral Home Montezuma with burial Golden Rod Cemetery Deep River. Friends may call after 9 a m today at the funeral home. family 6 to 8 p m. Survivors include four daughters Deann Struble Janice Hoffmann Jacki McKeag Tammi Quinlan a son Randy two brothers Farrell Gerald five sisters Doris Brown Marlys Hopwood Louise Sanders Betty Harbert Marveen Wilson.
Notices detail the deaths of Francis Leo Meighan 77 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center and Donald F Norton 59 of Dubuque with service plans and survivor lists. Linda Von Behren 54 of Anamosa dies at home with Lutheran services planned and memorial fund established.
Barbara June Sabin 72 of rural Greeley died Tuesday morning June 24 1997 at home after an extended illness. Services 10 30 a m Friday at Greeley United Methodist Church. Burial Grant View Cemetery. Visitation 2 9 p m Thursday Leonard Muller Funeral Home Manchester and after 9 30 a m Friday at church. Survivors include her husband John three sons Michael Eugene Dre Mitchell and wives Diane and Chris and their children Jameson Megan Emmaline all of Le Mars Madison Wis a sister Estella Barker and Ed of Milwaukee a sister in law Betty Clute of Portland Ore. She was preceded by a brother Robert and her parents. Born May 30 1925 near Strawberry Point Iowa. She taught 35 years in country schools Greeley Consolidated and West Delaware in Manchester. She was a United Methodist Church member in Greeley.
R Dean Odell aged 73 of 318 Linden Court died of acute leukemia Monday June 23 1997 at home in Iowa City Memorial services set for 10 am Thursday at Callahan Funeral Home with Rev Nancy English Friends may visit 4 to 7 pm today at the funeral home Burial of cremains to follow at a later date He is survived by Shirlee and three daughters Tamara Hanson Kelly Anderson and Holly Odell a sister Diane Paetz and a brother Marlyn
Norma M. Brown 100 died June 23 1997 in Maquoketa Care Center after a long illness. Services are Thursday at Haylock O Hara Lahey in Maquoketa with burial at Monmouth Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Emma Virginia and Aljean and two sons Arnold and Vernon. Gene G. Grimme 77 died June 23 1997 in Briarwood Care Center private services today at Carson Son Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters Gayle and Cheryl and a son Gary. Vern C. Westphal 82 died June 23 1997 in Shady Rest Care Center services Thursday First Lutheran Church Maquoketa burial Wyoming Cemetery. Friends may Carson Son Funeral Home Maquoketa. Mary Belle and two daughters Joy Lyman and Mary Lindberg and stepson David Felderman listed.
Marion Leonard Strasser 80 of rural North English died June 23 1997 after a long illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at North English United Methodist Church with Rev. Kathleen Moore and Rev. Larry Riegel. Burial Sixteen Cemetery near Thornburg. Visiting hours 4 to 8 p.m. today at Powell Funeral Home with family 6 to 8 p.m. He is survived by Mildred two daughters Patricia Little Linda Huff a son Roger and two brothers Lyle and Sylvan.
Donald Joseph Kaufman, 55, died Monday June 23 1997 at Memorial Hospital Prairie du Chien Wisconsin from an accidental electrocution. Services 11 am Thursday at First Lutheran Church rural McGregor. Burial Evergreen Cemetery Prairie du Chien. Thornburg Hanson Funeral Home McGregor handling arrangements. He is survived by his wife Faye, two daughters Sarah Miller and Kimberly Brooks, a son Mark, his mother Helen of McGregor, four brothers Moe Austin Texas Tom Pete and Jack McGregor, and three sisters Katie New Hope Jan McGregor Kris Clear Lake.
Richard L. Tompkins, 53, died Tuesday, June 24, 1997, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services are pending with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home of Cedar Rapids.
Eva Augusta Rogen 93 died after brief illness at Veterans Memorial Hospital. Funeral services 11 a.m. Thursday at Glenwood Lutheran Church Decorah with Rev. Joseph Lambert. Burial at Glenwood East Cemetery. Friends Mayes Martin Funeral Home Waukon. Survivors include Eva Lou Wise Palatine Illinois a son Jasper Cedar Rapids two brothers Milton Waukon and Earl Burlington Wisconsin.
Lawrence B. Clute funeral services were held at 1 p.m. today at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home with burial in Linwood Cemetery.
A heartfelt note honors a father missing in action for 25 years. His five children and ten grandchildren remember his humor and spirit. The message from Marcy Kevin Rita Kim Brett reflects on life, family, and questions about life beyond.
Donald Kautman a 55 year old painter from McGregor was electrocuted Monday when his boom truck touched a power line near Farmersburg Iowa He died at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital Kautman had worked in the painting trade over 30 years and left behind a daughter Karri who died in a 1992 automobile accident otherwise noted in local records
In Montpelier neighbors rally against Ipsco Inc demand action to sign an agreement on water use. The Coalition for Corporate Responsibility led a march to the plant presenting petitions urging Ipsco to meet with community leaders to resolve aquifer use.
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