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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 2002
Page
12
Multiple obituaries report the deaths of Paul E. Power 73 of Cedar Rapids and Basil L Harris Sr 81 of Cedar Rapids with services planned in Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories and Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Surviving relatives include spouses children grandchildren siblings and in laws. Service details note dates times and calling hours and memorial contributions suggested to local groups.
A compiled index lists residents and officials by town including Anamosa Calmar Cascade Cedar Rapids Clarence Clutier Coggon Ely Guttenberg Hills Iowa City Ossian Traer Vinton Waukon Wheatland Wyoming and associated individuals such as Mickey Parsons Cyril Frana Justin DeMoss Gregg Carver Dee Liercke Irene Svoboda and Bonnie Sammy plus other entries. The document preserves full names nicknames and roles for multiple locales.
Roger L Thompson aged 53 of 1617 A St SW died February 28 2002 at home. Cremation followed with a gathering at Billy Magoos 6 pm. Survived by son Chris Aubrey sister Geraldine Clair and six brothers along with two stepdaughters. Gregg W Carver 51 of Lakewood Colorado formerly Cedar Rapids died February 28 2002 from melanoma. Funeral details list wife Carrie daughters Jordan and Genna and parents Wayne and Stella Carver with a memorial gathering at the Elks Club Cedar Rapids at 2 pm Thursday.
Clarence Adelia Dee Liercke 92 died Saturday March 2 2002 at University Hospitals Iowa City after a short illness. Services 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St John’s United Church of Christ conducted by Rev David Mears burial in St John’s Cemetery. Friends may call noon to service at church. Arrangements Chapman Funeral Home Clarence. Surviving are nieces and nephews.
Paul E Link 80 of 1139 E Court St died March 2 2002 after brief illness. Memorials to Iowa City Hospice. Barbara nee Mungoven wife, Kevin Link, Paula McAndrew and Mark, sister Mary Yingling, three grandsons, two granddaughters. Thomas G Kanak 52 died Feb 28 2002 at Parkview Manor Wellman. Graveside services 11 am Tuesday Memory Gardens Cemetery. visitation today 4 to 6 pm at Gay Ciha Funeral.
Mickey Golden Parsons of Anamosa died Saturday March 2 2002 at St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids after a short illness Born September 7 1926 she married Raymond Parsons in 1947 She owned Mickey s Thrift Shop and worked at Collins Radio Doerr Electric and Sears Services 10 30 am Wednesday First Congregational United Church of Christ Riverside Cemetery visitation 5 to 8 pm Tuesday Goettsch Funeral Home Survivors include son Raymond Chad Denver daughter Patricia Mountain View brother Everette Custis Anamosa sisters Esther Otto Iowa City Elnora Lutz Anamosa former husband Dale Sissel and stepchildren Robert Marcia Kathy Sissel She was predeceased by her husband and son Steve.
Thomas H. Coggon Woods funeral services set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Johns Catholic Church in Coggon conducted by Rev Wayne Droessler. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at Murdoch Funeral Home Central City with a Scripture service at 7 p.m. Burial follows at Mount Olivet Cemetery Coggon with military rites by Coggon American Legion Post 362.
Frances M. Miller 94 of Trails and Ranch 1200 Vista Road died Sunday March 3 2002 at her home after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home and Cremation Service Cedar Rapids.
Cyril S. Frana 79 of Calmar died March 2 2002 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse Wisconsin after a short illness. Services 11 a m Wednesday at St Benedict Catholic Church Decorah with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call 5 to 8 p m Tuesday and after 8 a m Wednesday at Fjelstul Funeral Home Decorah with a rosary at 7 p m and prayer service at 8 p m Tuesday. Survivors include son Bill Calmar three daughters Carol Miene Monona Marylou Gutting Marshalltown and Betty Smith Waterloo and a brother Emil Decorah.
Justin D DeMoss 22 of Cascade died March 1 2002 from injuries received in a motor vehicle crash east of Monticello on Highway 151. Services set for March 4 at St Martin's Catholic Church. Wake today at Reiff Funeral Home Cascade. He donated several organs. Survived by family in Cascade Temple Hill and La Motte. Memorial fund established.
Irene F. Svoboda 60 of rural Clutier died Friday March 1 2002 at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo after a cancer illness. Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church with burial at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery. Visitation is today from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Mason-Hand Funeral Home Tama with a 7 p.m. vigil. Survivors include husband Bernard three sons Scott Shawn Shane and a daughter Stacey Vogeler a mother Frances Kacer and sister Maxine Upah.
Jeannine E. Thiltgen, 71, of Guttenberg died Sunday March 3, 2002 at University Hospitals Iowa City after a short illness. Arrangements are pending at Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home Cremation Service Guttenberg.
Ethel Taylor age 97 died Saturday March 2 2002 at Covenant Medical Center Waterloo after an extended illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday United Methodist Church conducted by Rev Marshall Monthei. Burial Buckingham Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Overton Funeral Home Traer. There are no immediate survivors.
Melvin Petersen, 75, died Sunday morning March 3, 2002, at his Wyoming home after a lingering illness. Arrangements are pending at Hayden Funeral Home in Wyoming with calling hours 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Margaret Mike Barry 91 of 408 Main St died Sunday March 3 2002 at Mercy Iowa City after a short illness Funeral Mass 10 am Wednesday at St Joseph Catholic Church Hills Burial St Joseph Cemetery Iowa City Visitation 3 to 7 pm Tuesday at Gay & Ciha Funeral Cremation Hills vigil 630 pm Memorial fund established She was born June 7 1910 in West Liberty IA daughter of Louis A and Jessie Frances Brown Kapfer Married four times: Roy Neige 1928 Gilbert Sargood 1936 Tom Barry 1964 Died 1994 Worked at University of Iowa as a serology lab assistant active in St Joseph Church Altar and Rosary Royal Neighbors and Hills Congregate Meals Survived by two daughters Rita Fox and Jill Phillips eight grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by her parents three husbands three sisters Ruth Katherine Jean and brother Louis
Lester E. Lyons 83 died March 2 2002 in Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital Decorah after a brief illness. Services 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bethel United Presbyterian Church West Union with burial later at Hillside Cemetery Ossian. Friends may call 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Schmitz Funeral Home Ossian and one hour before services at the church. He is survived by Mildred six sons and five daughters and a sister.
Vincent B. Schulte 87 of Waukon dies after a sudden illness at Northgate Care Center. Services set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Church with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation today 4 to 8 p.m. at Hanson Funeral Home in Waukon with a Scripture service at 4 p.m. and rosary at 7:30 p.m. He is survived by a daughter LaVonne and five sons Tom Bob Dan Matt and Al, plus sister Mary Gavin and brothers Frank and Hank.
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LaVon M Bonnie Bonni e Summy 94 died March 3 2002 in Virginia Gay Annex after an extended illness. Services 10 30 a m Wednesday First Baptist Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery Visitation 4 to 8 p m Tuesday Phillips Funeral Home Chapel Vinton She was born April 4 1907 in Vinton to Charles and Beulah Fowler and married Vernon Steward in 1925 and Frank Summy in 1944 She is survived by a daughter Nadine Haneman son Bill Summy stepsons Bud Sammy and Doris Laton eight grandchildren a sister and many great grandchildren Ref: Vinton IA obituary.
Margaret Everett, 87, died Sunday March 3 2002 at Genesis West Medical Center Davenport. Arrangements are pending at Chapman Funeral Home Wheatland.
The Gazette lists submission hours five days a week and weekend hours, with a 7 p.m. daily deadline. Arrangements and immediate survivors appear as a news item, while extra obituary material and second-day notices incur per word charges.
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