Deaths in Eastern Iowa Cedar Rapids area
Michael Patrick Collins Jr 69 of Marion and Cedar Rapids area dies March 4 1996 after a sudden illness. Services set 10:30 AM Thursday at St Joseph Catholic Church Marion with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Sylvia Kahler 83 of Cedar Rapids dies Mercy Medical Center March 4 with services Thursday Turner Chapel West. burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. William Wilson Smith 83 of The Meth-Wick Community dies March 4 1996. body donated to University of Iowa. memorial service 2:30 PM Friday at The Meth-Wick Community Center.
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Michael Patrick Collins Jr
Maureen Dr. SE
Mercy Medical Center
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Marion
John McClean
John Gallagher
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Murdoch Funeral Home
Mary Lou
Patrick R
Elaine
Molly L. Ferrin
Dean
Marshalltown
Cathryn Vanous
Lake City
Fla
John R. Gallagher
Michael
Kathleen Ferrin
Ryan
Kelly
Connor Collins
Evelyn Smith
Michael and
Marie Fitzpatrick Collins Sr
Mary Lou Gallagher
Mike
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Knights of Columbus No
American Legion
Marion Post
St.Vincent DePaul Society
Camp Couragee Military Rite
Mae
Mercy Medical Foundation
Sylvia Kahler
Johnson Ave
Turner Chapel West
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Charles Mehaffey
Everett Kahler Jr
Margret
Jan Sojka
John
Azusa
Calif
Everett
Lonna
Jerry
Sylvia
Hopkinton
William
Edna Stroud Gray
Oelwein
Everett Kahler Sr
Eagles Auxiliary
Women of the Moose
Star Recorder
William Wilson Smith
St. Luke’s Hospital
University of Iowa
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Columbarium
Meth-Wick
13Th St
Robert Dennett
Clara George
Richland
Martha White
Frederick
Kathryn Big Smith
Parsons College
Army Counter Intelligence Corps
Aetna Insurance Company
Iowa National Mutual
Council On Aging
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Obituaries: Nora Goertz and Merle Harken Die in Iowa
Nora E. Goertz 90 formerly of Iowa City died March 5 1996 in Parkview Manor Wellman after a lengthy illness. Merle D. Harken 59 died March 4 1996 in Covenant Medical Center Waterloo after a short illness. Services 1:30 p.m. Thursday First Presbyterian Church. Burial Cedar Crest Cemetery with military rites. Friends may call today at White Funeral Home Jesup. Survivors include wife Carolyn and daughter Debra Jacobs of Independence.
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Nora E. Goertz
Iowa City
Parkview Manor
Wellman
George L. Gay Funeral Home
Merle D. Harken
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Crest Cemetery
White Funeral Home
Jesup
Carolyn
Debra Jacobs
Independence
Wilma Ohe Sanner 91 dies after lengthy illness in Anamosa
Wilma Ohe Sanner, 91, died March 4 1996 at Anamosa Care Center after a long illness. Services 11 a.m. Friday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Goettsch Funeral Home hours 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Committal 11 a.m. Lakewood Memorial Park Elgin Michigan. Survivors include three sons Dennis Las Vegas Dick Clemson John Deerfield and a daughter Harriet Kailua Hawaii. Memorials to donor's choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Ohe Sanner
Anamosa
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Goettsch Funeral Home
Lakewood Memorial Park
Elgin
Dennis Ohe
Las Vegas
Nev
Dick Sanner
Clemson
S.C
John Sanner
Deerfield
Harriet Gilbert
Kailua
Hawaii
Aeee
Robert Schu
Booey Boot Lee Sanner
Arlene Schumacher
Wilma
Ida Frieden 86 Dies in Postville Arrangements Pending
Ida Frieden 86 died Tuesday March 5 1996 at Samaritan Center Postville after a long illness. Arrangements are pending with Leonard Fonttee Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Frieden
Pal Samaritan Center
Postville
Leonard Font Tee Elgin
Mildred Mielak 70 Dies After Cancer Battle
Mildred Millie Mielak died of cancer at Iowa Methodist Medical Center Des Moines on March 4 1996. Memorial services are set for 10:30 a m Friday at St Marys Catholic Church Burial will follow at Hazel Wood Cemetery Friends may visit Smith Funeral Home today and Thursday with a Scripture service and family hours planned. Survivors include four daughters Joan Sutton Doris Mielak Vicki Nail of Des Moines Cindy Beattie Treynor and a son Greg of Grinnell.
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Mildred
Millie” Mielak
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Hazelwood Cemetery
Smith Funeral Home
Joan Sutton
Doris Mielak
Vicki Nail
Cindy Beattie
Treynor
Greg
Grinnell
Memorial for Elsie Wendt Lillibridge in Manchester
Elsie Bertha Wendt Lillibridge, 25, died March 4 1996 at Shady Oaks Care Center Lake City after a long illness. Services set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Savior Lutheran Church with burial at Oakland Cemetery. Visiting hours today 2 to 7 p.m. at Leonard Muller Funeral Home Manchester and after 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Survivors include sisters Florence Patten Dyersville and Gertrude Myers Marion plus a special niece Gail Richardson Auburn and several nephews. Memorials directed to Our Savior Lutheran Church or Camp Courageous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Bertha Wendt Lillibridge
Shady Oaks
Lake City
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Michael Schmid
Oakland Cemetery
Leonard-Muller Funeral Home
Manchester
Florence Patten
Dyersville
Gertrude Myers
Marion
Gail Richardson
Auburn
Camp Courageous
Obituary: Sheridan Anno Graham 81 Dies in Wisconsin
Sheridan Anno Graham 81 of Monona Wisconsin died Sunday March 3 1996 after a short illness at Prairie Health Care Center Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Services are 11 a m Thursday at Schultz's Funeral Home Monona with a viewing 4 to 8 p m today Burial is in Monona City Cemetery Survivors include daughter Martha Ann Travis Shellsburg son Eugene Cedar Rapids and sister Luella Rollins Marble Minnesota
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan Anno Graham
Prairie Health Care Center
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Schultz
Monona
Monona City Cemetery
Martha Ann Travis
Shellsburg
Eugene
Cedar Rapids
Luella Rollins
Marble
Minn
Obituary: Dean H. Thomas 31 dies in Iowa City
Dean H. Barney Thomas age 31 died March 4 1996 at University Hospitals Iowa City from pneumonia complications. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Powell Funeral Home North English with burial in North English Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight. Survived by wife Elizabeth a daughter Margaret Squiers of Des Moines a son Bruce of Ormond Beach Florida and sister Helen Dixon of North English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean H. “Barney” Thomas
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Powell Funeral Home
North English
Don Ridenour
Elizabeth
Margaret Squiers
Des Moines
Bruce
Ormond Beach
Fla
Helen Dixon
Postville Man Leighton H. Schiake 85 Died March 1996
Leighton H. Schiake 85 died Tuesday morning March 5 1996 at the Good Samaritan Center after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending with Schutte Funeral Home in Postville.
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Leighton H. Schiake
Good Samaritan Center
Schutte Funeral Home
Postville
Obituary of Ruth Henrietta DeCoster 88 in Brookhaven
Ruth Henrietta DeCoster 88 died March 4 1996 at Brookhaven Nursing Home Brookly n after a lengthy illness Services 10 30 a m Thursday at St Bridget s Catholic Church Victor Burial Calvary Cemetery Friends may call 9 a m to 9 p m today at Smith Funeral Home Victor with family present 7 to 9 p m and rosary at 7 p m She leaves four sons Gene Victor Robert Os Neb Paul Penn Valley Calif and Richard Hartwick two daughters Joan Stevens Marshalltown and Rita Jackson Ottumwa and a sister Irene Sprecher Sioux Falls South Dakota
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Ruth Henrietta DeCoster
Brookhaven
Victor
Robert
Os Neb
Paul
Penn Valley
Calif
Richard
Hartwick
Joan Stevens
Marshalltown
Rita Jackson
Ottumwa
Irene Sprecher
Sioux Falls
S.D
Funeral service for Luetta E Walker in Vinton
Luetta E Walker 90 died March 4 1996 in Virginia Gay Hospital after a short illness. Services 10 30 a m Thursday at Prairie Creek Christian Church north of Vinton with Rev Gerald Craig officiating. Burial Bear Creek Cemetery north of Vinton. Visitation 3 to 8 p m today at Overton Family Funeral Home Vinton. Survivors: two sons Norman Ray and James both of Vinton. two daughters Doris Lange of La Porte City and Jodene Ludden of Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luetta E. Walker
Virginia Gay Hospital
Prairie Creek Christian Church
Vinton
Gerald Craig
Bear Creek Cemetery
Overton Family Funeral Home
Norman Ray
James
Doris Lange
la Porte City
Jodene Ludden
Fairfax woman Betty Jo Ginn dies of cancer at 65
Betty Jo Jeffries Ginn 65 of Fairfax California formerly Washington Iowa died February 23 1996 at home from cancer. Memorial services held at Chapel of the Hills San Anselmo California. Survived by two sons Kenneth Jr and Todd, sister Ruth Brown, three brothers Charles Leland Walter, daughter-in-law Lia, granddaughter Nicole, sister-in-law Ethyl. Born Blount County Tennessee. UNI 1952 graduate and former teacher at Sonora High School and San Rafael High School. Retired assistant director Solo Project Marin County Office of Education and served on EOPS College of Marin Advisory Board.
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Betty Jo Jeffries Ginn
Fairfax
Calif
Washington
Iowa
Chapel of the Hills
San Ancelmo
Kenneth Jr
Dublin
Todd
Pleasanton
Ruth Brown
Cedar Rapids
Charles, Leland
Walter Jeffries
Lia
Nicole
Ethyl
Charles Haeien Ont Eee P. Jeffries
Blount County
Tenn
University of Northern Iowa
Sonora
San Rafael
Memorial Services and Burial Notices
Memorial for Ethel M. Gundling at 10 a.m. Friday at St James United Methodist Church with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials to Deaf Society of Iowa or St James Church or donor's charity. William C. Warner service at 10 a.m. today at Zion Lutheran Church Hiawatha with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial fund established.
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Ethel M. Gundling
St. James United Methodist Church
Catherine Luck
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Deaf Society of
Request For Reprint Permission From The Gazette
To obtain authorization for republication send a letter describing the article to be reprinted and its intended use. Address: Managing Editor The Gazette P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406.
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Gazette
the Gazette
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Senate S logs through feedlot rules morass
The Iowa Senate moves through three feedlot rule plans amid partisan votes. Bills expand confinement requirements to 1 300 hogs, curb hog operations in parts of the state, and involve local zoning. A county review panel for larger facilities is proposed, with final decisions by county supervisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press and Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Jack Kibbie
D-Emmersburg
Merlin Bartz
Grafton
Kibbie
Bartz
Gene Fraise
Fort Madison
County Board of Supervisors
Mary Lundby
Marion
Former Cedar Rapids woman swept away in Oregon flood
Jackie Janks 62 of Troutdale missing and presumed dead after the Columbia and Sandy Rivers flooded in early February. Her husband Harold survived by riding the toppled house down the Sandy. Search efforts included Coast Guard, dogs, and river guide teams, but no trace of Janks has been found.
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C.R
Oregon
Adam Lowenstein
Cedar Rapids
Jackie Janks
Troutdale
Ore
Barbara Brower
Janks
Harold
Zara Minor
Edna Huston
Huston
Columbia River
Portland
Brower
Sandy River
Columbia
Jankies
Sandy
Jankses
Harold Janks
Harold Jarks
Coast Guard
Papa Juan's fined for child labor violations
The Cedar Rapids restaurant Papa Juan's faces 5755 in penalties after the Labor Department alleges seven minors worked past allowed hours and underage employees at 5505 Center Point Rd NE. Owner Jim Ross says some claims may be true and appeals are possible.
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Papa Juan’s
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Jim Ross
Papa Juan's
Center Point Rd
Ross
Department of Labor
Iowa Guard aims to lure recruits with tuition aid plan
Iowa National Guard leaders push tuition reimbursement to attract quality soldiers as enrollment dips since Desert Storm. A bill proposing 1.2 million for aid has stalled in committee. it would cover about 50 percent of tuition at Iowa universities and allow use at public or private schools in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svn
Ventty Bureau
Iowa City
Iowa
Lawson
Vince Reefer
Guard
Reefer
Missouri
Charles Kuralt to Visit Cedar Rapids for Library Benefit
Author and former CBS commentator Charles Kuralt will appear in Cedar Rapids on April 19 for An Evening With Charles Kuralt at the Paramount Theatre an 8 p.m. program with a reception. Proceeds from ticket sales go to the Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kuralt
Cedar Rapids
Paramount Theatre
Ticketmaster
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Kuralt
Cbs-Tv
Leslie Stahl
CBS News
Arctic Ocean
North Pole
Includ
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Sen
Wally Horn
U.S. Department of Labor
C.R. Library
Ing
George Foster Peabody Award
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
International Radio Television Society
Time Magazine
America
FOX Eye
Lee Birchansky
M.D
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