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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 2003
Page
20
Obituaries note services and burial details for Viasta N. Chacey Florence M. Reading Richard Patrick Ferreter Edward A. Patton and William P. Hyde. Ceremonies include church services, vigil hours, and military honors with memorials and call times at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and local churches.
A roster lists individuals by town including Amana Cedar Rapids Decorah Dyersville Earlville Garnavillo Independence Iowa City Lone Tree Lost Nation Maquoketa Monona Oelwein Postville Strawberry Point Tama Williamsburg with given names middle initials and some nicknames such as Bill and Howard. The names appear as a compiled directory or social register style contact list.
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Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. today at Brush Chapel Cedar Rapids with a rosary at 6 30 p.m. Funeral mass at 10 a.m. Monday at St Wenceslaus Catholic Church Cedar Rapids. Burial at St John’s Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Memorials to Hospice of Mercy or local charities.
Helen Tomas Whitcomb 79 of Brighton Colorado, formerly Amana, died Feb 20 2003 after a lengthy illness. Body cremated. Services Feb 28 in Brighton. Survived by daughter Susan Hamilton and sons Will Whitcomb and Steve Hansen all of Brighton, brother Philbert Tomas, sister-in-law Minnie Tomas. three grandchildren Andrea Hamilton Therron Carlson Cameron Carlson Troy Davenbaugh Justin Davenbaugh. one great grandchild Gage Davenbaugh. Preceded by parents John Blanche Tomas and brother Leo Tomas and sister Emily Phillip formerly of Cedar Rapids. Memorial fund established for Helen Whitcomb Memorial at Union Colony Bank.
Arnold D Roggman ninety nine of Garnavillo died March 7 2003 after a short illness in Great River Care Center McGregor services 11 am Monday St Pauls Lutheran Church Garnavillo burial Garnavillo Community Cemetery family greeting time today Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home Garnaville no immediate survivors Penny Lee Carmen forty three died March 7 2003 in University Hospitals Iowa City services 11 am Monday Roberson Funeral Home Strawberry Point burial Strawberry Point Cemetery call time 4 to 8 pm today survivors include husband Robert parents Fred and Mary Ann Henke sister Janice Bell brother Glen Henke and more
Jane Anderson age 89 dies and is remembered at a March 11 2003 memorial service at Turner West Funeral Home. Visitation precedes private inurnment at Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorials to Camp Courageous. Mary Elizabeth Davis age 65 dies March 7 2003 in Cedar Rapids IA with services at St Patrick Catholic Church and a Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home visitation. Burial at St Johns Cemetery. Survivors listed with extended family and friends.
Richard Decorah area obituaries report June Christopher 72 died March 7 2003 in Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital. Memorial services set for 3 p.m. Tuesday Schluter Balik Funeral Home Decorah with noon to service time visits. Also Harold J Holland 84 died March 8 2003 at Barthell Eastern Star Home with services and military rites in Decorah. Stella C Hammel 84 of rural Decorah died March 7 2003 with services at St Mary Dorchester Church and burial at St Mary Hanover Cemetery. Survivors listed include spouses children siblings and extended family across Decorah Dorchester Calmar Du buque Denver Bluffton and surrounding areas.
David A. Engler 75 of Dyersville died Friday March 7 2003 at home after a lengthy illness. Services Monday 1030 a m at St Francis Xavier Basilica Dyersville with burial at St Paul Cemetery Worthington. Visitation today 2 8 p m at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville parish scripture 4 p m and American Legion service 7 p m. He married Geraldine Hess January 27 1948 in Worthington and served in the Navy during World War II. He was a livestock buyer for Dubuque Packing Co and active with St Francis Xavier Basilica and local veterans and wildlife groups. Memorials preferred to Hospice of Dubuque or Xavier Grade School.
Anthony L. Tony Ziccardi 56 of 1420 Broadway Iowa City died Saturday March 8 2003 at Mercy Iowa City after a long battle with heart disease. Funeral services are pending with Leasing Funeral and Cremation Service handling arrangements.
Helen Bramley, 88, of The Meadows Manchester formerly Earlville died Friday March 7 2003 at Regional Medical Center Manchester Arrangements pending at Clifton Funeral Home Earlville with services Monday afternoon
Funeral services for Helena Martha Elizabeth Melcher will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church Monona with Rev Allen Bidne officiating Burial will follow at St Paul Lutheran Cemetery Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Leonard Funeral Home Monona with a 7 p.m. prayer service and after 10 a.m. Monday at the church
Amelia Anna Overmann Kruse died at 95 in Tulsa Oklahoma on March 7 2003. Funeral Mass 2 p.m. March 10 at St Thomas More Catholic Church Tulsa Burial at St John’s Catholic Church Cemetery Independence Iowa. She was born February 9 1908 in Petersburg Nebraska. She was a retired dietician. Survived by daughter Beverly Hakanson sons Ivan and Patrick nine grandchildren 16 great grandchildren five great great grandchildren and several siblings and in laws. Burial arrangements handled by Moore's Eastlawn Chapel Tulsa.
Letha Mae Musser, 76, of Lone Tree died March 7 2003 at Mercy Iowa City after a lingering illness. Services are 1 p m Tuesday at Sorden Lewis Funeral Home Lone Tree with Rev Loren Yoder officiating. Burial is Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 7 p m Monday at the funeral home. She is survived by Harold a son Gary of West Liberty two daughters Marcia Jenner Las Vegas Nev and Jo Lackender Iowa City seven sisters Lucille Kucera Riverside Lillian Allen Muscatine Marjorie Anciaux Marlene Boerjan both Iowa City Donna Zeithamel North Liberty Kathryn Hebi Hills Beverly Al Rashid Omaha Neb and two brothers Merrill Aubrecht Coralville Maynard Aubrecht Cedar Rapids.
Melvin F. Jones 87 of Lost Nation died Friday March 7 2003 at Jackson County Public Hospital Maquoketa after a long illness Services 12 a m Monday at Union Presbyterian with Rev Paul Shelley Burial Lost Nation Cemetery with military rites Friends may call 1 to 3 30 p m today at Hayden Funeral Home Lost Nation with Masonic services at 3 p m He is survived by a sister Hazel and a sister Darlene McCutcheon of Lost Nation
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