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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 2004
Page
8
Obituary notices for Daniel V Kopecky of Cedar Rapids born 1938 died March 8 2004 services at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home. Also Lois M Capper and Robert Dean Mellgren memorial notices with details on services burial and memorial expectations. Information includes survivors birthplaces and career highlights.
Emblems used to honor the deceased note involvement in organizations with a ten dollar limit per symbol and up to three per obituary. Dennis Parizek, 44, of Houston formerly Cedar Rapids, died March 8 2004 after an extended illness with private graveside services planned at Linwood Cemetery. Burial at Linwood Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Debra, mother Joanne Parizek, brother Rick, grandfather Pearl Pierce, father James, and grandparents Esther Pierce Joe and Myrtle Parizek. Dennis born July 7 1959 in Cedar Rapids. Jefferson High School graduate 1977. married Debra Koenig August 8 1981. Coe College graduate August 1981. Book for Dennis at Murdoch-Linwood. Also listing family details for Jessica Cooper and Marcus Brown, and Doris M Miller age 93 with private services, Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. Doris born January 23 1911 in Benton County, married Ernie Miller July 18 1967 in Cedar Rapids. former cook at Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton.
George D Patten and Donald R DeVault have services with military rites at Cedar Memorial Chapel today, followed by burials at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery and memorials to local hospice or fire departments. Nathan C Prall, 81, of Marion, dies after long illness. memorial service planned with family from Baxter Funeral Chapel. John L Thiel, 60, of Elmhurst, dies traveling. services at St Stephens Lutheran Church Atkins and Trinity Lutheran Church Villa Park with interment and military rites. Walter Wieditz, 86, dies in Vinton. arrangements pending. Various relatives, survivors, and prior service details listed.
Donald E Bones Farnsworth 78 of Mission Texas formerly of Iowa City died March 7 2004 in Fort Worth from stroke complications. Services Friday Zion Lutheran Church Iowa City with burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery Iowa City and celebration at the Highlander. Visitation Thursday Gay Ciha Funeral Home Iowa City. Farnsworth an Army veteran Purple Heart recipient was a postal worker and longtime high school official in Mississippi Conference and Iowa AAU. He was mayor of Sugar Bottom Campgrounds and in 25 years served as a state high school official. Burial arrangements and memorials in his memory were noted.
Herbert B Mittelstaedt 87 of Maquoketa died Monday morning March 8 2004 at Crestridge Nursing Home after a lingering illness Funeral services 2 pm Friday Carson Son Funeral and Cremation Services Maquoketa friends may call 12 noon to 2 pm Friday Cremation will follow burial at a later date Survivors include six children Lynn Coates of Lancaster Avis Cull of Mineral Point Alan Mittelstaedt of Verona Victor Mittelstaedt of Janesville Gary Mittelstaedt of Blue Mound and Lois Schneider of Barneveld Wis and a sister Emma Jewell of Florida
A long list of names tied to multiple Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids Elkader Garrison Garwin Iowa City Lisbon Maquoreta Marion Oelwein Traer Washington and Winthrop features individuals such as John L Atkins Lois Capper Amari Cooper Daniel Kopecky Bob Mellgren Doris Parizek George Patten Dorothy Roman Bud Smock Myrtle Groth Bones Farnsworth Clif Prall Gertrude Radloff Ron Bolt Mary Erickson and Lyle Bare in a compiled local notice style.
Margaret Lucile Kynett Bennett 94 of Lisbon died March 8 2004 at Hiawatha Care Center from stroke complications. Services Thursday 11 am at Lisbon United Methodist Church with visitation 5 8 pm Wednesday. burial in Lisbon Cemetery. Survived by children Jean Claflin Wayne Bennett Richard Bennett and Jo Bennett plus many grandchildren and relatives. Memorials to Lisbon United Methodist Church or Lisbon Mount Vernon Ambulance. condolences via Morgan Funeral Choices site.
Ron Bolt 62 of Toledo formerly of Traer died Saturday March 6 2004 at Country Living Care Center Toledo after a sudden illness. Graveside services 2 pm Friday at Amity Presbyterian Church Reinbeck by Pastor Diane Martin. Burial Buckingham Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 6 pm Thursday at Overton Funeral Home Traer. Surviving brother Larry of Mount Auburn.
Gertrude Radloff 83 died March 9 2004 at Mercy Hospital after a lengthy illness. Arrangements pending at Geilenfeld Funeral Home Oelwein. Mary Erickson 91 of Washington died March 8 2004 at Washington Care Center after a lingering illness. Services March 11 2004 10 30 a m at Jones Eden Funeral Home Washington, burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation today with family 7 to 8 30 p m. Survivors include son Ken of Washington. Lyle Bare 65 of rural Winthrop died March 9 2004 at home after a sudden illness. Arrangements pending at Fawcett Funeral Home Winthrop. Brian Volesky 3 10 1968 6 6 1989 Happy 36th birthday son. We miss you. The family writes time heals but scars remain. Loved by Dad Mom and Family.
Guidelines explain how to submit memorial notices with photos by 4 p.m. on weekdays Include publication date request and pricing per word and per photo Call 398 8221 for questions Forms available 35 cents per word Pictures ten dollars each
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with immedate survivors and a photo for news items. Additional details such as extended survivors, employment, education, military service, and hobbies cost 35 cents per word. deceased's organizational involvement is $10 per item. up to three symbols allowed. Second day notices for out of town deaths are also 35 cents per word. Submissions accepted weekdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekends 3 to 7 p.m., holidays 4 to 7 p.m., by 7 p.m. daily. Call 398-8221 for more information.
Community notices require written submissions with daytime phone numbers. Camp Tanager items due by 9 a.m. Thursday for Gazette publication. Church page submissions due by noon Wednesday before Saturday edition. Home real estate notices due by 5 p.m. two Fridays before Sunday publication. Call 398 8320 or 398 8313 or 398 8386.
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