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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1996
Page
10
A batch of Eastern Iowa obituaries notes infant Murphy W Doss-Cooey his March 11 death in St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, and Jo Lary 91 of Northbrook Manor Care Center Marion who died March 11. Memorials to church or memorial funds are listed.
Atalissa Ray Miller 52 of Granger Texas formerly of Atalissa died Tuesday March 12 1996 in Temple Texas from cancer complications. Graveside services will be at 2 p m Saturday at West Branch City Cemetery West Branch. Friends may call 4 to 8 p m Friday Fry Funeral Home Tipton. Survivors include three daughters Dawn Deborah Dana and two sons Delwyn Dean and Daniel all of Granger a sister Dorothy Dawson of Maysville and a brother DeWayne of Atalissa.
Chester Wallace Cholmes age 92 died March 11 1996 at Washington County Hospital after a six month illness. Services set for 10 30 a m Friday at United Church of Crawfordsville with Rev Jo Hoover. Burial in Crawfordsville Cemetery. Friends may call after 9 a m Thursday at Jones Funeral Home Washington with family present 6 to 8 p m. Survived by son Danny of Davenport.
Leona M. LaPage Bender 87 of Dyersville died Monday March 11 1996 after a long illness in Dubuque Iowa. Services 6 30 p m today Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville Reverend Mark Osterhaus Burial 2 p m Thursday Irving Park Boulevard Cemetery Chicago Survivor Catherine Jaeger of Dubuque besides several relatives noted.
Arthur John Weidemann aged 29 died Tuesday March 12 1996 at Hillcrest Home Sumner after a brief illness. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Hawkeye with Rev Hans Floan. Burial Richfield Cemetery rural Sumner. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Becker Milnes Hawkeye and after 9:30 a.m. Friday at church. Survivors include daughters Kathryn Unger Hawkeye and Marilyn Niemann Fredericksburg.
Nina Latham 89 of Independence died Monday March 11 1996 at East Towne Care Center after several lengthy illnesses. Graveside services are set for 2 30 p m Thursday at Mount Hope Cemetery with no visitation. Arrangements are with White Funeral Home Independence. She is survived by daughter Catherine Latham Independence and sister Katherine Doebler Vista California.
Teresa Rund 79 died Tuesday March 12 1996 at een Hospitals Iowa City after an extended illness arrangements are pending at Henderson Owen Funeral Home Toledo
Manchester J Wesley Kennedy aged 70 died Tuesday March 12 1996 at St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Services are 1030 AM Friday at Bohnen kamp Murdoch Funeral Home Manchester with calling after 2 PM Thursday Burial Oakland Cemetery Survivors include sisters Bessie Maurer and Muriel of Manchester Berniece Cock ing of Earlville sister in law Emma Kennedy Elkader three nieces six nephews and great nieces and nephews He was born June 21 1925 in Manchester son of Robert L and Margaret J Barr Kennedy and served in the Army in World War II retiring to Manchester in 1982 He was a member of Manchester United Methodist Church and loved to travel.
Maquoketa resident Sydney Tubbs 31 died Monday evening March 11 1996 at home after a brief illness. Service 11 a.m. Friday at United Church of Christ with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Carson and Son Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Bel a daughter Rebecca Tubbs Lichter of Maquoketa four sons Theodore of Clinton Doan of Baytown Texas Winfield Jr. of Overland Park Kansas and Malcom of Kansas City Missouri a brother Danvers of Davenport and a sister Jerletta Smith of Carrollton Texas.
Rachelle DuSablion Ali 42 of Jackson Missouri formerly of Maynard dies March 11 1996 at St Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau Missouri after a long illness Services are 11 am Friday at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Maynard burial Long Grove Cemetery Friends may call after 9 am Friday at the funeral home Survivors include two sons Robert Ford Fort Carson Colorado Ryan Ford Kendallville Indiana a daughter Claira Ford Kendallville Indiana her mother Virginia DuSablon Jackson Missouri a sister Yvonne Mitkos Staunton Illinois two brothers Paul DuSablon St Louis Arthur DuSablon Carmi Illinois and a granddaughter
Erma Corkery, 88, died Tuesday morning March 12 1996 at Palmer Lutheran Health Center West Union after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Arlington.
Dorothy Stalder aged 75 died Tuesday March 12 1996 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Arrangements are pending at Eden Funeral Home.
Thresia D. Voss Rieder of Dyer Indiana formerly of Hammond and Watkins Iowa died Thursday March 7 1996 at her residence Funeral services were March 9 at Burns Kish Funeral Home Munster and Mass of Resurrection at St Maria Goretti Church Dyer Father Michael Yadron officiated She is survived by her husband Joseph a daughter Marilyn Mark Ambos two granddaughters Sarah and Suzanne two sisters Alice Ehrman Rozella Pickart two brothers Alfred and Eldo Voss plus many nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by brothers M W Voss Elwood C Voss Wilburt John Voss and sisters Irene McCormick Lucille Pederson Marie Schmidt
Louis Nanke 68 of Ottumwa formerly of What Cheer died of acute bronchitis Tuesday March 12 1996 at Ottumwa Regional Hospital Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Harden Funeral Chapel What Cheer with Rev Frances Baumert burial Highland Cemetery What Cheer calling hours begin today at 1 p.m. and family at 7 to 8 30 p.m. Survivors include his mother Elma What Cheer a son Louis Campbell a brother Donovan Sacramento Calif and three sisters Shirley Lester Aledo Ruth Knowler Delta and Diana Alderson Avon Minn Oscar E Mel Melchert died at Marion with services 10 a.m. today at Luther Church Marion burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home Marion
Senator Grassley with California lawmakers unveiled the Feinstein-Grassley bill to close legal loopholes in meth production. The plan tightens regulation of chemical precursors and boosts penalties for possessing and distributing chemicals and equipment, adding new precursors to controlled substances.
U S Senate subcommittee hearing focused on Cedar Rapids runaway problem and the 22 year old Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Senator Grassley warned Iowa could lose about 125000 in federal funding if Rep Mary Lundbys plan to jail runaways is enacted while urging flexbility and local problem solving.
Award winning TV journalist Lynn Sherr will deliver a 7:30 p.m. address at Collins Plaza Ballroom in Cedar Rapids with a reception earlier from 6:30 to 7:30. Tickets at 10 in advance and 15 at the door, Mercy Women's Center reports more than 650 sold. Sherr will discuss women’s history and contemporary issues drawing on her book Failure Is Impossible and her ABC 20/20 and Nightline work.
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate debated the fiscal 1997 Human Services budget with Republicans pushing for more child care subsidies for welfare mothers aiming for college, and Democrats opposing or seeking larger increases. Rife proposed an extra 1.8 million, to reach 13.3 million, but his amendment failed by one vote. The chamber approved the 724 million bill 36 to 14, sending it to the House, about 10 million above the governor’s recommendation.
A 176 479 grant will aid Kirkwood Community College and several districts Cedar Rapids College Community Linn-Mar Marion HSV in creating a technology based careers course titled Careers Path ways for Success. The course will use ICN for fall delivery with a team of teachers developing curriculum and potential two way video sites at Prairie and other districts.
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