Obituary notices for Cedar Rapids area residents
Several obituaries and death notices from Cedar Rapids and area appear, detailing March 1998 deaths. Individuals include Don Callahan an arbitrator and Marine veteran. Lyle Cockshoot of Marshalltown. Francis A Lackner of The Meth Wick Community with extensive church ties. George V Roushar formerly of Cedar Rapids. Dr Raymond A Shank Cedar Rapids physician. Northalena F Vogel of Seymour Indiana. Robert L Wade formerly of Cedar Rapids. Wallace H Watterson of Burlington. Clara B L Mumm of Westminster California formerly Cedar Rapids. Burial and service details, survivors, and memorial preferences listed.
Obituary notices for Alice Baker and Hyle McKeehan in Marion Iowa
Alice Baker 87 of Crestview Acres died March 17 1998 after a long illness. Services 1 PM Thursday Teahen Funeral Home Cedar Rapids. Survivors include three daughters a son thirteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Married to John Baker preceded in death by her husband. Hyle McKeehan 73 of 2940 24th Ave died March 16 1998 after a brief illness. Services 10 AM Thursday Murdoch Funeral Home Marion. Survivors include wife Hazel a son and a stepson, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He worked at Rockwell Collins 35 years and served in WWII. Memorials set to a fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Lackner
Meth Wick
Methwick Manor
First Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
Francis A. Lackner Jr
Chicago
Thomas W. Lackner
Albuquerque
N.M
Charles D. Lackner
Houston
Herman H. Lackner
Evans
Cedar Rapids Literary Club
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Cliff Dwellers
Alice Baker
Crestview Acres Care Center
Teahen Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids
Carroll Brown
Sandra McMurrin
Richard
Marsha Bradley
Dennis
Maneta Hunter
David Baker
Gayle
Asheville
Hyle F. McKeehan
24Th Ave
Murdoch
Luvena Santon
Leonard
Hyle
Frank and
Golda Johnson McKeehan
Centerville
Iowa
Ottumwa High School
Japan
Hazel
Exline
Rockwell- Collins
First Christian Church
American Legion
Marion Post
Obituary: Atalisissa Willigaret Nissen 87 of Corona California
Atalis sa Atalis sa Willigaret C Nissen 87 of Corona California formerly of Atalis sa died March 15 1998 after a short illness in Life Care Center Corona Services 1:30 p.m. Friday Barker Funeral Home West Liberty Rev Frank Schultz Burial Oak Ridge Cemetery Friends may call after 12:30 p.m. Friday Survivors include two sons Ronald Schaumburg Illinois and Donald Riverside California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willigaret C. Nissen
Corona
Calif
Atalissa
Barker Funeral Home
West Liberty
Frank Schultz
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Ronald
Schaumburg
Ill
Donald
Riverside
Obituary: Robert H. Bach 56 in Dubuque
Robert H. Bach aged 56 died Monday March 16 1998 at St Josephs Anit Mercy Health Center Dubuque following a sudden illness. Services 1 p m Thursday at Haylock O Hara Lahey Funeral Home Maquoketa with calling hours 6 to 8 p m tonight. Survived by wife Margaret stepdaughter Paulette Crafton four stepsons Kevin Arnold Kenneth Arnold Mike Sack and Mark Sack two sisters Jacqueline Pilarski and Sandy Tortorici.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Bach
St. Joseph’s
Anit-Mercy
Dubuque
Haylock- O’hara & Lahey Funeral Home
Maquoketa
Margaret
Paulette Crafton
Kevin Arnold
Andrew
Kenneth Arnold
Sabula
Mike Sack
Lost Nation
Mark Sack
Savanna, Ill
Jacqueline Pilarski
Chicago
Sandy Tortorici
Hoffman Estates
Ill
Maquoketa Man Ronald Rockwell Dies After Illness
Ronald Rocky Rockwell 72 died Monday after a short illness. Services set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Carson & Son Funeral Home Maquoketa with Rev. Gerald Gjerde of First Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be at Sutton Cemetery rural Maquoketa. Friends may call 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survived by wife Ethel three daughters Sharon Adams Sherryl Caven Shiela Marlowe three sons George Cecil Jeffery all of Maquoketa Oxford Junction Anamosa a sister Norva Beaver of Maquoke ta and a brother Alfred of New Iberia La.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald
Rocky” Rockwell
Carson & Son Funeral Home
Maquoketa
Gerald Gjerde
First Lutheran Church
Sutton Cemetery
Ethel
Sharon Adams
Amana
Sherryl Caven
Mary C. Clark, 45, Dies After Illness in Dubuque
Mary C. Clark died Monday March 16 1998 at Finley Hospital Dubuque after a long illness. Arrangements are pending with Carson & Son Funeral Home Maquoketa with friends invited to call 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Clark
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Carson & Son Funeral Home
Maquoketa
Baby Michael Cole dies at 21 days old in Iowa City
Michael George Cole Ill, 21 day old son of Brenda and Michael G. Cole Jr., of 111 E Seventh St Corallville, died of heart problems Friday March 13, 1998, at University Hospitals Iowa City. Private graveside services at St. Joseph Cemetery Lensing's Oak Hill Coralville. Survivors include his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael George Cole
Brenda
Michael G. Cole Jr
E. Seventh St
University Hospitals
Iowa City
St. Joseph Cemetery
Lensing
Oak Hill
Coralville
Ruth Alma Schlatter obituary in Hawkeye Iowa
Ruth Alma Schlatter died March 17 1998 after a lengthy illness at Good Samaritan Home West Union A service is set for 10 30 a m Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church Hawkeye with Rev Troy Pfibsen burial will be Hawk Eye Cemetery Friends may call Thursday at Becker Milnes Funeral Home Hawkeye and after 9 30 a m Friday at the church Survivors include four sons Kenneth LaVerne Ronald Russell and three daughters Marilyn Berns Evelyn Richards and LaDonna Schlatter two sons live in Centennial Wyoming Verndale Washington Hawkeye Illinois Waverly Iowa and Hawkeye families are named
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Alma Schlatter
Good Samaritan
West Union
Trinity Lutheran Church
Troy Pfibsen
Hawkeye Cemetery
Becker-Milnes Funeral
Hawkeye
Kenneth
Centennial
Wyo
LaVern
Verndale
Wash
Ronald
Russell
Arlington Heights
Ill
Marilyn Berns
Evelyn Richards
la- Donna Schlatter
Waverly
Obituaries: Morton Ingalls and Keith Wymore Pass Away
Morton M Ingalls 82 of 25 Bon Aire died of cancer at home March 17 1998 in Iowa City Services 930 am Friday First United Methodist Church Burial Oakland Cemetery Survivors include wife Dorothy a son Ken two daughters Sharon Hacker Linda Wickersham a brother Joseph. Keith Alvin Wymore 31 of 2711 Ferndale Dr died March 1998 after short illness Services 11 am Thursday George L Gay Funeral Home Burial Oakland Cemetery Survivors include wife Mary two sons Michael Alan a daughter Patricia a brother Carmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton M. Ingalls
Bon Aire
West Liberty
First United Methodist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Lensing
Iowa City
Dorothy
Ken
Sharon Hacker
South Holland
Ill
Linda Wickersham
Salina, Kan
Joseph
Homewood, NL
Keith Alvin Wymore
Ferndale Dr
George L. Gay
Ella E. Jones Lowden obituary in Grand Rapids
Ella E. Jones Lowden, 97, longtime Lowden resident, died March 16 1998 in Grand Rapids after a long illness. Services 10 a.m. Friday at Chapman Funeral Home Clarence with Rev. Pearl Miller. Burial at Lowden Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Survived by Mary Foresta of Libertyville Illinois and son Patrick Beaudin of Grand Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella E. Jones
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lowden
Chapman Funeral Home
Clarence
Pearl Miller
Mary Foresta
Libertyville
Ill
Patrick Beaudin
Lamker Rites Set For Verda Lamker In Monona
Verda M. Lamker 65 died March 16 1998 after a brief illness at Prairie Memorial Hospital Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Services will be at 11 a m Friday at St Paul Lutheran Church burial in the church cemetery Friends may call 2 to 8 p m Thursday at Schultz's Funeral Home Monona Survivors include husband Duane two sons Randall Monona Darrell Carrollton Texas a daughter Janelle Noll Fort Madison her mother Phyllis Lubbers Monona a brother LaVerne Krambeer Monona and two sisters Marilyn Baade Monona Judy Walter Luana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renenla
Aalianbk
Lhed Worman
US Park Forest
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Houston
Mark
Brian
John
Chicago
Paul
Waterloo
Barbara Jean
Charles
Mae Monahan Callahan
Joseph
James A
Don
State of Illinois Industrial Commission
Illinois St
Park Forest
Verda M. Lamker
Prairie Memorial Hospital
Prairie du Chien
Wis
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Schultz
Monona
Duane
Randall
Darrell
Carrollton
Texas
Janelle Noll
Fort Madison
Phyllis Lubbers
LaVerne Krambeer
Marilyn Baade
Judy Walter
Luana
Bessie M. Koppes 34 Dies After Long Illness
Onslow native Bessie M. Koppes died March 16 1998 after a long illness at Monticello Nursing and Rehab Center. Services planned 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter's Church Temple Hill with burial in the church cemetery. Wake 7 p.m. today at Reiff Funeral Home Cascade. Survived by sons Martin Haker Onslow and Franklin Haker Vinton a daughter Cheryl Wessels Anita ten grandchildren seven great grandchildren and her parents first husband Ernst Haker and second husband Leo Koppes. Memorial fund established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie M. Koppes
Onslow
Monticello
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Temple Hill
Church Cemetery
Reiff Funeral Home
Cascade
Martin Haker
Franklin Haker
Vinton
Cheryl Wessels
Anita
Ernst Haker
Leo Koppes
West Liberty resident Louise Wheatley Ivers dies at 84
Louise H. Wheatley Ivers 84 of Muscatine formerly of West Liberty died March 16 1998 in Muscatine General Hospital after a short illness. Services 10 a m Thursday Barker Funeral Home West Liberty by Rev Suz McIver burial Oak Ridge Cemetery. Survived by daughter Kathy Ritchie of Muscatine and son Thomas Wheatley of Walcott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise H. Wheatley Ivers
Muscatine
West Liberty
Muscatine General Hospital
Barker Funeral Home
Suz McIver
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Frank
Kathy Ritchie
Thomas Wheatley
Walcott
William to Sun City: Paula Maas 76 obituary
Paula Maas 76 of Sun City Arizona, formerly Williamsburg Iowa, died March 10 1998 after illness. Services held at Fountain of Life Lutheran Church Sun City. Survivors include daughter Mary Cookman son Steven Maas sister Irma Goodenow five grandchildren six great grandchildren. Memorials to American Cancer Society or Sun Health Hospice Care Services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Maas
Sun City
Ariz
Williamsburg
Sun Health
Peoria
Fountain of Life Lutheran Church
Sunland Mortuary
Edwin
Mary Cookman
Steven Maas
Irma Goodenow
Iowa
Maas
Arizona
Prudential Mull Smith
Lutheran Women's Missionary League
Valparaiso University Guild
American Business Women Association
Sun City Board of Realtors
American Cancer Society
N. Plaza del Rio Blvd
Obituaries for Samantha Rains Sylvia Westercamp and Joan Benscoter
Samantha Lynn Rains 3 months old of Cresco died March 17 1998 in Howard County Health Services Cresco. Services Friday at Cresco United Methodist Church burial Oak Lawn Cemetery Visitation Thursday at Lindstrom Funeral Home Cresco. Survivors: parents Mark and Martha Rains sister Alexandra Kathleen and extended family. Sylvia G Westercamp 87 of Oskaloosa died March 17 1998 at Knoxville hospital. Services Friday Central United Methodist Church Oskaloosa burial Graceland Cemetery Pella. Visitation at Garland Van Arkel Langkamp Funeral Chapel. Memorials to Central United Methodist Church or Hospital Apiary Fund. Joan Benscoter of Oskaloosa survived by three sons Jerry Des Moines Kenneth Greenwood Ind Keith Cedar Rapids and extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond A. Shank
Ashcombe St. SE
St. Matthew Catholic Church
Robert Hogan
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Audrey
David
Mary
Gretna
James
Wendy
Chandler
Ariz
Steven
Barbara
Cincinnati
Mark
Karl
Grafton
Wis
Kathleen Symonette
Cedar Rapids
Jean Shank
Milwaukee
Dr. Shank
Loyola Medical School
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lafayette
Ind
University Hospitals
Minneapolis
Augsburg
Germany
American Medical Association
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Hospice of Mercy
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Mercy Medical Center
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Samantha Lynn Rains
Martha Rains
Cresco
Howard County
Robert
Cheryl Johnston
Galen
Ruth Rains
Dale and
Anna Mae Edwards
Lime Springs
Frank and
Bea Teta
Tucson
Charolette Rains
Myron and
Mildred Johnson
Valdosta
Sylvia G. Westercamp
Oskaloosa
TLC
Knoxville Area Community Hospital
Knoxville
Central United Methodist Church
Graceland Cemetery
Pella
Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp
Hospital Apiary Fund
Joan Benscoter
Jerry
Des Moines
Kenneth
Greenwood
Keith
Obituary Submissions and Guidelines for The Gazette
Death notices and obituaries can be submitted at The Gazette with set weekday and weekend hours. Immediate survivors and a photo appear as a news item, while additional material costs 35 cents per word. Funeral notices from out of town incur the same rate. Call 398-8221 for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
In Memory Of Guidelines Notice
Memorial notices and photos accepted in writing by 4 p.m. weekdays with publication date requested. Price is 35 cents per word and pictures are $10 each. For questions call 398 8221.
Iowa House backs tougher involuntary annexation rules
The Iowa House approved House File 2005 by 52 to 46 to require separate majorities of city voters and affected territory voters for involuntary annexations or severances. Proponents argue fairness. opponents warn of economic harm and possible veto by Gov. Branstad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa House
Representatives
House
Senate
Iowa
Hiawatha
Terry Branstad
City Development Board
Chuck Larson
Cedar Rapids
Two Iowa men plead guilty in staged Ames park attack
Matthew Bergman of Arthur and Timothy Hedden of Odeboldt admitted to reckless use of a firearm assault and making a false report in a Dec. 16 Ames park incident. Julie Rens, 20, said Hedden held a gun to her head while Bergman was shot in the shoulder. They planned the ruse to impress Rens. Bergman and Hedden dated at Iowa State University. Sentencing set for next month with potential eight years and $15,000 fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Iowa
Matthew Bergman
Arthur
Timothy Hedden
Odeboldt
Story County
Ames Park
Julie Rens
Hedden
Bergman
Rens
Ames
James Johnson
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
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Lyle Cockshoot
Marshalltown
Iowa Veterans Home
Iowa Veterans Home Chapel
Oakdale Cemetery
Wilton
Jack Mauldin
Clifton Hughs
Atlanta
George V. Roushar
San Diego
George
Marilyn Roushar
Northalena F. Vogel
Seymour
Columbus Regional Hospital
Columbus
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Joseph Sheets
Riverview Cemetery
Voss Chapel
Frances Imlay
Bernice Jennings
Robert Leland Wade
Los Angeles
Redondo Beach
Catherine Wade
Scott
Kevin
Burbank
Jim
Terry
Utah
Jerry Wheeler
Wallace H. Watterson
Burlington
Burlington Medical Center
Hass Funeral Home
Emma
Tom
Broken Arrow
Okla
Beth Gale
Morrison, Ill
Helen McConnell
Jackson, Mich
Clara B.L. Mumm
Westminster
Long Beach
Westminster Memorial Park
Otto
Carl Mumm
Marion
Bernard
Monmouth
Holistic Nursing Associates
2Nd Ave. SE
Mike Blouin
Jim Schmickely
Statehouse
Linn County
Larson
Ron Corbett
Dick Myers
Jerry Welter
Barry Brauns
Conesville
Kay Chapman
Minnette Doderer
Ro Foege
Mount Vernon
Mary Mascher
Todd Taylor
Rosemary Thomson
ASE
Wholesale Tire
Hawkeye Downs
Visa & MasterCard
KREBS
16Th St
Wilson Ave
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