Obituaries Notice From Cedar Rapids Area for Five Residents
Five local deaths reported including Bessie Boxa 86 of West Ridge Care Center died March 26 1996 and Lillian Easterday 89 of Manor Care Nursing died March 24 1996. Memorial services for Easterday set March 30 in Marion and Cedar Rapids connections noted. Also listed are John R Jameson 72 formerly of Cedar Rapids deceased March 25 in Arizona, Jean Marie Lynch 70 of Sunrise Beach Missouri died March 23, and Elijah Joseph Mitchell 13 of Cedar Rapids died March 26 with services planned at Cedar Memorial. Memorials offered to local institutions mentioned. Kimberley Washburn 30 of Cedar Rapids area died March 26 with arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Boxa
West Ridge Care Center
Brush Chapel
Lillian Randall Easterday
Manor Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
del Bear
Cedar Rane Park
Jean Marie Lynch
Sunrise Beach
Cedar Rapids
van Horne
Des Moines
Shrine of St. Patrick Catholic Church
Laurie, Mo
Garber Memorial Estates Columbarium
Laurie
Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home
Kimberley Washburn
17Th St. SE
St. Luke's Hospital
Turner Chapel East
Margaret E Gunderson Toney 80 dies in Belle Plaine
Margaret E Gunderson Toney age 80 of Belle Plaine died Monday evening March 25 1996 at home from cancer complications. Services 1:30 p.m. Friday at Hrabak Funeral Home Belle Plaine with Rev. Matthew Vesey of St Pauls Lutheran Luzerne officiating. Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery Blairstown. Visitation after 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Survivors include three sons Wayne David and Robert all of Belle Plaine and seven daughters Sharlene Jacobs Chelsea Kay Gilreath Jeanne Moore Judy Crowbaugh Janice Hinkel all of Belle Plaine Shirley Blomme Montrose and Brenda Toney Marengo plus grandchildren great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret E. Gunderson Toney
Hrabak
Belle Plaine
Matthew Vesey
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Luzerne
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Blairstown
Wayne
David
Robert
Sharlene Jacobs
Chelsea
Kay Gilreath
Jeanne Moore
Judy Crowbaugh
Janice Hinkel
Shirley Blomme
Montrose
Brenda Toney
Marengo
Blairstown Man Orville E. Allison Dies at 76
Orville E. Allison of Blairstown died of cancer on Tuesday March 26 1996 at his son's home in Estero Florida at age 76. Arrangements are pending with Overton Family Funeral Home Blairstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville E. Allison
Estero
Fla
Overton Family Funeral
Blairstown
Earlville Man Dean Slick 95 Died After Illness
Dean A Slick 95 formerly of Earlville died Monday evening March 25 1996 at Guttenberg Care Center from complications of age. Service 2 p m Thursday at Earlville United Parish. Burial Fairview Cemetery. Calling hours at Clifton Funeral Home after 2 p m today and after 1 p m Thursday at church. Survivors include daughter Sue Stevens Point Wis and son Larry Forrest Lake Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean A. Slick
Earlville
Guttenberg Care Center
Earlville United Parish
Lynn Patrick
Fairview Cemetery
Clifton Funeral Home
Sue
Stevens Point
Wis
Larry
Forrest Lake
Minn
Belbeck, Donisthorpe Services Noted for Fayette Area
Florence Belbeck 86 formerly of Fayette died March 26 1996 in New Hampton. Arrangements are pending with Becker Milnes Funeral Home Fayette. Randel S Donisthorpe services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Dorman Gymnasium USU campus and a note mentions a location change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Belbeck
Fayette
New Hampton
Becker-Milnes Funeral Home
Randel S. Donisthorpe
Dorman Gymnasium
USU
Obituary of Lena Ulch 97 in Elberon Iowa
Lena B Ulch 97 died March 26 1996 after a short illness at Keystone Nursing Care Center Services Friday at Elberon United Methodist Church Burial at National Cemetery Vining Friends may call Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home Keystone Survivors include daughter Kathleen Harder Des Moines son in law Ronald Harder and three grandchildren Randy Nancy Jason Kayla all of Des Moines Memorials to Elberon United Methodist Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena B. Ulch
Keystone
Elberon United Methodist Church
Kenneth Kent
National Cemetery
Vining
Phillips Funeral Home
Kathleen Harder
Des Moines
Ronald Harder
Randy
Nancy
Jason
Kayla Harder
Hawkeye Man Herbert Nauholz Dies at 73 in Wisconsin
Herbert Nauholz aged 73 died Tuesday March 26 1996 at Lutheran Hospital La Crosse Wisconsin Arrangements are pending with Becker Milnes Funeral Home Hawkeye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Nauholz
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
Becker-Milnes Funeral Home
Hawkeye
Obituary notices for Gee Hirko and Pruitt in Iowa City area
Three obituary notices record Lacey E. Gee of North Fort Myers Florida previously Independence dies after a long illness with services in Independence and memorials to Crystal Cathedral Garden Grove The second notice reports John J. Hirko of Iowa City dies after lengthy illness with funeral services at George L Gay Funeral Home and burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery The third lists Drake Richard Pruitt Jr aged 5 of Kyle Texas dies after sudden illness with services at George L Gay Funeral Home and burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake Richard Pruitt Jr
Kyle
Texas
Priscilla Augustine
Drake Pruitt Sr
Bastrop
Iowa City
Travis County
George L. Gay
James Dant
Memory Gardens
Obituary: Anna M. Miller Stitzell 86 Dies in Kalona
Anna M. Miller Stitzell 86 died after a brief illness Monday in Pleasantview Home Kalona. Services 10:30 a.m. at United Christian and Baptist Church Kalona burial 4:30 p.m. at Glendale Cemetery Des Moines officiated by Revs. Scott Stapleton and Curt Joseph with Peterseim Funeral Home handling arrangements. No immediate survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M. Miller Stitzell
Pleasantview
United Christian and Baptist Church
Kalona
Glendale Cemetery
Des Moines
Scott Stapleton
Curt Joseph
Peterseim
Bernice Wirth 96 Clinton resident formerly Maquoketa
Bernice A. Wirth 96 of Clinton formerly Maquoketa and Grand Mound died March 25 1996 after a short illness at Alverno Health Care Facility Clinton. Services 2 p.m. Thursday Carson and Son Funeral Home Maquoketa with calling after 1 p.m. Burial Mount Hope Cemetery. Surviving daughters Judith Howe Cleo Walsh Doris Lothspeich and LaVonne Wirth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice A. Wirth
Clinton
Maquoketa
Grand Mound
Alverno
Carson & Son Funeral
Mount Hope Cemetery
Judith Howe
Cleo Walsh
Doris Lothspeich
Libertyville
Ill
LaVonne Wirth
Oelwein Woman Donna Arnold Died After Sudden Illness
Donna Mae Arnold 64 died Monday after noon March 25 1996 at her home after a sudden illness. Memorial services 2 p.m. Thursday at Jami son Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein by Rev Alan Wolkenhauer. Interment Fairview Cemetery Hayfield Minn. Friends may call Thursday afternoon at the funeral home. Survivors include two sons Jeff of Oelwein and John of Cedar Rapids a sister Lucille Roth of Minneapolis St Paul area a brother Spencer Nelson of Minnesota and two granddaughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Mae Arnold
Jamison-Schmitz
Oelwein
Alan Wolkenhauer
Fairview Cemetery
Hayfield
Minn
Jeff
John
Cedar Rapids
Lucille Roth
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Spencer Nelson
Minnesota
Douglas Ludwig Parnell dies of cancer at 47
Douglas Ludwig Parnell 47 of Parnell and formerly of Iowa City died of cancer Tuesday March 26 1996 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Memorial services 2 p.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church Stetsonville Wis. Cremation. Arrangements with Leasing Funeral Service Iowa City. Survivors include his parents Arthur and Beatrice of Stetsonville and three brothers Bruce Rochester Minn Timothy Mayville Wis Jeffrey Coon Rapids Minn. Dean Trump Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday Brush Funeral Home Solon. Burial Oakland Cemetery Solon. Friends may call 3 to 8 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah Joseph
E.J.” Mitchell
Union Dr. SW
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Gary DeVries
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Carmen Houlahan
Jeff Gaffney
Cedar Rapids
Jim
Denise Houlahan
Sandra Christensen
Tama
Vince
JoAnn Gaffney
Fairfax
Mary Ann Gaffney
Ryan
Howard
Shirley Haigh
Manchester
Leona Koppenhaver
Marion
Bryan Houlahan
Kyle Nesley
Theresa
Angela Houlahan
Leah Knight
Sandy Caudill
Missouri
Felicia
Autumn
Quinn
Nathan
E.J
Bryan
Texas
Harding Middle School
Douglas Ludwig
Parnell
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
Zion Lutheran Church
Stetsonville
Wis
Arthur
Beatrice
Bruce
Rochester
Minn
Timothy
Mayville
Jeffrey
Coon Rapids
Dean Trump
Brush Funeral Home
Solon
Oakland Cemetery
Doug
Anna Lea Kriegel Arnold Dies After Long Illness
Anna Lea Kriegel Arnold aged 59 of Des Plaines Illinois formerly Tama died March 25 1996 after a long illness at Lutheran General Hospital Des Plaines Services 10 a.m. Friday Mason Hand Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev Keith Birch Burial at St Patrick Cemetery Tama Calling hours 4 p.m. Thursday with family 6 30 to 8 p.m. Survivors include husband Jerry sister Sally Willett and brothers Leonard and Mark Kriegel all of Tama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Lea Kriegel Arnold
Des Plaines
Tama
Lutheran General Hospital
Keith Birch
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Jerry
Sally Willett
Leonard
Mark Kriegel
Carl Reed Agne 70 dies after brief illness in Iowa City
Carl Reed Agne 70 died March 25 1996 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a brief illness. Services set for March 28 at St Marys Catholic Church with burial at Tipton Masonic Cemetery. He was survived by Ruth his wife two sons Steve and Jim a daughter Dianne five grandchildren and a brother. He married Ruth Ferrie Feb 5 1947 in Cedar Rapids and was a lifelong Cedar County farmer. He worked 20 years for L L Pelling Construction and was a Loyal Order of the Moose member. A memorial fund is established.
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John R
Jack” Jameson
Sedona
Ariz
Cedar Rapids
Cottonwood
St. Paul
Minn
10Th Mountain Division
White Bear Lake
Gail Carlstrom
Jack
Prudential Insurance
Gail
Lynn
Kansas City
Jill
New York City
Cory
Chicago
Roy W
Bud
McGregor
Sedona Medical Center
Carl Reed Agne
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Eugene Benda
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Fry Funeral Home
Ruth
Steve
Mary
Rochester
Jim
Julie
Solon
Dianne
John Austad
Marion
Kelly
Jennifer
Nicholas
Reed
Megan
Bill
Bonnie
Tipton
Gordon
Carl
Glen
Ferne Carl Agne
Cedar County
Ruth Ferrie
L.L. Pelling Construction
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Loyal Order of the Moose
Obituary notices for Gertsen and Riley from Cedar Memorial
Two funeral services announced at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Dorothy R. Gertsen to be buried at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery with services at 9 a.m. today. Florence Jolley Anderson Riley to be entombed at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery with services at 2 p.m. today.
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Parnell M ayor Douglas Ludwig Dies After Battle With Cancer
Parnell Iowa mayor Douglas Ludwig 47 died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a yearlong cancer fight. Ludwig won a write in campaign after not seeking re election and served about eight years guiding youth and elderly care while purchasing and adapting town properties. Memorial services set for Stetsonville Wisconsin. residents plan a town memorial in lieu of services in Parnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Hadish
Gazette
Parnell
Douglas Ludwig
Iowa County
Williamsburg
Ludwig
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Rochester, Minn
Ted
Margie Carney
Carney
University of Wisconsin
Madison
VISTA
Indicted in Midwest Bank Robberies Linked to Bandits
A federal grand jury in Des Moines charged 38 year old Richard L. Guthrie Jr with four armed bank robberies. Prosecutors say Guthrie and a partner, members of the Midwestern Bank Bandits, robbed banks in Ames Davenport Des Moines West Des Moines and other states between 1994 and 1995. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Richard L. Guthrie Jr
Cincinnati
Ohio
Guthrie
FBI
Des Moines
Firstar
Ames
Brenton Bank
Davenport
East Des Moines National Bank
Boatman’s Bank
West Des Moines
East Dubuque casino boat eyes May 31 reopen plan
East Dubuque Silver Eagle casino boat seeks a May 31 reopening with only slot machines and electronic gambling. The plan would create about 175 jobs, down from 250 with table games, and aims to capture a portion of the Dubuque area’s $64 million annual gambling revenue. Illinois officials caution about competition with Iowa riverboats and note tax differences prior to December shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
East Dubuque
Silver Eagle
Joseph Duellman
Dubuque
Robert Vickrey
Illinois Gaming Board
Duellman
NAACP Protests County Employee Over Racial Slur in Waterloo
Waterloo NAACP urges discipline for Black Hawk County building supervisor Dick Buchanan after he allegedly used a racial slur toward a Black coworker. The board will consider suspending him and pursuing sensitivity training and a county policy on controversial language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
NAACP
Dick Buchanan
Black Hawk County
Brian Quirk
Board of Supervisors
Buchanan
Quirk
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