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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 2003
Page
16
Cedar Rapids and Colona obituary notices list Catherine Stodola 100, Harriet Mateer Kolar 89, Manuel Duarte 96, Kathleen Cram 75, with service details, survivors, and memorial preferences. The Cedar Rapids Living Center West resident and former Cedar Rapids residents are noted among long careers and family connections.
Mildred Nicholas 94 of West Ridge Care Center died March 26 2003 after a long illness at St Luke’s Hospital. Arrangements pending at Teahen Funeral Home. M Virginia Kemp 95 of Cedar Rapids died March 26 2003 at West Ridge Care Center after a brief illness with arrangements at Turner East Funeral Home. Ima Izetta Wensel 90 of Camdenton Missouri formerly Cedar Rapids died March 25 2003 at home after a long illness. Service 3 p.m. Friday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with grandson Gordon Wensel Jr officiating. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday. Survived by son Gordon Wensel Sr Camdenton MO. four grandchildren Rhona Gearhart Candenton MO SFC Geoffrey Wensel Fayetteville NC Joanna Wensel Gladewater TX. four great grandchildren Amy Matthew Jessica Jeremy Wensel. Amy born August 3 1912 in Chillicothe MO married Jesse Floré Wensel December 6 1930 in Trenton MO. he died November 26 1964. Former YWCA employee and Cedar Rapids resident for about 50 years. former member Foursquare Gospel Church Cedar Rapids. Nancy Lee Bergert 5 of Buffalo Minnesota formerly Belle Plaine died cancer March 20 2013. Services held March 22 at St Cath Church.
Iowa City area notices list Wayne Webster and Dr Leslie Higa among those who died March 25 26 2003 with funeral arrangements and memorial services planned in Iowa City. Florence Robertson Morrow Gladys Edwards and Harry Langley also noted with service details and local memorial gifts.
Clarence August Frey 83 died Wednesday morning March 26 2003 at home after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending at Chapman Funeral Home Clarence.
Esther Anna Clara Zabel Homeister 83 of rural Waverly and Fredericksburg died March 25 2003 at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after an illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Monday at Peace United Church of Christ Waverly burial Harlington Cemetery Waverly. Friends call 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday Kaiser Carson Funeral Home Waverly with 8 p.m. prayer service and one hour before services at the church. She married Henry C Homeister July 17 1938 at Peace Church Fredericksburg. Survived by seven sons and their wives six daughters and their husbands 37 grandchildren 52 great grandchildren three great great grandchildren two brothers three sisters in law and other relatives. Memorials to the family.
Joseph St. Clair Harding Jr. died March 26 2003 in Washington County Hospital after a sudden illness. A celebration of life is held at United Church of Faith Keota with burial at Keota Cemetery. Visitation Friday at Powell Funeral Home Keota with family from 6 to 8 p.m. He is survived by his wife Helen two sons Jerrold and Robert and daughter Kathlene, eight grandchildren, and multiple relatives.
The page lists several obituary notices and memorial details for Donna Jean Risbeck Irvin and others, including Cody M. Simmons, Elmer C. Edwards, Susan Carol Torson, Eugene Mackey, and dim E Hesser, with dates, service times, survivors, and cremation or burial plans. It notes memorial donations to the West Metro Fire Protection District and includes funeral arrangements by Carson & Son Funeral and Cremation Services and Reynolds-Powell Funeral Chapel.
The Gazette lists submission rules for death notices and obituaries. It notes writing by 4 p.m. on weekdays, calls for publication date, and per word charges. It also outlines times for submissions, photo costs, and how items appear on the page with options for additional survivors and details.
A compiled index lists residents by town including BELLE PLAINE Nanicy Sue Bergert KEOTA Joseph St. Clair Harding Jr CORALVILLE Gladys M. Edwards IOWA CITY Dr. Leslie Higa Florence Conklin Robertson Morrow MAYNARD Susan Carai Terson SIGOURNEY Eugene Mackey WASHINGTON Jim E. Hesser and others across 12 communities with multiple given names and surnames.
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