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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 2002
Page
12
Obituary notices for Joseph E Becicka 82 of 32 26th Ave SW who died May 1 2002 in Cedar Rapids funeral set May 4 2002 at Brush Chapel and graveside at Czech National Cemetery with military rites. Also memorial service for Augie Guerno and death notices for Doris Koontz Leata Wenck with service details and survivors.
Richard Bigler 96 formerly of Elkader died Tuesday April 30 2002 in Knoxville Area Community Hospital of a heart ailment. Services 1 30 p m Saturday Eastside Cemetery conducted by Rev Jim Klosterboer. Friends may call 4 to 6 p m Friday at Evans McCleery Funeral Home Knoxville. Surviving is a daughter Donna McCleery of Knoxville.
A compiled list of residents by town shows BELLE PLAINE Julie DeAnn Albaugh BROOKLYN Susan Marie Henry CEDAR RAPIDS Joseph E Becicka Augie Guemo Doris Koontz Dylan Bram McCort Leata L Wenck CORALVILLE John Ray Calta DELHI Mary Hargrafen ELKADER Richard Bigler GARRISON Ada Stock GRINNELL Jean Beaver Allene C Sanderman MARION Margery M Harapat Robert R Rick MCGREGOR Thomas E Horsfield MONONA Arthur Voss MONTICELLO Janet Catlett van Hein MORLEY Florence Eileen Hefflefinger VINTON Helen R Birker WAUKON Frank R Thies.
Dylan Bram McCort 20 of Cedar Rapids died April 29 2002 after a sudden illness. Services set for 11 a m Saturday at Cedar Memorial Chapel with burial in Cedar Memorial Park. He attended Washington High School 2000 and studied at the University of Iowa, Kirkwood. He worked at Target West and played violin keyboard guitar and drums. Memorial fund established in his name.
Marion resident Margery M. Harapat aged 55 died April 29 2002 in Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Memorial services set for April 11 am at Hrabak Funeral Home Belle Plaine burial at National Cemetery Vining. Robert R. Rick aged 76 died May 1 2002 at home from lung cancer. Arrangements pending at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
Thomas E. Horsfield 47 died Monday April 29 2002 from a car train collision in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St Mary's Church with burial at Pleasant Grove. A rosary is planned at 8 p.m. Friday at Thornburg Hanson Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Donna his parents Thomas and Kathleen Horsfield of Dodgeville Wisconsin and three sisters Julia Esch Carol Graber and Amy Hugill.
Arthur Voss 92 of Monona died Wednesday May 1 2002 in Postville Good Samaritan Center after a long illness Arrangements are pending at Schultz's Funeral Home Monona.
Julie DeAnn Albaugh, 17, died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at home after a sudden illness. Services 3:30 p.m. Friday at Hrabak Funeral Home with Rev. Glenn Hunt. Burial in National Cemetery, Vining. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survived by mother Sara Jo Albaugh of Belle Plaine and father Dennis Albaugh of Tipton plus quadruplet brothers Jeff and Scott, two half sisters Jodee Burnett and Tara Albaugh, maternal grandparents Pat and Dick Sherwood, among others.
Susan Marie Henry 39 died May 1 2002 from cancer at Mercy Hospice Johnston. Services 10 a.m. Saturday Nev enhoven Funeral Home led by Rev David Brandt. Burial Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors include husband Michael of Montezuma parents Edwin Sherer Urbandale and Sandra Ron ald Six Ankeny three sons Joshua and Jason Sherer and Jesse Henry sister Christine Ejem Maryland grandmother Nora Kernes Salt Lake City Utah and grandson Ethan Sherer.
John Ray Calta died suddenly at age 46 on April 22 2002. He was the son of Cletus and Gloria Calta of Swisher Iowa brother of Clark Calta and uncle of Tyron and Troy Calta. He owned Altered Ego Costume Rentals. Visitation Thursday 6 to 9 pm funeral Friday 10 am at Jay B Smith Maplewood Chapel 7456 Manchester Interment Resurrection Cemetery.
Mary Hargrafen 84 of Strawberry Point widow of Vincent died May 1 2002 at Lutheran Home Strawberry Point after a long illness Funeral services 11 a m Friday at St John s Catholic Church burial in church cemetery Friends may call 3 to 8 p m today at Goettsch Funeral Home Hopkinton parish Scripture service at 5 p m She was born March 7 1918 at Hopkinton daughter of Frank and Gertrude Lux She married Vincent Hargrafen February 1 1956 and the couple farmed in Delhi and Hopkinton area A memorial fund is established for her.
Frank R. Thies died at 85 on May 1 2002 after a brief illness at Veterans Memorial Hospital. Services set for 1 p.m. Saturday at West Paint Creek Synod Lutheran Church in rural Waukon, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Martin-Arlenes. He is survived by his wife Arlene two daughters Janice Dennison Waunakee Wisconsin and Diane Oesterle Waukon a son Don Waukon two sisters Florence Hennessey and Emma Miene both of Waukon and two brothers Leonard Waukon and Elmer Galena.
Jean Beaver 80 of Mayflower Home died April 27 2002 from a stroke at Mayflower Home Memorial services 11 a.m. Friday United Methodist Church private graveside Hazelwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 9 a.m. today at Smith Funeral Home. Survivors include three sons Paul Steven John a brother and sister with listed locations. Allene C Sanderman 96 of Friendship Manor died of a heart ailment at Melbourne Burial Melbourne Cemetery services 10:30 a.m. Monday United Methodist Church no immediate family survivors Memorials to Grinnell United Methodist Church or Friendship Manor.
Florence Eileen Hefflefinger died April 30 2002 at home after a lengthy illness. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa with burial in Center Cemetery. She is survived by husband Darrel a son Robert Hefflefinger a daughter Nancy Lyon four grandchildren and one great great grandchild plus siblings and many relatives. She was born February 19 1927 in Morley and married Darrel Clyde Hefflefinger in 1945. She worked 30 years in Jones County offices and helped found the Jones County Association for Retarded Persons.
Helen R Birker aged 83 of Vinton died April 30 2002 at Virginia Gay Hospital after a sudden illness. Services 10:30 a m Friday Prairie Creek Church with Rev. David Gates. Burial Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation 5 to 9 p m today at Phillips Funeral Home Cha ll. She was the wife of Charles Birker and mother of Ken Bob and Bonnie with grandchildren and great grandson Caleb. She was born January 20 1919 near Eagle Center and married Charles in 1942.
Ada Stock 79 died April 22 2002 in Virginia Gay Annex Vinton after an extended illness. Services 10 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church Dysart with Pastor Garry Moore. Burial 3 p.m. Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery Davenport. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at Overton Van Steenhouse Funeral Home Vinton. Survived by husband Raymond three sons Ronald and Kirk Dysart and Bryant Albuquerque N M a daughter Gloria Schaefer Davenport.
Memorial guidance details for In Memory Of submissions including writing deadlines by 4 p.m. Mon to Fri. Specify publication date. Forms available. Rates 35 cents per word and 10 dollars per photo. For questions call 398 8221.
Ivan Hein 61 died May 1 2002 at University Hospitals Iowa City after a brief illness. Janet Prull 60 died May 1 2002 at home after an extended illness. services to be held May 4 at St Matthew's Lutheran Church, Monticello with private interment. memorials suggested to the Lupus Foundation.
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with immediates and survivors as news items, deadlines at 7 p.m. daily, and charges for additional material and out of town notices. Submit with a photo. arrangements pending and standard notices follow Gazette style.
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