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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1994

Page

12

Death notices from Linn County May 2 1994

Multiple Linn County obituaries dated May 2 1994 list Tammi Ann Wilson aged 34 of 3612 Houston St NE Cedar Rapids with services at St Pius X Church and burial at Mount Calvary, Inez E Byam 81 formerly of Marion with services at Cedar Memorial, Cornelius Moran 93 at Heritage Acres with services at Murdoch Linwood, Carroll Bridgeman 49 at Turner Chapel East with burial at Oak Hill, Margaret Sullivan 90 Indianapolis native formerly of Cedar Rapids with services in West Liberty, David Havlicek 51 Cedar Rapids with services at Teahen Funeral Home, Paul A 80 of Alburnett with services at St Jude Catholic Church and burial at Lafayette Cemetery. numerous survivors listed.

Funeral notices for Fosdick Hanson Heuer Price and others

Obituary notices list services for Leonard Fosdick Connie Hanson Virginia Heuer and Dorothy Price with times today at St. Pius X Turner Chapel West Cedar Memorial and services by clergy. Burial at Mount Calvary Spring Grove Chapel of Memories and memorial gifts to various funds or charities are noted.

Eastern Iowa Deaths Aged 93 and 85

Mabel Shedek aged 93 died May 3 1994 in Anamosa after a long illness with arrangements pending at Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa Myrtie Herrmann aged 85 died May 3 1994 in Elkader after a long illness with arrangements pending at Leonard Witt Funeral Home Elkader

Mabel Shedek Anamosa Goettsch Funeral Home Myrtie Herrmann Elkader Leonard-Witt Funeral Home

James H. Lahr, 57, dies after long illness in Iowa

James H. Lahr, 57, of Hopkinton died Monday May 2 1994 in Finley Hospital Dubuque after a long illness. Services set for 10 30 a m Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Sand Springs burial St Paul Cemetery Worthington. Friends may call after 2 p m today at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville where a Scripture service begins at 730 p m. Survivors include wife Joan a son Ronald of Hopkinton a daughter Debra Heiar of Grayslake Illinois mother Emma Lahr of Delhi three sisters Esther Helle of Manchester Donna Manternach of Masonville Joyce Freisinger of Dubuque and brother Kenneth of Delhi.

Carroll J. Bridgeman 16Th Ave St. Luke’s Hospital Turner Chapel East Oak Hill Cemetery W. A. Beets Word of Faith Pentecostal Church of God In Christ David Sykes Sonya Sykes Cedar Rapids Florence Johnson Milwaukee Flossie Maddox Martha Thomas Robert Denver Ann Roper Chicago Harold Bridgeman Gloria Aurora Ill James Henry Bridgeman Greenfield Tenn James Edward Bridgeman Jackson Bertha Sykes Paul A D Ave Mercy Medical Center St. Jude Catholic Church Craig Steimel Lafayette Cemetery Alburnett Teahen Funeral Home Anna Richard Norwalk James H. Lahr Finley Dubuque Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Sand Springs St. Paul Worthington Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville Joan Ronald Hopkinton Debra Heiar Grayslake Fll Emma Lahr Delhi Esther Helle Manchester Donna Manternach Masonville Joyce Freisinger Kenneth

Obituaries for Jessie L. McArthur and Pearl M. Francis

Jessie L. McArthur 97 died May 3 1994 in People’s Nursing Care Center Independence Iowa. Services Friday 11 a.m. White Funeral Home Independence burial Mount Hope Cemetery. Survivors include sister Alice Speers and husband Cecil two sons Larry and Don and three sisters Luva Vera Laurine. Pearl M. Francis 79 of Baculis Mobile Home Court died May 3 1994 at home. Graveside services 11 a.m. Thursday Oak Hill Cemetery Coralville. Cremation with no visitation survivors include daughter Sally three brothers and a sister.

Jessie L. McArthur People’s Nursing Care Center White Funeral Home Independence Mount Hope Cemetery Alice Speers Cecil Larry Little Rock Ark Don Ely Luva Jones Washington Vera Gascho Kalona Laurine Schlabaugh Wellman Pearl M. Francis Baculis Mobile Home Court Oak Hill Cemetery Coralville Robert Dean George L. Gay Keota Dorothy Cowell Neb

Memorial notices from Kalona and nearby Iowa towns in May 1994

Obituaries for Sarah M. Bash Bender 91 of Kalona May 2 1994 at Pleasantview Home with services at Fairview Conservative Mennonite Church burial West Union Cemetery. Survivors Dwight Bender Wellman Clayton Bender Glendale AZ. Ann E. Lintz 94 of Kalona died May 3 service May 7 Holy Trinity Church Richmond burial Holy Trinity Cemetery with Rosaries at Peterseim Funeral Home. No survivors. Claude Dunbar 83 of Clio died May 2 1994 from emphysema Masonic service May 6 Watts Funeral Home Graveside Clio Cemetery. Alda John 82 of Des Moines died May 2 1994 heart failure graveside May 5 Union Mills Cemetery. Survivors Robert John Rice Lake WI Estella Vermillion Oskaloosa Marguerite Lacey Port Ludlow WA.

Sarah M. Bash Bender Pleasantview Fairview Ann E. Lintz Holy Trinity Catholic Church Richmond Scott Lemaster Holy Trinity Cemetery Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona Alda John Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines Union Mills Watts Funeral Home Montezuma Robert Rice Lake Wis Estella Vermillion Oskaloosa Marguerite Lacey Port Ludlow Wash

Obituaries for Hosch Dillon Holmes and kin in Iowa and beyond

Obituary notices report the deaths of Joseph Hosch 90 in Monticello Iowa on May 3 1994 with services at Sacred Heart Church and burial at the church cemetery. Survivors include two sons Kenneth and Terry and three daughters plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren. burial details and calling hours listed. Beth L Dillon 82 died May 3 1994 in Waterloo Iowa. memorial rites not specified beyond family home. Russell C Holmes 90 died May 2 1994 at home. memorial service 1 30 p m Saturday at Henderson Overton Funeral Home conducted by Rev Lowell Hoyle. burial to be determined. survivors listed.

Inez E. Byam Northbrook Manor Care Center Marion Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Marty Schuhmacher Springville United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Sally Gilbertson Gordon Robins Karen Brown Joe Springville Grace Martin Wilton George Merrill Durant Inez Lake Mills William Elizabeth Roscenke Merrill Oscar O. Byam Nashua Collins Radio Joseph Hosch Sacred Heart Catholic Church Goettsch Russell C. Holmes Henderson-Overton Lowell Hoyle Christ United Methodist Church Grace John Edgemont S.D Phoenix Jean Hinegardner Clarice Ambdenstock Montour Margaret Lyon Toledo Ardis Babcock Davenport Louie Bertha Savage Newton Nellie Flynn

Obituary notices for Daniel E Lee and Kathryn M Drew

Daniel Edwin Lee 73 died April 29 1994 in Battle Mountain Nevada after a long illness. Graveside services with military rites at 11 a.m. Thursday Maplewood Cemetery Phillips Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors include daughter Rebecca Bromley Battle Mountain Nev and son Daniel Baxter. Kathryn M Drew 88 died May 3 1994 in John Doyne Hospital Wauwatosa Wisconsin after a lengthy illness. Services 11 a.m. Friday St Patrick s Church burial Mount Olivet Cemetery rural Waukon. Friends may call 4 9 p.m. Thursday Hanson Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters Maureen Vassalo and Ann Marley and two sons William and James Milwaukee.

Daniel Edwin Lee Battle Mountain General Hospital Battle, Mountain Nev Maplewood Cemetery Phillips Funeral Home Vinton Rebecca Bromley Battle Mountain Daniel Baxter Kathryn M. Drew John Doyne Wauwatosa Wis St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Mount Olivet Waukon Hanson Funeral Home Maureen Vassalo Ann Marley William James Milwaukee

Mary S. Yoder Bontrager dies after short illness

Mary S. Yoder Bontrager 385 of 215 W. Benton St. died Monday May 2 1994 at Mercy Hospital after a short illness. Services 10 a.m. Friday at Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona by Rev. Lynnford Edwards. Burial McArtor Cemetery rural Wellman. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mary S. Yoder Bontrager Benton St Mercy Hospital Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona Lynnford Edwards McArtor Wellman

Arthur E. Fisher Dies at 91 After Illness

Arthur E. Fisher 91 died Monday afternoon May 2 1994 at his home after a long illness. Services set for 3 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with burial at Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Shelly Funeral Home and after 2 p.m. Friday at the church.

Arthur E. Fisher First Baptist Church Oakland Cemetery Shelly Funeral Home

Inglewood Woman Dies of Lung Disease at 67

Rosalea B. Chris Fijelstul a 67 year old resident of Inglewood Colorado died Sunday April 24 1994 at Rose Medical Center Denver from lung disease. Cremation followed. Memorial services set for 10 am Thursday at Fjelstul Funeral Home Decorah with burial at Lincoln Cemetery Ridgeway rural.

Rosalea B Chris” Fijelstul Inglewood Colo Rose Medical Center Denver Fjelstul Decorah Lincoln Cemetery Rural Ridgeway

Iowa farmer kills loan lender then dies by own action

James Gardner of Carter Lake shot James Thomason in an Omaha parking lot after a meeting about a 50 000 loan repayment. Gardner died by self inflicted wound near Yankton South Dakota. Thomason died from multiple gunshots and the case is investigated by local police.

Omaha Neb Iowa James Gardner James Thomas Carter Lake Thomas William Muldoon Gardner Yankton S.C

Cedar County Care Facility Cited After Resident’s Fatal Action

Cedar County Care Facility, a county owned home serving 39 residents, was cited for three deficiencies after an April 7 resident’s failed death attempt. The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals found failures to notify a physician promptly, to prepare an incident report, and to ensure kind and considerate care. Jerry Mosher, maintenance director and husband of the facility’s administrator Linda Mosher, was suspended without pay amid investigation. Both Moshers declined comment. Ed Compton said the facility remains under review.

David Werning Iowa Jerry Mosher Cedar County Board of Supervisors Ed Compton

Food poisoning hits high school prom in Lake City

About 80 people fell ill after a prom in Lake City with 55 students and 26 adults affected. State health officials, led by Dr. Russell Currier, suspect contaminated food served at Southern Cal High School prom caused severe but short lived symptoms. Recovery was rapid. illnesses appeared Monday.

Former Waterloo Police Chief Robert Beener Dies at 70

Ex-Waterloo police chief Robert Beener died Monday from cancer at age 70. A 32-year department member, he led as chief from 1970 until retirement in 1978 and served in World War II. He is survived by his wife Maxine, two sons Michael and Thom, daughter Cheryl, a sister, a Colorado-born son, four grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Services set for Friday at Locke Funeral Home, Waterloo.

Cedar Falls Waterloo Robert Beener Beener Locke Funeral Home Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery

Carpenters OK three year contract with Cedar Rapids contractors

Carpenters Local 308 members ratified a three year agreement with Cedar Rapids Area General Contractors. Details of the settlement were not immediately learned. Negotiations with other unions continue including Builders and Laborers Local 43 Iron Workers Local 89 and Cement Masons Local 561. A meeting with Operating Engineers Local 234 is planned. Contracts for these trades expired Saturday at midnight. No pickets have been set at construction sites.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Linn County Tammi Ann Wilson Houston St. NE St. Pius X Catholic Church David M. Beckman Mount Calvary Cemetery Stewart Funeral Home Lindsey Chelsey Glen Hurt Renee Brockway Iowa City Ron Hurt Ida Rolison Hazel Hurt Roy Rolison Howard Allen Hurt Shirley Tammi Glen and Shirley Rolison Hurt Kennedy High School Steve Wilson First United Methodist Church Cornelius L. Moran Heritage Acres Care Center Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home Clinton Jeffers Beverly Swalley Murland Philip Tucker Susan Matthew Melissa Tucker Ethel Peck Grant Moran West Mitchell Logan Cora Coon Moran Helen V. Cook Austin Minn Mr. Moran Marshall Christopher Carroll Florence Bridgeman Clinton Paducah Lefebvre Cedarapids Inc Margaret C. Sloan Sullivan Indianapolis West Liberty St. Joseph Catholic Church Tim Bernemann West Liberty Chapel Barker Funeral Home Patricia Himmel David John Havlicek Pawnee Dr Nick Longworth Czech National Cemetery Cheryl Kim Leonard Lisa Rizzio Robin Havlicek Martin Thenhaus Roger Thenhaus Belle Plaine Shane Cory Moss Erma Jackson Cheryl Moss Heartland Express VFW Post Swisher American Legion Bubba Mandi VFW Post 788 Leonard Michael Lenny” Fosdick Donald Klein Edmund Becker American Legion Hanford Post Connie Hanson Turner Chapel West Spring Grove Cemetery Covington Virginia Vane Heuer Lloyd Brockmeyer St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Chapel of Memories Dorothy E. Price Cedar Memorial Chapel of Stanley Wierson Marion United Methodist Church St. Luke’s Hospice May Mary Lou de la Cerda Faye Johnson Patricia Atchley Tucson, Ariz Jane Baker Greeley Louann Bodenbender Moline, Ill Dale Story City Oom Ariz Claude Dunbar Grinnell Regional Medical Center Clio Minneapolis Monticello Curtis Point Reyes Calif Calvin Clifton Ridgeway Cynthia Littleton, Colo Catherine Tot Banks Kellyville Okla Enid Pickering Sapulpa Strawberry Point Beth L. Dillon LuAnn Gardner The Omaha World-Herald Janice Sorensen South Omaha Yankton County Sioux Falls Dave Hunhoff Cedar County By Dave Gosch Werning Linda Compton Currier Dief Carpenters OK
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