Local Obituaries and Memorials in Cedar Rapids Area
Deaths list five individuals including Larry Bouzek 39 of Cedar Rapids an Edgar Waters 76 of Marion and Maude Walsh 96 along with Anna Woodsey 82 and John Sullivan 77. Notices provide funeral times locations memorials and survivors including spouses children and siblings with service details and burial info. Memorial funds are noted for Bouzek and Waters and services are held at Brush Chapel Baxter Funeral Chapel and Donahue-Lensing Funeral Home with burial at Mount Calvary Mount Clark Memory Gardens and St Joseph Cemetery.
Obituary of Jene R. Sterner from Lansing community
Jene R. Sterner, 61, died May 3 1995 in Lansing after a long illness. Services at 2 p.m. Saturday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation today 4 to 8 p.m. at Burke Thornburg Funeral Home and one hour before service. Survived by husband Robert, son Douglas of Rockford Illinois, daughter Christ Lee Mitchell of Wisconsin Rapids, four sisters Delores Scharff Evelyn Doudney Lorrene Brunscheen Vivian Calloway and a brother Norman Christiansen plus three grandchildren. Born August 27 1933 in Olin to Amandus and Louise Christiansen. She attended school in Wyoming Iowa where she married Robert Sterner on November 13 1955. Previously worked at Collins Radio. moved to Lansing in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jene R. Sterner
Lansing
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Burke-Thornburg Funeral Home
Robert
Douglas
Rockford
Ill
Christ Lee Mitchell
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Delores Scharff
Prairie du Chien
Evelyn Doudney
Cedar Rapids
Lorrene Brunscheen
Wyoming
Iowa
Vivian Calloway
Clarence
Norman Christiansen
Olin
Amandus
Louise Nissen Christiansen
Robert Sterner
Lene
Collins Radio
Kratzer services set for Center Point Saturday
Everett F Kratzer obituary details a 10 30 a m service at Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point with viewing today from 4 to 8 p m Friends may visit Center Point Cemetery for burial Matthew Drake Burrow private graveside service at Elgin Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett F. Kratzer
Murdoch Funeral Home
Center Point
Center Point Cemetery
Matthew Drake Burrow
Elgin Cemetery
Hazel Lincoln 92 dies in Grinnell of heart failure
Hazel Lincoln, 92, died of congestive heart failure Wednesday in her Grinnell home. Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Smith Funeral Home with visitation today from noon to 9 p.m. Burial will be at Westfield Cemetery, rural Grinnell. There are no survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Lincoln
Smith Funeral Home
Westfield
Grinnell
Springville Obituary for Melvin Nelson 80
Melvin Nelson 80 died May 3 1995 at home from cancer. Services 10 a m Saturday at Springville United Methodist Church. Burial with military honors Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Survivors include wife Sandra two sons and six grandchildren. Born 1914 in McCabe Montana he served as Army Medic in World War II and was Springville High School custodian. Memorials to Springville United Methodist Church or Hospice of Mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Nelson
Springville United Methodist Church
Martin Schuhmacher
Cedar Memorial Park
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Sandra
Melinda Koster
Ron
Viola
Chris
Debbie
Central City
William
Linda
Springville
Roy
Extra
Kelly
Talia
Bailey
Brian
Hope
Christina
Walter
Charlotte Nelson
Molly Merritt
Melvin
McCabe
Mont
Neal
Matilda Christenson Nelson
Death notices for Wesley Fischer and Ray Forsyth
Wesley Fischer 83 of Keystone and Vinton died May 3 1995 in Covenant Medical Center Waterloo after a long illness. Services set for May 6 in Keystone and burial at Oak Hill Williamsburg with survivors. Ray Forsyth 86 of Cedar Falls died May 3 1995 in Covenant Medical Center Waterloo of leukemia. Services May 7 at Central Christian Church Waterloo, burial Mount Hope Independence, survivors include children and many grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Fischer
Covenant
Leslie
Alvin
Evelyn C. Reardon 81 Monona resident dies after long illness
Evelyn C. Reardon 81 of Monona Wisconsin died May 4 1995 at Great River Care Center McGregor after a long illness. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St Patrick s Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 9 p.m. today at Schultz s Funeral Home with rosaries at 4 and 8 and a Scripture service at 7:30 p.m. Survivors include three daughters Joyce Eilers Carol Schoulte and Mary Jane Welch all of Wisconsin two others and a son Thomas of Waterloo plus a sister Marie Kolbe of Monona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar L. Waters
Elmhurst Dr
St. Luke’s Hospital
Baxter Funeral Chapel
Marion
Delmar Bear
Mount Clark Cemetery
Central City
Leona
Lyle
Redwood
Calif
Lee
Seattle
Kenneth
St. Louis
Donald
Shellsburg
Rolan
Evelyn C. Reardon
Great River Care Center
McGregor
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Schultz
Joyce Eilers
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Jeanette Bries Fangman Dies After Long Illness
Jeanette Bries Fangman 68 of Luxemburg died May 3 1995 at Finley Hospital Dubuque after a long illness. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church Luxemburg burial in church cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville with a 4 p.m. Scripture service. Survivors: three daughters Lou Fangman Luxemburg Diane White Papillion Neb Karen Steger New Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Bries Fangman
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Luxemburg
Kramer Funeral Home
Dyersville
Lou Fangman
Diane White
Papillion
Neb
Karen Steger
New Vienna
Roff and Tracy Obituaries in Iowa Itinerary
Ruth Elizabeth Roff 85 formerly of Manchester died May 4 1995 in Austin Texas after a lengthy illness Arrangements are pending at Shelly Funeral Home Zana C Tracy 88 died May 2 1995 in Jackson County Public Hospital after a lingering illness Services 11 am Saturday Carson Son Funeral Home burial Mount Hope Cemetery Survivors include daughters Patty McNabb and Mona Reichling both of Maquoketa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Elizabeth Roff
Manchester
Four Seasons Nursing Home
Austin
Texas
Shelly Funeral Home
Zana C. Tracy
Jackson County
Carson & Son Funeral Home
Mount Hope Cemetery
Patty McNabb
Mona Reichling
Maquoketa
Obituary: Walter Whalen Sr. 80 Dies at Mercy Hospital
Walter Whalen Sr. 80 died May 4 1995 after a short illness at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation today 2 to 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. to service time Saturday. Survived by wife Emma, son George Jr. of Oelwein, daughter Joan Tellin of Grinnell, daughter-in-law Mary Whalen, son-in-law Bill Tellin, four grandchildren Steve Donald Brian Tellin Julie Nelson, and nine great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Whalen Sr
Mercy Hospital
Jamison- Schmitz
Oelwein
Robert Dagit
Woodlawn
Emma
George Jr
Joan Tellin
Grinnell
Mary Whalen
Bill Tellin
Steve
Donald
Brian Tellin
Julie Nelson
West Branch man dies of heart attack in home
Kevin Kingsbury 48 of rural West Branch died Wednesday evening May 3 1995 at his home after a heart attack. Cremation completed burial of cremains 1:30 p.m. Monday at Honey Grove Cemetery northeast of West Branch officiated by Rev. Richard Paulus. Barker Funeral Home West Branch handled arrangements. No immediate survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Kingsbury
West Branch
Honey Grove
Richard Paulus
Barker Funeral Home
Helen Freeman Barrigar dies at 80 in Sebring
Helen Freeman Barrigar 80 of Sebring Florida died Saturday April 29 1995 after a long illness in a Sebring hospital. Services were held Monday in Sebring. Survived by husband Roger a daughter Ann Blazer Clearwater Florida twin sons Larry Salt Lake City Gary Elizabethton Tennessee a brother Howard Clarence seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She taught country school and fifth grade in Olin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Freeman Barrigar
Sebring
Fla
Olin
Roger
Ann Blazer
Clearwater
Larry
Salt Lake City
Gary
Elizabethton
Tenn
Howard
Clarence
Robert Casey Jr. dies at 31 in Traer
Robert Bob Casey Jr. died Thursday May 4 1995 in Traer Iowa at age 31. Arrangements are pending at Overton Funeral Home Traer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert “Bob” Casey Jr
Traer
Overton Funeral Home
Linus Unterberger 82 dies after sudden illness in Waukon area
Linus Unterberger, 82, of rural Waukon died May 3 1995 in Makee Manor after a sudden illness. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church with burial at Cherry Mound Cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 9 p.m. today at Hanson Funeral Home with a Scripture service at 4 and rosary at 7:30 p.m. Survivors include sisters Rita Small Bloomington Wisconsin and Mary Kozak Blue Island Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linus Unterberger
Makee Manor
Waukon
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Cherry Mound
Hanson Funeral Home
Rita Small
Bloomington
Wis
Mary Kozak
Blue Island
Ill
Lisa Heifner obituary service and burial details
Elizabeth Ann Lisa Heifner is remembered with a 11 30 a m Saturday mass at St Joseph Catholic Church Marion followed by a scripture service at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery Cedar Rapids with visitation today from 4 to 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ann
Lisa” Heifner
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Marion
Murdoch Funeral Home
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Lawmaker accuses U of bias and vows action by regents
Rep. Charles Hurley says the University of Iowa promotes homosexuality and will pressure the State Board of Regents to act. He warns alumni to cut donations if policy does not change, while regents cite academic freedom and urge restraint as debates over use of state funds continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hurley
Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
State Board of Regents
R-Fayette
University of Iowa
Tom Collins
Cedar Rapids
Regents
Hurley
Collins
University
U of I’s
U of I
Cedar Rapids man found guilty on three robbery charges
Dominic Bachemin of Cedar Rapids was convicted by a Linn County jury on two counts of second degree robbery and one count of assault for the roller dam robbery on May 19, 1994. Sentencing is set for June 30. he faces up to 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hogan
Linn County
Dominic Bachemin
Cedar Rapids
Bachemin
Anton F. Stevens
Sixth Ave. SE
Stevens
Alford
State finds no Legionnaires' disease at hotel
The state Department of Public Health tested the Ramada Inn in Burlington after three Legionnaires' disease cases linked to the hotel dates in February. No traces of Legionella were found, though officials cautioned that absence of positive samples does not prove where exposure occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Burlington
State Department of Public Health
Ramada Inn
Patricia Quinlisk
McKee embezzlement case details emerge in trial
Federal agent Dennis Eckert testified that a matchbook with the slogan Washingtons most beautiful nude dancers and credit card records show AFSCME president Don McKee charged 100 at a nude bar in Washington DC to his corporate account. Eckert said McKee repaid 127.50 for an airline ticket after the case began. He noted the unions annual reports should disclose all debts and that McKee faces 65 counts totaling about 43000. McKee, of Mount Pleasant, leads Iowa AFSCME with 30 000 members and is suspended with pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Washington
Afscme
Don McKee
Dennis Eckert
Labor Department
McKee
Washington, D.C
Eckert
State Council 61
American Federation of State
Mary Luxa
Bill Kutmus
Kutmus
Union
Department of Labor
Luxa
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
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Larry Leonard Bouzek
Ave
Brush Chapel
Karl Glovik
Amanda Thome
Amber Bouzek
Adam Bouzek
Linda Schlemmer
Debbie Chambers
Dorothy Brunner
Paul Scharff
Francis
Betty Kramer Bouzek
John Edward Sullivan
Salem
Ore
Nancy
Hot Springs Village
Ark
Willard
Coggan
Harry
Martha Gilchrist Waters
Leona Vanourney
Iowa City
Edgar
Harnischfeger Corp
Maude Walsh
Rundell St
Manor Care
St. Joseph
George L. Gay
Beverly
Floyd) Wilson
Bill Yeary
Kansas City
James
Pennington Gap
Rosa Venable Yeary
James Walsh
Richey’s
Younkers
Vetters, Aldens
Penney’s
American Cancer Society
Anna F. Woodsey
E. Benton St
Donahue- Lensing Funeral Home
Memory Gardens Cemetery
Elizabeth Courtney
Bonnie Sprenger
Colorado Springs
Colo
Vivian Woodley
Davenport
John Liska
Riverside
Emma Feldman
West Liberty
Elgin
Ray M. Forsyth
Cedar Falls
Vinton
Covenant Medical
May Luella Benton Forsyth
Fern Hazel Hemphill
Rock Island, Ill
Ray
Benton
Linn
Buchanan County
Monona
U of
Senate
House
Lyle Muller
The
Gazette
Johnson County Bureau
C.R. Man
Thomas Koehler
William Yancey
Jason Gruskey
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