Local Obituary Notices Highlight Cedar Rapids Dwellers
Obituaries for Evalena Cannon Gerald Long Michael Frank and William Richardson published May 7 2001 in Cedar Rapids list funeral times at Cedar Memorial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery All Saints Catholic Church and St Pauls United Methodist Church Memorials honor Alzheimer’s Hospice and New Melleray Monastery with service details and survivor information including spouses children and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Francis Frank
All Saints Catholic Church
Charles Lang
Mount Calvary Cemetery
New Melleray Monastery
Peosia
Marion Paulsen 60 Dies After Long Illness in Cedar Rapids
Mary A. Paulsen of 1830 Henderson Drive died Monday May 7 2001 at home after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald F
Jerry’’ Long
Mount Vernon Rd
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Mary A. Paulsen
Henderson Dr
Cedar Rapids
Center Point Man Gerald D. Van Fossen Dies at 85
Gerald D. Van Fossen 85 of Center Point died Monday May 7 2001 at home from stroke complications. Funeral services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point with Rev Mike Ellson. Burial Center Point Cemetery. He was a retired farmer member of Center Point United Methodist Church and Lions Club. Memorials to Lions Club or United Methodist Church. He is survived by a daughter Doris Coberly and husband Cleve of Center Point a daughter in law Patricia Van Fossen of Walker seven grandchildren and a sister. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy a son Harold and a sister Hazel Mollenhauer. Born December 25 1915 in Center Point Iowa he married Dorothy Brennaman February 6 1937 in Toledo Iowa. Gerald enjoyed upholstery handyman work for the elderly fishing and camping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Bill
R. Richardson
West Ridge Care Center
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Stephen R. Peters
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Sandy
Nicholas
Nathan
Kathleen
Shaun Scriven
Stanley
Frances Raes Richardson
Robert
Pam
Linda
Sam
Mary Jane
David
Ann Arbor
Mich
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Alpha Kappa Psi
Acme Graphics Inc
Sammy
Hospice of Mercy
Mercy Medical Center
Gerald D. van Fossen
Murdoch Funeral Home
Center Point
Mike Ellson
Doris Coberly
Cleve
Patricia van Fossen
Walker
Dorothy
Harold van Fossen
Hazel Mollenhauer
Gerald
Artie
Alta Andrews van Fossen
Iowa
Dorothy Brennaman
Toledo
Index Calmar to Wellman Rugg
A list of names sorted by Iowa towns including Calmar Cedar Rapids Center Point Decorah Grinnell Guttenberg Iowa City Marengo Marion Mechanicsville Newhall Shellsburg Tipton Waukon Wellman with given names and nicknames such as Evalena Cannon Gerald D Van Fossen Hazel Lucille O Hara Lina Digbee Mary A Paulsen Lyla Hoon Wilfred Webb Eleen Woodmansee Dorothy Durian Rugg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina Digbee
Marion
Mary A. Paulsen
Mechanicsville
Jean Ehresman
Britcher Newhall
Richard Keiper
Shellsburg
Lyla Hoon
Tipton
Wilfred Joseph Webb
Waukon — Eleen ‘‘Tilly’’ Woodmansee
Wellman
Dorothy Durian Rugg
Death Notice Myron A Elsbernd Calmar Iowa
Myron A. Elsbernd 71 died May 7 2001 at Oneota Riverview Care in Decorah after a long illness. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church with Rev. Donald Hawes. Burial in church cemetery. Viewing after 10 a.m. Wednesday at church. Arrangements French Funeral Home Calmar. Survivors include brothers Cletus Romuald Linus and sister Virginia Humpal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron A. Elsbernd
Oneota Riverview
Decorah
St. Aloysius Catholic Church
Donald Hawes
French Funeral Home
Calmar
Cletus
Romuald
Linus
Fort Atkinson
Virginia Humpal
Deaths and funeral notices for Alice Bush and Kenneth Kinseth
Alice N. Bush 84 died May 7 2001 in Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services Wednesday at St Benedicts Church Decorah burial Phelps Cemetery. Kinseth Kenneth L. 82 died May 5 2001 in Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs from stroke complications. Services Thursday at First Lutheran Church burial Lutheran Cemetery with full military rites. Survivors listed incl Tom Bush of Junction City Wis Cyrena Kinseth Linda Skinner Leslie Bruce Gary and multiple siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice N. Bush
Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital
St. Benedict’s Catholic Church
Gary Krapfl
Phelps Cemetery
French and Balik Funeral Home
Decorah
Tom
Junction City
Wis
Kenneth L. Kinseth
Jennie Edmundson
Council Bluffs
First Lutheran Church
Thomas Miller
Fjelstul Funeral Home
Cyrena
Linda Skinner
Leslie
Clear Lake
Bruce
Coralville
Gary
Mason City
Roland
Roger
Larry
Belmond
Maxine Dorr
Avon Armour
Artie Buchanan
Hazel O’Hara 83 Dies in Grinnell. services set
Hazel Lucille O’Hara 83 of Grinnell died May 6 2001 at Friendship Manor after an illness. Memorial services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home Grinnell with burial at Hazel Wood Cemetery. Friends may visit 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today with family 6:30 to 8 p.m. Survivors include son Max Hall of Knoxville and four sisters Noreen Beaty Akron Ohio Maxine Purvis Kellogg Patricia Jeffreys Olatha Kan and Donna Wedemeyer Jefferson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel
Lucille’’ O’hara
Friendship Manor
Smith Funeral Home
Grinnell
Hazelwood Cemetery
Max Hall
Knoxville
Noreen Beaty
Akron
Ohio
Maxine Purvis
Kellogg
Patricia Jeffreys
Olatha, Kan
Donna Wedemeyer
Jefferson
Rosalyn L. Rolfe 77 Dies After Short Illness in Guttenberg
Rosalyn L. Rolfe, 77, died Monday May 7 2001 at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending at Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalyn L. Rolfe
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home
Guttenberg
Marengo Woman Lina Digbee Dies After Brief Illness
Lina Digbee 84 died Monday morning May 7 2001 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Arrangements pending at Kloster Funeral Home Marengo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina Digbee
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Kloster Funeral Home
Marengo
Richard Keiper 73 of Britt dies. arrangements pending
Richard Keiper 73 of Britt, formerly Newhall, died Sunday May 6 2001 at West View Care Center Britt. Phillips Funeral Home Vinton is handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Keiper
Britt
Newhall
West View
Phillips Funeral Home
Vinton
Obituary notices multiple Iowa City figures honored and mourned
The record details deaths in Iowa City and area: Marjorie P Porter 91 of Oaknoll Dr died May 3 2001 after a stroke post surgery with services May 11 at Oaknoll Recreation Room officiated by Pastor Mark W Martin. memorials to Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation. W.E. Hunzinger 77 died May 7 2001 in Mercy Iowa City with arrangements pending. Kevin Pixa Eggers 46 died May 3 2001 at parents home. memorials to River side Theatre Englert Theatre Fund UI Dance Dept and local arts groups. services and cremation planned with arrangements by Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E. Hunzinger
Ginter Ave
Mercy Iowa City
George L. Gay
Iowa City
Kevin Pixa Eggers
E. Jefferson St
Hickory Hill Park
Unitarian Universalist Society
Gilbert Street
Riverside Theatre
Englert Theatre Fund
University of Iowa Dance Department
WAUKON Woman Dies After Brief Illness at 79
WAUKON Eleen Tilly Woodmansee 79 died Saturday May 5 2001 at Good Samaritan Center after a brief illness. Memorial service 10 am Thursday at Martin Funeral Home Waukon with Rev Richard Eick. Burial of ashes IOOF Cemetery Rossville. No visitation. Survived by daughter Kay Lehigh Acres Florida son Dennis Kasten Braden ton Florida and sisters Dorothy Peoples Altoona Pennsylvania Betty Anderson Venice Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleen
Tilly
Kay
Lehigh Acres
Fla
Dennis Kasten
Bradenton
Dorothy Peoples
Altoona
Betty Anderson
Venice
Dorothy Durian Rugg Wellman obituary notice
Dorothy Durian Rugg 88 of Scandia Care Center Sister Bay Wis formerly Wellman died Friday March 16 2001 after a long illness Graveside services 130 pm Sunday Wellman Cemetery Rev Doug Achterhof Arrangements by Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service Wellman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Durian Rugg
Scandia Care Center
Sister Bay
Wis
Wellman
Wellman Cemetery
Doug Achterhof
Powell Funeral Home
Jean Ehresman Britcher obituary a Tipton to Mechanicsville native
Jean Ehresman Britcher born February 21 1938 in Tipton Iowa died May 6 2001 after a kidney cancer battle. She retired after 33 years at Rockwell Collins Radio and was active in Tipton United Methodist Church and youth groups. Survived by mother Dolores Hartley Ehresman daughters Lorna Marsden Cheryl Britcher and others. eight grandchildren a great grandchild and long time companion Dick Danly. Services pending at United Methodist Church Tipton with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery Mechanicsville. Memorials at Box 426 Mechanicsville IA 52306.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
United Methodist Church
Methodist
Tipton
Rockwell Collins Radio
Dolores Ehresman
Lorna Marsden
Larry
Cedar Rapids
Cheryl Britcher
Tom Bulger
Scott Britcher
Mechanicsville
Brent Britcher
Rory Britcher
Lisbon
Kirk Britcher
Kim
Stanwood
Dick Danly
Dalene McKinnon
Vance
Janice Hetherington
Stu
Des Moines
Tom Ehresman
Mary
Jim Ehresman
Bev
Altoona
Dale Ehresman
Donna Paup
Linda Stransky
DeLane Wright
Rose Hill
Lyla Hoon, 85, Dies After Extended Illness
Lyla Hoon of Shellsburg dies at 85 after an extended illness Monday May 7 2001 at Living Center West Cedar Rapids. Funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyla Hoon
Living Center West
Cedar Rapids
Phillips Funeral Home
Vinton
Tipton Wilfred Webb Dies After Cancer Struggles
Wilfred Joseph Webb of Tipton died from complications of cancer. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Calvary Four Square Gospel Church with Pastor Ron Lashmit officiating. Burial will be at Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fry Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Clelia and daughter Bernadette of Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Joseph Webb
Mercytown
Calvary Four
Square Gospel Church
Ron Lashmit
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Fry Funeral Home
Tipton
Clelia
Bernadette
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Annetta M Moeller 73 Dunkerton native dies in Waterloo
Annetta M Moeller 73 of the Denver Iowa Sunset Home formerly of Dunkerton died May 5 2001 at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after a lengthy illness Services 10 30 a m Wednesday First Baptist Church Dunkerton Burial Garden of Memories Cemetery Waterloo Visitation 4 to 8 p m today at Garden View Chapel Waterloo and one hour before services Wednesday at the church Also survived by husband Gordon H and sons Andrew R Dunkerton Thomas H Gilbertville and Philip G Marion an g Edith Adams Dunkerton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annetta M. Moeller
Denver
Iowa
Sunset Home
Dunkerton
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
First Baptist Church
Garden of Memories
Garden View Chapel
Gordon H
Andrew R
Thomas H
Gilbertville
Philip G
Marionang & Sister
Edith Adams
Death Notices and Obituaries Submissions Rules
The Gazette prints death notices and obituaries with immediate survivors and a photo as a news item. Submissions must follow Gazette style to avoid per word charges. extended obituary material costs 35 cents per word.
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The
Gazette
In Memoriam David L Smith 1948 2000
A year has passed since the Lord called David L Smith home. Don Rose Smith and family recall his love and generosity and seek the Lord’s strength and face. Chronicles 16 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don and
Rose Smith
Notable Birthday Message for Betty Jean and Family
A sentimental tribute notes Dean A. Hamilton 5/8/36 2/21/01 and honors his memory. It expresses that loved ones are never forgotten and memory lingers in the hearts of family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean A. Hamilton
Birthday Remembrance for J M with Family Note
A birthday remembrance for J M born May 8 1935 and died September 8 2000. The note expresses ongoing love and missing him from Kaye and the children and grandchildren with a heartfelt message.
Trucker Recovers After Flesh Eating Disease Attack
Trucker Curtis Benttine described starting with flu like symptoms before a high fever and severe leg swelling led to a necrotizing fasciitis diagnosis at Mitchell County Regional Health Center Osage. Surgeons at University Hospitals Iowa City removed 12 to 16 pounds of infected tissue and grafted stomach tissue to his leg. he is now recovering at home awaiting a May 16 checkup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell County Regional Health Center
Osage
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Benttine
University Hospitals
Iowa City
CDC
United States
Becky
St. Ansgar
Mason City
Polk County Ties with SFX for Iowa Events Center
Polk County signs a letter of intent with SFX Entertainment Inc to provide world class programming at the proposed 201 million Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Construction aims this fall with a 75 million Vision Iowa grant sought. SFX books 130 venues including 44 U.S. amphitheaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Polk County
SFX Entertainment Inc
SFX
Iowa Events
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Vision Iowa Fund
Angela Connolly
Iowa
United States
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Fifth Ave
Turner Chapel East
Lee L. Myers
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Bernard Reece
Alzheimer’s Foundation
Lee
Marjorie P. Porter
Oaknoll Dr
Oaknoll
Porter
Mark W. Martin
Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church
Friends Foundation
Marjorie
Hendley
Neb
George M
Bessie Ann Walker Perkins
Orleans
University of Nebraska
John Roger Porter
Nevada
Porters
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Ferson Ave
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Project Green
Friends of the Library
E.O.S. Shakespeare Club
First Presbyterian Church of
J. Roger Porter
Robin
Walter Barbee
Annandale
Carol Porter
San Francisco
Calif
Katherine
William Blessing
Spring Lake
John R. Porter
Anne Schutter
Northville
George L. Gay Funeral Home and Crematorium
Waukon
Jean Ehresman Britcher
Dale and
Mary “Dolores” Hartley Ehresman
David L. Smith
Betty Jean
J.M
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Trucker
Stansgar
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Nnff.org
Entertainment Group
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