Five Local Residents Die, Rites Set Across Iowa
Irene C. Kepros 83 of Cedar Rapids died May 14 after a long illness. Services at Stewart Funeral Home with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Harold LeMaster 71 of Rural Route 1 Cedar Rapids died May 14 after a brief illness. Rites at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home with burial at Linwood Cemetery and Marine Corps rites. Esther Salit 88 formerly of Cedar Rapids died May 13 in Mission Viejo California. Junior F. Wilson 83 of Monticello died May 15 at Monticello Senior Home with services in Monticello and burial at Hopkinton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Salit
Mission Viejo
Calif
Cedar Rapids
California
Turner Chapel East
Mildred A. Schrandt 82 Dies After Brief Illness
Mildred A. Schrandt aged 82 died Sunday evening May 14 1995 at Manor Care Center Dubuque after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending at Reiff Funeral Home Farley where friends may call 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred A. Schrandt
Manor Care Center
Dubuque
Reiff Funeral Home
Farley
Leta E Sortor 80 Marion resident dies after long illness
Leta E Sortor of 345 Marion Blvd died Sunday May 14 1995 at home after a long illness. Services 1 p.m. Wednesday Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Cedar Rapids with Rev Lloyd Brockmeyer of St Pauls United Methodist Church. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. today at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and afternoon Wednesday at the chapel. Survivors include niece Marilyn French of Marion two nephews Ever ett Sortor Davenport and Robert Sortor St Louis and six great nieces and nephews. Leta born July 24 1914 in Devon to William and Lutie Hughes Sorter. She graduated Grant High School 1932 attended University of Northern Iowa worked 25 years at Cedar Rapids Gazette retiring March 11 1977 and was a member of St Pauls United Methodist Church. Contributions may be made to Hospice of St Luke's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leta E. Sortor
Marion Blvd
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Marilyn French
Marion
Everett Sortor
Davenport
Robert Sortor
St. Louis
Leta
Devon
William
Lutie Hughes Sorter
Grant High School
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Rapids Gazette
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
St. Luke’s
Pauline Stineford 83 Blairstown native dies in Tucson
Pauline Stineford 83 of Tucson Arizona formerly Blairstown died May 13 1995 after an extended illness at Balmoral Care Center Tucson Services will be 1030 am Thursday Overton Family Funeral Home Blairstown with visitation 4 to 8 pm Wednesday Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery Blairstown Survivors include brothers Everette Carter Belle Plaine Eldo Weiss Crookston Minnesota and sister Kathryn Albers Keystone
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Stineford
Tucson
Ariz
Blairstown
Balmoral
Obituary notices for Wilma J. Goedken Burkle and Vichillen Lake
Wilma J. Goedken Burkle 64 of Petersburg died May 14 1995 after a brief illness. Services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St Francis Xavier Basilica with burial in the church cemetery. Vichillen Lake 79 formerly of Dyersville died May 14 1995 in Sunrise Retirement Community Sioux City. Services at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St Francis Xavier Basilica with burial at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville and rosary at 4 p.m. and Scripture service at 7 p.m. Survivors listed for both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma J. Goedken Burkle
Petersburg
St. Francis Xavier Basilica
Church
Kramer Funeral Home
Dyersville
Herbert
Dale
Lavern
Roger
New Vienna
Bonnie Steffen
Luxemburg
Diana Carpenter
Earlville
Joyce Loeffelholz
Mary Ann Burkle
Sally Hinrichsen
Anamosa
Sandy Weber
Masonville
LuAnn Weber
Winthrop
Linda Burkle
Manchester
Vickie Burkle
Austin, Minn
Mary Ann Wichman
Rose Marie Wolf
Marion
Viola Tschirgi
Elkader
Florian and
Joseph Goedken
Cedar Rapids
Vichillen Lake
Sunrise
Sioux City
Linda Slota
Remsen
Pat Muhm
Merrill
Sylvia Hermsen
Marie Edwards Grinnell 91 Dies in Friendship Manor
Marie Edwards Grinnell died at 91 in Friendship Manor from congestive heart failure. Graveside services are at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hazelwood Cemetery. Friends may call at Smith Funeral Home from noon to 9 p.m. today. There are no immediate survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Edwards
Friendship Manor
Hazelwood Cemetery
Smith Funeral Home
Stillborn Son of Oglesbys Honored in Mercy Hospital Loss
Andrew David Oglesby son of David and Ann Oglesby of 4 Arbury Drive died Sunday May 14 1995 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Services Thursday 1 p.m. at St Andrew Presbyterian Church conducted by Revs Mark Martin and Blake Richter. Burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday afternoon at the church. Arrangements by George L Gay Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew David Oglesby
David
Ann Oglesby
Arbury Dr
Mercy Hospital
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
Mark Martin
Blake Richter
Memory Gardens
George L. Gay
Shirley Maranna Smith Edwards dies at 59
Shirley Maranna Smith Edwards, 59, died of cancer Monday May 15, 1995, in her daughter’s Riverside home. Arrangements are pending at Peterseim Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Maranna Smith Edwards
Riverside
Peterseim Funeral Home
Death of Fred Pirks 91 Swisher area resident dies after long illness
Fred Pirks 91 of Swisher died May 13 1995 in Living Center West Cedar Rapids after a lengthy illness Services 1030 am Thursday Brush Chapel Cedar Rapids friends may call 4 to 8 pm Wednesday Burial Anderson Cemetery near Swisher Reverend Randy Kittelson officiating Survivors include two daughters Evelyn Lippmann Mary Ann Dvorak and husband Ernest a son Hal Elmer Pirks and wife Janis six grandchildren and five great grandchildren He was born December 19 1903 on the family farm near Swisher married Emma Clouhy in Cedar Rapids and she died July 2 1986 Fred was a farmer and enjoyed raising animals gardening fishing and wine making He was a member of CSA Lodge 324 in Swisher A memorial fund has been established for Camp Courageous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Diana Benda
Ernie
Hazelann Johnson
Don
Kathy Benda
Cedar Rapids
Matthew W. Wall
Harold
Rockwell Goss
Marine Corps
Pacific Islands
Cedar Valley Detachment Marine Corps League
Cedar Valley Detachment
Marine Corps League
Fred Pirks
Living Center West
Brush Chapel
Anderson Cemetery
Swisher
Randy Kittelson
Evelyn Lippmann
Fairfax
Mary Ann Dvorak
Ernest
Hal “Elmer
Janis
Largo
Fla
Larry
Loren Lippmann
Kevin
Craig
Jeff Dvorak
Julie Pirks Berube
Bess
John
Carla
Michael
Andrea
Fred
Frank M
Anna Ludvicek Pirkl
Emma Clouhy
CSA Lodge 324
Lottie Stancel
Blanche Witousek
Libbie Louvar
Callie Benish Noska
Emily Cech
Clara Cech
Toledo Man 72 Dies. Rites Planned in Toledo
Donald K. Henderson 72 died Sunday May 14 1995 at his home. Services 1 30 p m Wednesday at Henderson Overton Funeral Home Toledo with Masonic services to follow. Friends may call 2 to 8 p m today and after 8 a m Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Survivors include wife Margaret a son Gere Huebner of Atlantic three daughters Paula Rutherford Marshalltown Norma Henderson Mankato Minn Susan Niethammer Stillwater Minn a brother Kenneth Camdenton Mo and a sister Evelyn Witt Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior F. Wilson
15Th St. SE
Monticello
Goettsch Funeral Home
Hopkinton Cemetery
Hopkinton
Ken
Jean
Clay City
Neb
Mildred Flannagan
Delhi
Lloyd
Howard
Donald K. Henderson
Henderson-Overton Funeral Home
Toledo
Woodlawn
Margaret
Gere Huebner
Atlantic
Paula Rutherford
Marshalltown
Norma Henderson
Mankato
Minn
Helen L. Johnson 56 longtime Cedar Rapids resident dies
Helen L. Johnson age 56 formerly of Cedar Rapids died Sunday morning May 14 1995 at St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Services are 1030 am Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel Vinton conducted by the Rev Mark Urlaub with burial at Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may register one hour before the service. Survivors include daughter Tamala Evens of Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Phillips Funeral Home
Memorial services for Volga man David Holsman
David Holsman 84 of Volga died May 14 1995 after a long illness in Elkader Care Center. Memorial services are set for 11 am Thursday at Leonard Witt Funeral Home Elkader with Rev Peter Peterson. Burial at Hillcrest Cemetery Volga with military rites. Visitation is omitted. He is survived by wife Ilo five stepdaughters Sandra Robbins Sharon Hanson Shirley Berube Suzanne Wistrick Sheila Ingles a stepson Sidney Wistrick two sisters Zazel Myers Katherine Lorentzen and a brother Robert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Holsman
Elkader
Leonard Witt
Peter Peterson
Hillcrest Cemetery
Volga
Ilo
Sandra Robbins
Sharon Hanson
Coggan
Shirley Berube
Kansas
Suzanne Wistrick
Sheila Ingles
Greeley
Sidney Wistrick
Woodstock, Ga
Zazel Myers
Perry
Katherine Lorentzen
Glendale Heights, Ill
Robert
San Francisco
Obituary for Lena Catherine Beer 98 of Rose Haven Nursing Home
Lena Catherine Beer 98 of Rose Haven Nursing Home rengo formerly of Williamsburg died May 14 1995 after a short illness at Marengo Memorial Hospital Services 1030 am Thursday at St Paul Lutheran Church Williamsburg with Rev George Clausen Burial in St Johns Lutheran Cemetery near Homestead Friends may call 2 to 8 pm Wednesday at Uhlmann Powell Funeral Home Williamsburg Survivors include six daughters Helen Esther Sandersfeld Paula Sandersfeld Norma Mollison Sylvia Taulbee Lois Donovant and two sons Herbert and Martin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Catherine Beer
Rose Haven
Rengo
Williamsburg
Marengo Memorial Hospital
St. Paul Lutheran Church
George Clausen
St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
Homestead
Uhlmann- Powell
Helen
Esther Sandersfeld
Paula Sandersfeld
Norma Mollison
Sylvia Taulbee
Minneapolis
Lois Donovant
Harrisburg
Herbert
Cedar Rapids
Martin
Iowa City
Louise M. Bowen 85 Fort Madison dies in Monticello Home
Louise M. Bowen 85 of Fort Madison died Sunday May 14 1995 at Monticello Senior Home. Services 10 30 a m Wednesday at St Joseph s Catholic Church Fort Madison burial Sacred Heart Cemetery Fort Madison. Survivors include two daughters Mari Sue Greb Iowa City and Patricia Chadima Cedar Rapids seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise M. Bowen
Fort Madison
Monticello
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Mari Sue Greb
Iowa City
Patricia Chadima
Cedar Rapids
Obituaries and funeral notices from Marion area
Obituaries for James R. Dykstra Eloise M. Galloway Marie Jocile Hubacek Carolyn L. Mathie and others list service times at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion with calls or graveside rites. Cemeteries include Cedar Memorial Park Wynka and Oak Shade. Burial details follow each service.
Oklahoma City bombing memories for Rhein Main physician
Dr Curt Frier of Washington Iowa recalls the 1985 Rhein Main Air Force Base blast and testifies in Germany against a Red Army Faction cell link to Libya. He says the event showed how evil can be and notes casualties at Rhein Main and the risk of higher tolls at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Gosci
Washington, Iowa
Curt Frier
Oklahoma City
Frier
Rhein Main Air Force Base
Washington
Germany
United States
Rhein-Main
Red Army
East Germany
Libya
Iowa
Air Force
Rhein Main
Genetic Counseling Clinic Set for Cedar Rapids Visit
A regional genetic counseling clinic will be held at the Optifast Building in Cedar Rapids on June 23. Appointments can be made with Jean Anderson, Regional Genetic Consultation Service, (319) 356-7970 or 1(800) 260-2065. Schedule at least three weeks in advance to obtain medical records. Potential clients include individuals and families with birth defects or genetic disorders and couples with pregnancy challenges or prior miscarriages without a gynecologic cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Optifast
Cedar Rapids
Jean Anderson
Cedar Rapids woman denies embezzling funds
Susan G. Eckley 51 of 3617 Skylark Lane SE pleads not guilty to first degree theft in Linn County District Court. Accused of embezzling more than $500,000 from 21 Cedar Rapids anesthesiologists between 1992 and 1994 while office manager for Anesthesiologist Office Services. If convicted, she faces up to 10 years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hogan
Susan G. Eckley
Skylark Lane
Cedar Rapids
Eckley
Linn County
Anesthesiologist Office Services
First Ave. NE
Roehr
Bankruptcy petitions filed in court for debt repayment
The court lists filers including Darold and Nancy Sisco of St Louis C and Anna Burkle of Scotch Grove Lyle and Lynne Chapman of Marion Charles and Vicki Brown of Marshalltown Michael W Calley of Sp NE David and Gayle Sharpe of SW and Richard Meyer of North English along with Thomas P Clark seeking court protection to pay debts. Debts and assets figures vary by filer with exemptions claimed in all cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darold D
Nancy K. Sisco
St. St. Louis C
Anna M. Burkle
Scotch Grove
Lyle S
Lynne M. Chapman
Third St
Marion
Charles P
Vicki L. Brown
Marshalltown
Michael W. Calley
Thomas P. Clark
Gove. NE
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Irene C. Kepros
Larry Dr. NE
Stewart Funeral Home
Delmar Bear
Funeral
Ourvivvurs Incuve
Peter
Charlotte
James
Lucy
George Kahremanis
Livonia
Mich
Mary Goode
Chicago
Christopher
Irene
East Moline
Ill
Constantinos
Katina Kahremanis
Nicholas P. Kepros
Harold LeMaster
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Gordon Freeburg
Linwood Cemetery
Grinnell
Kalona
James R. Dykstra
Murdoch Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial Park
Floyd B. Emmons
Marion Christian Church
Oak Shade
Eloise M. Galloway
Wynka Cemetery
Lincoln
Marie Jocile Hubacek
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Tom Walsh
Robert Huston
Turner Chapel
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Leo Konecny
Kuba Funeral Home
Kenecny
Farmstead Packing Company
Carolyn L. Mathie
Coggon Cemetery
Pamela
C.R
Don Potter
Cindy Roehr
Bankruptcy Court
David L. Sharpe
G Ave. SW
Gayle M. Sharpe
Queen Dr. SW
Richard Meyer
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