Obituaries and Memorials from Linn County May 1994
Multiple death notices list E Stillions of Marion died May 18 1994 at West Ridge Care Center with service details at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Other obituaries include Virginia Dessi of Peoria AZ, Nora Chrisman of Cedar Rapids, Jona Ames Kromrey of Neenah WI, Mavis Graves of Batesville AR, Leonard Drevikovsky of Robinson IL, and related survivors, births, spouses, and memorials.
Memorial services and burials for multiple local residents
Services set or held for Homer H. Bunnell Bonnie Carpenter Beatrice Lentz Ricky Allen Scott Ernest Soukup and Chris Vikesland with church rites, wakes, cemeteries, and post funeral contributions. Memorial funds established at St Charles High School for Chris Vikesland.
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the Gazette
Arrangements Pending for Two Local Residents
Alma K. Aulwes 99 of Living Center West died May 18 1994 after brief illness Arrangements pending at Turner Chapel East Donald P Wisehart 80 of 317 36th St NE died May 17 1994 at home after long illness Arrangements pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
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Alma K. Aulwes
Living Center West
Turner Chapel East
Donald P. Wisehart
36Th St
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
K. Dean Wilcox
Mercy
Mildred A. Ransom 85 Dies After Sudden Illness
Mildred A. Ransom, 85, died Tuesday May 17 1994 at St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids after a sudden illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church led by Rev Norma Spurgin. Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation 2 to 8 p.m. today at Overton Family Funeral Home Blairstown. Survivors include siblings and nieces nephews. Memorial fund established.
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Nora Kathryn Chrisman
J St. SW
Mercy Medical Center
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Charles Mehaffey
Lafayette Cemetery
Jim Butler
Toddville
Chris Chrisman
Center Point
Carol Lombard
Keystone
Joyce Pfeffer
Houston
Texas
Joan Davis
Richard Nelson
Willmar
Minn
Gertrude Floren
Ole and
Maren Karlsen Nelson
Clifford Chrisman
Trinity Lutheran Church
Jona L. Ames Kromrey
Neenah
Wis
Cedar Rapids
Westgor Funeral Home
Viroqua
Gloria Carow
Frederick
San Jose
Calif
Frederick Kromrey
Iona
Metropolitan Supply Company
Willams/Hunting
Mavis JoAnn Graves Jackson
Batesville
Ark
Fleetwood Rd
Crouch Funeral Home
Egner
Donald R
Jeffrey
Jolene Pomranky
Carol Bliss
Leonard Drevikovsky
Robinson, Ill
Lawrence County Memorial Hospital
Lawrenceville
Ill
Czech National Cemetery
Edward Gregory
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Enid Williamson
Edna Montgomery
Robinson
Esther Fear
Oblong
Emerson Wilson
la Porte
Ind
Ernest Wilson
Tower Hill
Eleanor Reynolds
Mahomes
Elsie Marlin
Leonardstown
American Legion
Hanford Post 5
Homer H. Bunnell
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Doug Peters
Solon and Bertram United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Mildred A. Ransom
St. Luke’s Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
Norma Spurgin
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Overton Family Funeral
Blairstown
Harley Ransom
Laura
Belle Plaine
Mary Herring
Ann Gilbert
Waterloo
Ruth Rieke
Husband Howard
Cottonwood
Ariz
Carl Wilson
Helen Wilson
Barbara M. Francois
Shady Rest
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Church Cemetery
Reiff Funeral Home
Cascade
St. Mary’s
St. Martin’s Church
Dysart
Cedar Falls
Dysart United Methodist Church
Overton Funeral Home
Edna
Ray Looney
Good Samaritan Center
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Roger Katz
Postville
Schutte Funeral Home
Mary
Stan
Jim
Luana
Marty
Marion
Kathy Stanford
Harold Raymond
Pete” Strohman
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City
St. Mary Catholic Church
Philip Ryan
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Chapel
Leona
Ronald
Sigourney
Nile
Boston
Beverly Sigler
Moline, Ill
Bertha Strohman
Ethel Taylor
Oskaloosa
Cascade area death notices and services for May 1994
Obituaries list Barbara M. Francois Harold C. Wetzstein Juanita Baustian K Dean Wilcox Jerrold Behrend Ray Looney Harold Raymond Strohman Willard Carney and Roger Fels. Includes ages death dates May 17–18 1994 places Cascade Dysart Deep River Victor Postville West Branch West Union Dubuque Iowa City and details on services burials wakes and survivors.
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Iowa City
Willard
Nona Wildman Carney
Carolyn Jo Kintz
West Branch
Midwest Frame and Alignment
Coralville
Ducks Unlimited
National Rifle Association
NRA
Kirkwood to streamline commencement ceremony format
Kirkwood Community College plans a shorter graduation on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Five Seasons Center with no guest speaker. Instead, brief remarks will come from the college president and student and faculty leaders. About 1,750 students graduate for 1993-94 year or summer term.
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Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Five Seasons Center
Ron Napier
Doug Gustafson
Local Legion Poppies Drive Aids Disabled Veterans
American Legion and Auxiliary workers distribute The Little Red Poppies in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns from today through Saturday. Funds fund rehabilitation and family support for veterans. YWCA garage sale canceled. Cedar Rapids house tour and the Cedar River Paddle Classic slated with proceeds to Tanager Place. Registration at 8 a.m. in Ellis Park.
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American Legion
Cedar Rapids
Veterans’ Hospitals
YWCA
Cherry Lane
42Nd Street
Northwood Drive
Ellis Park
Ellis Harbor Concessions
Cedar River Dragon Boat Association
Iowa Canoe Association
Tanager Place
Ushers Ferry Opens With Engine Show For Summer
Ushers Ferry Historic Village launches the summer season with its 17th annual Antique Engine Show featuring gas and steam engines antique tractors and vintage autos. George Bare displays a 1937 John Deere Tractor as feature exhibitor. Admission is 2 for adults and ages 6 to 12 pay 1. Children under 6 enter free.
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Ushers Ferry
George Bare
Vicki Hughes
Boy Scout Troop 35
Hughes
Cedar Valley
United Way Sets 1994 Goal at 5 Million in East Central Iowa
Campaign chairman Barry Spear announced a $5 million goal for the 1994 United Way of East Central Iowa drive, a 6 percent rise from last year. The effort touts the slogan Choose to Make a Difference, highlights agency clients, and notes in kind support from KGAN TV KCRG TV The Gazette CMF Z. Trailblazer Companies begin July 13 with a main kickoff August 25 at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. The United Way serves Linn Benton Cedar Jones Iowa Tama and Washington counties.
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Barry Spear
United Way of
East Central Iowa
United Way
Spear
Kgan-Tv
Kcrg-Tv
the Gazette
Cmf&z
Trailblazer Companies
Cedar Rapids
East
Iowa
Linn
Benton
Cedar, Jones, Iowa
Tama
Washington Counties
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17Th Ave
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Chris” Vikesland
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Chris Vikesland
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Brooklyn Medical Clinic
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Sonny” Carney
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West Liberty
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