Obituaries for Cedar Rapids area mourn two residents
Sister Mary Sheila Molony RSM, 83, died May 25 2001 in Queen of Angels Health Center Cedar Memorial Mausoleum arrangements pending at Stewart Funeral Home. John Van Fossen 85 died May 24 2001 at home after brief illness services 2 p.m. Sunday Westminster Presbyterian Church. Genevieve Lenore Check 85 died May 23 2001 in Dayton Ohio memorial services 2 p.m. Sunday Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Inurnment Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Families may call after 1 p.m. Sunday at chapel. Memorials to charity of choice for Molony and to Shriners Crippled Children’s Hospital for Check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sheila Molony
RSM
Prairie Dr. NE
Queen of Angels Health Center
Stewart Funeral Home
John van Fossen
Applewood Place
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Heather Hayes
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Sherlene
Eric
Atlanta
Eleanor Ball
Burlington, Vt
Alma Current
Cedar Rapids
Betty van Fossen
Everett
Loren
Mr. van Fossen
Lisbon
A.L
Elizabeth Watson van Fossen
Sherlene Bean
Perpetual Savings & Loan Co
Genevieve Lenore
Jerry”’ Check
Dayton
Ohio
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
William Harnish
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Carol L. DeWald
Richard
la Cuenoter, Wash
Richard K. Check
Nancy
Bonita Springs
Fla
Michael D. Check
Minster
HIAWATHA Woman Donates Body to University of Iowa
Helen Janos 85 of Hiawatha Care Center died May 24 2001 after a sudden illness. No services. Private viewing. Body donated to University of Iowa Anatomy Dept. Survivors include brothers Fred W. Petersen Cedar Rapids and Raymond L. Petersen Lake Havasu City AZ. Preceded by husband Tom Moose Jones 1945 and parents and siblings. Born Oct 21 1915 in Monmouth IL. She urged others to donate bodies and organs to science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Janos
Hiawatha Care Center
University of Iowa Department of Anatomy
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Fred W. Petersen
Dorothy
Cedar Rapids
Raymond L. Petersen
Lake Havasu City
Ariz
Tom ‘Moose” Jones
Beulah Hay
Lillian Zimmerman
Blanche Tow
Donald Petersen
Alvin Petersen
Helen
Monmouth, Ill
Alfred
Kristine Juhl Petersen
List of Names From Iowa Obituary Notices
A compiled segment lists individuals associated with Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids Center Point Delhi Dyersville Elberon Grinnell Hiawatha Iowa City Lone Tree Marengo Millersburg Monticello North English Toledo and others. Names include Genevieve Lenore Jerry Check Sister Mary Sheila Molony John Van Fossen Darlene Thomas William Jones Helen Benke Ruth Kopecky Lena Krueger Gretchen Kirkpatrick Glenn Siske Joe Clancey Tucker Jr Gerald Harris and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Genevieve Lenore
Jerry’’ Check
Mary Sheila Molony
RSM
John van Fossen
Center Point
Darlene M. Thomas
Delhi
William C
Bill” Jones
Dyersville
Mrs
John
Helen
D. Benke Elberon
Ruth R. Kopecky
Grinnell
E. Bermice
Dayton
Hiawatha
Helen Jones
Iowa City
Clarence E. Hagen
Lena L. Krueger
Lone Tree
Gretchen A. Kirkpatrick
Marengo
Glenn W. Siske
Millersburg
John Marvin Ane
Darlene M. Thomas 66 Center Point dies after cancer battle
Darlene M. Thomas of Center Point died May 24 2001 after a long cancer fight. Memorial service is 10 am Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point with viewing Monday 4 to 8 pm. Burial in Center Point Cemetery. She was married to Fred Thomas. he died in 1995. She leaves two sons Roger and Randy and a daughter Linda with spouses, seven grandchildren, a brother Wayne Carver, and many local affiliations. A memorial fund is set up in her memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene M. Thomas
Murdoch Funeral Home
Center Point
Center Point Cemetery
Roger Thomas
Kathy
Randy Thomas
Julie
Linda Norman
Chuck
Seth
Alicia Thomas
Nikki
Willie Norman
Center Point Legion Auxiliary
Benson Post
Center Point Fire Department
Westside Country Club
Starcraft Camping Club
Good Sam Camping Club
Darlene
Obituary: Gretchen A. Kirkpatrick 80 Lone Tree
Gretchen A. Kirkpatrick 80 of Lone Tree died May 24 2001 at Lone Tree Health Care Center after a short illness. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sorden Lewis Funeral Home Lone Tree conducted by Rev. Ann Rouse burial in Cemetery. Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Sorden Tree. Survivors include son John Nichols and sister Lois Jebousek of Anaheim California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena L. Krueger
Lone Tree
United Presbyterian Church
Ann Rouse
Lone Tree Cemetery
Lorden- Lewis
Joyce Snider
Theodore Spivey
Tiffin
Helen Pierce
Evelyn Price
Dorothy Miller
Iowa City
Pearl Douglas
Fenton
Lola Reynolds
Monrovia
Calif
Clarence E. Hagen
Lafayette St
St. Joseph Cemetery
Florence
Todd
Heidi DeLanoit
Ankeny
Amy Hagen
Wendy Hagen
Ken
Lana Lanoue
Gretchen A. Kirkpatrick
Sorden- Lewis Funeral Home
Sorden- Lewis
John
Nichols
Lois Jebousek
Anaheim
Millersburg Man John Cox Dies of Cancer at 63
John Marvin Cox 63 died of cancer May 24 2001 at Midwestern Medical Center Zion Illinois. Services Tuesday 10:30 a.m. at East Iowa Bible Camp Deep River with Pastor Jack Olsen. Burial at Community Cemetery Deep River. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Powell Funeral Home North English. Survived by wife Barbara a daughter Julie Croy of Kingsport Tennessee two sons Jerry of Palawan Philippines and James of Warsaw Indiana five brothers Ralph Alvin Merle Homer Dale and two sisters Mable Buerckly JoAnn Heintz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marvin Cox
Midwestern Medical Center
Zion
Ill
East Iowa
Deep River
Jack Olsen
Community
Powell Funeral Home
North English
Barbara
Julie Croy
Kingsport
Tenn
Jerry
Palawan
Philippines
James
Warsaw
Ind
Ralph
LaCrescent
Minn
Alvin
Greeley
Colo
Merle
Adel
Homer
Wilmette
Dale
Polk
Mable Buerckly
Osage
JoAnn Heintz
Glencoe
Marengo Man Glenn W Siske 73 Dies After Illness
Glenn W Siske 73 of Marengo died May 24 2001 at Mercy Iowa City after an extended illness. Memorial services are 1 PM Sunday at Kloster Funeral Home with burial in Marengo Cemetery and military honors by Marengo American Legion Post 76. He served in Korea and owned Glenns Apco and a Phillips 66 station in Marengo. He was survived by wife Iris two stepdaughters and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn W. Siske
Mercy
Iowa City
Kloster Funeral Home
Marengo
Delbert Rankin
Marengo Cemetery
Marengo American Legion Post
Iris
Linda Guehra
Gary
Quincy
Wash
Debra Stockman
Michael
Oxford
Wilmetta Powell
St. Paul
Neb
Delores Seeman
Stienauer
Candice
Brett
Aaron Guehrn
Christopher
Suzanne Stockman
Loren
Burgess Powell
Glenn Wilford Siske
Pawnee County
Elmer
Elsie Schutz Siske
Nebraska
Goldenrod District
Burchard High School
U.S. Army
Glenn
Iris Walters Peek
Little Brown
Nashua
Phillips 66
Apco
Keystone
American Legion
Ruth R. Kopecky 93 dies after long illness in Marion
Ruth R. Kopecky age 93 died May 24 2001 at Winslow House Care Center Marion after a long illness. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at St Marys Vin ing with Rev Keith Birch and burial in the church cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hrabak Funeral Home Belle Plaine with rosary at 7 p.m. Survivors include two sons Lawrence Monticello and Lee Cedar Rapids two daughters Annette Henry Cedar Rapids and Rosemary Roberts Forestdale Mass two sisters in law Helen Clutter and Ollie Toledo ten grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She was preceded by her husband Joseph and other family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth R. Kopecky
Winslow House
Marion
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Vining
Keith Birch
Hrabak
Belle Plaine
Lawrence
Monticello
Lee
Florene
Cedar Rapids
Annette Henry
Ronald
Rosemary Roberts
Gary
Forestdale
Mass
Helen Kopecky
Clutter
Ollie Kopecky
Toledo
Joseph
Ruth M
Delhi man William C. Jones 58 dies after sudden illness
William C. Bill Jones 58 died Friday morning May 25 2001 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending at Clifton Funeral Home Earlville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C
Bill’’ Jones
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Clifton Funeral Home
Earlville
Mrs John Benke 83 dies in Dubuque Mercy Hospital
Mrs John D Benke age 83 died on Thursday May 24 2001 at Mercy Hospital Dubuque. Funeral arrangements are with Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Helen) D. Benke
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Kramer Funeral Home
Dyersville
Grinnell Woman Bernice Dayton 95 Dies in May
Grinnell E Bernice Dayton 95 died Thursday May 24 2001 in St Francis Manor from heart failure Services 130 pm Tuesday Smith Funeral Home Grinnell Burial Brooklyn Cemetery Brooklyn Friends may call 5 9 pm Sunday and 12 9 pm Monday at the funeral home with family present 6 730 pm Monday Survivors include four sons Marvin Wayne Eugene Lawrence a daughter Roberta Dayton and sister Daisy Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Bernice Dayton
St. Francis Manor
Smith Funeral Home
Grinnell
Brooklyn Cemetery
Brooklyn
Marvin
Montezuma
Wayne
Eugene
New Sharon
Lawrence
Malcom
Roberta Dayton
Milan, Ill
Daisy Miller
Monticello Woman Elsie DeLay Dies at 91
Elsie DeLay 91 died Friday afternoon May 25 2001 at Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending at Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie DeLay
Jones Regional Medical Center
Anamosa
Goettsch Funeral Home
Monticello
Colfax Man Joe C. Tucker Jr. Dies After Heart Attack
Joe Clancey Tucker Jr., 72, of Colfax, died Friday at Skiff Medical Center Newton after a heart attack. Arrangements are pending at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Clancey Tucker Jr
Colfax
Skiff Medical Center
Newton
Powell Funeral Home
North English
Harris Gerald M Jerry Harris 92 dies after short illness
Gerald M Harris 92 known as Jerry died May 23 2001 in Grandview Acres Toledo after a brief illness. Services 10:30 am Tuesday at Harrison Funeral Home Tama led by Rev Jan Burnett of Living Faith United Methodist Church Tama. Burial Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Marshalltown. Surviving daughter Barbara Moon Stockton California and brother Arlo Greeley Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald M
Jerry’’ Harris
Grandview Acres
Toledo
Harrison Funeral Home
Tama
Jan Burnett
Living Faith United Methodist Charens Tama
Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
Marshalltown
Barbara Moon
Stockton
Calif
Arlo
Greeley
Colo
Gazette Death Notices Guidelines and Submission Hours
The Gazette outlines times for submitting death notices and obituaries from 9 am to 7 pm weekdays, 12:30 to 7 pm Saturday, and 4 to 7 pm Sunday and holidays. Notices must follow Gazette style, with per word charges for extended details and second day notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
In Memory Of Guidelines Notice
Announcement describing memory notices with submission deadlines and pricing for words and photos. Includes contact phone number 398-8221 and requests specify publication date.
Benton County rows over dumbwaiter access and file security
Benton County Attorney David Thompson refuses to give the county clerk an office key to reach a courthouse dumbwaiter citing security. Supervisors contend the key exists, while a meeting with District Court Judge David Remley addressed access, storage, and security concerns amid prior disputes over case files and deferred judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwens
Vinton
Benton
David Thompson
David Remley
Thompson
Ed Sass
Forsyth
Nathanial
Benton County
Nathanial Forsyth
Grassley honors Eastern Iowan for senior service
Senator Chuck Grassley paid tribute to John Sauer of Mechanicsville on the Senate floor during Older Americans Month. Sauer is recognized for leading a local seniors group and serving as chairman of the Heritage Agency on Aging advisory council, Cedar County Senior Citizens task force transportation board, and Lions clubs at local and state levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chuck Grassley
John Sauer
Mechanicsville
US Senate
Iowa
Grassley
Sauer
Heritage Agency On Aging
Transportation Board of
Cedar County
Lions Organization
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CEDAR_ RAPIDS
Dorothy Tosh
Wilkes-Barre
Kenneth
Genevieve
Frank L
Augusta Day
Richard J. Check
Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital
Jerry’ Harris
Elberon
Firstar Bank
By Steve Meyer
Orsfertex
Comfort Care
Medicare, Inc
Novak Monument CO
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