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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1996
Page
16
Readable items note survivors for several individuals including a Cedar Rapids resident, a Maywood Illinois death, and others in Warrensburg Missouri and Sun City West Arizona. Details include spouses, children, siblings, and previous employments. Memorial funds and charitable donations are requested in some notices.
Abbie Karpisek age 99 died Tuesday November 5 1996 at Sunnycrest Nursing Home after an extended illness. Funeral services 10 30 a m Thursday at Overton Family Funeral Home Dysart with viewing 2 to 8 p m today. Burial in Dysart Cemetery. Survivors include sons Bert of Dysart and Ernest of Toledo.
Marie E. Draker 70 died November 5 1996 at University Hospitals Iowa City after a short illness. Services 10 30 a m Thursday at St Josephs Catholic Church. Burial at St Stanislaus Cemetery Hills. Friends may call 11 a m to 8 p m today at Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona with rosary at 3 and prayer service at 7 p m. Survivors: brother Donald Draker Hills and sisters Eugena Stumpf Kalona Lola Jennings East Moline Illinois.
Multiple obituaries from Iowa City area Funeral arrangements are with George L. Gay Funeral Home and Crematorium Cedar Rapids and Leasing Funeral Service. Individuals include Rev Jason Parkin and Dr James Owen plus Sandra Suchomel and families. Memorials directed to ALS Association Iowa City Hospice or Trinity Episcopal Church.
Robert Fulton 67 of Montezuma died Tuesday November 5 1996 in Iowa Method ship Cemetery. Friends may call after 9 am Thursday at Watts Funeral Home Montezuma. Survivors include his wife Priscilla and son Kevin of Kasilof Alaska.
Linell Mcintire, 16, was pronounced dead Monday November 4 1996 at University Hospitals Iowa City following a southeast of Iowa City auto accident. Arrangements are pending with West Liberty Chapel Barker Funeral Home.
Viola M Siemsen 90 of Wheatland died Tuesday Nov 5 1996 at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home after a long illness. Services will be at 10 30 am Thursday at St Pauls United Church of Christ Wheatland with burial at Maysville Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 6 pm today at Chapman Funeral Home Wheatland Rev Rod Slessor will officiate. Frieda Conrad of Clarence was mentioned in the notice.
Worthington Werner 39 died Tuesday November 5 1996 at Oak Crest. Services 1030 am Friday at St Paul Catholic Church Worthington burial in church cemetery. Friends may call after 2 pm at Home Dyersville with a semis cei at 4 and rosary at 8 pm. Survivors: two daughters Joan Peters Delhi Kay Loecke Dubuque a son Duane Dyersville a sister Mary Turnis Shady Rest Care Center Cascade.
Rosemary Cunningham Huberty 41 died Monday November 4 1996 in Guttenberg Nursing Home after a brief illness. Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Basilica of St Francis Xavier with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville where a rosary is recited at 8 p.m. Survivors include her husband Herb and two sons Ron of Dyersville and Michael of Minneapolis.
Martha Michael age 38 died Tuesday afternoon November 5 1996 in East Towne Manor after a short illness. Arrangements are pending with Reiff Funeral Home Independence.
Louie Hermanstorfer of Keota aged nine died Friday November 1 1996 at home after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending with Powell Funeral Home Keota.
Ida Ray funeral service scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Hope Lutheran Church. Burial follows at Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery in rural Monticello. Papich Kuba Funeral Home East is handling arrangements.
James F. Wes Cabmoch 82 of rural Palo died Sunday morning November 3 1996 at his home after a short illness. Funeral services 1 30 p m Friday Papich Kuba Janeba Chapel West with Rev Forrest Whitlatch of First Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 8 p m Thursday and after 9 a m Friday at the funeral home. He was born March 9 1914 in Gouldan Kan to James and Emilie Kvizova Cabrnoch and married Geraldine Lanka November 20 1950 in Cedar Rapids. He farmed retired in 1984 and belonged to Lodge 262 WFLA and Fraternal Order of Eagles. He enjoyed congregate meals Palo Senior Dining and bingo. He was preceded in death by a sister Caroline Evans a brother Frank Cabrnoch and a nephew Phillip Evans. He moved from Kansas to this area as a young man. He is survived by his wife Geraldine and a half brother Richard of Cedar Rapids plus three brothers in law and several nieces nephews and great nieces.
The Gazette publishes funeral notices and obituaries at 35 cents per word with submissions accepted weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 12:30 to 6 p.m. Funeral notices for out-of-town deaths also cost 35 cents per word. Call 398-8221 for guidelines.
In memory notices advise readers on submitting notices by 4 pm Monday through Friday and request date of publication. The notice lists rates for photos and words and provides a contact number 368 8873 for questions.
Bill Clinton of Cedar Rapids says politics holds little passion for him. He resembles the president in name, recalls following his career since the 1980s, served in Vietnam, worked at C&NW Railroad, later became a machinist, and now works in hydraulic repair after earning a Kirkwood degree. He notes few people confuse him with the president and mentions Jack Kemp as the region's other namesake.
After debate the council backs angle parking on First and Fifth streets SE and Fourth Avenue SE with a pilot to be defined at 7 pm. The Renaissance Group pushes Third Avenue, while officials weigh cost of bricks and metering and a potential spring review.
The Guttenberg City Council approved a $114 795 guardrail bid from H R Construction of Dalton Minnesota for Cemetery Hill on the south edge. Clayton County will pay $53 513 and Guttenberg $61 282 with completion expected next summer. The council also approved a three stage municipal building project to improve handicap accessibility, totaling $975 000 and set to finish by 1999.
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