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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 2004
Page
11
Obituaries publish funeral Masses for Anna A. Smejkal at St. Wenceslaus Cedar Rapids and for Julie Hewitt detailing life, care at Murdoch Linwood, and memorials. Also memorial service and burial for John R. Barger at St Patrick Cedar Rapids with Veterans honor, noting family survivors and life achievements.
Obituary notices describe emblems available at ten dollars each to mark deceased affiliations with various groups. Carl B. Wilford’s funeral mass is set for Monday at St. Lud mila’s in Cedar Rapids with a vigil and burial with VFW honors. Gary Maxwell, 73, of Cedar Rapids, died November 6, 2004 with arrangements pending. Mary Dorcas Gottschalk Sullivan, 79, of 419 Cherry Hill Rd SW, died November 5, 2004, with services at St. Jude Catholic Church and burial at St. Joseph Cemetery, Teahen Funeral Home handling. Viola E. Hunt, 96, formerly of Sumner, died November 5, 2004 after illness, with services at United Methodist Church in Sumner and burial at Zion Cemetery. Becker Milnes Funeral Home arranging, with survivors listed.
Multiple local obituaries note deaths on Friday Nov 5 2004 across Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas. Lyle S Wessale 78 of Cedar Rapids born 1926 in Waconia Minnesota lived there since 1937, survived by four children and five grandchildren, memorials to veterans groups or jazz station KCCK, services 3 PM Monday at Cedar Memorial Chapel. Bob Westfall 83 of Marion donated body to UI for research. survivors include wife Dolores and two daughters, Mass at St Joseph Marion Tue Nov 9 with burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery Fort Madison. memorials to donor's choice. Deano Yanausch 80 of Iowa City Mass Tue Nov 9 at St Wenceslaus. William Robison 93 of Iowa City dies Nov 5 with Mass Nov 10 at St Marys, funeral home services, extensive career in accounting and public service. survivors include two children and five grandchildren. Other notices include service details, burial plans, and condolences online.
Delmar Fred Louis Wetten 83 of Williamsburg died November 4 2004 after an extended illness at Marengo Memorial Hospital funeral services at St Marys Church Williamsburg with military rites by Iburg Poulson VFW Post 8797. A life of service includes Army combat in Europe conservation farming local leadership and decades of NRCS and VFW involvement. He is survived by Agnes his wife of 62 years and a large family.
A compiled roster lists residents and officials across Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids Delmar Epworth Iowa City Marion Middle Amana Mount Vernon Postville Strawberry Point Sumner Traer Traer Williams burg Williamsburg and others. Names include John Robert Barger Julie Hewitt Gary Maxwell Anna Smejkal Mary Sullivan Lyle Wessale and more with nicknames such as The Colonel Deano Mullaley and Spike Mullaley.
Evelyn Josephine Kiesling, 90, died November 6, 2004, at Heritage Nursing in Cedar Rapids after a prolonged illness with arrangements pending at Kloster Funeral Home in Marengo. Luke R. Little, 99, Straw berry Point, formerly Volga, died November 3, 2004, at Northeast Iowa Christian Retirement Community in Strawberry Point. memorial service is November 12 at Sacred Heart Church in Volga, with inurnment in the church cemetery and Leonard Funeral Home arrangements in Elkader. no immediate survivors.
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Announcement details require written submission by 4 p.m. weekdays with a publication date specified. Price is 35 cents per word and $10 per photo. For questions call 398 8221.
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