Cedar Rapids Obituaries Highlight Five Local Residents
Five Cedar Rapids area residents are reported dead in the period. Ann Barr 88 of Hallmar Residential Care died November 19 2000 at Mercy Medical Center after a long illness with services scheduled at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories and burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Lawrence Larry Johnston 64 of Memorial Drive died November 18 2000 at Mercy Medical Center after a long illness with services at All Saints Catholic Church, burial at Dunkard Cemetery, Midway. Teahen Funeral Home handling arrangements. Lee Merritt 82 of 127 35th Street NE died November 19 2000 at St Luke's Hospital with arrangements pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. Robert Weir 71 of 831 Daniels Street NE died November 19 2000 at home from acute leukemia. Further details listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann M. Barr
Hallmar
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
John
Nadine Hollis
Wil
Cedar Rapids
Ann
Tama County
Joseph and
Anna Chalupnik Kopriva
John D. Barr
St. Matthew Catholic Church
VFW
American Legion Auxiliary
Lawrence
Larry”’ Johnston
Memorial Dr. SE
All Saints Catholic Church
James Blocklinger
Dunkard Cemetery
Midway
Teahen Funeral Home
Juanita
Timothy Johnston
Minneapolis
Tony Johnston
Burbank
Calif
Wendy Grajeda
Raeford
N.C
William
Lucy Kleber
Pittsburgh
Judith
Mary
Jose
Nicole
Christopher
Joseph
Charles
Castle Shannon
Madawaska
Maine
Larry
Lee R. Merritt
35Th St. NE
St. Luke's Hospital
Robert E. Weir
Daniels St
Marion Kendrick 8 Dies. Arrangements Pending
Marion Wayne Kendrick eight of 2450 Third Ave died Sunday November 19 2000 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Kendrick
Third Ave
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Center Junction services postponed for Hazel E. Frost
Hazel E. Frost of Center Junction has services postponed until further notice. Arrangements are with Hayden Funeral Home in Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel E. Frost
Hayden Funeral Home
Wyoming
West Liberty man Thomas LeMoine Heither dies at 49
Thomas LeMoine Heither 49 died Saturday morning November 18 2000 after a heart attack while jogging. Celebration of life services 11 am Wednesday at West Liberty United Methodist Church with Rev Frank Schultz. Burial Oak Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 pm Tuesday at the church. Arrangements with Barker Funeral Home West Liberty. Survivors include wife Mary Ann a son Thomas Jr of Austin Minn a daughter Hollie at home and two sisters Arleda Wolf and Karyn Reinsager both of West Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas LeMoine Heither
West Liberty United Methodist Church
Frank Schultz
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Barker Funeral Home
West Liberty
Mary Ann
Thomas Jr
Austin
Minn
Hollie
Arleda Wolf and
Karyn Reinsager
William sburg man Dale Schiesselman dies after brief illness
Dale Donald Schiesselman, 74, of Williamsburg died Saturday November 18 2000 at Mercy Iowa City following a brief illness. Services 10 30 a m Tuesday at St Pauls Lutheran Church Williamsburg, burial in St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p m today at Uhlmann Powell Funeral Home Williamsburg. He is survived by wife Loretta two daughters Janice Thompson Indianapolis Lois Merry Rineyville Ky three sons Glen Victor Brian Conroy and Jerry Homestead and two brothers John and Everett Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schiesselman
Mercy
Iowa City
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Williamsburg
Carl Cloeter
St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery
Uhlmann-Powell
Loretta
Janice Thompson
Indianapolis
Lois Merry
Rineyville
Glen
Victor
Brian
Mountain View
Rupert H
Lorene Coberly Drymon
Clifford
Alburnett
Palo
Oxford
Herbert Drymon
Rita
Springville
Willard Drymon
Marion
June Donnan
North Liberty
Donna Sue Knight
Ryan
Sleeper
Steve Downes
Debra
Leonard
Pete
Donnan
Robert D. Chelf
George L. Gay Funeral Home & Crematorium
Cremation Society of
Eastern Iowa
Ruth
Nick
Debbie
Kevin
Mike
Kenneth
Carolyn
Fayetteville
N.C
Karen
James) Hoffman
Salt Lake City
Rose Marie Jeffries
Robert
Paul
Marie Walter Chelf
Air Force
Ruth Mitchell
Sigourney
University of Iowa
American Cancer Society
Obituaries for Drymon Chelf in Iowa City area
Cliff Drymon 61 of Oxford dies after long illness at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Iowa City. Graveside servicesWednesday Memory Gardens Cemetery Iowa City. Robert Chelf 73 of Iowa City dies after lengthy illness with memorial visitation Tuesday George L. Gay Funeral Home.
Cascade to Cedar Rapids Area Names Listed
Local directory fragment lists residents across Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids Center Junction Decorah Dysart Grinnell Hawkeye Iowa City Marion Mechanicville Waukon Westgate West Liberty Williamsburg and more with given names and initials for individuals such as Elizabeth Dahlem Ann Barr Larry Johnston Lee Merritt Robert Weir Hazel Frost Alvin Steffen Otis Felts Cindy Gipson Phyllis Winey Robert Chelf and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Elizabeth D. Dahlem
Cedar Rapids
Ann M. Barr
Lawrence
Larry”’ Johnston
Lee R. Merritt
Robert E. Weir
Center Junction
Hazel E. Frost
Decorah
Alvin M. Steffen
Dysart
Otis Felts
Grinnell
Kara
Cindy” Gipson
Hawkeye
Phyllis P
Winey
Iowa City
Robert D. Chelf
Clifford W
Cliff’ Drymon
Marion
Wayne Kendrick
Mechanicsville — Ritchie
L. Randolph
Waukon
Meta Ness
Westgate
Robert H. Mohlis
West Liberty
Thomas LeMoine Heither
Williamsburg — Dale
Donald Schlesselman
Cascade Obituary For Elizabeth D Dahlem
Elizabeth D Dahlem 54 died Sunday November 19 2000 at Mercy Medical Center Dubuque. Arrangements are pending at Reiff Funeral Home Cascade with visitation 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth D. Dahlem
Mercy Medical Center
Dubuque
Reiff Funeral Home
Cascade
Decorah Man Alvin M. Steffen Dies After Sudden Illness
Alvin M. Steffen, 74, died Saturday in Lutheran Hospital La Crosse after a sudden illness. Services were set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Decorah Lutheran Church with burial at Freeport Cemetery. Visitation was 4 to 7 p.m. today at Fjelstul Funeral Home and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. He is survived by his daughter Margaret, Connie Knight of Humboldt, three sons Calvin Mark and David all of Decorah, and sister Clara Thompson of Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin M. Steffen
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
Decorah Lutheran Church
Freeport
Decorah
Fjelstul Funeral Home
Margaret
Connie Knight
Humboldt
Calvin
Mark
David
Clara Thompson
Sioux City
Obituary: Otis Felts 84 dies after extended illness
Otis Felts 84 of Dysart died Sunday November 19 2000 at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after an extended illness. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church Dysart with Pastor Garry Moore. Burial will be Geneseo Cemetery rural Buckingham. Visitation is 8 p.m. Tuesday at Overton Funeral Home Dysart. Survivors include son Ed of Grundy Center and daughter Cassie Klein of Dysart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Felts
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Calvary Baptist Church
Dysart
Garry Moore
Geneseo Cemetery
Buckingham
Overton Funeral Home
Grundy Center
Cassie Klein
Grinnell Woman Dies of Cancer At 41
Kara Cindy Gipson 41 died Friday November 17 2000 at Mayflower Home Health Care Center. Services 1 30 p m Friday Smith Funeral Home Grinnell friends may call 5 to 9 p m Wednesday and Thursday Burial Hazelwood Cemetery Survivors include mother Jean Grinnell sisters Sara Spencer Fulton Missouri Julie Jones Grinnell brother Patrick Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kara
Cindy’’ Gipson
Mayflower Home
Smith Funeral Home
Grinnell
Hazelwood Cemetery
Jean
Sara Spencer
Fulton
Julie Jones
Patrick
Portland
Ore
Mass of Christian Burial for Ritchie L. Randolph
Ritchie L. Randolph Mass of Christian Burial held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Marys Catholic Church Mechanicsville. Friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral and Cremation Choices Mount Vernon Chapel with a wake service at 7 p.m. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery with military rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritchie L. Randolph
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Mechanicsville
Morgan Funeral
Mount Vernon Chapel
Rose Hill Cemetery
Westgate Man Robert H. Mohlis 63 Dies After Illness
Robert H. Mohlis 63 of rural Westgate died in his home Saturday November 18 2000 after a sudden illness. Services 10:30 a m Wednesday at St Pauls United Church of Christ Buck Creek rural Sumner Burial in church cemetery Friends may call 4 to 8 p m Tuesday at Becker Milnes Funeral Home Sumner and one hour before services at the church Survivors include three brothers Wayne Earl both of Westgate and Kenneth of Sumner and two sisters Elaine Boeckmann and Garnet McKibben both of Oelwein
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Mohlis
Westgate
St. Paul's
Sumner
Elaine Boeckmann
Garnet McKibben
Oelwein
Hawkeye Woman Phyllis P Homewood Dies at 77
Hawkeye resident Phyllis P. Homewood 77 died November 18 2000 at Palmer Lutheran Health Center West Union after a brief illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church Hawkeye with Rev. Roger White. Burial Oak Lawn Cemetery rural Hawkeye. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today and one hour before services at the church. Survived by brother Frank Woodson of New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis P. Homewood
Palmer Lutheran Health Center
West Union
United Methodist Church
Hawkeye
Roger White
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Becker-Milnes Funeral Home
Frank Woodson
New Hampton
Obituary: Waubon Ness 87 dies after lengthy illness
WAUKON Meta Ness, 87, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000, in the Good Samaritan Center after a lengthy illness. Memorial services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church, rural Waukon, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Friends may call 3 to 7 p.m. today at Martin Funeral Home, Waukon. Survivors include two daughters Leona Diercksen of Marion and Helen Weselmann of Decorah, and two sons Howard of Decorah and Sigurd of Waterville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meta Ness
Good Samaritan Center
Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church
Waukon
Ken Kimball
Martin Funeral Home
Leona Diercksen
Marion
Helen Weselmann
Decorah
Howard
Sigurd
Waterville
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The
Gazette
Iowa towns seek new leadership amid retirements and aging populations
Iowa communities struggle to recruit younger residents to serve as council members as long-time leaders retire or die. The ISU Extension program Developing Dynamic Leaders provides workshops to build transferable skills, encouraging involvement in both work and civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Alan Vandehaar
Sioux City
Nashua
Deanne Lantow
Lantow
Beverlyn Lundy Allen
Iowa State University
Allen
ISU Extension
Vandehaar
Ida
Sac Counties
Sue Smith
Ida Grove
Smith
United Bank of Iowa
Usha Balakrishnan
Iowa City
Balakrishnan
University of Iowa
Autograph collection saved for Le Mars art center
In Le Mars Iowa residents blocked a sale of 1500 famous autographs once tied to Westmar College debts. The collection including Marilyn Monroe Beatles Princess Grace and Desi Arnaz will be housed in the city art center as Wells Dairy draws tourists to Blue Bunny Center. Don Mitchell who gathered the autographs donated them to Westmar in 1971 and now laments the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Mars
Iowa
Lucille Ball
John Meis
Meis
Wells
Don Mitchell
Westmar College
Westmar
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CEDAR_ RAPIDS
Dale Donald
Clifford W. ‘‘Cliff
Princess Grace
Desi Arnaz
Mitchell
Marshalltown
Cedar Memorial
Mandy Sargent
CPC Family Service
Cedar ® Rapids
Evergreen Estates
12Th Avenue
S.W
Edgewood Road
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