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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1997
Page
10
Obituaries for Dorothy Gonsales and Elmer E Goodreau summarize long illnesses and services. Remainder details list Selanna J Hite H Jone Thompson Judith M Brown and Judith Kelly with birthplaces dates and family survivors. Memorials and funeral arrangements are noted for each.
Luella Holthaus 64 of rural Calmar died Sept 30 1997 at home after a short illness. Services set for 11 am Friday at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Church Festina with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation 3 to 8 pm Thursday at French Funeral Home Calmar with rosary at 4 and parish service at 7. She leaves Francis and Richard and Ronald two sons Denise Vangsness a daughter five brothers and a sister.
Rex D. McAtee 66 of Aurora Colorado died of cancer Sunday September 28 1997 in Life Care Center Aurora. Services 11 a.m. Friday Fairmount Mortuary Chapel Denver burial Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver. Survivors include wife Joyce daughter Lindsey Harper living in Dade City Florida mother Louella Center Point brothers Donald Van Horne Charles Clarence sisters Martha Ann McAfee Susan Thede Cedar Rapids grandchildren John and Amber Harper Dade City. Memorials to American Cancer Society Denver.
Marc Huber 93 of Los Angeles formerly Fort Atkinson died Sunday September 28 1997 in View Park Convalescent Hospital Los Angeles after a brief illness. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at St John s Catholic Church Funeral home in Fort Atkinson will open for visitation after 9 a.m. Friday. There are no immediate survivors.
Carlton Olmstead age 75 died Monday morning September 29 1997 at home after a sudden illness. Services 11 a.m. Thursday at St John’s Lutheran Church Hopkinton burial Hopkinton Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at Goettsch Funeral Home Hopkinton. He leaves a son Carl and Karen of Hopkinton daughters Carol Allen Mortensen of Anamosa Julie Benson Chapman of Cedar Rapids and Mary Fjelstul of Delhi 13 grandchildren three great grandchildren a brother Edward and sister in law Joann Laningham with a prior son Larry who died in 1971.
Nina Ruth Matthess 65 formerly of Victor and Iowa City died Tuesday afternoon September 30 1997 in Rose Haven Nursing Home Arrangements are pending with Kloster Valentine Funeral Home Marengo
Donald Albaugh 381, a longtime Mechanicsville resident, died of cancer on Tuesday September 30 1997 at Trinity Medical Center Rock Island. Arrangements are pending with Morgan Funeral Home.
Norma Kulhavy age 55 died Tuesday September 30 1997 at University Hospitals Iowa City after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending with Overton Family Funeral Home Vinton.
Paul Eugene Talley Sr. 72 of Meeker Oklahoma died Saturday September 27 1997 in Shawnee Oklahoma. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Resthaven Mortuary Chapel Wichita Kansas with burial at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survivors include son Paul Jr. Cedar Rapids daughters Diane Bradfort Texas City Debra Lala Marion Sharon Moffet Clay New York Rhonda Vercandy Cedar Rapids brother Kenneth Shreveport 17 grandchildren two great grandchildren. He was born March 7 1925 in Waterloo Iowa to John and Emma Talley a Navy veteran and retired entrepreneur.
Ina Emke Garwin 73 of rural Toledo died Monday September 29 1997 after a sudden illness at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. Services Thursday at United Methodist Church Gladbrook with Rev Bruce Zimmerman. Burial Crystal Cemetery rural Toledo. Visitation 3 to 8 p m at Overton Funeral Home Garwin. Survived by husband Loren a son Dennis three daughters Jo Ann Jensen Dotta Keefer Dee Ann Hoeg two brothers and a sister.
STANWOOD Edwin Bub Thomson age 84 died Tuesday September 30 1997 in Elmview Nursing Home Burlington after an extended illness Services set for 10 30 a m Friday at Chapman Funeral Home Clarence conducted by Rev William Harnish Burial in Stanwood Cemetery Friends may call Thursday 4 to 6 p m at the funeral home Survivors include sister Emma Lou Smith of Ventura California and brother George of Cedar Rapids plus six nieces and ten nephews
Hazleton resident Djura Stefanovic aged 80 died Monday morning September 29 1997 at his home after a sudden illness. Services set for 11 am Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church Oelwein with burial in Fontana Cemetery. Survivors include wife Karoline seven daughters and five sisters in Yugoslavia.
John Edward Holderness 46 died Tuesday September 30 1997 at University Hospitals Iowa City after a sudden illness. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at George L Gay Funeral Home Iowa City officiated by Rev James Kledis with burial at Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m Thursday at the funeral home. He is survived by his wife Susan a son Jonathan and Christine all of Hills his five sisters and three brothers including Louis Coralville Virgil Riverside James Wisconsin and others.
Mildred M. Fuller, 89, of Tama died Monday September 29, 1997 at Sunny Hill Care Center after a long illness. Services 10 a.m. Thursday at Harrison Funeral Home Tama with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. family visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Survivors include daughter Maralyn Hotchkiss of Tama, two sisters Merle Widner of Toledo and Wilma Brophy of Portland Oregon, and brother J C Merryman of Waterloo.
La Vonne LaWatkins Harrington, 73, of rural Watkins died Monday September 29 1997 at home after a long illness. Services Thursday at St Patrick s Catholic Church with burial at Ss Patrick and Paul Cemetery. Visiting hours start after 4 p m at 2725 77th St Dr with rosary at 7 30 p m. Survived by husband Richard two sons Terry and James and their wives two daughters Tamara Garza Judy Hintz nine grandchildren and a sister Agnes Zimmerman. Burial under Brosh s Norway. funeral director David Hrabak Belle Plaine.
Dorothy C Hahn service held at Sharon United Methodist Church at 10 a m with reverends Hooten and Burham. Burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery with Brosh Chapel arranging. Gilbert Jones Jr service at Brosh Chapel at 2 p m with reverends Booth and Thomas. Burial again at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
The Gazette publishes death notices with immediate survivors as a news item on the page. Additional obituary details such as survivors, employment, education, military service, civic activities, and memorials cost 35 cents per word. Calls to 398 8221 provide guidelines and submission times.
Lucille shares a loving memorial for Norris A Freeborn 7 28 18 to 10 1 95. Poem recalls time as eternal for those who love. Personal remembrance notes patience protection comfort and joy in love.
Guidelines explain submission rules for memory notices including deadlines publication dates and pricing. Instruction notes daily cutoff times and contact number for questions. The notice specifies a four dollar per word rate and ten dollar image fee.
The Senate narrowly approved a Wyden Grassley measure to force disclosure within 48 hours by any senator using anonymous holds on legislation or nominations. The nonbinding vote, part of a spending bill amendment, aims to curb secret blocking amid judicial vacancy fights, though final bill likely omits the provision.
Ushers Ferry hosts a Buckskinners Rendezvous with 1830s to 1840s camps, contests, and demonstrations from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Visitors vote on the best camp and view fire making, hide tanning, and black powder shoots, plus crafts, tours, and music by Maury Anderson Pat Walke and Mike Mumm. Admission is 2 dollars for adults and 1 dollar for ages 6 to 12.
Jewelry store employee Janelle Nissen testified Keyes bought a diamond bracelet on Christmas Eve after noon for $489. A co worker described Keyes as flirtatious while others noted tensions at APAC. Insurance agent testified Keyes took a $30,000 renters policy on Dec 15.
The University of Iowa College of Medicine announces a 4.6 million NIH grant to establish a center for language brain research. Dr Antonio Damasio and colleagues will study neural mechanisms for word retrieval and grammar and apply findings to language disorder care after stroke tumors injuries and degenerative diseases.
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