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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 2002
Page
8
Obituaries for John H. Phillips 84 of Cedar Rapids formerly of Spencer Central City and Solon. Mary Marguerite Wilbur 88 in Cedar Rapids. Robert Longerbeam 81 of Marshalltown formerly Cedar Rapids. Details include survivors, service times October 4 2002, burial plans and memorials.
Anthony S. Salomone, 88, of Marshalltown, formerly of Tama, died Tuesday October 1 2002 at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hand Funeral Home Tama.
A compiled index of residents by town including Anamosa Joyce Ann Meritt Belle Plaine Carrie Feldreth Brandon Art E Graham Cedar Rapids Virginia M Heaton and J Longerbeam Jack Phillips Mary Marguerite Wilbur Coralville Robert H Peterson Delaware Esther Kracke Gund er Edward Edblad Guttenberg Waren J Schwartz Independence Burton R Brown Iowa City Nan Fritschel Kalona Lydia J Howard Marion Leland W Burns Ann Churchill Marie Oaks Hartzell James Langin New Albin Raymond Zezulka Oelwe in Alice E Hansen Tama Anthony S Salomone Wyoming John Eichhorn
Ann B Churchill 98 longtime Marion resident and former teacher of music at St. Joseph's School died Oct 1 2002 at Hiawatha Care Center following a long illness. Services Oct 8 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Hi awatha with burial at Mount Calvary Cedar Rapids. Survivors include sons Jerry and Robert plus nine grandchildren. Memorial fund noted.
Carrie Feldmeth, 91, of Belle Plaine, Minnesota, died Wednesday October 2, 2002 at the cal Center. Arrangements are pending at Hrabak Funeral Home in Belle Plaine.
Marle Oaks Hartzell of Cedar Rapids died September 30 2002 after a prolonged illness. Services will be at Peace United Church of Christ Gladbrook, burial Maple Hill Cemetery Gladbrook. Friends may call Murdoch Marion today. Survivors include husband Gordon and three daughters plus a stepdaughter and sister. James J Langin 81, formerly of Marion and Northbrook Manor Cedar Rapids, died October 1 2002 after a long illness. Services Friday St Patrick Catholic Neola with burial Neola Cemetery and military rites. Survivors include children and siblings. he served in Navy WWII and worked at Rockwell Collins. Leland W Burns services 10:30 today Murdoch Marion burial Cedar Memorial Park with American Legion Post 298 rites.
John Jack Eichhorn aged 84 died on Wednesday October 2 2002 at the Anamosa Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Hayden Funeral Home in Wyoming.
Nan Fritschel 69 of Centennial Colorado formerly Iowa City died Sept 25 2002 of ovarian cancer at Porter Hospice Centennial Cremation performed ashes to be scattered later in Allenspark Colorado Lutheran Campus Ministry to remember her at 1030 a.m. Nov 3 Old Brick Church Survived by Ted band two brothers Dick Graese Phoenix Fritz Graese Atwood Colo two sisters Judy Graese Denver Charlotte Comstock Albuquerque N M
Brandon E Graham 68 of rural Brandon died Tuesday after noon Oct 1 2002 at home from an apparent heart attack. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Brandon United Methodist Church. Burial at Brandon. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Reiff Funeral Home Independence and 9 a.m. until services Saturday. Survived by wife Maybeth three sons Bernard and Joe both of Waterloo Merton of Brandon two daughters Patricia Thompson of Seattle and Sandy Acuff of Washburn three brothers Vince La Porte City Robert Elk Run Heights Chuck Waterloo two sisters Bernadine Schneider Mountain Home Ark and Sharon Winter Vinton seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Edward E. Edblad 77 formerly of Gunder Wisconsin died September 24 2002 at home after a brief illness. Services 12 noon Friday October 4 at Marion Lutheran Church Gunder with Rev Marshall Hahn. Burial Marion Cemetery. Calling after 10 am Friday at the church. Arrangements Schutte Funeral & Cremation Service Postville. Surviving daughters Susan Holden Phoenix Rita Wright Wonewoc Wisconsin and Lois Edblad Sausalito California.
Warren J. Schwartz, 68, of Guttenberg died Tuesday October 1 2002 after a short illness at Elkader Care Center. Memorial services set for 10 30 a m Friday at St John s Lutheran Guttenberg with burial in Bethel Cemetery Osterdock. Friends may greet the family 4 to 8 p m today at Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg. Survivors include daughters Karen Dennler Elkader Kimberly Bailey Milwaukee Wis a son Robert Syracuse Ind and sisters Carolyn Rieland Spring Valley Minn Charlotte Swanson Raleigh NC and Jaleen Herman Des Moines.
Joyce Ann Merritt, 66, of Anamosa died Oct 1 2002 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Services Oct 4 at 10 am at St Patrick's Catholic Church Anamosa with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation 4-8 pm today at Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa with a 7 pm Scripture service. She was born Dec 7 1935 in Marion daughter of Loring and Lena Lacock. Survived by three sons Kevin Grant Floyd Jeffrey Kyleen Christine. three daughters Jacalyn Monk Nancy Jimison Christine Merritt. 12 grandchildren. a great grandchild. two sisters in law and several nieces and nephews. Memorials to Hospice of Mercy.
Robert H. Peterson 80 of 612 Sixth Ave died Tuesday evening Oct 1 2002 in Mercy town City after lengthy illness. Memorial service 1 pm Monday United Methodist Church Rev Doug Williams. Friends may greet noon until service at church. Burial later. Peterson donated body to University of Iowa Deeded Body Program. Lensing Oak Hill Coralville in charge. Survived by Jean two sons Mark Fort Madison Daniel Oxford and two sisters Kathryn Nereim Iowa City Dolores Cavanaugh San Diego.
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Esther Kracke 87 of Manchester formerly Delaware died Wednesday Oct 2 2002 at Good Neighbor Home Manchester after a long illness. Services 11 am Friday at St Pauls Lutheran Delaware with Rev Dale Critchley burial Pine View Delaware. Friends may call 2 8 pm today Clifton Funeral Home Earlville with 7 pm prayer. church calls after 10 am Friday. She was born Nov 10 1914 in Ocheyedan grew up in Delhi and Delaware worked as cook at Delaware County Care Center later head cook at Good Neighbor Home. She taught Sunday school and confirmation at St Pauls and belonged to Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. Surviving sister in law Lydia Kracke Manchester a niece Alice Don Greimann Hampton five nephews plus nine great nephews and nieces. Preceded by parents Herman and Alvina Kracke and brothers Henry Leonhard Albert.
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