Cedar Rapids deaths and funeral notices memorialize local residents
Obituary notices report Florence Ahlgren age 98 dies after brief illness in The Meth-Wick Community Oct 8 1998 with private services and cremation. James McArthur 77 dies Oct 3 1998 at Mercy Medical Center with funeral Oct 6 and military rites. Robert L. Smith 70 dies Oct 4 1998 at Mercy. arrangements by Brush Chapel. Local notices name additional deceased residents and their burial locations across Cedar Rapids and neighboring towns.
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Florence A. Ahlgren
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Michael Kleeberger
Squaw Creek Baptist Church
Marion
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Perry Jayne
Cedar Rapids
Florence
Carl J. Ahlgren
Collins Radio Co
Iowa
Social Security Administration
Colorado
California
Robert L. Smith
Richard Dr. NE
Mercy Medical Center
Brush Chapel
James Monroe McArthur
Richard L
Dick’ Reeder
Center Point
Anna Elizzabeth
Dorothea Sebrecht
Decorah
Erling Doely
Elgin
Phyllis M. Gehring
Fairfax
Edward Donald
Julich Garnavillo
Gerald J. Davis
Grinnell
Daisy Whisen
Hiawatha
Jerry L. Hejkal
Iowa City
Edwin M
Ed” Morrissey
Marengo
Charles R
Bob” Dillin Solon
Hiawatha Jerry Hejkal Services Today
Jerry Hejkal funeral services are at 10 a.m. today at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Burial follows at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Papich Kuba Funeral Home East of Cedar Rapids is serving the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Hejkal
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Cedar Rapids
Mount Calvary
Papich-Kuba
Decorah Man Erling Doely Dies at 86
Erling Doely, 86, of Decorah died Saturday October 3 1998 after a brief illness at Aase Haugen Nursing Home. Memorial services 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Body cremated. French Balik Funeral Home Decorah in charge. There are no immediate survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erling Doely
Aase Haugen
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Decorah
French & Balik Funeral Home
Edward Donald Julich Services in Cedar Rapids
Edward Donald Julich will be remembered at a 9:30 a.m. Tuesday service at St. Patrick Catholic Church Cedar Rapids led by Rev. Steven Rosenke. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today and 8:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday at Teahen Funeral Home Cedar Rapids with a vigil service at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Donald Julich
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Cedar Rapids
Steven Rosenke
St. Joseph Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Sumner Resident Lowell Dreier Sr. Dies at 70
Lowell E. Dreier Sr. 70 of Waterloo, formerly Sumner, died of heart failure Oct 3 1998 at Parkview Gardens Health and Rehab Center in Waterloo. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kearns Huisman-Schumacher Chapel. Burial at Wilson Grove Cemetery Sumner. Survived by son Lowell Jr. of Amana, daughters Judy Haynes of Amana Sharon Bovin of Castaic Calif, and four sisters Wilma Haug Lois Ackerman Arlene Rowe and Gladys Daniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell E. Dreier Sr
Waterloo
Sumner
Parkview Gardens Health and Rehab Center
Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel
Kimball
Wilson Grove
Lowell Jr
Amana
Judy Haynes
Gerald J. Davis Garnavillo resident dies at 58
Gerald J. Davis aged 58 died at home after a sudden illness on Sunday October 4 1998. Services set for 11 am Tuesday at St Paul Lutheran Church with burial in Garnavillo City Cemetery. Visitation 3 to 8 pm today at Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home and after 10 am Tuesday at the church. He is survived by wife Beatrice three daughters Abbie Davis Garnaville Donna Davis McGregor Kathy Eilers Garber and sisters Ruth Bierbaum West Des Moines Charlotte Reimer Guttenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald J. Davis
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Gary Hatcher
Garnavillo City Cemetery
Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home
Garnavillo
Beatrice
Abbie Davis
Garnaville
Donna Davis
McGregor
Kathy Eilers
Garber
Ruth Bierbaum
West Des Moines
Charlotte Reimer
Guttenberg
Grinnell Woman Daisy Whisenand dies at 93
Daisy Whisenand, 93, died of kidney failure Friday October 2 1998 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Watts Funeral Home Montezuma with burial in Pleasant Township Cemetery Ewart. Friends may call after 9 a.m. today at the funeral home. family to be present 6:30 to 8 p.m. Survivors include four sons Jack Gerald Bill and Paul and three daughters Lois Ogan Linda Hotchkin and Phyllis Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Whisenand
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Watts Funeral Home
Montezuma
Pleasant Township
Ewart
Jack
Prescott
Ariz
Gerald
South, Ill
Bill
Albuquerque
N.M
Paul
Kelley
Lois Ogan
Linda Hotchkin
Grinnell
Phyllis Phillips
Morris services set for Tuesday in Iowa City
Edwin M Morris will be honored with a service at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St Marys Catholic Church in Iowa City. Burial follows at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Ryan. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Oak Hill Funeral Service in Coralville with a vigil at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sey
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Ryan
Oak Hill
Coralville
Solon F Miller 79 dies after long illness in Solon
Solon F Miller aged 79 of Solon rural died Saturday October 3 1998 after a long illness at Mercytown City. Services 10 am Wednesday at St Marys Catholic Church Solon with Rev Joseph Sparks and Rev Francis Lenoch. Burial in church cemetery. Military and church groups note his life. He was a farmer and former Johnson County Cattlemen’s Association member and Solon State Bank director. Survived by wife Anna Marie three daughters two sons ten grandchildren one stepgrandchild three great grandchildren a sister and a brother and many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Monroe McArthur
12Th St. NE
Mercy Medical Center
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Mike Townsley
Linwood Cemetery
Richard Lindsey
Lisa
Walker
Larry Hall
Denise
Cedar Rapids
Sandra Coulbourn
Gladys
Hubert
Josephine McArthur
Gladys Hall
James
National Oats
American Legion
Hanford
F. Miller
Solon
Mercytown City
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Joseph Sparks
Francis Lenoch
Brush Funeral Home
Anna Marie
Mary Anne Erenberger
Dennis
Ely
Susan Milder
William of
Sharon Kramer
Robert
Terre Haute
Ind
Donald
Dean Miller
Julia Millner
Robert Miller
Rose Mary
Iowa
Miller
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Johnson County Cattlemen's Association
Solon State Bank
George
Rocky Mountains
Marengo honoring Charles R. Dillin with military rites
Charles R. Dillin 79 died Saturday Oct 3 1998 at Marengo Memorial Hospital after cancer. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church Marengo with burial in Marengo Cemetery and full military honors. He held posts with Iowa Valley CCD Iowa County and Marengo organizations and earned multiple education and community service awards. Memorials designated for Pilzen Czech Republic library and Marengo City Park PA system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R
Bob’’ Dillin
Marengo Memorial Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
Randy Kittelson
Marengo Cemetery
Kloster Funeral Home
Marengo
Jean
Charles
Rollie
Marian
Williamstown
N.J
Larry
Jeri
Perrysburg
Ohio
Robert “Tiger
Rebecca Stockman
Joe
Iowa City
John Bruce Dillin
George R. Dillin
Janet Odena Hladky
Guernsey
Cheribel Schmidt
Victor
Colleen
Dana
Angela
Chelsea Dillin
Rob
Adam Stockman
Charles Robert Dillin
Iowa
Cecil R
Dolly M. Stucker Dillin
Agricultural Credit School
Iowa State University
School of Banking
University of Wisconsin
France
Germany
Pilzen
Czechoslovakia
Iola Jean Farland
Newton
Dillin
Marengo High School
U.S. Engineers
Washington
D.C
Iowa Electric
Iowa County Savings Bank
Harned & McMeen
Marengo American Legion Post
Marengo Kiwanis Club
Marengo Golf Club
Iowa County Genealogy Society
Amana Heritage Society
University of Iowa Club
Iowa Valley Community School District
The
Legion Swimming Pool
Iowa County Historical Society
Bishop Perpetual Scholarship
Iowa County
U.S. Savings
Iowa Valley Community
East Central Univery Unit
Friend
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association
Iowa Valley
Marengo American Legion Post 76
Czech Republic
Marengo City Park
Center Point Service for Anna Dorothea Sebrecht
Anna Elizabeth Dorothea Sebrecht will be remembered at 10 a.m. services at St. John's Lutheran Church Center Point. Burial follows at Palo Cemetery in Palo.
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Anna Elizzabeth
Dorothea Sebrecht
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Center Point
Palo Cemetery
Palo
Gehring Phyllis M. 94 dies. arrangements pending
Phyllis M. Gehring age 94 died Sunday October 4 1998 at the Good Shepherd Home Mason City. Arrangements are pending at Leonard Funeral Home Elgin.
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Phyllis M. Gehring
Good Sheppard
Mason City
Leonard Funeral Home
Elgin
Burial with military rites at Rogers Grove near Ely
Paul Hoffman services held at Brush Chapel 11 a.m. Tuesday with friends calling 2 to 7 p.m. Burial at Rogers Grove Cemetery near Ely includes military rites by Ely American Legion St. Quentin Post 555.
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Paul Hoffman
Brush Chapel
Rogers Grove
Ely
American Legion
St. Quentin Post
Death notices and obituaries guidelines and fees
The Gazette publishes death notices and obituaries with arrangements pending and survivors as a news item. Nonstandard notices, employment, education, and hobbies may be added at 35 cents per word, with second day notices also billed per word. Call 398-8221 for details.
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The
Gazette
In Memory Of Guidelines Public Tribute Notice
Community notice outlines submission rules for In Memory Of notices. It notes writing deadlines Monday through Friday by 4 p.m. and asks for publication date details. It lists pricing at 35 cents per word and photos at ten dollars each and invites questions.
Margaret V. Kremenak 99 died in Wisconsin
Margaret V. Kremenak 99 of Platteville Wisconsin formerly of Toledo died Saturday October 3 1998 after an extended illness at Southwest Health Care Center Platteville services 1030 a m Tuesday at St Patrick's Church Tama burial St Patrick's Cemetery Tama Toledo friends may call after 9 a m Tuesday at Henderson Overton Funeral Home Toledo survivor include daughter Bonnie of Platteville Wisconsin
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Margaret V. Kremenak
Platteville
Wis
Toledo
Southwest Health Care Center
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Tama
Keith Birch
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Tama-Toledo
Henderson
Overton Funeral Home
Bonnie
West Union loses Henrietta Erickson at 90
Henrietta Erickson, 90, died Saturday October 3 1998 at New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. Burial will be in West Union Cemetery. Visitation after 4 30 p m at Burnham Wood Funeral Home West Union. She is survived by two sons Keith of New Hampton and Robert of Hawkeye a daughter Janice Lentze of Fayette and a brother Leonard Sabo of West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Erickson
New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Zion Lutheran Church
West Union Cemetery
Burnham Wood Funeral Home
West Union
Keith
New Hampton
Robert
Hawkeye
Janice Lentze
Fayette
Leonard Sabo
Deadlines for weekly notices and contact numbers
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Camp Tanager
Gazette Cashier
Call
Life and Leisure
People News
People
TV Vision
Victor Borge Concert Delayed in Davenport
The Victor Borge piano concert at the Adler Theatre in Davenport has been postponed. All tickets will be honored on the new date when announced and refunds are available at the original point of purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Victor Borge
Adler Theatre
Shaken baby reviews up to prosecutors
Iowa officials will not review cases based on former State Medical Examiner Thomas Bennett's shaken baby rulings. Prosecutors will decide after reviewing input from experts. several cases have seen charges dropped or acquittals pursued, including the Lehmer case and others in Charles City and Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaken Baby
Des Moines
Thomas Bennett
Paul Wieck
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Teresa Engberg- Lehmer
Joel Lehmer
Council Bluffs
Robert Kirschner
University of Chicago School of Medicine
Iowa
Kirschner
Chicago
Bennett
Montana
Mary Weaver
Eldora
Melissa Mathes
Charles City
Melissa Funte
Levi Lansgard
Brooke Hutchinson
Decorah
Brennan
Winneshiek County
Cedar Rapids Family Displays AIDS Memorial Quilt Panel
JoAnn and Ronald Bronsema of Cedar Rapids unveil a panel for the Names Project Memorial Quilt honoring their son Donald Bronsema who died May 6 1997 from AIDS complications. The panel is shown at 1 30 p m at the Grant Wood Area Chapter Red Cross and will be displayed again on World AIDS Day December 1 at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel during Rapids AIDS Project benefit events.
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Iowa
JoAnn
Ronald Bronsema
Cedar Rapids
Donald
Grant Wood
American Red Cross
Donald Bronsema
Oak
State to install better guardrails in Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation will replace exposed guardrail ends to reduce crash risk for pickups, mini vans, and SUVs. Safety engineer Jim Hogan notes tests show two-wheel drive pickups roll over on guardrail ends facing traffic. Federal guidance calls for improved roadside safety devices, including guardrails and bridge rails, with replacements scheduled alongside other road improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
Jim Hogan
Iowa
The
Federal
DOT
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