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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1997

Page

8

Deaths Eastern Iowa Pauline Olson and Marguerite Carl

Pauline Olson 80 of Marion died Oct 4 1997 after a short illness. Memorial services Oct 10 at St Pauls United Methodist Cedar Rapids. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cedar Rapids. Survived by four children seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Marguerite Carl 83 died Oct 5 1997 at Guttenberg Care Center after a long illness. Services Oct 7 10 a.m. Guttenberg United Methodist Church. Burial Bethel Cemetery Osterdock. Survivors include two sons.

Helen Pauline Olson Marion Blvd St. Paul's United Methodist Church Cedar Rapids Lloyd Brockmeyer Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Pauline Larry Olson Ruby St. Cloud Minn Lucy Bales Tony Center Point Jon Olson Alice Mount Vernon Maine Gary Olson Marlene Mitchellville Nels Worth Simpson College Des Moines

Raymond Kuhn obituary notices Calmar resident dies after long illness

Raymond Kuhn, 69, of Calmar died Sunday October 5, 1997 at home after a long illness. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Aloysius Church with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at French Funeral Home Calmar with a rosary at 4 p.m. and parish service at 7 p.m. Survivors include wife Anna Mae and six daughters including Mary Thies and Connie Klimesh. three sons Linus Steve and Dennis. three brothers Anthony Jerome Sebastian. and three sisters Rita Therese and Margaret Mary.

Raymond Kuhn St. Aloysius Catholic Church French Funeral Home Calmar Anna Mae Linus Steve Fort Atkinson Dennis Woodward Mary Thies Springville Jan Wendland Fredericksburg Gerri Sutton Cottage Grove Minn Connie Klimesh Donna Syverson Crystal Lake Ill Diane Miller Hastings, Minn Anthony Cresco Jerome New Hampton Sebastian Lisle, Ill Rita Schmitt Therese Schmitt Margaret Mary Bentz Dubuque

Decorah Man William Keefe 76 dies after sudden illness

William Keefe 76 of Decorah died Saturday October 4 1997 at Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St Benedicts Catholic Church Decorah with burial at St Brigids Cemetery Bluffton. Friends may call 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at French Balik Funeral Home Decorah with rosary and Scripture service. Survivors include wife Marcella son Gary of Decorah daughter Mary Lou Johnson of Hanover Park Illinois and sister Rose Henry of Bluffton.

William Keefe Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital St. Benedict’s Catholic Church Decorah St Bridget’s Bluffton French & Balik Funeral Home Marcella Gary Mary Lou Johnson Hanover Park, Ill Rose Henry

Dysart Woman Dies After Long Illness at 76

Silas Mae Winter 76 of Dysart died Oct 4 1997 in Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab Center Waterloo after a long illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Dysart United Methodist Church with Rev Ron Blix Burial in Dysart Cemetery Friends may call to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Overton Funeral Home Dysart family present 5 to 8 p.m. Survivors include husband James a son Jerome of Gillette Wyoming and sister Phyllis Burhenn of Dysart.

Silas Mae Winter Ravenwood Waterloo Dysart United Methodist Church Ron Blix Dysart Overton Funeral Home

Evelyn Smith Roling obituary in Dubuque

Evelyn Smith Roling 87 of Dubuque formerly Epworth died Sunday October 5 1997 at Enno ble Manor Care Center Dubuque Arrangements are pending with Hoffmann Schneider Funeral Home Dubuque

Evelyn Smith Roling Dubuque Epworth Ennoble Manor Hoffmann-Schneider Funeral Home

Bernard F. Kula Services in Prairieburg Catholic Church

Bernard F. Kula funeral arrangements announced for 10 30 a m Tuesday at St Josephs Catholic Church Prairieburg with burial in St Josephs Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p m today at Murdoch Funeral Home Central City with a vigil service at 7 p m.

Bernard F. Kula St. Joseph's Catholic Church Prairieburg St. Joseph’s Cemetery Murdoch Funeral Home Central City

Willis A. Sturtz 83 of Evansdale dies after extended illness

Willis A. Sturtz age 83 of Evansdale formerly of Garrison died Saturday October 4 1997 at Allen Memorial Hospital Water loo after an extended illness. Services are 10:30 am Tuesday at Phillins Funeral Home Chapel Vinton with visitation 5 to tonight. Burial in Garrison Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Pearl a daughter Rose Bowser and a sister Belle Goings all of Waterloo.

Willis A. Sturtz Evansdale Garrison Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo Phillins Funeral Home Chapel Vinton Garrison Cemetery Pearl Rose Bowser Belle Goings

Fort AtkinsonWoman Bertha Bruening Riha dies after long illness

Bertha Bruening Riha of Fort Atkinson dies Saturday October 4 1997 after a long illness in the Aase Haugen Home Decorah Funeral services are set for 10 30 a m Thursday at St Benedicts Catholic Church Decorah Burial will be at St Johns Cemetery Fort Atkinson A rosary and scripture service will be held Wednesday at French Balik Funeral Home Decorah Survivors include four sisters Evelyn Opperman Mary Franzen Laura Kolar Lucille Thielke and two brothers Lawrence Bruening Marcellus Bruening

Bertha Bruening Riha Decorah St.Benedict’s Catholic Church St. John’s Cemetery Fort Atkinson French & Balik Funeral Home Evelyn Opperman Mary Franzen Hawkeye Laura Kolar Evansdale Lucille Thielke Waterloo Lawrence Bruening New Hampton Marcellus Bruening West Union

Two Iowa City residents die within days of each other

Zaida Mae Kernahan Pier sol 87 of 613 Granada Ct died Oct 5 1997 at home after a sudden illness. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church burial Memory Gardens Cemetery. Survivors include husband Frank and two sons Jon in Tallahassee FL and James in Williamsburg. Florence M. Riggins 98 of Oakwell Retirement Residence died Oct 4 1997 after a short illness. Graveside services 1 p.m. Tuesday Plymouth Cemetery near Bramer MO. Survivors include daughters Carol Fausett Coralville and Shirley Blevins Jefferson City MO.

Granada Ct First United Methodist Church Robert Dean Memory Gardens George L. Gay Funeral Home & Crematorium Iowa City Frank Jon Tallahassee Fla James Williamsburg Florence M. Riggins Oakwell Plymouth Cemetery Bramer Coralville Carol Fausett Shirley Blevins Jefferson City

Community volunteer opportunities and contact numbers

Local organizations list volunteer needs across multiple programs including United Way RSVP Crisis Center HACAP Inn Circle Jane Boyd distribution Clothes Closet and state transport services. Calls provide shifts schedules ages and responsibilities for each role and organization.

LIV United Way East Iowa Call Foundation 2 Crisis Center Hacap Inn-Circle Inn-Circle Department of Human Services State of

Maquoketa Woman Marian Irwin Dies at 90

Marian A. Irwin 90 died Sunday Oct 5 1997 at Maquoketa Care Center arrangements are pending with Haylock O Hara Lahey Funeral Home Maquoketa

Marian A. Irwin Maquoketa Care Center Haylock, O’hara & Lahey Funeral Home Maquoketa

Ossian Resident Karl Henry Schmitz Sr. dies at 56

Karl Henry Schmitz Sr. 56 of Clinton formerly Ossian died Saturday night October 4 1997 at Genesis East Hospital Davenport after a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending with Schmitz Funeral Home Clinton.

Karl Henry Schmitz Sr Clinton Ossian Genesis East Hospital Davenport Schmitz

Theodore Bud Marshall Lally 91 former What Cheer resident dies

Theodore Bud Marshall Lally 91 of What Cheer and Grimes area dies of pneumonia Sunday Oct 5 1997 at Parkview Manor Keswick church services Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes with Rev Phillip Ryan burial at St Josephs Cemetery What Cheer with military honors Memorial calls 7 to 8 30 p m at Harden Funeral Chapel What Cheer Survivors include daughter Francine George Keswick son Ted Grimes sister Marie Ayres North English

Lally Grimes and What Cheer Parkview Manor Our Lady of Lourdes Church Keswick Phillip Ryan St. Joseph’s Cemetery Harden Funeral Chapel Francine George

Funeral services announced for Graessle and Zachmeyer

Harold M Graessle burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery after a 10 30 am service at First Lutheran Church conducted by Rev Kay Slocum. Memorials may go to First Lutheran or Hospice of Mercy. Additional services listed for Rita King Douglas M Pyle and Cleo Donald Zachmeyer with multiple funerals and visit times at Murdoch Linwood and Cedar Memorial facilities.

Harold M. Graessle First Lutheran Church Kay Slocum Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Hospice of Mercy Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Rita King Cedar Hills Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home Lin.wood Cemetery Douglas M. Pyle Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Michael Jarrett Cleo Donald Zachmeyer First Presbyterian Church Marion Cedar Memorial Park Murdoch Funeral Home

Muscatine Driver Struck By Rail Train In Iowa

Eldon Hahn 40 was hospitalized in stable condition after his pickup collided with an eastbound S M RailLink train near Sweetland Road southeast of Muscatine Iowa. The 12 15 p m crash tossed the vehicle into a ditch and ended with Hahn taken to Muscatine General Hospital then transferred to Genesis Medical Center Davenport. The incident occurred as he pulled from a private driveway onto tracks toward Highway 22.

Muscatine Eldon Hahn Genesis Medical Center Davenport Sweetland Road Iowa Muscatine County Sheriffs Department Hahn Muscatine General Hospital Davenport Hospital

Linn District Court pleas reduce felonies to misdemeanors

In Linn District Court four defendants pleaded guilty to lesser offenses. Richard N. Foster Jr. of Des Moines admitted to third-degree theft and received a $500 fine with up to two years in a corretional facility. Robert C. Meier of Cedar Rapids pleaded to third-degree criminal mischief. also fined $500. Jay D. Strom of Michigan, formerly Cedar Rapids, pleaded to third-degree theft with a $500 fine, a two-year suspended sentence and probation. Kathren K. Hornecker of Hiawatha pleaded guilty to prohibited acts regarding morphine administration.

Linn District Court Richard N. Foster Jr Des Moines Seiferts Plus von Maur Westdale Mall Foster Correctional Department Robert C. Meier Cedar Rapids Second Avenue SE Meier Jay D. Strom Traverse City Michigan Strom Kathren K. Hornecker Hiawatha

Open Minds Open Doors conference invites young women to STEM careers

A conference at Coe College for girls in grades 6 to 8 and their adults runs Oct 18 from 8 a.m. to noon. The event features a keynote by Gerene Denning, 21 sessions, hands on activities, and a panel of women in various careers to encourage math and science interest. Registration is $5 with scholarships, coordinated by Maria Dean and Sue Ballard with AAUW and Grant Wood AEA.

Coe College Cedar Rapids American Association of University Women AAUW Grant Wood Area Education Agency Maria Dean Sue Ballard Grant Wood Aea Grant Wood AEA Elizabeth Lilly Dean University of Nebraska Erlene Spicer

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