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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1995
Page
10
Robert W. Baird aged 65 of 1223 Ellis Blvd NW died Monday October 9 1995 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Iowa City after a long illness. Services are pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home.
Vera J. Andresen 77 died Oct 9 1995 at home after a short illness in Anamosa. Robo Robovsky 89 died Oct 9 1995 in Manor Care. Chad Paul Skogman 17 died Oct 8 1995 in Cameron Missouri from injuries. Services set at St Pauls United Methodist Cedar Rapids. Burial Cedar Memorial Park. Memorials to Linn-Mar Foundation.
Marvin E Emmert 61 died Oct 8 1995 at Skiff Medical Center Newton from a heart attack Graveside services set for 2 pm Thursday at Chester Cemetery north of Grinnell No visitation Arrangements with Smith Funeral Home Survivors include wife Phyllis mother Mary Grinnell two daughters Kimberly Novak Karla Van derLeest a son Kirk brother Willard sister Shirley Starnes and half sister Betty Jantzen of Malcom
Alice M. Butz 91 of Atrium Village died Monday October 9 1995 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a short illness. Memorial services are 10 a.m. Friday at St Marys Catholic Church Iowa City with Rev Kenneth Kuntz. Burial at St Peters Cemetery Cosgrove. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Lensing Funeral Home Iowa City with a vigil at 7 p.m. Survived by daughter Betty Morano seven grandchildren 11 great grandchildren and three brothers. She was born July 4 1904 in Johnson County to Louis and Flora Deutsch Langenberg. She married Thomas Butz in 1924 at St Marys. He died in 1992. She was a longtime Johnson County resident and member of St Josephs Catholic Church Hills and the Altar and Rosary Society. Memorials may be made to Iowa City Regina or St Marys Catholic Church.
Gertrude Wolf 91 formerly of Blairstown died Oct 9 1995 at Marengo Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Services will be 10 am Wednesday at Blairstown United Methodist Church. Burial in Marengo Cemetery. Visitation 2 to 7 pm today at Overton Family Funeral Home Blairstown. Memorial fund established.
Clarence Veneta E Hansen 88 died Sunday October 8 1995 at Clarence Nursing Home after a long illness. Services 1030 am Wednesday at Chapman Funeral Home Clarence with Rev Rodney Slessor of St Johns United Church of Christ. Burial St Johns Cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 7 pm today at the funeral home. Survivors include daughter Barbara Ahrendsen of Oxford Junction sister Beatrice Penningroth of Cedar Rapids granddaughter Ann Regennitter of Cedar Rapids grandson Robert Ahrendsen of Oxford Junction and three great grandsons.
Marie J Oberfoell 94 died October 9 1995 after a brief illness at St Josephs Anit Mercy Health Center Dubuque Iowa Services Wednesday at St Patricks Church burial in church cemetery Visitation today 2 to 9 p m at Reiff Funeral Home Epworth wake service 6 30 p m Survivors include three daughters Ileen Domas Montclair CA Helen and Verna McDermott Epworth two sons Leo Mike Liberty MO and Francis Ducky Epworth a brother Elmo Sweeney Farley a sister Valeria Birndorf Longmont CO 44 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren She was preceded in death by her parents two daughters Ione Engler and Patty Brady a son Milton four brothers two sisters and six grandchildren
Murray M. Independence aged 73 died Sunday October 8 1995 at People's Memorial Hospital of an apparent heart attack The funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery A military service is planned at 7 p.m. and a Masonic service at 8 p.m. at White Funeral Home in Independence Survivors include his wife Elva two sons Richard and Randall and a daughter Susan all of Independence Agnes White 92 formerly of Vinton died October 9 1995 at East Towne Care Center following an extended illness Arrangements are pending at Phillips Funeral Home in Vinton.
Charlene Griffiths 88 formerly of Lisbon died in Scottsdale Ariz after an illness Funeral service 11 a m Saturday at Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon Burial Lisbon Cemetery There was no visitation Survivors include daughter Lela Emerson of Scottsdale and son Don of Lake Mills
Eva Mae Easton died Oct. 9 1995 after a long illness at Strawberry Point Lutheran Home. Services set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Leonard Funeral Home Edgewood with Rev. James Rushton. Burial Cass Township Cemetery Strawberry Point. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Survived by husband Lauren two sons Roy Ingles Greeley and Richard Ingles Manchester a daughter Katherine Sickles Missouri and brother Benjamin Cornwell Greeley.
Dale E Harper, 64, died Monday October 9 1995 in Keota. Services were set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at United Presbyterian Church Keota with Rev Albert Cocke. Burial in St Elizabeth Cemetery. Visitation after 2 p.m. Wednesday at Powell Funeral Home Keota with family greeting hours 2–4 and 7–8:30 p.m. Survivors include wife Marolyn four daughters Sherry Naegle Anna Mae Story Lora Fisher Mary Shirkey two sons Michael Washington IA Dan Wellman sister Virginia Zwetzig Oakland CA half brother John Oelwein and three stepbrothers Tom Davis and Richard Sentman Cedar Rapids plus one in Alaska and one in California.
Roger C. Kelley, 78, died Monday morning in People's Memorial Hospital Independence after a lengthy illness. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church Dundee with Rev. James Rushton. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery Manchester. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at Shelly Funeral Home Manchester and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Survivors include his wife Wilma two daughters Jean Kano Independence and Joan Baumgartner Hoffman Estates Ill a son Gary Adel a half brother Adrian Kelley and a half sister Karen Parr both of Dubuque.
Testimony focused on Bill Lockhart and Steve Goldin with Darrell Dillard and William Morris alleging misuse of city buying rules. Kutmus argued Goldin preyed on weakness and used loans and phony invoices to extract funds while Lockhart faced pressure from antiquated city practices.
Mary Catherine Pitlick age 89 of rural Oxford died Sunday October 8 1995 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a sudden illness. Services were held 10 a.m. Wednesday at St Marys Catholic Church Oxford with burial at St Josephs Cemetery Iowa City. Visitation 2 to 8 p.m. today at Donohue Leasing Funeral Home Iowa City with rosary at 4 p.m. and vigil at 7 30 p.m. Survivors include son Morrie of Oxford daughter Arlene Graham of San Francisco and brother James Harney of Oxford.
Myrna Barker 71 of Monticello died Monday October 9 1995 at Anamosa Community Hospital after an extended illness. Services set for 10:30 am Wednesday at Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello with visitation 3 to 8 pm today. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include husband Bernard three sons Bernie Rubi Rick two daughters Ginger Darla two sisters Esther Stanfield Helen Lepoore a brother Larry Lord eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Darrell Leroy R. Tipton, 78, died Monday Oct 9 1995 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a long illness. Services set for 10 a.m. Thursday Fry Funeral Home with a 4 to 8 p.m. wake Wednesday. Burial at Pine Hill Cemetery Wheatland. Survived by wife Nadine two daughters Shirley Coons Anamosa and Sharon Ruggeberg Tipton a son Darrell Lime Springs three sisters Thelma Braet Calamus Vinetta Farber De Witt Margaret Pestka Clinton and four brothers Harold Leo Kenneth all De Witt and Everett Delmar.
Katherine Grier 66 of Montezuma died of cancer Monday Oct 9 1995 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Services 10:30 am Wednesday Watts Funeral Home Montezuma burial Guernsey. Friends may visit after 3 pm today with family present 7 to 8 pm. Survivors include husband Mark two sons Richard Ankeny Ronald Grinnell daughter Linda Neville Broomfield Colo two sisters Lois Thompson Doris Armstrong Marion and two brothers Charles Cram Marion James Cram Vinton.
Leonora C. Hagen 89 of Waterville died Sunday October 8 1995 in Good Samaritan Center Waukon after a brief illness. Services 1 30 p m Thursday at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church rural Waukon by Rev Ken Kimball. Burial Old West Paint Creek Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p m Wednesday at Martin Funeral Home Waukon. Survivors include three sons Alan Waverly Grant Marion and Elmo Waterville and a brother Rudolf Anderson of Waukon.
Hazel Irene Mehaffey Ely Ball 91 of Moses Lake Washington formerly North Liberty Iowa died Friday September 29 1995 after a long illness Private family services planned Burial will be in North Liberty Arrangements with Kayser s Chapel of Memories Moses Lake She was born January 9 1904 in Shueyville Iowa and trained as a nurse graduating 1921 Worked as a nurse until 1973 Married Joe F Ely in 1922 had three children Marjorie Irene Stonecipher Sally Hill-Guffey and William Joseph who died in 1950 George W Ball her second husband died in 1993 Survived by two daughters a son in law 10 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Ethel V. Schmelzer died October 9 1995 in Waterloo after a short illness. Services are 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. James Goodken. Burial is at Mount Calvary Cemetery Sumner. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein with a rosary at 4 30 p.m. Survivors include daughter Madelyn Herbold of Newton, sisters Annette Scully and Nira Fousek, brother Ed Ohl, and two grandchildren.
The Washington High School vocal department presents a Fall Choral Review at 7 30 p m Thursday in the school auditorium. The 95 member Washington Singers join three ensembles Vivace Momentum and Slice of Jazz for the first performance of the year. Washington Singers will perform pieces from the OPUS Festival Concert repertoire to be staged in Ames on November 16. Admission is 3 for adults 1 for students and free for seniors.
Fox Eye at 510 10th St SE across Mercy Hospital hosts a free cataract screening on Thursday October 12 from 8 AM to 4 30 PM. Attendees may view an educational cataract video and call 362 9855 for details.
Henry Heinnie Schmitz age 82 died Monday afternoon October 9 1995 at Health Care Manor New Hampton after a long illness arrangements are pending with Waucoma Funeral Chapel
William sburg area resident Everette E Grimm 77 formerly of Amana died Sunday after a short illness Funeral services set for Wednesday at Millersburg Methodist Church with burial at Community Cemetery Rural Deep River Survivors include his wife two daughters a son two brothers and a sister Also Lawrence H Smith 84 died Sunday October 8 1995 in Mercy Hospital Iowa City graveside services Wednesday at Smith Cemetery Rural Victor no visitation Arrangements by Uhlmann Powell Funeral Home Williamsburg Surviving is a brother Emmett of Williamsburg
Multiple funeral services and memorials listed. E Frank Frederick to be buried at Cedar Memorial Park with military rites. callers invited to Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. Lena H Nelson to be laid to rest at Sixteen Cemetery Thornburg with Graveside Service. Annie B Stumphs to be buried at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery with Hospice of St Luke's donation option.
Virginia C. Witter of Des Moines died October 7 1995 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a sudden illness. Memorial services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at New Hope Assembly of God Urbandale. She worked for GMAC as an accountant and recently earned 30 years of service recognition. A memorial fund for The Hospice in Des Moines was established. Survived by soul mate Shirley Adkins and stepmother Julia Witter. poodle Desi also noted. Arrangements by Teahen Funeral Home Cedar Rapids. Born December 25 1941 in Mason City.
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