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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1995
Page
8
A long list of obituaries from Oct 15 1995 to Oct 16 1995 covers Maxine Comred of Vinton and others including A Curtis, Sandy, Matilda Kuba, Henrietta Laubly, Reid, Sadie Ritter, Esther Scriven, and families. The notices note services at Cedar Memorial Chapel and Cemetery, with survivors, dates, and donation suggestions to local churches and care centers.
Maree Osborn, 80, died Sunday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center Des Moines from congestive heart failure. Memorial service set for 10 30 am Wednesday at First Baptist Church Grinnell burial Hazelwood Cemetery. Visitation today 9 am to 9 pm at Smith Funeral Home with family greeting 7 to 8 30 pm. She is survived by two sons Roger Kellogg and Ronald Grinnell and two daughters Carolyn Grosenbach and Barbara Saunders, both of Grinnell.
Inez A. Gitsch 87 formerly of Oelwein died Oct 16 1995 in East Towne Care Independence after a long illness. Services 11 a.m. Thursday at White Funeral Independence with calling after 7 p.m. Burial 1:30 p.m. Thursday Rose Hill Cemetery Fredericksburg. No immediate survivors. Lila Bryan 88 Lantern Park Care Center died Oct 16 1995 after a long illness. Arrangements pending at Leasing Funeral Service Iowa City.
Nora Louise Westphal 2s died Sunday October 15 1995 in Jackson County Public Hospital after a short illness. Services 11 a m Wednesday at First Lutheran Church with Rev Gerald Gjerde. Burial Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitation 2 to 8 p m today at Haylock Ohara Lahey Funeral Home and after 10 a m Wednesday at the church. Survived by three daughters Marcella Bur mahl Janet Schmidt both of Maquoketa and Marcella Anderson of De Witt and two sons Leo and Charles both of Maquoketa.
Iva Mae West born November 25 1891 in rural Mechanicsville died October 15 1995 after a brief illness at Mechanicsville Care Center. Services set for 10 30 a m Wednesday at Morgan Funeral Home with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. Survived by son Don four grandchildren seven great grandchildren six great great grandchildren. Memorials to Volunteer Ambulance Fund or United Methodist Church Mechanicsville.
Ernest L. Lange 97 of Westgate died October 15 1995 after a long illness. Services are October 18 at St. Peters Lutheran Church with burial at the church cemetery and military rites. Gwenavere Papesh 73 died October 14 1995 in Marshalltown Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Services are October 18 at Harrison Funeral Home with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery and a 4 to 8 pm calling period at the funeral home. Survivors include husband Elmer and children Barry Bill Brian Bev Barb and siblings Jim and Douglas Nissen.
Peter J Etteldorf 92 died Saturday October 14 1995 at Good Samaritan Center after a long illness. Services 11 am Wednesday at St Patrick's Catholic Church with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 8 pm today at Martin Funeral Home with a Scripture wake at 4 and rosary at 5. He is survived by wife Helen a daughter Mary Ann Cresco two brothers Jerry Decorah Leo Cresco and sister Joyce Barloon Cresco.
Wanda Zmolek, 84, of Marshalltown, formerly of Garwin, died Monday October 16 1995 at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center after an extended illness. Arrangements are pending at Overton Funeral Home Garwin.
Kate Stewart Warder 52 of Albuquerque, formerly Cedar Rapids, died Sept 18 1995 after a sudden illness. Cremation followed. A celebration of life was Sept 23 at St Stephens United Methodist Church. Survivors include son Robert Jr. of NMSU, parents Tom and K B Stewart, and brother Tom Stewart. Memorials to New Mexico Engineer Foundation.
Frances J. Thomas 76 died October 15 1995 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center from an abdominal hernia. Services set for 10 30 a m Thursday at Smith Funeral Home Grinnell with burial at Hazelwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p m today and greet the family 6 30 to 8 p m Wednesday. Survivors include her husband Lawrence a daughter Sheila Sadler and a son Jerry both of Grinnell two sisters Joann Dickens Henderson Nevada Gail Luitze Newton and a brother Carroll Shaffer Denver.
Alvah Needles aged 81 formerly of Mount Vernon died Monday October 16 1995 at Americana Health Care Center Waterloo from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Arrangements are pending at Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon.
Blair F. Williams, 63, died Monday morning in Jackson County Public Hospital Maquoketa. Arrangements are pending at Carson and Son Funeral Home Maquoketa.
Lillian Jacobin 74 died Friday Oct 13 1995 at Good Samaritan Center after a brief illness. Services set for 11 am Wednesday at St Paul Lutheran Church with Rev Charles Miller. Burial in Postville Cemetery. Visitation after 2 pm today at Schutte Funeral Home. Survived by husband Milo a daughter Judy Meisner Spring Valley MN two brothers Harley Radloff Chandler AZ VerDean Radloff Postville a sister Donna Mae Olson Postville a granddaughter Teresa Davis three grandsons Trent Timothy Troy Meisner and four great grandchildren.
Hilda Bernice Clowers 81 of Clinton and formerly of Tipton died Sunday October 15 1995 after a brief illness at Wyndcrest Nursing Home Clinton Funeral services 10 30 a m Wednesday at Schmitz Funeral Home Clinton visitation 3 to 7 p m today Burial at Masonic Cemetery Tipton Survivors include daughter Rosalene Beauchamp of Fredericksburg Texas two sons James Cofron of Tipton and Donald Cofron of Clinton and three sisters Florence Albaugh Tipton Marjorie Ketelsen Cedar Rapids and Eloise Dennis Lisbon
Dorothy I. Clask Dvorak is honored with an 11 a.m. Wednesday service at Hus Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call today from 4 to 7 p.m. at Brosh Chapel and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Memorials are requested to the Czech Heritage Scholarship Fund or Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Building Fund.
Archbishop Daniel Kucera retires after 12 years heading the Dubuque Archdiocese, to be succeeded automatically by Co-adjutor Archbishop Jerome Hanus. Kucera, 72, plans to move to Aurora Colorado and notes the archdiocese covers 30 counties with 223000 Catholics. Hanus, 55, will lead after a farewell week beginning Nov 5 as retirement age for bishops is 75.
Quasqueton authorities report John Fay 68 and his wife Vivian were injured when their car left Highway 282, struck a tree in a roadside ditch. Fay was treated and released. Vivian was airlifted to St Luke’s in Cedar Rapids and listed in fair condition. The vehicle was demolished.
Linn-Mar school board authorized Associate Superintendent Dale Monroe to apply for alternate funding for the districts at risk and talented and gifted programs after a state mandate halted instructional support fund funding. If approved, property taxes could rise 37 cents per 1000 and the two programs would cost about 458000 for 1996 97. Tom Miller was elected vice president as Craig Eilbert becomes president after Paula Grady’s death.
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