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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2015
Page
14
Obituary notices from multiple Iowa towns list names ages and death dates. Cedar Rapids Sl Taylor joins a regional roll of mourners with funeral home details and memorial services. Higley Mansion memory list includes residents from Sep 2014 to Oct 2015. Marilyn J Neal, 75, Cedar Rapids, June 2 2015, Celebration Oct 22.
James R Benford Sr 91 of Cedar Rapids died Friday October 16 2015 at Iowa City VA Health Care Center. Graveside services with military rites are set for October 20 at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. He served in the Army in Europe during World War II and in the Air Force during Korea and Vietnam as a radio and communications specialist and code breaker. He worked at Collins Radio and Harnischfeger and was a member of several veterans groups. He is survived by Bonnie and five children and six grandchildren. His daughter Barbara preceded him in death.
June M. Brewer 93 of Cedar Rapids died September 28 2015 at home. A celebration of life is set for October 24 at Echo Hill Church Cedar Rapids with post service refreshments. Brewer taught in Buckcreek and Taft Middle School and volunteered for the Cedar Rapids Symphony. She married Kenneth Brewer March 8 1947 and leaves daughter Linda Logue three grandchildren and three great grandchildren plus sister Clarice Murphy. Memorials may go to Echo Hill Presbyterian Church. Online condolences at Cedar Memorial.
Marie A Petersen 92 of Anamosa formerly of Oxford Junction died Sunday Oct 4 2015 at Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa. Born Nov 20 1922 in Oxford Junction she married John F Petersen on May 19 1942 who died March 8 1988. She worked at several local businesses and attended St Patrick's Church. Private burial Mayflower Cemetery Oxford Junction. Memorials to Jones Regional Medical Center Foundation requested.
Betty Jo Donahue died Friday October 16 2015 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics age 82. Celebration of Life 10 a.m. Monday October 19 at North English Christian Church with Pastor Luke Caster and Rev Dr Michael Donahue officiating. Burial in North English Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Powell Funeral Home North English. Memorial fund established. Messages at powellfuneralhomes.com.
Virginia M Briggs 97 of Cedar Rapids died Oct 15 2015. Services at 10 am Oct 19 Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories with burial at Cemetery. Born Feb 15 1918 in Bedford Iowa to Franklin and Carrie Mohler she married Carroll Briggs Aug 1 1938 in Anamosa. She had two sons six grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Randy Dean Fields, 61, of Cedar Rapids died at home Monday October 12 2015. Memorial services are 1 p.m. Saturday November 7 at Papich Kuba Funeral Home East with Pastor Greg Williamson. Survived by his mother Lois Frisk sisters Debbie Berg Corrie Armstrong brothers Chris Church Harry Fields George Fields Jr and others. He was born January 19 1954 in Iowa City and served four years as a hospital corpsman in the U S Navy. He lived in Boston for over 30 years before returning to Cedar Rapids August 2 2014. Memorials may go to Discovery Living.
Betty Lavon Meier 87 of Yuma Iowa died October 12 2015 in Yuma. She was born November 26 1927 in Littleport Iowa to John and Mildred Miller. She married Richard Meier December 28 1945 in Keota and lived in Harper Keota Cedar Rapids before returning to Iowa. Funeral services 11 am October 20 Powell Funeral Home Keota with burial Lafayette Cemetery rural Keota. A memorial fund is established.
Lee Monson 67 of Cedar Rapids died Oct 16 2015 at St Luke's Hospital. Services Oct 19 at Stonebridge Church with burial at Spring Grove Cemetery Covington. Survivors include husband Richard and sons Brian Bill and Jim Cruise plus grandchildren and siblings. Born Oct 17 1947 in Cedar Rapids.
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