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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 2001
Page
12
Obituaries report deaths of Sebetka Mullaley 66 of Clinton formerly Cedar Rapids. Fern Irene Schinker 83 Cedar Rapids. Anthony Lee Dale Kolar infant Cedar Rapids. Benjamine David Jardine 25 Burnsville Minn formerly Cedar Rapids. Services and burial details, call times, and surviving relatives listed.
Steven Lee Keppler 51 of 2698 Third Ave died Oct 21 2001 in Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a long cancer illness. A memorial gathering will be held Oct 21 at the Radisson Iowa City. Cremation Society of Eastern Iowa arranges. Keppler formerly of Marion leaves son Scott and siblings.
Lina Emily Leichsenring 89 of 4311 I Street Amana died peacefully at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids on October 21 2001 after a sudden illness. Services 10 AM October 24 at Amana Community Church with Elders Goossen and Hertel. burial High Amana Cemetery. Memorials to Amana Church Society or American Cancer Society. Survived by husband William children William Jr Kathie and families.
Lonene Lonnie A Novak of Belle Plaine died Sunday October 21 2001 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Memorial services set for 10 30 a m Thursday at St Michael s Catholic Church. Visitation 4 to 8 p m Wednesday at Hrabak Funeral Home with wake at 6 30 p.m. Cremation followed. She is survived by son Vincent, daughter Dianne Cline, brother Jack Cram, six grandchildren and special daughter Kim Upah.
Marian G. Taylor, 98, of Manchester died Sunday morning October 21, 2001 at Regional Medical Center after a long illness. Services set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Leonard Muller Funeral Home & Crematory with Rev. David Wagner. Burial at Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call from noon until service time at the funeral home. No immediate survivors.
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Jack W Blessing 61 of Fort Dodge formerly of Iowa City and Cedar Rapids died October 17 2001 after a brief illness. Cremation. Family memorial service later. Arrangements by Gunderson Funeral Home Fort Dodge. Survived by Amy Columbus Junction a son Jim Chicago mother Betty B Blessing Iowa City sister Jane Gibson Iowa City and several nieces and nephews. Father Col Jack W Blessing.
A roster of residents and officials including Eldon Zachs in Ainsworth Lina Leichsenring in Amana Colonies Lonnie Novak in Belle Plaine Anthony Dale-Kolar Benjamine Jardine Fred Morris Agnes Mullaley Fern Schinker Esther Sweeting Loretta Phillips Eldo Rieck Jean Nissen Genevieve Walter Michael Greenley Jack Blessing Marie Mosher Marguerite Miller Marian Taylor Jack Gibson Steven Keppler Fern Clark White Richard Vargason Hildegard Beckman Madge Murray listed for multiple towns such as Ainsworth Amana Colonies Belle Plaine Center Point Decorah Dysart Grinnell Guttenberg Independence Iowa City Jesup Lamont Manchester Marion Mount Vernon Oelwein Ossian and Wadena.
Michael D. Greenley died at 42 on Oct 22 2001 in his Independence home from prostate cancer. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Church with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitation after 7 tonight or Wednesday at White Funeral Home with a 3 p.m. rosary and 7 p.m. vigil. Survived by wife Fran two sons Joshua and Grant his father Tom and stepmother Beth of Independence and sisters Lori Craudee Des Moines and Wendy Territo Vancouver Wash.
Dean Eldon Zachs 80 died Sunday Oct 21 2001 at Mercy town City after a long illness. Services at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home Washington with the Rev Ralph Draper. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery Washington. Friends may call after 11 a.m. today with family present 7 to 8:30 p.m. Survivors include wife Elaine two sons Michael of Ainsworth Donald of Tiffin and two daughters Kathryn Kell Sabula and Carolyn Dohmann De Witt.
Esther M. Sweeting 94 a longtime Center Point resident died October 22 2001 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. Funeral by Murdoch Center Point with burial at Center Point Cemetery. She is survived by daughters Betty Alden and Sharon Foley, 10 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren, sister Ann Dwyer and husband Jack. husband Ted predeceased. born June 3 1907 in Cedar Rapids to Joseph and Stella Vanourney. Married Sept 15 1925 in Rock Island Illinois. The couple farmed Center Point area 60 years. noted for gardening cooking kolaches noodles and sage dressing.
Loretta G Phillips 81 died Monday Oct 22 2001 at Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services 11 am Thursday at St Benedicts Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation 3 8 pm Wednesday and 10 30 am Thursday at French and Balik Funeral Home Decorah with a rosary at 3 pm and Scripture service at 7 pm. She is survived by Marcelline and Patricia Axmear. Barbara Opat. Marcia Radeke. Peter and Mark Anderson. six sisters and three brothers.
Eldo L. Rieck age 89 died Sunday October 21 2001 at Sunrise Hill Care Center Traer after an extended illness Private family services will be held Wednesday at Overton Family Funeral Home Dysart Burial will follow in Dysart Cemetery Friends may call 4 to 7 p m today at the funeral home He is survived by wife Esther three sons Robert Waterloo Martyn Dysart Ronald Center Point a brother Herman Belle Plaine and a sister Selma Witt Keystone
Richard T. Vargason, 64, of Oelwein died Saturday at home after a long illness. Services set for 11 30 a m Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 8 p m today at Hintz Geilenfeld Funeral Home where a Scripture service begins at 7 30 p m. He leaves Phoebe four sons Michael Richard Jeffery Rodney and a daughter Vicki Albert a sister Sandy Huffman and a half brother David Moran.
Grinnell Jean E Nissen 91 died of a heart ailment Sunday Oct 21 2001 at Mayflower Home Health Care Center Memorial services scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Carman Center Mayflower Home and 2 p.m. Friday at Union Congregational United Church of Christ Reinbeck Private family burial at Reinbeck Cemetery No visitation Arrangements by Smith Funeral Home Grinnell Survivors include son Bill and wife JoAnne Cedar Rapids two daughters Nancy Reinecke Warren Grinnell Janet Nissen Iowa City three grandchildren Karen Reinecke Urbandale Sara Davis Vista CA Carrie Nissen Chicago and great grandson Elijah Davis Vista Memorials to Jean Nissen Memorial Fund c o Smith Funeral Home PO Box 368 Grinnell IA 50112
Genevieve Walter age 87 died Monday October 22 2001 at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital after a sudden illness. Services Thursday at 11 am at St Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev Harold McMillin. Burial in Guttenberg City Cemetery. Visitation 3 to 8 pm Wednesday at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home with a 6:30 pm Rebekah service and after 10 am Thursday at the church. Survivors include Joyce Marovets of Monona and a son Paul of Arlington Texas.
Marie T. Mosher 61 died Sunday October 21 2001 at Cedar Valley Hospice House Waterloo after a lengthy illness. Services set for 11 am Wednesday at Jesup Bible Fellowship Church with burial at Cedar Crest Cemetery. Bill Ramsey to officiate. Visitation 4 to 9 pm today at White Funeral Home Jesup and one hour before services at the church. Surviving: two sons Philippe Walker and Harley Jesup. two daughters Violette Kizzire Omaha NE and Linda Kinipfer Winfield. brother Roger Caille.
Hildegard M. Beckman, 90, died Sunday in Ossian after a long illness. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Friends may call 3 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to service time Wednesday at Schmitz Funeral Home, Ossian, with a rosary at 4 p.m. and Scripture service at 7 p.m. today. Survivors include son Evr oul of Ossian and daughters Madonna Schmitt Fort Atkinson Ione Neuzil Decorah and Margaret Ann Schmitt Zionsville Ind.
Madge Elzora Murray aged 6 died Sunday morning October 21 2001 after a long illness at her home in Wadena Memorial services are set for 11 am Wednesday at Wadena Presbyterian Church with the family present after 10 am and burial in Wadena Cemetery Tom Bonds will officiate Arrangements with Leonard Funeral Home Elgin She is survived by seven children John Murray Alamogordo NM Mary Peterman Elkader IA Yvonne Schlee Yuma AZ Sheila Chapman Elgin Patricia Boland Loveland CO Byron Murray Cleveland TN and Jere Murray San Diego CA
Fern Maurine Clark White 87 of Davenport formerly of Waterloo and Mount Vernon died Oct 22 2001 at Genesis Medical Center Davenport after a brief illness Services 1 pm Thursday at Morgan Funeral Mount Vernon Chapel friends may call 5 to 7 pm Wednesday Burial Lisbon Cemetery She survived by two stepsons eight step grandchildren a brother a sister and several nieces and nephews She was born July 27 1914 near Mount Vernon and married Hugh White in Rolla Mo They later owned Whites Lunch in Waterloo and farmed near Fairbank Iowa She worked for Bell Telephone Waterloo retiring 1979 Moved to Davenport to be near her sister after Hugh death June 7 1995 Memorials to Genesis Visiting Nurse Association or the Lisbon Mount Vernon Ambulance Fund
The Gazette lists submission hours for death notices and obituaries with a 7 p.m. daily deadline and rates. Immediate survivors and a photo appear as a news item, while extra material and second day notices cost 35 cents per word.
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