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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1996
Page
8
Obituary notices list Robert Heslop 82 of 2253 C St SW died Sept 7 1996 in Mercy Medical Center with services Sept 10 at Brush Chapel burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include multiple children grandchildren and siblings. Also listed are Ralph R Jensen 78 Adabelle Jensen and Rebecca Moore 38 and Carl Koehler 81 Gertie Paris 94 Christopher Stark 50 Floyd Thompson 68 with service and burial details and memorials noted.
Rosena Rose Bova 33 died Sept 7 1996 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Services 10:30 a m Tuesday at St Johns Mount Vernon with burial at St Johns Lisbon wake today 6 to 8 pm Morgan Funeral Lisbon. Survivors include brother Mike Bova and sister Stell Bova of Lisbon. Also survived by parents three brothers Robert John Joseph and two sisters Anita Clark and Sue Fricke. Born March 19 1913 in London to Thomas and Mary Bova. RN graduate 1934 Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids. Retired 1975 from Mercy Cedar Rapids. Memorial fund established.
A family memorial note marks five years since William P. Casey lived from 10 4 18 to 9 9 91. They express ongoing love and longing.
Donald A. Parsons 94 of Oxford Miss formerly Marion died Friday Sept 6 1996 after a long illness Services 1130 a m today Murdoch Funeral Home Marion Burial Oakshade Cemetery Marion Survivors include wife Minnie two sons George and Edward both of Minneapolis eight grandchildren two brothers Douglas and Melvin a sister Adria Born Oct 21 1901 in Marion to Samuel and Aley Andrews Parsons he married Josephine Nase Aug 12 1926 in Anamosa She died Jan 7 1987 He married Minnie Caldwell Hartsfield on Sept 15 1987 A retired hydraulic engineer Parsons worked for the Soil Conservation Service in various locations retiring in Oxford
Jean Fellinger 69 of Anamosa died Sunday afternoon after a lengthy illness. Arrangements are pending at Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa.
Leonard F. Roth 73 of Brooklyn died Saturday Sept 7 1996 at home after a sudden illness. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St Patrick’s Catholic Church burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation noon to 8 p.m. today at Nevenhoven Funeral Home with family 6 to 8 p.m. Relatives include Mary Ann two sons Laverne and Lynn both of Brooklyn two daughters Laurie Adams and Lisa Alexander both of Brooklyn two brothers Maynard of Brooklyn and Larry of Belle Plaine and a sister Theresa Klein of Brooklyn.
Castalia Ilva May Ames 90 of rural Castalia died Sept 7 1996 at Good Samaritan Center Waukon after brief illness Ar Schutte Funeral Home Postville Doretta E Hodoval 95 of Asheville NC formerly of Oxford Junction died July 30 1996 in Asheville health care center Graveside services Mayflower Cemetery Oxford Junction 11 am Wednesday Rev Donita Moeller arrangements Hayden Funeral Home Oxford Junction Surviving daughter Shirley Sharpe of Asheville NC Leo L Aldrich 1 pm today Murdoch Funeral Home Marion interment Oakwood Cemetery Monticello Catherine Dvorak 1030 am Wednesday Brush Chapel calls 4 8 pm Tuesday burial Anderson Cemetery Swisher Charles F Rammelsberg 1030 am Tuesday Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home burial Linwood Cemetery
Clarence Rex Henry Hansen 20 died September 8 1996 at Muscatine General Hospital Muscatine from injuries in a car crash. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Tipton United Church of Christ. Burial in Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Calling hours 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday Fry Funeral Home Tipton. Survivors include two sons Larry of Tipton and Dennis of Clarence, four sisters and three brothers.
Jacqueline Fordice Krough 43 of Dysart died Saturday September 7 1996 from injuries in a Highway 8 crash north of Dysart Services are 10 am Wednesday at United Methodist Church burial in Dysart Cemetery Friends may call 12 pm to 8 pm Tuesday at Overton Funeral Home Dysart Survivors include her parents Jack and Ona Fordice two sons Michael Driscol and Nicholaus Krough a daughter Kimberly Prichard and a brother Michael Fordice all of Dysart
The Gazette lists submission times for death notices and obituaries and notes that basic notices with survivors and a photo appear as a news item. Expanded obituaries and memorials cost 35 cents per word, with second-day and out of town notices charged similarly.
In memory notices outline posting rules including writing by 4 p.m. weekdays and specify publication date. Rates are 40 cents per word and pictures cost 10 dollars each. For questions call 368 8873.
Maxine Goetz, a 64 year old Tipton grandmother of 10, disappeared after last being seen Thursday night. She reportedly took her turquoise 1992 Oldsmobile Achieve and purse, leaving behind her reading glasses and extra clothes. Her employer, Spahn and Rose Lumber of Tipton, alerted authorities when she failed to show for work Friday. Law enforcement searched but found no trace. relatives urge anyone with information to call the Cedar County Sheriff's Department.
Cedar Rapids will install a Rockwell GPS system on most buses, enabling precise vehicle location within yards, route mapping, pothole and tree-trim marking, engine monitoring, dispatch email, and an automatic 911 feature. The $562,500 project, funded by a federal grant and local contributions, aims to improve efficiency and safety across LIFTS and city fleets.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette plans a series exploring how families today pass values to children. It seeks diverse households including traditional, single parent, interracial, rural, urban and grandparent-led families. Respond with a description, caregiver roles, views on parenting, plus contact details.
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