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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 2002
Page
16
Obituaries note death of Ray Renfrow 81 of Cedar Rapids and Shellsburg after illness. Surviving children and spouses listed with many locations. Also memorializes Lloyd Woods 75 of Cedar Rapids with service at St Matthew's and burial at Mount Calvary. Robert Pardubsky 97 of Cedar Rapids dies September 9 with Masonic service and burial at Czech National Cemetery.
Obituaries for George J. Tressel 76 of Richfield Minnesota and George L. Karr 87 of Davenport detail long illness deaths on September 10 and fall, with service and visitation details. Tressel retired railroad rate clerk and community sports figure, survivor list, military service, and memorials to Church of the Assumption. Karr former builder, Navy veteran, Bowling Hall of Fame inductee, with funeral at Cedar Memorial Chapel and military rites by Marion American Legion Post 298.
A compilation of individuals associated with towns including Belle Plain Cedar Rapids Decorah Dyersville Independence Jesup Kalona Ladora Maquoreta Marion Martelle Monona Morley Shellsburg Tama Vinton Wellman listing full names and nicknames for local directory purposes. The document enumerates residents in separate towns without additional context or events.
Karen Kubik obituary notes a 10 30 a m service at First Lutheran Church with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery and a memorial fund. Bruce L Fishwild 80 of 3317 Rosewood Ct NE died Sept 9 2002 in St Luke's Hospital. memorials to Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery inurnment at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Bruce formerly worked at The Gazette retiring 1990 and served in WWII. survived by wife Helen and two brothers plus extended family. Memorials advised to donor choice charity or Cedar Memorial page.
Jack Wrigley Jr aged 66 of Willow Gardens Care Center died Sept 10 2002 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids Arrangements pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Cremation Center Marion Martha A Carlson aged 99 resident Linn Manor Care Center died Sept 10 2002 Arrangements pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Cremation Center Marion
Diane K. Hlas died September 9, 2002 at her home after a cancer battle. Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Deacon J. C. Otto officiating. Burial is in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 8 p.m. today at Hrabak Funeral Home with a 7 p.m. wake and rosary. She is survived by husband Leo, daughter Dena Arens, son Jim, mother Hazel Jones, sisters Connie Shinberger and Terrie Simpson, brother Howard Jones, and three grandchildren Taylor Tyler and Tori.
Clarence L. Hoeger, 89, of Dyersville, died September 9 2002 at Edgewood Convalescent Center after a short illness. Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St Francis Xavier Baoltrea Dyersville with burial Holy Trinity Cemetery Luxemburg. Rev. Dale Rausch to officiate. Friends may call 2 to 9 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville with a Scripture service at 4 p.m. Survivors include his wife Cecilia a son Daniel of Colesbury and a brother Ambrose of Dubuque.
Mary W. Burrell, 83, of Jesup died Monday September 9 2002 at home after a lengthy illness. Services will be held at a later date with arrangements pending at White Funeral Home Jesup.
Dr Carleton Deane Nordschow 76 of Decorah and Windridge Farms died August 22 2002 after a long illness in Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital. Services set for September 17 at Decorah Lutheran Church with burial at Lutheran Cemetery. He earned MD and a PhD in biochemistry and was a longtime pathology chair at Indiana University before returning home. Memorials to IA Foundation Nordschow Professorship in Laboratory Medicine and Decorah Foundation Scholarship Fund.
Arliss K. Drafahl, 68, of Independence, formerly of Winthrop, died Sept. 10 2002 at West Village Care Center after a short illness. Services Thursday at White Funeral Home Independence with Rev. Dennis Bailey. Visitation after 6 p.m. Survivors include five sons Calvin Marion Mark Tremont Ill Russ Independence Van Waterloo Shawn Urbandale seven grandchildren and two brothers Merle Collins Iowa and Gail Collins Arkansas.
Marion H. Salger, 63, died Monday September 9 2002 at his home after an extended illness. Services set for 10 a.m. Friday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Dysart with Rev. Mark Urlaub. Burial in Dysart Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home in Vinton. Survivors include Carole, a son Caryn of Vinton, and two sisters Viola Petersen of Dysart and Arlene Kruger of Garrison.
Joe H. Kauffman 85 died Sept 10 2002 in Washington County Hospital after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Yoder Powell Funeral Home Kalona. Nina Lucille Bahr 93 formerly of Ladora died June 17 2002 in Fredericksburg Virginia after a lengthy illness. Memorial service Sept 14 Victor Baptist Church by Rev Richard Snyder. Burial Victor Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements Smith Funeral Home Victor. Survivors include daughters Rose Ellen McAdams Colorado Springs and Faye Elaine Brown Mountainside NJ, son Delbert Allen Bahr Fredericksburg VA, sisters Opal Emal Deep River and Elsie Besse Cincinnati IA.
William A. Bill Duenow 95 died Friday afternoon September 6 2002 at Jackson County Public Hospital Maquoketa arrangements are pending at Carson and Son Funeral and Cremation Services Maquoketa
Robert Bob Wilson Peet 88 of Martelle died September 10 2002 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids after a short illness Arrangements are pending at Morgan Funeral Cremation Choices Mount Vernon Chapel
Phyllis M. Lubbers, 96, of Monona died September 10 2002 at the Good Samaritan Center Postville after a brief illness. Leonard Funeral Home Monona handles arrangements.
Genevieve J. England 80 of Ankeny formerly Shellsburg died Monday Sept 9 2002 at Mercy Hospital Des Moines after an extended illness. Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Parker's Grove Baptist Church with burial at Oakwood Cemetery Shellsburg. She is survived by husband Floyd son Tom and wife Sue two granddaughters and a great granddaughter, brother James Maxwell and wife Helen, and half brother John Maxwell. She was born June 21 1922 in Shellsburg to Thomas and Alta Maxwell and was a longtime member of Parker's Grove Baptist Church and the Shellsburg Legion Auxiliary.
Doris L. Pieper of rural Mechanicsville died September 8 2002 at home after an unexpected illness Funeral services set for September 13 at Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa with the Rev Sharon Treloar officiating Burial will follow at Green Center Cemetery Morley She was born July 4 1927 in Jamul County South Dakota attended Anamosa Schools graduated 1945 married Kenneth Pieper September 1 1951 the couple farmed near Morley She was a member of Morley Faith United Methodist Church Greenfield Industrial Club and the Comforters She enjoyed reading quilting and gardening Survived by son Merle and wife Cynde of Wheaton Newfoundland two daughters Kathryn and husband Richard McDowell of Acworth Georgia and Carol and husband Dean Wells of Holtville California six grandchildren also survived by her sister and a sister in infancy Memorials to Pictured Rocks Methodist Youth Camp Monticello.
A reflective tribute poem expresses enduring love for soldiers and citizens. It honors departed men and women, noting appreciation as wind sweeps the prairie and the sun rises. The lines form a devotional homage to those who served and their memory.
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The Gazette publishes death notices and obituaries with deadlines and per word charges. Arrangements pending notices and immediate survivors require adherence to Gazette style. additional material costs 35 cents per word. Emblems for organizations cost 10 dollars each, up to three symbols.
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