Obituaries and death notices from Iowa towns
Verna Eilene Duncan Gilmore died September 20 2017. Guettsch Funeral Home Anamosa. Deloris Klever 85 died September 21 2017 Fawcett Funeral Homes Winthrop. Mary Kay Rans 58 of Nevada formerly Manchester died September 21 2017 Leonard Muller Funeral Home Manchester.
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Anamosa
Verna Eilene Duncan Gilmore
Guettsch
Independence Deloris Klever
Fawcett Funeral
Winthrop
Mary Kay Rans
Nevada
Iowa
Manchester
Leonard Muller
Obituary Submission Guidelines For The Gazette
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Gazette
Funeral Home
Thegazette
Thegazette.com
Charles Winfield Akers 95 Cedar Rapids Obituary
Charles Winfield Akers, 95, of Cedar Rapids, died Sept. 22, 2017, at the Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Sept. 25 at Murdoch-Linwood with military rites at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by children Scott, Philip, Kathryn. six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Memorials to Cedar Valley Bible Church.
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Charles Winfield Akers
Cedar Rapids
Rehabilitation Center of
Lisbon
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Charles
William and
Tillie
Stusak) Akers
McKinley High School
Barbara Jean Lillis
Barbara
Blalmik Construction
Mount Vernon
Westdale Mall
Scott
Eileen
Dolly”) Akers
Titusville
Fla
Philip
Brenda) Akers
Holt
Kathryn
Terry) Hartgrave
Hiawatha
Iowa
Cassie) Hartgrave
Michael Hartgrave
Holly
Damon
Svetlana) Akers
Kaimee Akers
Kinsey Marcella
William
Dennis Akers
John Akers
Cedar Valley Bible Church
Murdochfimeralhome
Mary Louise Smith obituary in Cedar Rapids is announced
Mary Louise Smith, 75, of Cedar Rapids, died on September 14, 2017. Funeral services were held at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids with a noon visitation and a 1 p.m. service on September 23. Readers were invited to share memories online.
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Cedar Rapids
Mary Louise Smith
Jesus
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Mary
Murdochfumeralhome
Death of L Charles DeMoss of Fulton Iowa native
L Charles Chuck DeMoss 81 of Fulton Texas formerly of Earlville Iowa and Everett Washington died Sept 21 2017 after melanoma battle. Born Feb 16 1956 in Manchester Iowa he married Jane Moenk in Hopkinton in 1979. Celebration of life planned later with memorial fund established for the family.
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L. Charles
Chuck) DeMoss
Fulton
Texas
Earlville
Iowa
Everett
Wash
Chuck
Manchester
Viola Bucan
Kemmeth DeMoss
St. Joseph’s
Maquoketa Valley High School
Delhi
Jane Moenk
Hopkinton
Kerneth DeMoss
Jane
Corey
Stefanie) DeMoss
Dyersville
Kenneth Aaron DeMoss
Obituary notices for McLure Dye and Rinderknecht
Iowa City resident John R. McLure 56 dies at UI Hospitals Sept 20 2017 with a Sept 26 memorial at North Liberty First United Methodist Church Visitation precedes service Memorials to John R. McLure Memorial Fund Betty Jean Dye 82 of Marengo dies Sept 21 2017 services Sept 26 at Kloster Funeral Home burial Marengo Cemetery Visitation Sept 25 Memorials to First Presbyterian Church Betty Jean Bell Dye biography details follow including marriage and career Betty loved children and baking Esther Mae Rinderknecht 85 of Urbana dies Sept 20 2017 funeral Sept 27 Urbana Methodist Church visitation Sept 24-25 at Phillips Funeral Home cemetery Urbana Memorial Fund in her name
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Towaro Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Charles Winfield Akers
Mary Louise Smith
Earlville
L. Charles
Chuck) DeMoss
Iowa City
John R
Urbana
Esther Mae Rinderknecht
Urbana Methodist Church
Sue Ney
Urbana Cemetery
Phillips Funeral Home
E. Sixth St
Vinton
Phillipsfuneralhomes.com
Marengo man Myron Rathjen 98 dies. services planned
Myron W. Rathjen age 98 of Marengo died September 20 2017 at Compass Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are 10 30 a m Monday September 25 at Kloster Funeral Home Marengo burial in Marengo Cemetery visitation 3 to 6 p m Sunday at the funeral home. He is survived by two daughters Judith Gauger and Sue Reichert a granddaughter Stacy Hawkins two stepgrandchildren five stepgreat grandchildren and five stepgreatgreat grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Kathleen and two sons in law. He farmed in Sumner Township and later retired moving to Marengo in 1978 wintering in Naples Florida. He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ the Iowa Horse Shows Association and the Elks Lodge. Online condolences may be left at klosterfuneralhome com.
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Betty Jean Dye
Marengo
Rose Haven Nursing Home
Kloster Funeral Home
Anni Thorn
Marengo Cemetery
First Presbyterian Church
Betty
David
Diana
Adam Dye
Nick Dye
Holly
Eric) Ethier
Emily Dye
Kody DeNeve
Travis
Kara) Schulte
Judy
Larry) Madsen
James
Danny
Frederick
Betty Jean Bell
Iowa
Leslie and
Marybell Schumacher Bell
Marengo High School
James K. Dye
Norway
Norway Elementary
Lim County
Betty Dye
W. Myron
Mike" Rathjen
Compass Memorial Hospital
Trinity United Church of Christ
Myron
Judith Gauger
Sue Reichert
Stacy
Josh) Hawkins
Brenna Kaye Hawkins
Irene Koeppen
Jeff
Sue) Gauger
Vicki
Tony) Vernon
Terry
Steve) Schroeder
J.R. Reichert
Lara Yunglas
Kathleen "Kaye" Olson
Kirksville
Sumner Township
Naples
Fla
Ladora
Midwest
Trinity United Church of Christ, Iowa Horse Shows Association
Elks Lodge
Klosterfuneralhome.com
First Woman Enlists in Marine Corps during WWI
Opha May Johnson, 39, became the first woman to join the Marine Corps in 1918 serving as a clerk at HQ Arlington. The article traces women’s evolving roles from early enlistment through later milestones and honors for female Marines including combat support and heroism awards by 1952 and beyond.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Opha May Johnson
Marines
Mojave
Johnson
Opha May Jacob
Kokomo
Ind
Kara Newcomer
Marine Corps History Division
Quantico
Mae
Newcomer
Wood’s Commercial College
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indiana
Victor Johnson
Lafayette Square
Arlington
Linda Hewitt
Hewitt
American Legion
Anne Lentz
Barbara Olive Barnwell
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Pfc
Muriel Albert
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Jd) McLure
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Matthew McLure
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