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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 2009
Page
8
Cedar Rapids area mourns multiple deaths including Helen Antonette Michalek Faltis at 73 and Ione Finnegan Lawrence, plus Jeremiah Meek 31. Services set at Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church and Murdoch Linwood Cremation. Memorials directed to Murdoch Linwood and Stewart Baxter Funeral.
A concise obituary index lists residents across Cedar Rapids, Grinnell, Homestead, Marion, North Liberty, Tama, Williamsburg and more. Names include Helen Michalek Faltis, Jane Lawrence, Ed Lutz, Jeremiah Meek, Barbara Tarwater, Gene Boots, Margaret Miller Hoover, Johnnie Whannel, Henry Seifert, Mary Colby, Patricia Mason, Jim Boyd, Frances Smith, Ruth Papritz.
Rev. John K. Moore 86 died Sunday September 27 2009. Mamie E. Maxwell 92 died September 28 2009. Franklin Hamilton 69 died September 29 2009. Dallas Wabamasee 49 died September 28 2009. Robert Thurber 75 died September 29 2009. Funeral homes listed.
Judy J. Croce, 58, of Toronto Iowa died Sunday September 27 2009. Carson and Son Funeral and Cremation Services Maquoketa Iowa arranged services.
What Cheer Alberta Swearingen, 75, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Services are at Harden Funeral Chapel in What Cheer.
Edward Lutz 79 of Cedar Rapids died Sept 26 2009 from cancer and COPD. Memorial service Oct 1 at First Lutheran Church. Mary Colby 87 of Keystone Cedars Cedar Rapids formerly Marion died Sept 29 2009. Funeral Mass Oct 9 at St Joseph Marion. Patricia Mason 74 of Marion formerly Cedar Rapids died Sept 28 2009. no public services.
James Lee Boyd 68 of North Liberty died September 28 2009 from cancer at Windmill Manor Care Center Graveside services 2 p m West Chester Cemetery West Chester Family greets friends 11 a m to 1 p m Thursday at Lensing Oak Hill Coralville He is survived by son Bill Penny Boyd grandsons Justin and Jeremy Boyd and a special friend Clara Potter born March 1 1941 in Farmington to Clyde and Addie Boyd married Rosemary Stancer October 29 1960 She died January 1998 He worked at Kaizers Quarry over 30 years and at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in housekeeping 10 years retirement Memorials to Iowa City Hospice.
Gene R Boots 73 Elkader died Sept 28 2009 after a prostate cancer battle. Services held Sept 29 2009 at East Side Cemetery Elkader with Pastor Andrea Mericle. Survivors include daughters Toni Moser and Sue Ann Larson and granddaughters Stephanie Moser and Alison Larson. Margaret C Miller Hoover 97 died Sept 29 2009. Mass of Christian Burial Sept 30 2009 at St Joseph Elkader. visitation Sept 29 2009. Johnnie James Whannel 62 Grinnell died Sept 29 2009. memorial services pending with inurnment at Graceland Cemetery. Survivors include wife Donna and children Angelia Barton and Renee plus other relatives. Burial/visitation details and online tributes provided.
Henry G Seifert 80 of Homestead died September 28 2009 at Colonial Manor of Amana from myelodysplastic syndrome. Funeral 10 am Thursday at First United Methodist Marengo with Rev Katie Z Dawson. burial Homestead Cemetery. Visitation 5 to 7 pm Wednesday at Homestead Welfare Club. He married Margy Gerard June 27 1948 in Marengo andworked 50 years at Homestead Meat Market. He was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church Marengo Masonic Lodge El Kahir Shrine Amana Community Chest officer for 30 years. Survived by wife Margy two sons Randy of Homestead Tim of Chicago IL daughter Karen Seifert Melodie Barkley Urbandale granddaughter Angelique Hummel Scott Cedar Rapids and great grandchildren Mya Noah Hummel Cedar Rapids. Preceded by his parents sister Bertha Young and brother in law Clarence Young. Kloster Funeral Home Marengo in charge. Web tribute at kloster funeralhome com.
Ruth O Papritz 97 of Williamsburg Iowa died September 29 2009 at Highland Ridge Care Center Williamsburg. A Celebration of Life will be held in November. Powell Funeral Home handles arrangements. Memorial fund set for Williamsburg Public Library. Messages tribute at powellfuneralhomes com obituary page.
The Gazette publishes obituary notices free of charge for name age residence date of death and funeral home. All other obituary material costs 50 cents per word. photos cost 10 dollars. out of town notices 50 cents per word and emblem additions 10 dollars each.
Frances A. Smith of Tama died September 28 2009 at home aged 80. Memorial services are set for October 1 2009 at 2 p.m. at Kruse Phillips Funeral Home Tama with Pastor Jerry Avuse-Rouse officiating. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery Tama. Friends may call 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Survived by husband R Kenneth Tama son Kenneth A. Smith Chandler Arizona and five sisters Margaret Stratton Ann Maxwell Daisy Swanson Carol Hedges Patricia Lundquist.
An online obituary notice invites readers to email obits to friends, view today’s service listings, and search GazetteOnline.com for historical obituary records. The notice promotes digital obituary delivery and archival access through the Gazette Online platform.
James Q. Lynch reports on Iowa GOP voices confirming Iowa’s leadoff caucus status is likely secure amid RNC talks to adjust the 2012 calendar. Kennedy and Boeyink stress vigilance and a focus on process timing, with no current plan to topple Iowa New Hampshire South Carolina precedence.
Vice President Joe Biden will headline the Iowa Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner fundraiser in Des Moines on November 21. The event is the state's largest party fundraiser. Biden served 36 years in the Senate, including leadership roles on the Judiciary and Foreign Relations panels. He sought the 2008 Democratic nomination but exited after poor Iowa caucus results.
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