Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, IA

Louis G. Acord

December 2, 1919 - March 5, 2014

Louis G. "Louie" Acord, 94, formerly of Oxford died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the Crestview Care Center in West Branch. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Monday, March 10, 2014, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Iowa City, where visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at the Oxford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in...
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Regina Adams

November 11, 1965 - March 1, 2014

Regina Adams, 48, of Iowa City, died suddenly, Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral services will be held at 11am Monday, March 10, 2014, at the Church of the Nazarene in Iowa City, with burial to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be after 9am Monday until services at the church. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been...
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Terri A. Wade

September 24, 1963 - February 28, 2014

Terri A. Wade, 50, of Coralville, died Friday, February 28, 2014. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m., Friday March 7th at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Memorials in Terri's name can be made to the Terri Wade Memorial Fund. Terri Ann Wade was born September 24, 1963, at Chanute Air Force Base, in Rantoul, IL; daughter of George Neal and Brenda A. Roberts. ...
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Janet J. Yeggy

June 22, 1946 - February 26, 2014

Janet J. Yeggy, 67, lifetime resident of this area died Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Memorial services will be held at 3pm Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, where there will be an hour of visitation prior to the services, and a time of fellowship and refreshments following the services. A memorial fund has been...
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Joan C. Wonick

January 30, 1947 - February 23, 2014

Joan C. Wonick, 67, longtime resident of the Iowa City area died Sunday, February 23, 2014, at the Simpson Home in West Liberty. There will be a time of visitation on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 from 4 to 7pm at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Joan's memory. Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web @ www...
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Barbara C. Timmerman

September 22, 1931 - February 21, 2014

Barbara C. Timmerman, 82, of Iowa City, died Friday, February 21, 2014, at Crestview Care Center in West Branch. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with a visitation at 9 a.m. until the service at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the West Branch Cemetery. Memorials in Barbara's name can be made to the...
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Michael H. Corso

January 19, 1943 - February 21, 2014

Michael H. Corso, 71, of North Liberty died Friday, February 21, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, February 27th at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with a time of visitation from 2 p.m. until the service at 4. Memorials in Mike's name may be made to the Michael Corso Memorial Fund. Michael Henry Corso...
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Margaret M. Hora

May 7, 1922 - February 21, 2014

Margaret M. Hora, 91, of rural West Branch died Friday, February 21, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday, February 27, 2014, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Iowa City, where Sunday parking will be available. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m., Wednesday at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. Memorials in Margaret's name can be made...
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Beulah F. Hooton

October 9, 1924 - February 20, 2014

Beulah F. Hooton, 89, longtime resident of Iowa City area died Thursday, February 20, 2014, at the Iowa City Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held at 10am Monday, February 24, 2014, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, where visitation will be on Sunday from 3 to 6pm. Burial will be at the Unity Cemetery in rural southwest Johnson County. In lieu of flowers, a...
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Diane L. Carswell

January 28, 1936 - February 20, 2014

Diane L. Carswell, 78, of West Branch, died Thursday, February 20, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 25th at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with burial following at Oakhill Cemetery in Coralville. Memorials in Diane's name can be made to Iowa City Hospice. Diane Lee (Fairchild) was born January 28, 1936, in Coralville...
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Kenneth R. Schumacher

May 1, 1949 - February 14, 2014

Kenneth R. Schumacher, 64, of Iowa City and Ames, died Friday, February 14, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. A Celebration of Ken's Life will be held at a later date, with location and time to be announced. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @www. gayandciha.com. Gay & Ciha Funeral Service of Iowa City is caring for Ken's family and his...
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Shirlee A Funk

December 26, 1953 - February 13, 2014

Shirlee Anne (DeVore) Funk, 60, of Iowa City, died Thursday, February 13, 2014, at home after a four year long battle with cancer. Shirlee was born December 26, 1953, in their home near Morning Sun, IA, the daughter of Vernon L. Devore and Irene M. (Huff) Devore. She grew up in Wapello, IA, graduated from the Wapello high school in 1972 and from Wheaton College IL in 1976. She made her home in...
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Mark W. Tappan

March 30, 1958 - February 12, 2014

Mark W. Tappan, 55 of Iowa City died Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Mark William Tappan was born May 30, 1958, in Iowa City, the son of Sheldon and Constance (Hastings) Tappan. He attended Iowa City Schools graduating from West High School in 1976. For many years he worked for the University of Iowa in the Facilities Management Dept. His...
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Margaret L. Zimansky

March 30, 1916 - February 11, 2014

Margaret Lacy Zimansky, 97, of Iowa City died Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at her home in the Oaknoll Retirement Residence following a stroke. She was born on March 30, 1916, in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Frank Robinson Lacy and Jessie Hammett Lacy. After graduating from St. Katharine's School in Davenport, Iowa, in 1932, she received a B.A. in Latin from Bryn Mawr College in 1937 and an...
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Charles D. "Chuck" Vargason

February 3, 1963 - February 7, 2014

Charles D. "Chuck" Vargason, 51, longtime resident of Iowa City, and Coralville, died suddenly Friday, February 7, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service with burial to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Coralville. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations can be made in Chuck...
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Barbara R. "Bobbi" Zuber

February 21, 1928 - February 6, 2014

Barbara R. "Bobbi" Zuber, 85 formerly of Iowa City, died Thursday, February 6, 2014, in Kansas City, MO. She and her husband, Dr. Ernest V. Zuber made their home in Iowa City for many years. Her family includes her daughter; Debbie Fisher (Franz) of Kansas City; granddaughters, Lisa Leff (Ed) of Iowa City and Mindi Shupe (Derick) of Kansas City; and great-granddaughters, Teagan, Taelynn and...
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David H. Brenneman

February 20, 1923 - February 6, 2014

David H. Brenneman, 90 of Kalona, formerly of Iowa City died Thursday, February 06, 2014, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona. Funeral services will be held at11 am Monday, February 10, 2014, at the First Baptist Church in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 2 to 5pm Sunday at Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. Burial will be at a later date at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. ...
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James W. "Jim" Watkinson

September 15, 1940 - February 5, 2014

James W. "Jim" Watkinson, 73, of Iowa City, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, where there will be a time of visitation from 1 pm until services on Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Jim's...
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Donald L. Wohlenberg

September 15, 1927 - February 4, 2014

Donald L. Wohlenberg, 86 longtime resident of Coralville died Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at the Windmill Manor Care Center in Coralville. Donald Louis Wohlenberg was born September 15, 1927, in Clinton, Iowa the son of Louis and Florence (Benson) Wohlenberg. Following graduation from Clinton High School he enrolled at the University of Iowa. He graduated from the university with a degree in...
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Edward W. "Pondy" Poggenpohl

December 15, 1923 - February 3, 2014

Edward (Pondy) William Poggenpohl of Iowa City (formally of McCausland) passed away peacefully on February 3, 2014 surrounded by his wife and family. Funeral services will be held at 1pm Saturday, February 8, 2014, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, with burial to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery where Military Honors will be provided. Visitation will be from 11am...
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Mary Gail Bentz

March 29, 1920 - February 1, 2014

Mary Gail Bentz, 93 of 701 Oaknoll Drive, Iowa City, died Saturday, February 1, 2014, at Oaknoll Retirement Residence following a brief illness. Memorial services will be held at 2 pm Friday, February 7, 2014, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Iowa City followed by a time of fellowship and refreshments at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Mary Gail's memory to...
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Joseph D. Hamm Jr.

October 2, 1964 - January 31, 2014

Joseph D. Hamm, 49, of Iowa City, Iowa, died Friday, January 31, 2014, at his home. Joseph was born October 2, 1964, in Grant County, IN; son of Joseph D. and Rita J. Hamm. He attended Mississinewa High School and worked at the University of Iowa Hospitals from 1989 – 2013. Prior to coming to Iowa City, Joe served a short time in the U.S. Army. His family includes his father, Joseph...
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Sauileone "Sal" Puaina, Jr.

January 14, 1969 - January 31, 2014

Sauileone "Sal" Puaina Jr, 45, of Iowa City, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 31, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals. A gathering for family and friends will be held from 6-8 p.m., Friday, February 7th at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Sal Puaina Memorial Fund which will help with his children's future...
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Dennis J. Petz

June 29, 1952 - January 31, 2014

Dennis James Petz, 61, of Davenport, formerly of Williamsburg, died Friday, January 31, 2014, at Windmill Manor in Coralville. In accordance with his wishes, private family services were held. Memorials in Denny's name can be made to the Dennis Petz Memorial Fund and sent to the funeral home at, 2720 Muscatine Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240, where they will be fowarded onto his family. Denny...
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Carol Lee Barkalow

May 22, 1941 - January 30, 2014

Carol Lee Barkalow, 72, of North Liberty, died Thursday, January 30th, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, February 4th at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with visitation Monday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Ridgewood Cemetery in North Liberty. Memorials in Carol's memory can be made to Mercy...
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Mary E. Larew

May 12, 1954 - January 27, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Larew, 59, of Iowa City died suddenly on Jan. 27, 2014. She was born on May 12, 1954, the daughter of Harold Robert and Dorothy Ann Spencer. Mary graduated from University High School, attended Iowa State University, and earned her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Arizona. Mary's high aptitude with languages led to her interest in studying abroad. Mary put being a...
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Florence Richey

October 1, 1919 - January 27, 2014

Florence Richey, 94, of Coralville, died Monday, January 27, 2014, at Briarwood Health Care Center in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, February 1, 2014, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City where visitation will take place one hour prior to the services. Burial will follow services at the Oakdale Cemetery in Wilton, Iowa. Online condolences...
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Gus D. Ollinger

August 25, 1970 - January 27, 2014

Gus Daniel Ollinger, 43, lifelong resident of Iowa City, died Monday, January 27, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Gus's family invites friends and family to join them Saturday, February 1st. from 2 to 4pm at the Coralville American Legion to share stories and support. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Gus was born...
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Cleobelle "Cleo" L. Aldeman Kinsinger

July 9, 1920 - January 23, 2014

Cleo L. Aldeman Kinsinger, 93, longtime resident of Coralville, died Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Mercy Hospital under the compassionate care of the Hospice Unit. Memorial services will be held at 2pm Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, followed by a time of refreshments and fellowship. Burial will take place at a later date at Memory...
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Rebecca A. Barkalow

April 16, 1951 - January 21, 2014

Rebecca A. Barkalow, 62, of Iowa City, died Tuesday, January 21st at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Friday, January 24, 2014, at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home. Rebecca Ann Ellyson was born April 16, 1951, in Oka-locka, Florida. She graduated...
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Marilyn M. Pribble

August 8, 1938 - January 17, 2014

Marilyn M. Pribble, 75 of Coralville died Friday, January 17, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics following a courageous battle with breast cancer. Marilyn Marie Smith was born August 8, 1938, in St. Genevieve, MO the daughter of Rudolph and Inez Smith. For many years she has worked for the United States Postal Service, in Peoria, IL, Pekin, IL and moving to Iowa City in...
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Susan Hamre-Nietupski

March 3, 1950 - January 16, 2014

Susan "Sue" Hamre-Nietupski, 63, of Iowa City, Iowa died on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Sue's infectious smile and love for people will be missed, but not soon forgotten. At the age of five, she was quoted in the Janesville Gazette as saying she wanted to help others when she "grew up," a prognostication she fulfilled and then some. After...
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Lynn A. Hallett

April 13, 1961 - January 14, 2014

Lynn A. Hallett, 52, of Muscatine, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Church of Christ, 3603 Mulberry Ave, Muscatine with a time of visitation starting at 10 a.m. Memorials in Lynn's name can be made to the Lynn Hallett Memorial Fund. Lynn was born April 13, 1961, in Billings, Montana; son of Franklin...
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Lucille E. Shurr

September 17, 1910 - January 13, 2014

Lucille Elizabeth Shurr, 103, of Iowa City, died January 13, 2014, at Oaknoll Retirement Residence. She is survived by her twin sons, Donald (Marilyn) Shurr of North Liberty and David (Barbara) Shurr of Phoenix, AZ; grandchildren, Carrie (Jay) Coble of Crawfordsville, Molly (Jeffrey) Palmer of Swisher and Kristin Shurr of Fairfax, VA. Lucille deeded her body to the University of Iowa...
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Helen Lewis Halstead

August 27, 1929 - January 12, 2014

Helen Lewis Halstead, 84, of Iowa City, died Sunday, January 12, 2014, at the Briarwood Care Center in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 11am Thursday, January 16, 2014, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, where visitation will be on Wednesday from 4 to 7pm. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in her memory. ...
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Betty J. Lundquist

February 9, 1927 - January 11, 2014

Betty Jane Lundquist of Iowa City, Iowa died Saturday January 11, 2014, at Briarwood Health Care Center in Iowa City. A celebration of Betty's life will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, January 18th at Gay and Ciha Funeral Home in Iowa City. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Memorial donations may be made in Betty's name to First United Methodist Church of Iowa City or Iowa...
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Pauline S. Stoner

November 8, 1929 - January 11, 2014

Pauline S. Stoner, 84, formerly of rural Solon, died Saturday, January 11th at Lantern Park Care Center in Coralville. A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 17th at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with a time of visitation from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Inurnment will take place at Ridgewood Cemetery in North Liberty. In lieu of...
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Curtis J. "Curt" Amelon

March 24, 1949 - January 10, 2014

Curt Amelon, 64, of Kalona, died Friday, January 10, 2014, after losing the battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held at 2pm Tuesday, January 14th. at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City where there will be visitation from 4 to 7pm Monday. Burial will take place at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Curt...
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Lillian G. McCormick

April 23, 1920 - January 8, 2014

Lillian A. McCormick, 93, of Iowa City, formerly of Burlington, Iowa died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Lantern Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Coralville. Lillian was born April 23, 1920, in Quincy, IL the daughter of George and Lillian (Niehaus) Slater. She attended schools in Quincy graduating from high school there in 1937. She continued living in Quincy for a number of years when she...
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Genevieve R. Runyan

January 28, 1917 - January 7, 2014

Genevieve R. Stoner Runyan, 96, of Walden Place, died peacefully on January 7, 2014, at Mercy Hospital. A memorial service will be held this spring in the Bondurant, Iowa Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Iowa City Hospice. Online condolences may be sent to her family at www.gayandciha.com. ...
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Georgia G. Hughes

May 31, 1927 - January 7, 2014

Georgia G. Hughes, 86, of Iowa City, formerly of Texas, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014, under the compassionate care of Mercy Hospice in Iowa City. No public services are planned at this time, private services were held.
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Wallace W. "Wally" Hudson

January 3, 1929 - January 5, 2014

Wallace Weir "Wally" Hudson, 85, formerly of Iowa City, passed into Heaven Sunday, January 5th, 2014, in Fountain Hills, Arizona. He was known as a man of honor, and a man of God. Wallace was born on January 3, 1929. He was raised on a farm in the Iowa City area. He married Patricia Mae Pechman on June 4, 1949, and they celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary last summer. Patty was...
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Elizabeth Buckley

August 5, 1920 - January 5, 2014

Elizabeth "Betty" Weaver Buckley, 93, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, January 5, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A gathering time for family and friends will be held from 4 to 7pm Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Keystone Place located at 6126 Rockwell Drive, Cedar Rapids to remember and share Betty's life. Her wishes of cremation were honored through Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation...
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Joann M. Moss

January 16, 1928 - January 2, 2014

Joann M. Moss, 85, of Iowa City, died Thursday, January 2, 2014, while visiting family in Austin, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City where there will be visitation from 4 to 7 pm Wednesday. Entombment in the mausoleum will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Following the funeral services a reception...
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Thomas W. Platts

June 17, 1949 - January 2, 2014

Thomas "Tom" W. Platts, 64, of Iowa City, died Thursday, January 2, 2014, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 10am Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, with burial including military honors at 2pm Tuesday at Keokuk National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 pm Monday at the funeral home. ...
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Dr. Donald T. and Flora A. Downing

November 11, 1930 - January 1, 2014

Flora A. Downing and Dr. Donald T. Downing passed within hours of each other, on New Years Day, January 1, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Flora A. Brockman was born November 11, 1930, in Perth, Western Australia the daughter of Francis and Mae (Dines) Brockman. Flora's father described her as a larrikin. As a child, her mother insisted she and her siblings wear shoes...
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Laughryn "Larry" Stokes

January 12, 1927 - December 31, 2013

Laughryn 'Larry" Stokes, 86 longtime resident and businessman of Coralville died December 31, 2013. A Celebration of Larry's Life for family and friends will be held from 2 to 5 pm Saturday, January 4th at the Coralville American Legion. In lieu of flowers or other gifts, please send donations to the caring and compassionate souls at Iowa City Hospice. Online condolences may be sent for his...
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Virginia "Ginny" T. Joslin

July 11, 1918 - December 30, 2013

Virginia T. "Ginnie" Joslin, 95 of Coralville died peacefully on Monday, December 30, 2013, at home in Hawthorne Inn in Coralville. Ginnie was born July 11, 1918, at Delaware Township, New Jersey the daughter of William and Elsie (Felton) Tibbitt. She married S. Stewart Joslin Jr. on September 30, 1939. The couple lived both in New Jersey until 1970, when they moved to north central...
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Lisa A. Bream

August 28, 1972 - December 30, 2013

Lisa A. Bream, 41, of Iowa City, died Monday, December 30, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral services will be held at 7pm Friday, January 3, 2014, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, where there will be a time of visitation from 5 till services on Friday. A memorial fund has been established in Lisa's memory. Online condolences may be sent for her family...
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Janice E. Morland

February 2, 1943 - December 30, 2013

Janice E. Morland (Norman), age 70, of North Liberty, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Monday morning, December 30th, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. She was just beginning yet another exciting chapter in her life when she was taken from us. Per her wishes, she will be cremated. Janice was the first born of four children to Carl and Audrey (Jones) Norman. She was born in...
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Marjorie J. Singer

December 29, 2013

Marjorie J Singer, 92, of Iowa City, formerly of Newton, passed away December 29, 2013, at Briarwood Health Care Center in Iowa City surrounded by close family. Marjorie Jean Wormley was born April 1, 1921, in Newton; the daughter of Burton and Imogene Wormley. She graduated from Newton High School in 1939 and attended Cornell College with an interest in history and philosophy. In 1938,...
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Gerald "Jerry" Meardon

November 20, 1936 - December 28, 2013

Gerald "Jerry" Meardon, 77, of Oelwein, died December 28, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. A short memorial service will be held 2 p.m., Thursday, January 16, 2014, at the Downey Baptist Church, Downey, Iowa, with Reverend Tim Davison leading the service. Gerald Was born November 20, 1936, in Iowa City; son of Edward and Kathryn Meardon. He graduated from City High...
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Michael W. Finkelstein

January 13, 1951 - December 28, 2013

Michael W. Finkelstein, 62, of Coralville, died Saturday, December 28, 2013, in the comfort of his home. Michael W. Finkelstein was born January 13, 1951, in Los Angeles, California. His family relocated to Carthage, Illinois when he was only 6 months old to be near his mother's family. As an adolescent, he worked in the family business. Following completion of a Bachelor of Science degree in...
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Charlotte Jean Boren

August 29, 1933 - December 24, 2013

Charlotte "Jean" Boren, 80, of Iowa City died Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at Mercy Hospital under the compassionate care of the Hospice unit, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the Church of the Nazarene in Iowa City, followed by a luncheon then burial at the Anderson Cemetery near Swisher, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4 to 7...
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Karl A. Divine-Koch

August 31, 1948 - December 24, 2013

Rev. Karl A. Divine-Koch, 65, of Iowa City, died peacefully at his home, Tuesday, December 24, 2013 after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Monday, December 30, 2013, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, followed by a time of fellowship and lunch. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 pm Sunday at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can...
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Margaret Jane Hootman

July 18, 1921 - December 23, 2013

Margaret Jane Hootman died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Monday, December 23, 2013. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Welsh Congregational Church near Sharon Center, followed by a time of fellowship and lunch. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Margaret Hootman Memorial Fund through the funeral home. Online...
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Shirley Carew

September 21, 1927 - December 21, 2013

Shirley Makepeace Carew passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City. She was born on September 21, 1927 in Billerica, MA to Arthur and Marjorie Makepeace. Shirley attended high school in Monson, MA and earned her RN at Lowell General Hospital. On September 3, 1951 she married her high school sweetheart David Carew. They lived in Boston and...
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Sandra K. Prosser

December 17, 2013

Sandra K. Prosser, 67, of Iowa City, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at the Iowa City Care and Rehab Center. Her family includes three children, William Cooney, Tina Taylor and Jamed Jackson; a grandson, Dalton Jackson, and her brother, Frank Glenn. No services are planned, Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service cared for her family and arrangements.
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Jack W. Boal

April 1, 1932 - December 16, 2013

Jack Boal, of Iowa City, died Monday, December 16, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Memorial services will be held at 2pm Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Visitation will precede the services at the church from 12 noon until the services. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in Jack's...
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Irma R. Herring

June 30, 1944 - December 14, 2013

Irma R. Herring, 69, of Iowa City, died Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Iowa City Care and Rehab Center. Irma Rose Herring was born June 30, 1944, in Johnson County, Iowa; daughter of Paul E. and Hazel A. (Miller) Herring. She graduated from Oxford High School and attended the Iowa City Commercial College. She was a professional secretary and worked most of her life for the University of...
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Minnie I. Neuzil

April 7, 1915 - December 14, 2013

Minnie I. Neuzil, 98, of rural Iowa City, died Saturday, December 14, 2013, at her home. Funeral mass will be 10 a.m., Saturday, December 21st at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City with visitation from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service with a rosary service at 7 p.m. Minnie Irene (Mills) was born April 7, 1915, in Iowa City; daughter of Vernon and...
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Harlan G. Berger

July 21, 1935 - December 13, 2013

Harlan G. Berger, 78, of Coralville, died Friday, December 13, 2013, at Mercy Hospital. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, December 21, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with a time of visitation one hour prior. There will be a time of visitation Friday from 5:30-8 p.m., at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Interment will take place at the Wellman...
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Cecelia Kogan

December 10, 2013 - December 10, 2013

Cecelia Kogan, newborn daughter of Nicole and Paul Kogan of Iowa City, died hours after her birth on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Her mother and father had been with her every second that she had blessed their lives, and Cecelia will forever be in their hearts and souls. Online condolences may be sent for her parents through the web @ www...
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Lila R. Flansburg

July 21, 1924 - December 9, 2013

Lila R. Flansburg, 89, longtime resident of Tiffin, died Monday, December 9, 2013, at Windmill Manor in Coralville. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Grace United Methodist Church in Tiffin with burial following at Oakhill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorials in Lila's name can be made to Grace UMC. Lila Rose ...
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James H. Burke

May 1, 1925 - December 8, 2013

James H. "Jim" Burke, 88 of Iowa City, formerly of New York City, died Sunday, December 8, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10am Thursday, December 12, 2013, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Iowa City, where there will be visitation one hour prior to the services. Graveside services will be held at 1pm Thursday at the Hazelton, Iowa cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations...
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William Bill Terry

January 4, 1938 - December 7, 2013

William O. "Bill" Terry, 75 longtime resident of Iowa City died Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City from complications of lung cancer Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, December 12, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City, with the Rev. Dr. Samuel Massey officiating. Inurnment will take place at the church's columbarium. Following services will...
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Gordon "Gordie" Boerner

March 14, 1950 - December 4, 2013

Gordon A. "Gordie" Boerner, 63 of Coralville, formerly of Ida Grove died Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Services and visitations will be held in Iowa City on Saturday, December 7th. at the Zion Lutheran Church with visitation beginning at 9am with the services at 11 a.m., followed by a luncheon. Additional services and visitation will be...
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Ronald R. Shank

October 29, 1942 - December 3, 2013

Ronald R. "Ron" Shank, 71, of Iowa City, died Tuesday, December 3rd at his home. A gathering for family and friends is planned for Friday, December 6th. from 4 to 7pm at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established. Online condolences, specifically Ron and Sandy stories to be preserved for their grandchildren; may be sent for...
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Ruth I. Newman

February 7, 1934 - December 3, 2013

Ruth Ione Newman, 79 of the Coralville area died Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Memorial services will be held at 9:00 am Thursday, December 5, 2013, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. Burial will be at a later date in Monmouth, Illinois. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in her memory. Online condolences may be sent for Ruth's...
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Beverly Mahoney

September 8, 1930 - December 3, 2013

Beverly Mahoney, 83 of Oxford died Tuesday, December 3, 2013, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Saturday, December 7, 2013, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oxford, followed with burial at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 pm Friday at the church, concluding with a parish vigil service at 7pm. A memorial fund has been established in Beverly's...
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G. James "Jim" Dearth

October 24, 1964 - November 27, 2013

Jim Dearth, 49 of rural Washington, Iowa died Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Jim was born October 24, 1964 in Athens, Ohio. He grew up in the Ft. Wayne, Indiana area before his family moved to Cedar Rapids in 1978. He attended Jefferson High School and Kirkwood Community College. For the past 29 years he has been employed by the former NCS, now...
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Bernice M. Garner

April 9, 1918 - November 26, 2013

Bernice M. Garner, 95, died at her home, Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Services celebrating Bernice's life will be held at 2 pm Saturday, November 30, 2013, at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Iowa City. There will be a time of visitation one hour prior to the services at the church and a time of fellowship and refreshments following the services. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given...
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Mabel Christensen Smothers

January 17, 1918 - November 24, 2013

Mabel Christensen Smothers, 95 longtime resident of Iowa City died Sunday, November 24, 2013, at the Solon Nursing Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 30, 2013, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, with burial to follow at the West Branch Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm Friday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been...
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Mary Ellen Fischer

November 21, 1932 - November 20, 2013

Mary Ellen Fischer, age 80, of Iowa City, died at her home November 20, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Monday, November 25, 2013, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, with burial to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6pm Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials donations can be directed to the Iowa Lions Eye Bank....
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Loretta E. Kral

June 13, 1916 - November 17, 2013

Loretta E. Kral, 97 of Iowa City died Sunday, November 17, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City under the compassionate care of the Hospice Staff and surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Monday, November 25, 2013, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hills, with burial to follow at St. Stanislaus Cemetery near Hills. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 pm Sunday at Gay &...
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Ralph J. "Jim" Freeman, Jr.

October 27, 1932 - November 16, 2013

Ralph James Freeman Jr., 81, of Iowa City passed away at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on November 16th, 2013, after complications from surgery for bladder cancer. "Jim," son of Ralph and Goldie Freeman, husband of Sandra Beach Freeman, is survived by his wife and his three children; Shelley, Chris, and Mike. Shelley Freeman-George is married to Jeff Zelna and resides in...
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Sherrie L. Klemp

August 12, 1944 - November 15, 2013

Sherrie L. Klemp, 69, of Iowa City, died Friday, November 15, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 20th at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lone Tree with burial following at the Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City concluding with a...
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Jimmie D. Smith , Jr.

November 11, 2013

Jimmie "Jimbo" D. Smith, 47, of North Liberty, died Monday morning at his home. Graveside services will be held 1 p.m., Thursday, November 14th at Oakhill Cemetery in Coralville. A time of visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Memorials in Jimmie's name can be made to the Jimmie Smith Memorial Fund. Jimmie Dean...
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Orrie K. Rew

November 5, 1915 - November 11, 2013

Orra "Orrie" Rew, 98, of Iowa City, died at home on Monday, November 11, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church in Iowa City. (Sunday parking ordinance will be in effect for streets near the church) Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Scott Township Cemetery near Winfield, Iowa. Visitation...
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Nathan Koch

July 31, 1972 - November 10, 2013

Nathan Gregory Koch went to meet his Spirit in the Sky on Saturday, November 10, 2013. Nathan was born July 31, 1972, in Iowa City, the son of Donald and (Celia) Jean Koch. He lived his entire life in Iowa City, graduating from City High School in 1990 where he participated in concert choir, played saxophone in concert band, and lettered in diving. Nathan had a flair for drawing, especially...
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Lew S. Watkins

October 21, 1955 - November 10, 2013

Lew Watkins, 58, of Iowa City, died Sunday, November 10, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. A memorial fund has been established in Lew's memory. Online condolences may be sent for his family...
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Betty L. Christensen

March 13, 1930 - November 10, 2013

Betty L. Christensen, age 83 of Iowa City died Sunday, November 10, 2013,at the Briarwood Health Care Center in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Iowa City with burial to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. There will be an hour of visitation prior to the services at the church. In lieu of flowers Betty's...
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Curtis Ray Miller Sr.

April 17, 1936 - November 7, 2013

Curtis Ray Miller Sr., age 77 of Tiffin, left to be with his Lord on Thursday, November 7, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, where visitation will be held from 9am Tuesday until services. Burial will follow services at the Rock Island National Cemetery where...
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Nancy J. Swisher

August 23, 1921 - November 4, 2013

Nancy Jeanne Swisher, age 92, died at her home in Iowa City in the evening of November 4, 2013 of natural causes surrounded by family. Nancy was born August 23, 1921 in Dexter, IA to Dr. Hugh Franklin Ilgenfritz and Mary Ellen Crane. She graduated from the University of Iowa with degrees in Spanish and Protégées. Following graduation she went to work in Washington, DC as a cryptographer for...
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Jim E. Becicka

February 8, 1967 - November 4, 2013

Jim E. "Catfish" Becicka, 46 of rural Oxford died Monday, November 4, 2013. Services remembering Jim will be held at 1pm Friday, November 8, 2013, at the St. Mary's Auditorium in Oxford. Burial will take place at the Oxford Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 pm Thursday at the Auditorium in Oxford. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in his memory. Online...
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Sylvia M. Helble

July 26, 1919 - November 4, 2013

Sylvia M. Helble, 94, formerly of Iowa City, died Monday, November 4, 2013, at the Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cedar Rapids. Sylvia Mae Grapp was born July 26, 1919, in Cedar Falls, Iowa; the daughter of Charles Grapp and Viola Sinram. She attended high school in Iowa City and a few years later, on November 24, 1941, married Albert Helble in Kahoka, MO. Together they owned...
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Betty G. McCreedy

February 25, 1926 - November 4, 2013

Betty G. McCreedy, 87, longtime resident of Iowa City, died Monday, November 4, 2013, at the Lantern Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Coralville. Private family services are planned. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in Betty's memory for the City High Marching Band c/o Iowa City High School. Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. ...
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Arthur R. "Art" Gorsh

July 20, 1921 - November 2, 2013

Arthur R. "Art" Gorsh, 92, of Iowa City, died at home Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 1:30am. Celebration of Art's life will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, November 7th at Faith Baptist Church, 1251 Village Rd. in Iowa City with burial at the Oxford Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m., Wednesday at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, memorial...
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Virginia L. Voparil

July 23, 1922 - November 1, 2013

Virginia L. Voparil, 91, lifelong resident of Iowa City died, Friday, November 1, 2013. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday November 6, 2013, at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with burial to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Tuesday with a vigil service at 7 p.m. Memorials in Virginia's name can be made to the Iowa...
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Ruth Ilene Wooldridge Hammond

January 14, 1922 - October 30, 2013

Ruth Ilene Wooldridge Hammond ended her journey with us on 30 October 2013, peacefully and with her family by her side. Born near Randalia on 14 January 1922 to Eliga Fernn (Reese) and Lysle A. Wooldridge, she was known as Ilene to those who loved her. The first child of her schoolteacher mother and blacksmith father, her birth was not registered until April when the snow melt finally permitted...
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Kenneth L. "Ken" Hudachek

January 24, 1942 - October 29, 2013

Kenneth L. "Ken" Hudachek, 71, of Iowa City, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City. Funeral services will be 12 noon Friday, November 1, 2013, at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with a visitation from 10:30 a.m., until the service. Burial with military honors will be at the Lone Tree Cemetery. Memorials in Ken's name may be made to Mercy...
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Linda Foley Howe

September 20, 1951 - October 29, 2013

Linda Foley Howe, 62 of Iowa City died Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Visitation will be held at 10:00 am preceding the Memorial services at 11:00 am Friday, November 1, 2013, at the First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City, with a reception to follow at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Linda's memory to First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City or Iowa City Hospice....
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Doris M. Dahna

June 20, 1933 - October 27, 2013

Doris M. Dahna, 80, formerly of Coralville, died Sunday, October 27, 2013, at Crestview Nursing and Care Center in West Branch. Doris Marie Wagner was born June 20, 1933, in Marshalltown, Iowa; the daughter of Harry A. and Helen L. (Switzer) Wagner. She graduated from Marshalltown High School and years later married Vern Dahna, on June 23, 1969, in Park Rapids, MN. Doris worked many years at...
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Rispah K. Mudanya

May 3, 1945 - October 23, 2013

Rispah K. Mudanya, 68 of Kenya, the mother of Jackie Perkins of Iowa City died at the home of her daughter in Iowa City, Wednesday, October 23, 2013, surrounded by her family her and under the compassionate care of Iowa City Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 2, 2013, at the First Assembly Church in Cedar Rapids. A reception and time for fellowship will...
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Emily Marie Palmer-Dunham

May 22, 1987 - October 23, 2013

We lost our Emily Marie when she was just 26, on October 23, 2013, when she died in an auto accident in Austin, Texas, where she had been attending college. Emily Marie was born May 22, 1987, in Milwaukee, WI, the beautiful tiny daughter of Stephen Marshall Dunham and Donna Marie Palmer. The family moved back to Iowa City the following year where at a young age Emily became part of the local...
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Zilphy I. "Zelpha" Bohlin

June 9, 1921 - October 23, 2013

Zilphy I. "Zelpha" Bohlin, 92 longtime resident and educator from Coralville died Wednesday, October 23, 2013. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27, 2013, at the Sorden Cemetery near Keswick, IA. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established to benefit...
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Don M. Baldwin

June 1, 1927 - October 21, 2013

Everybody has at least one gift, and the family of Don Mervin Baldwin would posit he had many, not the least of which was his zeal for life. He drank up every moment of his given 86 years from the moment of his birth on June 1, 1927 in his family home in Tuscola, Michigan, right through to the night his heart stopped beating on October 21, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in...
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Elizabeth Richardson

November 13, 1943 - October 20, 2013

Elizabeth Richardson, 69, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, October 20th at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Elizabeth's family includes her son and his wife, Rick and Janice Morris of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Toccara Bibbs, Rickietta E. B. Morris, Tarik Tate, Travis Hinton and James Sims, six great-grandchildren and God son, Jeffrey Chambers Jr. as well numerous extended family members. ...
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Robert A. Lee

April 5, 1918 - October 17, 2013

Robert A. Lee, 95, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday October 17, 2013. Known to all his friends and acquaintances as Bob he was an icon in Iowa City recreation for which the popular downtown center bears his name. A gathering time for family and friends will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, October 20th at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center Social Hall in Iowa...
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Charlotte J. Bagley

June 15, 1923 - October 17, 2013

Charlotte J. Bagley, 90 of Iowa City, and formerly of Des Moines died Thursday, October 17, 2013, at an Iowa City care center. Charlotte Jean Cain was born June 15, 1923, in Creston, Iowa, the daughter of William and Blanche Cain. She graduated from Lorimor High School and earned a teaching degree at a local college. She taught for several years and as World War II progressed, enrolled in...
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