4B The Gazette, Monday, March 24, 2008 OBITUARIES Robert Olin Ferguson: Memorial services, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Christ Episcopal Church, by Father Bill Pugliese. A visitation will be held at the church after 10 a.m. Tuesday until the time of service. Teahen Funeral Home is serving the family.
CEDAR RAPIDS Services, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, by the Rev. John Gossman. Private inurnment.
Visitation is today at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 4 to 7 p.m., with a rosary at 4:30 p.m. and vigil service at 6:30 p.m. MARION Mary Louise Zamastil: Hannspeter "Peter" Mueller: Services, 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories, Cedar Rapids. The Rev.
William Harnish will officiate. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. It was Peter's choice to be cremated following his service. A memorial fund has been established. Please leave a message, tribute or memory on the online guest book at www.cedarmemorial.
com BERNARD Lucille Julia Stanton, 97, of 1404 County Rd. 1. D-61, Bernard, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, in her rural Bernard home. A private visitation for Lucille will be held at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade. Services: 11 a.m.
Wednesday, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Garryowen, where the family will receive friends after 10 a.m. CENTRAL CITY David E. Harford, 68, of Englewood. formerly of Central City, died Friday, March 21, 2008.
from cancer. Friends may gather from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday with a brief service of remembrance at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Jonna Jensen.
Survivors include his wife, Doreen Warford of Englewood, his children, Diane, Becky, Jan, David, Jamie and D.J., all of Colorado; brothers, Stan of Colorado, and Steve and Jerry, both of Anamosa; and sisters, Penny of Marion, and Cindy of Colorado. CENTRAL CITY Alice Louise Houmes, 89, a resident of Promise House, Hiawatha, formerly of Central City, died Friday, March 21, 2008, following a long illness. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, United Church of Christ. Central City, by the Rev.
Jonna Jensen. Burial: Mount Clark Cemetery, Central City. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Murdoch Funeral Home Cremation Service, Central City. Survivors include three daughters, Nancy (Tim) Stage of Dike, Cleda Houmes of Salinas, and Allison Larson of Algona; a son, Blaine (Nancy Pfutzenreuter) Houmes of Cedar Rapids; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Alvena Miller; and her husband, Richard. Alice was born May 29, 1918, the daughter of Wiley and Rose (Bednashek) Kubec in Cedar Rapids. She married Dr. Richard L. Houmes in Cedar Rapids on Dec.
26, 1949. He died March 25, 1959. Alice was a graduate of Washington High School and completed two years of business school in Cedar Rapids. She worked as a secretary at National Oats Company and subsequently was a bookkeeper at Farmer's Cooperative Exchange in Central City. Memorial may be directed to a charity of the donor's choice in Alice's memory.
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BERNARD Lucille Julia Stanton CEDAR RAPIDS Robert Olin OBIT INDEX Ferguson, Mary Louise Zamastil CENTRAL CITY David E. Harford, Alice Louise Houmes IOWA CITY Mary K. Coburn, Agnes P. Maier, Donald L. Novy, John C.
White, Charles F. Zinkula LUXEMBURG Patrick Gaul MANCHESTER Marvin Snyder MARION Hannspeter Peter Mueller NORWAY Weldon C. Towe OELWEIN Lorin F. Green RYAN Marvin Fredrick Hinrichs SOLON Paul A. Swalley TIPTON Rick Long URBANA Mary Zieser VICTOR Bernard "Mort" Hamilton WEST UNION Reynold Baumler OTHER DEATHS JaNan J.
McCann Obituaries online Use GazetteOnline's obituaries section to e-mail an obituary to a friend or relative. You also can view a listing of today's services or search a historical database of obituaries at www.GazetteOnline. com Emblems Emblems to accentuate the deceased's involvement in various organizations are available at $10 each. Up to three symbols may be used per obituary. Some examples are shown.
Emblems for other organizations and fraternal groups are also available. etA Flag Christian Jewish Christian Muslim Orthodox LUXEMBURG Patrick Gaul, 65, of Luxemburg, died suddenly Sunday, March 23, 2008, at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque. Arrangements are pending with Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville. MANCHESTER Marvin Snyder: Services, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, First Lutheran Church, Manchester.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to www.murdochfuneralhome. com NORWAY Weldon C. Towe, 80, of Norway, died Sunday, March 23, 2008, in his home following a sudden illness.
Arrangements are pending with Brosh Funeral Service, Norway. OELWEIN Lorin F. Green, 87, of Oelwein, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, in Oelwein Health Care Center following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, United Methodist Church, Fairbank, with Pastor Jason Princer officiating.
Interment: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, and for one hour before services Tuesday at the church. Survivors include his wife, Esther Green of Oelwein; seven children, Kathy Putzier of DeKalb, Texas, Beverly Mahler of Cherokee, Joyce Mueller of Loveland, Tom Green of Oelwein, Don Green of Missoula, Jan Mohlis of Fairbank, and Denise Little of Fairbank; and a brother, Roger Green of Hill City, S.D. Paul A.
Swalley, 79, of 1218 Curtis Bridge Rd. NE, Solon, died Sunday, March 23, 2008, in his home. Arrangements are pending with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. TIPTON Rick Long, 59, of Tipton, died Sunday, March 23, 2008, from complications of cancer. Arrangements are pending with Fry Funeral Home, Tipton.
IOWA CITY Mary K. Coburn, 87, of 2015 A Iowa City, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2008, at Mercy, Iowa City, following a brief illness. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Gay Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City, where visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Burial will be held at Memory etery in Iowa City.
Gardens Cem- In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in her memory to Iowa City Hospice. Online condolences may be sent for her family through the Web at www.gayandciha.com Mary Katherine Leeper Coburn was born June 13, 1929, in Newton, Iowa. She married Lowell E. Coburn on June 13, 1939, in Brooklyn, Iowa. Following the death of her husband in 1963, she learned to drive, went to Commercial College to learn secretarial skills, and for over 20 years served as secretary to the chief of police in Iowa City.
In retirement she spent her days gardening and raising flowers in the summer, and crocheting afghans in the winter months. She always had a dog for a companion and was very devoted to each of them. Every holiday season, her homemade candies were highly anticipated and relished by all. Mary gained the respect and love. of all who knew her.
Her family includes her three children, Keith W.J. Coburn and his wife Marilyn of West Branch, Lowell "Mike" Coburn Jr. of Iowa City and Ruth H. Ezell and her husband Tom of Many, grandchildren, Kelly Coburn (Becky), Dan Coburn (Mary Pat), Julie Brohammer (Tom), Tom Coburn (Carrie), Kari Rivers (Barry) and Mark Ezell (Tessa); 10 great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Frances Griffith and Lorraine Estes, both of Brooklyn, Iowa, and Emma Lou Phelan of Cherokee. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lowell; brothers, Robert and William Leeper; and sister, Pauline Calderwood.
A special thank you to lowa City Hospice for their loving support of Mary and her family over this past month. Gay Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Mary's family and her services. Agnes P. Maler, 100, formerly of 4560 Maier Ave. SW, Iowa City, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, in Hills Atrium Village.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Iowa City. Burial at St. Joseph Cemetery, Iowa City.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Gay Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. Memorial donations can be made in her memory to Hills Atrium Village or the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be sent for her family through the Web at www.gayandciha.com Agnes P. Kasper Maier was born Feb.
10, 1908, in Newport Township of Johnson County, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Anna Kasper. She married William A. Maier on April 15, 1931, in Iowa City. The couple farmed in Johnson County all their married lives. William died on Feb.
24, 1978. Agnes continued to live on the farm until 2002, when she moved to Atrium Village in Hills. Agnes was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church in Iowa City, the Union Township Ladies group and Jonco-Jills. Agnes always enjoyed playing cards, doing puzzles and especially a good game of Yatzee to those who dared to take her on! On the farm she cared for her garden, chickens and of course, her ducks.
Her family includes two sons and their wives, John and Janice Maier and Donald and Virginia Maier, all of Iowa City; 13 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter, Anna Marie Kral; son-in-law, Donald Kral; great-granddaughter, Tiffany Ann; six brothers; and one sister. Gay Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Agnes' family and her services. URBANA Mary Zieser, 74, of Urbana, died Sunday, March 23, 2008, in a Virginia Gay. Hospital, Vinton, following a brief illness.
Arrangements are pending with Phillips Funeral Home, Vinton. Donald L. Novy, 84, of Iowa City, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, in the Solon Nursing Care Center following an extended illness. Funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St.
Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City, with military graveside services to follow at Memory Gardens, Iowa City. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, 605 Kirkwood Iowa City, with a rosary at 4 p.m. and vigil service at 7 p.m. Don Novy was born Jan.
16, 1924, in Solon, Iowa, the son of John and Anna (Zachar) Novy. He graduated from Solon High School where he participated in baseball. On Jan. 17, 1945, Don married Margaret Greazel at St. Wenceslaus Church in Iowa City.
In May 1945, he enlisted in the 1st Cavalry Division of the Army. After completing basic training as a Sergeant at Fort Riley, Kansas, he participated in the invasion of Japan at the end of World War II. While being stationed in Japan, Don acquired his interest in gardening after taking a horticulture class. In 1954 he was hired as superintendent of Greenhouses at the University of Iowa, where he supervised the care of greenhouses in the Plant Physiology Building and the Chemistry Botany Building. In 1978, Don was hired as head gardener at the Brucemore Estate in Cedar Rapids.
He was responsible for many duties around the estate, but much of his time was devoted to the formal gardens, the care of hundreds of rose bushes, and the growing and nurturing of Christmas poinsettias for the Brucemore Mansion. Due to a decline in his health, Don retired from Brucemore in 2003. Don's work was admired by thousands of Brucemore visitors and was featured in a 1991 article in Midwest Living. In addition to gardening, Don was active in A.A. as a sponsor and helped many to achieve sobriety, along with his own recovery of 40 years.
He was also a member of the American Legion, the Loyal Order of the Moose, the V.F.W. and St. Wenceslaus Church. Don is survived by his wife of 63 years, Margaret; son, Fred Novy of Cedar Rapids; daughter, Lynn (Pete) Weyer of Iowa City; sister, Ann Shimon of Solon; sister-in-law, Wilma Novy of Cedar Rapids; and grandchildren, Joe (Stacey) Purvis of Newton, Casey Novy (and fiance Matt Betourney) of Chicago, Matt and Maggie Weyer of Iowa City, Erin Weyer of Minneapolis, and greatgranddaughter, Grace Purvis of Newton. He also is survived by a special aunt, Carolyn Shimek of Cedar Rapids; and special niece, Judy Casey Serbousek of Iowa City, along with numerous nieces and nephews and their children.
Don was preceded in. death by one brother, Milo Novy; and five sisters, Elsie Dvorsky, Mary Mahoney, Georgia Randall, Emily Stochl and Lenora Stochl; and one brother and sister who died in infancy. Memorials may be directed to Iowa City Hospice or the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be left at www.lensingfuneral.com Charles F. Zinkula, 85, formerly of Iowa City, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, in his home in Rogers, following a brief illness.
Arrangements are pending with Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service. WEST UNION IOWA CITY Reynold Baumler, 86, of West Union, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, in the Good Samaritan Home, West Union, from age-related causes. Arrangements are pending with Burnham-Wood Funeral Home, West Union. VICTOR Bernard "Mort" Hamilton, 79, of Bowie, formerly of Victor, died of Alzheimer's disease on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Woodward Estates in Bowie. Funeral services: 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, United Methodist Church, Victor. Burial: Victor Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call beginning at noon Friday, with the family present from 4 to 8 p.m., at Smith Funeral Home, Victor. Survivors include his wife, Mary; two sons, Charles of Clarksville, and David of Houston; a daughter, Rosemary Kallemyn of Marlboro, a sister, Lillian Postel of Motley, and a brother, Gilbert Hamilton of Independence. John C.
White, 74, of 1433 Glendale Iowa City, died peacefully in his sleep at his home on Saturday, March 22, 2008, after a long bout with cancer. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gay Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until services Tuesday at the funeral home.
Private family graveside services will be held at the Mentzer Cemetery, rural Johnson County. Memorial donations can be made in John's memory to the Kirkwood Foundation. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the Web at gayandciha.com John Cletus White was born Feb. 27, 1934, in Iowa City, the son of Paul and Helen (Comfort) White. On Nov.
14, 1952, he married Norma Jean Smith at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Iowa City. John graduated from Iowa City High School in 1952, where he served as senior class president and was a Nile Kinnick Scholarship nominee. He earned his B.A. Degree from the University of Iowa in 1956, at which time he was commissioned a 2nd Lt.
in the U.S. Army. He served two years active duty at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, and completed his six-year military obligation in the U.S.
Army Reserves. John attended graduate school at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, and earned his Master's Degree in Counseling from The University of Iowa in 1963. In 1975, he earned his Ph.D. Degree in Counseling and Human Development from The University of Iowa.
He taught, counseled and coached at Iowa City Central Junior High from 1959 to 1965. From 1965 to 1967, he was part of a team that developed the Pine Ridge Job Corps Center near Chadron, and later the Lincoln Job Corps Center in Lincoln, Neb. In 1967, he joined the staff at Kirkwood Community College, serving as counselor, director of counseling and in 1 1981 Dean of Student Affairs. Retiring in 1993 from Kirkwood, he was later appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad to the Iowa State Board of Education, completing a fiveyear term in April of 2002.
John belonged to many organizations over his career including the American Counseling Association, Iowa Community College Student Services Association (charter member), Phi Delta Kappa, National Association of State Boards of Education and was past-president of the Iowa Association of Community College Student Services Deans and Directors. In addition to his passion for education and his love of his family, he loved all forms of athletics, rarely missing an Iowa Home Football game. John's family includes his wife, Norma; daughter, Christine McPherren (Matthew) and their children, Eric and Dan McPherren, Ryan White (Deandra) and their children, Andre and Amerie of Iowa City; daughter, Laura Thompson (Larry) and their children, Joseph, Christopher, Janet and Daniel Thompson of Sault Ste. Marie, son, John White (Becky Kessler) of Riverside; son, Kevin White (Barbara) and their children, Jesse, Lindsey and Neil (Anna) of Iowa City; two sisters-inlaw, Lorna and Isabelle Smith; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Mary Claire Palmer; brothers-in-law, Calvin, Judge, Charles, Kenneth Smith and Leonard Hill; and sisters-in-law, June Smith, Mary Smith and Ila Hill.
OTHER DEATHS IOWA CITY JaNan J. McCann, 78, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, March 17, 2008, at Sartori Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls, from complications of pneumonia. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls.
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Fridays, one week before Thursday publication. Call 398-8261. RYAN Marvin Fredrick Hinrichs, 81, of rural Ryan, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, in his home following a short illness, Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. John Catholic Church, Coggon, with Father Wayne Droessler officiating.
Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monticello. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home Cremation Service, Central City. Survivors include his wife, Grace of Ryan; a daughter, Kathy (James) Hall of Cedar Rapids; a son, John (Pam) Hinrichs of Cedar Rapids; a sister, Agnes Lerch; six grandchildren; four great -grandchildren; and stepchildren, Carol Ruden, Neil, Gary, Greg and Doug Hirtz. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Arthur Hinrichs; a great-grandchild; a stepdaughter, Julie Wemmer; and a stepson, Jeff Hirtz.
Marvin was born July 9, 1926, the son of Folkar and Klara (Fed' dersen) Hinrichs in Clarence. He married Marguerite Fothergill. She preceded him in death. On May 7, 1983, he married Grace Schockemoehl Hirtz in Ehler. Marvin served with the U.S.
Army during World War II with the occupation forces in Japan. He was a lifelong farmer. Marvin was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Coggon, the two-cylinder club and Ryan American Legion Post No. 692.
A memorial fund has been established in Marvin's memory. Please sign the online guest book for Marvin at www.mur dochfuneralhome.com under obituaries. CONGRESS Grassley plans town hall meetings Senator seeks input from constituents in each county each year lowa News Service Sen. Chuck Grassley, R- Iowa, will have town meetings across Eastern Iowa this week during Congress' Easter recess. Grassley conducts his town hall meetings in each county each year.
He also will Sen. Chuck tour businesses Grassley and meet with R-lowa students at Williamsburg and Allamakee high schools and take a walking tour of the Guttenberg shopping district and marina. Grassley also will military service medals to the family of Corp. Kenneth Jurgens in Delhi. Jurgens was killed in action in Vietnam.
Grassley's schedule includes: Tuesday: 7:30 a.m., Tama Civic Center, Lounge, 305 Siegel, Toledo; 10 a.m., Williamsburg High School, 810 W. Walnut Williamsburg; Noon, Kalona Rotary, Freedom Security Bank, Meeting Room, 402 Kalona; 2:15 p.m., Marion City Hall, Council Chambers, 1225 Sixth Marion; 4:30 p.m., Manchester Public Library, 304 N. Franklin Manchester; 6:15 p.m., present military service medals to the family of Corp. Kenneth Jurgens, Diny's Steakhouse, 306 Franklin Delhi. Wednesday: 10:30 a.m., walking tour of Guttenberg shopping district and marina, tour starts at Guttenberg City Hall, Guttenberg; 1:15 p.m., Allamakee Community School District, 1059 Third Ave.
NW, Waukon; 3:15 p.m., Vesterheim Museum, Amdal-Odland Heritage Building, 523 W. Water Decorah; 5:15 p.m., West Union Community Library, 210 N. Vine West Union. Thursday: 7:30 a.m., MOtto's Family Restaurant, 100 Chamber Anamosa; 3:15 p.m., Cedar County Extension Office, 107 Cedar Tipton. SOLON.
