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PAGE B2 WATERLOO-CEDAR FALLS COURIER THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2001 Obituaries Daily Record EVANSDALE James L. "Chub" Kane, 82, of 322 Morrell died Wednesday, Jan. 10, at Covenant Medical Center Emergency Room, Waterloo, of natural causes. He was born June 16, 1918, in Boscobel, Fred and Alice Plimton Kane. He Bathke, and she preceded him in death.

Hazel Kane, and she preceded him in death. ried Betty Albright, and she preceded him A U.S. Army veteran of World War Il War, Mr. Kane was a superintendent of John G. Miller Construction Co.

until his Survived by: three sons. Lee Kane Dave Albright of West Des Moines and Waterloo; a daughter, Sue Albright of grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; Herb of Evansdale and Dick of Omaha. of Evansdale and Thelma Eschweiler of Preceded in death by: a brother, Fred. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Prince of with burial in Richfield Township Cemetery, to 7 p.m.

today at the Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Ridgeway, and for an hour before services Memorials: may be directed to Cedar CEDAR FALLS Lois M. Ley, Jan. 10, at the Cedar Falls Health Care She was born June 28, 1920, in daughter of Walter C. and Stella Stevens She married Robert James Ley June 12, tle Brown Church, Nashua. He died Oct.

Survived by: two daughters, Susan Rapids and Pat Burroughs of Guttenberg; children; two great and G. Hoch of Waterloo. Preceded in death by: a brother, Clifford Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Dahl- Van Funeral Home, with burial in Fairview Cedar Falls. Friends may call for an hour al home.

Memorials: may be directed to the Valley Hospice. MANCHESTER Ronald merly of Manchester, died Monday, Jan. illness; survivors include his wife, Beth; Shannon Watt of Marion and David Rapids; his mother, Margaret Rippon of two brothers, John Hansel of Greene and of Manchester; he was preceded in death John Rippon; a brother, Douglas Hansel; 10:30 a.m. today at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Home, Manchester, with burial in Earlville; military rites were conducted; a 1971 graduate of Manchester High U.S. Army veteran; he worked 26 years Department of Manchester and 17 years lance Service, retiring in 2000.

son of married Dorothy He then married He then marin death. and the Korean construction with retirement. of Clarksville, Jeff Albright of Waterloo; 10 James Kane three brothers, Bill of West Union, and two sisters, Edith Kennison Independence. Peace Lutheran Church, Evansdale, Sumner. Friends may call from 4 Funeral Service on West Friday at the church.

Valley Hospice. 80, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, Center of cancer. Cartwright, N.D., O' Brien Hoch. 1940, at the Lit9, 1999. Ley of Cedar three granda brother, Oliver Hoch.

Hove-Schoof Cemetery, both in before services American Cancer Eugene Rippon, 48, 8, after a brief two stepsons, Watt of Cedar Edgewood; and William Rippon by his father, services were Funeral Fairview Cemetery, Mr. Rippon was School and was a for the Street for Regional Medical Saturday at the funer- Lois Ley Foundation or Cedar WATERLOO- Universia Bennett, 82, of of Waterloo, died Saturday, Jan. 6, in Lincoln of natural She was born Feb. 19, 1918, in Durant, ter of Jim Alexander and Virgie Young. She married John D.

Lewis, and he preceded her in death. She married Nel Turner, and he preceded her in death. then married Sam Bennett, and he preceded her in Survived by: a son, Aster Lewis of Waterloo; grandchildren; eight great -grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Sam Alexander of Waterloo and Charles "Bee" Alexander of Mich. Preceded in death by: two brothers, Brock Alexander and Arthur Alexander. Services: 1 p.m.

Friday at Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, with burial in Garden of Memories call from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Sanders Funeral Service, services Friday at the church. Memorials: may be directed to the family at 614 4 will be receiving friends. West WATERLOO Nellie Lee Davis, 90, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Sartori Memorial natural causes.

She was born Sept. 14, 1910, in Sedalia, ter of Benjamin Franklin and Lottie May Jackson She married David O. Davis Sr. May 31, 1936, in lion, Neb. He died March 30, 1981.

Mrs. Davis was employed by Davidson Furniture, Waterloo, and was also an elevator operator in Waterloo Building. She was a charter member of the Loy Ho Club. Survived by: a son, David O. Jr.

of Waterloo; grandchildren; and eight great -grandchildren. Preceded in death by: a grandson. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery.

Metro Deaths Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday Chapel Downtown, where there will be hour before services Saturday at the Memorials: may be directed to the Deaths DECORAH Nathan A. Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Winneshiek County lengthy illness; survivors include his Fitch of Decorah and Marcia Lavender and a brother, Norris of Marion; French Balik Funeral Home, with orah; friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Cemetery, Friends may and for an hour before Sumner where they formerly Universia Bennett causes.

Cedar Falls, formerly of Hospital, Cedar Falls, of Nellie Davis Nellie Davis at the Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher a 7 p.m. Scripture service, and for an church. church. "Dutch" Blegen, 86, of Decorah, died Memorial Hospital, Decorah, after a wife. Leone; two daughters, Patricia of Marion; a son, Edward of Warsaw, services will be 1 p.m.

Saturday at burial in Lutheran Cemetery, both in DecFriday at the funeral home. SUMNER Marie Clara Rosa Platte, 80, of Sumner, died Tues- day, Jan. 9, at the Hillcrest Home, Sumner, after a brief illness; survivors include two sons. Jim of Cedar Falls and Jon of Sumner; a granddaughter; and five sisters, Frieda Hirsch of Rialto, Ruth Bartels and Corrine Trotter, both of Cedar Falls, Esther Gates of Oelwein and Ann Rust of Lakeside, Ohio; she was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd, in 1982; and a brother, Carl Heller; services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at St.

John Lutheran Church, Sumner, with burial in the church cemetery; friends may call for an hour before services Friday at the church; memorials may be directed to the church; Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Sumner, is in charge of arrangements; Mrs. Platte and her husband ran the Westgate General Store until 1957, when they moved to Sumner and took over the Platte Dairy business. CHARLES CITY Ralph Bryant, 95, of Charles City, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the Salsbury Baptist Home, Charles City, of natural causes; survivors include three sons, Dennis of Mason City, Jerry of Tallahassee, and Seth of Charles City; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his wife, Marjory, in 1982; a daughter, Jean Boekemier; a granddaughter; and a sister, Helen Thompson; services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Wesleyan Church, Charles City, with burial at 1 p.m.

Saturday in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City; friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and for an hour before services Saturday at the church; Mr. Bryant was a farmer. GRUNDY CENTER Hollis I D. Miller, 90, formerly of Grundy Cen- ter, died Monday, Jan.

8, at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, of natural causes; survivors include two daughters, Linda Miller of Cedar Falls and Elizabeth Shore of Urbandale; and two grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his wife, Anna, on Oct. 7, 1984; and a brother, Vernon; services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Grundy Center, with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery; military rites will be conducted by Grundy Center American Legion Post 349 and AMVETS Post 17; friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, Grundy Center, where there will be a 6 p.m. prayer service; a memorial fund has been established; Mr.

Miller served in the third regiment of the U.S. Army during World War II and worked as a surveyor for the Grundy County Engineer's Office; he later became a partner in Beu and Sons, a sand and gravel business, and worked there for several years until retirement; after retiring, he worked for the Spokesman Press, Grundy Center. INDEPENDENCE Alan J. Gibbs, 64, of Independence, died Tues- day, Jan. 9, at Peoples Memorial Hospital, Independence, following an apparent heart attack; survivors include his wife, Rosalind; two sons, Douglas and Stephen, both of Independence; two daughters, Debbie Musser of Iowa City and Patty Gibbs of Independence; seven grandchildren; his mother, Ethel Gibbs of Dundee; four brothers, Russell of Lamont, Tim of Manchester and Tom and Scott, both of Dundee; and three sisters, Judy Gaffney of Waterloo, Susan Hotchkiss of Lamont and Janice Langel of Dundee; he was preceded in death by his father, Gilbert: services will be 10:30 a.m.

Saturday at St. John's Catholic Church, with burial in St. John's Cemetery, both in Independence; friends may call from after 2 p.m. Friday Home, Independence, where there will be a 3 p.m. parish tary service and an 8 p.m.

vigil service; Mr. Gibbs worked Waterloo, for many years before retiring in 1998. IOWA FALLS James A. Mott, 65, of Iowa Falls, at White Funeral rosary, a 7 p.m. miliat the John Deere died Tuesday, Jan.

9, at his home of natural causes; survivors include four daughters, Laura Nassen of Buckeye, Martha Mott of Des Moines, Sara Hunt of Oskaloosa and Donna Mott of Claremore, two grandsons; a brother, Donald of Paullina; and two sisters, Mildred Mendenhall of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Muriel Neifert of Minneapolis; he was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Frances Sara Binns Mott; and his wife, Laura Jacqueline; services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Surls Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, with burial in Mapleside Friends Cemetery, Primghar; friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home; there will be a special service at 3 p.m. Friday at Mapleside Friends Meeting House, Primghar; Mr. Mott had been employed by Julius Winters Trucking.

CRESCO William Murray, 61, of San Diego, formerly of Cresco, died Friday, Jan. 5, in California, of natural causes; survivors include his life long companion, Cindy Corder of San Diego; a son, Scott Malloy of San Diego; three daughters, Erin Corder, Meghan Murray and Kimberly Murray, all of San Diego; a brother, Eugene Murray of Washington; and a sister, Diane Overn of Cresco; services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at United Methodist Church, Cresco, with burial and military honors in Phillips Cemetery, rural Lime Springs; friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Lindstrom Funeral Home, Cresco, and for an hour before services Friday at the church. WATERLOO- Edmund Sunday, Jan.

7, at Mercy Hospital-South, of pneumonia. He was born Jan. 11, 1910, in Wilhelmina Stumme Lobeck. He Jan. 24, 1932, in Readlyn.

She died He owned and operated Lobeck Survived by: a daughter, Lois lotte; two grandsons; a brother, four sisters, Emma, Valeska, Marlys Preceded in death by: three Hugo. Services: were 11:30 a.m. Church, Waterloo, with burial in Wood Family Funeral Care was in Memorials: may be directed to WATERLOO Jeanette I. ly of Waterloo, died Dec. 12, 2000, She was born Aug.

20, 1918, in the medical field as well as for an Survived by: two sons, Terry L. and seven grandchildren. Preceded in death by: her husband, Memorial services: were Dec. ra, Calif. Ted Mayr Funeral Home, Memorials: may be directed to dation, 400 Mobil Camarillo, WATERLOO Josephine Tuesday, Jan.

9, of natural causes. She was born April 17, 1926, in of William H. and Alpha M. Morris Frank G. Morgan on Aug.

21, died Feb. 17, 1982. Survived by: a son, Richard Sandra J. Sturch of Waterloo; great-grandchildren; three sisters; mother. Preceded in death by: a brother.

Private services: will be in Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Chapel. Memorials: may be directed to Ludwig Lobeck, 90, Charlotte, N.C., Readlyn, son of Henry and married Lydia C. Sell on July 11, 1986. Grocery, Ann Vaughan of CharHenry of Waterloo; and and Eldora.

brothers, Carl, Wilbur and today at First Lutheran Zion Lutheran Cemetery, charge of arrangements. the church. of Waterloo, died Edmund Lobeck Readlyn. Parrott Manley, 82, of Santa Paula, formerafter a sudden illness. Albion, Mich.

She had worked as a secretary in engineering company. of Pittsfield, and Barry of El Paso, Texas; daughBerry. Papil- the Ad six Alfred, in February 2000. 18 at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, VentuVentura, was in charge of arrangements. Ventura County Chapter of the Arthritis FounCA 93010.

E. Morgan, 74, of Waterloo, died at home Arcadia, daughter Glampe. She married 1944, in Los Angeles. He G. of Jesup; a daughter, eight grandchildren; 12 a brother; and her step- Josephine Morgan Garden of Memories.

Josephine today at Garden View Morgan the family. NE Iowa GREENE Brad J. Schrage, 41, of Greene, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, North Iowa Mercy Health Center-East survivors include his wife, Terry; two Rock and Samantha Schrage of Greene; Paul and Janice Schrage of Marble Rock; Steere, both of Greene: he was Michael: services will be 10:30 a.m. City, with burial at 12:45 p.m.

in Hillside call from 3 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 home: Mr. Schrage was a 1977 graduate a carpenter. 48, of Marion, for- Mason City, of natural causes: daughters, Andrea Schrage of Marble a son, Doug of Rockford; his parents, and two sisters, Deb Kock and Cindy preceded in death by an infant brother, Friday at Hauser Funeral Home, Charles Cemetery, Marble Rock; friends may a.m. until services Friday at the funeral of Greene High School and worked as Ronald Rippon Center Ambu- SUMNER Herbert Roscoe Parrish, 92, of Sumner, died Tuesday, Jan.

9, at Community Memorial Hospital, Sumner, of natural causes; survivors include two sons. Harlan of Huntington, and Donald of New London, N.H.: three daughters, Shirley Newgard of West Des Moines, Bonnie Caldwell of Waukegan, and Janet Gitch of Sumner; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Ruth Morris of Cameron, and a brother, Fay of Kansas City: he was preceded in death by his wife, Lola, in March 1961; and a brother. Garland; services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Becker-Milnes Chapel, Sumner, with committal services at 3 p.m. in Storm Lake Cemetery, Storm Lake; friends may call for an hour before services Friday at the funeral home: Mr.

Parrish worked for Buena Vista County and during World War II went to Alaska to work on the Alcan Highway; he then began farming in the late 1940s. SUMNER Anna Marie Moeller, 96. of Sumner, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; survivors include a son, Larry of Vicksburg, two grandchildren; and a great -grandson; she was preceded in death by her husband. Adolph, on July 14, 1974; a brother, John; and three sisters, Minnie, Julia and Leona: services will be 11 a.m.

Friday at St. John Lutheran Church, with burial in Union Mound Cemetery, both in Sumner; friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Sumrier, and for an hour before services Friday at the church: Mrs. Moeller graduated from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, with a bachelor of arts degree, and had taught English in Spencer and Clutier. GENEVA Bonnie Lou Henrietta Dodd, 69, of Geneva, died at home Tuesday, Jan.

9, of natural causes: survivors include her husband, Ralph "Bud;" five sons, Rick of Waseca, Randy of Dike, Ron of Northwood, Reggie of Oskaloosa and Reece of Belle Plaine; 11 grandchildren; a brother, Arnold Thies of Iowa Falls: and two sisters, Donna Schachterle of Geneva and Shirley Sprain of Ackley: services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hampton, with burial in Hampton Cemetery; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema- Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton; Mrs. Dodd worked at Ackley State Bank. Monday, Jan.

8, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Loretta; a son, Gary of Estes Park, three daughters, Connie Losee of Mason City, Kay Dose of Rochester and Sandy Tuttle of Ames; 11 grandchildren; and a sister, Mildred Matteson of Adams, he was preceded in death by a brother, Glendon and two sisters. Merle and Eleanor; services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at United Methodist Church, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, both in Riceville; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Lindstrom Funeral Home, Riceville, and for an hour before services Friday at the church; Mr.

Stark served in the U.S. Army during in RICEVILLE Raymond Gerald Stark. 74, of Riceville, died the Korean War. CHARLES CITY Kathryn Smith, 80, of Charles City, died Tues- day, Jan. 9, at Salsbury Baptist Home, Charles City, of natural causes; survivors include three sons, Larry of Chandler, Dennis of Charles City and Bill of Council Bluffs; a daughter, Judy Smith of Des Moines; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; seven sisters, Edith, Evaline and Esteline Brown.

all of Rockwell, Vera Koopman of Waterloo, Geraldine Watts and Betty Sandman, both of Davenport, and Barbara Sweeney of Cedar Rapids; she was preceded in death by her husband, LeRoy Elmer, in 1988; two brothers; and a sister; services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Charles City, with burial in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, south of Charles City: friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m.; visitation also from 10 a.m. until services Friday at the church; memorials may be directed to the church or the Pythian Sisters; Mrs. Smith was a Pythian Past Chief officer.

Death Notices WATERLOO Gary E. church columbarium; visitation 4 to 7 Erlandson, 54, of 311 Western p.m. Friday and after 11 a.m. Saturday died Wednesday, Jan. 10, from injuries at the church; Lensing Funeral and received in an automobile accident: Cremation Service, Iowa City, (319) services pending with Hagarty- Way- 338-8171, is in charge of arrangechoff-Grarup Funeral Service on ments.

South Street, 234-6274. CHARLES CITY Johanna GREENE Dehlia M. Lynch, Morgan, 91, of Charles City, died at 90, of Greene, died Wednesday, Jan. home Wednesday, Jan. 10, of natural 10, at Liebe Care Center, Greene, of causes; services 2 p.m.

Saturday at natural causes; services pending with Temple Baptist Church, Charles City, Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, (641) with burial in Sunnyside Memory 823-4457. Gardens, near Charles City; visitation 3 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hauser Funeral WAVERLY Geraldine M. Home, (641) 228-2323, with family Gardner, 64, of Pocahontas, former- present from 6:30 to 8 p.m.; visitation ly of Waverly, died Wednesday, Jan. also 9 to 11 a.m.

Saturday at the funer10, at Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, of al home and for an hour before servicnatural causes; services pending withes at the church; memorials to the Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waver- church or Heart to Home Hospice, ly, 352-1187. Charles City site. GLADBROOK Clayton A. NEW HAMPTON Elizabeth Sienknecht, 85, of rural Gladbrook, "Betty" McBride, 86, of New died Wednesday, Jan. 10, at Long- Hampton, died today, Jan.

11, at Muse Term Care Unit, County Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason Memorial Hospital, Grundy Center, of City, of natural causes; services pendnatural causes; services pending with ing with Larkin-Martin-Hugeback Hand Funeral Home, Reinbeck, (319) Funeral Home, New Hampton, (641) 345-2622. 394-4334. OELWEIN James Bruce FAIRBANK Lloyd R. GipDugger, 56, of Iowa City, formerly of per, 71, of rural Fairbank, died Oelwein and Cedar Rapids, died Tues- Wednesday, Jan. 10, at Allen Hospital, day, Jan.

9, at Mercy Hospital, Iowa Waterloo, after a sudden illness; servCity, of a heart ailment; services 1 p.m. ices 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wood's Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church, Funeral Home, Fairbank, (319) 635- Cedar Rapids, with inurnment in the 2207. Daily Record BIRTHS GILBERT, Brian and Lynette, of Cedar Falls, boy (Jan. 10).

Allen Hospital LANCASTER, Marjorie, and PENDLETON, Bobbi, and REED, Gary II, of Waterloo, girl RAMIREZ, Jose, of Waterloo, girl (Jan. 10). (Jan. 9). DAVIS, Kevin, and VALENTINECovenant Medical Center DAVIS, Melinda, of Oelwein, boy PENCE, Christopher and Marin, of (Jan.

9). Cedar Falls, girl (Jan. 10). Paid obituary Donald J. "Bear" Vokoun was born September 7, 1927, at Alan Gibbs Traer, Iowa, the son of Joseph J.

and Anna (Pecenka) Vokoun. Don received his education at Traer, graduating in the class of 1945. He then entered the U.S. Army serving during the close of WWII. Upon his discharge he returned to Traer and later married Carolyn Bradley on March 30, 1948, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.

They have made their home all their married life in Traer. Don operated the DX Station and later Lone Pine Phillips 66 Station Cafe. In October of 1956 Don Carolyn purchased the Dodge dealership and garage and in 1973 they moved to the present location on Highway 8. Don was an active member of the community serving on the Traer City Council, past president of the Chamber of Commerce, a volunteer for the Traer Fire Department and a member of the Traer American Legion. Don was also the voice of the North Tama Redhawks, announcing football games for many years.

He was also presently serving on the Daimler-Chrysler Advertising Board. In free Donald Vokoun moments he enjoyed spending time with his family and boating at their home at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. Recently Don had been a patient at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, where his death came on Tuesday, January 9, 2001, at the age of 73 years. Don is preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Edward; and two sisters, Annie Mildred. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn, of Traer; a son, James, and his wife, Kris Vokoun of Traer; a daughter, Dalona and her husband, Corky Feuerbach of Ackley, Iowa; a sister, Pauline Manfull of Dysart; and four grandchildren, A.J.

Jamie Feuerbach of Walker, Amy Russ Wedemeier of Denver, Iowa, Dustin Feuerbach of Overland Park, Kansas, and Jesse Vokoun of Waterloo. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at United Methodist Church, with burial in Buckingham Cemetery, both in Traer. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Overton Funeral Home, Traer..