B4 SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2003 OBITUARIES FALLS COURIER Elizabeth Benda (1915-2003) WATERLOO Elizabeth "Pat" Benda, 88, of Davenport, formerly of Waterloo and Clearwater, died Thursday, Jan. 23, at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport. She was born Jan. 11, 1915, in Tama, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Imholt Whalen. She married George Benda Aug.
16, 1947, in Denver, Colo. He died Oct. 5. 1970. She attended Clark College and received her teaching certificate from Iowa State Teachers College.
Elizabeth METRO DEATHS Survived by: a son, David (Judy) of Benda Georgetown, Texas; two daughters, Elizabeth (Gary) Thompson of Richardson. Texas, and Georgia (Dr. Harry) Mihm of Bettendorf; seven grandchildren; a great granddaughter; and a sister, Marie (Tom) Frost of San Diego. Preceded in death by: a son, Joseph Mark; two brothers, Richard and John Benjamin Whalen; and two sisters, Sarah Donohoe and Virginia Beery. Services: 10 a.m.
Monday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Bettendorf, with burial at 1:30 p.m. in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Waterloo. Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m. today at Weerts Funeral Home, Davenport, where there will be a 1 p.m.
prayer service, and for an hour before services Monday at the church. Memorials: may be directed to the charity of the donor's choice. Bette WATERLOO Bette Waterloo, died Thursday, of natural causes. She was born March daughter of W.L. "Roy" Chamberlain.
She April 4, 1948, in Waterloo, Mrs. Brandes worked Waterloo Community after 32 years. Survivors include: (David) Conger of Adelmund of New Waterloo, Dennis Waterloo and Colleen dren, Alayna Herrera, and two sisters, Mildred Robinson of Bella Preceded in death Private services: or visitation at her Service on West Ridgeway Memorials: may be Darlene LA PORTE CITY of 507 Commercial natural causes. She was born Nov. daughter of Lee and ried Marlyn D.
Hendershot Nashua. He died Feb. Mrs. Hendershot Diner, Maquoketa. Survivors include: and Dennis L.
(Dawn City; three grandchildren children: six brothers. Taylor, all of Maquoketa, Taylor of Baldwin and Carol Taylor of Platteville, and Lola Marshall of Preceded in death and two sisters. Services: 10:30 a.m. Church, with burial in Friends may call from La Porte City, and for church. Memorials: may be J.
Brandes (1919-2003) died at her daughter's home in Denver on J. Brandes, 83, of Thursday, Jan. 23, of natural causes. Jan. 23, Allen Hospital She was born Nov.
24, 1917, in Norway, Iowa, daughter of Nick and Julia Kolbeinson Bjorheim. 12. 1919, in West Union, She married H. Earle Patten on Aug. 27, 1947, at and Helen Laughlin the Little Brown Church, Nashua.
He died Oct. married Arthur W. Brandes on 17, 1992. and they later divorced. Survivors include: a son, Earle (Lureen) of as a secretary for the Waterloo; a daughter, Trulla (Alan)( Gruber of Schools, retiring in 1986 Denver; five grandchildren and six great grand- Helen Patten children; two brothers, Knute Bjorheim of Jesup Helen F.
Patten (1917-2003) WATERLOO Helen F. Patten, 85, of Waterloo, Martin A. Nordman WATERLOO Martin A. Nordman, 83, of Friendship Village, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Covenant Medical Center of natural causes.
He was born Aug. 13, 1919, in Butler County, of Carl F. and Dorothea Weinberg Nordman. He married Dorothy Repass Axtell in 1965 in Cedar Rapids. Mr.
Nordman graduated from Gates Business College, and was employed as an advance buyer for John Deere for 34 years, retiring in 1981. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theater. Survivors include: his wife; two stepsons, David (Lynn) Axtell of Waterloo and Doug (Gail) Collins, five grandchildren and eight great nephew, Neil (Connie) Nordman of Waverly; and (Gary) Schnurstein of Waverly. Preceded in death by: a brother, Reginol.
Memorial services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Church, preceded by burial in Waterloo Memorial Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Locke Memorials: may be directed to the church or Hospice. Axtell of Fort grandchildren; a a niece, Renee Martin Nordman United Methodist Park Cemetery. Funeral Home.
Cedar Valley Helen Patten and Burt Bjorheim of Waterloo; and two sisters, Julia Bjorheim of Waterloo and Bertha Eastman of La Porte City. Preceded in death by: a brother, Bennie Bjorheim; two infant sisters, Darlene and Lily Bjorheim; a granddaughter, Tina Christine Gruber; and a great granddaughter, Kalynn Gruber. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Faith Lutheran Church, with burial in Garden of Memories. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball. Memorials: may be directed to Faith Lutheran Church or the Daniel M. Sansone (1906-2003) WATERLOO Daniel M. Sansone, 96, of Waterloo, died Thursday, Jan. 23, at Covenant Medical Center of natural causes.
He was born Oct. 17, 1906, in West Albany, N.Y., son of Joseph and Mary Barbieri Sansone. He married Katherine P. Pavich June 20, 1935, in Waterloo. He graduated from East High School in 1926 and worked for 37 years at John Deere, retiring in 1971.
After retirement he worked for the Waterloo Park Board. Mr. Sansone was a 62-year member of Catholic Order of Foresters and Elks Lodge No. 290. Survived by: his wife; a son, Dennis (Nancy) Sansone of Bloomington, and a brother-in-law, Robert Pavich of Waterloo.
Preceded in death by: three brothers, Joseph, John and Anthony. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Queen of Peace Parish, St. Mary's Worship Center, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m.
today at Locke Funeral Home, where there will be a 4 p.m. Catholic Order of Foresters rosary. Memorials: may be directed to Queen of Peace Parish or the Cedar Bend Humane Society. Violet L. Black (1905-2003) HUDSON Violet L.
Black, 97, of Shell Rock, formerly of Hudson, died Saturday, Jan. 25, at Shell Rock Health Care Center. She was born Dec. 26, 1905, in Ute, daughter of Harry and Elizabeth Shipley Furne. She married Welmer "Coy" Black Jan.
14, 1946, in Guntersville, Ala. He died Nov. 23, 1973. Mrs. Black was a homemaker and had worked WATERLOO Keith E.
Hubbard, 71. of at a naval shipyard during World War II. Gulfport, formerly of Waterloo, died Nov. Survived by: two nephews, Robert (Cathy) 25, 2002, in Gulfport. Furne of Madison, and Rod Furne He was born Jan.
24, 1931, in La Porte City, son Arizona; three nieces, Ardys (Ed) Arter of of Howard and Alice Hubbard. Springs, Texas, Jean (Russell) Guhl of Shell Mr. Hubbard was a native of La Porte City and Stevens of Hudson. was a resident of Gulfport for six years. He was Preceded in death by: a brother, Glen a Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict and Stevens; a nephew; and two greatnephews.
retired from the Naval Construction Battalion Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Timothy Center, Gulfport. He was employed by the city of Hudson, with burial in Hudson Cemetery. Waterloo for several years before moving to Keith Hubbard to 8 p.m.
today at Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Kansas, where he was administrator for the Kimball, Waterloo, and for an hour before cities of Mission and Spring Hill, for 16 years. church. He had been a member of American Legion Post No. 153 in Olathe, and was a member of VFW Post No. 4526 in Gulfport.
Survived by: his wife, Bonnie Hubbard; six sons, Richard Hubbard of Dania, Dan Hubbard of Smithville, Kevin Hubbard and Christopher Brull, both of Houston, Thomas Hubbard of Seattle and Joseph Brull of Paola, five daughters, Kathleen Hubbard of Rogers, Karen Sosebee of Gardner, Ann Bishop of Meridian, Susan Walton of Belton, and Barbara Fogleman of Savannah, 18 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Joyce Lubben of La Porte City; and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by: his parents; a sister, Francis Buck: and five brothers, Ronald, Leon, Wayne, Leland and James, as an infant. Services: Nov. 29 at Riemann Funeral Home, Gulfport. Burial was in Biloxi National Cemetery with military honors on Nov.
29, 2002. two daughters, Jackie Waterloo and Marie (Allan) Hartford; four grandchildren, Conger of Omaha, Adelmund of Waverly; Kyle Conger, Collin Price of Pennsylvania Vista, Ark. by: a brother, Carlton will be held. There will request. Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Dan Conger of Craig Conger of four great -grandchilConger and Leah Deary; and Elizabeth Chamberlain.
be no public services Funeral is in charge of arrangements. directed to the family. L. Hendershot (1932-2003) Darlene L. Hendershot, 70, died Thursday, Jan.
23, of 17, 1932, in Maquoketa, Evelyn Eye Taylor. She maron Nov. 25, 1955, in 25, 1985. worked briefly at Denny's Elizabeth Bette Brandes two sons, Steve N. (Dawn both of La Porte Darlene and three Hendershot Donald, Jerald and Bill Darlene Hendershot Eugene Taylor of Tustin, Roger Bob Ellithorpe of Sabula; and three sisters, Karen Andresen of Lost Nation Maquoketa.
by: two sons, Sid and Brian; two brothers; Monday at St. Paul United Methodist West View Cemetery, both in La Porte City. 1 to 5 p.m. today at Huisman Funeral Home, an hour before services Monday at the directed to the family for various charities. Keith E.
Hubbard (1931-2002) Keith Hubbard Joan D. JuVette (1929-2003) WATERLOO Joan Doris Ju Vette, 73, of 500 Sycamore Apt. 206, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, at her home. She was born May 30, 1929, in Butte, daughter of Peter and Lucile Stamper Meisner.
She worked at Chamberlain Manufacturing, and was a janitor for Electric Park Ballroom and Park Towers. Survived by: a daughter, Denise Kelly. Preceded in death by: her parents. There will be no services or visitation. Burial will be in the Shaulis Road Cemetery.
Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service Memorials: may be directed to the church. Rock and Roxalon of Sulfur Violet Black Furne; a sister, Marie Lutheran Church, Friends may call from 4 Chapel on services Monday at the Lieberman to visit Iowa CEDAR RAPIDS (AP). Sen. Joe Lieberman, is scheduled to visit this eastern Iowa city next month in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004. Lieberman, who was former Vice President Al Gore's running mate in 2000, will attend a fund-raiser at the Linn County Phoenix Club on Feb.
2. The organization raises money for legislative candidates. The visit will be Lieberman's first to Iowa since announcing he'll seek his party's presidential nomination. Lieberman also is scheduled to visit Dubuque and Davenport during his twoday visit. Missouri Rep.
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Monday Quam, 89, of Decorah, died at Iowa Veterans Home chapel, Friday, Jan. 24, at Oneota with burial in Iowa Veterans Riverview Care Facility, Decorah, Home Cemetery, both in after a lengthy illness; services 11 Marshalltown; visitation noon to a.m. Tuesday at Madison 9 p.m. today at Pursel-Davis Lutheran Church, with burial in Funeral Home Crematory, Madison Lutheran Cemetery, Marshalltown, (641) 753-5511, rural Decorah; visitation from 3 with family present from 1 to 03 to 7 p.m. Monday at Schluterp.m.; memorials to Rose V.
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memorial services 2 p.m. Monday at Linden United WATERLOO Ray J. Paras, Methodist Church, Waterloo; 83, of Vancouver, former- there will be no visitation, her ly of Waterloo, died Friday, Jan. body was cremated; Kaiser24, at Rose Vista Nursing Center, Corson Funeral Home, Denver, Vancouver; services pending was in charge of cremation; with Parrott Wood Funeral memorials to Cedar Valley Home, an Overton Family Hospice, Waverly, or the church Service, 232-3235. of the donor's choice.
WATERLOO Lester L. OELWEIN Harlan Decher, Wroe, 80, of Waterloo, died 79, of Oelwein, died Friday, Jan. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Allen 24, at People's Memorial Hospital of natural causes; serv- Hospital, Independence; services ices pending with Parrott 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Wood Funeral Home, an Overton Methodist Church, Oelwein, with Family Service, 232-3235.
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with burial in Fairview Rhoads, 91, of Traer, died Cemetery; visitation from 4 to 08 Thursday, Jan. 23, at Sunrise Hill p.m. Monday at Dahl- Van Hove- Care Center, Traer, after a Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525, lengthy illness; services pending where there will be a 7 p.m. serv- with Overton Funeral Home, ice of thanks and remembrance, Traer, (319) 478-2775. and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church; a memo- TRAER Regina Beenken, rial fund will be established.
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