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The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication on thegazette.com at 6 p.m. and in the daily edition the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.

Pamela Benest
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Pamela Benest

Age: 71

City: Marion

PAMELA J. BENEST Marion Pamela J. Benest, 71, of Marion, passed away from a sudden illness at home on Tuesday, …

Funeral Date: 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids
Carl Ficken
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Carl Ficken

Age: 88

City: Cedar Rapids

CARL FICKEN Cedar Rapids Carl Ficken, 88, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will …

Funeral Date: 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories, Cedar Rapids Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids
Jeffrey Barry
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Jeffrey Barry

Age: 53

City: Marion

JEFFREY ROBERT BARRY Marion Jeffrey Robert Barry, 53, of Marion, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, following a long illness. A …

Funeral Date: Private Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids
Robert Schooley
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Robert Schooley

Age: 72

City: Cedar Rapids

ROBERT "JIM" JAMES SCHOOLEY Cedar Rapids Robert “Jim” James Schooley, 72, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at …

Funeral Date: Later date Funeral Home: Iowa Cremation
Evelyn Cook
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Evelyn Cook

Age: 84

City: Independence

INDEPENDENCE Evelyn Cook, 84, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. Fawcett Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Winthrop.

Funeral Date: N.A. Funeral Home: Fawcett Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Winthrop
Donald Martinson
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Donald Martinson

Age: 100

City: Cedar Rapids

DONALD GEORGE MARTINSON Cedar Rapids 2/21/1916 12/5/2016 Donald George Martinson, a resident of Wellshire at Balfour in Louisville, Colo., passed …

Funeral Date: None Funeral Home: Murphy & Associates Funeral Directors, Boulder, Colo.
Marilyn Meadows
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Marilyn Meadows

Age: 84

City: Monona

MARILYN JEAN (ENGELHARDT) MEADOWS Monona 7/24/1932 11/24/2016 Marilyn Jean (Engelhardt) Meadows passed away peacefully on Thanksgiving Day with her husband …

Funeral Date: None Funeral Home: Sagel Bloomfield uneral Care, Rockville, Md.
Chandler Cook
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Chandler Cook

Age: 95

City: Urbana

CHANDLER B. COOK Urbana Chandler B. Cook, 95, formerly of Urbana, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, at Woodlands Senior Park, …

Funeral Date: Later date Funeral Home: Kurki-Mach Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Fond du Lac, Wis.
Karen Keltner
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Karen Keltner

Age: 73

City: Alden

OTHER DEATHS Karen A. Keltner, 73, of Alden, died Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. Woodley Funeral Home, Iowa Falls.

Funeral Date: N.A. Funeral Home: Woodley Funeral Home, Iowa Falls
Reinhold Weed
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Reinhold Weed

Age: 60

City: Cedar Rapids

REINHOLD BRIAN WEED Cedar Rapids Reinhold Brian Weed, 60, of Louisville, Ky., formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, …

Funeral Date: later date Funeral Home: Owen Funeral Home, Louisville, Ky.
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