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Obituaries

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Donald Berger

Age: 88

City: Fairfax

DONALD BERGER Fairfax Donald W. Berger, 88, of Fairfax, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at Willow Gardens Care Center in …

Funeral Date: 11 a.m. Wednesday, 4/8, Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre, Cedar Rapids Funeral Home: Brosh Chapel, Cedar Rapids

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Jeffrey Nissen

Age: 25

City: Kingston, Ill.

JEFFREY NISSEN Cedar Rapids Jeffrey S. Nissen, 25, of Kingston, Ill., died Monday, March 30, 2015, at OSF St. Anthony …

Funeral Date: 2 p.m. Friday, 4/3, Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, Sycamore, Ill. Funeral Home: Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, Sycamore, Ill.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Robert McCown

Age: 75

City: Iowa City

ROBERT A. MCCOWN Iowa City Robert McCown, 75, died March 31, 2015, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s …

Funeral Date: 4 p.m. Saturday, 4/4, Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City Funeral Home: Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City

Brenda Springer

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Brenda Springer

Age: 58

City: Cedar Rapids

BRENDA SPRINGER Van Horne Brenda Lee Springer, 58, died Monday, March 30, 2015, at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, …

Funeral Date: N.A. Funeral Home: N.A.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Dale Lawrence

Age: 86

City: Anamosa

DALE LAWRENCE Anamosa Dale Mathew Lawrence died in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 20, 2015. He was 86 years old. Dale …

Funeral Date: n/a Funeral Home: Dignity Memorial

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Sara Rion

Age: 66

City: Cedar Rapids

SARA GAGE RION Cedar Rapids Sara K. Gage Rion, 66, born Oct. 14, 1948, died Monday, March 30, 2015. Private …

Funeral Date: n/a Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Larry McGuire

Age: 80

City: Hiawatha

LARRY MCGUIRE Hiawatha Larry Richard McGuire, 80, of Hiawatha, passed away March 31, 2015. A celebration of his life will …

Funeral Date: 11 a.m. Tuesday, 4/7, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Marion Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids

Phyllis Fenchel

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Phyllis Fenchel

Age: 89

City: Strawberry Point

PHYLLIS FENCHEL Strawberry Point Phyllis Jean Fenchel, 89, of Manly, Iowa, formerly of Strawberry Point, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015. …

Funeral Date: 3 p.m. Friday, 4/3, Leonard-Muller Funeral Home, Strawberry Point Funeral Home: Leonard-Muller Funeral Home, Strawberry Point

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Lloyd Hahn

Age: 87

City: Sigourney

SIGOURNEY Lloyd W. Hahn, 87, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Sigourney.

Funeral Date: N.A. Funeral Home: Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Sigourney

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Mary McMahon

Age: 64

City: Cedar Rapids

MARY MCMAHON Cedar Rapids Mary Eileen McMahon, 64, of Cedar Rapids, died unexpectedly in her home Sunday, March 29, 2015. …

Funeral Date: 10:30 a.m. Friday, 4/3, Brosh Chapel, Cedar Rapids Funeral Home: Brosh Chapel, Cedar Rapids