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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.

Dennis Callas
Monday, December 15, 2014

Dennis Callas

Age: 70

City: Cedar Rapids

DENNIS CALLAS Cedar Rapids Dennis John Callas, 70, of Cedar Rapids, died suddenly on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, at his …

Funeral Date: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids
Betty Proe
Monday, December 15, 2014

Betty Proe

Age: 83

City: Iowa City

BETTY PROE Iowa City Betty Fisher Proe, 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, after a lengthy illness …

Funeral Date: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, Lensing Funeral Home, Iowa City Funeral Home: Lensing Funeral Service, Iowa City
Tim Lafrenz
Monday, December 15, 2014

Tim Lafrenz

Age: 51

City: Cedar Rapids

TIM LAFRENZ Cedar Rapids Tim Lafrenz, 51, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Davenport, died at 13:13 on Saturday, Dec. 13, …

Funeral Date: 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids Funeral Home: Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids
Margaret Nichols
Monday, December 15, 2014

Margaret Nichols

Age: 90

City: Cedar Rapids

MARGARET NICHOLS Cedar Rapids Margaret J. Nichols, 90, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at the Dennis and …

Funeral Date: 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories, Cedar Rapids Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids
Rose Ruth
Monday, December 15, 2014

Rose Ruth

Age: 83

City: Iowa City

ROSE “RO” RUTH Iowa City Rose “Ro” Marie Ruth, 83, of Iowa City, passed away Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, surrounded …

Funeral Date: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, St. Peter's Catholic Church, Cosgrove Funeral Home: Lensing Funeral Service, Iowa City
Charles Willis
Monday, December 15, 2014

Charles Willis

Age: NA

City: Cedar Rapids

CHARLES “ED” WILLIS Boone Willis, Charles “Ed,” 73, husband of Sue Ellen Willis, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, at St. …

Funeral Date: 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, Blue Grass Memorial Gardens, Nicholasville, Ky. Funeral Home: Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, 3421 Harrodsburg Rd., Lexington, KY 40513
Lorna Schwartz
Monday, December 15, 2014

Lorna Schwartz

Age: 88

City: Vinton

LORNA SCHWARTZ Vinton Lorna L. Schwartz, 88, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, in the Ed & Joan Hemphill Hospice Unit …

Funeral Date: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, Trinity Lutheran Church, Vinton Funeral Home: Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home, Vinton
Katherine Perkins
Monday, December 15, 2014

Katherine Perkins

Age: 89

City: Cedar Rapids

KATHERINE PERKINS Cedar Rapids Katherine L. Perkins, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center …

Funeral Date: 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, St. Jude Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids Funeral Home: Teahen Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids
Douglas Riis
Monday, December 15, 2014

Douglas Riis

Age: 72

City: Marion

DOUGLAS RIIS Marion Douglas D. Riis, “Shmokey,” 72, of Marion, Iowa, peacefully entered Heaven on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, in …

Funeral Date: NA Funeral Home: Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion
Arthur Peckham
Monday, December 15, 2014

Arthur Peckham

Age: 93

City: Hiawatha

ARTHUR PECKHAM Hiawatha Arthur H. Peckham, 93, of Sugar Land, Texas, formerly of Hiawatha, died Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, in …

Funeral Date: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1123 Burney Rd., Sugar Land, TX 77498 Funeral Home: NA
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