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John Joseph Kehoe, 87, of 1952 W. Sixth St., died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999, at Allen Hospital after suffering a heart attack on Thursday, Nov. 11. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Edward's Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery, both in Waterloo. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, where there will be a 3 p.m. Catholic Order of Foresters rosary and a 7 p.m. Knights of Columbus rosary, with a church vigil immediately following.
John was born Feb. 10, 1912, in Farley, first-born son of Joseph W. Kehoe and Rose E. Schwendinger Kehoe. His family farmed in the Farley area before moving to Waterloo in 1928. John interrupted his education to help support his family. He returned to finish his education, graduating at the age of 22. Sports were a big part of John's life even at a young age. As a student at St. Mary's High School, Waterloo, John initiated the football program. He procured uniforms from the University of Iowa for the new football team. John was a loyal fan of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.
John married Eunice C. Connell on Jan. 30, 1937, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Waterloo. The two met while at a dance at Our Lady of Victory Academy (OLVA). Although John had been recruited by a Triple A baseball scout, he instead chose to marry Eunice, a decision he noted was the wisest of his life. Both the oldest of nine children, they had nine children of their own. Survived by his wife, Eunice; five sons, Jerome E. and Pauline, of Olympia, Wash., Joseph T. and Catherine of Las Vegas, and John P. and Nancy, Justin R. (Dusty) and Rita, and James L., all of Waterloo; four daughters, Margaret R. (Peggy) and Dr. Michel Saad of San Jose, Calif., Monica M. and James Artes of Decorah, Melanie P. and Jeffrey Jensen of Gilbert, Ariz., and Carmen E. and Mark Skyles of Waterloo; 22 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Ione Bernardy of Council Bluffs and Sister Donalda Kehoe OSF of Dubuque. Preceded in death by five brothers, Larry, Charles, James, Donald and Joseph; and a sister, Evelyn Junk.
Mr. Kehoe was co-owner of the Kehoe & Connell Food Market with his brother-in-law, Joseph Connell, from 1937 to 1946. Later known as Kehoe Food Market, he was sole proprietor until 1970. He was proprietor and co-owner of the Waterloo Bowl Inn from 1953 to 1963, and proprietor and co-owner of Electric Park Lanes, retiring from the bowling business in 1976. An avid bowler and an inductee in the Waterloo Hall of Fame, he is credited with many innovative advances in the Iowa bowling arena.
John and Eunice started J and J Tackles as a post-retirement hobby in the basement of their home. This hobby became a successful business. John loved to test market new products in his custom tackle line. He enjoyed fishing excursions with his wife, son and grandchildren.
A devoted Catholic, John was a Knight of Columbus for approximately 50 years, and a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters for 63 years, and rarely missed celebrating daily Mass.
He will be sadly missed by family and friends.
WATERLOO -- Vernon "Mick" Freeland Sr., 80, of 1124 Fairchild St., died Saturday, Feb. 26, at Allen Hospital of heart failure.
He was born July 18, 1919, in Kimball, S.D., son of Charles and Grace Wibben Freeland. He married Mary Dinnebier on May 3, 1940, in Hampton.
Mr. Freeland worked for 35 years at Western Transportation Co. as a truck driver and dock foreman, retiring in 1979.
Survived by: his wife; two daughters, Rosemary Glass and Carol Kinkade, both of Waterloo; four sons, Vernon Jr. of Omaha, Neb., Charles of Waterloo, Michael of Hudson and Richard of Plymouth, Mich.; and 20 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: a great-grandson, three sisters and two brothers.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Locke Funeral Home, with burial in Garden of Memories. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials: may be directed to the family.
WATERLOO -- Ethel Lee, 85, of Parkview Gardens Nursing and Rehab Center, formerly of 210 Lane St., died Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the center of natural causes.
She was born May 31, 1914, in Durant, Miss., daughter of Joe and Annie E. Taylor Brown. She married Henry Micou and they divorced. She married Fred Lee and they divorced.
She was a licensed practical nurse at the old St. Francis Hospital.
Survived by: two daughters, Cliveen E. Micou of Waterloo and Janice L. Mathieu of Minneapolis; and five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Preceded in death by: an infant sister, Rosie Lee Brown; two granddaughters; a foster brother; and a foster sister.
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Antioch Baptist Church, with burial in Garden of Memories. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sanders Funeral Service, where there will be a 6 p.m. Order of Eastern Star service.
Memorials: may be directed to the family at 210 Lane St.
CEDAR FALLS -- Clifford F. Flannery, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Denver Sunset Home, Denver, of natural causes.
He was born May 22, 1908, in Johnson County, son of Thomas and Anne Julia Seelman Flannery. He married Portia Quinlan in 1933 in Iowa City. She died Nov. 4, 1949. He married Helen L. Laughlin on June 30, 1951, in Cedar Rapids.
Mr. Flannery farmed in Bloomfield until 1960, then was employed at the University of Northern Iowa, retiring in 1977.
Survived by; his wife; a son, James F. of Cedar Falls; a daughter, Mary Brown of The Colony, Texas; and five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren;
Preceded in death by: a brother, Raymond; and a sister, Marjorie Jontz.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with burial in St. Patrick section of Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Richardson Funeral Home, where there will be a 4 p.m. Scripture service and a 4:30 p.m. rosary. The family will be present from 3 to 6 p.m.
Memorials: may be directed to the church.
Leona L. Bachman, 83, of Randalia, Iowa, died on Sunday morning, Feb. 27, 2000, at her home after a long illness.
Funeral service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, 2000, at the United Methodist Church at Randalia, Iowa, with Rev. Roger White officiating. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Maynard, and for one hour before services at the church on Wednesday. Burial: Long Grove Cemetery, Maynard, Iowa; Memorial Fund: United Methodist Church, Randalia.
Leona is survived by her two daughters and sons-in-law: Ann and Doug Chapman of Stuart, Virginia, and Joan and Ted Carter of Cedar Rapids; two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Alice Bachman of Clarence, Iowa, and Kevin and Julie Bachman of Lincoln, Nebraska; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Raymond Lower of Arlington and Larry Lower of Ankeny; and two sisters, Anna Palmer of Oelwein and Edna Menke of Fort Dodge.
Leona was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ernest, on March 31, 1985; two sisters, Helen Lower and Mildred Youngblut; and a great-granddaughter, Julia Ann Chapman.
Leona Louise Lower was born on September 3, 1916, in Arlington, Iowa, the daughter of Albert Leo and Katherine Louise (Cornilsen) Lower. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1934. Leona married Ernest F. Bachman on April 8, 1937, at Galena, Illinois. They farmed near Rowley and Maynard until 1974. They then owned and operated Bachman Produce in Randalia until 1985.
Leona was a member of the Randalia United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women, the Thursday Reading Circle, the Birthday Club, and the Maynard Senior Citizens. She was most noted for her beautiful flowers in and around her home.
CEDAR FALLS -- Irene Louise Montz, 81, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at the Lutheran Home of natural causes.
She was born May 9, 1918, in Yetter, daughter of Alex and Marie Ditzel Glasnapp. She married James Ray Montz on April 17, 1939, in Ringsted. He died Feb. 23, 1989.
Mrs. Montz received a teaching certificate from Iowa State Teacher's College (University of Northern Iowa) and earned a bachelor's degree from Drake University, Des Moines. She taught in Whitten for a while and retired after 30 years of teaching in the Estherville School System in 1983. She and her husband also farmed in the Gruver-Whitten area.
Survived by: four sons, David of Cedar Falls, Eldon of Duncanville, Texas, James of Topsham, Maine, and Roger of Newton; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Raymond and Allen Glasnapp, both of Ringgsted.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with burial in East Side Cemetery, both in Estherville. Friends may call for a hour before services Wednesday at the church. Richardson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: may be directed to Endowment for Youth at the church in Estherville.
CEDAR FALLS -- Vivian D. Zimmermann, 79, of Washburn, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home, Waterloo, of cancer.
She was born June 30, 1920, in Cedar Falls, daughter of Harold and Emma Jensen Lindberg. She married Ervin Jokumsen on Jan. 31, 1941, in Des Moines. He died Nov. 6, 1983. She married Horst Zimmermann April 15, 1989, in Cedar Falls.
Survived by: her husband; a son, Steve Jokumsen of Holland, Mich.; a daughter, Carol Schaefer of Waterloo; three stepsons, Horro Zimmermann of Onalaska, Wis., Ben Zimmermann of Hudson and Manfred Zimmermann of Pace, Fla.; five grandchildren, nine stepgrandchildren and five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Zella Brown of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Ruth Meyer of San Pedro, Calif.; a half brother, the Rev. Harold Johnson of Raytown, Kan.
Preceded in death by: a brother, Harvey Lindberg; and four sisters, Fern Bligh, Florence Lopez, Hazel Foster and Evelyn Dietmier.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, with burial in Fairview Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church.
Memorials: may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice or Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
WATERLOO -- La Roy E. DeHart, 80, of Peoria, Ariz., formerly of Waterloo, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, of natural causes.
He was born Sept. 13, 1919, in Backus, Minn., son of Emmett and Jessie DeHart. He married Leta Bigelow on Oct. 12, 1940. She died in 1965. He married Verna Erickson on May 11, 1968.
Mr. DeHart was employed at Titus Manufacturing and at John Deere as a tool and die maker.
Survived by: his wife; a son, Marvin of Dallas, Texas; a daughter, Sandy Messerer of Waterloo; two stepsons, Mike Erickson of Seattle, Wash., and Doug Erickson of Des Moines; and eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: a son, Bob; and two brothers, Les and Floyd.
Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church.
Memorials: may be directed to Shriners Children's Hospital in care of Martin Lodge 624, East Park and Mulberry, Waterloo, IA 50701.
CEDAR FALLS -- Martha Elizabeth Hartke, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at the Cedar Falls Healthcare Center of natural causes.
She was born Aug. 13, 1910, in Axtell, Neb., daughter of Walter August and Iva Lela Merick Olson. She married Fred A. Hartke Sr. on March 20, 1930, in Cedar Falls. He died July 8, 1983.
Survived by: two sons, Fred A. Jr. of Waterloo and Frank of Cedar Rapids; two daughters, Betty Nelson of Lorton, Va., and Dorene Selleck of Cedar Falls; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; two half brothers, Ray Cannon of Cedar Falls and C.C. Cannon Jr. of Winterset; and two half sisters, Rosiva O'Donnell of Council Bluffs and Evaline Shuster of Denver, Colo.
Preceded in death by: a son, Ralph; a half brother, Rhett Canon; and a half sister, Cloydine Anselme.
Services: were 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Garden.
Memorials: may be directed to First Presbyterian Church.
WATERLOO -- George Henry Hart, 67, of Waterloo, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, in Key West, Fla., of heart failure.
He was born March 8, 1932, in Panora, son of William C. and Lucile M. Henry Hart. He married Donna J. Carney on June 24, 1972, in Waterloo.
Mr. Hart was owner/operator of Hart's Carpet Cleaning for 18 years.
Survived by: his wife; his mother of Waterloo; three stepdaughters, Diane Griffin of Tulsa, Okla., and Michelle Hermsen and Kim Crider, both of Lake Mary, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and a stepbrother, Bob Michael of Des Moines.
Preceded in death by: two sisters, Jonedith Hughes, and Norma Lou Hart in infancy.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Chapel of Memories-West Family Funeral Care, with burial in the Garden of Memories. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The casket will be closed.
Memorials: may be directed to the family.
WATERLOO -- Robert E. Cronan, 72, of Countryview Care Facility, died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at the facility of natural causes.
He was born Jan. 3, 1928, in Waterloo, son of William and Agnes Weekley Cronan. He was employed with Fred Carlson Construction, the city of Waterloo Sanitation Department, and was self-employed for many years.
Survived by: a son, Robert II of Waterloo; a granddaughter; and five sisters, Mary Decker, Yvonne Hanson and Madeline Allensworth, all of Waterloo, Babette Lott of Nashville, Tenn., and Evelyn Robertson of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Countryview Care Facility, with burial in Garden of Memories. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, and for an hour before services Friday at Countryview.
Memorials: may be directed to the family.
