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Dixon: - Dorothy Bolton Bunker, 95, of 620 N Ottawa Ave., Dixon, died Saturday, May 4, 1996 at Heritage Square Health Center. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Tipton Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Iowa, with the Rev. Marvin Ceynar, pastor of the Tipton United Methodist church, officiating. There will be no visitation. Arrangements were completed by Jones Funeral Home, Dixon. A memorial has been established for the Cedar County Historical Association, Cedar County, Iowa. Mrs. Bolton Bunker was born Dec. 31, 1900, in Cedar County, Iowa, the daughter of John Howard and Hulda (Mathews) Bolton. She married Robert C. Bunker on Oct. 2, 1941 in Tipton, Iowa. He died Oct. 24, 1971. She was a 1918 graduate of Tipton High School, Tipton, Iowa, and a 1920 graduate of St. Katherine Academy, Davenport, Iowa. She was a farm manager in Cedar County, Iowa. She was a life-long member of the Tipton United Methodist Church, an active member of the Methodist Church Women's Associations, a charter member and past board member of the Cedar County Historical Association, Cedar County, Iowa, a 4-H leader in Tipton, a charter member of the Virginia Grove Circle King's Daughters, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Tipton PEO Chapter DY, Dixon, the PEO Chapter AC, the Candlelighters, the Dixon Travel Club, the Phidian Art Club, the Dixon Women's Club. Survivors include one daughter, Martha (William) Cies of Dixon; four grandchilren, Deborah Shannahan of San Carlos, Calif., William Michael (Penny) Cies of Round Top, Texas, Thomas B. (Jody) Cies of Richardson, Texas, and Marti (Michael) DePue of Queen Creek, Ariz.; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Roger M. Bolton; one infant granddaughter, Alan Beth Cies; and one nephew, Douglas R. Fields. The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois May 6, 1996 Paul David Kamerling TIPTON, Iowa -- Paul David Kamerling, 42, Tipton, died Friday, March 11, 2005, of heart failure. The Rev. Lisa Dietrich will officiate the services. Burial will be at Rochester Cemetery, Tipton. Mr. Kamerling was born April 7, 1962, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Glenn Harold Kamerling Jr. and Honey Lou Osborn Kamerling. He graduated from Tipton High School. He was employed in the construction field. Survivors include his mother, Honey Lou Smith of Tipton; sisters, Sandy Osborn of Iowa City, Sonja Ray and husband, Michael, of Kimberling City, Mo., Jackie Finnell and husband, Mike, of Hastings, Neb., and Linda Emrich and fiance, Jeff Erbe, of Cedar Rapids; brothers, Craig Taylor of Ankeny, Dale Taylor and wife, Dee, of Winterset, Jim Kamerling and friend, Brad Clinton, of Cumming and Michael Smith of Tipton; five nephews; three nieces; one great-nephew; and two great-nieces. He was preceded in death by his father; grandparents, Mary and Glenn Kamerling and Myrtle and Dewey Osborn; and his stepfather, Charles Smith. Submitted by June Welsch Peter J. Kanakares CLARENCE, Iowa - Peter J. Kanakares, age 44, of Clarence, Iowa, was taken from his loving wife, children, family and friends after 2 years of courageously fighting the ''Monster Within'' on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence, Iowa. Burial will follow at St. John's Church Cemetery. The Chapman Funeral Home, Clarance, is in charge of the arrangements. Peter was born November 28, 1963, in Davenport, the son of Gregory and Mary Lou Osmers Kanakares. Peter graduated from Davenport West High School in 1982. On June 29, 1991, he was lovingly united in marriage to his best friend Annette Ruser. Their life together brought him great joy, love, laughter, fun and two beautiful children; Natalie Michele and Trevor Michael, he also has an older daughter Jacqueline (Jon) Hennessee of Davenport. Pete worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 26 years most recently in Clarence. He was a member of St. John's U.C.C. of Clarence where he served faithfully on the church council until he was struck by this monster. He also had served on the City Council in Clarence. Pete was a former member of the Blue Grass Volunteer Fire Dept and joined the Clarence Volunteer Fire Dept in 1992. He was honored in 1997 when his brothers chose him to be their chief. From then on he was known as ''Chief Peter''. As their chief he was rewarded in many ways especially throughout his illness as the men stepped up and took great care of the family. As a devoted father he coached T-ball for both his children and Pee-Wee baseball for his son along with many camping trips, vacations, fishing, hiking, road trips, volleyball and softball games. He enjoyed cigars and backyard bonfires, cooking and watching the Food Channel, but the things he truly loved, cherished and adored the most were his wife and children. Not only will he be lovingly remembered by his wife, children and parents, he will be missed by his brothers Daniel (Karen) of Dewitt, Tom (Artie) of Illinois, Matthew of Blue Grass, Paul of Bettendorf and Andrew (Julie) of Coralville; sisters Diane (Rahn) Randolph of DesMoines, Theresa (Bill) Thompson of Davenport and Margaret (Alan) Dotts of Nevada, Iowa. Also not to ever be left out his very loving family from his wife's side: Father and Mother in-law Gary and Maureen Ruser of New Liberty, brothers in-law Gregory (Lorene) Ruser of Arkansas and Timothy (Dyannae) Ruser of Princeton and sister in-law Melanie (Jason) Koch of Muscatine. His faithful ''Cancer Cat'' Buttercup and many aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces and friends. Peter was preceded in death by by his little sister Amy Hensley. Submitted by June Welsch Robert Kelso Tipton, Iowa-- At Tipton, a terrible accident recently occurred. A prisoner named Robert Kelso, while smoking a pipe, had his clothes catch fire. He was locked in his cell with no windows open. The smoke got out into the hall, and was observed by the attendants, who opened Kelso’s cell and found it filled with smoke. They discovered Kelso upon the floor and every bit of his clothing burned from his body, his hair and beard burned off, and his body burned almost to a crisp. He lingered a few moments in agony and then died. Jackson Sentinel, March 2, 1876 Nellie Vary Mrs. Nellie Vary passed away at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday in the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert E. Vary, Rt 3, Sterling. The body was removed to the Melvin Funeral Home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. Tuesday. Final rites will be conducted at the funeral home at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Loyal Wilkinson, pastor of the First Congregational Church officiating. At noon Tuesday the body will be sent to the Horner Funeral Home in Mechanicsville, Iowa, where services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, with Rev. Wilkinson in charge. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville. Mrs. Vary was born May 08, 1874 in Mechanicsville, and came to Sterling in 1953, following the death of her husband, Elbert H. Vary, who died April 14, 1953. Surviving are one son, Elbert E. Vary, Sterling; five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; one brother, William Daugherty, Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. Alex Cook and Mrs. Margaret Buchanan, Mechanicsville, Iowa The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois | |
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