Archive - Oct 30, 2012

SOLON– “You know, think what this lot looked like, even six months ago,” said Pastor Carol Kress of the Solon United Methodist Church. “Pretty darn amazing.”
Kress, Pastor Dennis Arnold of Our Lord’s Church and Father Jim Vrba of St. Mary Catholic Church led the blessing of the new Solon Habitat for Humanity house. The Dubuque Street house was dedicated Tuesday, Oct. 23, and the keys were ceremoniously presented to the new owners, Kurt and Vicki Shover, and their son Chanse.

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Lois D. Runnels, 89, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. She is the mother of Amy Anderson and her husband, Bruce of Solon; and Dee Runnels of Moline, Ill.; and grandmother to Kate, Joe and Jake.
There was a Celebration of Lois’ life on Oct. 27 at the First United Methodist Church in Clinton. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Clinton, for capital improvements, or to the family for the purchase of a memorial tree and plaque on the Clinton riverfront. Excess donations for the riverfront memorial will be given to the church.

Eleanor Cropp, 83, of Cedar Rapids, died at home, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012.
A service was held Oct. 27, at Echo Hill Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jim Langley officiating. Interment was at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Eleanor is survived by her daughter, Cathy (James) Cropp-Scanlon of Cedar Rapids; grandsons, David, Christopher, and Andrew; and a sister, Val Stahle of Clearwater, Fla. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, George, and brothers, Elmer and Milton Votroubek.

Mary Ann Carr, 80, entered the arms of angels on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.
Funeral mass was held Thursday, Oct. 25, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, in Ames. Burial was in the Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Mary Ann was born on Sept. 11, 1932, in Ottumwa to Gwendolyn (Graves) and Walter Verhille. She graduated from Ottumwa Heights Academy and the University of Iowa. On June 18, 1955, Mary Ann married John “Jack” Carr in Ottumwa. They moved to the Ames area in 1955 and raised their family of five children.