Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service

Ruth Blanche Szalanski, age 97, longtime resident of the Milwaukee area passed away peacefully in Iowa City, Iowa at the home of her son and family on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Private services for family on August 10, 2022, with Ruth being buried next to her husband Edward at St Adalbert's Cemetery in Milwaukee. Memorial donations may be made to Iowa City Hospice, 1526 Sycamore St, Iowa City, IA 52240 For a complete obituary or to share a condolence please visit Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service website @ www.gayandciha.com.

Jean (Ewers) Noser, age 88 longtime resident and businesswoman of Iowa City died Thursday, October 28, 2021, surrounded by her children, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Services celebrating and remembering Jean's life will be held at 3pm Sunday, November 7th at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. Visitation will be from 1pm until 3pm that day at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in her memory to the First United Methodist Church of Iowa City or the University of Iowa Foundation for research and cure of heart disease. To share a condolence with her family please visit the funeral home website @ www.gayandciha.com. Jean Ewers...

Philip Dana Dorothy, 72, of Iowa City, Iowa, died following a recent cancer diagnosis, Monday, April 5, 2021, while residing at the Bird House Hospice in Iowa City. Phil was preceded in death by his wife of 36 years, Cheryl E. Whitney, his parents, Robert and Fern Dorothy, and his sister Nancy L. Brown. He is survived by his three children, Lisa M. Dorothy, Sara I. Mitchinson (William J.), and Lisa R. Johnson MD (Hans J.); his grandchildren Benjamin W. Mitchinson, William G. Mitchinson, Allison L. Mitchinson, Ivan E. Johnson, Vincent R. Johnson; and his siblings Kathy (Roger) Loewenberg, and Becca (Scott) Woodrich. Phil was born June 24, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Robert and Fern...

Clarence A. "Peanut" Tharp, 62, of Lone Tree, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Clarence Arthur Tharp was born June 15, 1957, in Dubuque, Iowa the son of Carl and Shirley (Cable) Tharp. He has lived in the Lone Tree area for a number of years and had worked at United Natural Foods in Iowa City. Peanut was a serious Kansas City Chiefs Fan, enjoyed fishing, traveling, attending concerts, hanging-out in the "man cave" and drinking beer. But most of all he loved his family, especially being grandpa to his three granddaughters! His family includes his daughter and her husband, Alecia and Matt Parizek; 3 granddaughters, Adisen, Charlee and...