Linn County Obituaries Briefs From Marion and Cedar Rapids
Irene Beatty 85 of Winslow House Marion died after a brief illness at St Luke's Hospital. Raymon Stearns 91 of Lisbon died at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Virginia Heeren 66 of Norwalk Calif died from infection. John Hensch 31 of Cedar Rapids died at Independence Care Center after long illness. Dorothy Wiemerslage 48 formerly Marion died in California. Floyd Adams 66 of Freeport Ill died of cancer. Marian Clark 68 of Cedar Rapids died after long illness. Multiple services and memorials planned in Iowa and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Beatty
Winslow House
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mount Ayr
Harry Beatty
Goodland
Kaw
Chadron
Neb
Turner Chapel East
Jerry Cellan
Stoughton
Wis
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Raymon Aten Stearns
Lisbon
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Bernice Mathes
Stearns
Farm Bureau
Jones and Linn
Greenfield Township
Dorothy Siebels
Shirley Walton
Bena
Minn
Morgan Funeral Home
Burton Harger
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Memorial Cemetery
Lisbon-Mount Vernon
Virginia Mae Glover Heeren
Ave. NW
Norwalk
Calif
Cleveland
Henry Heeren
Kirksville
Orthopedic Surgeons
Cedar Valley
John H. Hensch
Miller Ave
Independence Care Center
Mildred Mefford
Hensch
Handler Motor
Derald
Eldon
Elvan
la Habra
Bob
San Antonio
Louella Laufer
Chicago
Murdoch-Linwood
Dorothy Wiemerslage
Canoga Park
Humana Hospital
Westhills
Lansing
Myrtle Strub
Gladys Oseth
Esther Bolsinger
Earl
Council Bluffs
California
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Floyd V. Adams
Freeport
Ill
Alburnett
Illinois Central Railroad
Nancy
Sharon
Sheryl Adams
Greg
Nashville
Violet
Cecel Clifton
Port Hueneme
Ruby Gephart
Marian L. Clark
Dalewood Ave
Lyons
Penick & Ford
Calvin-Sinclair Presbyterian Church
John Clark
Traer
James Clark
San Jose
James Hires
Linwood Cemetery
William “Pete” Burmeister
Ann Hogan
Peoria
Ariz
Clara Smith
Cedar Falls
St. John Lutheran Church
Keystone Cemetery
Fellmer’s
Obituaries of George D Claude and Anna V Koch
George David Claude 50 formerly of Cedar Rapids died Sunday in Dayton Ohio after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. Anna V Koch 97 of rural Mount Vernon died Monday in Northbrook Manor Care Center Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George David Claude
Cedar Rapids
Dayton
Ohio
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Anna V. Koch
Mount Vernon
Northbrook Manor
Morgan Funeral Home
Deaths surrounding leaders in Eastern Iowa communities
Obituary notices from East Iowa include Del Rose Rolling 56 die at her daughter's Marion home with extensive survivors, services at St Patrick's Church. Colesburg sees Carl Gull 74 die in Knoxville during vacation with services at Colesburg United Methodist Church. Other notices cover Bessie Kessel 92, Ida Maye Rowell 66, Alex Johnson 88, Emma Stapel 93, William Burmeister 71, Roger Moellers 21, Forrest Edwards 77, Ida R. Smith 99, and William McColm 87 with services and burial details across local churches and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rose Rolling
Marion
Leo Kostika
Morley
Darlene Schmidt
Tammy Luchtenburg
San Diego
Daniel
Morristown
N.J
Lord
Iowa City
Randy
Anamosa
Rusty
Chicago
Leo Jr
LaVern Wuchter
Los Angeles
Gene Wuchter
Delhi
Slyvarious Wuchter
Dyersville
Mary Roling
Elsie Dingbaum
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Goettsch’s
Colesburg
Carl Gull
University of Tennessee Hospital
Knoxville
Tenn
Colesburg United Methodist Church
Vernon’s
Edgewood
Bessie L. Kessel
Aase Haugen
Margaret Bjerke
Lamont
Ill
Mabel Cox
Sedalia
Robert
Whiting
Ind
Kenneth
Alexandria
Mabel White
Decorah
Dorothy Reitenour
Fort Meyers
Fla
Richard Thornton
Ida R. Smith
Veteran’s Memorial Hospital
Lee Smith
Midland
Mich
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Cemetery
Martin’s
West Liberty
Evidence of Libyan terror role seen as direct and irrefutable
Washington officials said intelligence linked Libya to the April 5 West Berlin disco bombing and to planned attacks across Europe including a Paris consulate incident and the kidnapping of an American ambassador. President Reagan cited intercepted messages and described the evidence as direct and irrefutable, prompting heightened pressure on Libyan missions abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Washington
USS
Libya
West Berlin
U.S
Paris
Africa
Reagan
Muammar Khadafy
Libyan People’s Bureau
East Berlin
Tripoli
People’s Bureau
Europe
Gulf of Sidra
America
White House
Larry Speakes
People’s
Khadafy
Speakes
United States
la Belle Disco
NATO
Bernard W. Rogers
Atlanta
Strait and Alabama Dominate ACM Awards Night
George Strait won top male vocalist and album of the year at the ACM Awards in Buena Park as Alabama secured Entertainer of the Year and top vocal group. Ronnie Milsap took song of the year for Lost in the Fifties, with Judy Rodman and Randy Travis earning best new vocalist honors and The Judds winning best vocal duet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Park
Calif
George Strait
Alabama
Strait
Fort Worth
Academy
Mark Herndon
Knott
Berry Farm
Ronnie Milsap
Milsap
Hank Williams Jr
Judy Rodman
You
Randy Travis
Judds
Teen not tried as adult in farmstead slaying near Columbia
Fifteen year old Matthew Gasparovich Jr will not face adult charges for the killing of his father at a Marion County farm home. A judge ruled the youth has no prior record and could be rehabilitated in juvenile court. if tried as an adult he could have received a life term. Heidi Marie Gasparovich, 12, also detained but will not face adult charges due to state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Matthew Gasparovich Jr
Columbia
Marion County District
Thomas Mott
Matthew Gasparovich
Matthew
Eldora
Marion
Martha Mertz
Heidi Marie
California
Osceola
Gasparovich
Heidi
Eighteen charged with drunken driving in Linn County
Eighteen motorists were charged with drunken driving from Friday evening through Sunday, with arrests listed by time and location. Names include Tommy Morris, 18, at Interstate 380 and Blairs Ferry Road, Hiawatha, and Margaret Wells, 41, on Interstate 380 at Boyson Road, Hiawatha, among others in Marion, Coggon, Springville, and Mt. Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Tommy Morris
Fourth St. NW
Interstate 380
Blairs Ferry Road
Hiawatha
Margaret Wells
Walker
Boyson Road
Michael Schuettpelz
Benton St. NE
Blairs Ferry
Marion
Brett Sebrecht
Coggon
Main Street
Duane Sorensen
Fourth Ave
Springville
Nancy Svestka
Third St
Second St
Sheri Langton
Mount Vernon Rd
10Th Street
William Whitters
Western College Rd
Steve Brekunitch
Iowa Falls
Vital Statistics from St Luke's April Births
April 12 Jolene and Donald Vanda at 814 Third Ave SE have a daughter. April 13 Margaret and Jeffrey Daws at 1116 Ave NW have a son. April 13 Diana and Tom Lattimore at 1509 Homewood Lane NE have a son. April 14 Cheryl Ecker at Atkins has a son. Christine Davis at 1630 First Ave NE has a son. Janet Hermann at 1726 Pikes Peak Ct NE has a son. Georgia Schmidt at 2535 Ellis View Ct NW has a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Luke’s
Jolene
Donald Vanda
Third Ave
Margaret
Jeffrey Daws
Ave. NW
Diana
Tom Lattimore
Homewood Lane
Cheryl
Mike Ecker
Atkins
Christine Davis
First Ave
Janet
Mark Hermann
Pikes Peak Ct
Georgia
Rainer Schmidt
Ellis View Ct
Cedar Rapids Couples Receive Marriage Licenses
Thomas M. Skehan and Terri K. Anderson along with Scott A. Nelson and Dianne L. Michels, all residents of Cedar Rapids, have been issued marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Skehan
Terri K. Anderson
Scott A. Nelson
Dianne L. Michels
Cedar Rapids
Weekend Fire Calls Include Brush Fire and Elevator Rescue
A Sunday and Monday sequence of incidents lists a brush fire on Otis Road SE and medical emergencies at Longwood Drive NE and 19th Street NE. Also noted are a gas flush on East Avenue NE and an elevator extrication at Second Street SE, plus prior light and needless calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastview Ave
H Ave
Otis Road
Longwood Dr
19Th St
28Th Street Dr
E Ave
Second Street
Second St
Illinois Lotto numbers drawn in Springfield AP report
Illinois Lottery draws Monday list winning numbers with an estimated grand prize pool of 3 million dollars. The report notes the drawing location Springfield Illinois and provides the prize estimate for the Lotto game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
INI
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jamie Lee Burnett
Eugene McDaniel
Toddville Free Methodist Church
Florence May King
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Jack Hooten
Sharon United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Iowa
Ida Maye Rowell
Willis
Debra Gleason
Ella Womach
Oelwein
Louise Averill
Dundee
Mabel Kneeskern
Guttenberg
Dorothy Leonard
Lusk
Wyo
Robert Young
William Young Jr
Orange Park
Edgewood Cemetery
Gibson
Alex Oliver Johnson
Grinnell General Hospital
Esther M
Tipton
Harden
Emma Stapel
Hawkeye
Chino
Norman
Hemet
Melba Wenthe
Selma Kendell
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hawkeye Cemetery
Becker-Milnes
Keystone
Ossian
Roger Felix Moellers
Northeast Iowa Technical Institute
Roger Frank Moellers
Ronald
Rodney
Irene Moellers
Deborah Moellers
Donna Nesvik
Margaret Moellers
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Schmitz’s
Solon
Forrest Edwards
Brosh’s
Waukon
William E. McColm
Letts
Muscatine
John
Mildred Hoverter
Bellevue
Wash
Snider’s
Cranston Cemetery
Latin America
Tex Ritter
Patsy Kline
Jessica Lange
Kitty Wells
Tammy Wynette
Ricky Skaggs
Charlie Daniels
Crystal Gayle
Lorretta Lynn
Roy Acuff
Tom T. Hall
Miss Wells
Academy’s Board of Directors
Mac Davis
Reba McEntire
John Schneider
Knott’s
Berry Farm Amusement Park
Nbc-Tv
McEntire
Seventh Avenue
Steven Myrhe
Bettendorf
Third Street
Rhonda Duarte
Kencrest Dr
14Th Street
William Frendle Sr
Third Avenue Bridge
John Doyle
David H. Whiteside
44Th St
Barbara Casper
Center Point Rd
16Th Avenue
12Th Street
John Hafel
Mount Vernon Road
Illinois Lottery
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
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