Remembering Tom Roberts and Tom Chittick two Iowa lives remembered
Two obituaries from Iowa detail the passing of Thomas Edward Roberts 82 of Marion who died April 2 2025 after a long Deere career and his memorial April 29 at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service. The second obituary honors Thomas L Chittick 80 of Cedar Rapids who died April 14 2025 after a lung cancer battle with services set for April 24 at St John XXIII Church.
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Thomas
Tom” Edward Roberts
Marion
Iowa
Dennis
Donna Oldorf
House of Mercy
Hiawatha
Murdoch Funeral Home
Tom Was
Moline
Illinois
Edward
Frances “Lucile” (Gitt) Roberts
Moline High School
Tom
Kathryn M. Pruismann
John Deere Co
Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Kathryn M. Roberts
Susan
Steven) Maurice
Mt. Vernon
Nicholas Roberts
Sara Roberts
Shannon
Trevor) Riggenbach
Leighton
James Mukesh Maurice
Iowa City
Mackenzie Maurice
Araz Muradli
Clayton
North Carolina
Kathryn O’connell
Liam O’connell
Collin Riggenbach
Ann Roberts
Cedar Rapids
Steve Hawes
Galesburg
Randy Roberts
PeeWee
Murdochfuneralhome.com
Tom L. Chittick
St. John XXIII Catholic Church
Violet Hill Cemetery
Perry
Teahen Funeral
Mary Ingram-Chittick
Jeff
Holly) Chittick
Jay Chittick
Millersville
Brian Ingram
Amy
Shelley Dunn
Greg Chittick
Jenna
Chris) Ackman
Taylor
Stephanie) Chittick
Dane Chittick
McKenna Crumbaugh
Quinn Dunn
Jordan Ingram
Alexa Aldrich
Collins Radio
Skogman Homes
General Mills
Mary Knosby Ingram
McGregor
Obituary Fragments Include Gibbs and Moenk Death Notices
Kenneth Turney Gibbs died July 25 2023 in Atlanta after a long illness. Kathleen Marie Moenk 77 of Cedar Rapids Iowa died April 11 2025 with private interment planned. Memorials to Winslow House Marion Iowa.
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Kenneth Turney Gibbs
Atlanta
Kenneth
Chelsea
Cdr
Howard Ben Gibbs
Doris Turney Gibbs
University of Virginia
Cornell University
State of Georgia
Randy
Cheryl) Gibbs
Ann Arbor
Beth
Preston) Johnson
Mount Vernon
Marie Matthews
Greenlawn Cemetery
Plattsburg
Kathleen Marie Moenk
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Winslow House
Marion
Linwood Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Kathleen
John and
Delores (Grewe) Dillon
Regis High School
Kirkwood Community College
Robert Wilhelm Moenk
Iowa City
Rockwell Collins
Renee
Gary) Comstock
Tina Carroll
Joe
Michele) Carroll
John
Trisha) Dillon
Robert Moenk
Marie Hannah Carroll
Patricia Dillon
Winslow
Indian Creek Road
Murdochfuneralhome.com
Vatican Vance talks with Vatican officials amid migrant tensions
U S Vice President JD Vance met with Cardinal Parolin and Archbishop Gallagher in the Apostolic Palace for an exchange of opinions on the international scene. The Vatican praised religious freedom while urging peaceful solutions to wars and migrants issues. Vance cited shared faith and efforts to aid persecuted Christians as defining themes of the talks.
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Vatican City
U.S
JD Vance
Vatican
Holy See
Vance
Pietro Parolin
Paul Gallagher
Apostolic Palace
Pope Francis
Parolin
United States
Trump
Ukraine
Gaza
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Kyiv
Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica
Giorgio Meloni
Vances
Sistine Chapel
Botanic Garden
Joint enrollment drives Iowa college reach and costs
Iowa's joint enrollment boosts year over year totals and sustains student access while raising questions on sustainability and measuring success. Administrators discuss funding pressures, with 2023 revenue at 44.1 million from 52 814 jointly enrolled students and per student average 834.42. Kirkwood and DMACC led revenue, serving 47 and 61 high schools respectively, as costs rise 3.4 percent to 218 on average.
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Iowa
Community Colleges Bureau
Amy Gieseke
Iowa Board of Education
Gieseke
Kirkwood
Des Moines Area Community College
DMACC
Northwest Iowa Community College
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Community Colleges
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Thomas “Tom” Edward Roberts
Kathleen Marie Moene
Atlanta, GA
Community College Research Center
Vanessa Miller
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Vanessa. Miller
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