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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1988

Page

8

Deaths in Linn County Includes Five Names and Details

Several Linn County residents die in early Tuesday events and hospice care. Rose Novak of Cedar Rapids aged 92 is survived by two daughters, grandchildren, and great grandchildren with services set at Cedar Memorial Chapel. Lawrence Unruh, 68, of Cedar Rapids, a WWII and Korean War veteran, dies in St Luke's Hospital. service at Murdoch-Linwood Chapel with military rites. Agnes Erickson, 71, of Cedar Rapids, former Collins Radio employee dies of lung cancer. burial at Cedar Memorial Park. Florence Sanders, 76, of Hiawatha, dies in St Luke's Hospital. service at St Luke Baptist Church Covington. Martha Kauffman, 42, of Cedar Rapids dies of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. services at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Martin Jensen, 92, of Cedar Rapids, dies of pneumonia. banking career noted. service at Kelly-Schultz Funeral Home Grand Mound.

Rose A. Novak St. SW Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Anthony Novak Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Allan Bush Cedar Christian Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Third Ave Lawrence E. Unruh 16Th Ave St. Luke’s Hospital Mechanicsville Unruh American Legion Hanford Post 5 Teamsters Union LaVonna Smith Fayetteville Ark Glen Ray Tipton Fay Clair Palo Henry Lisbon Maxine Kniffen Dolores Truhlar Lorraine Rudloff Naomi Sell Olin Joyce Miller Murdoch-Linwood Chapel Jack Hooten Sharon United Methodist Church Agnes Marie Erickson 12Th St Conway Hilding Erickson Laramie Wyo Florence Sanders Eighth Ave Hiawatha Covington Tenn James Sanders Martha Katherine Kauffman Lth Ave Linn County Percy Harris Vinton Timothy Kauffman Eric Gale Emma Kephart Margaret Fetter Wanda Mauck Council Bluffs Freda Hurlburt Blue Springs Bill Thiessen Belle Plaine Francis Thiessen Huntsville Ala Norman Thiessen Atkins Bruce Thiessen San Jose Calif Martin T. Jensen Cottage Grove Ave Calamus Faye Henry Clinton Mr. Jensen First Trust and Savings Wheatland St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Grand Mound Mariette Jensen Karen Dutz Lincoln, Ill Kelly-Schultz Lowman Cemetery Runnells

Obituary notices list funeral details for several individuals

Irene A M Boxwell died. services Friday at West minster Presbyterian Church with burial at Fairfax Cemetery. Floyd L Smith funeral Friday at Turner Chapel East, burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Henrietta M Prochaska memorial service Friday at Kuba Funeral Home East, burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Maxine A McDonald, 73, died in Weston County Memorial Hospital New Castle Wyoming. Cedar Memorial Funeral Home in charge. Mary Skopec, 94, died at Northbrook Manor Care Center. Teahen Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Irene A.M. Boxwell Westminster Presbyterian Church Mary Hay Fairfax Cemetery Stewart Funeral Home Betty Lou Holmes Cedar Rapids Floyd L. Smith Turner Chapel East Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Henrietta M. Prochaska Kuba Funeral Home Glen High Berean Baptist Church Cedar Memorial Park Home Rebekah Lodge No Maxine A. McDonald Osage Wyo Weston County Memorial Hospital New Castle Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Mary Skopec Northbrook Manor Care Center Mercy Hospital Teahen Funeral Home

William C Weber 74 longtime Stone City businessman dies

William C. Weber of Anamosa dies after a long illness at Anamosa Community Hospital at age 74. A former Stone City quarry owner operator, he built Weber Stone Co and retired in 1980. Survived by wife Marguerite, children Ted Joyce Wilamette and two sisters. Services at St. Patrick's Church with Knights of Columbus rites. Memorials to Camp Courageous or St. Patrick's Church.

William C. “Bill” Weber Anamosa Community Hospital William C. Weber Stone Co Stone City Dubuque Loras Academy Marguerite “Marge” Hilk Jaeger Hardware Anamosa C.B. DeWees Quarries St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Holy Cross Cemetery Knights of Columbus Anamosa Lions Club Camp Courageous of Iowa Fawn Creek Country Club Iowa Limestone Producers Association Building Stone Institute Anamosa Jaycees Ted Joyce Deutmeyer Wilamette Brennaman St. Paul

Obituary notices from Iowa communities report multiple deaths

Laura C. Blaker 84 a former Colesburg Cafe employee died Tuesday in Delaware County Memorial Hospital Manchester after a short illness Survivors include three daughters a brother 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Services were held in Colesburg and burial at Zion Cemetery Colesburg Leonard Vernons Edgewood hosted a wake Max Shaffer 77 a U S Postal Service mail contractor died Tuesday at Palmer Memorial Hospital West Union Surviving wife two daughters a son a brother eight grandchildren Services at United Methodist Church with a Masonic service Nora Martin 87 a legal secretary died Wednesday in Mercy Hospital Oelwein Surviving sister Alma Buck Services at Becker Milnes Grandview Cemetery Lowell Jones 60 hog buyer died Wednesday at St Luke s Cedar Rapids Surviving wife a daughter and sister Services at Phillips Keystone Private burial at Oakhill Cemetery Parkersburg Memorials to St Luke s Foundation Donald F Appelman 58 died Tuesday in Halstead Kansas after a sudden illness.

Laura C. Blaker Colesburg Delaware County Memorial Hospital Manchester Irene von Talge Beulah Tinkey Carole Clark Huntington Beach Calif Fred Steinfadt Dyersville Colesburg United Methodist Church Zion Cemetery Leonard Vernon Edgewood Max Shaffer Palmer Memorial Hospital West Union U.S. Postal Service Josephine James Richmond Patsy Brattebo West Des Moines Kathryn Meseck Amherstburg Ontario Canada J. “Eck” Shaffer Elkader United Methodist Church Grandview Cemetery Becker-Milnes Nora Martin Mercy Hospital Oelwein Fayette and West Union Surviving Alma Buck Waterloo Lowell ‘““Jonesey Jones St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids Keystone Brooklyn Dorothy Dode Julie Des Moines Carol Riebkes Wellsburg Phillips Oakhill Parkersburg St. Luke’s Foundation Helen Ida Chopek Rushek Iowa City Milo Rushek Rushek St. Mary’s Catholic Church Solon Leanne Eggerts Jack of Francis Lenoch Oakland Cemetery Brush Funeral Home Dianna Alden Alta Annette Ames Lyle Arthur Westgate Steve Mark Sumner Clark Columbia, Mo Richard Nora Springs Union United Methodist Church Church George Elsie) Schueler Marian Siegfreid Austin Minn Charles Hannemann van Horne St. Andrews Lutheran Church St. John Cemetery Newhall St. Andrews’ Lutheran Church Dorothy Hammel Lutheran Hospital la Crosse Wis Vernon Margaret Ward Waukon Anna DeGraff Theresa Carr Clara Summers Martha Kosinki South Bend Ind St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Hanson’s Mount Olivet Cemetery Henry B. Schulte Good Samaritan Center Marie Francis of Esther J. Sunderman St. Francis Hospital U.S. Army Nurse Corps Chicago New Mexico Veterans Memorial Hospital Zion United Church of Christ Ebenezer Martin’s

Masonville Mayor Bill Alden dies from fall while painting pole

William Charles Alden 61 mayor of Masonville and West Delaware custodian died after falling while painting a flag pole at Lambert Elementary in Manchester. He was born 1926 in Ely and married Verna Lammers in 1950. Survived by wife two sons and two daughters. Funeral 10:30 Friday at Immaculate Conception Church. Burial at St Mary’s Masonville.

William Charles Bill” Alden Masonville West Delaware Manchester Lambert Ely Verna Lammers Winthrop FMC Corp Cedar Rapids Bill Jerry Iowa Falls Janet Short Diane Alden John New London Mildred Cameron Independence Immaculate Conception Catholic Church St. Mary’s Cemetery Vernon’s

Obituary notes from Waukon area residents

Multiple notices report deaths in the region including Martha Anstey 82 of Grandview Care Center and Helen Rushek 89 of Solon. Services sets include 11 a.m. Friday at Brant Kerns Jamison and 10 a.m. Friday at St Mary's Church Solon with various burials and rosaries.

Mezvinsky wins Pennsylvania attorney general primary

Mezvinsky, former Iowa congressman and Watergate figure, wins the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania attorney general. He vows to attack public corruption and create a special unit. He defeats James Dodaro to face Republican Ernest Preate after 66 percent reporting shows about 54 percent in unofficial returns.

Philadelphia Ed Mezvinsky Iowa Pennsylvania Mezvinsky Ised James Dodaro Ernest Preate Lackawanna County

Stuart Man Dies In I 80 Crash After Car Fire

A Stuart man died after his eastbound car left I 80 west of Stuart, overturned, and caught fire following a rear impact by a Des Moines driver. James Huff, 41, was trapped and died at the scene. Percy Walker, 22, was flown to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines in satisfactory condition.

Stuart Iowa State Patrol James Huff Percy Walker Des Moines Huff Walker Mercy Hospital Medical Center

Illinois Lottery Winning Numbers Report

Here are the Lotto results drawn Wednesday from Springfield. Daily Game numbers 7 8 0. Pick Four 7 4 7 4. Lotto 7 results 1 10 11 21 25 31 36. Lotto Jackpot is 4 million dollars and Lotto 7 Jackpot is 10 million dollars.

Iowa Lotto numbers drawn in Des Moines

Iowa Lotto results from Des Moines list the winning numbers drawn Wednesday in the state game. The AP brief notes the numbers but provides no further details about payouts or prizes in this excerpt.

DES Moines

Lotto jackpot climbs as $3.1 million prize awaits

Iowa lottery officials report no winner in last night's drawing. The top prize rises to an estimated 3.1 million dollars after no one matched all six numbers 9, 14, 21, 25, 29 and 36. Seventeen hundred sixty six players won smaller amounts and a few earned free plays.

Des Moines Lottery Bret Voorhees Voorhees Iowa

Vital Statistics St Luke’s Babies and Marriages List

April births include a daughter for Debra and Douglas Merfeld of 2552 Oxford Lane NW and a son for Amy and Jeff Farwell of 348 Brentwood Dr NE. Also listed are births to Carolyn and Michael Forney in Independence a daughter Jane and Donovan Lima at Spy Glass Hill NE a son Mary Thompson a son Holly Yirkovsky a daughter Lynette and Bill Butteris a son Cedar Rapids couples Richard L Rogness and Linda S Ulrich Dennis J Taylor and Cathryn A Murphy and others from Fraser Marion Idaho Iowa Mount Vernon

ST. Luke's Debra Douglas Merfeld Oxford Lane Amy Jeff Farwell Brentwood Dr. NE Carolyn Michael Forney Independence Jane Donovan Lima Spy Glass Hill NE Mary Thompson 22Nd Ave Holly Yirkovsky 35Th St Marion Lynette Bill Butteris Lisbon Richard L. Rogness Linda S. Ulrich Dennis J. Taylor Cathryn A. Murphy Cedar Rapids Michael V. Boyle Fraser Mich Julieana M. Inge Kip L. Osterhout Paul Idaho Cheryl A. Powers Iowa City Randy A. Simonds Cheryl K. Smith Mount. Vernon

Dissolutions of Clinton and Fremel couples

Notice records dissolution filings for Gloria Ann Clinton and Erwin Leroy Clinton, and Shirley A Fremel and Marvin Dean Fremel. Proceedings indicate end of marriage between each listed pair.

Gloria Ann and Erwin Leroy Clinton Shirley A. and Marvin Dean Fremel

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