Metro Deaths Highlight Local Community Losses Across Age Range
Obituaries from Cedar Rapids Marion area list Lola Rozinek 66 of 700 35th St Marion, Laura Riedel 68, Roberta Buford 64, Carrie Sheets 88, Jimmie Jeffrey 46, Lahman Bower 85, Blanche Jameson 95, Sister Mary Cashman 82, George Trachta 78, and others. Details include birthplaces, survivor lists, service times, burial sites, and memorials. Serviços are held at several local chapels with arrangements by Stewart Funeral Home and Cedar Memorial Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Jameson
Marion and Oelwein
Baldwin Park
Calif
Grand Island
Neb
Fred Jameson
Order of Eastern Star
PEO
Daisy Ritchie
Cedar Rapids
Long Beach
Mary Thomasine Cashman
Queen of Angels Infirmary
Sacred Heart
Coggon
Sisters of Mercy
Waterloo
Immaculate Conception
Oelwein
St. Nicholas
Evansdale
Leo
Masonville
Mary Eleanor Cashman
Mount Mercy College
Generose Casey
Coggan
Sacred Heart Chapel
David Remy
Stewart Funeral Home
George Trachta
29Th Ave
Mercy Hospital
Brush Chapel
Reka Hofford
Circle Drive
Northbrook Manor
East Iowa Deaths Highlight Ayrshire Leader and Community Notables
A series of obituaries from East Iowa lists Louis R. Zumbach, 60, longtime Ayrshire Association president, World War II veteran, and Monticello farmer among survivors. Also noted are Gerard Henkels, Urban Schute, Modesta Willman, Robert Evans, Chester Johnson, Frances Melhus, Henry Schloeman, Wanda Beasley, Ruth Ferriss, Ole Hoke, William Kilcoin, and related services, callers, and burial details across Ryan, Monticello, Garnavillo, Guttenberg, Norway, Cedar Rapids, Vinton, Ottumwa, and surrounding towns. Services arranged at local churches with multiple funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis R. Zumbach
National Ayrshire Association
Iowa City
Ryan
Velma Brockens
Monticello
Coggon
National Association
Iowa Ayrshire Association
Latha Henderson
Coggan
Carl Keating
Brad Kimmerle
Dundee
Iowa
Gary
Louis J
Elmer
Manchester
Myron
Laverne
Peace Lutheran Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Goettsch’s
Waukon student dies in Fayette motorcycle crash
Sherri Schwartzhoff 22 a senior at Upper Iowa University Fayette died Friday morning in a motorcycle accident near Fayette. Survivors include her mother Elizabeth and six siblings plus grandmother Reva Dorring. Services Monday 11 a.m. at St. Gabriel's Prairie du Chien with a Scripture service Sunday 8 p.m. Burial Calvary Cemetery Prairie du Chien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urban B. Schute
Waterloo
Guttenberg Hospital
Arnold
Monona
Raymond
Guttenberg
Marvin
Farley
Lavern
Washougal
Wash
Bernice Keller
Waukon
Norma Kluesner
Marquette
Dolores Padden
Dubuque
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Sherri Schwartzhoff
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Elizabeth
Jackie Skowronski
Linda Snooks
McGregor
Debbi Woods
Postville
Sandra Lester
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Trudy Duchas
California
Reginald
Denver
Colo
Roland
Alabama
Reva Dorring
St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church
Hanson’s
Calvary Cemetery
New Chicago mayor vows big job cuts and reform
Harold Washington was sworn in as Chicago's first Black mayor promising to freeze hiring and fire appointees to tackle a $150 million general fund shortfall. He warned of $200 million deficits in school and transit budgets, pledging hundreds of last minute positions be eliminated and calling for salary cuts and a higher state income tax. He framed the crisis as Chicago’s worst since the 1871 fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harold Washington
Washington
City General Fund
Jane Byrne
Byrne
Joseph Medill
Fort Dodge man killed in motorcycle collision
A 30-year-old Fort Dodge man named Jerry A. Smith died when his motorcycle was struck by a pickup crossing the centerline two miles north of Webster City. The driver Tracy Claude, 27, of rural Woolstock, was charged with failing to yield half the roadway. Smith was not wearing a helmet and died at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Hamilton County
Dennis Jackson
Jerry A. Smith
Tracy Claude
Woolstock
Jackson
Claude
Smith
Dusting Hacks For Spring Home Cleaning
Tips for spring cleaning include stretching an old knit hat over a broom to reach tight spots and slipping a knee-sack over a snow brush for larger areas. Use a paint brush lightly sprayed with your favorite dusting spray to clean figurines and knickknacks.
Williamstown man dies. C Kenneth Dane obituary
William sburg resident C Kenneth Dane 66 a farmer and retired postal clerk at Cedar Rapids died at his home Friday morning. Survived by wife Vena daughter Marsha Wehner two sons Kevin and Richard father Clarence and five grandchildren. Services Monday 2 p m First United Presbyterian Church Friends may call after 6 p m today at Uhlimann s Burial Oak Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
Ohio
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Cedar Rapids
Linn-Mar
Stewart Roger Greene
Ronald Rozinek
Grand Lake
Colo
Pat Klouda
Grinnell
Iowa
Susan Greene
Becky Rozinek
Shellsburg
Leo Stewart
Chino
Calif
Stewart Funera
John Epperson
Grimnel
Christian Church
Shiloh
Hiawatha
Carrie Sheets
32Nd St. NE
Milwaukee
Wis
South Dakota
Food Services Department
Cedar Rapids Public
Order of Eastern Star
Marshalltown
Women’s Club
Carolyn Brockway
Richard
Elmira
N.Y
James
Baltimore
Mary Callene
Mildred N. Overholt
Teresa French
Geri Clancy
Lea Myers
Trixie Matejka
Lila Fields
Turner Chapel West
Richard W. Andrews
Unity Center of
Linwood Cemetery
Appleton
Investments Department of Aid Association For Lutherans
Helen Cumming Bower
Frances Langenbach Stadelbauer
John
Lincoln
Mass
Nancy Holmes
Summit
Appleton Rotary Club
Helen Thom Roemer
Chester C. Johnson
Mercy Hospital
Benton County
Margaret
Mount Auburn
Julia Hultman
Paducah
Stella Husted
Myrtle Schulze
Vinton
United Methodist Church
Henry O. Schloeman
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ruth
Marjorie McDowell
Brosh’s
Norway
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Ole Hoke
Virginia Gay Annex
Jean Cherveny
van Horne
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
Fellmer’s
Keystone
St. John Lutheran Cemetery
Newhall
C. Kenneth Dane
Williamsburg
Vena
Marsha Wehner
Kevin
Woodward
Swisher
Clarence
First United Presbyterian Church
Uhlimann
Vital Statistics and Fire/Medical Reports Summary
Vital statistics list multiple births on April 28 including a son for Louise and Jon Luedtke and twin daughters for Anne and Robert Lala along with several other families. Fire and medical dispatch notes occur Thursday and Friday with incidents including illegal burning, debris fires, medical emergencies, investigations, and odor checks across locations such as Forest Drive SE Memorial Drive SE and Collins Road NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise
Jon Luedtke
Bel Air Drive
Marcia
Gary Britcher
Ohio St
Anne
Robert Lala
Dalewood Ave
Suzanne
Terry Beltz
West Amana
Paula
Paul Moucka
27Th Ave
Marion
Connie
Ronald McGraw
Palo
Forest Drive
Memorial Drive
C Ave
Rabbit Show Opens at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids
The National All Havana Show and the All American Chinchilla Rabbit Show begin at noon at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids. Day two continues Sunday with judging set for 8 30 a.m. by the Cedar Rapids Rabbit Breeders Inc annual spring show at the Farm Youth Center Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Also Mentioned on This Page
METRO
Lola Belle Rozinek
35Th St. Marion
Laura Miller Riedel
Warsaw
Clayton County
Monona High School
Cedar Rapids Business College
Ernest Riedel
Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co
Missouri
Robert
Waukesha
Schultz Funeral Home
Harold O. Ward
Monona City Cemetery
Roberta Nell Buford
Hill Drive
Scottsdale, Ariz
Colony
Iowa Softball Hall of Fame
Trinity United Methodist Church
Woodrow
Edina
Thelma Scott
LaBelle
Eleanor Allen
Phoenix
Ariz
Mildred Leslie
Knox City
Harmony Grove Cemetery
Rutledge
Perrine
10Th St
Jimmie D. Jeffrey
Second Ave
Laborers Local Union No. 43
Aflcio
Garnavillo
Gerard
Gerry
F. Henkels
University Hospitals
John Henkels
Jack
Don
Frank
Rose
Joan
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Modesta L. Willman
D. Keith
Burnette Hilvers
Cuba City
Marietta Hilvers
Tuecke-Allyn
Guttenberg City Cemetery
Robert L. Evans
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Maynard
Florence Senner
Hawkeye
Maynard High School
University of Iowa
Randalia
Fredericksburg
Luana
Farmers Co-op Commission Company
Hill Hardware
Pape and Fox Hardware
Northeast Iowa Technical Institute
Monona Housing
Monona Enterprises
Commercial Club
Masonic Lodge
Kiwanis Club
Schultz’s
Lutheran Cemetery
Frances Arlene Melhus
Frances Olson
Oakley Melhus
Sandra VanAmburg
Atkins
Margaret Harrison
Bernice Schmidt
Omer
Clearwater
Fla
Glenn
Evan
Chariton
Sigourney
Wanda Beasley
Ottumwa
Hayesville
Iowa Lutheran
Richard Cook
Albuquerque
N.M
John Cook
Frederick
Holm’s
Pennington Cemetery
Tama
Ruth Ferriss
Sunny Hill
Henderson's
Toledo
Victor
William M. Kilcoin
Victor Bank
Trese Ryan
Brooklyn
Abby Zierath
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
McAninch-Fremming’s
St. Luke’s
Teresa
Lawrence Bartlett
Sixth St
Rebecca
Paul Perkins
Hillview Drive
Francis and
Myrna Krivanek
Ely
Spruce Avenue SE
Eastern Ave
Second Avenue
10Th Street
Westwood Drive
16Th Ave
D Ave
Collins Road
Fifth Ave
John E. Cedar Rapids
Pierson
East 395
Center Pt. Rd
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