Deaths in Linn County and Central City
Fred Wesley Scott 61 of Central City died July 30 1994 in St Luke s Hospital after a heart attack. Services at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with Masonic rites. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include wife Mary Ann two sons and two daughters. Gene R Opfer 65 of Central City died after a cancer battle. Services at United Methodist Church Central City. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials to St Luke s Foundation and memorial fund established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wesley Scott
Central City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Nick Longworth
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Mary Ann
Stephanie Mihane
Aurora
Colo
Steve
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ship
Robert
Cleveland
Thomas
Claysburg
Theresa
Alison
John
Kaitlin
Jamie
Fred
Altoona
Stewart
Ava Clemmons Scott
Mary Ann Beswick
Ford Motor Co
Welty-Way Products
Cedar Rapids
Newell Machinery Co
Crescent Masonic Lodge
el Kahir Shrine
el Kahir Shrine Hospital
Scottish Rite
York Rite
Knight Templars
Venture Touring Society
St. Luke’s Foundation
Box
Milwaukee
Wis
Gene R. Opfer
United Methodist Church
Gary Hoyt
Don McGarvey
First Assembly of God Church
Murdoch Funeral Home
Helen
Cheryle
Richard
Peggy
Bernice Moulton
Buck Creek
Camille
Cherob
Melissa
Rob Opfer
Raymond
Norman
Carl
Bertha Bettke Opfer
Gene
Helen Holderness
Millersburg
H. Meyer
Clarence
Des Moines
St. John’s United Church of Christ, Clarence
Rodney Slessor
Chapman Funeral Home
University of Iowa Anatomy Department
Debora Shapp
Evelyn Ibsen
Harry
Arrangements Pending for Mount Vernon Woman
Rachel Bleakly 57 of Mount Vernon died Sunday morning July 31 1994 at home after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Bleakly
Mount Vernon
Morgan Funeral Home
Mathilda
LaCrosse Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
Burnham Wood Funeral Home
West Union
Obituaries fill East Iowa notices with multiple deaths
Elizabeth F Aearn 90 died July 20 in Dubuque after a sudden illness. Services July 26 at St Josephs Church burial in church cemetery. Pete Groth died July 31 in Guttenberg Care Center. Evelyn J Mace 55 and Frank Shimanek 84 listed among deaths with arrangements pending. Betty Winegarden widower Dennis and two daughters noted among survivors. Multiple other memorials include Klostermann and Stansberry entries with pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete” W. Groth
Guttenberg Care Center
Volunteer Center seeks help across many local agencies
Local volunteers are urged to contact the United Way of East Central Iowa at 398-5372 for opportunities with nonprofits. Listings include Tanager Place, Retired and Senior Volunteers, Crisis Center counselors, Nursing Mothers Network HACAP/WIC, RSVP, Coe College hosting Nagoya Gakuin students, Weekend Meals on Wheels, History Center data entry, Literacy Tutors, Science Station, and Pilot Parents with Fall 1994 training. Each role offers orientation or specific hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Way of
East Central
Iowa
Tanager Place
Children’s Home
Cedar Rapids
Faye Birky
Foundation 2 Crisis Center
Volun
Nursing Mothers Network
HACAP
WIC
Traci Johnson
Coe College
Nagoya-Gakuin University
Karen Trausch
Kate
History Center
Eighth Ave
Louise
Sarah At
Kirkwood
Margaret
Sandee
Michelle
ARC of East Central
Wallace family gathers in Des Moines at Wallace home
More than 100 descendants of Henry Wallace met in Des Moines at the Wallace family home. The group photo drew the call say corn while Ruth Wijkman, 92, sister of Henry A. Wallace, attended. Rob Fleming said the Wallace House Foundation has funds for only a few months more of operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Farmer Magazine
Henry C. Wallace
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Henry C
Henry A. Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Whate
Pioneer
Hi-Bred International
North America
Ruth Wijkman
Wallace House Foundation
Rob Fleming
Henry A
James
Iowa leads nation in restoring fields to marshes under wetlands program
Iowa farmers enroll 1,058 offers in the Wetlands Reserve Program, with 5,793 acres accepted this year and 5,105 acres in 1992. The government buys permanent easements so land remains wetlands, while farmers retain ownership. Largest parcel 431 acres near Hamburg, with aims to absorb flood waters and improve wildlife habitat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa
Des Moines
Iowa
Steve Johnson
US Soil Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
South Dakota
Bill Hawks
Iowa Ascs
Hamburg
Randy Robb
Soil Conservation Service
Sidney
Denison Infant Dies From Chest Wound. Grandmother Suspect
Autopsy shows the eight month old Denison boy died from stab wounds to the chest. Authorities say the case is ruled a homicide and Jewell McDonald, the infant's grandmother, has been questioned. The mother Sherri McDonald and the grandparents were at the Denison home when 911 responders found the injured child. Tyler McDonald died at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Iowa
Thomas Bennett
Crawford County
Jewell McDonald
Sheriff's Office
Crawford County Memorial Hospital
Sherri McDonald
Jewell
Larry McDonald
Tyler McDonald
Rev. Norm White Retires As Priest But Remains Rural Advocate
AP Des Moines reports Rev. Norm White retires from priesthood yet stays active as a rural advocate. He lauds the archdiocese while criticizing corporate farms and farm groups, noting he lacks PAC money to wield political influence. White plans to write and speak on farm issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Norm White
Archdiocese of Dubuque
White
Independence
Dubuque Man Killed in Wisconsin Crash
Carl Tropf, 32, of Dubuque, died in a late Friday crash on U.S. highways 61-151 near Dickeyville, Wisconsin, when a pickup driven by 45 year old Robert Berntgen crossed the center line and collided with Tropf’s car. Tropf died at the scene. passenger Robert Mootz, 39, of Dubuque, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Berntgen was ejected, flown to a Madison hospital in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Carl Tropf
Dubuque
Dickeyville
Wis
Grant County
Robert Berntgen
Cassville
Tropf
Robert Mootz
Berntgen
Madison, Wis
Houseboat Explosion Injures Davenport Couple
A Mississippi River houseboat exploded after fueling near Andalusia Illinois injuring a Davenport couple. Diane Anderson was in critical condition at Trinity Medical Center East in Moline and her husband David Anderson was listed in serious condition. The blast occurred about 1:20 p.m. Saturday as the boat left the harbor after pumping 30 gallons into a 50 gallon tank. the couple was rescued by Jenny and Kevin Archibald of Andalusia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Anderson
Trinity Medical Center
Moline
Ill
David
Wintergreen Harbor
Andalusia
David Anderson
Rock Island ([Ll
Jenny
Kevin Archibald
Linn District Court actions include fines and suspended sentences
In Linn District Court on Oct 27 1993 pledges included Christopher W Ward 23 of Cedar guilty to third degree theft with two year suspended sentence and probation. George W Aan 41 of Oxford received over 500 in Job Service benefits with a 45 day jail term and $1260 restitution. Additional cases involve assault domestic abuse charges and dismissed proceedings with several defendants named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pledge
Christopher W. Ward
Cedar
Ward
George W. Aan
Oxford
Job Service of
Iowa
Linn District Court
Karl E. Waller
Ninth Ave
Ernest D. York
Park Ave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linn County
Farley
Elizabeth F
Betty
A’hearn
St. Joseph's
Mercy Health Center
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Reiff Funeral Home
Patricia McDermott
Epworth
Janet Hingtgen
Joanie Schmitt
Karen Jaeger
Michael
Denver
Hilda Haukap
Dedham
Henry Schenkelberg
Templeton
Francis Joseph
Elizabeth A'Hearn
Guttenberg
Evelyn J. Mace
White Funeral Home
Monticello
C.F
Frank” Shimanek
New
Vienna
Nellie T. Klostermann
Good Neighbor Home
Manchester
St. Boniface Catholic Church
New Vienna
Church
Kramer Funeral Home
Dyersville
Bernice Pape
Alice Gaul
Linus Hoeger
Sigourney
Helen C. Stansberry
Manor House
Reynolds Funeral Chapel
Albert
al” Winegarden
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Sigourney Christian Church
Sorden Cemetery
Webster
Holm Funeral Home
Dennis
Kalona
Sharie Mann
Omaha
Neb
Charles
Tipton
Waucoma
D.M
Johnson
Father White
Jesus
Davenport
Mississippi River
Shannon J. Price
Fourth St. NW
Price
Charlotte Schneider
Mary
16Th St. SE
Saas O Eee
Kenneth R. Wells
27Th Ave
Susan
Goldfinch Rd
Angela
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