Deaths in Linn County and surrounding areas
Obituary notices list Jessie L. Butters 81 of Marion born 1905, died after long illness at St. Luke's Hospital. Memorials to Faith Lutheran Church. Also memorials for Elizabeth Betty Carpenter and J Frank Meyers, with funeral details and survivors. Additional death notices include LeRoy Banks, Elfreda Gilbert, Neil Luettjohann and Theodore Neuhaus with service times and burial locations. Arrangements by local funeral homes.
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Jessie L. Butters
Eighth Ave
Marion
Guttenberg
St. Luke’s Hospital
Colesburg
Witwer Farm
Butters
Faith Lutheran Church
Charles
Leland
Eunice Koeppen
Gladys Grimes
Ione Stoeffler
Springville
Out-of-town death of University of Iowa student Stych
Jeffrey A. Stych 21 of Cedar Falls died of apparent heart failure early Sunday in a Galion Ohio hospital where he was working for the summer. Survived by grandmother Helen Stych Cedar Rapids. Services 10 a.m. Thursday at St Patrick's Cedar Falls. Burial in church cemetery. Friends may call after 9 a.m. today at Kaiser Carson Funeral Home Cedar Falls.
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Neil H. Luettjohann
Salem United Methodist Church
Gale Hawkee
Lowden
Lillis Deerberg
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Theodore H. Neuhaus
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Fairfax
John Pitzen
Church Cemetery
Teahen Funeral’ Home
Jeffrey A. Stych
Cedar Falls
Galion
Ohio
University of Iowa
Stych
Helen Stych
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Kaiser-Carson Funeral Home
Deaths in Tipton Decorah Dysart and Iowa City area
Several obituaries from eastern Iowa recount deaths in Tipton Decorah Dysart Garnaville and Iowa City. Byron D Drake 94 of Tipton formerly Clarence died August 3 in Missouri with services August 6 in Tipton. Lilian A Fish 74 of Decorah a retired waitress died Monday with services today 10 30 and burial at Memorial Park Waterloo. Travis Burhenn 6 of Rural Dysart died after farm accident with services pending. Marinette Oleson 68 died Tuesday at Central Community Hospital with arrangements pending. Robert J Brandt 72 died Monday in Elkader after long illness co owner Garnavillo Mill Inc survivors listed. Earl Ross death noted with arrangements pending at Ennoble Manor. Ernest Eugene Knight 69 Route 2 Iowa City died Monday at University Hospitals after illness with services 1 30 pm Thursday at George L Gay's Iowa City memorial fund noted.
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Byron D. Drake
Tipton
Clarence
Missouri
Glenn
Orlando
Fla
Conn Funeral Home
Tipton, Mo
Lilian A. Fish
Decorah
Aase Haugen
Richard
St. Louis
Dora Mae Allman
Camanche
Arthur Vine
Gladys Meyer
Rochester
Minn
Fjelstul’s
Memorial Park Cemetery
Waterloo
Robert J. Brandt
Central Community Hospital
Elkader
Garnavillo
Ernest Eugene “Gene” Knight
Route 2
University Hospitals
McLeansboro
California
Iowa
Dolores Brownfield Knight
Iowa City
U.S. Army Air Force
Long Beach
Narrow miss as Lear jet nearly collides with Piper above Midway
An FAA spokesman said a Lear jet owned by Fort Howard Paper Co of Green Bay came within feet of a Piper Cherokee about 1,000 feet above Midway Airport. The Piper had departed Meigs Field for Des Moines. the Lear descended to avoid a collision. No controller error was found, and FAA is investigating the Piper’s ownership.
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Chicago
Midway Airport
Federal Aviation
Fort Howard Paper Co
Green Bay
Wis
FAA
Mort Edelstein
Edelstein
Lear
Lakefront
Meigs Field
Des Moines
Midway
Piper
Empty canoe triggers search for missing Le Claire man
An abandoned canoe on the Mississippi near Le Claire is the sole clue in the disappearance of Jon Lehmkuhl 21 who was last seen early Monday. The Scott County Sheriff's Department treated it as a missing person case and investigators fear a drowning as they drag the river.
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LE Claire
Scott County Sheriff's Department
Jon Lehmkuhl
Harry Flint
Sheriff's Department
Lehmkuhl
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Boy 6 dies buried in corn bin at Dysart farm
A 6-year-old Dysart boy, Travis Burhenn, died after being buried under about 12 feet of shelled corn in a corn bin on the Burhenn family farm three miles east of Dysart. He was pronounced dead at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo after transport from the farm around 12:30 p.m. Services are pending at Overton's in Dysart. In a separate rural Carroll fatality, Randy Kroeger, 31, died when a tractor pinned him after leaving the road near Glidden.
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Travis Burhenn
Dysart
Paul and
Rhonda Burhenn
Overton’s
Benton County
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
Burhenn
Overton
Carroll
Carroll County Sheriff's Department
Naive Danish woman slain in Chicago. new boyfriend charged
Birgitte Andersen a 20 year old from Saltum Denmark moved to Chicago six months ago and hoped for a student visa. She was found beaten and suffocated in her North Side apartment. Michael Daniels 18 Evanston resident faced murder charges after a written confession. Bonds set at 50000. Daniels allegedly attacked Andersen after learning she had dated his cousin.
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Chicago
America
Birgitte Andersen
Michael Daniels
Evanston
John Schmidt
Daniels
Lisa Howard
Cook County
Richard Daley
Andersen
Schmidt
Charline Bachelder
Saltum
Denmark
Hugo Petersen
Petersen
Embassy guard Lonetree spy trial opens with scapegoat claim
Civilian lawyers for Sgt. Clayton Lonetree argue he is a scapegoat for lax State Department security as the court martial begins. Prosecutor portrays him as embittered and involved with a Soviet agent. he faces 13 espionage charges and possible life imprisonment. Lonetree’s attorney says the case is a mistake and notes alleged KGB contacts were not intended as treason.
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Quantico
Clayton Lonetree
Marine Corps
U.S
Moscow
State Department
Lonetree
William Kunstler
Kunstler
CIA
Marine Base
Maj
David Beck
Michael Stulff
Las Vegas
Nev
Sasha
KGB
Stulff
Sgt
Reagan to address nation on Iran Contra during Oval Office speech
White House officials offered few details about President Reagan's Iran-contra address, saying the speech would run about 18 minutes and content remained unfinished. He will speak at 7 p.m. CDT from the Oval Office reacting to congressional hearings and outlining his remaining 17 months in office. Broadcasters will carry the address live.
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Washington
White House
Reagan
Oval Office
Congress
ABC
CBS
NBC
Farm Seizure Sought in Marijuana Case
Authorities seek to seize the Milford man's farm two cars and a motorcycle in a Dickinson County District Court action after 350 marijuana plants were found on his property. John A. Anderson, 56, is free on bond and a hearing is required before any seizure.
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Spirit Lake
Dickinson County ‘Sheriff's
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
John A. Anderson
Dickinson County
Anderson
Curfew Imposed on Iowa Capitol Grounds
State officials impose a curfew banning visitors from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. at the Iowa Capitol grounds to curb vandalism litter and noise. Lawmakers wrapped up their session near 4 a.m. May 10, and the rule faces review by the Administrative Rules Review Committee next week. Governor's spokesman and Capitol police insist the action has approval, while critics call it a reversal of access and worry about late-night legislative business.
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Des Moines
Iowa Capitol
Iowa
Administrative Rules Review Committee
Sen
Berle
Vital Statistics Mercy and St Luke’s Births Aug 11
Mercy records list Lynda and Leslie Stokke of 1400 38th St SE welcoming a daughter Stephanie and Mark Krause of 247 27th Ave Marion a son St Luke’s notes Pamela Turner of 820 Brandon Ave Hiawatha and Steven Turner a daughter Tamara and Mark Rowell of 831 Wellington St SE a son Cynthia and James Paulsen of 6723 First Ave SW a daughter Janet and Donald Plotz of Walford a daughter
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Mercy
Lynda
Leslie’ Stokke
38Th St. SE
Stephanie
Mark Krause
27Th Ave
Marion
ST. Luke’s
Pamela
Steven
Turner
Brandon Ave
Hiawatha
Tamara
Mark
Rowell
Wellington St. SE
Cynthia
James Paulsen
First Ave
Janet
Donald Plotz
Walford
Marriage Licenses Issued Across Several Iowa Cities
David L. Brost Jr and Shirley D. Hedges of Cedar Rapids. Raymond J. Cooper and Laurie T. Jordan of Marion. Robert L. Halford Jr and Alicia L. Gibson of Marion. Jack E. Bruce and Michele K. Fritz of Ely. Ryan S. Christians and Annette R. Angerer of Omaha Nebraska. David H. Jensen Jr and Dorié J. Schleder of Dallas Texas. Clarence V. Tharp Walker and Audrey G. Wienands of Cedar Rapids. Randy L. Plotz of Blairstown and Paula J. Eiben of Central City.
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David L. Brost Jr
Shirley’ D. Hedges
Cedar Rapids
Randy L. Plotz
Blairstown
Paula J. Eiben
Central City
DISSOLUTIONS LIST OF SEVERED PARTNERS OR ENTITIES
A compiled list names several dissolved relationships including Patricia Dawn and Dennis Clif ford Bemrose Kelly L and Robert P Mitchell Marjorie Mary and Mark Robert Snyder Dianne Rosé marie and Robert Nicholas Schauw fenbuel Susan M and David M Dvorak Connie Sue and Louis Allen Pernicka Terry Lynne and Terrence Lee Markle Sylvia Irene and Frank Evele Prat Evelyn L and Robert Ki Reiland.
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Patricia Dawn
Dennis Clifford Bemrose
Kelly L
Robert P. Mitchell
Marjorie Mary
Mark Robert Snyder
Dianne Rosémarie
Robert Nicholas Schauwfenbuel
Susan M
David M. Dvorak
Connie Sue
Louis Allen Pernicka
Terry Lynne
Terrence’ Lee Markle
Sylvia Irene
Frank Evele Prat
Evelyn L
Robert Ki Reiland
Illinois Lotto numbers and jackpots announced
Springfield AP reports the Illinois Lottery results drawn Tuesday. Daily Game numbers are 4 2 7. Pick Four is 2 7 8 7. Lotto Jackpot stands at 4 million dollars and Lotto 7 Jackpot at 5 million dollars.
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Springfield, Ill
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John Gugel
Brown Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Boyson Rd
Elizabeth Betty Carpenter
Second Ave
Mercy Hospital
Bor
Wigan
England
F. George Carpenter
London
Roger Rollins
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
American Lung Association of Iowa
Walnut
J. Frank Meyers
Bullhead, Ariz
Silver Ridge
Bullhead
Hattie
Victor
Dolan Springs
Ariz
Verla Aldrich
Buena Vista
Colo
Chloride
Sutton Funeral Home
LeRoy E. Banks
Campbell-Russell Funeral Home
Vinton
Lone Tree Cemetery
Lone Tree
Elfreda D. Gilbert
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Gary Hess
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Glendale Cemetery
Eleader
Marinette Oleson
Leonard Witt
Manchester
Earl Ross
Dubuque
Vernon
West Liberty
Air Canada
O’hare International Airport
Travis Is the Son of
Randy Leland Kroeger
Kroeger
Glidden
Bachelder
Richard Ayers
New York Times
Cable News Network
Marlin Fitzwater
Fitzwater
Bob Brammer
Attorney General’s Office
Statehouse
Priebe
D-Algona
Richard Vohs
Terry Branstad
Earl Usher
Capitol
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Illinois Lottery
HEI
John E
Third Avenue SE
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