Death notices in Linn County area
Obituaries recount multiple Linn County deaths including Richard S. Zacek of Prairie du Sac born 1940 died from burns after a home explosion. Also Mary Dostal 1902 born, Raymond Crowley 1916 born, and several others with service times, burial details, and church affiliations listed. Funeral homes include Kuba Murdoch Linwood Goettsch and St Patrick Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard S. Zacek
Prairie du Sac, Wis
Cedar Rapids
University Hospital
Madison, Wis
Prairie du Sac
Zacek
Local 383
Wisconsin
Kris Randall
Center Point
Cindy Zacek
Josephine Zacek
James
Tony
Judy Zacek
Kuba Funeral Home
Harry Koelker
St. John's Cemetery
Mary Dostal
Mallory St
St. Luke’s Hospital
Johnson County
David Young
Hope Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Raymond Crowley
Whittier Rd
Springville
Delhi
Lillian Kula
Prairieburg
Ryan
Anamosa
Mary Ellen Leahy
Danbury
Deloris Brenner
Mapleton
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Ananmosa
Goettsch Funeral Home
Nellie J. Peterson
Murdoch-Linwood
Charles Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Linwood
Kellie M. Slater
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Gerald Stevens
Hudson Community Church
Oak Shade
Alma M. Stanek
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
John Gilmore
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Ester P. Wydlacil
Nick Longworth
Baxter-Martinson Funeral Chapel
Irene K. Demuth
People’s Memorial Hospital
John
Independence
Richard
Elgin
Jerry DeMuth
Winthrop
Joan Glaza
Waterloo
Kathleen Weber
Alfred Friedman
Manchester
George Friedman
New Vienna
Edward Friedman
Dyersville
Mary Rosalita Friedman
Dubuque
Annie Gerken
St. John’s Catholic Church
White’s
Buchanan County Health Trust
Arrangements Pending for Two Iowa City Area Deaths
Hazel Sevcik 79 of 1901 Hamilton St SW died Sunday at Mercy Medical Center. Services are pending at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home. Verle L. Smith 92 of 3093 Highway 13 Marion died Sunday at St Luke's Hospital. Services are pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Sevcik
Hamilton St
Mercy Medical Center
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Verle L. Smith
Highway 13
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Murdoch Funeral Home
Paul G. Rohwedder
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Deaths in East Iowa Take Toll Across Counties
A sequence of obituary notices from Eastern Iowa records the deaths of Elmer F Dresselhaus 87 Hazel Mae Wyant 70 Gerald J Gotto 77 Violet R Melion 76 Irene K Demuth 83 Les Folsom 16 Kenneth C Thompson 81 Thomas F Hopper infant Henry Struck 89 Harold Cue 82 Lewie Johnson 82 and Paul G Rohwedder 76. The notices list ages, residences, survivors, and service details with churches cemeteries and al limited cremation or pending arrangements where noted.
Senator stands up for grounded flight attendants against weight rule
Ohio Democrat Metzenbaum labels American Airlines weight standards outdated and biased against women especially over 40. He urges scrapping the policy while the union sues to challenge it. EEOC also accuses discrimination as court cases unfold in Fort Worth and Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
American Airlines
Howard Metzenbaum
American
Metzenbaum
Robert Crandall
al Becker
Association of Professional
Fort Worth
Texas
Ed Stewart
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Los Angeles
EEOC
Ralph D.H. Fertig
Fertig
Pan American World Airways
Left Handed Goods Find Niche At Debnan's in Iowa
Debnan's Specialty Shop in Oskaloosa, owned by Nancy Stapp, specializes in left handed merchandise. She notes customers are more common than expected, with items like left handed pens and pencils addressing balance differences. Stores in Cedar Rapids and suppliers in New York provide scarce inventory as designers slow to adapt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ireland
Debnan
Oskaloosa
Nancy Stapp
Stapp
Cedar Rapids
Deb Vaughn
Lindale Mall
Rowoco
Orangeburg
N.Y
Archivist Fletcher Opens Nixon Papers To Researchers
Fletcher worked on Richard Nixon presidential papers and notes no bomb shells tied to Watergate. She recalls reporters flocking to new Watergate documents. Fletcher briefly joined Hoover Library staff in 1988 and now helps tag documents for quick access and public release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Hoover Library
Mount Mercy
Mary Roberta Lyness
William Fletcher
Mary
Los Angeles
Culver City
Waterloo boy drowns in pool
A 15-year-old Waterloo boy was found at the bottom of a pool Saturday night and revived. He died Sunday morning at Allen Memorial Hospital. The name is withheld pending relatives' notification as investigators probe the accident.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Fire Department
Waterloo Police Department
Allen Memorial Hospital
16 year old dies in skating accident in Oelwein
A 16 year old Oelwein boy died Sunday morning after roller skating while holding the end of a moving pickup. Les Folsom was taken to Mercy Hospital then airlifted to University Hospitals in Iowa City where he died. Police will not identify the driver or indicate any charges. The crash occurred just after midnight as Oelwein police and the Iowa State Patrol investigate.
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Les Folsom
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Hintz-Geilenfeld
Kenneth C. Thompson
Mercy Hospital
Central States Theatre Corp
Louella
Oelwein
Marcella Roschke
Waterloo
Christ United Presbyterian Church
Antioch Cemetery
Clarksville
Hintz-Geilenfeld’s
American Cancer Society
Oelwein Police
Iowa State Patrol
No winner in Lotto America and Iowa Lotto
No one matched the winning numbers for the $16 million Lotto America jackpot or the $600,000 Iowa Lotto prize on Saturday. Officials estimate the Lotto America midweek jackpot at about $21 million and the Iowa Lotto prize at roughly $800,000 for Wednesday’s drawing.
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Des Moines
Illinois Lottery Sunday Drawn Numbers
The Illinois Lottery reports Sunday results for the Daily Game with numbers 9 4 6 and Pick Four 2 2 4 8. The six of 54 Jackpot stands at 7 million dollars.
Vital Statistics: Births Recorded Across Several Homes
Aug. 12 Pauline and Tom Tri at 1381 Third Ave Marion welcomed a son. Aug. 11 Alison and Bryan Schmidt of 6502 Masswood Lane NE welcomed a son. Aug. 12 Marcia and William Daily of Belle Plaine welcomed a son. Melanie and Donald Guilford of Anamosa welcomed a daughter. Stephanie Hoffman of 700 35th St Marion welcomed a son. Tanya Kruse of Vinton welcomed a daughter.
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Mercy
Pauline and
Tom Tri
Third Ave
Marion
ST. Luke's
Alison
Bryan Schmidt
Masswood Lane
Marcia
William Daily
Belle Plaine
Melanie
Donald Guilford
Anamosa
Stephanie Hoffman
Tanya Kruse
Vinton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linn County
Vernon J. Bittner
Brush Chapel
Joseph O’brien
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Darwin E. Gregg
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Peoria
Ill
Resurrection Cemetery
Erin Keith Mitchell
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Deborah Paton
First Presbyterian Church
Ely
Cedar Memorial Park
Decorah
Elmer F. Dresselhaus
Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital
Gladys
William
San Diego
First United Methodist Church
Canoe Methodist Cemetery
Fjelstul's
Hazel Mae Wyant
Deep River
Gerald
Vera Worrall
Nancy Newberry
North English
Alton Wolf
United Church
Golden Rod
Watts
Gerald J. Gotto
Dolores
Peosia
Jerry
Jim
Chicago
Lois Worwald
Earlville
Patricia Mulder
Sibley
Louie
Epworth
Sylvester
Bankston
Ceil Schmitt
Phoenix
Agnes Kramer
Mary McCabe
East Moline
Virginia Klu
Guttenberg
Violet R. Melion
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
Joseph
Mark
Sharon Ann
Solon
Robert Palm
Kenneth Palm
Cletus Palm
Marie Noel
Callista Hilken
Dorothy Winters
Newhall
Calif
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Tuecke- Allyn’s
St. Ann's Rosary Society
Toledo
Thomas F. Hopper
Jodi Kriegel
Hopper
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Garland Hopper
Marshalltown
Mary Richardson
Hank Kriegel
Tama
Oak Hill Cemetery
Warren McFate
Otterbein United Methodist Church
Henry Struck
Crestridge
Maquoketa
Ethel
Virgil Kuchel
Lost Nation
Terry Kuchel
Sterling,l
Lola Willey
Esthervil
Toronto Community Church
Massillon
Chapman's
Wheatland
Westgate
Harold Cue
Community Memorial Hospital
Sumner
Ella
Dean
George Snyder
Mechanicsville
Marion Heying
Roxie Williams
Mabel Fox
Nodah Hurd
Mardell Davis
Maynard
Murphy United Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Becker-Milnes
Lewie Johnson
Americana
Mason City
First Lutheran Church
Rural West Union
Church
Burnham Wood
Wyoming
U.S
Mountain of Documents
Eighth Ave
Sherrie Fletcher
Bill Jr
Dallas
Patricia
Orlando
Fla
U.S. Foreign Service
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C
National Archives and Records Administration
John Culver
Illinois Lottery
Piersons Flowershop & Greenhouses
Ellis Blvd
N.W
Center Pt. Rd
N.E
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