Deaths in Linn County include Dorothy M Pitts Smith
Dorothy M Pitts Smith 75 of 610 14th St SE Cedar Rapids died Saturday at Mercy Hospital after a short illness Born April 17 1910 she married Merrell Smith in 1932 he died in 1949 She was a Martins department manager for over 20 years a 52 year member of First Christian Church and active in Christian Womens Fellowship and May Frick Circle Survivors include daughter Marilyn Phelps Cedar Rapids sister MaryAnne Hodge Cedar Rapids four grandchildren and two great grandchildren Services 2 pm Tuesday at First Christian Church Burial Oak Hill Cemetery Turner Chapel East callers may visit today until 9 pm and Tuesday 9 am until noon then at church from 1 pm Memorials to First Christian Church Memorial Fund Cedar Rapids
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Dorothy M. Pitts Smith
14Th St. SE
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Merrell Smith
May Frick
Mariyn Phelps
Fairfax
MaryAnne Hodge
First Christian Church
Robert Bromley
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
First Christian Church Memorial Fund
Third Ave. SE
Bernard M. Gish
F Ave
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Ashley Marie Mittan
Cindy Mittan
Western Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
Turner Chapel West
Dale
Putnam
Grandview
Oelwein
Arlington
Jesup
John Deere
Waterloo
Loyd
Lester
Royden
Little Cedar
Wesley
Hilda Beltz
Independence
Vera Olsen
Knoxville
St. John's Lutheran Church
Taylorsville Cemetery
Kerns-Jamison’s
Ernest “Curley
Schmidt
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Iowa City
Eileen Faust
Tonawanda
N.Y
Hilda Schuchmann
Strawberry Point
Henry
Alfred
Carl
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Dean Harkin
American Legion
Mary Lou Hesselmann Evers
Appleton
Wis
Dyersville
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Tom
Steve
Gaylord
Mich
Oshkosh
Sandra
Woodridge
Ill
Susan
Mary
Madison
Paul Hesselmann
Tolono
James Hesselmann
Tom Hesselmann
St. Joseph
Roseann Cannon
Wheaton
St. Francis Xavier Basilica
Kramer’s
Jessica Lee Minard
Elkader
University Hospitals
Terry
Julie Minard
Michael
Michelle
Verdell
Alma Minard
Marlin
Donna Schminke
Walter
Ilma Schminke
Newhall
Bethany Lutheran Church
East Side Cemetery
Leonard-Witt
Central Community Hospital
Ronald McDonald House
Enid M. Cheavens
Grinnell
Grinnell General Hospital
Sallie Verrette
Enid Schantz
Boulder
Colo
Thomas Morgan
Armarillo
Texas
Robert Morgan
Midland
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Skylawn Memorial Park
San Mateo
Calif
Smith’s
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Sixth
State Streets
Russell E. Roger
Fern
Don
Raynesford
Mont
Eva Gobat
Oak Park
Hazelwood Cemetery
Lysie W. Lenz
Hills
Wilma Hauth
Rock Island, Ill
Lenz
Johnson County
First United Methodist Church
Eagles Lodge
James
Robert
William
Effie Lenz
George L. Gay
Wilbur Wilcox
Memory Gardens
Atrium Village
First United Methodist Church of
Joseph H. Foxen
Holy Cross
Mercy Health Center
Katie
Louis
Leonard
New Glarus
Emmett
Luxemburg
Veronica Gogel
Worthington
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Vernon L. Wilson
Plum St
Pacific Junction
Alma Holecek
Anamosa
University of Iowa Power Plant
el Kahir Shrine
Karen Lee
Jerry
Mount Pleasant
Ruth Weed
Creston
Maxine Pastover
Imperial
Marie Hytrek
Jerretta Stivers
Glenwood
Fort Worth
Rex
Plattsmouth
Neb
Tex
Kenneth
Council Bluffs
George L. Gay Funeral Home
Memory Garden Cemetery
Edith Buchanan
Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center
James Merle
Montour
Steven
LeGrand
Kathy DeForrest
Stanton
Patricia Koontz
Clemons
Edward Klinger
Antioch
Harrison’s
Tama
Maple Hill Cemetery
Maude Steltzmiller
Allen Memorial Hospital
Murell
Linda Riehm
Madrid
Jean Sitter
Medford
Ore
Christ United Presbyterian Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Brant- Kerns-Jamison’s
Zula Alexander
Anamosa Community Hospital
Galen
Longmont
Hayden
Faye R. Knight
Burlington
Washington
Burlington Medical Center
Donna Fletcher
Crawfordsville
Sunset
Pearl City
Donald Lambert
Eden’s
Elm Grove Cemetery
Iowa and Manchester Obituaries Briefs Hit Multiple Counties
Dying at 65 Vernon L. Wilson of 1442 Plum St. Iowa City is mourned by Alma Holecek and family. services at George L. Gay Memory Garden Cemetery with Masonic rites. In Keota and Manchester areas, William Denton Sr. and Sophia Leonard also noted with pending or upcoming services. Memorial funds are established for veterans dialysis and local care facilities.
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William Joseph Denton Sr
Powell's
Keota
Manchester
Middle East peace talks hinge on UN conference option
Jordan and the PLO push for UN backed talks toward a confederated Jordanian Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza. Arafat would accept Israel's right to exist in return for PLO recognition, while Israel and the U.S. demand direct bilateral talks and reject a Soviet involved UN conference. Murphy visits Israel Egypt and Jordan to narrow gaps after talks with Mubarak and King Hussein.
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Jordan
PLO
United States
U.N. Security Council
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Arafat
Israel
U.S
U.N
Soviet Union
Murphy
Middle East
Egypt
Hosni Mubarak
Alexandria
Amman
Hussein
Olin Woman Dies in Cedar County Crash
A two car collision on Highway 30 near Mechanicville left Sandra Lynn DeLamater 41 of Olin dead and two others injured. Misty DeLamater 3 was treated at the scene and flown to Mercy Hospital in fair condition. Anthony Dale Christiansen 21 of Stanwood was flown to Mercy in critical condition. Investigators continue with the Cedar County Sheriff's Department and Iowa State Patrol on scene.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Sandra Lynn DeLamater
Olin
Mechanicsville
Misty
Anthony Dale Christiansen
Stanwood
Mercy Hospital
Sheriff's Department
Christiansen
DeLamater
Cedar County Sheriff's Deputies
Iowa State Patrol
Inland flooding and tornado threats from Danny remnants
Heavy rain from the Danny system drenched Virginia and North Carolina while lingering storms killed a man in Kansas. Tornadoes damaged a trailer park near Emporia destroying 13 mobile homes, and a farmhouse was wrecked by a Kansas tornado. A Milwaukee area tornado touched down on the northwestern rim.
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Associated Press
Virginia
North Carolina
Danny
Kansas
Wisconsin
Emporia
Kan
Milwaukee
Two men charged with murder over bodies found on Nebraska farm
Richardson County Attorney filed two counts of first degree murder against Michael Wayne Ryan 36 and Timothy Havercamp 23 in connection with two bodies buried on a farm northwest of Rule. FBI earlier found weapons and explosives and the men face interstate transportation charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls City
Neb
Richardson
Doug Merz
Rule
Merz
Michael Wayne Ryan
Timothy Havercamp
Ryan
Havercamp
FBI
Douglas County
Omaha
Kansas
Charles Wiley
James F. Ahearn
Richardson County
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa man killed by Illinois trooper on old Route 66 near Atlanta
James R. McIntosh 38 of Iowa City died after a bicycle was struck from behind by a state patrol squad car driven by Trooper Donald J. Bynum 29 of Rockford on old U S 66 north of Atlanta Illinois. The coroner declared death at the scene about 2 30 p m and the investigation continues with autopsy and inquest planned.
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Atlanta, Ill
Iowa
Illinois
U.S. 66
Atlanta
Ill
James R. McIntosh
Iowa City
Davenport
Logan County
Ed Barry
Donald J. Bynum
Rockford
Illinois State Patrol
McIntosh
Bynum
Barry
Marshalltown Cyclist Killed In Des Moines Area Crash
A 27 year old Marshalltown man Philip John Prazak died when he lost control of his motorcycle on a county road near Albion and was struck by a Cedar Falls man Peter Kipe driven car. Another rider 18 year old Mark Coleman of Emmetsburg died Friday in a southern Emmet County crash on a county road southeast of Wallingford.
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Des Moines
Marshalltown
Philip John Prazak
Albion
Prazak
Peter Kipe
Cedar Falls
Mark Robert Coleman
Emmetsburg
Emmet
Wallingford
Coleman
Two Marion Teens Hurt In Early Morning Crash
Cedar Rapids police say 19 year old Steve Whitson and 18 year old John Blick were critically injured when Whitson’s car left East Post Road near Cottage Grove Parkway SE around 6 a.m. The vehicle struck a utility pole guy wire then trees and both teens were ejected. The crash remains under investigation.
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Marion
Steve Whitson
28Th Ave
John Blick
Northview Dr
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Whitson
East Post Road
Cottage Grove Parkway
Blick
State Farm President Edward B. Rust Dies at 66
Edward B. Rust, long time leader of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., and former U.S. Chamber of Commerce president, died Sunday in Bloomington at age 66 after years of aplastic anemia treatment. A Bloomington native, Rust joined State Farm in 1941 and rose to president in 1958, later serving as board chairman from 1983.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington, Ill
Edward B. Rust
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Rust
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Bloomington
State Farm
Ten year sentence for UNI student cocaine dealer
David Robert Koepp a 23 year old UNI business major in Cedar Falls was sentenced to two concurrent ten year prison terms after pleading guilty to two counts of delivery of cocaine. He sold 14% ounces for 2600 dollars to an undercover agent while working as Olympic Gym manager.
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Criminal Investigation
Koepp
Olympic Gym & Spa
Cedar Falls
Karl Briner
Vital Statistics Bulletin Broadcast
Mercy Aug 17 Jean and David Parke welcome a daughter at 819 19th St SE. Aug 18 Sheryl Bright and Roger Bright of Springville welcome a daughter. St Luke's Aug 17 Rhonda Kamery and William Kamery Marion welcome a son. Susan Hopp welcomes a daughter. Cindy Loesel a son. Aug 18 Ann Edmonds Coggan Kathryn Prignitz Marion welcome a son. Jeri Wilson and John Wilson Marion welcome a son.
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Mercy
Jean
David Parke
19Th St
Sheryl
Roger Bright
Springville
ST. Luke's
Rhonda
William Kamery
27Th Ave
Marion
Susan Hopp
Elder Lane
Cindy Lou Loesel
Crestridge Ave
Ann
Douglas Edmonds
Coggan
Kathryn
David Prignitz
28Th Ave
Jeri
John Wilson
25Th St
Fire and emergency calls log weekend incidents
Saturday and Sunday fire department log lists multiple medical emergencies including at 1056 25th St NE 1630 Zika Ave NW and 1415 First Ave SE. Also notes a false alarm at 350 First Ave NE a fire set by unknown persons at 1141 N Ave NW a malfunction at 2400 Sixth St SW an extrication at East Post Road and Fox Meadow Drive and a recreational fire at 3717 Center Point Rd.
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25Th St
First Ave
Zika Ave
N Ave
Sixth St
O Ave
East Post Road
Fox Meadow Drive
Fifth Ave
Center Point Rd
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Linn County
Ruth N. McLean
People’s Hospital
Mason-Reiff's
Sophia M. Leonard
Memorial Care Center
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Vernon's
Jose M. Lopez
Gary
Ind
Merriville
Brant-Kerns-Jamison’s
Mideast
Nebraska Farm
Springfield, Ill
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue
UNI
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt