Linn County Deaths Highlight Local Notables Deaths
A series of Linn County obituaries notes the deaths of Dale B. Herrick 76 of 1003 18th St SW and others in Cedar Rapids and nearby communities. The notices include birth dates, survivors, funeral details, and memorial gifts to local charities. Included are John H Hank Merklin 66 and Merle Starr 65 with service times and burial plans, plus Warren Zane Williams Sr 73 and Nellie Mae Christenson 68 with arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale B. Herrick
18Th St
Webster
Ida Moffit
Denver
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Cryovac
Ronald
Garland
Texas
Linda Koppes
Cascade
Sharon Jeffries
Marcia Baker
Canyon
J.C
Breckenridge
Powell Funeral Home
North English
Sorden Cemetery
Hospice of Mercy
10Th St
Linn County
American Cancer Society
Nellie Mae Christenson
Heritage Acres
Mercy Medical Center
Aledo
Ill
Miss Christenson
Wilson Foods
Calvin- Sinclair Presbyterian Church
Genevieve Hintz
Edna Williams
Brooklyn Center
Minn
Harold
Pasco
Wash
Turner Chapel East
Funeral services and burials in Iowa communities
Services held for Odera E Burmeister in Baxter with burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery Sigourney. Vada R Willits Edleman honored at Linwood Cemetery with survivor Judy Krummell of Iowa City. Matthew Lytle laid to rest at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery with graveside at 2 pm and no visitation. arrangements by Cedar Memorial Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’bera E. Burmeister
Baxter
Martinson
Marion
Nick Longworth
Pleasant Grove
Sigourney
Vada R. Willits Edleman
Linwood
Judy Krummell
Iowa City
Matthew Lytle
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Out of Town Death of Joseph A. Crowley
Joseph A. Crowley 65 of Martinsville Ohio formerly of Toledo Ohio died Aug 18 in a Cincinnati hospital after a two year illness. Survived by brother James of Cedar Rapids. Services held at 11 a.m. today in the family home with graveside rites at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Ottawa Hills Memorial Park Cemetery Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Starr
Tucson
Ariz
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Hudson
S.C
Starr
E Cohn and Sons Inc
Virginia
Laurie Boone
Ron
Dubuque
Glenda Luke
Missouri
Larry Morgan
Russ
Earl
Tacoma
Wash
Belle Dvoracek
Maxine Pecka
Tyndall
D.D
Lois Hirschman
Washington State
Heather Mortuary
Burial
Phoenix
Joseph A. Crowley
Martinsville
Ohio
Toledo
Cincinnati
James
Ottawa Hills Memorial Park
Lucy E. Bartels
Jackson County Public Hospital
Henry
Darlene
Galen
Maquoketa
Milva Ganzer
Columbus Junction
Henry Flagel Jr
Milton Flagel
Rock Island, Ill
First Lutheran Church
Mount Hope Cemetery
Haylock-O’hara & Lahey’s
Robert Cummings
Oskaloosa
Montezuma
Clay Equipment Co
Harriet
Su Jeffers
Grandview
Robert
Pewaukee
Wis
Mabel Cummings
New Sharon
Harriet Green
Dayton
United Methodist Church
Masonic Cemetery
Watts
Death notices from Eastern Iowa reflect multiple local passings
Francis E. Coyle age 66 dies in Dubuque hospital. Carlton Klotzbach age 69 dies in La Crosse after long illness. Velma Amundson 71 of Elgin dies at home. Bruce Packard 85, civil engineer, cremated with memorial Aug 30. Elsie Winch 88, Hattie Sheldon 102, Lucy Bartels 82, Selma Leath 94, Robert Cummings 66 and Richard Kromminga 70 die in various towns. Arrangements and services listed with funeral homes and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton T. Klotzbach
Lutheran
Bruce G. Packard
Mayflower Home
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Ruth
Patricia Yunglas
Wichita, Kan
B. Gordon
Des Moines
Alan
Fond du Lac
Wis
Smith's
Gas price surge rattles Iowa amid Gulf crisis
Statewide price increases drew complaints from Iowans while officials pursued possible actions against excessive profit taking. A Cedar Rapids survey found unleaded averaging 1.25 a gallon and premium 1.29 to 1.43, with a Shenandoah report of 1.44 for some stations as concerns about price setting and potential gouging grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Lee Hutchison
Jiffy Mart
Second Street
First Avenue NW
Hutchison
U.S. Justice Department
Iowa
Tom Miller
Miller
Kistenmacher
Bush Cheney Powell to confer on reserve call up in Maine
Defense Secretary Cheney and Gen Powell will fly to Maine to meet with President Bush about the reserve call up and gulf showdown while Baghdad shifts elite forces toward Iraq. Thatcher urges UN action and hostages, while Arab and European navies deploy to curb Iraqi aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
Dick Cheney
Middle East
Colin Powell
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maine
Bush
Gulf
White House
John Sununu
Saddam
Kuwait
Iraq
U.S
Los Angeles Times
Baghdad
Egypt
London
Margaret Thatcher
United Nations
Thatcher
Britain
Saddam Hussein
State Department
Harkin to Speak on Gulf Crisis at University of Iowa
U.S. Senator Tom Harkin will keynote the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council at the Iowa Memorial Union on the University of Iowa campus. He plans to urge a multilateral response to the Persian Gulf crisis, advocate energy and economic independence, and push a proposal to cut military spending after the Warsaw Pact breakup. The 11:45 a.m. talk is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Kuwait
Kuwait City
Baghdad
Spain
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Paris
Iraq
Turki bin Nassar
Kingdom
Saudi Arabia
Britain
France
Soviet Union
West Germany
Australia
Iowa City
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Harkin
Iowa Memorial Union
University of Iowa
Vital Statistics births listed for Mercy St Luke's and area
Aug 20 Aug 21 births announced at Mercy and St Luke's hospitals list new babies for families in Cedar Rapids Marion Lisbon Quasqueton Springville and Hiawatha. Names include Jill and Mark Keller Danielle Ayers and Jerilyn Hartl with others, plus multiple married and partner pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
Jill
Mark Keller
24Th St. Dr. SE
Susan
Johnny Daniels
McGowan Blvd
Marion
Linda
Paul Vogt
E Ave. NW
Kimberly
Douglas Hofmaster
Forest Dr. SE
ST. Luke's
Danielle Ayers
31St St. SW
Lisa McClure
Third Ave
Kelli
William Smith
Quasqueton
Jerilyn
Michael Hartl
Lisbon
Grant Johnson
Daniels St. NE
Nancy
Theodore Priebe
20Th St. NW
Directory notice for area churches in CITYLINE category 8100
The listing directs readers to call CITYLINE at 363 7000 for church listings in category 8100. It serves as a reference entry within the local church directory segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Call Cityline
Walker man survives grain auger accident on farm scene
Lowell Pollock of Walker freed himself from a revolving grain auger grip then walked to his home and sat sipping tea while awaiting ambulance. He suffered fractures in both wrists an arm and an ankle and was helicoptered to St Luke s Hospital in serious condition. Rescue delays were blamed on paging system problems at the Linn County Sheriff s Department and later corrected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Lowell Pollock
H. Philip Snitkey
Snitkey
Pollock
St. Luke’s Hospital
Illinois Lottery winning numbers for Tuesday draw
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Keokuk Woman Christine Davis Identified After Rail Fatality
Police identified the body of 23 year old Christine Davis of Keokuk after workers found her Monday afternoon along Burlington Northern Railroad tracks near the Des Moines River. An autopsy was performed Tuesday by Dr Eugenio Torres to determine the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press and Gazette
Keokuk
Christine Davis
Burlington Northern
Des Moines River
Lee County
Eugenio Torres
Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
John H. “Hank” Merklin
19Th St
Darlene Knake
Jacqualine Bucklin
Jill Grafton
Ellen Mattis
Virginia Reding
Don
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Jack Hooten
Sharon United Methodist Church
Warren Zane Williams Sr
Eighth St
St. Luke's Hospital
Benton County
Nina Reynolds
Williams
Iowa- Illinois Gas and Electric Co
American Legion
Herbert Hoover
Sons of the American Revolution
Warren Jr
Joyce Wallingford
Yuckpa
Calif
Katherine Torres
Yuma
Virginia Randles
Colorado Springs
Colo
Willard
Turner Chapel West
Randall Vartabedian
Bible Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Shellsburg
Francis E. Coyle
Findley Hospital
Reiffs
Decorah
Elgin
Velma Hildur Amundson
Morris
David
Steven
Janet Wiles
Winston-Salem
N.C
Alma Hanson
Ruth Edblad
Wonewoc
Norma Amundson
Clermont
Marion Lutheran Church
Gunder
Church
Clermont Funeral Chapel
Schutte’s
Grinnell
Elsie Winch
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Goettsch’s
Hopkinton
Hattie L. Sheldon
Lost Nation
Viola Holtz
Lyle
de Witt
Myron
Edmund
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Hayden's
Monona
Selma Leath
Good Samaritan Center
Postville
Viola Hamann
Guttenburg
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Schultz’s
Richard Kromminga
Vohs
Richard Ney
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
New York Mercantile Exchange
Allen E. Hall
Christine M. Huber
James R. Cilek
Rebecca A. Clark
Jeffrey L. Kalina
Connie L. Bartlett
John C. Vyskocil
Polly S. Morris
Merle F. Ambrosy
Lynn M. Kennedy
Jerome B. Hoopes
Louise E. Sanborn
Gary L. Wisehart
Sharon C. Kopet
Jacob M. Voshell
Springville
Patricia J. Nelson
Todd M
Walker Fire Department
Sheriff's Department
Illinois Lottery
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