Deaths in Linn County Lynn Cochran obituary and service details
Lynn Todd Cochran 70 of Marion died after a short illness at home. Born April 13 1918 in Cantril he married Mary Elliott in Las Vegas in 1978 and worked 13 years as a car sales manager for Bob Zimmerman Ford retiring in 1982. He was a World War II Army veteran. Survivors include wife two stepdaughters a stepson a sister three brothers eight stepgrandchildren and three stepgreat grandchildren. Services 10 am Thursday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials to American Cancer Society. Robert F Hersom 92 of Cedar Rapids died Monday in Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Cedar Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Lynn “Todd” Cochran
Lindale
Marion
Cantril
Mary Elliott
Las Vegas
Nev
Cochran
Bob Zimmerman Ford
Arlene Littrel
Atkins
Ardyth Cubbage
Grandview
Arthur Elliott
Cedar Rapids
Selma Dorson
Keosauqua
Bates
Pomona
Calif
Charles
Les
Mesa
Ariz
Cedar Memorial
Dale R. Suchomel
Zawan
Nigeria
Cedar Bluff
Zawan Hospital
State Department
Emma
Solon
Mildred
Mary Moore
West Linn
Ore
Dorothy Fishback
Denver
Colo
Frank
Maynard
Loveland
St. Bridget Catholic Church
Nolan Settlement
St. Bridget
Sheets and Sons
Tipton
Deaths in Eastern Iowa and Nearby States
Obituaries list Mary Carolyn Kausnicka 76 of Atlanta Georgia and formerly Anamosa with service details and burial. Other deaths include Irene Gardiner 69 Lewiston Idaho and ex Anamosa deputy clerk, Viasta Veverka 89 Grinnell area, Dale Suchomel 53 Nigeria and Cedar Bluff, Joan Widdel Rigdon 60 Waterloo cancer, Morris Dawson 82 Jesup, Clarence Amish 86 Lone Tree, Otto Durkop 88 Dubuque, Fred Caspers 88 Monticello area, Jerry Sumpter Sr. 51 Marshalltown, Margaret Pavel 97 Solon, Mildred Corfman 92 Tama, and other local burials with funeral home notes and memorials.
Cartel War Surges Between Medellin and Cali Over New York Coke
Colombian officials report the Medellin and Cali cartels are fighting for control of the New York cocaine market. The feud has killed at least 80 in Colombia and many more in the United States, with both groups allegedly tipping off police about each other’s shipments. Police seized over two tons of cocaine and $2 million in Queens, tied to Cali representative Hernando Grajales Rizo. The rivals also clash over operations inside Colombia as they expand into New York and other markets.
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Bogota
Colombia
New York
Medellin
Cali
Miami
United States
Queens
Hernando Grajales Rizo
Cali Cartel
Grajales
Medellin Cartel
Pablo Escobar Gaviria
Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez
Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha
California
Europe
Supreme Court
Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela
Jose Santacruz Londono
Sexual abuse suit filed against Iowa over deaf student
Donna Hankins and her son Joby Hankins sue the State of Iowa and Dr. C Joseph Giangreco for alleged sexual abuse at the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs. The petition claims abuse from 1984 to 1986 and negligent hiring and investigation. Previous suits at the school led to settlements including nearly $2 million for nine students.
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Manchester
Donna Hankins
Delaware County
Joby Hankins
State of
Iowa
C. Joseph Giangreco
Iowa State School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Iowa School For the Deaf
Hankins
School For the Deaf
Hawkins
Giangreco
Discovery astronauts expect late September shuttle launch
NASA officials and the Discovery crew say the shuttle should be ready for a launch in the week of September 25 after fixing an oxidizer leak in the steering rocket and testing propulsion. Engineers report a stable tank pressure and only minor issues under investigation.
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Houston
Space Agency
Frederick Hauck
Navy
Discovery
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Richard Colonna
Orbiter Systems
Johnson Space Center
Discovery Systems
Colonna
Richard Kohrs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Shuttle
U.S. experts to counsel Afghan veterans visit to Soviet Union
Nineteen American specialists in veteran care travel to the Soviet Union to share prosthetics, wheelchairs, and trauma recovery methods with Soviet counterparts and Afghan veterans. Diana Glasgow of Earth Stewards Network says the delegation will discuss posttraumatic stress and social reintegration learned from Vietnam veterans. Notable participants include Charles Figley, Jack Smith, Shad Meshad, and Rev. William Mahedy.
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San Diego
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Seattle
Diana Glasgow
Earth Stewards Network
Central Committee
Communist Party
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Glasgow
United States
U.S
Charles Figley
Purdue University
London
Leningrad
Moscow
Jack Smith
Cleveland
Anaconda Feeds On 3 Year Old Boy By Brazilian River
A 3 year old boy, Daniel Menezes, was crushed and swallowed alive by a 45 foot anaconda along the Jaru River in the western Amazon. His father Joao tried to rescue him but could not stop the snake. The incident occurred August 8, and the family traveled over 185 miles to Porto Velho to report it.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Amazon Jungle
Daniel Menezes
Joao
Jorcene Martinez
O Estadao
Martinez
Associated Press
Porto Velho
Menezes
Vital Statistics Mercy and St Luke's Birth Announcements
Aug. 21 Mary and John Rink of 6616 Kiowa Trace NE welcome a son. Tamara L. Leichliter and partner of Chelsea. Robert J. Battista and Marni L. Ohlman of Chicago. St Luke's: Aug. 21 Julie and Chris Cook Walker welcome a son. Madonna and David Offerman of Hopkinton welcome a daughter. Aug. 22 Christine Hicks of Hiawatha welcome a daughter. Vickie and Ronald Smith of Caribou Court NE announce a daughter.
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Mercy
Mary and John Rink
Kiowa Trace
Tamara L. Leichliter
Chelsea
Robert J. Battista and
Marni L. Ohlman
Chicago
ST. Luke’s
Julie
Chris Cook
Walker
Madonna
David Offerman
Hopkinton
Christine
Paul Hicks
Ave
Hiawatha
Vickie
Ronald Smith
Caribou Court NE
Illinois Lottery Winning Numbers and Pick Four Result
In Springfield Illinois Lottery draws on Monday the winning numbers include Daily Game and Pick Four with digits 9 8 1 0 and Cash 5 3 4 7 15 19. The Jackpot stands at $10 million. Winners listed include Cedar Rapids residents Ernest Peterman Tracy Downs Douglas Junge and Jeanne Becker and Brian Hartson.
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Ernest C. Peterman
Tracy R. Downs
Douglas L. Junge
Jeanne M. Becker
Cedar Rapids
Brian K. Hartson
Bellevue River Cleanup and Music Festival Slated
Bellevue chapter of the Mississippi River Revival hosts a Saturday 9 a.m. cleanup along a seven mile River stretch between Spruce and Pleasant creeks with gathering at the Bellevue Gazebo. Sunday’s Music Festival at Spruce Creek Park features Denny Garcia and multiple bands. call Denny Garcia or Dan Eggers for details.
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Bellevue
Spruce
Pleasant
Spruce Creek Park
Mississippi
Denny
Garcia
Mr Tree
Steve Haferbier
Starvation Ridge Mike
Baldo
Mike
Cedar Creek Band
Bo Ramsey
Radoslav Lorkovic
Denny Garcia
Dan
Caroline Eggers
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Linn County
Chapel of Memories
Nick Longworth
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Cancer Society
10Th St. SE
Robert F. Hersom
Oakland Rd
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Anamosa
Mary Carolyn Kausnicka
Atlanta
Douglas McCarthy
Farmington
Mich
Goettsch’s
Wilcox Cemetery
Irene S. Gardiner
Lewiston
Idaho
Jones County
Edmund
Robert
White Sulphur Springs
Dennis Gardiner
Eugene
Kathleen Barrs
Sundridge
Ontario
Canada
Kathleen Brown
Carlisle
Aubrey Patterson
el Paso
Texas
Clarkston
St. Joseph Family Hospice
Brooklyn
Viasta Veverka
Grinnell General Hospital
Neuenhoven’s
Jesup
Joan L. Widdel Rigdon
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
Paul
Mark Widdel
Mary Jo Lalan
Donna Curtis
Des Moines
Gwen Johnson
Newport Richie, Fla
Bert
Dean
Dennis
Karla Wright
Ames
Tyre Johnson Jr
Lakewood
American Lutheran Church
Garden of Memories
White’s
Morris M. Dawson
Peoples Memorial Hospital
Floyd
Sacramento
Jimmie
Glen
LeRoy
Springville
Beulah Lafferty
Menomonee Falls
Wis
Cedar Crest Cemetery
Clarence Amish
Lone Tree
Hills
Gladys Perczek
Muscatine
United Presbyterian Church
Sorden’s
Albert Best
Lone Tree Cemetery
Otto Durkop
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Arthur
Fort Meyers
Fla
William
Maquoketa
Minnie Falley
Topeka
Kan
Carson’s
Lost Nation Cemetery
Monticello
Fred Caspers
St. Luke’s Hospital
Janie Sue Leytem
Margaret Stadtmueller
Lena Mardorf
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Prairie Hill Cemetery
Montour
Jerry Sumpter Sr
Queens RV
Marshalltown
Helen
Charlotte Tegeler
Urbandale
Sheryl Brown
Collins
Jerry Jr
Fort Madison
Micheal
Larry
Tama
Tony
San Antonio
Rex
Parsons
Max
Oswego
Sally Simpson
Harrison’s
Maple Hill Cemetery
Margaret Pavel
Brush Funeral Home
Toledo
Mildred D. Corfman
Sunny Hill
Corinne Corfman
Henderson-Overton’s
Woodlawn Cemetery
Alma Irene Edgeton
Independence Care Center
Beverly Werning
Phillips
Urbana Cemetery
Washington
Dwight E. Robison
Washington County Hospital
Brighton
Riverside
Edwin
Euless
Nona Renn
Anchorage
Alaska
Marjorie Hagans
Oregon City
Ruth Schluntz
Alamo
Doris Hazen
Ann Arbor
Eden’s
Hillcrest Cemetery
Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Hospital
New York Times
NASA
David C. Hilmers
Marine Corps
John Lounge
Air Force
Col
Richard Covey
George Nelson
Los Angeles Times
Snake
Boy
Jaru
Illinois Lottery
Cash
River Festival
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave. S.E