Obituaries Notice for Fitzgerald and Palmer, Iowa
Carl J Fitzgerald 86 of Waukon died November 29 2004 after a brief illness Funeral services will be 1030 AM Friday at St Patrick Catholic Church Waukon with burial at Gethsemane Cemetery Lansing Survivors include three children and one sister Hazel Palmer 86 of Grinnell died November 29 2004 at St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids after brief illness Services set for 11 AM Friday at Smith Funeral Home Grinnell Burial Prairie View Cemetery Gilman Survivors include two daughters and two brothers all in Iowa and elsewhere
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Waukon
Veterans Memorial Hospital
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Joseph Schneider
Ed Lechtenberg
Gethsemane
Lansing
Martin Funeral Home
Anna Kurt
James Fitzgerald
Kenosha
Wis
Mary Jo Fitzgerald
Tucson
Ariz
Ellen Heins
Jackson, Mich
Hazel Palmer
Line St
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Smith Funeral Home
Grinnell
Prairie View Cemetery
Gilman
Charlotte Budak
Betty Hartkemeyer
Norway
Howard Moore
Houston
Guilford Moore
James W. Bill Patterson dies at 78 in North Carolina
Sigourney James W. Bill Patterson died November 27 2004 at Brighton Gardens Greens boro NC where he had lived a year after moving from Iowa City IA He was 78 He served in the Marine Corps two tours and worked for Travelers Hartford Denver Walnut Creek Greensboro before retirement Survived by son John William Patterson daughter Amy L Gourley four grandchildren and sister Mary G Patterson of Las Vegas Nev Services and arrangements handled by Reynolds Powell Funeral Chapel Sigourney with local details provided.
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James W
Bill’ Patterson
Brighton Gardens
Greensboro
N.C
Iowa City
Iowa
Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home
Hall Partrick
Mount Zion
Nea Martinsburg
Bill
Hedrick
Walnut Creek
Calif
Patricia
John William Patterson
Amy L. Gourley
Jennifer Patterson
Thomas Patterson
Dana Gourley
Candy Gourley
Mary G. Patterson
Las Vegas
Nev
Reynolds-Powell
Sigourney
Submissions deadlines for Gazette community pages
Notices and announcements must be sent with daytime phone numbers. Deadlines vary by section for Camp Tanager Church Home Real Estate government meetings Sunday Accent Milestones and Weekend calendar. Call listed numbers for each item before publication.
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Iowa Teachers See Pay Slump in National Ranking Drop
Iowa average teacher salary fell from 34th to 38th, tying West Virginia for the largest one-year drop. The NEA put 2003-04 pay at 39,432, $7,294 below the national average, while per pupil spending also declined. Nebraska and Minnesota posted higher salaries. Missouri and South Dakota were lower. Local educators blame inflation and rising health costs.
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The
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National Education Association
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Dar Rapids Education Association
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Iowa soldier among seven killed in Texas helicopter crash
Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Gardner Jr. 32 of Iowa died when an Army helicopter struck the fog bound Fort Hood television tower wires. Gardner formerly served with the Iowa National Guard and the 1138rd Transportation Company Mason City.
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Texas
Fort Hood
Red River
Texarkana
Geepres
David Gardner Jr
Iowa
DES Moines
Gardner
Defense Department
Iowa National Guard
1138Rd Transportation Company
Mason City
Greg Hapgood
Guard
Hapgood
Germany
Drake receives $10 million from Jorndt couple for scholarships and stadium
Drake University in Des Moines announced a 10 million gift from retired Walgreen Co. chairman Dan Jorndt and his wife Patricia McDonnell Jorndt. Five million funds scholarships across the Colleges of Pharmacy Health Sciences and Arts and Sciences while five million backs Drake Stadium renovation. Construction starts May with track upgrades, artificial turf and a new scoreboard.
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Des Moines
Drake University
Walgreen Co
Dan Jorndt
Patricia McDonnell Jorndt
Drake
Drake Stadium
Dave Maxwell
College of Pharmacy
Mercy Air Care helicopter clips power lines near Sioux City
A Mercy Air Care helicopter clipped power lines along Highway 20 between Moville and Lawton while returning from an accident scene. The lone pilot was unharmed and landed safely at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Two static lines and tops of two poles were damaged. no power outages occurred. Air Methods Corp. is investigating the incident.
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Air Care
Sioux City
Mercy Air Care
Highway 20
Moville
Lawton
Ann Boeke
Mercy Medical Center
Western Area Power Administration
The
Power Administration
Linn GOP reps named to head Iowa House committees
Iowa House Majority Leader Christopher Rants announced committee chair and vice chair assignments for the 2005 session. Rep. Jeff Elgin Cedar Rapids will chair State Government with Rep. Kraig Paulsen Hiawatha leading Judiciary. Rep. Sandi Greiner Keota remains Environmental Protection chair.
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The
Gazette
Linn County
Iowa
House
Christopher Rants
Jeff Elgin
Cedar Rapids
Kraig Paulsen
Hiawatha
Elgin
Paulsen
Sandi Greiner
R-Keota
Linn and Johnson Dems Appointed to House Committee Roles
Iowa House Democrats named ranking members for several committees. Pat Murphy says Republicans hold a 57 43 committee advantage. Mary Mascher Vicki Lensing Swati Dandekar Ro Foege Todd Taylor Roger Thomas Brian Quirk are among the appointees.
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The
Gazette Linn
Johnson County
Iowa
Pat Murphy
D-Dubuque
Mary Mascher
Vicki Lensing
Iowa City
Swati Dandekar
Marion
Ro Foege
Mount Vernon
Todd Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Man Services
Justice Systems
House
Murphy
Roger Thomas
Elkader
Brian Quirk
New Hampton
ISU President Receives Veishea Riot Report
A six month task force report on the Veishea riot at Iowa State University urges stricter crowd rules and better student communication. President Greg Geoffroy will decide by April whether the festival will be revived after the April 18, 2005 damage and 37 arrests.
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AMES
Iowa State University
Greg Geoffroy
Geoffrey
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