Deaths in Linn County and surrounding area
Obituary notices for Agnes Holets Gaines Ellen Pearl Cahalen Sally J Gravenhurst Mary E Berthel Roberta Wolf Milo C Vanderlinden Marcella Meyer Jarvis Dr I D Ondler Grace Bleakly Elma Kovarik Lewis L Stoehr Merth Chrisman Leona I Leaven and Wilma V Price. Listed are ages birthplaces marriages survivors and service details across Linn County Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and nearby towns.
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Marcella C. Meyer Jarvis
St. John’s Catholic Church
Mount Vernon
Irwin H. Matt
St. Mary’s Church
Manchester
Brush Chapel
Cedar Rapids
I.D. Ondler
Coggan
Willow Gardens
Marion
Murdoch Funeral Home
Coggon
Grace Bleakly
8Th Ave
Hallmark Care Center
Elma E. Kovarik
11Th St. NW
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Lewis L. Stoehr
Solon
Turner Chapel East
Deaths in Eastern Iowa Honor Local Notables
Irma Kimm Grigsby 85 longtime tailor died at Beverly Manor Care Center Belle Plaine with burial at Mounds Cemetery Watkins and services in Blairstown. Bruce J. Taylor 60 rural Delta dies after farm accident with services in Delta and Masonic rites in Sigourney. Flossie Howard 81 Elgin dies at Good Samaritan West Union with pending services. Bernard Murray 79 Cedar Rapids hospital death with services in Hopkinton and cemetery interment. Ned L. Ashton 82 Iowa City engineer and professor dies after heart attack with extensive memorials and university ties. Bertha L. Schnittjer 94 Good Neighbor Home death with services pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Kimm Grigsby
Beverly Manor
Belle Plaine
Kenneth A. Kimm
Blairstown
Presbyterian Church
Mounds Cemetery
Watkins
Russell Funeral
Bruce J. Taylor
Delta
Carol
Robert Taylor
Diane Barnhart
Sigourney
Lois Taylor
Hilda Souer
Delta Christian Church
Springfield Cemetery
Holm Funeral
Flossie Howard
Elgin
Good Samaritan
West Union
Muehlethaler’s
Ned L. Ashton
West Park Rd
University of Iowa
Clinton
U of I
Gladys Brooker
Dallas
Texas
Iowa
Missouri
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
National Society of Professional Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Welding Society
American Association of University Professors
American Concrete Institute
American Society For Metals
American Geophysical Union
American Ordinance Association
Iowa Engineering Society
Iowa City Engineering Club
Iowa Academy of Science
University of Iowa Foundation
McD LT debuts with new hinged packaging nationwide
McDonald's headquarters in Oak Brook Illinois developed the McD L T later test marketed in several major cities for a year before a nationwide rollout on November 4. The combo of a sizzling hamburger with a crisp tomato and lettuce leaf served separately has sparked a nationwide stir and big ad exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Brook
Ill
McDonald’s
L.T
U.S
McDonald's
Stolen silver certificates and Confederate bill reported in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids resident reported theft of about 1800 in old silver certificates and a 500 Confederate bill from 1838 Blake Blvd SE after a back door was kicked in. Dresser and desk drawers were rummaged during the burglary, with the time window 10 p.m. Friday to 9 15 p.m. Saturday. DES MOINES AP authorities warn businesses to watch for bogus OSHA salesmen or inspectors targeting Iowa workplaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Doreen Maronde
Blake Blvd
Des Moines
Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Mary Bryant
Iowa
OSHA
Mercury and St Luke’s births and local safety notes
Vital statistics list births at Mercy Saint Luke’s Marion and area families with names and addresses. Also safety notes cite OSHA endorsements and potential penalties, plus Drake University seminars on farmers rights and a call in show with ISU experts for winter farming decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Public Television
Iowa State University
Neil Hart
Obituary notices mix of deaths in Iowa communities
The list records multiple deaths including Merrill Foster 77 of unknown origin with funeral details, Donald Nowachek 65 Oxford Junction and others in Strawberry Point Troy Mills Vinton Iowa City and more. Each entry provides survivors funeral arrangements visitation and burial details across several towns and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Nowachek
Oxford Junction
Veteran’s Hospital
Iowa City
Hayden Funeral Home
Strawberry Point
Israeli Cabinet statements on Pollard case signal ongoing probe
Israeli prime minister said the cabinet would pursue a full, thorough inquiry into the Pollard espionage affair and vows to punish those responsible if allegations are confirmed. The statement followed US-Israeli talks via Ambassador Pickering to shape FBI access and ensure no repeat of such spying activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shultz
U.S
Jerusalem
Pollard
United States
Peres
State Department
Israel
Moshe Arens
Arens
Defense
Thomas R. Pickering
Washington
FBI
Ilan Ravid
Yosef Yagor
Ravid
Yagor
New York
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Linn County
Agnes Holets Gaines
11Th St
St. Lukes Hospital
Ely
J.W. Gaines
Trinity United Methodist Church
Babyland
Maxine Bascom
Arlene Gaines
San Jose
Calif
Jeene W. Gaines
Chesterton
Ind
Libbie Stastny
Estella Kalous
Julia Jerabek
Evangeline Sanborn
Lorene Wheeler
Eleanor Wheeler
Rapid City
S.D
Lumir Holec
Mechanicsville
Turner Chapel West
Frank H. Schultz
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Turner’s
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Ellen Pearl Cahalen
Texas Ave
Peoples Hospital
Independence
Clarence Redmond
Joseph Howard
Bernard J. Cahalen
Donald Redmond
Sunny Vale
Mary P. Ketchum
Rose Harnett
Crystal Lake, Ill
Immaculate Conception Church
Phillip Schmitt
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stuart Funeral Home
Sally J. Gravenhurst
River Ridge
Richard Gravenhorst
Kim
Helen Meade
Shirley Dettmann
Robert Meade
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Leroy E. Bauman
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Iowa Lung Association
Walnut St
Mary E. Berthel
Omaha
Neb
Northern Natural Gas
John Grace
Cecelia Vosberg
Dubuque
St. Cecilia’s Cathedral
Hillcrest Cemetery
Crosby- Kunold-Burker
32Nd Avenue
Farnam Street
Roberta Wolf
David A. Young
Hope Lutheran Church
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Milo C. Vanderlinden
William Hendricks
Marion First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Creston
Marion Masonic Lodge
Marion American Legion Post
Merth Chrisman
Winslow Care Center
Murdoch’s
Leona I. Leaven
Wilma V. Price
Murdoch Chapel
Walker
Bernard Murray
Mercy Hospital
Ray
Hopkinton
Clare Hoss
Chicago
Mary Reardon
St. Luke’s Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Monticello
Goettsch Funeral Home
Bertha L. Schnittjer
Good Neighbor Home
Vernon Funeral Home
Bogus Osha
Mercy
Sharon
Gerald Loomis
Springville
ST. Luke’s
Marilyn Breen
Ninth Ave
Erica Bulman
Vasey Ave
Denise
Ronald Hall
Memorial Dr. SE
Susan
Lewis Johnson
Iris Ave
Katherine and
Loran Mortensen
Monmouth St
Linda
Randy Siebls
Second Ave
15Th St
Ellis Blvd
Fourth St
Third Street
16Th Avenue
66Th Ave
29Th St
Bryant
Drake Seminars
Drake University
Neil Hamilton
Drake
Agricultural Law Center
Oelwein
Merrill Foster
Helen
Robert Schultz
Minnetonka
Minn
Noel Coghlan
Santa Rosa
Sara Plamadore
Rochester
Grace United Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Hintz- Geilenfeld Funeral Home
Rose Wink
Strawberry Point Lutheran Home
Roberson Funeral Home
Troy Mills
Christian Church
Tim Johnson
Ruby Benson Phelps
Vinton
Iowa Braille and Sightsaving School
James
Earl Raines
Chariton
Marvin Raines
la Porte City
Maude Crawford
Promise
Louise Greenall
San Antonio
Campbell-Russell Funeral
Maplewood Cemetery
Waucoma
John Kriener
St. Joseph’s Hospital
New Hampton
Waucoma Funeral Chapel
Wyoming
Louis C. Nielsen
Richard
Tampa
Fla
Warren
Maxwell
Nancy Gutknecht
Hudson
Lois Jeff
Wanda Kupka
S. Lucas
First Presbyterian Church
Donahue-Lensing Funeral Home
VFW
Clarence D. Sieren
Keswick
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Powell’s
Kathryn Sly
Toledo
Henderson Funeral Home
Eldora
Junior M. Moneypenny
Anamosa
Teahen Funeral Home
Jeffrey Cardon
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of
American Legion Hanford Post
Holy Cross Cemetery
Teahen’s
John E. Lopes
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
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