Death of Cedar Rapids school official Thomas White
Thomas R. White a Cedar Rapids Community School District administrator died unexpectedly Saturday night at St. Luke's Hospital after collapsing during a Cedar Rapids Symphony concert He was 48 and served as executive director of staff services since 1977 A memorial fund for minority higher education bears his name Contributions may be made to the 346 Second Ave SW Cedar Rapids He lived at 4271 Fox Meadow Drive SE and was born May 16 1935 in Evanston IL He held degrees from Lincoln University Purdue UI and received a doctorate from Iowa He served as music director early in his career and was active in many boards and community groups including the Cedar Rapids Symphony and Rotary International Survivors include his wife a son Thomas R Rick and several relatives Services are planned at First Lutheran Church with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
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Thomas R. White
Cedar Rapids
White
Fox Meadow Drive
Cedar Rapids Symphony
St. Luke’s Hospital
Newell Lash
Second Ave
Evanston
Gary
Ind
Elaine Miller
Lincoln University
Jefferson City
Purdue University
University of Illinois
The
Unversity of Iowa
Indiana
Missouri
Illinois School Band, Orchestra and Vocal Association
Iowa High School Music Association
Iowa State
National Education Association
National Association of Secondary School Principals
International Reading Association
Phi Delta Kappa
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Kappa Alpha Psi
Rotary International
Thomas R. “Rick
Iowa City
Harold
Kankakee
Ill
Herbert
Kankanee
Helen Sparks
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Roxanne
Bonnie Miller
First Lutheran Church
Gary D. Hunstad
Robert Lowery
St. Timothy’s Community Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Turner Chapel
Frank J. Krob
Ely
Solon
Lisbon
Libbie Zuacek
Mr. Krob
F.J. Krob and Co
Ely American Legion Post
IOOF
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Martha Phillips
Mesa, Ariz
Doris Buresh
Mount Vernon
J. Victor
Rowley
Robert
Norbert
Bradenton
Fla
Margaret Pavel
Cedric Lofdahl
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Brush Funeral Home
Leslie F
L.F.” Clark
Pale
Linn County
Nettie Thomas
Clark
Palo
Palo Bank
Turner Chapel West
Edward C. Gregory
Emanuel Baptist Church
Pale Cemetery
Aaron Marie Bedell
Ronald
Jeanette Bedell
Amana
Mercy Hospital
Amber Jo
Adam John
Don
Maxine Merta
Swisher
John
Violet Bedell
Fairfax
Catherine Northrup
Troy Mills
Josephine Merta
Brush Chapel
George McDill
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Blaine Cemetery
Marguerite Novotny
Kinston Hill
Winslow Care Center
Vining
Iowa
Chicago
Chelsea
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Clement J. Burke
Edgar Buenger
Veterans Hospital
Mike
Theron E. Ackerman
Oelwein
Quaker Oats
Elsie
Donald
Murphy United Methodist Church
Westgate
Greenwood Cemetery
Becker-Milnes Funeral Home
Sumner
East Iowa Deaths Feature Local Tragedies and Rites
Obituaries from Solon Independence and nearby towns report Justus Grabbe 93 of Solon died Saturday after noon at Solon Care Center. Burial with military rites planned at Olin Cemetery after 11 a.m. Tuesday. Vivian Peck 86 of Independence dies Sunday at People's Memorial Hospital with services pending. D. H. Walke 78 Elkader dies Sunday. longtime Walke Hardware owner. burial at Ceres Cemetery with American Legion rites. F J McMahon 83 rural Independence dies. body donated to UI College of Medicine. memorial service later. Mary TeBockhorst 89 Kalona Washington area dies Sunday. services Wednesday at Holy Trinity Richmond. Marvin Westphal 71 Maquoketa dies Thursday. services today at Clinton Memorial Chapel. Memorial funds noted in several notices.
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Justus J. Grabbe
Solon
Shirley Sueppel
Carl
Anamosa
Goettsch Funeral Home
Olin
Vivian Peck
People’s Memorial Hospital
Independence
White’s
D.H. “Dee” Walke
Central Community Hospital
Elkader
Walke
Julia
Gary
Sumner
Donna McLane
Bloomfield
Iowa
Peace United Church of Christ
Ceres
Guttenberg
Lemka-Stendel American Legion
Witt Funeral Home
F.J. McMahon
Mary Klotzbach
Eunice Jensen
Manning
H.R
Manilla
B.A
Colorado Springs
Colo
J.C
Glenn
Irwin
Walter
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Mason Funeral Chapel
Mary TeBockhorst
Robert
Kalona
Richard
Washington
June Allen
Bernadette Pribyl
Clara Conner
Martha Incre
Joilet
Ill
Clem Shalla
Jack Gallagher
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Richmond
Peterseim Funeral Home
Marvin E. Westphal
Maquoketa
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Sue
Roma Foster
Normal
Col
Marvin
Alexandria
Don “Ki
Elsie Deyo
California
Julius
Dutch
Howard
Davenport
Harold
Mount Carroll
Clinton
Clinton Memorial
E. Kim Engleking
Baldwin Monmouth United Methodist Church
Obituary notices of Blythe Koons and others in Iowa deaths
A batch obituary notice from Iowa includes Levi Jerry Blythe 80 of Anamosa dying after a long illness with a memorial fund set up. Howard Skelly 79 of Monticello and Edgar Buenger 68 of Oelwein with services pending. Margaret Wislisel Slusher 59 of Solon died after a long illness with services at St. Bridget’s Church. Lester Petermeier 63 died by hanging per medical examiner with service in Tama. Theron Ackerman 77 of Westgate with church service. Zula Bailey 86 of Solon with memorial fund. Howard Koons 71 of West Union with services at Bethel church. Survivors include spouses, children, and multiple relatives across Anamosa, Lisbon, Oelwein, Solon, Tama, West Union, Des Moines, and Cedar Rapids. Services and burial details listed along with funeral homes and cemeteries.
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Levi
Jerry” Blythe
Anamosa Community Hospital
L. Crystal
John
Anamosa
James
Lisbon
Velda Mallie
Betty Ellison
Oslow
Shirley Roberg
Fannie Fall
Hale
Iowa
Goettsch
Norwich
Mar
Zula S. Bailey
Simpson Memorial Home
Herschel Weakley
Des Moines
Wanda Hunter
Columbus
Ohio
Miles Bailey
Hills
Thomas Bailey
Pontiac
Mich
First Church United
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Snider
West Liberty
Memorial Services and Funerals for Local Residents
Memorial services are scheduled for Christina H Marbach at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery after a 3 to 9 p.m. visitation at Stewart Funeral Home and a 7 p.m. rosary. Lily M McGowan will be honored at 1:30 p.m. today in Baxter Memorial Chapel Marion with burial at Lafayette Cemetery following 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. visitation. Ralph M Moore's service is at 10:30 a.m. today at Teahen Funeral Home with military honors by American Legion Hanford Post and burial at Shiloh Cemetery after 9 to 10:30 a.m. visitation.
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Marbach
Christina H
Immaculate Conception Church
Paul Otting
Gerald Condon
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
McGowan
Lily M
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Marion
Alec Rowlands
First Assembly of God Church
Lafayette Cemetery
Friends
Moore
Ralph M
Teahen
Ramon Booth
Central Assembly of God Church
American Legion Hanford Post
Shiloh
Cedar Rapids
Werning and Nekvinda Families Welcome Newborns
Susan Werning and Keith Werning of Newhall welcomed a daughter. Christine Nekvinda and Dan Nekvinda of 3530 Sharon Lane NW welcomed a son. Teresa Cole and Robert Cole of 3425 Hemlock Place NE welcomed a daughter. Iowa City couple Janeen O’Neil and Pat O’Neil welcomed a daughter. Times and locations reflect local vital statistics notices for Dec 3.
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Susan
Keith Werning
Newhall
Christine
Dan Nekvinda
Sharon Lane
Teresa
Robert Cole
Hemlock Place
Iowa City
Janeen
Pat O’neil
Four area crashes send six to hospitals in Linn and Johnson counties
Six people were hospitalized after four separate weekend crashes in Linn and Johnson counties. A Marion motorcyclist, Charlie Mason, 42, injured on Alburnett Road. Monticello man Charles Houston, 21, hurt when his pickup slid on Highway 151 near Marion Airport Road. and two Johnson County wrecks on Highway 1 near Sharon Center left four more in hospital. One driver, Raymond Hochstedler, 70, Kalona, and Alan Netolicky, 34, Ely, suffered chest injuries in a head on crash. Scott Ridley, 25, Washington, and Marilyn Jewell, 29, Washington, had head injuries in a separate crash. Berger, 17, Wellman, uninjured.
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Linn
Johnson Counties
Mercy Hospital
Alburnett Road
No Name Road
Charlie Mason
Central Ave
Marion
Monticello
St. Luke's Hospital
Charles Houston
Highway 151
Marion Airport Road
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Houston
University of Iowa
Johnson County
Johnson-Washington County
Iowa State Patrol
Highway 1
Sharon Center
Scott Ridley
Washington
Terry Berger
Wellman
Ridley
Marilyn Jewell
Jewell
Berger
Congress approves year-round daylight time plan
Ten years ago Congress enacted legislation to keep daylight saving time year round for two years to address an energy shortage. The measure aimed to reduce energy use by extending evening daylight throughout the year.
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Congress
Tama man’s death ruled a death by own action
Lester Petermeier, 63, was found in his Tama home’s garage Saturday. Tama County medical examiner Dr. C W Maplethorpe ruled the hanging death a death by own action after the body was found that afternoon.
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Lester S. Petermeier
Tama County
TAMA
Lester Petermeier
C.W. Maplethorpe
1843 Hemp Sail Manila Paper Patented in Massachusetts
John Mark and Lyman Hollingsworth of South BraintreeMass patented Manila paper in 1843. The paper was made from hemp sails, canvas, and rope, reflecting early industrial experimentation in New England.
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John Mark
Lyman Hollingsworth
South Braintree, Mass
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