Deaths in Linn County Merna Gaffey and Lester Woodward
Merna M. Gaffey 88 of Cedar Rapids died December 3 1994 after a short illness with arrangements at Stewart Funeral Home. Lester R. Woodward 76 of Cedar Rapids died December 2 1994 after a long illness with services at Stewart Funeral Home conducted by Rev Gary Sneller. Survivors include daughters Sandra Humphrey and Janice Beard and their spouses plus sister Gladys Main. Genevieve H. Woodward preceded him April 27 1994.
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Merna M. Gaffey
26Th St. Dr. SE
Cedar Rapids
Living Center West
Stewart Funeral Home
Lester R. Woodward
Southland St
Stewart Funeral
Gary Sneller
Sandra Humphrey
David
Janice Beard
Rodney
Southlake
Texas
Gladys Main
Columbus
Ohio
Lester
Genevieve H. Woodward
Independence matron Mary Irene Hunts dies after brief illness
Mary Irene Hunts, 82, of Independence died Sunday December 4 1994 at West Village Center after a short illness. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Catholic Church officiated by Rev. Ardel Barta. Burial Fontana Cemetery Hazelton. Visitation after 2 p.m. Tuesday at Reiff Funeral Home with rosary at 3 and parish vigil at 7:30. Survivors include daughters Marion Dorothy Center Point and Bette Chmelicek Cedar Rapids, son Joseph Dubuque, brothers Richard Short Walker and Matt Short Masonville, sister Loretta McEnany Ryan, and six grandchildren.
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Mary Irene Hunts
West Village Center
Independence
St. John’s Catholic Church
Ardel Barta
Fontana Cemetery
Hazelton
Reiff Funeral Home
Marion Dorothy
Center Point
Bette Chmelicek
Cedar Rapids
Joseph
Dubuque
Richard Short
Walker
Matt Short
Masonville
Loretta McEnany
Ryan
Funeral services for Fredrick E. Putz in Strawberry Point
Fredrick E. Putz, 61, died Sunday morning December 4, 1994 following a long illness. Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Marys Catholic Church. Burial at Strawberry Point Cemetery. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Roberson Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Grace, three daughters Shirley Strauer Barbara Fannon Susan Putz, three sons Ronald Steven Thomas, two sisters Pearl Gaul Verna Mae Lueck, four brothers Walter Harold David Jerry.
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Fredrick E. Putz
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Strawberry Point
Roberson Funeral Home
Grace
Shirley Strauer
Jesup
Barbara Fannon
Reinbeck
Susan Putz
Charles Henry Chad Sublette Dies in Rural Tipton Auto Crash
Charles Henry Chad Sublette 23 died Sunday December 4 1994 in rural Tipton from injuries in an automobile accident. Services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Tipton United Church of Christ conducted by Rev. David Lorenzen Burial at Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today Fry Funeral Home. Survived by parents Charlie and Connie Sublette a sister Cortin Sublette and a brother Cary all of Tipton.
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Charles Henry
Chad’’ Sublette
Tipton
Services for Opal Coleman and Lora Newman
Obituary notices state Opal C Coleman will have a 10 a.m. Tuesday service at St Johns Catholic Church Coggon with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery Coggon. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at Murdoch Funeral Home Central City with a 7 p.m. Scripture service. Lora Newman has a 2 p.m. Tuesday service at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion with friends calling 2 to 5 p.m. today and burial at Oak Shade Cemetery Marion.
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Opal C. Coleman
St. John’s Catholic Church
Coggon
Mount Olivet
Murdoch Funeral Home
Central City
Lora Newman
Marion
Oak Shade
Richard L. Simon Dies at 58 in Iowa City
Richard L. Simon, 58, died Sunday afternoon December 4, 1994, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Iowa City. Arrangements are pending at Shelly Funeral Home.
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Richard L. Simon
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City
Shelly Funeral Home
Marguerite Claypool 91 Dies After Long Illness
Marguerite Claypool 91 died Sunday December 4 at Colonial Manor Amana after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Uhlmann Powell Funeral Home.
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Marguerite Claypool
Colonial Manor
Amana
Uhlmann-Powell Funeral Home
Death notice for Lynn J. Nicodemus in Urbana
Lynn J. Nicodemus 100 died December 4 1994 in Virginia Gay Annex Vinton after an extended illness. Services 10:30 a m Wednesday Urbana Methodist Church led by Rev Rod Werline. Burial Urbana Cemetery. Visitation 4 8 p m Tuesday Phillips Funeral Home Chapel Vinton and after 8 30 a m Wednesday at the church. Survivors include son Keith Wheaton NL daughter Thelma Cripps Urbana plus daughters in law Doris and Marshall son in law five grandchildren four great grandchildren three stepgreat grandchildren two great great grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife Julia March 7 1984.
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Dorothy N. Burton McKnight
Marion Blvd
Marion
St.Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Lloyd Brockmeyer
St. Paul's Church
Turner Chapel East
Kenneth
Inlaw
Linda
Elsie Burton
Iowa City
Louise McKnight
Burlington
Warren
Alice White Burton
Dorothy
San Jos Valley
Tucumcari
N.M
Howard McKnight
Anna Schmidthaus Bergen
Vinton Lutheran Home
Vinton
Zion Lutheran Church
Richard Stokes
Oakwood Cemetery
Shellsburg
Phillips Funeral Home
James
Robert
Marvin
Harold
Davenport
Ardith
Ingram
Texas
Elizabeth Olson
Osage Beach
Amanda Remington
Arthur Schmidthans
California
Martha
Beverly
el Verna
Florence
Arlie
Peter
Edna
Alfred
Hugo Schmidthans
Lillianee Rose Kinsler
Verona Fee
Alma Goodell
Lynn J. Nicodemus
Virginia Gay Annex
Urbana Methodist Church
Rod Werline
Urbana Cemetery
Phillips Funeral Home Chapel
Keith
Wheaton
Thelma Cripps
Urbana
Doris
Marshall
Julia
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the Gazette
University of Iowa freshman found dead in dorm
Sanjay Jain 18 Addison Illinois native was found dead in Mayflower Hall Iowa City Sunday after a running moped caused a gas odor. He died of carbon monoxide poisoning per Johnson County Medical Examiner. Residents were evacuated and counseling offered.
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James Wolf
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Mayflower Hall
Sanjay Jain
E Addison
Ill
Johnson County
T.T. Bozek
Jain
Ann Rhodes
U of I
Department of Public Safety
Rhodes
Mayflower
Iowa budget talks focus on cuts to fund tax pledge
House leaders and Gov. Branstad outline a plan to cut about 20 million annually as they bargain line by line to meet a 15 percent across the board income tax cut over four years. They contrast state employee pay discussions with private sector gains, claiming a position of strength while stressing fiduciary responsibility.
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House
Branstad
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
My Fair Lady at Paramount Theatre Delights and Flops
A touring Paramount production of My Fair Lady draws 700 in a lively but uneven show. Leenya Rideout shines as Eliza with a radiant soprano and charm, while Gary Kimble as Higgins overacts, dulling the lead. Sound issues mar early Cockney scenes but fade as the elegant production progresses with striking visuals, strong ensembles, and energetic dancing.
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Paramount Theatre
Gary Kimble
Henry Higgins
Eliza
Leenya Rideout
Ascot
Kimble
State Patrol Gives Teens Belt Slogan T Shirts
State Trooper Jim Kipp of Cedar Rapids started a program in Eastern Iowa giving eight Kennedy High School students T shirts reading I was caught by the Iowa State Patrol to reward wearing seat belts. He plans unannounced visits to high schools in several counties to recognize belt use and promote safety while noting fines of 28 dollars for noncompliance.
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Harland
Clara Perryman
Marion
Bill
Pauline Burmeister
Cedar Rapids
Marion High School
Coe, College
9Th Naval District
Co Radio
Motorola
Iowa
Color
Collins Radio
Apolllo Spacecraft Communications Systems
The
Rapids Chevrolet Parts Departur
Young Men's Bureau
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Institute of Radio Engineers
Li Clubs International
Marion Christian Church
Becky Stover
State Patrol
Jim Kipp
Kennedy High School
Iowa State Patrol
Kipp
Ken
Nedy
John Houck
Mary Ross
Kennedy
Linn
Benton
Tama
Johnson
Poweshiek
Inmate Escapes Yankton Prison Crosses into Canada
Eugene Myers 51 of Waukon fled from the Federal Prison Camp Yankton and was arrested near Gretna Manitoba by Royal Canadian Mounted Police after crossing the border from North Dakota. Myers, jailed for 10 years for marijuana growing and money laundering, had a farm forfeited and sold for over 500000 dollars. Officials released few details as Spirit Lake man Jon Matthew Moore 24 died after being found unconscious in Dickinson County Jail.
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Yankton
S.D
North Dakota
Eugene Myers
Waukon
Linda Asher
Myers
Gretna
Manitoba
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Iowa
Rapp
U.S
Spirit Lake
Dickinson County
Jon Matthew Moore
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