Deaths in Linn County Honor Seniors and Warranted Services
Sarah Elizabeth Whittaker 105 formerly of Mount Vernon dies after brief illness in Meth-Wick Manor. Born Oct 26 1880 in El Paso IL she married John Whittaker in 1902. She was a bookkeeper for 30 years and member of St Pauls United Methodist Church. Services today at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials to Meth-Wick Manor. Gary Lee Joyce 34 of Tempe AZ died of cancer in a Tempe hospital. Former Cedar Rapids resident he was a carpenter and foreman for D G Construction and part owner after move to Tempe. Survived by son Justin James his parents Winfield and Eva Joyce of Tempe two sisters and two brothers. Services conducted Monday in Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Elizabeth Whittaker
Mount Vernon
Meth-Wick Manor
el Paso
Ill
John Whittaker
Alburnett
Whittaker
St. Paul’s United
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
13Th St
Cedar Rapids
Gary Lee Joyce
Tempe
Ariz
D & G Construction
Justin James
Winfield
Eva Joyce
Phoenix
Ella G. Smith
Teahen
Cloyd
St. James United Methodist Church
American Cancer Society
10Th St. SE
Obituary notices and services scheduled for area residents
Deaths include Walter Burgess Ruth Long Alice Zachar and others with services pending or set at Morgan Baxter Stewart and Murdoch funeral homes Memorials may be directed to cancer society or charity of donor's choice Church and cemetery details listed for each observance with times and locations.
Deaths in Eastern Iowa Clara Grimm and Marguerite Spratt
Clara Grimm 64 died Sunday at her Anamosa home after a brief illness. Survived by four sons four daughters 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services at Goettsch's 10:30 a.m. Thursday with burial at Green Center Cemetery. Marguerite E Spratt 80 died Monday at home after a short illness. Survived by sister Marie Spratt of Holbrook. Services Thursday at St Michael's Holbrook. Burial at church cemetery. Visitation at Uhlmann's Williamsburg after 1 p.m. Wednesday with rosary at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Grimm
Anamosa
Allen Joslin
Monmouth
Steven Joslin
Litchfield
Virgil Grimm
Madrid
Kevin Grimm
Hale
Linda Reed
Corning
Nancy Tarbox
Des Moines
Kathleen Norris
Stone City
Beverly Ellison
Goettsch’s
Green Center
Morley
Marguerite E. Spratt
Marie Spratt
Holbrook
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Uhlmann’s
Williamsburg
Obituaries: Zora Saffell and Clarence Benke
Zora Saffell 67 of Waterloo former Dysart died Sunday at Allen Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Survivors include two sons and three siblings with five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Clarence V. Benke 74 co owner of B and W Appliance Store died Sunday. Burial planned at church cemetery after services at Basilica of St. Francis with Knights of Columbus rosary and Scripture service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zora Saffell
Waterloo
Dysart
Allen Memorial Hospital
DeLyle Russell
la Porte City
Paul Saffell
Glenn Hook
Willard Hook
Marvin Hook
Manhattan
Kan
Inez Chetzik
Osage
Pauline Wagner
Zella Parizek
Overton’s
Dysart Cemetery
Clarence V. Benke
B and W Applicance
Leonilla
Nellie
Richard
Monticello
Ronald
David
Cascade
Deanne Manza
Winter Haven
Fla
John
Dyersville
Rose Wessels
Lorine Wilhelm
Leona Kennedy
Epworth
Basilica of St. Francis
Church Cemetery
Kramer’s
Knights of Columbus
Florence Zuber 67 dies at Mercy Hospital
Florence Zuber aged 67 died Sunday at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids after six days as a patient. She worked for several years at Amana Woolen Mills. Survivors include her husband Elmer and two sons Floyd and Marlin of High Amana. Services set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Middle Amana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Zuber
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Amana Woolen Mills
Elmer
Floyd
Marlin
High Amana
Middle Amana
Obituary for Bud Morrison Longtime farmer and former councilman
C R Bud Morrison 71 semi retied farmer and Midway Oil jobber died Sunday at his farm home of a heart attack. Survived by wife Agnes daughter Mary Schultz four sisters two brothers and six grandchildren. Services 1 30 pm Thursday at St Johns Lutheran Church south of Victor burial in church cemetery. Friends may call Smiths in Grinnell noon to 9 pm Tuesday and 5 to 9 pm Wednesday. Memorials to St Johns Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.R
Bud” Morrison
Midway Oil Co
Agnes
Mary Schultz
Malcom
Mildred Johnston
Cleo Christenson
Los Angeles
Esther Howard
Pulaski
Dorothy Timm
Ladora
James
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Victor
Smith’s
Grinnell
St. John’s Church
Fay Steely, 90, Manchester native, dies in Las Vegas
Fay Steely formerly of Manchester dies at 90 in Las Vegas after 25 years there. Survived by five sons John Parkinson of Tucson Dean and Gordon of Las Vegas Dale of San Francisco and Glen of Dallas eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday Oakland Cemetery Manchester. Friends may call 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Vernon's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Steely
Manchester
Las Vegas
Nev
John Parkinson
Tuscon, Ariz
Dean
Gordon
Dale
San Francisco
Glen
Dallas
Texas
Oakland Cemetery
Vernon’s
Death of Helen Bedford at 94 in Sigourney Care Center
Helen Bedford 94 died Sunday at Sigourney Care Center where she had lived since August 1979. Survived by stepson Warren of West Des Moines three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church burial South English Cemetery. Friends may call at Powell's after 10 a.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bedford
Sigourney Care Center
Warren
West Des Moines
First Baptist Church
South English Cemetery
Powell’s
Lawsuit challenges Cherry Mansion sale in Tama County
A Tama County District Court suit seeks to void the July tax sale of the Cherry Mansion property and halts the buyer Mildred Davis. It names Tama officials and Tesars as defendants, alleges improper notice, seeks reassessment, tax deed set aside, and an injunction against alterations or entry on the Tesars’ land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Tama County
Tama
Gladys Cherry Elliott
Dennis Currell
Cedar Rapids
Tom and
Delores Tesar
Mildred David
Brent Heeren
Michael Wentzien
Noel Lenaburg
Leo Benda
LeRoy Smith
Pauline Reinig
Tesars
Elliott
Heeren
Brooklyn Bridge
Davis
Holiday deadline notice for Gazette publication
Because of the Christmas holiday the Gazette news room opens at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Obituaries and other items for Thursday morning publication must be delivered after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Deadline is 9 p.m. Inquiries to the city desk at 398 8313 after 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
City Desk
Farmstead Foods union rejects 3-year contract offer
Union members at Farmstead Foods in Cedar Rapids and Albert Lea rejected a proposed three-year contract tied to pre tax profits over 1.6 million. Cedar Rapids approved 524 to 504 while Albert Lea rejected 608 to 395, keeping the old terms in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmstead Foods
Cedar Rapids
Albert Lea
Minn
United Food and Commercial Workers
Farmstead
Wilson Foods
Ethiopian resettlement death rate likened to famine
U S officials say deaths from disease in Ethiopia's resettlement villages rival starved victims seen during last year's famine. McPherson cites 7 to 15 daily deaths per 10 000, mostly from typhus, with hundreds dead near Pawe as 80 000 to 90 000 famine victims moved north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Ethiopia
M. Peter McPherson
Agency For International Development
Northwest
McPherson
Pawe
Addis Ababa
Tigray
Wollo
Vital Statistics Birth Reports Dec 22 23
Mercy announces a son for Sherri Paul of 5405 Vermont St. SW on Dec 22. St. Luke’s records a son for Mary and Ahmad Ismail Niun of 1418 B Ave. NE on Dec 22. Debra and Denny Gorsch of Marengo welcome a daughter on Dec 23. Mary and Robert Longfellow of Belle Plaine welcome a son, and Deborah and Jeffrey Shellenberger of Belle Plaine welcome a daughter. Catherine and Raymond Vacha of 1620 Park Towne Place NE welcome a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Luke’s
Mary
Ahmad Ismail Niun
Ave
Debra
Denny Gorsch
Marengo
Robert Longfellow
Belle Plaine
Deborah
Jeffrey Shellenberger
Catherine
Raymond Vacha
Park Towne Place
Cedar Rapids couples listed for marriage licenses
A list of pairs from Iowa and beyond receiving marriage licenses. Wayne A. Reed with Charmaine M. Langand. Floyd L. Jeffords with Jacqueline A. Hudson. Timothy L. LaGrange with Lana L. Ford. Steven S. Pritchett with Sheila M. Strom. Douglas G. Votroubek with Linda M. Buenzow. Jeffrey T. Urbaniak with Katherine A. Floyd. Randolph K. Potts with Michelle M. Bedell. Ricky C. Rodgers with Jeane M. Kimble. Joseph D. Butz with Melody J. Rogers. Kevin D. Raue with Nancy M. Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne A. Reed
Charmaine M. Langand
Floyd L. Jeffords
Jacqueline A. Hudson
Timothy L. LaGrange
Lana L. Ford
Cedar Rapids
Steven S. Pritchett
Sheila M. Strom
Marion
Douglas G. Votroubek
Linda M. Buenzow
Jeffrey T. Urbaniak
West Bend
Wis
Katherine A. Floyd
Randolph K. Potts
Detroit
Michelle M. Bedell
San Diego
Ricky C. Rodgers
Jeane M. Kimble
Lisbon
Joseph D. Butz
Walker
Melody J. Rogers
Kevin D. Raue
Nancy M. Knight
DISSOLUTIONS LIST OF COUPLES REPORTED
A notices page lists dissolved marriage pairs including Gail Rae with Roger A LaCour siere Terri Lynn with John Martin Dearth JoElla Jane with Steven Lynn Hanken Janis Kay with Curtis Darrell Thomas Kelly with Gordon D Lewis Connie Sue with Kirk Alan Skilling Linda Sue with Steven Lane Randall Dorothy Louise with Paul William Rockett Joyce Lorraine with Nelson Gregory Redfearn Rose marie with Steven R Myers Julie Ann with Walter A Fisher Jr Sharon Kay with Harold Goeke Joanne Lee with Thomas J Herzog Kristin Lynn with Jeffrey Frasher Marcia Camile with Robert Brandt Janice L with Kyle Reynolds Linda M with Harold Drake Eleanor De Bruin with Paul Bohlken Christine R with Daniel Clark Barbara Rose with James Furman Beverley Ann with Stephen Faulkner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Rae
Roger A. LaCoursiere
Terri Lynn
John Martin Dearth
JoElla Jane
Steven Lynn Hanken
Janis Kay
Curtis Darrell Thomas
Kelly
Gordon D. Lewis
Connie Sue
Kirk Alan Skilling
Linda Sue
Steven Lane Randall
Dorothy Louise
Paul William Rockett
Joyce Lorraine
Nelson Gregory Redfearn
Rosemarie A
Steven R. Myers
Julie Ann
Walter A. Fisher Jr
Sharon Kay
Harold Elmer Goeke
Joanne Lee
Thomas J. Herzog
Kristin Lynn
Jeffrey Howard Frasher
Marcia Camile
Robert Lee Brandt
Janice L
Kyle N. Reynolds
Linda M
Harold Evans Drake
Eleanor DeBruin
Paul Dean _ Bohlken
Christine R
Daniel E. Clark
Barbara Rose
James Walter Furman
Beverley Ann
Stephen Faulkner
Fire Calls Reported Across City With Multiple Medical Emergencies
A Monday flashlight shows three medical emergencies reported by fire crews at Third Street and 16th Avenue SE at 7 30 a.m. 4444 First Ave NE at 3 01 p.m. and 2625 Otis Rd SE at 5 18 p.m. Fire department responders handled each incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Street
16Th Avenue
First Ave
Otis Rd
DJ silenced again as WLLR goes off air after line break
Davenport AP reports radio DJ Jack Daniels was off air when a transmission line failed at WLLR Sunday. Technicians work on repairs with no return time. Daniels denied taking the station hostage and noted his earlier suspension for playing Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer. He urged Toys for Toys donations for needy children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Jack Daniels
WLLR
Daniels
Grandma
Iowa photographer Max Winter Dies in I 80 Crash
Max Winter a 44 year old former Davenport Times-Democrat and Dubuque Telegraph Herald photographer died of a heart attack while driving on Interstate 80 about three miles east of Grinnell troopers said his car veered into a ditch no other vehicles were involved Winter had worked freelance for Time magazine and other agencies after moving to Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Max Winter
Dubuque
Iowa
Winter
Davenport Times-Democrat
Quad- City Times
Iowa Lottery Winners Listed Des Moines Officials
Iowa Lottery officials in Des Moines released the list of instant lottery prize winners. The article names $500 winners including William Beardsley and Janet Breyfogle, $1,000 winners such as Carol Adkins and Jacob Hansen, and $10,000 prize recipients like Larry Christensen and Harriett Coker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Instant Lottery
William Beardsley
Estherville
Jane Breyfogle
Alta
Gary Dahms
Jasper
Minn
Donald L. Daniels
Kewanee
Iil
Lewis Gilbert
Huxley
Sharon Hanson
Coralville
Jerry Headington
Waverly
Virginia A. Hocker
Grandview
Stella M. Knutson
Sioux City
Randy McKibben
Rembrandt
Vicky Kay Parker
Council Bluffs
Jonathan Ryan
Paul A. Sipers
Spencer
Doris M. Stubbs
Marshalltown
Johnny Jr. White
Keith White
Carol Adkins
Searsboro
Darwin A. Bengford
Polk City
Barbara Brandt
Dallas Center
Jacob K. Hansen
Cedar Rapids
Estella Harmon
Spirit Lake
Vicky L. Jacobs
Angelic McCall
Urbandale
David E. Schenck
Monticello
Larry L. Christensen
Askev Minn
Harriett M. Coker
Pensacola
Fla
Linda Collier
Ottumwa
Darrel D. Harger
Hiawatha
Carol Reeves
Lacona
Ronald W. Six
Ankeny
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Linn County
Walter “Shorty” Burgess
Veterans Administration Hospital
Morgan
Ruth E. Long
S. 11Th St
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Alice Hay Zachar
26Th St
Stewart Funeral Home
Charles J. Bowden
Turner Chapel West
Thomas Palmer
Pale Cemetery
Hilda Wetherbee Buck
Murdoch Chapel
Central City
F. William Hilker
Mount Clark Cemetery
Wencil C
Jim” Drahozal
St. Wenceslaus Church
Clarence Frana
Thomas McAndrew
St. John’s Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home East
Milton Lyman
Alice United Methodist Church
Center Point
Alfred Clark
Center Point United
Lois M. Zeller
Hoover Wesleyan Church
Troy Mills
Kenneth Mostue
Hoover Church
Donald Williams
Trinity Church of the Nazarene
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
High Amana Cemetery
Hoover- Valentine’s
HIGH
Amana
Cherry Mansion Sale
Farmstead Foods Union
Dale Kueter
Jim Coleman
IBP
Coleman
Terry Branstad
Bath Packing Co
Columbus Junction
U.S
Washington Post
Mercy
Sherri Paul
Vermont St. SW
Illinois Lottery
Springfield, Ill
John EK
Lapes
3Rd Ave
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