Deaths in Linn County Personal notices and funeral details
Joseph C. Melichar Sr. 77 died Monday in Crestview Acres Marion. Services 11 a.m. Thursday Brush Chapel with viewing 4–9 p.m. today and 9–11 a.m. Thursday. interment St. John's Cemetery. Survivors include Blanche wife and four sons, 12 grandchildren, one great grandchild. Memorial fund established. Additional notices for Laurel S. Bugely Esther M. Fry Virgil A. Miller and William H. Neumann listed with service details. obituary policy and fee information noted.
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Joseph C. Melichar Sr
Crestview Acres
Marion
Brush Chapel
St. John’s Cemetery
Blanche
Janice Ashbacker
Solon
Donald
Edward
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Jr
Mount Vernon
Richard
Independence
Elizabeth Bisinger
Bessie Anash
Ann Lynn
Hemet
Calif
Blanche Terpkosh
National Oats
Obituary notices from towns in eastern Iowa
A long list of deaths with ages and local funeral arrangements unfolds across eastern Iowa. Names include Logan Beltz 81 Ralph Hansel 86 Anna Noethe 89 Zella Parizek 72 Mildred Jones 73 Richard William Johnson 49 Leonetta Steffen 98 Bernard Bunny Walsh 87 Filletta C Wood 91 Ruth Baier 76 Hulda Sally Probert 77 M Clinton Hensel Sr 77 Kathryn Needham 88 Doyle Netzger 71 and others with service times and burial places noted at multiple churches and funeral homes. Survivors listed vary by individual and include spouses children and siblings in many cases.
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Richard William Johnson
Iowa City
Indio
Calif
Memory Gardens
George L. Gay
Astrid
California
Jeff
Lou Ann Novotny
Jury awards Iowa City man 275000 in dram shop suit
Royce G. Nelson, 59 of Iowa City, won 275000 against Tree House Lounge owner Ava Lanche Properties Corp for injuries after being beaten by Michael Wayne Tims following a night of drinking at Coralville bars on December 2 1986. Diamond Mil's was not required to pay. Nelson cannot work due to severe head injuries.
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Bazette
Ynrean County
Iowa City
Coralville
Royce G. Nelson
S. Clemens St
Tree House
Nelson
Avalanche Properties Corp
Michael Wayne Tims
Ripley, Tenn
Diamond Mil's
First Ave
Tims
Eldora Man Dies In One Car Hardin County Crash
Scott Allen Jans, 31, of Eldora, died in a Monday one car crash in Hardin County when his vehicle struck a bridge railing on the east side of Eldora near Highway 175.
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Associated Pres
Scott Allen Jans
Eldora
Hardin County
Marion Father Teaches Daughter Skating at Ellis Park
Joe Whited of Marion gave his daughter Sarah four skating lessons at Lou Dennis Rink Ellis Park. The northern Wisconsin native recalled skating daily during his own winter childhood.
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Joe Whited
Marion
Sarah
Lou Dennis
Ellis Park
Whited
Wisconsin
Christmas Eve Mobile Home Fire Near Brighton
Firefighters extinguished a mobile home blaze near Brighton about 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Assistant Chief Bill Farmer said the fire likely started from electrical problems. resident Josephine Young and her son Lance were away. The building and contents were destroyed. the home is about 10 miles southwest of Washington.
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Brighton
Bill Farmer
Josephine Young
Lance
Farmer
Young
Washington
The Log From Linn County Public Safety Updates
The Log information collected by The Gazette from Linn County public safety agencies. Charges are subject to review by the Linn County Attorney's Office.
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The
Gazette
Linn County
Fire Calls and Medical Emergencies Log
Fire reports include broken sprinkler pipes at 2743 16th Ave SW and medical emergencies at 5100 Center Point Road NE and 110 Josephine Lane NW. Also listed are two false alarms at 3315 Southgate Ct SW and 350 First Ave NE and an overheated food incident at 78 Summer Circle NE.
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16Th Ave
Center Point Road
Josephine Lane
Southgate Ct
Summer Circle
First Ave
Linn Rescue and Fire Calls Across Three Towns
A series of Linn County emergency responses include medical calls at Springville Coggan and Shellsburg areas, smoke in houses northwest of Hiawatha and in Hiawatha at 5057 Beverly Road Southwest, and a later medical emergency near Shellsburg and near Coral Drive in Hiawatha.
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Springville
Coggan
Hiawatha
Beverly Rd
Shellsburg
Coral Dr
Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation awards second grant round
The Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation approved grants totaling $66,318.20 to 13 non profits and a library resource center, part of $189,122.50 in requests from 30 agencies. Grants support arts, education, health, housing, and community programs across Linn County including Cedar Rapids Symphony, HACAP, and the Public Library resource center.
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Greater
Cedar Rapids
Human Services Subcommittee
United Way
Hawkeye Area
Boy Scouts of America
Fund For
Linn County
Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation
Cedar Rapids Area
Sutherland C. and
Frances M. Dows
Hewlett-Packard Fund
Cox Cable of Cedar Rapids Fund
William B. Quarton
Greater Cedar Rapids
Marion
Lewis van Nostrand
HACAP
Linnhaven Inc
Planned Parenthood of
Vital Statistics Births and family notices listed
A series of birth announcements and family updates including Julie Chambers a son at 1735 Edgewood Road NW and a daughter for Deborah Leaverton at 259 Sussex Drive NE along with a Keystone couple Julie and Tom Kaiser and a Center Point couple Nancy and Grant Rees each reporting a son or daughter.
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Julie Chambers
Edgewood Rd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Laurel S. Bugely
Turner Chapel East
Gilbert Dawes
Esther M. Fry
Zion Presbyterian Church
Coggon
Greeley Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
Central City
Virgil A
Bud’’ Miller
Frank Schultz
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
William H. Neumann
Coral
St. Luke’s Hospital
Murdoch Funeral
Iowa
Arlington
Logan Beltz
Strawberry Point
Kerns-Jamison Funeral Home
Clermont
Ralph A. Hansel
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Guttenberg City Cemetery
Muehlethaler Funeral Home
Elgin
Marie
Carol Webber
Adam
Edgewood
Irvin
Albert
Scales Mound
Ill
Larry
Jessie Funk
Garber
Josephine Handke
Guttenberg
Dyersville
Anna Noethe
Kramer Funeral Home
Dysart
Zella Parizek
Overton Funeral Home
Garwin
Mildred Jones
Union Grove Lake
Toledo
University Hospitals
Henderson-Overton Funeral Home
Woodlawn
Thomas
Branson
Charles Maplethorpe
Margaret Vanderwicken
Mesa. Ariz
NEW
Vienna
Leonetta Steffen
Manor Care
Dubuque
Riverside
Bernard “Bunny” Walsh
Washington County Hospital
St. Mary's Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Lorden
Velma
Marilyn Muller
Loren
Bartow
Fla
Leonard
Davenport
Robert
Gary
Margaret Brophy
Lone Tree
Filletta C. Wood
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Roberson Funeral Home
Warren
Marvelle Vierow
Oelwein
Emmanuel Osborne
Sumner
Ruth Baier
Mercy Hospital Medical Center
Des Moines
Washington Chapel
United Methodist Church
Janesville
Wilson Grove
Becker-Milnes Funeral Home
James
Mesa
Ariz
Janice Trometer
Grimes
Wadena
Hulda A
Sally’’ Probert
Palmer Lutheran Health Center
West Union
Wadena Community Presbyterian Church
Leonard-Witt Funeral Home
Elkader
Hillcrest Cemetery
Volga
A Daugher
Roxana Simpson
Bristow
Franklin Wells
Escondido
M. Clinton Hensel Sr
Mercy Hospital
Eden Funeral Home
Elm Grove Cemetery
Evelyn
Mark Jr
Texas
Kenneth
Clay Center
Kan
Fredrick
Waukon
Kathryn Needham
Northgate Manor
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Lycurgus
Hanson Funeral Home
Bartley Jr
Dale
la Crosse
Wis
Doyle Netzger
Burnham-Wood Funeral Home
Coralville Bar
By Lyle Muller
John Mcivor
Linn Rescue
Greater C.R. Foundation
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Center Point
String Quartet
Trees Forever
Historical Preservation
Czech Fine Arts Foundation Inc
Czech Museum
Czech Village
Linn County Historical Museum Society
Human Services
Alternative Services
the Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation
Oe Gee
Barbara and
Robert Hasley
Sioux Lane
ST. Luke's
Julie
Tom
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