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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1992

Page

8

Deaths Linn County Loretta Gavin Rucker 67

Loretta Gavin Rucker 67 of 151 Alma Dr NW died of cancer Monday at home. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday at St Jude Catholic Church. Burial at St Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call 2–9 p.m. today and 8:30–9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Teahen Funeral Home. Survivors include a son James Zalesky and daughter-in-law Peggy of Solon, three daughters and sons-in-law Katherine O'Brien Cedar Rapids Patricia Stewart South Amana Jo Anne Thrap Muscatine, a brother Cyril Gavin Boone, two sisters Patricia Korhonen Rock Springs WY and Marguerite Reidy Manchester, and 10 grandchildren. Born May 13 1925 in Ryan to William and Mary Gavin married George Zalesky Aug 19 1947 later divorced. She married Gene Rucker July 20 1974. he died in 1988. She was a Cedar Rapids Business College graduate and worked as bookkeeper for Cedar Rapids Bus Co 25 years retiring 1990. She was a St Jude member Dominicks Club Westdale Mall Walkers and Mercy volunteer. She loved dancing mushroom hunting and grandchildren. A memorial fund is established.

Loretta Lenora Gavin Rucker Alma Dr. NW St. Jude Catholic Church St. Joseph Cemetery Teahen Funeral Home James Peggy Zalesky Solon Katherine Mike O'Brien Cedar Rapids Patricia Matt Stewart South Amana Jo Anne Craig Thrap Muscatine Cyril Gavin Boone Patricia Korhonen Rock Springs Wyo Marguerite Reidy Manchester Ryan William Mary Donahue Gavin George Zalesky Gene Rucker Cedar Rapids Business College Cedar Rapids Bus Co Dominicks Club Westdale Mall Walkers Mercy Medical Center Donald Bruggeman Lillian D. Thornton D Ave St. Luke’s Hospital River of Life Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Waco Texas David Edwin Robert Evelyn Roundtree Henderson Nina Hoot Pasadena Earsel Edmondson Houston R.Q. Jordan Hillsboro Ohio Sheryl Cynthia Thornton Edwin James Jr Mary Jean Lillian Camila Edwin J. Thornton Sr Miami Rockwell-Collins Coast Guard Francis Frangipane

Harold L. House to be laid to rest today

Harold L. John House funeral service scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point. Burial follows at Lafayette Cemetery in rural Alburnett.

Harold L John Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point Lafayette Alburnett

Arrangements Pending for John R. Petty

John R. Petty 72 of 2340 Thompson St SE Iowa City died Monday at University Hospitals after a short illness. Arrangements are pending at Brosh Chapel.

John R. Petty Thompson St. SE University Hospitals Iowa City Brosh Chapel

Death Notices and Obituaries Policy Update

The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with immediate survivors as news items on this page. Additional details and eulogies publish at 35 cents per word, with out-of-town notices also charged at 35 cents per word. Contact 398-8221 for guidelines and submission times.

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Obituaries and Services for East Iowa Notables

A roundup of death notices from eastern Iowa lists Ernie Scheeder near Maquoketa and others in Dysart Monticello and Tipton. The notices name survivors including spouses children and siblings and detail funeral arrangements and burial sites across multiple towns and cemeteries.

William Huffman 67. dies after sudden illness at Cedar Rapids

Alfred Claude Huffman age 67 formerly of Williamsburg died Sunday in Heritage Acres Care Center Cedar Rapids after a sudden illness. Graveside services are at 10 a.m. today at Millersburg Cemetery Millersburg with no visitation. Uhlmann Powell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. There are no immediate survivors.

Alfred Claude Huffman Williamsburg Heritage Acres Cedar Rapids Millersburg Uhlmann

Ottumwa Man Dies After Train Collision

Ottumwa police say Randy Fridley 31 died after being struck by a Soo Line freight train while following tracks to his home on the city’s west side. The death was ruled an accident and occurred about 7 p.m. Sunday.

Ottumwa Randy Fridley Soo Line Gary Chiles

Walcott Driver Among Five Up For Highway Hero Honor

Allan McCoy, 32, of Walcott and a Roadway Express driver, is named a finalist for a national highway hero award after he saved two people from a burning car that crashed into a bridge railing and veered into a ditch.

Walcott Allan McCoy Roadway Express

Vital statistics from Mercy St. Luke's births

Mercy and St. Luke's announce births on various dates. Cindy and Kevin Lesmeister report a son born Dec 28 at 2911 Circle Dr NE. Jan and Mark Watson have a son born Jan. April Petty in Wyoming Iowa has a daughter. Teresa and Todd Chally of Springville report a daughter born Dec 26. Mary and Paul Kerr of 7013 Windwood Lane NE have a daughter born Dec 28.

Cindy Kevin Lesmeister Circle Dr. NE Jan Mark Watson Fox Meadow Dr. SE April Petty Wyoming Iowa ST. Luke's Teresa Todd Chally Springville Mary and Paul Kerr Windwood Lane

Degree Days and Normal Year Totals From Iowa Illinois Gas & Electric

Degree day figures show totals through December 27 with 52 47 49 and 731 across dates. The record compares percent of normal year at 42 percent and total normal year 6478, compiled by Iowa Illinois Gas & Electric Co.

Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co

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