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.
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Alma Dr. NW
St. Jude Catholic Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
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Solon
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Mike O'Brien
Cedar Rapids
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Matt Stewart
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Boone
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Rock Springs
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Manchester
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Mary Donahue Gavin
George Zalesky
Gene Rucker
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Lillian D. Thornton
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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.
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John
Murdoch Funeral Home
Center Point
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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.
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Thompson St. SE
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Brosh Chapel
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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.
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Williamsburg
Heritage Acres
Cedar Rapids
Millersburg
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kevin Lesmeister
Circle Dr. NE
Jan
Mark Watson
Fox Meadow Dr. SE
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Wyoming
Iowa
ST. Luke's
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Todd Chally
Springville
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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.
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