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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 2008
Page
15
Eugene P Meis 68 formerly of Dyersville died February 6 2008 at Mercy Dubuque after surgery complications. Memorial Mass and burial at St Boniface New Vienna with wake in Dyersville. Curtis A Tweet 88 of DeWitt died February 7 2008 at West Wing Place. memorial service February 10 at Schultz Funeral Home DeWitt.
Obituaries discuss Margaret A. Wilburn aged 64 of Maquoketa who died February 6 2008 at Genesis East Davenport burial at Peace Cemetery friends may visit Carson Son Funeral Home in Maquoketa. Viola Dalchow 98 also died February 7 2008 in Maquoketa and services are pending. Michael Mike Mullan 56 of Mechanicsville died February 6 2008 of heart failure with graveside services planned for February 11 2008 at Rose Hill Cemetery. He served in the U S Navy 1970 to 1974 and worked at Wabash Transformer. Memorial fund established. Online condolences at Morgan Funeral Choices.
Donald Joseph Fellenzer 85 of Galena Illinois died February 6 2008 in Dubuque Iowa His funeral Mass is February 11 at St Michael church Galena Burial is Holy Trinity Cemetery Scales Mound Visitation February 10 at Furlong Funeral Chapel Galena A rosary will be said at 1 pm Sunday He is survived by his wife Marjorie and seven children Betty Lou OBrien 78 of Ackley died February 5 2008 Services February 7 at St Marys Church Ackley Burial in church cemetery Betty borne in Iowa Falls worked as a teacher in Geneva and Aplington later at Hampton Nursing Home active in quilting sewing and library volunteering Survived by four children and a brother and sister Grandchildren Bailey Hannah Aislyn Cole Meredith Darren Sybil Delaney Devin OBrien and more Betty was preceded in death by her husband parents and siblings and leaves several grandchildren)
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with pending arrangements and immediate survivors published at no charge if within Gazette style. Submissions accepted weekdays 9 am to 6 pm and weekends 4 to 6 pm with a 6 pm daily deadline. additional information billed at 40 cents per word.
Germaine A Meyers 96 of Luxemburg dies February 7 2008 after a brief illness at Guttenberg Care Center. Funeral services are 1130 am Monday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church Luxemburg with burial at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. Survived by daughter Julie Habel Luxemburg and sister Marie Dunkel of Dyersville. condolences at Kramer Funeral Home site.
John E Bunten, 78, of Vinton, died February 7 2008 at St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids after an extended illness. Visitation 4 to 7 pm Sunday Phillips Funeral Home Chapel Vinton. Services at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev Clarke Frederick. Burial Evergreen Cemetery with military rites. Survivors include sons Bruce Garrison and Barry Cedar Rapids. daughters Barbara Anderson Vinton and Beth Burns Lakewood Colorado. son-in-law Gary Cottrell Vinton. special friend Fern Lewis Vinton.
A Friday dawn fire at Hiway Farms Inc. south of Ogden caused about 1 million dollars in damage to the main building and feed mixing area. Fire officials say an electrical problem is suspected but the exact cause is not yet determined. No injuries reported.
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The Gazette of Des Moines earned 12 Better Newspaper prizes at the 2008 Iowa Newspaper Association Convention, including third place for general excellence. Firsts included education coverage and spot news photography by Hemmingsen and Ray, with other top placements in web design, headlines, graphics, and front-page work.
Republican Steve Rathje of Cedar Rapids disclosed a campaign bankroll of 580.70 dollars as he challenges incumbent Democrat Tom Harkin for the U.S. Senate seat. Harkin, seeking a fifth term, reported over 3 million dollars in January and 6.7 million for the full five years.
Franklin County District Court hears a lawsuit against the Hampton-Dumont School District and officials for allegedly circulating the name of a 14 year old girl who says she was sexually mistreated by a teaching assistant. Tyler Mare Radcliffe, 21, faced charges last month. West Point pair charged with drug crimes include Rebecca Walljasper and her 17 year old son Zach Joseph Walljasper. Rebecca held on $30,000 bond. The son was taken to a juvenile facility.
Shawn Mofse 41 a seventh grade basketball coach at Webster City Middle School is detained pending trial on federal pornography charges.
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