Lee Okones 92 dies in Sigourney Iowa with family ties
Lee Okones, 92, of Sigourney Iowa, died February 4 2025 in Ottumwa after a life spanning Wellsburg and California. He served in the Marines during the Korean Conflict and married Glenda Harlan in 1954. Survived by son Lance and daughter Lyndamyrth, he leaves seven grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Funeral 6 p.m. February 13 at Holm Funeral Home with 3 00 to 6 00 visitation. burial February 14 at Cedar Memorial Cemetery Garden of The Last Supper.
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Ottumwa
Cornelius and
Matilda Sietsema Okones
Wellsburg High School
United States Marines
Glenda Harlan
Southern
California
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Foods
Lee
Glenda
Texas
Sigourney
Lancaster Christian Church
Lauri Glenn Okones
Michael Okones
Lance
Tracy) Okones
Lyndamyrth Stokes
Azle
Neil
Janice) Okones Jr
Thelma Ritter
Wellsburg
Holm Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Tony Roberts dies, Woody Allen foil and actor of stage and screen
Tony Roberts died February 7 in Manhattan at age 85 from complications of lung cancer. The affable actor, longtime foil to Woody Allen, starred in Play It Again Sam and Annie Hall, appeared in Stardust Memories and Hannah and Her Sisters, and had a major Broadway career including Arsenic and Old Lace and The Sisters Rosensweig.
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Annie Hall
Manhattan
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Diane Keaton
Alvy Singer
NBC
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Max
Neil Simon
Robert Redford
Allan Felix
Dick (Roberts
Humphrey Bogart
Rick
Jerry Lacy
Casablanca
Linda
Keaton
Herbert Ross
Hannah
Mickey
Mia Farrow
Serpico
al Pacino
Pelham
New York
Mortimer Brewster
Sisters Rosensweig
Chickadee Tax Checkoff funds Iowa nongame wildlife work
The Chickadee Tax Checkoff on Iowa tax forms funds nongame wildlife projects through the DNR Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund. Since 1982 donations total about 6.49 million dollars, with average gifts around 25 dollars in 2023, while donor numbers declined but per-donor gifts rose. The program supports staff and research on species like songbirds, bald eagles, monarchs, and wood thrush, and could face changes if contributions fall further.
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Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund
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Firefighters Preparedness Fund
Veterans Trust Fund
Alabama
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Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
North Carolina
Oregon
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
Xerxes Society
Gazette News Tip Line Instructions Adopted
The Gazette publicizes its News Tip Line with two contact numbers for tips. Call (319) 398-8313 or 1 800 397 8212 to report stories or provide information.
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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Linn County
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