Deaths in Linn County noted for several residents
Ernest L. Andrie 69 of Cedar Rapids died Sunday at St. Luke's Hospital after a short illness. He served in World War II with the Army Air Corps and is survived by Eleanor, a son Gary, a daughter Mary, three sisters, and other relatives. Services are set for Tuesday at Turner Chapel West with burial at St. John's Cemetery. Memorials to a fund and American Legion honors by Hanford Post 5. Additional notices include services for Maxine Irene Hadrava, John M Oldham, Robert H Robison, and Charles Votroubek with various churches, cemeteries, and memorial funds listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Eleanor Herbert
Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Army Air Corps
Gary
Mary Andrie
Ludmilla Novak
Marion
Wilma Richards
Aloha
Ore
Winifred Williamson
New Virginia
Iowa
Turner Chapel
James McCoy
First Pentecostal Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Hadrava
Maxine Irene
Kuba Funeral Home
Jack Hooten
Sharon United Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Organ Fund
Oldham
John M
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Leroy E Bauman
Kenwood Park
Robert H
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Mount Clark Cemetery
Central City
Hanford Post 5
American Legion
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Votroubek
Charles
Brosh Chapel
Charles McHaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Czech National Cemetery
Mercy Hospice
10Th St. SE
Deaths in East Iowa: Miller McElwee Molison
Jennie Miller 97 formerly of Morley died Sunday at Anamosa Care Center Services pending at Goettsch's Laura May McElwee 97 Grinnell died Sunday morning of a stroke in a Grinnell nursing home Survivors include two daughters four grandchildren 14 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren Services 10 30 a m Tuesday at Smith s Grinnell burial Montezuma Memorials may be made at the funeral home Wilbur Mac Molison 52 of Grinnell died from an apparent heart attack shortly after admission to Grinnell Hospital Friday He was a cashier and a board member at Grinnell State Bank Survivors include his wife a son a daughter one grandchild his mother a sister and a brother Services 1 30 p m Tuesday at Grinnell United Church of Christ Congregational burial Hazelwood Cemetery Friends may call at Smith s Grinnell until service time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura May McElwee
Grinnell
Grace Allen
Edna Cox
Long Grove
Iowa
Smith’s
Montezuma
Wilbur “Mac” Molison
Grinnell Hospital
Grinnell State Bank
Carol
William R
Urbandale
Constance M. Molison
Miriam Molison
Mary Finley
Theodosia
Robert W
Fort Collins
Colo
Grinnell United Church of
Obituaries: Arnold Kaune Richard Sheppard and Elsa Sievers
Arnold Kaune 70 died Saturday night at Mercy Hospital Oelwein survived by wife Bethel two daughters Linda Meieneke and Darlene Schlarmann five grandchildren and sister Eileen Trower Services 10:30 am Tuesday at St Marys Hazleton Burial in church cemetery Rosary and Scripture service at Hintzs in Oelwein tonight. Richard Fulton Sheppard 88 died Sunday at Delaware County Memorial Care Center Manchester survived by sister Nellie Saathoff Services 1:30 pm Tuesday Vernon Funeral Home Manchester Burial Golden Cemetery Ryan Friends may call after 2 pm today. Elsa E Sievers 87 died Saturday Mechanicsville Care Center survived by two daughters Berniece Shover and Lucille Warner three sons LaVerne Floyd Lloyd sister Julia Hanken brother Hubert Clymer eighteen grandchildren forty one great grandchildren four great great grandchildren Services 11 am Tuesday Horner s Mechanicsville Burial Antioch Cemetery Anamosa Visitation 2 to 8 pm today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Kaune
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Bethel
Linda Meieneke
Cedar Rapids
Darlene Schlarmann
Dubuque
Eileen Trower
Maynard
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Hazleton
Hintz’s
Richard Fulton Sheppard
Delaware County Memorial Care Center
Manchester
Nellie Saathoff
Delhi
Vernon Funeral Home
Golden Cemetery
Ryan
Vernon's
Elsa E. Sievers
Mechanicsville
Berniece Shover
Anamosa
Lucille Warner
Monticello
LaVerne
Mount Vernon
Floyd
Des Moines
Lloyd
Ortonville
Minn
Julia Hanken
el Paso
Texas
Hubert Clymer
Horner’s
Antioch Cemetery
Vinton Community Loses James Bus Ridenour Founder of Wee Mite Model Shop
James Bus Ridenour 71 of Vinton died Sunday at Virginia Gay Hospital from an apparent heart attack. He founded Wee Mite Model Shop in Vinton and survived by his wife Dorothy son Ted daughter Nancy Garwood stepdaughter Bonnie Himschoot five grandchildren two step-grandchildren and brother Russell Pete. Services 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Phillip's Vinton with burial at Evergreen Cemetery Vinton. visitation Tuesday afternoon. Memorial fund established. Evelyn Ralston McKinney 79 former Vinton resident died last Wednesday in La Junta Colorado. She leaves daughter Charlotte Swindall of Colorado Springs and three grandchildren. Private interment at Evergreen Cemetery Winton Phillip's in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James “Bus” Ridenour
Virginia Gay Hospital
Wee Mite
Vinton
Dorothy
Ted
Nancy Garwood
Tiffin
Bonnie Himschoot
Dysart
Russell
Pete
LeSueur
Minn
Phillip’s
Evergreen Cemetery
Funeral
Evelyn Ralston McKinney
la Junta
Colo
Charlotte Swindall
Colorado Springs
Winton
Two Iowa City and Vinton Obituaries Include Clasen and Straub
Alice B. Clasen 75 of 201 N First Ave Iowa City died Sunday morning at University Hospitals after a lengthy illness. She was born August 3 1909 in New York City and graduated Syracuse University in 1931. Survived by son Evan daughters Cynthia Brandes and Eleanor Tellin and five granddaughters. Services Wednesday at St Mark's United Methodist Church Iowa City burial Memory Garden Cemetery. Roy Strauch 84 of Vinton died Saturday at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife Anna and sister Pauline Masters. Services Tuesday at Vinton Presbyterian Church burial Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday and today at Campbell-Russell's Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice B. Clasen
N. First Ave
University Hospitals
Iowa City
New York City
Syracuse University
Glen Evan Clasen
Syracuse
N.Y
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Alpha Pi Sorority
Dale Batchelor
Memory Garden Cemetery
George L
Roy Strauch
Vinton
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Anna
Pauline Masters
Maryville
Vinton Presbyterian Church
Earle R. Harvey
Evergreen Cemetery
Campbell-Russell’s
Wellman Youth Bryan Bender Dies After Auto Crash
Bryan Lee Bender twenty two died from injuries in an automobile accident near Wellman. A 1981 Mid-Prairie High School graduate he worked at Sheller Globe in Iowa City. Survived by Gene and Phylis Bender and siblings Tammera and Kimberly with grandparents. Services set 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church Wellman with burial in Wellman Cemetery. Friends may call at Powell's in Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Lee Bender
Wellman
Mid-Prairie High School
Sheller Globe
Iowa City
Gene
Phylis Bender
Colorado Springs
Colo
Tammera Bender
Sarasota
Fla
Kimberly Bender
Dorothy Goodwin
Gerald J. Bender
Kalona
First Baptist Church
Wellman Cemetery
Powell’s
Atlanta film on child murders draws wide condemnation
Hundreds condemn CBS drama The Atlanta Child Murders for alleged distortions of the police investigation and trial. Civic leaders mayor Andrew Young and prosecutors criticized the film while CBS defended it as fair. The airing prompted hundreds of negative calls to WAGA-TV and complaints about the portrayal of locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Andrew Young
Williams
CBS
Waga-Tv
Kevin Dunn
Dunn
Hicks
Discrimination in Federal Housing Investigated by Dallas News
The Dallas Morning News reports a 14 month probe into federally subsidized rental housing found pervasive racial segregation with whites in superior conditions. HUD oversaw most units and faced criticism for limited enforcement and reduced fair housing staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Dallas Morning News
the News
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
The
News
Freedom of Information Act
HUD
Gary Orfield
University of
Chicago
Federal Housing Agency
John Knapp
Samuel R. Pierce Jr
Knapp
Fire roars through four Clinton businesses
A Sunday night blaze in Clinton Iowa destroyed a half block of storefronts on South 4th Street killing flames 100 feet high. The Flower Shoppe Clausen Hardware Independent Optical Dis pensary and Clausen Paint and Wallpaper were damaged as residents evacuated from second floor apartments. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
Bob Burns
Clausen Hardware
Clausen
Court case challenges forcing insurance to pay for mental care
In Boston, Cynthia Bousfield credits psychotherapy with saving her life under a state law requiring health insurers to cover mental health services. The Massachusetts mandate is challenged as two insurance firms prepare to argue before the U S Supreme Court, signaling broader implications for state health care rules nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cynthia Bousfield
Bousfield
U.S. Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Edward Scarlet
Committee For Comprehensive Insurance Coverage
Travelers Insurance Co
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Health Insurance Association of America
Iowa
Icy Roads Trigger One Car Crash East of Oelwein
Two injured in an east of Oelwein single vehicle crash caused by icy conditions. Raynelle Schmitt 25 Lamont was treated at Mercy Hospital Oelwein for back injuries, while Jody Everett 18 Guttenberg also suffered back injuries and was released. The car rolled over after crossing Highway 3 at 2 10 p.m. No charges filed. Damage totaled 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Raynelle Schmitt
Lamont
Mercy Hospital
Jody Everett
Guttenberg
Iowa State Patrol
Schmitt
Highway 3
Decorah
Terrance McCabe
Cresco
Alfred Vikdal
Lawler
Polo Line Road
Winneshiek County
Vikdal
Readers photo contest set in Iowa City
The Iowa City Public Library and the Iowa City Community School District join the American Library Association to sponsor a local Nation of Readers photography contest. Entries from students and adults are due by 3 p.m. March 15, with prizes up to 100 in supplies or books and a 100 best of show. Winners announced April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County Bureau
Iowa City
Public Library
Friends Organization
Friends
American Library Association
Carol Spaziani
Vital Statistics: births at St Luke's and Mercy
Feb 8 to 10 announcements list newborns at St Luke's and Mercy hospitals. Couples include Ortman, Mollenhauer, Jacobs, Kvach, Myhlhausen, Gerth, Fisher, Danielson, Griswold, Hamilton, Markin, Long, Minor, Klein, Franck, and Hansen with addresses and newborns noted as daughters or sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s
Terry
Steven Ortman
St. SW
Pamela
Joe Mollenhauer
Coggan
Melissa
Wayne Jacobs
Fifth Ave
Kristine
Michael Kvach
Monticello
Sherry
Terry Myhlhausen
28Th Ave
Patricia Gerth
Solon
Nancy
Terry Fisher
Fleetwood Road
Daugther
Chris Danielson
Langdon Ave
Ann
William Griswold
Edgewood Road
Ruth
Robert Hamilton
Eighth St
Diane
Arnold Markin
Stanwood
Shelia
Thomas Long
Williamsburg
Mildred Minor
Fruitland Blvd
Mercy
Cynthia
Kevin Klein
J St. SW
Catherine
Gary Franck
Center Point
Deborah
Jerry Hansen
C Ave. NE
Fire Calls Reported Across City This Weekend
Fire department logs reveal a series of incidents from Friday night to Sunday including a short in wiring at Northland Avenue NE, an overheated chimney on Mark Street NE, and multiple medical emergencies at Owens Street NW 19th Avenue SW and other addresses along with an unknown trash issue at Ellis Boulevard NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northland Ave
Mark St
Owens St
29Th Ave
19Th Ave
18Th St
Ellis Blvd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linn County
Ernest L. Andrie
Fitkin
Jennie Miller
Morley
Anamosa Care Center
Goettsch’s
Wayne Williams
Springfield
Lit
Agnes Steines
Rick Blake
Alan Fletcher
John Ambrose
National Mental Health Association
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue S.E
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