Deaths in Linn County and surrounding area
Obituaries detail the deaths of Ernest Oliver Ollie Myers 69 of Mount Vernon Furman R Hook 83 Cedar Rapids Libbie Zalesky Svoboda 89 of Linn County Frank Staskal 88 of Mount Vernon Donald J Hanrahan 61 Cedar Rapids Bladel Lane 69 of Cedar Rapids Anita Mills Hanley 77 formerly Walker and Cedar Rapids Services and memorial gifts noted for each, with burial and visitation details where provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Staskal
25Th Ave
Mercy Hospital
Brush Chapel
Donald J. Hanrahan
Staub Court NE
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Elkader Opera House
Linn-Mar High School
Cedar Rapids Community Theatre
Third St. SE
Old Armory
U of I
Anne Frank
Iowa City
Amana
Ox Yoke Inn
Armstrong Theatre
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Memorial services and funerals in Cedar Rapids area today
Multiple memorial services are set for Catherine Brink Jeremiah W. McMurrin Marguerite Paxson Arthur Rich Leroy Robinson across Turner Chapels Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Linwood Cemetery and St John Grace Episcopal Church with calls from 9 a.m. and services from 10 to 11:30 a.m. today. Memorials may go to St James United Methodist Church American Cancer Society or Grace Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harnish
Galena
Ill
Cedar Memorial Park
Mount Hermon
Obituaries and Death Notices in Eastern Iowa
Multiple East Iowa deaths announced with ages and residences. Mayme V Postolka 89 Elberon died at Marengo Memorial Hospital with services Monday at Hrabaks and burial at National Cemetery near Vining. Clara McMullen 93 Burr Oak died at Aase Haugen Home with burial Burr Oak Cemetery. Garnet Burgin 70 Shelly’s Manchester death with pending services. Una Leuenberger 77 West Union death with pending services. Josephine Helscher 90 Keota death with church service Sunday and burial. George Fry 95 Pleasantview Home death with pending services. Ella Licht 88 DeWitt death with service Monday. Ernest Mangold 81 Delaware County Memorial Hospital death with service Monday at United Methodist Church. Merle Caldwell 73 Strawberry Point former Palmer Hospital administrator death with service Monday. Burial and service details for each as listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme V. Postolka
Elberon
Marengo Memorial Hospital
Delores
Belle Plaine
Sylvester
Sioux Rapids
Hrabak’s
Clara McMullen
Burr Oak
Aase Haugen
Minnie Weldon
Burr Oak Cemetery
Una Leuenberger
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
Burnham-Wood’s
Josephine F. Helscher
Maplewood Manor
Keota
Irene Slanders
Oskaloosa
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Powell’s
Ernest H. Mangold
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Merle Caldwell
Buchanan County
Strawberry Point
Laura
Eileen Perez
Riveria
Ariz
Raymond
Cedar Rapids
Bruce
Iowa City
Gaylord
Elizabeth Campbell
Ruth Numbers
Phoenix
Ann Hall
Wilmette, Ill
Mary Jean Thorpe
Hoffman’s Heights
Ill
Stepgrandson
United Methodist Church
Roberson’s
Strawberry Point Cemetery
Obituary Notices for Leota O'Brien and Dorothy Yearous
Leota O'Brien 88 died Friday at Hillcrest Home. Survived by one son Clayton. three daughters Lois Traeger Mernys Hochberger Carolee Woods. two sisters Viola Traeger Mary Woodward. 15 grandchildren. 11 great grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. Monday at United Methodist Church. Burial Wilson Grove Cemetery. Call after 11 a.m. Sunday Becker Milnes. Dorothy Yearous 75 died Friday at Lutheran Home Strawberry Point. Services pending at Muehlethaler's Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Oliver
Ollie” Myers
Mount Vernon
Crestview
West Branch
Bay Island
Ill
Bernice Stoneking
Myers
Hargrave Construction
L.L. Pelling
Cedar Rapids
Myers Salvage Co
James
Morgan Funeral Home
Ella Licht
West Wing
DeWitt
Herman
Victor Mensing
Lowden
Myrna Magoon
Luanna Nelson
Costa Mesa
Calif
Gladys Mundt
Phoenix
Ariz
Trinity Lutheran Church
Chapman’s
Clarence
Leota O’brien
Hillcrest
Clayton
Sumner
Lois Traeger
Mernys Hochberger
Covina
Carolee Woods
Viola Traeger
Mary Woodward
Flint
Mich
United Methodist Church
Wilson Grove
Becker-Milnes
Dorothy Yearous
Strawberry Point
Muehlethaler
Elgin
Faithful Winthrop farmer Donald Cook dies at 87
Donald Cook 87 longtime area farmer died Friday morning at Scholtz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He is survived by nieces and nephews. Services 11 a.m. Monday at Fawcett's with calling hours after 1 30 p.m. Sunday. Burial Fremont Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Cook
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Fawcett’s
Fremont Cemetery
Valley couple welcomes delayed Valentine baby Zachary
Ann and Joseph Valentine of Lisbon celebrated the birth of their first child Zachary Joseph at 1 13 PM Friday at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids after labor began Thursday night. The couple had hoped for a Valentine arrival and Zachary missed two target dates. Ann's birthday is February 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Valentine
Ann
Joseph Valentine
Zachary Joseph
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Zachary
Vietnamese drive Khmer Rouge from last border bases
Vietnamese troops routed Khmer Rouge rebels from the final border bases in western Cambodia. Phum Thmei camp was burned and Phnom Malai fell as Hanoi’s forces pressed the six year campaign. Thousands of Khmer Rouge fled to Thailand, with 40,000 civilians seeking safety there as cross border fighting continued. More than 200,000 Cambodians had previously crossed into Thailand since the dry season offensive began. Casualty figures were not clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Thailand
Khmer Rouge
Cambodia
Phum Thmei
Norodom Sihanouk
United Nations
Phnom Malai
Hanoi
Pol Pot
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
St Luke's orders new Lifeguard Bell helicopter
St Luke's Hospital plans a $655000 Bell Long Ranger III for Lifeguard air ambulance service to replace aging Huey helicopters. Delivery is due late March or April with $275000 raised from foundations and donors. FAA rules will allow lift charges once in service. Lifeguard averages about 300 runs yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Hospital
State Health Facilities Council
St. Luke’s
Sam Wallace
Wallace
Barn Fire Destroys Jesup Farm Killing 50 Lambs
The Irwin Delegardelle family lost a barn and 50 lambs when a blaze struck about 10 30 p m Thursday, five miles northwest of Jesup. Firefighters from Jesup and Dunkerton used 15 000 gallons of water from three tankers in sub zero temperatures, working six hours to save an attached building and other farm structures. No damage estimate or cause yet reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesup
Irwin Delegardelle
Dunkerton
Vern Trumbauer
Day by Day Local Events Mix Theater Music And Outdoors
A readers guide lists a morning outdoor bicycle ride from Greene Square Park at 9 a.m. with RSVP details. Evening theater and music options include Cedar Rapids venues and campuses featuring classic plays and modern productions with varied ticket prices, plus a piano and harp contest and gospel event at Coe College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene Square Park
Marquis Hall
Coe
Sinclair Auditorium
Gospel Tabernacle Choir
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Oscar
USPS Posts New Postage Rates Effective Sunday
The U S Postal Service sets new rates coming into effect at 12:01 a m Sunday. First class letter postage for the first ounce rises from 20 to 22 cents and postal card fees go from 13 to 14 cents. A 22 cent rate will be represented by nondenominated D stamps. International airmail rates increase to 44 cents per half-ounce up to two ounces.
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U.S
Post Office
Mercy and St Luke's Birth Notices Feb 14 15
Birth notices from Mercy and St Luke's list new arrivals: Linda and Randy Roney at 223 32nd St NE welcomed a daughter on Feb 15. Deborah and Bill Carlson Jr of Anamosa welcomed a son on Feb 14. Kim and Richard Forrester of Alburnett welcomed a daughter. Ann and Joseph Valentine of Lisbon welcomed a son. Greta and Larry Havel of Stanwood welcomed a son. Jeanne and Paul Robertson of Marion welcomed a son at 2305 Grand Ave. Luann and Robert Radloff of 1435 26th St SE welcomed a son. Carol and Tim Tietz of Watkins welcomed a daughter. Patricia and Steven Nieuwsma of Marion welcomed a son at 1955 28th Ave. Marion. Teresa and Robert Neuendorf of 2121 Blairs Ferry Rd NE welcomed a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Luke's
Deborah
Bill Carlson Jr
Anamosa
Kim
Richard Forrester
Alburnett
Ann
Joseph Valentine
Lisbon
Greta
Larry Havel
Stanwood
Jeanne
Paul Robertson
Grand Ave
Marion
Luann
Robert Radloff
26Th St. SE
Carol
Tim Tietz
Watkins
Patricia
Steven Nieuwsma
28Th Ave
Teresa
Robert Neuendorf
Blairs Ferry Road
Out of Town Births List with Several Newborns
In Lawton Oklahoma Kris and Todd Eastman welcomed a son on February 9 with grandmother Norma Kirsch of Marion named. In Hoffman Estates Illinois Janice and Michael Daft welcomed a son February 14 with grandparents Walter and Carl listed in Marion. In Milwaukee Wisconsin Leslie and Michael Rooney welcomed a son February 13 with grandparents Joan Gillespie and Thomas Easterly named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okla
Kris
Todd Eastman
Norma Kirsch
Seventh St
Marion
Hoffman Estates
Ill
Janice
Michael Daft
Walter Daft
42Nd St
Carl Studt
Jordans Grove Road
Milwaukee
Wis
Leslie
Michael Rooney
Joan Gillespie
20Th St
Thomas Jeffries Easterly
Sixth St
Cedar Rapids Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses
Robert B. Griswold and Rae J. Banks, Robert M. DeCamp and Brenda L. Happel, Kenneth E. Sedlacek and Betty J. Westendorf, Kenneth J. Donelson and Kathy K. Vivians, Leslie A. Simmons and Candace M. Labrecque, all of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Griswold
Rae J. Banks
Robert M. DeCamp
Brenda L. Happel
Kenneth E. Sedlacek
Betty J. Westendorf
Kenneth J. Donelson
Kathy K. Vivians
Leslie A. Simmons
Candace M. Labrecque
Cedar Rapids
DISSOLUTIONS OF SEVERAL MARRIAGE CONTRACTS LISTED
The notice lists dissolution declarations for pairs Nancy L and Ronald R Gardner Hazel and Frederick L Fite Denise and Lonnie W Schmaljohn Susan Lynn and Steven Douglas Proctor Shirley and Benny L Harvell Nancy M and Murl E McMullin Norma Jean and Perry James Walton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy L
Ronald R. Gardner
Hazel
Frederick L. Fite
Denise
Lonnie W. Schmaljohn
Susan Lynn
Steven Douglas Proctor
Shirley
Benny L. Harvell
Nancy M
Murl E. McMullin
Norma Jean
Perry James Walton
Fire Calls Log Over Two Days Across Neighborhoods
A chronology of emergency responses logs incidents from Thursday evening to Friday afternoon including an overheated chimney on Glen Elm Drive NE, smoke odor on 18th Street SW, multiple medical emergencies on 16th Street SE and 27th Street NE, a power outage on 33rd Avenue SW, and debris in a truck near First Avenue and L Street SW, with times ranging from 6:21 PM to 4:23 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Elm Drive
18Th St
16Th St
Fourth Ave
Kerry Lane
33Rd Ave
First Avenue
L Street
27Th St
Staub Court
27Th Ave
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Linn County
Furman R. Hook
Fifth Avenue
Greeley
Inez Clymer
Madison
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Ome
Libbie Zalesky Svoboda
20Th Ave
Americana Healthcare Center
Charles Svoboda
Linn
Johnson Counties
Irene Becicka
Central City
Marcella Barta
Charles Mehaffey
Shueyville Cemetery
Bladel Lane
J St
George J. Lane
Lane
Meth Wick Manor
Jackie Burlingham
Versailles
Robert
Clyde Koering
Encinitas
Clarence Cemetery
Anita B. Mills Hanley
Walker
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Chicago
Charles P. Hanley
Alberta E. Mills
Hiawatha
Muscatine
Iowa
Decorah
Dundee
Gordon (Garnet R.) Burgin
Shelly’s
Manchester
Harper
Kalona
George Fry
Pleasantview
Peterseim’s
Wadena
Winthrop
New York Times
St. Luke’s Orders
St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation
The
Hall Foundation
Rockwell-Collins
FAA
Jesup Blaze
Meet
Educational Service
Second Ave
Tony and
Niambi Webster
Free. C.R. Symphony Orchestra
the Romeros
Paramount Theatre
Hancher
University of Iowa Museum of Art
Movies Theater Times
Springfield, Ill
John E
Mercy
Linda
Randy Roney
32Nd St. NE
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
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