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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 2004

Page

13

Obituary notices from multiple Iowa towns report several deaths

Leona W. Dircks 97 of Clarence died February 15 2004 in Clarence Nursing Home funeral Thursday at St John s United Church of Christ burial in church cemetery visitation Wednesday at Chapman Funeral Home survivors include daughter Eileen and husband John Naber son Kenneth and wife Shirl six grandchildren two stepgrandchildren seven great grandchildren four stepgreat grandchildren born March 30 1906 in Clarence daughter of Louis and Minnie Goldsmith married Henry Dircks farmed north of Clarence started Levi s restaurant later owned Plaza Bowling Center in Clinton retired 1965 returned to Clarence memorial fund established also William Bill Walmer 76 of Postville died February 15 2004 memorial service 10 30 a m Wednesday St Paul Lutheran Church burial Postville Cemetery visitation 4 00 to 8 00 p m today at Schutte Funeral Home and one hour before service list includes wife Zonna three daughters Julie Wullner Jane Wullner Carol Johnson son Brian Wullner three grandchildren Kathryn K Stephens 61 of Washington died February 14 2004 service 1 30 p m Friday Orchard Hill Care Center burial later arrangements with Jones Eden Funeral Home Survivors parents Dewey and Ruth sister Margaret Stephens brother Phillip Kathryn from Puyallup Washington Darrell Borchardt 61 Wayland died February 16 2004 arrangements pending Tipton Luella Winterfred Catherine Goodale 92 Tipton died February 16 2004 services 10 30 a m Friday Fry Funeral Home Tipton burial Tipton Masonic Cemetery multiple survivors listed funeral notices from Gazette pages include many names and death dates with funeral arrangements and arrangements pending notes on submission deadlines and fees for Gazette obituaries

Leona W. Dircks Clarence Nursing Home St. John’s Norman Goldsmith Clarence Iowa Louis Minnie (Haesemeyer) Goldsmith Clarence High School Henry Dircks Levi’s Clinton Plaza Bowling Center Leona Sarah Coventry William “Bill” Walmer Postville Memorial Hospital Prairie du Chien Wis St. Paul Lutheran Church James Allison Schutte Funeral Home Zonna Julie Wullner Springfield Ill Jane Wullner Carol Darwin) Johnson Brian Denise) Wullner Waukon Kathryn K. Stephens Washington County Hospital Orchard Hill Care Center Gene Carpenter Jones-Eden Funeral Home Washington Dewey Ruth Margaret Stephens Puyallup Wash Phillip Cupertino Calif Tipton Luella Winterfred Catherine Goodale Mechanicsville Fry Funeral Home Tipton Masonic Cemetery Ron Lashmit Melvin L. Sissel Helen North Bend Neb George E. Sissel Peggy de Witt John R. Sissel Darlene Anamosa Elaine Kiefer Ronald West Liberty Werner D. Schwitzer Minnetonka Minn William Alma Schwitzer George Sissel Gaylord Goodale Aaron Joshua John Russell Grey Marion Kula Genevieve Leighty Wiggins William Edward Schwitzer Alma W. Werner George W. Sissel Frysh Iowatelecom

In Memory Of Guidelines and Submission Details

Notices outline how to submit obituary tributes with writing deadlines Monday to Friday by 4 pm. Include publication date and pay 35 cents per word and 10 dollars per photo. For questions call 398 8221.

Harmless powder found at Boone mail center investigation underway

A suspicious white powder in an envelope at Communications Data Services in Boone was deemed harmless after preliminary tests by the Iowa Hygienic Laboratory and a mobile National Guard lab. No injuries reported. one worker to hospital as precaution. focus shifts to identifying the sender.

Boone (Ap Iowa Boone Jim Saunders Department of Public Safety Saunders Communications Data Services National Guard 71St Civil Support Team Division of Criminal Investigation Crime Lab CDS Des Moines Brian O’keefe

Michigan man faces drug charges after I 80 stop in Iowa

David Brady of Trenton Michigan was stopped for speeding on Interstate 80 in western Iowa last week. A deputy found about 220 pounds of marijuana in his car trunk and Brady was charged with possession with intent to deliver. He posted 65 000 bond and was released from Cass County jail.

Atlantic David Brady Trenton Mich Iowa Brady Cass County Larry Jones

Rendering machine crushes packing plant worker death

Raul Perez-Rojas, 36, a worker at Pine Ridge Farms formerly Iowa Packing Co., was killed when he fell onto a rendering machine and was crushed. Police said the incident Sunday appears accidental at the meat packing plant in Des Moines.

Des Moines Raul Perez-Rojas Pine Ridge Farms Iowa Packing Co

Clarksville Man Dies After Head-On Crash

Clarksville resident William Clark, 33, died in a head-on collision on County Road C-33 east of Clarksville in Butler County. The other driver Marc Sinram, 33, was reported in serious condition at Covenant Medical Center. Lisa Trees, 29, was hospitalized in Waterloo. A separate hit-and-run near Corwith left Paul Anderson, 48, dead while walking on a northern Iowa road. no arrests yet, investigation ongoing.

Clarksville William Clark Butler County Iowa State Patrol Clark Lisa Trees Northcentral Iowa Marc Sinram Sinram Covenant Medical Center Waterloo Trees Waverly Municipal Hospital Corwith Bernard Paul Anderson LuVerne Anderson Hancock County

Two Iowa residents to receive Red Cross life saving awards

Michelle Blodgett of Washington and Jan Stoffer Tursi of Cedar Rapids will be honored at 4 30 p m today with Extraordinary Personal Action Awards at the Grant Wood Area Chapter in Cedar Rapids for life saving care. Blodgett CPR on Bill Beitz in Mount Pleasant July 25 followed a car diac arrest during RAGBRAI. Tulsi helped save Janet Wilhelm Aug 26 at The History Center in Cedar Rapids.

Michelle Blodgett Washington Iowa Jan Stoffer Tursi Cedar Rapids Red Cross Grant Wood Area Rockwell Dr. NE Blodgett Bill Beitz Fort Collins Colo Beitz Mount Pleasant Janet Wilhelm Hiawatha History Center

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