Deaths and funeral notices across several Iowa towns
Obituaries list Arvel Doubenmier of Lisbon and Lillian Hunt of Cedar Rapids among others. Included are service times, birthplaces, spousal histories, survivors, and burial details across Independence, Oelwein, Vinton, West Union and surrounding areas with memorial fund directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvel “Dobby” Doubenmier
Lisbon
Mechanicsville
Cedar County
Kinderknecht Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Mary E. Dean
Marion
Laborers Union of
Pauline Wagaman
Morgan Funeral Home
Karen Fristad
United Methodist Church of
Lisbon Cemetery
Lisbon-Mount Vernon
First St. W
Mount Vernon
Anamosa
Everette
Pearl) Custis
Goettsch’s
Elgin
Alta M. Thoman
Apostolic Christian Church
Muehlethaler’s
Independence
Mabel L. Chase
White's
Ardeen N. Green
Monona
Marie Davis
Great River Care Center
McGregor
Schultz's
Council Hill Cemetery
Oelwein
Dorothy Thornton
Postville
Schutte’s
Vinton
Sidney Allen Wyckoff
Phillips’ Wadena
Gilbert Hall
Wadena
Gleim’s
Arlington
Wadena Cemetery
West Union
Mary Perry
Temple Hill Wesleyan Church
Burnham Wood's
West Union Cemetery
Family trip to Disney World ends with theft and suit
A Hopkinton family says a 1979 Ford van and belongings were stolen from Disney World parking, prompting a Florida circuit court suit accusing Disney of negligence and failing to heed security warnings. The Guthries seek reimbursement for lost goods after waking New Year’s Day to an empty lot and a recovered van.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Disney World
Epcot Center
Orlando
Fla
Hopkinton
James
Suzann Guthrie
Guthries
Disney
Florida
Disney World
Guthrie
IBP suspends work at Fort Dodge plant
Iowa Beef Processors Inc will suspend all operations at its Fort Dodge beef slaughter plant effective at midnight Sunday. The closure idles 280 workers as high operating and transportation costs and weak cattle markets drive the decision. The Fort Dodge plant, bought in 1962, has the highest operating cost in IBP's network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Iowa Beef Processors Inc
Charles Harness
Dakota City
Neb
Harness
IBP
Vital Statistics Births and Local Incidents Snapshot
Birth announcements list multiple February additions from Lynn and Donald Doser in Stanwood to Penny and Kim Dake in Coggan and others across Marion Vinton Hiawatha and Ponca City. Additional entries include grandparents and a later fire and medical emergencies with locations and times across Cedar Rapids Ely and nearby streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendy
James Bousley
Northview Drive
Marion
Lura
Martin Alden
Coggan
Jean
Brian Larson
26Th St
Penny
Kim Dake
Deanna
Jerry Bumgarner
Vinton
Kathryn
Vernon Dochterman
12Th St. NE
Anne
Ray Reynolds
Ave
Hiawatha
Nancy
Howard Miller
Norwood Drive
Policeman indicted in Miami riot shooting case
Miami police officer Luis Alvarez surrendered after a grand jury indicted him for manslaughter in the December 28 shooting of Newell Johnson Jr. at a video arcade. The indictment followed two days of violence in Overtown sparked by the incident and named Alvarez and Louis Cruz as participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Overtown
Luis Alvarez
Dade County
Newell Johnson Jr
Dade Circuit
Gerald Wetherington
Tom Peterson
Alvarez
Roy Black
Garth Reeves
Miami Times
Janet Reno
Grand Jury
Louis Cruz
Johnson
Cruz
Mike Stewart
Procter & Gamble asks judges to overturn verdict in CR case
Attorneys for Procter & Gamble urge the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to set aside a $300,000 verdict to the Kehm family of Cedar Rapids in the 1980 death linked to Rely tampons. The firm argues it moved heaven and earth to learn about toxic shock syndrome and was not to blame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Procter & Gamble
Heaven and Earth
Cedar Rapids
U.S. District Court of Appeals
Patricia Kehm
Kehm
Rely
Tom Riley
U.S
Edward McManus
Riley
Center For Disease Control of
Atlanta
Woman admits to withholding murder facts in Iowa case
Cedar Rapids resident Louise E. Franks pleaded guilty to one count of accessory after the fact in the Nov. 15 triple murder of Jackie May and her two sons. Two related counts were dismissed. sentencing set for March 24. Co‑defendants Farris and Rohn face trial in April with numerous murder and accessory charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Jackie May
Linn
Louise E. Franks
C St. SW
First Avenue
Bruce B. Farris
Franks
Mays
Robert Sosalla
Farris
May
Jason
Justin
Hawthorne Hills
Rohn
Des Moines Cartoonist Frank Miller Dies at 57
Frank Miller a Pulitzer prize winning Des Moines Register cartoonist died of a heart attack at 57. He collapsed in Merle Hay Mall parking lot and died at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Survived by wife Catherine and daughters Melissa and Melinda. Miller joined the Register in 1953 after stints at University of Kansas, Kansas City Star. Funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred A. Titus
Marion
Winslow House
Aurora
Miss Titus
Prairieburg
Methodist Church
Red Cross
Oak Shade Cemetery
Dick Watkins
First United Methodist Church
Murdoch's
Frank Miller
DES Moines
Des Moines Register
Miller
the Register
Merle Hay Mall
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Catherine
Melissa
Austin
Texas
Melinda
The
Register
University of Kansas
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City Star
James P. Gannon
Bandit raccoon eats marijuana from Iowa sheriff’s office
Deputies in Bloomfield, Iowa search for a blackfaced raccoon that reportedly ate about two pounds of confiscated marijuana from the Davis County Law Enforcement Center evidence room and escaped. The mystery critter entered via an unplated storm sewer and remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horn
Iowa
Sheriff's Office
Branstad picks Ohio administrator to lead Iowa aging panel
Gov Branstad announces Karen Tynes of Ansonia Ohio as executive director of the Iowa Commission on Aging. The 34 year old will earn 31000 annually and start March 21. The selection follows an audit noting coordination gaps with other agencies and a lack of elder advocacy. Tynes currently runs the Miami Council on Aging in Dayton serving 170000 seniors. In Iowa she will oversee programs affecting about 500000 elderly residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
Lazette
Des Moines
Ohio
Iowa Commission On Aging
Karen Tynes
Ansonia
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Tynes
Miami Council On Aging Inc
Dayton
Iowa
Pluto Discovery Tied to Clyde Tombaugh 1930 Photos
On this date in 1930 astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in photographs taken a month earlier at the Lovell Observatory in Flagstaff Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pluto
Clyde Tombaugh
Lovell Observatory
Flagstaff
Ariz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lillian H. Hunt
Heritage Acres Care Center
St. Luke's Hospital
Ionia
Francis J. Tuffree
Frank Hunt
Kirksville
Marshalltown
Congregational Church
Lillian Eige
Lawrence Tuffree
Pearl Port
Mason City
Turner Chapel
Neville G. Clayton
Cedar Christian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Christian Church Memorial Fund
Third Ave
Edgar E. Belzer
16Th St. NE
Mercy Hospital
Given
VFW
Jerry Satterlee
Safford
Robert Greene
Kenneth Coulter
Clear Lake
LaVern
Abilene, Kan
Robert
Litchfield Park
William
Glendale
Mildred Sorokin
Norman Davis
Dunkerton
White Funeral Home
Mount Hope Cemetery
Heefner
Ella M
Toddville Church of Christ
Norman L. Bales
Dunkard Cemetery
Midway
Toddville
Teahen
Steven Horneffer
Horneffer
Alabama
the Gazette
Angie
David
Sharon
Lynn
Donald Doser
Stanwood
Tammy
Barry Brandt
Norwich Road
St. Luke’s
Ponca City
Okla
Sarah
Rob Edman
Morris Allen
10Th St
Gregory A. Lewis
Holly J. Morrissey
Jerald T. Hartman
Ely
Sharon A. Hammond
Geraldine Marie and
Robert Edward Santee
Third Avenue
First Ave
Stratford Lane
Arapahoe Drive
C.R. Case
Thomas Calder
Cincinnati
Calder
By Dave Rasdal
John E. Lapes
Svisuteth Wywiart
Lylutivt
Third Avenue S.E
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