Obituaries: Leslie Hopkins and William Bartlett
Leslie M Hopkins 80 formerly of Springville died Wednesday at Iowa Veterans Home Marshalltown services are 11 a m Saturday at Murdoch Marion with friends 4 to 8 p m burial Mount Calvary Cedar Rapids survivors include wife Lillian two sons James Steven and a daughter Linda Firstine six grandchildren and two brothers He was born Oct 29 1911 in Springville married Lillian Chudzinski 1941 served in National Guard and Army World War II member Springville United Methodist Church retired from Rock Island Railroad Collins Radio and Springville School in 1977 memorial fund planned William B Bartlett 68 of Marion died of leukemia Thursday at University Hospitals Iowa City services 9 a m Saturday Murdoch Marion with Marion American Legion Post 298 military rites burial Hillcrest Moravia with Howard Cessna American Legion Post 136 committal services Friends may call 4 to 8 p m today at the funeral home He is survived by wife Helen a daughter Nancy Johnson and husband Jack of Des Moines two sisters Nancy Perry of Santa Maria California Elizabeth Rust of El Cajon California four grandchildren two great grandchildren He was born Nov 5 1923 in Fairfield married Helen Elswick 1952 in Omaha retired from Rockwell International 1984 and was active in American Legion roles He served in World War II and longtime VA Hospital volunteer A memorial fund for the 2nd District American Legion Scholarship Fund is planned in Blue Grass Iowa.
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Leslie M. Hopkins
Springville
Iowa Veterans Home
Marshalltown
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Lillian
James
Steven
Fort Myers
Fla
Linda Fierstine
Bertram
Fred
Hannah Story Hopkins
Lillian Chudzinski
National Guard
Army
Hopkins
William B
Bill” Bartlett
Third Ave
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Marion American Legion Post
Hillcrest Cemetery
Moravia
Howard Cessna
American Legion Post
Albia
Helen
Nancy Johnson
Jack
Des Moines
Nancy Perry
Santa Maria
Calif
Elizabeth Rust
el Cajon
Shirley
Pearl E. Matthews Bartlett
Fairfield
Helen Elswick
Omaha
Neb
Bill
Ottumwa High School
Parsons Col
American Legion
James Roe
E. Mayne
Blue Grass
Iowa
Jean C. Kennedy
Eighth Ave
Coralville
George L. Gay
Oak Hill Cemetery
James A. Kennedy
Michael Kennedy
Ann
Paul) Salamon
Susan
Randy) Elkin
Morgantown
W.va
James A
Barbara Timm Kennedy
Jean
West High School
University of Iowa
U of I Main Library
Gary Coffey
Memorial services and burials in Cedar Rapids area
Glen E Behymer and W Benesh are memorialized with service times today. Behymer’s service at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with entombment at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery and a memorial fund. Benesh’s service at Brosh Chapel with burial at Czech National Cemetery and military rites by Solon American Legion Stinocher Post 460.
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Glen E. Behymer
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
L.H. Ruyter
Vinton Assembly of God Church
W. Benesh
Brosh Chapel
Czech National Cemetery
Solon American Legion
Obituary notices recount several Eastern Iowa deaths
Marietta McGuire 72 died after a heart attack in Rochester Minnesota. Dan C Smith 79 died in Guttenberg Memorial Hospital. Frederick Lamar Aaron 65 of Iowa City died in Mercy Hospital. Jean C Kennedy 40 of Coralville died at her father's home in Coralville. Traverse Edward Grimm 80 formerly of Garrison Kan died at Memorial Hospital McPherson. Each notice lists services burial and survivor details. He was a member of the Iowa Highway Patrol for over 30 years.
Ruth Towner 99 dies. services at Trinity Iowa City
Ruth Towner of Oaknoll Retirement Residence died in Iowa City Thursday at 99. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church with burial at Davenport Memorial Park. She co owned Towner's Clothing Store and was past president of Altrusa and altar guild. Memorials to Arboretum Foundation or Trinity Church.
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Ruth Towner
Oaknoll
Trinity Episcopal Church
Iowa City
Davenport Memorial Park
Davenport
George L. Gay
Bette
Gerald) Cox
Marshalltown
Tomah
Wis
Emir
Clara Leach Vincent
Arthur L. Towner
Chicago
Towner
Altrusa
Jason Parkin
Arboretum Foundation
Route 1
Box
Madrid
Iowa
Memorial notices for Lowden Kroemer and others
Herbert H Kroemer 84 died Wednesday night at St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids after brief illness services 10 30 am Saturday Trinity Lutheran Church burial church cemetery friends may call today 3 to 8 pm at Chapman Funeral Home Wheatland survivors include wife Alma two daughters Marilyn Nicely Wheatland Roberta Zillman Marion two sons Donald Everett both of Lowden and sister Gertrude Nieting Wheatland also surviving six grandchildren. Frank J Mostaert 78 died Thursday at home after sudden illness services 1 pm Saturday Chapman Funeral Home Clarence vigil 7 30 tonight burial Lowden Cemetery survivors wife LaVon two daughters Janet Mullin Cedar Rapids Joyce Petersen Monmouth IA three sons Larry Kenneth Dennis Lon don and brother Albert Lost Nation memorial fund established. Arthur F Lucht 89 Johnston formerly Maquoketa died Tuesday Bishop Drum Nursing Home Johnston services 11 am Saturday St John s Lutheran Church Bliedorn burial Davenport Memorial Park Davenport friends may call 3 to 7 pm today Haylock O Hara Lahey Maquoketa and 10 am to service time Saturday at church survivors wife Beulah two daughters Janice Fuller Indianola Berniece Sarver Security Olaf burial church cemetery calls 7 am to noon at Leonard Witt Funeral Home Elkader and after 1 pm at church survivor brother Jim St Petersburg Beach Fla Olaf. Warren D Smith 80 rural Strawberry Point died Thursday afternoon at home arrangements pending Roberson Funeral Home.
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Marietta McGuire
Rochester
Minn
St. Aloysius Catholic Church
Church
French Funeral Home
Angela Bartesch
Austin
Ernest Frey
Lawler
Herbert H. Kroemer
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Trinity Lutheran
Frank J. Mostaert
Chapman Funeral
Clarence
Lowden Cemetery
LaVon
Janet Mullin
Joyce Petersen
Monmouth
Larry
Kenneth
Dennis
London
Albert
Lost Nation
Arthur F. Lucht
Johnston
Maquoketa
Bishop Drum
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Bliedorn
Davenport Memorial Park
Davenport
Haylock
O'Hara & Lahey
Beulah
Janice Fuller
Indianola
Berniece Sarver
Security
Colo
Ernest E. Streittmatter
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Overton Funeral Home
Buckingham Cemetery
Barbara
Gertrude
Oelwein
Dana Henahan
Tammy Harper
Roanoke
Elizabeth Ann Kidd
Ragena Jordan
Salem
Mia Farmer
Fincastle
Debra Hansen
la Porte City
Paul Fleming
Traer
Scott Fleming
Lubbock
Texas
Cory Fleming
Des Moines
Robert
Violetta Chemas
Prescott
Ariz
Obituary notices for Lawrence A. McCall and Catherine Walsh
Lawrence Alvin McCall 63 of Houston formerly Mechanicsville died after a heart attack in a Houston hospital. Services 10 a.m. today at Parkway Baptist Church Houston with burial at Rosewood Memorial Park Humble. Survived by wife Opal son Danny Eitram stepson Robert Parker stepdaughter Mary Parker two sisters Thelma Hubler Mary Rodman brother Ralph. Catherine F. Rena Walsh 89 died Tuesday evening at St Josephs Anit Mercy Health Center Dubuque. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church New Mellray rural Peosia burial St Josephs Prairie Cemetery rural Dubuque. Wake 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Reiff Funeral Home Epworth with Scripture at 8. Survived by three sons John Clement William Jr. and four daughters Catherine M. Mary Ellen Angella Anna Marie and four grandchildren.
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Lawrence Alvin McCall
Houston
Mechanicsville
Parkway Baptist Church
Rosewood Memorial Park
Humble
Texas
Rosewood Funeral Home
Opal
Danny Eitram
California
Robert Parker
Saugus
Calif
Mary Parker
Mobile
Ala
Thelma Hubler
Lisbon
Mary Rodman
Solon
Ralph
Catherine F. Rena” Walsh
St. Joseph’s Anit-Mercy
Dubuque
Holy Family Catholic Church
New Mellray
Peosia
St. Joseph’s Prairie Cemetery
Reiff Funeral Home
Epworth
John
Clement
William Jr
Catherine M
Mary Ellen
Angella
Anna Marie
Riverside obituaries list multiple centenarian deaths in Iowa townships
A sequence of death notices from Riverside area papers records Stella Eulalia Heitzman 101 in Lone Tree, Charles Fairchild 101 in Knoxville, Orpha Larson 90 in Elkader, Ernest Streittmatter 56 in Waterloo, Marie Becker 73 in Waterloo, Vera Augustine 80 in Iowa City, Joseph Bennett 72 in Washington, Kyle Bodensteiner 16 in Iowa City. Funeral details mention churches, cemeteries, and funeral homes including St Marys Church, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Holm Funeral Home, Overton Funeral Home, Kerns Jamison, Jones Funeral Home, and Burnham Wood. Survivors and service times are listed where known.
Arrangements Pending for Two Local Residents
Dave Julious 83 of Heritage Acres Care Center died Thursday morning after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Turner Chapel East. Howard R. Sinkey 89 of Central City died Thursday afternoon in St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Central City.
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Dave Julious
Heritage Acres Care Center
Turner Chapel East
Howard R. Sinkey
Central City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Murdoch Funeral Home
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Voters split on lowering bond approval to simple majority
A PolitiFact survey of 824 Iowa voters shows 46 percent support lowering the bond approval rate to 50 percent, rising to 50 percent when tied to a funding mix of property and income taxes. Gov Branstad and Farm Bureau officials resist or seek study, while supporters argue for relief through tax-based funding.
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Ewe We
Oureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Craig Hansen
Rebuild Iowa Coalition
Political/Media Research Inc
Richard Vohs
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Vohs
Jerry Downin
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Baxter becomes lone Democrat in race to challenge Lightfoot
In Des Moines Iowa Norwalk lawyer Rod Powell dropped his Democratic primary bid leaving Elaine Baxter unopposed for the nomination Powell said Baxter was frontrunner and would avoid a divisive primary Baxter could help Democrats challenge Republican Rep Jim Ross Lightfoot Lightfoot a former farm broadcaster from Shenandoah was elected to Congress in 1984
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Baxter
Lightfoot
Des Moines
Norwalk
Rod Powell
3Rd
Elaine Baxter
Statehouse
Powell
Jim Ross Lightfoot
Glen Jesse
D-Mitchellville
Jesse
Shenandoah
Congress
Wisconsin Lotto America winner takes $3.8 million prize
A ticket sold at W and K T Mart in Hales Corners Wisconsin matched the Wednesday numbers 2 18 30 39 43 51 for an estimated 3.8 million dollar jackpot. The winner had not yet claimed the prize. Wisconsin had three top prizes this year and 61 tickets matched five numbers for 953 dollars each with 15 from Wisconsin. The Saturday jackpot drops to 2 million.
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DES Moines
Milwaukee
Hales Corner
Wis
Steve Madsen
W & K T Mart
Hales Corners
Madsen
Wisconsin
Idaho
Vital Statistics St Luke's Births And Dissolutions
February births include Michele Higgins Lasonya Miller Angela Phelps Diana Rajtora and Scott Wenner. February 20 births for Brenda Barry Amanda Hayes Lisa Johnson and Patricia Lopata. Dissolutions list multiple marriages including Wagner Cummings Wilson Jenkins Burns and others.
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ST. Luke's
Michele Higgins
Leisure Blvd
Town Mercer
Bever Ave
Lasonya Miller
Third St
Angela Phelps
Third Ave
Sheila
James Rajtora
Oakland Rd
Diana
Scott Wenner
Brenda
Scott
Barry
Keswick Ct
Amanda
Steven Hayes
Park Towne Ct
Lisa
Douglas Johnson
Oak Dr. SE
Patricia
John Lopata
Lori M
Garry L. Wagner
Charlene S
Norman R. Cummings
Harold E
Sandra J. Wilson
Diane Kay
William Arnold Jenkins
Sheral Lorraine
Jackie Eugene Chittick
Laura L
Michael J. Burns
Stephen Josef
Tracy Linn Ryan
Carol M
Jeffrey F. Wolfe
Carolyn Ann
Richard Wayne Flynn
Sarah J
Eric H. Reinertsen
Debra L
Patrick W. Kinney
Kristin M
Bradley T. Wicher
Degree Days Report Shows Winter Cold Persistence
Degree days data for Wednesday February 19 indicate 33 on the day, 4 685 total through February 19 for 1991 season 4 863 year to date and 72 percent of normal, with the normal year at 6 531 compiled by Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co.
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Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co
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Lorden Funeral Home
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Elkader
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Covenant Medical Center
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Pueblo
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Joseph M
Joe” Bennett
Washington County Hospital
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Christine Bennett
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Kyle Bodensteiner
Burnham Wood Funeral Home
Rod Boshert Gavatte
Mair
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