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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 2003
Page
17
Margaret L. Becker 92 of rural Manchester died Tuesday morning February 25 2003 at Regional Medical Center Arrangements are pending at Leonard Muller Funeral Home and Crematory Manchester
Eugene E. Heinsius, 98, of Solon died Saturday morning February 22 2003 at the Solon Nursing Care Center after a brief illness. He was born June 15 1904 in Solon Iowa and was a prominent local businessman active in the Masons Lions Club and American Legion Strnocher Post 460. Visitation is 4 to 6 p.m. today at Solon United Methodist Church with services at 10 30 a.m. Thursday followed by military rites and burial at Oakland Cemetery. Memorials may be given to Iowa City Hospice or charity of the donor's choice.
George Bud Fort, 68, of Wayland, died February 24, 2003 at home after a long illness. Services Thursday 10 30 a m at Wayland Mennonite Church with Rev Kenneth Hartman and Rev Robert Wolf. Burial Cottonwood Cemetery. Visitation after 2 p m today at Beatty Funeral Home Wayland with family 6 to 8 p m. Memorials to Crossroads Hospice or Iowa ALS Foundation. Survivors include his wife Georgia Fort, two sons Kevin and Brian, two daughters Regina and Linnea, a mother Geneva Fort, two brothers Jim and Ron, a sister Gracy, and seven grandchildren. He owned Fort and Sons for 24 years and retired in 1992. He was a carpenter and auto body repairman. He was born May 28, 1934 in Montgomery County Missouri. He attended Wayland High School. He was of the Methodist faith.
Iowa City police link a string of coin operated laundry burglaries in Iowa City Coralville and North Liberty to the same suspects. Surveillance shows two men used a sledgehammer to destroy video games and steal quarters.
Coralville police charged Lorenzo Bracey and Eugene Brown in an interstate fraud scheme that allegedly used fraudulent cards to pay for three hotel rooms at a Holiday Inn Express on January 14. Investigators recovered 26 fraudulent cards a stolen checkbook fake IDs and fraudulent prescriptions linking the ring to eight states.
Marion Independent School District aims to hire a superintendent with honesty integrity strong communication and open to new ideas. The search follows retirements and runs through April with finalist and interview stages slated across April and May.
Public agenda items list for Linn County and Cedar Rapids includes City Council and Board of Supervisors sessions, a civil rights commission meeting, Linn-Mar school board retreat, Center Point council, and a lobbying trip to Washington. Arts events feature Symphonic French Legacy at Hancher and a lecture on American diversity. Also includes TIP open house, party committee meeting, recycling site hours, and a regional contact number.
Mercy announces the birth of Karmen to Tina Johnson and Jay Kloppenburg in Cedar Rapids at 1 16 am. The Log collects public safety notices: assaults, drug charges, fires, and medical calls across Linn County and Marion with residence addresses and times. Lottery results list multiple lotteries including large jackpots and Mega Millions.
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