Deaths in Linn County Honor Local Residents
Viola M. Wickham 68 of Springville died after a short illness at St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids She was born May 10 1919 at Ely and married Louis Wickham in 1945 Survivors include her husband son David and sister Martha Warnock Services 1 30 p m Monday Murdoch Chapel Marion Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Memorial gifts to American Heart Association or American Diabetes Association Eleanor Cenny Hertz 89 Route 1 Fairfax died Friday in Mercy Hospital after a short illness Born Oct 19 1898 in Johnson County she married Jake Hertz in 1936 Nephews survive Services 2 p m Monday Brush Chapel Burial Castek Cemetery Swisher A memorial fund has been established Emma Dolley 93 1500 L St SW died Friday at St Luke s Hospital after a long illness Born Dec 5 1894 in Williamsburg she married Loren Dolley in 1939 He died in 1966 Survivors include daughter Ruthe Smith and son Eldan Anderson sister Dora VanLeinen seven grandchildren 14 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Services 10 a m Monday Turner Chapel West Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Friends may call Sunday 5 9 p m and after 9 a m Monday in the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola M. Wickham
Springville
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Ely
Louis Wickham
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Neal Allen
Eleanor Cenny Hertz
Route 1
Fairfax
Mercy Hospital
Johnson County
Jake Hertz
Eden United Church of Christ
Brush Chapel
Glenn Hunt
Castek
Swisher
Emma Dolley
L St. SW
Williamsburg
Loren Dolley
Ruthe Smith
Eldan Anderson
Dora VanLeinen
Ada
Okla
Turner Chapel West
Glenn Bender
First Congregational Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Pauline Hopker
John Morrison
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Pale Cemetery
Friends
James O. McArtor
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Leroy Bauman
American Legion
Hanford Post No
Cedar Memorial Park
Rose M. Miller
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Clarence Frana
Louis Gee
Czech National Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Wilma M. Ramsell
Harold “Red’’ McDowell
Anamosa Community Hospital
Bernice
Edward Sr
Beloit
Wis
Sharon Nielson
Anamosa
Elizabeth McDowell
Hazel Johnson
California
Pearl Clark
Ellenburg
N.Y
Goettsch’s
Riverside Cemetery
Ida M. Koob
Shady Rest Care Center
Emeret
Irene Rogers
Rosemarie Smith
Cascade
Florence Coyle
Hiawatha
Kathryn Gavin
Dubuque
Helen Weidemann
Evansville, Ind
Mary Lou Takes
Joseph “Joe
Monticello
Albert Takes
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Till Kitchens
John “Jack” Holt
Methodist
Rochester
Minn
Majestic Tavern
Maxine
Douglas
Richard
Independence
Judith Lopez
St. Paul
Randalia
Shirley Nelson
Waterloo
First Baptist Church
Mount Hope Cemetery
White’s
Donald
la Porte City
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Keystone Cemetery
Keith C. Augustine
Washington County Hospital
Arlene
Reita Owen
Edinburg
Texas
Gerry Delong
Washington
Ronald
Nevada
Archer
Iris Barker
Mildred Riley
Grinnell
Jones
New Haven Cemetery
Florence Glick
Iowa City
Varsity Cleaners
University Hospitals Housekeeping Department
Margaret Christy
Karen White
West Liberty
Margaret Collins
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Klein Grange
Moscow
Snider’s
Lawrence Guyer
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Rosina
Gaylord
James
West Union
Leona Harris Jr
Postville
Lavanda Meyer
Maynard
Mary Jacobson
Lavonne Bemiss
Lyle
Clermont
Richard Olson
Zion Lutheran Church
West Union Cemetery
Burnham Wood’s
Obituary notices and services listed for local residents
Multiple funeral services and burial arrangements are announced for Pauline Hopker James O McArtor Rose M Miller Wilma M Ramsell Marie Schram Edward J Hines Joyce Hite Carrie Irene Newman and others. Services are held at various chapels churches and cemeteries with multiple pastors and burial sites noted. Local funeral homes Morgan Stewart Janeba Kuba oversee arrangements.
East, by the Rev. Mary Hay of Westminster Cemetery
Friends may call after 9 a.m. in the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hay
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Obituaries Accumulate Across Anamosa Area Deaths
Page lists numerous Eastern Iowa obituaries including Harold McDowell Ida Koob Mary Ward Center Stephen Donlon Jack Holt and Wendell Davis with their ages survivors services and burial details. It notes memorial funds and church or hospital memorials and lists funeral arrangements across multiple towns and cemeteries.
1987 Stock Year In Review Preview For 1988
A Gazette special section looks back at 1987 as a pivotal year in stock markets and business and looks ahead to 1988. It includes a Stock Review with a market chronology and 12 pages of yearend data, plus a panel of 11 Cedar Rapids and Iowa City brokers predicting the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Business Review
Iowa
Slayer in Algona tragedy leaves estate to wildlife fund
A troubled Algona man who killed his parents and four relatives on December 30 left the remainder of his estate to the World Wildlife Fund Inc. of Washington, D.C. The measure may be challenged by other heirs and legal limits. The fund describes itself as the world’s largest private conservation group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Wildlife Fund
Algona (Ap
Algona Upper
John Dreesman
Russ Buchanan
Dreesman
Robert
Marilyn
World Wildlife Fund
Illinois Lottery Friday Winning Numbers Revealed
The Illinois Lottery report lists Friday results for the Daily Game 4 9 8 Pick Four 4 5 3 6. Lotto Jackpot stands at 4 million dollars and Lotto 7 Jackpot at 8 million dollars.
Suspect in teacher slaying unlikely to gain release
In Des Moines an Iowa official said John Knox, the Marshalltown teacher Elise Gillam slaying suspect, will probably stay in custody. Knox faces a parole violation hearing over a 11 year old robbery conviction and a 1986 indecent exposure charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Tom Miller
John Knox
Marshalltown
Knox
Bill Roach
Miller
Elise Gillam
Iowa Parole Board
Parole Board
Oakdale
Walter Saur
Mercy and St. Luke's Birth Announcements
Mercy and St. Luke's report multiple births. Joyce and Tim Johnson welcomed a son at 1144 N Ave NW on January 7. Beth and Dr. John Roof welcomed a son at 3507 Elm Ave SE on January 8. Shielly Gordon at Central City welcomed a daughter on January 7, while Terri Choplick Jr. and Andrew Choplick Jr. welcomed a son on January 8. Katherine Fabian welcomed a daughter, Annie Holland a daughter, Jody Keyes a son, Dianna Patten a son with listed addresses and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
Joyce
Tim Johnson
N Ave
Beth
John Roof
Elm Ave
ST. Luke’s
Shielly Gordon
Central City
Terri
Andrew Choplick Jr
12Th Ave
Katherine
Paul Fabian
Marion Rd
Annie
Douglas Holland
24Th St. NW
Jody
Danny Keyes
14Th St
Dianna
Michael Patten
Quail Ct
Cedar Rapids Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses
Jeffrey P. Kroupa and Jamie A. Redfearn, Gene E. Watkins and Amy A. Kehoe, David H. Holloway and Carlota A. Waggener, all of Cedar Rapids. Roger L. Duwn and Debra D. Duwn, of Marion. Phillip C. Thompson of Lisle Illinois and Dee A. James of Cedar Rapids. Dirk A. Sievers of Keystone and Sandy J. Yates of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey P. Kroupa
Jamie A. Redfearn
Gene E. Watkins
Amy A. Kehoe
David H. Holloway
Carlota A. Waggener
Cedar Rapids
Roger L. Duwn
Debra D. Duwn
Marion
Phillip C. Thompson
Lisle
Dee A. James
Dirk A. Sievers
Keystone
Sandy J. Yates
Dubuque Greyhound Season Extended By A Week
The Iowa Racing Commission extended the Dubuque Greyhound Park season to Nov 13 after a request from Dubuque GM Roy Berger. Waterloo Greyhound Park also sought one more day, April 17, while overlapping seasons threaten about 1.5 million dollars in lost handle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa Racing Commission
Dubuque
Roy Berger
Waterloo
Berger
Augie Masciotta
Telefoods in Cedar Rapids may shutter after failed financing
Barry Spear, ex economic development director, left Telefoods as funding dried up and management changed. The Cedar Rapids operation, housed in the former Teleconnect building, planned a nationwide food delivery via toll free calls and credit card payments with 80 hires in year one, 400 in year two, and 1,700 across five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Spear
Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
Telefoods
Spear
Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Teleconnect
50Th Ave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linn County
Marie Schram
Turner Chapel
Geneva K. Foster
Living Center West
Stewart Funeral Home
Edward J. Hines
Santa Fe
N.M
Joyce Hite
Indiana St. SW
Turner Chapel East
Carrie Irene Newman
Mount Vernon
Hallmark
Morgan Funeral Home
Coralville
Mary Ward Center
Lantern Park Care Center
George L. Gay’s
Elkader
Stephen G. Donlon
Central Community Hospital
Elkader Area
Church Cemetery
Leonard-Witt’s
Knights of Columbus
Janey Heldt
Eagle Grove
Richie Hansen
Freddy Hansen
Oelwein
Margie Brehm
Sioux City
Brant-Kerns-Jamison’s
Woodlawn Cemetery
Thornburg
Manchester
Dorothy M. Purvis
Phoenix, Ariz
Delaware County Memorial Care Center
E. Michael Carr
Shelly
Wendell W. “Bing” Davis
Mahaska County Hospital
Oskaloosa
Wendy Thomann
Davenport
Diane Ward
Harden’s
United Methodist Church
Victor
Delwein
Daisy May Reeder
Ormond Beach
Fla
University Hospital
Jacksonville
Mental Health Institute of Independence
Veterans Administration
United States
Veryl
Jedda
Saudi Arabia
Martha Muller
Rose Haven
Marengo
McAninch-Freming’s
Victor Memorial Cemetery
Baptist Church of
Amanda Allers
Virginia Gay Annex
Virginia Gay Hospital
John
Agnes Dreesman
Marilyn Chuang
Illinois Lottery
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Dubuque Racing
San Francisco
Hao Bang
Roger Pyburn
Kirkwood Community College
Michael Blouin
Blouin
Tom Aller
Don Canney
Aller
18Th St
Wilson Ave
West
Ellis Bld
N.W
East
Center Pt. Rd
N.E
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