Deaths in Linn County era reflect local obituaries and services
Obituaries list Howard B. Peyton 54 of Troy Mills who died after a short illness in St. Luke's Hospital, plus multiple other Linn County residents including Charles W. Rhoades 62 and Charles M. Widmer 73 with service details, survivor lists, and memorials. The notices cover military service, careers at Kirkwood Community College, John Deere, Penick and Ford, and local church and lodge affiliations. Funeral arrangements span Murdoch Chapel, Cedar Memorial, and local cemeteries with memorial funds noted. Numerous survivors and relatives across Iowa and Florida are listed.
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Howard B. Peyton
Troy Mills
St. Luke’s Hospital
Buchanan County
Shirley Hill
Coggon
Kirkwood Community College
Peyton
Troy Mills Christian Church
Floyd Williamson American Legion
Linn County Beef Producers
Noble Grand
Unadilla Lodge No. 299
IOOF
Brad
Des Moines
Byron
Fairfield
Rod
Marion
Mark
Ames
Harold
Shelbyville
Sally Sherman
Walker
Murdoch Chapel
Kenneth Mostue
Charles W
Bill” Rhoades
26Th St. NW
Mercy Medical Center
Black Hawk County
Peggy Cosgriff
Cedar Rapids
John Deere
Nazareth Lutheran Church
Cedar Falls
Kim
Charles M
Bud” Widmer
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Penick and Ford Ltd
Widmer
Penford Products Co
Iowa State University
University of Minnesota
Harvard Business School
Penick and
Ford
Corn Products Refiners Foundation
Iowa
National Red Cross
Jim W. Dusil
Coggan
Dusil
Kirkwood College
Kyle
Carly Dusil
Joe
Bernice Dusil
Jean Bean
Elkhart
Pamela Starr
Murdoch Funeral Home
Opal P. Bliobenes
Fifth Ave
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Rose A. Henningsen
Winslow Care Center
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Orville I. Lentz
E Ave
Mesa Lutheran Hospital
Mesa, Ariz
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Edward J. Schuppert
Zion Lutheran Church
Zion Women’s Group
Altar Guild
Mercy Hospital
University Hospitals
John
Iowa City
Paul
Herrin
Ill
Henry Bebee
el Paso
Texas
Woodrow Bebee
Long Beach
Calif
Dean Bebee
Springdale
Ark
Ruby Wangler
Aurora
Pearl Murphy
Burbank
Roy Nilsen
Oakland Cemetery
Donohue-Lensing’s
Obituary notices for Alma Jean Ballew to Betty Wardack
Multiple funeral services and arrangements listed for Alma Jean Ballew Merrie J. Edmund Charles E Ed Keller Ethel I Mead Jerry E Roman Ella M Sweeney and Betty A Wardack. Services at Seaside Lighthouse First Presbyterian Murdoch Linwood Murdoch-Kuba St Pius X and Cedar Memorial venues with burial in Linwood Mount Calvary Czech National Cemetery entombment at Cedar Memorial Park and military honors noted. Visitation details include times at Turner Chapel East Murdoch Chapel Seaside Lighthouse Association and Jok.
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Alma Jean Ballew
Seaside Lighthouse Association
Vernon Coates Jr
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
Merrie J. Edmund
First Presbyterian Church
Calvin DeVries
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Charles E
Ed” Keller
Murdoch-Linwood Chapel
Larry E. Brelje
Zion Lutheran Church
Linwood Cemetery
Ethel I. Mead
Murdoch- Linwood Chapel
Jack Hooten
Sharon United Methodist Church
Linwood
Jerry E. Roman
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Randall Vartabedian
Berean Baptist Church
Czech National Cemetery
VFW
Ella M. Sweeney
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Joseph O’brien
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Knights of Columbus No
Betty A. Wardack
Joseph McGuire
Parkersburg
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Obituaries from Eastern Iowa note multiple deaths this week
A series of notices list Robert R. Koppenhaver 60 of Anamosa Glen Koppenhaver Charles Koppenhaver John Koppenhaver Rita Williamson, Lynn Murfield 88 of Anamosa, and Ted Criswell 83 of Grinnell among the deceased. Services are scheduled across St Patrick's Church Norwich Cemetery Lower Blue Point, and others with various burial sites and memorials.
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Ted Criswell
Grinnell General Hospital
Lillian
William
Lincoln
Neb
Gene
Grinnell
Eva Burnley
Madison Heights
Ruby Douglas
Obie
Elmer
Ruby Tuggle
Monticello
Smith’s
Lower Blue Point
Powesheik County
Augusta Dittmer Dies After Long Illness at Manchester Home
Augusta E. Dittmer, 87, died Sunday afternoon at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta E. Dittmer
Good Neighbor
Manchester
North Liberty Woman Mabel Zeller Stoner 99 Passes
Mabel Zeller Stoner 99 formerly of North Liberty died Sunday at Lantern Park Care Center Iowa City after a long illness. Services are pending at George L Gay's in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta C. Boarts
Iowa City
Donohue Lensing’s
Raymond C. Englert
Carroll St
Hallmark Care Center
Mount Vernon
Mary Mattes
St. Mary’s High School
University of Iowa
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Mabel Zeller Stoner
North Liberty
Lantern Park
George L. Gay
Frieda E. Keegan Dies at 100 in Manchester
Frieda E. Keegan, 100, died Sunday at Good Neighbor Home in Manchester after a brief illness. Services are pending at Vernon's Funeral Home in Manchester.
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Frieda E. Keegan
Good Neighbor Home
Manchester
Vernon’s
Bush faces pressure over pledge as deficit fight looms
Democrats and independents doubt Bush can keep the no new taxes pledge. Rostenkowski and Greenstein say he may break it, while Schumer warns Democrats won’t rush to aid. Reagan's plan and Darman's figures shape a two year deficit strategy ahead of Feb budget blueprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bush
Robert Greenstein
Liberal Center On
Rep
Charles Schumer
D-N.y
House Budget Committee
George
Rostenkowski
Leon Panetta
D-Calif
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Congressional Budget Office
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
Richard Darman
Pentagon
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Senate Budget Committee
Darman
NIH
National Institutes of Health
Domenici
Congress
Jim Wright
Texas
101St
Capitol Hill
Two Iowa Weather Crashes Kill Two People Weekend
Two weekend crashes in Iowa left two dead. In Cass County near Atlantic Lisa Cronkhite 6 of Omaha died from injuries after a crash on Highway 83. Her mother Regina 42 and a pickup driver Vern Fox 74 were treated and released. Laura Cronkhite 4 remained in critical condition in Omaha. In Shelby County 86 year old Hubert Kenkel of rural Earling died when his car hit a semi driven by Richard Nelson 37 of rural Manson. Nelson had minor injuries and two trailer heifers died. Dense fog hampered travel on a straight stretch of Highway 59.
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Iowa
Iowa State Patrol
Lisa Cronkhite
Omaha
Neb
Atlantic
Lisa
Regina Cronkhite
Cronkhite
Vern Fox
Adair
Earling
Richard J. Nelson
Manson
Nelson
Harlan
Cavenaugh
Breda man charged in family shooting
Raymond Anthony Becker 52 is jailed on a 250000 bond after being charged with two counts of attempted murder for shooting his wife Joan 47 and daughter Julie 16 during a family argument in Breda Iowa. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says the incident occurred Thursday night.
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Breda (Ap
Breda
Carroll County
Raymond Anthony Becker
Joan
Julie
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Police Seek Three Men in Cedar Rapids McDonald’s Robbery
Cedar Rapids police searched for three black males suspected in a Saturday night robbery at McDonald’s 610 33rd Ave SW. They entered about 11:30 p.m. displayed a knife, forced workers into a walk-in freezer, and fled westbound on 33rd Avenue SW with an undetermined cash amount.
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Cedar Rapids
McDonald’s
33Rd Ave
Abscam figure Jenrette faces petty larceny charge in shoes case
Former U S Rep John Jenrette says his arrest for stealing shoes from a Fairfax Virginia store was a silly mistake He faces petty larceny and price tag alteration charges with trial set for February 1 He describes the incident as a heated argument over car tow and parking as guards acted Ronald Jenrette lives in Myrtle Beach with his sister and has sought reinstatement to practice law in South Carolina
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, S.C
U.S
John Jenrette
Washington
Jenrette
FBI
Abscam
Baileys Crossroads
Fairfax County District Court
Warren McLain
Fairfax
Georgetown
Virginia
Children of Alcoholics
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina Bar Association
Lotto America and Iowa Lotto jackpots escape players
Nobody hit the $6 million Lotto America jackpot as 24 players matched six of seven numbers. Drawn were 16 23 25 31 32 33 35 with next week’s estimated $7 million. Iowa Lotto also eluded players boosting Wednesday’s expected $1 million prize.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Vital Statistics births posted for Mercy and St Luke's
Jan 8 Cindy Phillips at 149 Broadmore Rd NW welcomed a son. At St Luke's Jan 7 Linda McClintic of 629 33rd St NE and Glenn McClintic welcomed a daughter. Linda and Mark Gentry of 4032 Flicker Lane NE welcomed a son. Jan 8 Tina Ard of 367 Tonga Dr Hiawatha welcomed a son. Lori Gage of 2508 Fall Brook Dr NE welcomed a daughter. Sandra and Dave Rublack of Vinton welcomed a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Luke’s
Linda
Glenn McClintic
33Rd St. NE
Mark Gentry
Flicker Lane
Tina
David Ard
Tonga
Hiawatha
Lori
Brian Gage
Fallbrook Dr
Sandra
Dave Rublack
Vinton
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Linn County
Waverly
Todd
Postville
Dan
Eagan
Minn
Jeff Jagielski
Ann Jackson
Seattle
Wash
Sherry Jagielski
Independence
Sumner
Leo
Utah
Emily McKnight
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Clarence DeBouf
Center Point Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Ilse
Los Angeles
Christopher
Miami Beach
Deet Widemr- Rasmussen
Gainesville
Fairchild Funeral Home
Anamosa
Robert R. Koppenhaver
Jones County
Glen
Charles
Clinton
Rita Williamson
Mountain Home
Holy Cross Cemetery
Goettsch’s
Lynn D. Murfield
Ruth
Norman
Denver
Colo
Margaret Bucklin
Mount Pleasant
Norwich
Martelle
Anamosa Masonic Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Leonard Vernons
Edgewood
Robert
Lisbon
Suzanne Fountain
Gertrude Englert
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Callahan’s
Mount Vernon Ambulance
Letha E. Goody
Williamsburg
Atalissa
Fred Goody
Lone Tree
University High School
Pleasant Valley
Simmons Motors
Calvary Baptist Church
Merle of Letts
Callahan
Alvin Jingst
Opal M. Schuppert
E. Ronalds St
Solon Care Center
Center Point
Colesburg
Ryan
Illinois Lottery
Associated Press
Lowan
33Rd Avenue SW
Myrtle
Beach
Mercy
Cindy Phillips
Broadmore Rd
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue
S.E
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