Obituaries and Death Notices From Cedar Rapids Area
Margot E Martens 89 of Robins died Jan 10 2013 at St Luke s Cedar Rapids funeral at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel Jan 14 with interment Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery visitation Jan 13. Survivors include many children grandchildren and great grandchildren and a schnauzer JoJo. Memorials to donor choice. Robert Donald Balvin 78 of Tama died Jan 9 2013 funeral Jan 16 at Kruse Phillips Tama interment at Stayskal Cemetery Navy veteran survived by sister-in-law and nieces and nephews. Memorial fund established W John Kasper 87 of Morse died Jan 11 2013 Mass Jan 15 2013 at St Mary s Solon burial St Joseph Cemetery. Visitation Jan 14. Sharon E Dziewanowski 65 of Urbana died Jan 10 2013 at St Luke s Cedar Rapids funeral Jan 14 at St Mary s Urbana interment St Mary s Cemetery. Survived by son and daughter and grandson. Robert Hemphill 74 of Central City died Jan 11 2013 service Jan 15 Murdoch Central City burial Walker Cemetery survived by wife children and grandchildren. Rudolph Huffman 67 of Mechanicsville died Jan 10 2013 service Jan 14 First United Methodist Mechanicsville burial Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors visitation Jan 13. Memorials established.
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Margot E. Martens
Robins
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Margot
Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories
Dave Higdon
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Park
Ron
Carolyn
Irving
Texas
Ann
al) Dalziel
Mary
Harold) Hensel
Mount Vernon
Richard
Wanda
Nancy
Doug) White
Marion
Sue
Roger) Hoeppner
Linda
Bruno) Capparilli
Callaway
Barbara Martens
Tom
Pam
Debra
Einar
Marie Lorentson
Edward T. Martens
Margot Evelyn Lorentson
Paint Creek Township
Allamakee County
Iowa
Marie (Jenson) Lorentson
Little Brown
Nashua
Edward
Sons of
Robert Donald Balvin
Tama
Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center
Kruse-Phillips
Stayskal
Rural
Vining
Robert
Clutter
Joseph
Emma
Dolash) Balvin
Toledo High School
U.S. Navy
Tama-Toledo Country Club
Tama-Toledo Lions Club
Fraternal Order of Eagles
American Legion
VFW
Richard Balvin
Ruth Balvin
Darlene Balvin
Chelsea
W. John Kasper
Morse
Solon
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
James Vrba
St. Joseph Cemetery
Iowa City
Lensing
St. Mary’s
John
Charlotte “Lottie” (Krall) Kasper
Magdalen “Mag” Lenoch
St. Wenceslaus
Mary DiViggiano
Leasingfuneral.com
Sharon E. Dziewanowski
Urbana
David Ambrosy
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Phillips Funeral Home
East Sixth St
Vinton
Ardel Barta
Sharon
Harold and
Maxine (McEilwain) Hill
Washington High School
Thomas “Tom
Anthony Dziewanowski
Rockwell Collins
Steven Dziewanowski
Stacey
Deanna Dziewanowski
Zachary Dziewanowski
George Hill
Barb
Anthony Allan
Angela Rae Dziewanowski
Carol Franck
Harold
Kenny Hill
Phillipsfuneralhomes.com
Robert Hemphill
Central City
Regional Medical Center
Manchester
Murdoch Funeral Home
Mary Green
Walker Cemetery
Walker
Marilyn Hemphill
Gertrude Hemphill
California
Paul Hemphill
Georgia
David Hemphill
Missouri
Susan Gersh
Mary Jo Hemphill
Walter) Andrews
Bill
Diana) Weininger
Rose Weininger
Gerald Hemphill
Rose Ann Hemphill
Charles Hemphill
Diane Hemphill
Vernon Weininger
Gerald and
Gertrude
Wachal) Hemphill
Marilyn Weininger
Marilyn
Central City Fair Grounds
Murdochfuneralhome
Rudolph “Rudy” N. Huffman
Mechanicsville
First United Methodist Church
Barbara Krueger
Rose Hill Cemetery
American Legion Post
Chapman Funeral Home
Clarence
Arlene Svoboda
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States eye up to 20 million in gap funding for county mental health shift
DHS officials outlined three scenarios to cover non MediCal mental health services. 32 counties requested transition funds totaling 22.1 million in undisputed state bills as of Oct 31. remaining counties owed 26 million but did not request funds. Recommendation: legislature approve up to 20 million as gap funding to bridge the transition to regional service delivery, with need for more aid in 2014.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Human Services
DHS
Terry Branstad
Bill Peterson
Iowa State Association of Counties
Cedar Rapids gun violence rises amid injuries and unsolved cases
Cedar Rapids saw a 48 percent rise in gunfire last year with 22 shot and two dead. Gaskins, 22, left paralyzed after a bullet destroyed her spinal cord, while authorities note many cases remain unsolved. Police pledge a multijurisdictional, street‑level response and broader community help to curb violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaskins
Cedar Rapids
Cristy Hamblin
Wayne Jerman
Jerman
Raphael Blackwell
Blackwell
Fourth Avenue SE
Tracey Doolin
Shannon
Carrie Gaskins
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Jeff. Raasch
Wayne
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Shannon Gaskins
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