Deaths in Linn County and surrounding area
Obituaries from Linn County list Terra Hoover Fitzpatrick of Cedar Rapids and multiple others including John S. Tomich Ernest Burdick and Freda McCown. Details cover birth dates, marriages, occupations, church and organizational ties, survivors, service times, and memorial funds. Cemeteries include Cedar Memorial Rock Island Mimosé Pines Ely and others.
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Rock Island
Calvary Cemetery
Wheelan Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids
Clyde McCown Jr
Bell Gardens
Calif
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Eugene McDaniel
Toddville Free
Deaths in Eastern Iowa listing multiple regional obituaries
A long obituary column lists Daniel George Lenton and others dying in Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. It notes survivors, burial details, and funeral plans with dates and local churches, hospitals, and cemeteries.
Kate Smith Loses Leg to Diabetes Complications
Kate Smith, famed for God Bless America, had her right leg amputated above the knee at Raleigh Community Hospital due to circulatory problems from diabetes. She remains in stable condition as doctors note a long history of poor health since a 1976 coma.
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Raleigh
N.C
Kate Smith
Smith
Raleigh Community Hospital
Helena Smith Steene
Steene
William Sullivan
Bettendorf Woman Dies in House Fire
Bettendorf resident Cynthia Cady, 27, died early Sunday while fleeing her burning home after a short in an electrical outlet sparked the blaze. Fire officials said the fire confined to the living room but filled the house with heat and smoke. Her husband Steven and their 6-year-old son were away at the time.
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Bettendorf
Cynthia Cady
Scott County
R.M. Perkins
Cady
Perkins
Steven
Hans Goettsch
Marsha Barrett
Vital Statistics St Luke’s Brief Birth Records
Vital statistics from St Luke’s list births at multiple addresses including a son for the des Diouhy family at 1225 Second St SE and a daughter for the Ottoson family at 6700 Stoneybrooke NE and a daughter for the Hayes family of Maquoketa. Also logged are medical emergencies at 1008 Fourth Ave SE on Apr 2 and 913 Third St SW on Apr 3 with additional entries for 327 35th St NE and a mistaken alarm at 251 23rd Bereet Dr SE.
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ST. Luke’s
The
Des Diouhy
Second St
Ottoson
Stoneybrooke
Jeannes Sane Hayes
Maquoketa
Third St
35Th St
Bereet
Notable Cedar Rapids Police Reports and Local Fires
A Cedar Rapids woman, Terra Fitzpatrick, 32, died from injuries after a Friday crash on Interstate 380 near Wilson Avenue. A 26 year old man, Mitchell Christensen, faced 15 violations after a Saturday chase through southwest Cedar Rapids. Kinser brothers were reported in a stabbing case with James Kinser charged with willful injury. Marion firefighters battled two fires including Marion Custom Cars and a mobile home on Fifth Avenue.
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Terra Hoover Fitzpatrick
Pepperwood Hill SE
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Mercy Hospital
Onawa
Dennis Fitzpatrick
San Diego
Calif
Hupp Electric Motors
Washington High School
Kirkwood Community College
Mount Mercy College
Naples
Fla
Tamra Craft
Iowa City
Mollie Quigley
Water
Diane Burns
Marion
Tricia Hoover
Chisholm
Minn
D.J. Hoover
Leora Lieding
Elnor Hoover
Norfolk
Neb
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Richard Newhall
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Terra Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Wilson Avenue
C.R. Chase
Mitchell Christensen
A Ave. NW
10Th Street
First
Second Avenue
K Street
15Th Avenue
Second Street
14Th Avenue
C Street
Red Frog
16Th Ave
James Martin Kinser
32Nd St. NE
Kinser
John Kinser
James Kinser
Linn County
St. Luke's Hospital
Marion Fire Department
Marion Custom Cars
Fifth Ave
Mike Vasey
Larry Offerman
35Th St
Library faces high electric bills from new downtown building
The city faces rising utility costs as the new downtown library, 2 percent the size of the old one, shifts to electric heat. Officials consider cheaper steam options, measure energy use, and install a new meter while lowering Beems Auditorium temperature to curb expenses.
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Robert McMahan
McMahan
Library Board of Trustees
James Lamb
Lamb
Beems
Marion Briefs Ad Inquiries Now Welcome
Notice invites readers to place classified ads in the Marion Briefs with contact options including a local phone number and a toll free line. The advertisement indicates easy submission and public notice of advertising services.
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Marion
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John S. Tomich
Second Ave
Hiawatha
Ill
St. Luke’s Hospital
Monmouth
III
Audrey J. Finnie
PerMar Security Corporation
Davenport
Farmall Works of International Harvester Co
East Moline
American Legion Post
Rock Island Moose Lodge
Debbie
Coal Valley, Ill
Jan
Coal
Ernest Charles Burdick
Ninth Ave
Sioux Rapids
Dorothy Kelley
Ames
Algona
Electrician's Union
Mizpah
Masonic Lodge
Sharon Barrett
Loveland
Colo
David
Denver
Doug
Dale
Teahen Funeral Home
Charles R. Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
American Legion
Hanford
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Freda M. McCown
Robins
Berlin
Germany
Clyde McCown
Harold E. Daubenmier
Mount Vernon
Putnam Township
Helen Blok
Martelle
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Edward Peterson
Linn Grove Cemetery
Mayme A. Pospishil
Western
Central City
Albert
Czech National Cemetery
Robert J. Farmon
E Ave
Ely
Josephine Milota
Nashua
Witer Grocerys
Christ Presbyterian Church
the Oddfellows
Ely American Legion Post
United States Marines
Linda Ferguson
Teresa Brockmeyer
Diane Williams
Aurora
Justina Skripsky
First Presbyterian Church, Ely
James DeSmith
Robert Bouton
Church Cemetery
Brush Chapel
American Heart Association
Seventh Ave
Andrew Pic
Sixth Ave
Buratn
Poland
Mary Hnatyk
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Immaculate Conception Church
Walter
Michael
Victor
Stephan
Silvas
Peter
Stafford
England
Emily Geraldt
France
Phillip Schmitt
John’s Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Burdell F. Staab
Teahen Funeral
Romaine Barber
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Glenn O. Wallace
Dick Watkins
First United Methodist Church
Ceda Memorial Park
Iowa
Blairstown
Daniel George Lenton
Fairview
Okla
Fairview Hospital
Blanche
Helen
Marengo
Ersel Gasser
New York
Ray Lenton
San Jose
Margaret McClone
Fairfield
Luella McDowell
San Francisco
Anita Wagoner
Honolulu
Gerald
Vallejo
Hilda Brecht
Charlotte Brecht
Hoover-Valentine’s
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Blairstown American Legion
Clermont
Elizabeth Kremer
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
Muehlethaler
Elgin
Decorah
Ida Marie Haga
Rase Haugen
Glenn
Helen Erickson
Ole
Bakken
Madison Lutheran Church
Church
Desire Kruse
Kevin
Celeste Kruse
University Hospitals
Clyde Teare
Hawkeye
Rosemary Kruse
Epworth
Henry Kruse Sr
New Vienna
Norman Scarborough
Waterloo
Stella Elgin
Dubuque
Fern Hall
Dawn Kruse
Dyersville
Becker-Milnes
Hawkeye Cemetery
Mollie Grace Herdliska
Kentucky
Leo J. Herdliska
Nazarene Church
Joyce Sweeting
George L. Gay
Rick Williamson
Claude Jenks
Marion Health Center
Sioux City
Roger
Marlys Cordoba
Cameron Park
Iola Weston
Conrad
Marian Waskow
Newton
Eileen Knapp
Glen
Grace United Methodist Church
Madison Cemetery
Fawcett's
Joe Martin
Martin Chrysler-Plymouth
Evelyn
Sally Moler
Robert
St. Mark's Episcopal
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Carson's
Monticello
Velma G. Mitchell
Gordon Mitchell
Goettsch’s
Postville
Hilda L. Bruns
Schutte’s
Strawberry Point
Lanse Scully
Strawberry Point Lutheran
Annetta
Peg
Dennis
Oelwein
Durward
Elkader
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Strawberry Point Cemetery
Roberson's
Fourth Ave
Metro
Christensen
Thomas Trachta
16Th Avenue
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
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