Deaths in Linn County and beyond
Obituaries note the deaths of Benjamin B. Yates 84 of Palo Ia and Richard B. Dunlap 66 of Denver Colo and Delbert A Lassen 70 formerly of Marion Ia. Yates born April 30 1901 married Ethlyn Paterson had farmed near Palo and belonged to several lodges and churches with survivors including wife children and grandchildren. services Thursday in Palo with Masonic rites and burial at Palo Cemetery. Dunlap retired Air Force auditor died Jan 7 in Denver after Navy service and Coe College graduate with survivors including wife two children and mother. services in Denver. Lassen a former Marion resident died Sunday in Salem Ore and had been a truck driver with ties to First Presbyterian Church Marion. survivor details list a daughter Sharen Jaquet of ...
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Richard B. Dunlap
Denver
Colo
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Dunlap
Air Force
Bertha Brahm
Robert
Judy Kerlin
Fannie Dunlap
Jane Hagge
Anne Waite
Yulee, Fla
Delbert A. Lassen
Marion
Salem, Ore
California
Oregon
First Presbyterian Church
Sharen Jaquet
Funeral services for John W. Raetz at Trinity Lutheran Church
Services are held at 10:30 am today at Trinity Lutheran Church with Reverend Wayne Schroeder officiating. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery. Friends may visit from 9:30 to 10:20 am as the casket is prepared. Arrangements by Turner Chapel West.
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John W. Raetz
Trinity Lutheran Church
Wayne Schroeder
Linwood Cemetery
Turner Chapel West
Deaths in Eastern Iowa: two women and a farmer
Roger J. Emery 65 a Decorah area farmer died Monday in Lutheran Hospital La Crosse Wisconsin from a heart attack. Survived by wife Marlys four sons and three daughters, ten grandchildren. Amanda Berge 83 died Tuesday at Bartell Eastern Star Home Decorah. Survived by husband Theodore four daughters and numerous grandchildren. Services planned in Burr Oak and Big Canoe churches with burial at church cemeteries.
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Roger J. Emery
Decorah
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
Marlys
Darrell
Omaha
Neb
Ronald
Fredericksburg
Charles
Denver
Colo
Dale
Sharon Miears
Linda Groth
Calmar
Merlin Dean
Waterloo
Arland
Jessie
Mabel
Minn
Betty Juhl
Jacksonville
Fla
Nell Jane Ewing
Beverly Berg
Burr Oak Lutheran Church
Burr Oak Cemetery
Amanda Berge
Bartell Eastern Star
Theodore
Bernice Arneson
Shirley Forde
Irene Gulrud
Lucile Jacobson
Loveland
Big Canoe Lutheran Church
Church
Obituary notices archive from Iowa City and surrounding towns
Obituary notices for Wilbert Dalton Paul Ryan Erwin Lortz Velma Fritz Carroll Child Velma Fritz plus Wittman Wise list deaths in Iowa area. Details include births, residences, service times, churches, and burial plans. Families and survivors named. bodies donated, memorial funds noted.
Monticello Woman Loretta Brehm Dies of Cancer
Loretta Brehm 59 of Monticello died Tuesday morning in John McDonald Hospital from cancer. Survivors include her husband Robert two sons David and Patrick two daughters Linda Sue Rose and Rose eight grandchildren and her mother Mary Daily. Services 11:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church with body donation to science. Arrangements by Devaney's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Brehm
John McDonald Hospital
Robert
David
Patrick
Monticello
Linda Brehm
Sue Wear
Little Rock
Ark
Rose Rachini
Italy
Mary Daily
Vinton
Raymond Daily
Randy Daily
Geraldine Amsden
Marian Fuehrer
Joan Rammelsberg
Sacred Heart Church
Devaney’s
Washington Man Hubert C. West 74 Dies After Illness
Hubert C. West 74 retired carpenter died Tuesday at home after a sudden illness. He lived in Washington since 1977 after moving from California. Survived by wife Viola two daughters Sharon Llewellyn Anchorage Alaska Bonnie Fritz Washington two sons Jim Iowa City Tom Palmdale Calif two brothers Joe Charles both of Washington a sister Ruth Carrof Center Mo 10 grandchildren two great. Services 2 p.m. Friday Berean Fellowship Church Burial Elm Grove Cemetery Friends may call Jones' starting Thursday morning Memorial fund for the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert C. West
California
Washington
Viola
Sharon Llewellyn
Anchorage
Alaska
Bonnie Fritz
Jim
Iowa City
Tom
Palmdale
Calif
Joe
Charles
Ruth Carrof
Berean Fellowship Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones
Gertrude Matthess Wellman Obituary
Gertrude Matthess Wellman, 80, died Tuesday after a long illness at Parkview Manor. She is survived by her brother Toney Bringman of Wellman. Services will be held at 10 am Thursday at Powell's in Wellman with callers after 2 pm today. Burial will follow at Wellman Cemetery.
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Velma L. Fritz
Chicago, Ill
Oxford Junction
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Lyle Willett
Hayden’s
Mayflower Cemetery
Gertrude Matthess
Parkview Manor
Toney Bringman
Wellman
Powell’s
Wellman Cemetery
College financial aid workshops set in Mount Vernon
Financial aid officers from Coe Cornell and Mount Mercy colleges will hold three free workshops for college bound students and parents. Sessions start 730 p.m. at Gage Memorial Union Coe College The Commons Cornell College and Mauley Hall Mount Mercy College. Attendees should bring FAF or FFS forms and 1984 or 1985 federal tax forms. Contact Debora Goodall Zelda Minish or Sue Arthur for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon — Financial Aid
Coe
Cornell
Mount Mercy
Gage Memorial Union Coe College
the Commons
Cornell College
Mauley Hall
Mount Mercy College
Debora Goodall
Zelda Minish
Sue Arthur
Cedar Rapids Man Charged With Tax Evasion
Kenneth H. Greenwald of Cedar Rapids faces federal tax evasion charges for 1980 and 1981 accusing underreporting of taxes due. He allegedly reported 1980 tax due of 22 075 and 1981 tax due of 29 322 while owed 28 927 and 37 155 respectively and waived grand jury and pre sentence investigation requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth H. Greenwald
U.S. District Court
Greenwald
Creston Woman Killed When Struck By Car
Betty Scott 62 of Creston died from head injuries after a car struck her and another woman while they walked near a parked car zone. Lillian Fleeger 80, Creston, was hospitalized in stable condition. The driver Thomas Hartsock 17, Creston, was cited for vision impeded by frost on the windshield.
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Creston
Betty Scott
Scott
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines
Lillian Fleeger
Thomas Hartsock
FCC allows local bans on TV dishes for aesthetics
The FCC ruled local zoning can ban backyard or rooftop satellite dishes only if a clear health safety or aesthetic reason exists and bans are not used to aid broadcasters. Dish owners may receive free programs but major channels scramble signals. preemption aims to curb cosmetic bans while preserving reception rights. SPACE called it a victory but warned bans could invite subjective aesthetic standards and curb earth stations.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Dish
Home Box Office
Cinemax
United Satellite Communications Inc
Chicago
CBS
New York State
Commission
Albert Halprin
SPACE
Joe Boyle
Oelwein Council Buys Software and Seeks Computer Bids
The Oelwein City Council purchased 15100 in computer programs from Merritt Computer Co to manage utility billing accounts receivable payroll budgeting and general ledger with on site training. They will solicit bids later for computer equipment and may add word processing and spreadsheets for 2245.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Merritt Computer Co
Mason City
NCR
IBM
CIE
Black Hawk official Messerly pleads guilty to drunken driving
Black Hawk County Supervisor Francis L Messerly, a former state legislator, pleaded guilty to a first offense drunken driving charge in an Alford plea. The 71 year old from Cedar Falls acknowledged the plea was in his best interest, with sentencing scheduled for a later date.
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Black Hawk
Messerly
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Francis L. Messerly
Cedar Falls
Alford
David Correll
Iowa farmers press Branstad on farm relief and prices
Farmers from across Iowa gather in Des Moines urging Gov. Branstad to act on farm legislation and to support a minimum grain price bill vetoed last year. Speakers cite federal delays, foreclosure moratorium, and high interest as reasons to boost cash flow and production incentives. Carroll Nearmyer criticizes the governor for not stopping to listen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Jan Burkhard
Gravity
Iowa Farm Unity Coalition
Branstad
Carroll Nearmyer
Prairie City
Nearmyer
Wilbur Biederman
Osage
Mitchell County
Biederman
Iowa
Lotto Estimated Grand Prize Pool
A report notes the estimated grand prize pool for Lotto at about 3 million dollars. The figure reflects anticipated sales and carryovers as the drawing approaches.
Iowa official defends state travel agency
Iowa General Services Director Jack Walters defends Travel and Transport Inc. for saving money for traveling state executives and counters claims it fails to find the lowest fares. He notes 61 Des Moines to Washington DC light combinations from 178 to 870 dollars and cites a $480,000 annual saving by the agency. Walters says early planning by state workers could yield bigger discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa General Services
Jack Walters
Travel and Transport Inc
Michael Fitzgerald
Walters
Washington, D.C
Vital Statistics Birth Announcements
Mercy records show a son for Nicolette Woods and Rocky Woods at 1014 Pawnee Dr NW and a daughter for Jane Caster in North English. St Luke s lists a son for Elizabeth Gerlach and Mike Gerlach and a daughter for Debra Marz at 5010 Kesler Rd NW. Bethel records a son for Jeffrey Carstensen and Kathleen Spores and a daughter for Amy Tresnak. Paulette Klin gler and Martin Klingler s son. Robyn Scott and Sammi Scott s son in Marion and Lisbon.
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Mercy
Mary
Sterling Smith
Fairfax
Nicolette
Rocky Woods
Pawnee Dr. NW
Jane
Samuel Caster
North English
ST. Luke’s
Elizabeth
Mike Gerlach
Kohawk St
Debra
Eugene Marz
Kesler Rd
Bethel
Jeffrey Carstensen
Wyoming
Iowa
Kathleen
Bill Spores
13Th St. NW
Amy
Randy Tresnak
22Nd Ave
Paulette
Martin Klingler
S. 19Th St
Marion
Robyn
Sammi Scott
Lisbon
Cedar Rapids and Marion Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses
Glenn D. Visek and Stacey L. Lowder both of Cedar Rapids receive marriage licenses. Mark T. Nutt and Christie J. Slager both of Marion are issued licenses.
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Glenn D. Visek
Stacey L. Lowder
Cedar Rapids
Mark T. Nutt
Christie J. Slager
Marion
Fire Calls Reported Over Two Days
Fire department logs list Monday events including two medical emergencies at 1261 Fifth Ave SE and 310 Fifth Ave SE. Tuesday entries include odor investigation at 4300 Fox Meadows Dr SE, multiple medical emergencies, a false alarm, police assistance, and an overheated pan on a stove at 3124 First Ave NW.
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Fifth Ave
Fox Meadows Dr
Linwood St
Wiley Blvd
27Th Ave
Yellow Pine Dr
First Ave
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Linn County
Benjamin B. Yates
St. NW
Heritage Acres
Palo
Ethlyn Paterson
Mr. Yates
Palo United Methodist Church
Benton City
Masonic Lodge
AF & AM
el Kabir Shrine
Lois Little
Anna Belle Ocheltree
Richard
Hazel Beatty
Shellsburg
Guy
Harry
Mary Medkeff-Rose
Palo Cemetery
Silverton
Ore
Larry
Salem
Dennis
Garden Grove
Dorothy Lassen
Bernice Lassen
Margaret Post
Murdoch
Wilbert “Webb” Dalton
Arthur St
Wapello
Shelby County
Dalton
Akron
Northwestern Mutual
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Michael
West Branch
Mark
Carroll
Barry
Maryi Hahn
Leonard
San Diego
Portland
Donald
Sioux City
Margaret Miller
Dorothy Dalton
Trudy Dalton
Henry Greiner
University of Iowa
Beckman-Callahan’s
Masonville
Paul W. Ryan
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Manchester
Vernon’s
Erwin C. Lortz
Manor House
Sigourney
English
Toledo
Carroll J. Child
Bergen Mercy Hospital
U.S
Strategic Air Command
Virgie
James C. Child
Hickory Hills
Ill
Carol Sue Wilson
Valencia
Marjorie Lundt
Sarah Taylor
Aurora
Ind
Presbyterian Church of the Cross
Woodlawn
Reinig-Friedrichs American Legion
Henderson’s
Russell R. Wise
Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Julia
Ruby Whitmore
Ruby Blythe
Tama
C.R. Man
Irish Free State
Williamsburg
Council
Fayette County
Nue East
Steve Kendall
Iowa Department of Transportation
Charles Street
John Carey
Dubuque County
Larry Fautsch
Illinois Lottery
Springfield, Ill
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Barbara Kay
Keith Merle Gusta
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