Local Obituaries Include Vokoun Ankrom and Scholz Tributes
Obituaries report the deaths of Manson Robert Vokoun of Clutier 74 and Iowa City resident Joel Scholz 65 with funeral services in Traer Coralville and Masonville. Memorials direct support to family or leukemia society while noting survivors and service details.
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Clutier Manson
Robert Vokoun
Clutier
Dennis
Donna Oldorf
House of Mercy
Hiawatha
St. Paull Catholic Church
Traer
St. Wenceslaus
Clutter
Manson
Chelsea
Iowa
Emil
Blanche
Nekola) Vokoun
Carol Novotny
Immaculate Conception
Beatrice Cheese
Bituminous Material & Supply
DeKalb
Carol
Bob Vokoun
Tama
Renee
Patrick) Cooley
Muscatine
Rick
Christene) Vokoun
Belle Plaine
RaeLynn
Kurt) Ketter
Evelyn Benesh
Keystone
Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home
Tama-Toledo
Krusephillips.com
Iowa City
Joel Scholz
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Coralville
American Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Joel
Mark
Lisa
Susan Denise Ankrom
Urbandale
Masonville
Jacksonville
Charles and
Carol (Furtado) Ankrom
Manchester
West Delaware High School
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Cedar Valley Christian High School
Des Moines
Des Moines Christian School
Tennessee
Duke
Christ Law
Sue
Jesus Christ
Carol Ankrom
Rodney
Michelle) Ankrom
Rhinelander
Wis
Michael Ankrom
Fulton
Michele
Jeff) Harris
Caleb
Megan
Noah
Jonathan
Jennifer
Nathan
Jarod
Victoria
BoBo
West Delaware
Leonardmullersh.com
Cornerstone Community Church
Rodney Ankrom
Leonard Muller Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Cedar Rapids brownfield site costs rise as asbestos matter edges up
Cedar Rapids managers said shifting from asbestos to non asbestos material raised project costs. The 30 acre site near New Bohemia was bought in 2007 with Hall Perrine Foundation aid, later demolished after floods and fires. FEMA later pulled back on reimbursements, citing inaccurate scope.
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Rob Davis
Cedar Rapids
Davis
Cedar River
New Bohemia
Hall-Perrine Foundation
Zinser
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
the Gazette
Dale Todd
Dubuque
Coralville
Ice Harbor
Iowa River Landing
Todd
Midwest
Transplant numbers rise at USHC boosting 2017 totals
USHC shows 143 organ transplants in 2017 the most since 2011 with kidney heart liver and lung procedures leading. Including all organs and tissues the university logged 576 transplants in the 2017 budget year up from 565 in 2016 and 524 in 2015.
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USHC
University
Alan Reed
US Organ Transplant Center
Reed
United States
Iowa
Iowa Transplant Firsts Highlight UI Advances and Donor Trends
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics performed several firsts from 1969 to 1988 including kidney pancreas heart liver and lung transplants. Reed cites improved technology and donor quality amid rising high risk donors from the opioid epidemic, enabling more aggressive organ use while balancing patient risks and waitlists. Kidney remains the most sought organ with 594 candidates waiting in Iowa. nationwide kidneys account for 59 percent of transplants since 1988.
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University of Iowa
Reed
Iowa
Vanessa.miller
Thegazette
City and district discuss eight school closures plan
Officials weigh consolidating eight elementary schools Garfield Grant Wood Kenwood Madison Nixon Taylor Truman and Van Buren amid declining enrollment and aging facilities. City council members and district leaders met to boost public input while planners outline steps for the facility plan and future site use.
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Garfield
Grant Wood
Kenwood
Madison
Nixon
Taylor
Truman
van Buren
Todd
District
Ashley Vanoiny
Jeff Pomeranz
Jennifer Pratt
Angie Champar
Brad Buck
John Laverty
Nancy Humbles
Mary Meisterling
Steve Graham
Pomeranz
Scott Overland
Kenwood Elementary
Overland
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