Deaths in Marion and surrounding areas
Obituary notices report Alton B. Herring 82 of Marion died after a short illness. He worked 35 years at Rockwell Collins and is survived by three children and a brother. Funeral plans set at Cedar Memorial Chapel with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. John S. Cope 94 of rural Springville died after a brief illness. He farmed many years in Whittier and was a Whittier Friends Church member. Services at Murdoch Marion and Mapleside Paullina burial pending. Multiple notices include Richard G. Bartels Sr Memorial at Westminster Church and Frank F. Hembera private service at Kuba Funeral Home with Czech National Cemetery burial. Doris Nielson 62 of Central City died at St Luke’s Hospital. services pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton B. Herring
Lindale Drive
Marion
Americana
Cedar Rapids
Cedar County
Elsie Reidesal
Kahoka
Tipton
Rockwell-Collins
Devere
Phoenix
Ariz
Joanna
Chicago
Patricia
Laramie
Wyo
Roland
Mechanicsville
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Perrine Cancer Care Center
Mercy Hospital
10Th St
John S. Cope
Springville
Colerain
Ohio
Asenith Pike
Plainfield
Ind
Cope
Whittier
Darlington
Harrisonburg
Murdoch
Mapleside
Paullina
Iowa
Bartels Sr
Richard G
Westminster Presbyterian Church
John P. Woods
Cedar Valley
Marine Corps League
American Heart Association
Seventh Ave
Hembera
Frank F
Kuba Funeral Home
Russell Striffler
St. Luke’s Hospital
Czech National Cemetery
Doris Nielson
Central City
Murdoch Funeral Home
West Liberty Obituary Notices Land Marks and Masses
Blanche Koopmann 94 died at Oak Crest Manor with arrangements pending. Elizabeth Hill 74 of 319 N Linn St died at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Elizabeth Gaulacher born 1909 in Mountain Home Ark married Gerald Hill in 1929 Catholic rites at St Marys Church burial in St Josephs Cemetery. Visitation at Donohue Lensing with rosaries by Altar and Rosary Society and Foresters. Memorials to church or Right to Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth L. Hill
N. Linn St
Mercy Hospital
Elizabeth Gaulacher
Mountain Home
Ark
Gerald Hill
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Altar and Rosary Society
Catholic Order of Foresters
Bremer’s
Carl Gaulacher
West Liberty
Mary McLaughlin
Frances Loria
Helen Allen
Iowa City
Irene Goody
Mount Vernon
Wash
Anna Fout
Chicago
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Local obituaries noted for Dye Swartz Cain Smith Bender Vandersee Newton
Danny James Dye aged 28 dies from a gunshot at home in Marengo with services at St Patrick's Church and burial at Calvary Cemetery. Beatrice Swartz 93 dies at Oelwein Care Center with multiple survivors and services in Oelwein. Joseph Donald Cain 77 dies at Wellman after illness with military rites at St Joseph's Church. Connie Smith 56 dies at Community Memorial Hospital with services at Community Presbyterian Church and burial in Fayette. Charles Chuck Bender 49 of Clear Lake dies after brief illness with service at Zion Lutheran Church and memorial fund noted. Martha Vandersee 91 dies at Hillcrest Home Sumner with service at Faith Evangelical Church. Bob Newton 92 dies in Grundy Center with services at Campbell-Russell's and burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny James Dye
Solar Homes
Marengo
Judy
Adam
James Dye
Norway
Lloyd Dye
Blairstown
Leslie Bell
David
Newhall
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Hoover-Valentine’s
Calvary Cemetery
Joseph Donald Cain
Weldon Oil Co
Parkview Manor
Wellman
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Uhlmann’s
Connie Smith
Community Memorial Hospital
G.R
Pam Allen
Fordyce
Ark
Cindy
Mankato
Minn
Russell Brion
Fayette
Teressa Protsman
Janice Armentrout
Cedar Rapids
Community Presbyterian Church
Schutte’s
Grandview Cemetery
Martha Vandersee
Hillcrest
Sumner
Faith Evangelical Church
Wilson Grove
Becker-Milnes
Bob Newton
Beverly Manor
Grundy Center
Iowa
Campbell-Russell’s
Maplewood Cemetery
Obituary of Robert E Helmey longtime Milwaukee Road worker
Robert E Helmey aged 76 died Tuesday night in a Prairie du Chien hospital. He leaves his wife Doris two sons Carl Breckler of Bettendorf and Larry Breckler of Milwaukee a daughter Kelly Bunford of Marquette six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services scheduled Friday at 1 30 p m at Thornburgs in McGregor with visitation Thursday 7 to 9 p m Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
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Robert E. Helmey
Milwaukee Road Railroad
Prairie du Chien
Doris
Carl Breckler
Bettendorf
Larry Breckler
Milwaukee
Wis
Kelly Bunford
Marquette
Thornburg’s
McGregor
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Mechanicsville Man 77 Dies at Cedar Manor Nursing Home
Maynard L. Herring 77 retired farmer died at Cedar Manor Nursing Home Tipton Wednesday afternoon. Survived by wife Genevieve Mechanicsville two sons Kenneth Mechanicsville Ardis Waterloo 13 grandchildren three sisters Cecil Yates Bayard Alberta Gaul Tipton Lucille Cook Oelwein. Services Saturday 11 a.m. Sheets and Son Tipton friends may call Friday 2 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. until service. Masonic services Friday 7 30 p.m. Memorial established.
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Beatrice Swartz
Oelwein
Ormel
Aurora
Gerald
Waterloo
Ray Pliester
Marion Bartels
Gail Shaffer
Perry
Iowa
Brant-Kern’s
Woodlawn
Maynard L. Herring
Cedar Manor
Tipton
Genevieve
Mechanicsville
Kenneth
Ardis
Cecil Yates
Bayard
Alberta Gaul
Lucille Cook
Sheets and Son
Casket allowed at anti abortion rally in Cincinnati
City official reverses ban on Knights of Columbus gravesite display at Fountain Square for abortion protest. Knights plan to place a borrowed infant casket on artificial grass with honor guards and flowers, arguing the display prompts second thoughts about abortion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Knights of Columbus
George Rowe
Public Works
Fountain Square
Lucian Block
Block
Rowe
Ex-worker charged after shots fired at IDOT buildings
Ernest L. Schaeffer a 28 year old Ames man faced charges of carrying a concealed weapon and terrorism after several shots were fired at Iowa IDOT buildings in Ames. He was upset about his dismissal from a janitorial job with the DOT. No injuries or serious damage were reported at the DOT headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames, Iowa
Ernest L. Schaeffer
Ames
State Department of Transportation
Schaeffer
DOT
State Dot
Honduran colonel disputes U S account of border helicopter flight
Col Danilo Ferrera said a Jan 8 advisory listed a U S helicopter route via Cifuentes on the Honduras Nicaragua border, contradicting U S officials who said the craft would not near the border. Captains Green and Martin testified the helicopter was on a routine San Lorenzo to Aguacate flight when shot at after landing inside Honduras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Ojo DE Agua
Honduras
U.S
Danilo Ferrera
Cifuentes
Ferrera
Tegucigalpa
James St
Tegucigalpa-San Lorenzo-Cifuentes-Aguacate
Stra
Chan
Robert Green
Christopher Martin
San Lorenzo
Aguacate
Jeffery Schwab
Schwab
Martin
Nicaragua
Ment
Alarming hospital drug errors study warns of risk
Doctors report drug mixups in hospitals occur with alarming regularity. A Toronto case where newborns were injected with the wrong medicine led to one death and several serious illnesses. The error involved look alike bottles of an inhalant mistaken for vitamin E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Toronto
U.S
Centers For Disease Control
Laboratory Centre For Disease Control
William J. Martone
U.S. Center
Indian chief fails to restore memory of woman in hospital
Chief Thunder Hawk performed elaborate ceremonies in Chape Hospital to help a blind, part Cherokee woman found wandering in South San Francisco. Doctors say she shows selective amnesia, recalling past events but blocking painful memories. The chief named her Wind Spirit and urged compassion and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Mateo
Calif
Thunder Hawk
Frank Collins
Chape Hospital
San Francisco
Collins
Hawk
Lumbee
California
Edward Zeff
Arizona
South San Francisco
Ken Metcalf
Metcalf
Broken Bow
Okla
Frank
William Nugen
Nugent
Stray Afghan Euthanized After Month-Long Chase
City Animal Shelter planned to euthanize a stray Afghan after a monthlong pursuit. City Veterinarian Dr Russell Anthony cited dermatitis eczema and a foot fungus as barriers to adoption and noted the dog likely had an owner, whom he criticized for abandoning the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Animal Shelter
Russell Anthony
Anthony
Births and fires mark local notices in Mercy and Manila
Births reported for Mercy area include a son for Julie and Gary Thompson in Van Horne on Jan 18 and a daughter for Pamela and John Baseler, plus another daughter for Barbara and Blake DeMaria in Allentown. Manila welcomes a son for Josie and John W. Veranda on Jan 16. Nearby incidents: a Grease fire on Kirkwood Boulevard, a malfunction of alarm, two medical emergencies, and an exhaust pipe issue at a hanger on Kirkwood Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
Julie
Gary Thompson
van Horne
Pamela
John Baseler
29Th St
Barbara
Blake DeMaria
West Post Road
Nadine
A. Bruce Roskens
Therese
James H. Barkalow
Seventh Ave
Allentown
Cynthia
Gary Rex
Whitehall
Paul Kladivo
22Nd Ave
Manila
Philippines
Josie
John W. Veranda
Yvonne Veranda
Quail Court
Kirkwood Blvd
Second St
A Ave. NE
K Ave
Hughes Sets Transcontinental Flight Record in 7 28
In 1937 Howard Hughes achieved a cross country air record completing the flight in seven hours and twenty eight minutes marking a landmark in aviation history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hughes
United States
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Dyersville
Blanche Koopmann
Oak Crest Manor
Kramer’s
Ladora
Parnell
Postville
Solon
Charles “Chuck” Bender
Clear Lake
Mason City
Joyce Olson
Mark
Michael
Jeffery
Pella
Shawn
Carolyn Lipcamon
Walter
Walter P
Fairfield
Lynne Latchaw
Rockville
Zion Lutheran Church
Ward-Van Slyke Funeral
Memorial Park Cemetery
Winton
Knights
Idot
Honduran
Steven L. Solomon
Atlanta
New England Journal of Medicine
St. Luke’s
Carl Sagan
John E. Lapes
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