Deaths in Linn County Honor Longtime Resident and Others
Obituaries note Duane E. Robison 65 died after long illness in St Luke's Hospital. Born 1920 at Guthrie Center he retired from Chicago and North Western Railroad and served in World War II. Other notices include Donald L. Freeman 63, Lula Laurence 79, Marie Fleagle, Elvin Konzen, Mike Sindelar, George Wiltsey with services, burials, and arranging funeral homes.
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Duane E. Robison
Glass Rd
Linn County
St. Luke’s Hospital
Guthrie Center
Aldena Waddell
Central City
Chicago and North Western Railroad
V.F.W. Post
Phyllis Meeks
Hiawatha
Margaret Bliss
South Amana
Roger
Cedar Rapids
Fred Waddell
Marion
Larry Waddell
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
James Warren
Marion Christian Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Death notices from Eastern Iowa list multiple obituaries
Rose Drees 93 died at Oak Crest Manor with arrangements pending at Kramer’s. Robert E. Geiger 47 died after a lingering illness with services at Phillips’ and burial at Garrison Cemetery. memorial fund established in Covenant Medical Center. Glenn E. Oakley 72 died at Mercy Hospital, with survivors listed and services at Brant-Kerns-Jami son’s. Judy Livingston 40 died in Phoenix with arrangements pending at Tuecke-Allyn’s. Marie Nicholson 91 died at Solon Care Center. services at Callahan Funeral Home. memorials to First Presbyterian Church. Martin L. Barnhart 89 and Margaret M. Dolan 66 noted with survivor details and services at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call times and locations varied, with wake details at Vernon’s Manchester and a Scripture wake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie A. Fleagle
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Thomas McAndrew
St. John’s Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Elvin Earl Konzen
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
David Nelson Roth
Kenwood Park United Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Cedar Rapids
Mike H. Sindelar
St. Ludmilas Catholic Church
Albert Zachar
Czech National Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Kuba Funeral Home
George C. Wiltsey
United Methodist Church
Walker
Charles Mehaffey
Walker Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
Judy Livingston
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Phoenix
Ariz
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Marie Nicholson
E. College St
Solon
Belville
Ill
Dwight David Nicholson
Iowa City
University of Iowa
First Presbyterian Church
Iowa City Women’s Club
Amistad Club
Manville Club
Phi Sigma Alpha Sorority
Callahan Funeral Home
Jack C. Zerwas
Memory Gardens
Margaret M
Marty” Dolan
Ryan
Grand Island
Neb
Ambrose
Denise Dolan
Dubuque
Ellen Dolan
Bernard
Paul
Lincoln
Helen Klein
Manchester
Leone Anderson
Richardson
Texas
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Vernon's
Harold L. Geater 81 Dies in Virginia
Harold L. Geater of Vinton died at Virginia Gay Hospital after a sudden illness. Survived by his wife Evelyn two sons Ralph and Larry a daughter Arlene Funk a sister Joy Sellers nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stewart Methodist Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at Phillips and after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Memorial fund established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Geiger
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Judy
Bobby
Jimmy
Garrison
Mike
Warren Geiger
Vinton
Warren
Wichita
Kan
Steven
Phillips
Garrison Cemetery
Harold L. Geater
Virginia Gay Hospital
Evelyn
Ralph
Osceola
Wis
Larry
Patterson
Arlene Funk
Rockville
Joy Sellers
Stewart Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Senate panel outlines Iowa tax reform guidelines
Des Moines Senator Grassley reports a 20 member Senate Finance Committee worked 36 hours on tax reform goals at a Des Moines area conference. They favor three brackets with a top rate under 35 percent and consider maintaining some state local tax deductions while opposing full elimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate Finance Committee
Grassley
West Branch gas station robbery tied to lone thief
An armed white male about 19 to 20 with brown hair fled on foot after robbing Whitey's Standard Station at Interstate 80 and Parkside Drive in West Branch. He demanded cash after grabbing a cola and produced a nickel plated six inch revolver, leaving the attendant unharmed. Police tracked footprints but no vehicle was seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Whitey
Interstate 80
Parkside Drive
Marion Briefs advertise in Gazette listings
Local readers are invited to place classified ads in the Marion Briefs column by calling the Gazette office at 398-8234 or toll free 1-800-332-7976. The service offers easy placement for community notices and small ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Bitterly cold air grips Iowa with wind chills to 50 below
The Gazette reports an arctic high from the North Pole drove a brutal cold wave across the Midwest. Wind chills from 25 to 50 below zero covered most of Iowa, with eastern areas dipping to 20 below as winds ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Midwest
Florida Panhandle
New England
Lake Superior
Iowa
Cincinnati
Ohio
The
Weather Service
Kentucky
North Carolina
Hebron area boy mystery unsettles Nebraskan towns
Authorities chase leads from Nebraska states to match a 4 foot 3 inch 55 pound boy found dead near Chester Nebraska. A panther wrestling T shirt and a blue sleeper pajama clad body drive a search for evidence while officials rule out violent causes. The case spurs a Crime Stoppers reward as investigators pore over tips and witness reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas
Russell Winkler
Hebron
Neb
Palestine
Thayer County
Young
Werner
Nebraska
Sidney
U.S. 80
Chester
Maryland
California
Vital Statistics St Luke’s Jan 25 26 births
Vital statistics report two January birth notices from St Luke’s Central City listing Julie Colby and a son to Linda and Dale Colby and Catherine Soukup a son to Shirley Parker and John Parker and a son to Stephanie Willits and Robert Willits and a son to Mary Wolfe. It also records medical emergencies and accidental alarm calls on January 25 26 with locations in Central City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Luke's
Linda
Dale Colby
Central City
Julie
Lyle Paintin
Shirley
John Parker
B Ave
Catherine Soukup
Emerald Ave
Stephanie
Robert Willits
Carriage Dr
Motorist fails to beat train in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids woman Carol Behrens, 42, tried to cross the CRANDIC tracks at Fourth Street SW and was hit by a train driven by Robert Bensmiller, 39. Behrens was treated at Mercy Hospital and released. She was charged with disobeying a train signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Fourth Street
Carol Behrens
Fourth St
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co
Crandic
Behrens
Mercy Hospital
Robert Bensmiller
Deborah Dr. SW
Illinois Lottery Daily Game and Pick Four Draw Summary
Illinois Lottery reports Daily Game results and Pick Four numbers 1 0 9 and 8 2 7 4. Estimated Lotto grand prize pool listed at 3 million dollars.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donald L. Freeman
Midway Dr
Lula Laurence
Sixth St
Independence Care Center
Turner Chapel East
Dyersville
Rose Drees
Oak Crest Manor
Kramer’s
Covenant Medical Center
Scholtz
Waterloo
White's
Oelwein
Glenn E. Oakley
Mercy Hospial
Viola
Norma Smith
Hazleton
Sandra Loyd
Elgin
Floyd
Coolidge
Gary
Casa Grande
Wilbur
Brant-Kerns-Jamison’s
Woodlawn Cemetery
Guttenberg
Martin L. Barnhart
Oxford
Rick Stockman
Clear Creek High School
Tiffin
Stockman
Washington, Iowa
Robert Bates
Kenneth Dean Crawford
Anamosa
Crawford
Out Back
Washington
Kirkwood Negotiations
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Jules Koeted
Kirkwood Faculty Association
Wisconsin
Michigan
National Weather Service
Contiguous States
Warroad
Minn
Dan Werner
U.S. 81
Charles Kleveland
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
FBI
Nebraska State Patrol
Adams
Mary Wolfe
Rockford Rd
15Th St
66Th Ave
C St
Tikes
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue 5.E
Illinois Lottery
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
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