Deaths tied to Linn County include three men and a service
Darius W Oliphant 60 of Toddville died in St Luke's Cedar Rapids after a long illness born February 11 1928 he married Elizabeth Tritle in 1963 and leaves a wife a daughter Rose Elton and several stepchildren siblings and eight grandchildren Funeral services are at Greens Grove Church with burial at Squires Oliphant Cemetery military rites by Toddville American Legion A memorial fund is established George C Wilson 60 of Cedar Rapids died after a three week illness born October 16 1928 he married Geraldine Hagmeier in 1964 and served as an iron worker with Local 89 Survivors include wife a son two daughters and several stepchildren a mother and siblings Services set for DeJongs in Keokuk burial at Hickory Grove Memorials to Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital Otto F Kosek 83 of Cedar Rapids died after a brief illness born February 14 1905 he married Ella Lastuvka in 1956 and worked for First Security Corp He belonged to several fraternal and civic groups Services and inurnment planned at Cedar Memorial with memorials to Shriners Hospital and Shrine Auxiliaries"}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darius W. Oliphant
Toddville
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Elizabeth Tritle
Mr. Oliphant
Greens Grove
Rose Elton
Kim Behrens
Atkins
Mike Tritle
Jeff Tritle
Center Point
Clay Tritle
Canoga Park
Calif
Genevieve Dufoe
Betty Neighbor
Marjorie Wall
Paul
Wallace
Greens Grove Community Church
Frederick Keil
Squires-Oliphant
Toddville American Legion
Murdoch Funeral Home
George C. Wilson
Mound Ave
Keokuk
Geraldine Hagmeier
Rushville, Ill
Wilson
United Iron Workers
Ernest
Helen Delphine Rippenkroger
Showlow, Ariz
Karen Reinig
William Hagmeier
Raymond Hagmeier
Bel Aire
Janet Tucker
Willis Point
Texas
Mamie Wilson
Charles
Clarence
Carolyn McKay
Otto F. Kosek
Mount Vernon Rd
Mercy Medical Center
Ella Lastuvka
Kosek
First Security Corporation of
Iowa
Mount Hermon
Cedar
Blairs Ferry Rd
Bessie M. Thompson
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Manchester
Squires Produce
Floyd
Robert
Pine City
Minn
Kay Ann Heck
Mount Vernon
Etta Everetts
Waterloo
St. John Lutheran Church
Taylorsville Cemetery
Kerns-Jamison’s
Arlington
Toledo
Ferne Cline
Brooklyn
Arlene Wilcox
Tama
Glenn W
Lois Kline
Nevenhoven’s
Haven Cemetery
Obituaries and Funeral Notices Reflect Local Losses
Multiple deaths reported with long illness and short illness notes. Names include Darrel D. Breunig Marie K. Goodland Marvin W. Horak Wendl Spinka Hazel Akers Marguerite Collins Judson B. Daniels Wilma J. Hartung Pauline P. Quinby Services and arrangements handled by local funeral homes Stewart Murdoch Brush and Turner chapels with chapels and cemeteries listed. Cremation noted for Pauline Quinby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrel D. Breunig
Seventh Ave
Marion
Mercy Medical Center
Baxter-Martinson Funeral
Marie K. Goodland
15Th St. SE
Good Neighbor
Manchester
Stewart Funeral Home
Marvin W. Horak
33Rd Ave
Americana
Brush Chapel
Wendl
Jimmy” Spinka
Orchard Trailer Court
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Iowa City
Hazel G. Akers
Murdoch Chapel
Central City
Reg Higgenbottom
Prairie Creek Christian Church
Vinton
Mount Clark Cemetery
Maxine M. Boynton
Turner Chapel East
Roger Rollins
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Marguerite Collins
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Phillip Schmitt
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Judson B. Daniels
Turner Chapel West
David Rebeck
Peace Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Wilma J. Hartung
Marion Christian Church
James Warren
Chris Cobbe
Murdoch Funeral Home
Pauline P. Quinby
Paul Jordan
First Congregational Church
Deaths in Eastern Iowa and Nevada Obituaries Set
Multiple obituaries from Eastern Iowa and Las Vegas note deaths, survivors, and funeral details. Bessie M. Thompson 70 of Delaware County Memorial Hospital Manchester. Minnie Griffith 95 of Las Vegas. Jessica Ann Faselt infant of Route 3 Avoca DeWitt area. Services scheduled: Saturday afternoons at churches. memorial funds established. call times and burial sites listed.
Marquette Man Beale Dies After Sudden Illness
Marquette native and former Railway Express Co. employee Beale, 84, died Tuesday evening at Memorial Hospital Prairie du Chien Wisconsin after a sudden illness. Survived by wife Mary services 11 a.m. at Thornburg's McGregor burial West Union Cemetery memorials to MarMac Rescue Squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perce Beale
Marquette
West Union
Memorial Hospital
Prairie du Chien
Wis
The
Railway Express Co
Mary
Thornburg’s
McGregor
West Union Cemetery
MarMac
George W. Cooney 81 dies after sudden illness
George W. Cooney 81 of 409 Kimball Rd died Tuesday at home after a sudden illness. Born June 29 1908 in Iowa City he married Edna Walters May 14 1938 at Kahoka MO. He worked at the University of Iowa Physical Plant retiring 1969 and previously ran businesses including Babe's Stop In and Cooney's Tavern in Atalissa with World War II Army service. Survivors include a daughter Daphne Fuhrmeis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cooney
Kimball Rd
Iowa City
Edna Walters
Kahoka
Mr. Cooney
University of Iowa Physical Plant
Babe’s
Hills
Cooney
Atalissa
Daphne Fuhrmeis
Mystery deaths of Tonya Walker's quadruplets stump Georgia officials
After 200 hours of inquiry, Clayton County medical examiner Dr. Joseph Burton said three of Tonya Walker's quadruplets Kia Mia and Deanthony died under undetermined circumstances with cause listed as sudden unexplained death in infancy. Surviving quadruplet Deandra was hospitalized briefly for a respiratory infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Kia
Mia
Deanthony Walker
Tonya Walker
Joseph Burton
Clayton County
Burton
Deandra
Clayton General Hospital
Centers For Disease Control
Walker
Jack Davis
Terry Grier
Maj. L.D. Hobbs
Forest Park
Iowans pay competitive liquor prices against neighboring states
Iowa's liquor division director Dick Morrell said a Jobson's 1986 Liquor Handbook study found Illinois and Missouri price eight liquor items lower than Iowa while Nebraska South Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin are higher. He noted border merchants should focus on merchandising rather than expecting a reduced state markup from 50 to 45 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Morrell
Illinois
Missouri
Obituary of Helen L. Boyer 73 Washington Title Co founder
Helen L. Boyer 73 died Thursday in Washington County Hospital after a long illness. She and her husband ran the Washington Title and Guaranty Co. Survivors include two sons Steven and Kim, sisters Leona Kos and Dorothy Fountain, brother Frank Kos, five step grandchildren and two step great grandchildren. Services Saturday at Jones with calling hours Friday afternoon and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Memorials to Washington United Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Griffith
Humana Hospital
Sunrise
Las Vegas
Nev
LeRoy
Paul
Scottsdale
Ariz
Ruth Menard
John Taft
Fountain Green
Utah
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Mount Hope Cemetery
White’s
Clara C. Magirl
Vinton
Worthington
Cascade
Stanley
Bernard
DuBois
Mary Callahan
Dorothy Carlson
Cedar Rapids
Irene Anderson
Eldorado Hills
Calif
Delores Cowles
Cresco
Florence Thomson
Raphael Hosch
Sea Level
N.C
Laura Cigrand
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Oelwein
Woodlawn
Brant-Kerns-Jamison’s
Catholic Daughters of America
Helen L. Boyer
Washington County Hospital
Washington Title and Guaranty Co
Steven
Washington
Kim
Lilburn
Leona Kos
Dorothy Fountain
Iowa City
Frank Kos
Jones
Elm Grove Cemetery
Washington United Methodist Church
Vital Statistics Briefs From Mercy and St Luke's
Jan 26 births announced for Mercy Hospital residents Chris and Jay Davis a son and for Joan and Jeff Goddard a daughter and for Deanna and Jim Carnahan a son at 44014 Ninth Ave SW Solon entries. St Luke's lists Jan 25 Kendrae Keener a daughter. Jan 26 Patricia Airy a daughter Susan Hendrick a daughter and Patricia Jordan a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris
Jay Davis
Mount Vernon
Joan
Jeff Goddard
Solon
Deanna
Jim Carnahan
Ninth Ave
ST. Luke's
Kendrae Keener
Sixth Ave
Patricia
David Airy
Pineview Dr. NE
Susan
Gary Henrick
16Th Ave. SW
Bobby Jordan
Washington Ave. SE
Marriage Licenses Issued in Cedar Rapids Area
Terry B. Frees and Tammy S. Downs, both of Cedar Rapids, secured marriage licenses. Curt S. Gentz of Masonville wed Cynthia A. Heitz of Cedar Rapids as another couples record in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry B. Frees
Tammy S. Downs
Cedar Rapids
Curt S. Gentz
Masonville
Cynthia A. Heitz
Degree Days Report From Iowa Illinois Gas & Electric
A weather related report shows degree day totals for January 25 with 3594 total through Jan 25 1988 reaching 3814. It notes 55 percent of the normal year and a total normal year of 6547, compiled by Iowa Illinois Gas & Electric Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co
Illinois Lottery Daily Game and Pick Four Results
Illinois Lottery results show Daily Game numbers 7 6 4 and Pick Four 8 1 1 2. Jackpot announced at 6 million dollars for the drawing held Thursday.
What Cheer man charged with possessing assault rifle
Marshall Gatton, 32, of What Cheer, was jailed on $11,000 bond after Iowa County authorities seized a Heckler and Koch HK-91 assault rifle, ammunition, knives, and marijuana from a motel room. The rifle matched one of 88 guns taken from Sports Outfitters in 1985. Three men were later arrested in Omaha, with 20 guns recovered and further seizures in 1988.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Iowa
Sports Outfitters
Cedar Rapids
Marshall Gatton
Gatton
Iowa County Sheriff's Department
16Th Ave
Omaha
Davenport Women Win Big in Night of 1000 Winners
Iowa Lottery broadcast Night of 1,000 Winners awarding $235,000 to players with losing instant tickets. Beatrice Jones from Davenport won $100,000, Elizabeth Serrano a Davenport legal secretary earned $50,000, Sandy Lorch of Burr Oak won $25,000, and Liz Ellsworth of Delmar received $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Des Moines
Iowa Lottery
Beatrice Jones
Elizabeth Serrano
Sandy Lorch
Burr Oak
Liz Ellsworth
Delmar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linn County
Ter
Josephine Farnsworth
George L. Gay
Nancy English
Oakland Cemetery
Jessica Ann Faselt
John
Nancy Faselt
Route 3
University Hospitals
Mercy Hospital
Raleigh and
Marilyn Woltmann
Avoca
Edward and
Dreena Faselt
de Witt
Ernest and
Irene Woltmann
Maggie Rausch
Bridgewater
Aloe Waterbury
Lilly Berry
Hamilton, Il
George L. Gay’s
Mabel H. Johnson
Elkader Care Center
Alvin
Alice Schlitter
Dallas
Gladys Knapp
First Lutheran Church
Thornburg
Postville
Clifford K. Ellis
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Dorothy
Lyle
Darwin
Gary
Kenneth
Lloyd
Moline
Naomi Hull
Diamond City
Ark
Iva Bruckner
Fort Myers
Fla
Schutte’s
Glennwood Smith
Chelsea
Betheseda Care Center
Frank Anthony Baer
Eschel
Benedict
Grand Rapids
Mich
Richard
Chicago
Donna Clavey
Northbrook
Ill
Sandra Herrmann
Elburn
Anthony
Miami
Mary Koetz
Judy Eschette
Skokie
Frances Matejn
Georgia
New York Times
Georgia State Crime Laboratory
Hobbs
Henry County General Hospital
DeKalb General Hospital
Illinois Lottery
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Ellis Blvd
N.W
Center Pt. Rd
N.E
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