Deaths in Linn County and area obituaries
Elsie L Powers 87 of Iowa City formerly Cedar Rapids died Sunday after long illness born June 14 1901 in Omaha Nebraska married Frank Powers December 26 1921 in Omaha survived by two sons a sister four grandchildren and two great grandchildren Graveside services 11 a m Thursday Oak Hill Cemetery conducted by Rev John Woods memorials to Westminster Presbyterian Church Funeral home Donohue Leasing handles arrangements Also listed are memorial services and funerals for Leo M Lucas Emma Mae Meyer John Le Roy Scott and Edwin Grubhoffer with service times locations and religious affiliations noted
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Elsie L. Powers
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Lantern Park
Coralville
Omaha
Neb
Frank Powers
Manley
Oak Hill Cemetery
John Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Donohue
Leo M. Lucas
St. Jude's Catholic Church
Donald Bruggman
St. Joseph’s
Stewart Funeral Home
Knights of Columbus
Bowen General Assembly
Dick Watkins
First United Methodist Church
Marion
Oak Hill
John le Roy Scott
Kuba Funeral Home
John Foster
Cedar Hills
Harry Poling
le Claire Calvary Chapel
Services Pending for Vera Price in Troy Mills
Vera Price 70 of Troy Mills died Sunday at her home. Services are pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Walker.
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Vera Price
Troy Mills
Murdoch Funeral Home
Walker
Willard F. Cummings
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Brant-Kerns-Jamison’s
Deaths in Eastern Iowa Area Highlight Local Obituaries
Memorials and services are announced for multiple local residents. Mary E. Herold 84 died after a sudden illness and Rex Philip Gehl 16 perished in a car crash near Peosia. Kenneth Lyle Peters 23 drowned in a pond near Worthington. Margaret Peg Merfeld 52, formerly of Monticello, and Janate L. Meinken 52, of Strawberry Point, are among others noted with service details and family survivors. Funeral arrangements and memorial funds are listed with dates and locations across Mount Vernon, Dyersville, Rockwell-Collins Cedar Rapids, and surrounding churches.
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Kenneth Lyle
Goober’ Peters
Worthington
Kramer’s
Dyersville
Washington music store operator McKay dies at 86
Washington resident Milburn A. McKay 86 died Sunday after a long illness at Brownlee Health Center. He ran music stores in Washington and Davenport and helped form the Iowa Bandmaster's Association. Survived by wife Anna Marie. Services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday at Jones' from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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Ralph W. Pleasant Sr
Jackson County Public Hospital
Maquoketa
Beryl
Robert
Ralph Jr
Alfred
Davenport
Pauline Dehle
Alexis, Ill
Shirley Conner
Oxford Junction
Hayden’s
Memorial Park Cemetery
Funeral Home
Milburn A. McKay
Brownlee Health Center
Washington
Iowa Bandmaster’s Association
Anna Marie
United Methodist Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones
Birth Announcements From Mercy and St Luke's
July 2 Susan and David Shultz report a daughter at 2432 Newport Dr SW. July 2 Gina and Douglas Larsson announce a daughter at 4513 Navajo Dr NE. July 3 Anne Carolan and partner in Toddville welcome a son and Revette Merritt at 2040 Glass Rd NE announce a daughter with Tracy Wachter in Independence reporting a son.
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Mercy
Susan and
David Shultz
Newport Dr
ST. Luke's
Gina
Douglas Larsson
Navajo Dr. NE
Anne Carolan
Toddville
Revette Merritt
Glass Rd
Tracy Wachter
Independence
Delaware County man drowns in private pond
Kenneth Peters 23 of rural Hopkinton drowned in a private pond near Worthington while three men rode a small boat. The body was found about 3 15 a.m. by searchers. Darryl Ostwinkle and Norbert Ohlers escaped injury as the boat capsized when a man stood up to walk forward.
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Worthington
Delaware County
Delaware
Kenneth Peters
Hopkinton
Darryl Ostwinkle
Norbert Ohlers
Farley
Worthington Sportman’s Club
Highway 20
Holiday weekend accidents kill 4 Iowans on state roads
Four Iowans died on state roads in the holiday weekend, all between 2 and 3 am Sunday. Cascade teen Rex Gehl, 16, died when his pickup veered into a ditch near Peosta. His passenger John Melloy, also 16, was in fair condition in Dubuque. Wayne White, 60, of Nashua died when his pickup lost control near Waverly. Christie Weaver, 38, of Iowa Falls was killed when her car hit a horse and buggy. her husband Merle Weaver, 40, was in critical condition. The buggy occupants Dave and Kathy Whitney were injured. Benjamin Boor and Brad Prussman were treated and released. In Black Hawk County, David Cobb, 40, of New Hartford, died when his motorcycle left the road. Joanne Stufflebeam, 33, of Clarksville, was hospitalized.
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Waverly
Bremer County
Wayne Stuart White
Nashua
Iowa Falls
Christie Weaver
Merle “Rocky” Weaver
Dave
Kathy Whitney
Minneapolis
Weaver
Green Belt Bank and Trust Co
Benjamin Boor
Williams
Boor
Brad Prussman
Parkersburg
Black Hawk County
David E. Cobb
New Hartford
Cobb
Janesville
Joanne Stufflebeam
Clarksville
Sartori
Soviet Press Embraces Open Coverage Yet Still Controlled
Soviet journalists gain access to government and party meetings while avoiding private lives of public figures. Montayvitch reports on a Stavropol Iowans sister state visit with broader coverage for foreign press than for local Soviets. Officials try to steer interviews and limit independent editorials. Branstad interview shows pre supplied questions.
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Montagvitch
Communist Party
Montayvitch
Iowa
Izvestia
Stavropol
Terry Branstad
Condom fortune cookies spark Summerfest controversy
A Milwaukee record shop sold fortune cookies containing miniature condoms at Summerfest, provoking a clash with festival officials who ordered them stopped as inappropriate for a family event. About 50 cookies had been sold before removal, priced at 1.99 each. Beth Taylor of Woodstock bought two as a joke and predicted embarrassment.
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Milwaukee
Mainstream Records
Jim Petersen
Petersen
Bo Black
Black
Beth Taylor
Woodstock
Ill
Illinois Lotto Sunday Winning Numbers Released
Illinois lottery officials in Springfield list the Lotto drawing results from Sunday with the drawn numbers and related details for the public.
Topeka Lotto America ticket wins about 6 million dollars
A Topeka Kansas ticket bought at Pauline's Food Store matches all seven Lotto America numbers 17 19 20 23 26 32 35 for an estimated 6 million dollars. The prize is part of a weekend drawing that produced multiple smaller payouts and a next guaranteed 2 million dollar jackpot.
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Des Moines
Lotto America
Topeka
Kan
Lottery
Bret Vorhees
Linus McCue
Park City
Wichita
Iowa
Vorhees
China unveils Long March 4 rocket debut and satellite plans
China announces a new Long March 4 rocket with 300 ton thrust and 2.5 ton payload. aims to launch a meteorological satellite soon. Xinhua cites Chen Shouchun and notes upgrade potential to attract foreign customers for the satellite launch service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beijing
China
Xinhua
Chen Shouchun
Great Wall Industrial Corp
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linn County
Edwin Grubhoffer
Janeba- Kuba
William Harnish
Czech National Cemetery
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Belle Plaine
Mary E. Herold
Beverly Manor Convalescent Center
Hrabak’s
Cascade
Rex Philip Gehl
Peosia
Roger
Pamela Coohey Gehl
Paula
Jody
Don
Eleanor Coohey
Henry Gehl
St. Martin’s Catholic Church
Reiff’s
Agnes
Harold
Grinnell
Hoover-Valentine
Monticello
Margaret
Peg”’ Merfeld
Rockwell-Collins
Carl
David
Wade
Gregg
Daniel
Misawa
Japan
Brad
Dover
Del
Amy Brokaw
Evelyn Lewis
Ken Lewis
Maynard Lewis
Terry Lewis
Palm Beach Gardens
Fla
Mary Gudenhauf
West Palm Beach
Fila
Geri Pierce
Donna Koob
Joanne Egger
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Goettsch’s
Oelwein
Janate L. Meinken
Mercy Hospital
Harry Sr
Harry Jr
Dubuque
Debra Ramsey
St. Louis
Catherine Smith
Lamont
Linda Klapperich
Diana Maker
Patricia Smith
Strawberry Point
Angela Meinken
Garber
Donald Wittenberg
Vinton
Algene Helms
Winthrop
Douglas Wittenberg
Ely
David Wittenberg
Daniel Wittenberg
Shirley Mahoney
Judy Thompson
Sheila Halfer
Pensacola
Carla Lamphere
Aurora
Carolyn Jones
Jan Ludwig
Port Ludlow
Wash
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Arlington
Union Cemetery
Kerns-Jamison’s
Marengo
Mervin E. Fetzer
Marengo Memorial Hospital
Fetzer
Gazette
Wire Service
Mercy Hospital Medical Center
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue S.E
John Mclivor
Steve Gassmann
Cedar River
Palisades Park
Gassmann
Rita
Linn County Sheriff's Deputies
The
Soviet Union
Illinois Lottery
Ellis Blvd
N.W
Center Pt. Rd
N.E
Lotto America Ticket
Kansas
Kuba Funeral Homes
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