Deaths in Linn County and area obituaries reach across states
Wilma Strawman Lycke 76 of Detroit Texas died July 2 after a long illness in a Paris Texas hospital. She was born February 14 1911 in Jones County moved to Cedar Rapids 1942 later lived in California before returning to Iowa and settling in Texas. Survivors include son Paul Farrington Las Vegas Nev daughter Rae Dickson Detroit Texas sister Esther Anderson Cedar Rapids brothers Howard Leinan Altoona Donald Leinan Onslow six grandchildren and four great grandchildren Services and burial were July 4 in Detroit Texas. Also listed are Bessie Kent Golden Carolyn J Griswold Irvin H Kregel Dorothea B Palmer and Mary Kay Goettsch with respective service details and arrangements.
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Wilma Strawman Lycke
Detroit
Texas
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Paris
Jones County
California
Iowa
Quaker Oats
Paul Farrington
Las Vegas
Nev
Rae Dickson
Esther Anderson
Howard Leinan
Altoona
Donald Leinan
Onslow
Caroline Gehring Brumwell
Solon
Tripp
S.D
Edward Brumwell
Minot
N.D
Brumwell
United Methodist Church and Women’s Society of Christian Service
Edward
Marion
Imogene Adair
Central City
Dorothy Kidwell
Iowa City
United Methodist Church
Lenny Brooks
Oakland Cemetery
Brosh’s
Deaths in Eastern Iowa Roster of Local Notables
Obituaries from Eastern Iowa list Hazel Montgomery 96 retired U S Forest Service employee and Harold E Bennett 94 quarry operator among several deaths. Services scheduled for Hazel at Nevenhovens and Harold at West Clermont Lutheran Church with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Additional notices include Howard M Havens 83 and Frieda Schoon 95 with pending arrangements, and Robert E Gragg Jr 29 stabbed in Jefferson City mo. Other notices mention Marie Shields 86 Rolly Luckstead 84 Caroline Brumwell 85 Mildred Knowler 68 Hertha Maschmann 84 Carrie Keilholtz 93 and Fred Kugel 88 with service details and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Montgomery
U.S. Forest Service
Brookhaven Nursing Home
Hugh Montgomery
Grinnell
Raymond Montgomery
Brooklyn
Howard Montgomery
Forsyth
Nevenhoven’s
Ioof
Harold E. Bennett
Elgin
Clermont
Elkader
Edith Schupbach
Ross Robertson
Des Moines
West Clermont Lutheran Church
Elgin Cemetery
Muehlethaler’s
Farm Aid II heads to Lincoln for Sept 19 concert
Willie Nelson signed a contract to bring Farm Aid III to Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Sept 19 with UNL Chancellor Massengale signing for the university. The event features acts including John Cougar Mellencamp and Neil Young and aims to aid farmers facing severe financial hardship. tickets are $20 plus 75 cents, with 68,519 max tickets.
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Lincoln
Nelson
Nebraska
John Cougar Mellencamp
Bon Jovi
Neil Young
Waylon Jennings
Kris
Dick Clark Productions
Los Angeles
Farm Aid III
Debt-Defaulted Student Loans Set for Oct 1 Payment Deadline
The U S Department of Education tells nearly a million defaulters to pay by October 1 or face added collection costs. Officials say collection fees could raise loan costs by 24.5 to 45 percent, with total overdue loans at 5.9 billion and 946,689 notices mailed this week.
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New York Times
Washington
U.S. Department of Education
C. Ronald Kimberling
Kimberling
Department of Education
Richard Hastings
Higher Education Act
Senate
Phil Gramm
Texas
Gramm
Hastings
Ex-N Liberty man slain in Missouri jail
Jefferson City Missouri former North Liberty resident Robert E Gragg Jr 29 was stabbed to death Sunday in the Missouri State Penitentiary He served a 30 year robbery sentence from Green County and four to five suspects are being investigated An autopsy was performed He had been at the prison since Sept 12 1979
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Robert E. Gragg Jr
Jefferson City
North Liberty
Iowa City
West High School
Platt Junior College
Patricia Gragg
Robert Sr
Mitchellville
Christine Hunter
la Crosse
Wis
Nancy Hunter
Des Moines
Thereasa Reynolds
Oxford
Terri Moulds
Michael Holmes
Vancouver
Wash
Kenneth Gregg
Wauconda
Ill
Stephen Gregg
Temple
Texas
Donohue-Lensing’s
Wayne Heffner
Oak Hill Cemetery
Coralville
Missouri State Penitentiary
Don Cline
Gragg
Green County
Missouri
Vital Statistics Mercy and Birth Announcements
July 13 births listed for Rebecca and James Gugeler of Springville a daughter. St Luke’s reports July 13 births for Dawn Rolands at 2047 Park Ave SE a son Martha Sorensen at 368 18th St SE a son Shirley Spoden at 3012 Circle Dr NE a daughter.
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Mercy
Rebecca
James Gugeler
Springville
ST. Luke's
Dawn
Brian Rolands
Park Ave. SE
Martha
Thomas Sorensen
18Th St. SE
Shirley
Dan Spoden
Circle Dr. NE
Cedar Rapids area couples obtain marriage licenses
Marriage licenses issued to Rick L. Baker and Dianna M. Benesh. Steven R. Myers Sr. and Sandra L. Miller. Randy L. Thompson and MaryBelle L. Pusateri. Steven P. Peacock and Cindi K. Roseberry. Brian P. Gibson and Linda M. Brandt. Alan F. Krambeer and Kathy J. Reisch. Ryan L. Speed and Holly A. Fitzpatrick. Dale F. McGrath and Sandra L. Weber. Anthony D. Schmidt and Christine M. Cook. All listed residents are from Cedar Rapids or nearby cities.
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Rick L. Baker
Dianna M. Benesh
Steven R. Myers Sr
Sandra L. Miller
Randy L. Thompson
MaryBelle L. Pusateri
Cedar Rapids
Steven P. Peacock
Cindi K. Roseberry
Center Point
Brian P. Gibson
Linda M
Brandt
Alan F. Krambeer
Kathy J. Reisch
Hiawatha
Ryan L. Speed
Holly A. Fitzpatrick
Dale F. McGrath
Norway
Sandra L. Weber
Anthony D. Schmidt
Urbandale
Christine M. Cook
Dissolutions Listed for Multiple Couples
Michele R and Jeffrey A Andresrews Phillys W and Merle D Wright Janice Kay and Kenneth Laurence Gevock dissolve marriage arrangements as recorded in the public notices. The items list multiple dissolutions indicating name changes and dissolution actions for the couples named.
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Michele R
Jeffrey A. Andrews
Phyllis W
Merle D. Wright
Janice Kay
Kenneth Laurence Gevock
Illinois Lottery Winning Numbers Parade
Illinois lottery results from Springfield list the drawing outcomes for the Illinois Lotto and Lotto 7 games. Otto holds a $4 million jackpot in Lotto and a $12 million jackpot in Lotto 7.
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Springfield, Ill
T.otto
Rain Eases Iowa Crops But More Rain Is Needed
In Iowa farmers welcomed last weeks rains aiding stressed crops though drought concerns linger. The weekly crop and weather report shows 27 percent of crops excellent, 60 percent good, 12 percent fair and 1 percent poor. corn tassling at 70 percent, 24 percent last year. Beaconsfield 5.75 inches, Clarinda 7.60 inches caused floods and some corn damage as topsoil and subsoil moisture figures reveal 27 percent short, 45 percent adequate, 28 percent surplus and 25 percent short, 61 percent adequate, 14 percent surplus. Soybeans in bloom 65 percent, pods 18 percent. soybeans 10 percent excellent, 75 percent good, 14 percent fair, 1 percent poor. Oats 22 percent harvested. hay 6 percent excellent, 51 percent good, 35 percent fair. Livestock in good condition. pastures short of new forage, hay being fed.
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DES Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Iowa
Beaconsfield
Clarinda
College students become choosier about partners due to AIDS
A Glamour magazine survey of 80 colleges finds half of both sexes say AIDS affected their sex life, with 85 percent of women more selective and 65 percent of men the same. Expectation of marriage rises to 61 percent, and 94 percent anticipate children, up from 1980. Celibacy rates fall for women and rise for men.
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New York
America
Glamour Magazine
Price of Iowa marijuana climbs amid growing demand
In Des Moines Iowa the price of home grown marijuana has risen to about 1700 per pound in central Iowa and up to 2000 per pound in some cases, three times higher than two years ago. Officials say domestic and imported pot are sold in Iowa with imports possibly increasing as law enforcement limits local cultivation.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Sam Swaim
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Iowa
Timothy Buzzell
Governor's Alliance On Substance Abuse
Swaim
Grady Men Face Trial Over Pledged Iowa Corn Loss
Michael W. Grady and son James E. Grady of Dunlap Iowa are to stand trial September 8 in Des Moines on charges they converted more than 4300 bushels of corn pledged to the Commodity Credit Corp for their own use They pleaded innocent to a federal indictment alleging conversion and conspiracy James Grady allegedly lied to CCC representatives about corn mortgaged in Shelby County Assistant U S Attorney Robert Dopf said James knew the statements were false.
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Iowa Newspaper Association
Des Moines
Michael W. Grady
James E. Grady
Dunlap
Commodity Credit Corp
U.S
Ronald Longstaff
Grady
James
James Grady
Shelby County
Gradys
CCC
Robert Dopf
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Linn County
Bessie Kent Golden
Marion Christian Church
James Warren
Oak Shade
Murdoch Funeral Home
Carolyn J. Griswold
Murdoch
Irvin H. Kregel
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Marvin Ehnen
Dean Hoferer
Guttenberg City
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Dorothea B. Palmer
Grace Episcopal Church
Thomas Hulme
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Mary “Kay” Goettsch
Calamus
St. Luke’s Hospital
Davenport
Debra Everly
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Grand Mound
Church Cemetery
Kelly
Schultz Funeral Home
Church Building Fund
Howard M. Havens
Goettsch’s
Hopkinton
Monticello
Frieda Schoon
Hallmark Care Center
Mount Vernon
Oelwein
Marie Shields
Ridgecrest
Brant-Kerns-Jamison’s
Olin
Rolly J. M. Luckstead
Clarice Luckstead
Milton
Martelle
Norris
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Hayden’s
Sumner
Mildred Knowler
Community Memorial Hospital
LaVerne Gnade
Parkersburg
Gary Gnade
Phoenix
Ariz
James Gnade
Lake Park
Fla
Joan Ritter
Shelly Shafer
Lyle Sanders
Chesapeake
Micky Spreague
Florida
Winifred Ethil
Taylor, Tex
Lucille Dickson
Arizona
Dixie Wolff
Becker-Milnes
Oakwood Cemetery
Ackley
Victor
Hertha J. Maschmann
Marengo Memorial Hospital
Louis Ray
Hartwick
Marian Shearer
Spokane
St. James Lutheran Church
Victor Memorial Cemetery
McAninch- Fremming’s
Volga
Carrie E. Keilholtz
Loretta Chappell
Wanda Bristow
Waterloo
April Clute
Earlville
Forrest
Prairie du Chien
Leo
Reinbeck
Edward Larson
West Union
Vernon's
Strawberry Point
Hillcrest Cemetery
Waukon
Fred W. Kugel
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
Helen
Mary Kruger
Bethlehem Presbyterian Church
Martin’s
Kristofferson
Merle Haggard
Emmy Louis Harris
N. Liberty
Illinois Lottery
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
S.E
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