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Obituary index notes Barbara Linn Barb Mahs and several deaths. Janet Lee Trotter 87 died July 11 2025 with Murdoch Funeral Home Marion. Rita Ann Stka Reilly 58 died July 12 2025 Ossian at Schmitz Grau. Norma E Kubichek 99 died July 14 2025 Solon with Brush Chapel Avacentre.
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Cedar Rapids
Janet Lee Trotter
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Decorah Rita Ann
Stka) Reilly
Schmitz-Grau
Ossian
Sutliff
Norma E. Kubichek
Brush Chapel
Avacentre
Solon
In Memory of Ron Neighbor Birthday Message
Honoring Ron Neighbor on his birthday with heartfelt wishes from Linda Sue Aaron Carol and family and friends. He is remembered with love and lasting presence in their hearts forever.
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Ron
Linda Sue
Aaron
Carol
Barbara Muhs 64 dies after heart failure in Iowa
Barbara Linn Burr Muhs known as Barb Muhs 64 of Lowden Iowa died July 12 2025 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids from sudden heart failure A private family service will be held in lieu of flowers memorials to Drury College PEO JR Muscatine or Pilot Club of Muscatine She was a teacher and pastor serving Salem Church Lincoln IA born November 15 1960 in Muscatine wife of Jon Muhs survivors include sisters Pat Mundell Nancy Wangberg and nieces and nephews Funeral home notes online condolence site.
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Barbara Linn
Barb
Muhs
Lowden
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Barbara
Drury College
Springfield
P.E.O. Chapter JR
Muscatine
Pilot Club of
Fryfuneralhome
Barbara Linn Burr
Muscatine, IA
George A. Burr
Iona M. (Webb) Burr
Muscatine High School
Missouri
Eden Seminary
Jonathan P
Jon) Muhs
London
Lincoln
Salem Church
Jon Muhs
Pat Mundell
Nancy Wangberg
Tory
Ashley
Matthew
Nathan
George
Iona Burr
Rose Marie Burr
James A. Burr
Obituary: Joseph H Cooper 92 Former Ankeny ISU ROTC Naval officer
Joseph Harrison Cooper age 92 formerly of Ankeny Iowa died February 15 2025. He served two years aboard USS Saint Paul Yokosuka Japan after ISU ROTC and retired as a Naval Reserve Captain. He is survived by daughters Stephanie Loeschke and Cynthia Wintrick six grandchildren four great grandchildren and was married to Darlene Sisler. Funeral July 26 at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel with Military Honors. Memorials to Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Emblems available for organizations.
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Joseph Harrison Cooper
Ankeny
Iowa
Myrle
Cecil Cooper
Joe
Coggan
Darlene Sisler
Iowa State University
Saint Paul
Yokosuka
Japan
Stephanie
Greg) Loeschke
Cynthia Wintrick
Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories
Darlene
Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home
Cedarmemorial.com
Nursing homes struggle with Trump immigration crackdown
Nursing homes report losing staff after TPS revocation and a broader slowdown in immigration. Executives like Deke Cateau of A.G. Rhodes in Atlanta warn the pipeline of foreign-born workers is shrinking, jeopardizing care staffing as baby boom demand grows.
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New York
Donald Trump
Trump
Deke Cateau
A.G. Rhodes
Atlanta
Cateau
U.S
Biden
Venezuela
Haiti
Trinidad and Tobago
Bureau of Labor Statistics
PHI
BLS
White House
Katie Smith Sloan
LeadingAge
Robin Wolzenburg
Wisconsin
Afghanistan
Ukraine
Somalia
Congo
Wolzenburg
David Gergen dies at 83 in Lexington Mass.
Consummate political insider David Gergen who helped craft the image of four presidents died Thursday at a retirement community in Lexington Massachusetts. He was 83 and the cause was Lewy body dementia, said his son Christopher. He served in Nixon Ford Reagan and Clinton administrations and held top roles at U.S. News & World Report CNN NPR PBS American Enterprise Institute and Harvard Kennedy School. He urged civility in public life and was known as a skilled communications strategist and pundit.
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David Gergen
White House
Lexington
Mass
Christopher
Gergen
Nixon
Ford
Reagan
Clinton
U.S. News & World Report
CNN
NPR
PBS
American Enterprise Institute
Kennedy School of Government
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American Legion
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Rachel Blumberg
Toby
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COVID
Toby and Leon Cooperman
David Gergen Dtes
Harvard University
North Carolina
James Baker
Ronald Reagan
Washington Post
Bill Clinton
Dick Cheney
Colin Powell
Ross Perot
Rolling Stone Magazine
South Carolina
Arkansas
Douglas Brinkley
Dean Acheson
George Kennan
Brinkley
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