Deaths in Linn County and nearby areas
George M. Tolbert Jr 65 of 1743 Applewood Ct NE died at home after a short illness born Feb 17 1921 in Des Moines married Nancy Allen Sept 24 1950 senior vice president of finance and treasurer at Amana Refrigeration 1962 to 1984 survivor wife daughter Jane Bugenhagen son Scott services noon Thursday Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories inurnment Cedar Memorial Mausoleum memorials to charity. Dale C Peyton 61 of Iowa City died Tuesday in University Hospitals after a long illness born June 22 1925 Coggan married Frances Clark 1946 she died 1954 married Patricia Barnes 1983 longtime employee of Iowa Electric Light and Power Company shifting supervisor Prairie Creek Power Station retired 1984 survivor wife two sons two daughters three stepsons a stepdaughter sister four grandchildren memorial services 10 am Friday Donahue Leasing Funeral Home burial later in Oliphant Cemetery memorial fund established. Celesta Hradek Dennison 89 of 1639 Park Towne Ct NE died Monday afternoon at St. Luke's Hospital after brief illness born May 19 1897 near Williamsburg married Otto Dennison Dec 4 1917 Keota husband died 1983 survived by brother Charles Hradek Keota four grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren services 10:30 am Friday Brush Chapel burial Linwood Cemetery call 3-9 pm Thursday or after 9 am Friday memorial fund established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Nancy Allen
Tolbert
Amana Refrigeration
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Elmcrest Country Club
Iowa Manufacturers Association
Kennedy High School Booster Club
Junior Achievement
University of Iowa
Army Air Corps
Jane Bugenhagen
Chicago
Scott
Boston
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
John Woods
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Dale C. Peyton
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Coggan
Frances Clark
Patricia Barnes
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Prairie Creek
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Peyton
American Legion
40 & 8
Aurora, Colo
Valerie Barnes
San Francisco
Lenora Moomey
Celesta Hradek Dennison
Park Towne Ct
St. Luke’s Hospital
Williamsburg
Otto Dennison
Dennison
Charles Hradek
Keota
Brush Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
George F. Ortina
Howard County Hospital
Kathrine
Delores Town
Patricia Armstrong
Minneapolis
Linda Quamn
Cresco
Diane Allen
Arthur
Marion
Lillian Shimek
Lime Springs
Marie Copeman
Robert F. DeWald
Shelter Services
Assumption Catholic Globe
Mercy Hospital
Church
Calvary Cemetery
Conway’s
Bernadean
Nila Wells
Olin
Sherry Avis
Oxford Junction
Marian Croft
Center Junction
Hayden’s
Mayflower Cemetery
Johnny
Jack” Erickson
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
Leigh Roger
Carl
Wadena
Joyce Norbeck
Palo Alto
Calif
Mary Lou Loeb
Watertown
S.D
Anna Loftsgard
Pearle Johnson
Lizzie Soloman
Elgin Lutheran Church
Wadena Cemetery
Muehlethaler’s
Elgin
Funeral services announced for Marion and Newell residents
Todd A Goertel dies in Marion with service at Murdoch Chapel at 1 30 p m burial Oak Shade Cemetery A memorial fund set. Sarah Blanche Holland graveside service at Center Point Cemetery at 1 30 p m Thursday by Rev Al Clark. Mrs Holland aged 83 died after surgical complications in Buena Vista County Hospital Storm Lake. Jayne M Johnson service at Teahen Funeral Home at 9 30 a m burial Riverside Cemetery Marshalltown memorial fund established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd A. Goertel
Murdoch
Storm Lake
Jayne M. Johnson
Teahen
Paul Scheidt
Riverside Cemetery
Marshalltown
Obituaries of Frances Berger and Carl Heiken
Frances Berger age 84 formerly of 859 Fifth Ave SE died Tuesday afternoon at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Kuba Funeral Home East in charge of arrangements. Carl Heiken age 93 formerly of 265 Sixth Ave Marion died Tuesday at Monticello Senior Home where he had moved within the past year. Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Berger
Fifth Ave
Mercy Hospital
Kuba Funeral Home
Carl Heiken
Sixth Ave
Marion
Monticello
Goettsch
Deaths in Eastern Iowa Claim Several Residents
Obituaries detail multiple deaths across eastern Iowa. Gary Bruce Wilson 48 of Dallas Texas formerly North English Des Moines and Fort Dodge died in Dallas VA Medical Center. George Ortina 77 retired farmer died after long illness. Robert F. DeWald 50 Shelter Services employee died in Mercy Hospital Iowa City burial Calvary Cemetery. Gerald Chick LaFayette 82 Maquoketa former seed company operator died Mercy Hospital Davenport burial Mount Hope Maquoketa. Nora Greenwood 38 Anamosa Care Center died in Anamosa. Harlan DeMean 37 farmer died in Monticello tractor accident. Albert Hollenbeck 80 died Muscatine Care Center burial Nichols. Mildred Konicek 70 heart lung condition. Alan Schwartz 2 son of Gene and Cheri Schwartz rural Vinton died. Johnny Erickson 84 retired farmer died West Union burial Wadena. Arrangements pending or services noted at local funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Bruce Wilson
Dallas
Texas
North English
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Powell’s
Gerald “Chick” LaFayette
Maquoketa
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
LaFayette Seed Co
Carson’s
Mount Hope
Reagan options on South Africa raise pressure targets
Senate Foreign Relations Chair Richard Lugar says President Reagan may pursue a wide range of options to pressure South Africa, including appointing a black ambassador, with hearings planned on new sanctions. In Durban, Natal, a High Court panel weighs the state of emergency decree as union lawyers challenge its vague terms and reporting bans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Foreign Relations
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Reagan
South Africa
Robert Brown
U.S
Lugar
Senate
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of
Natal
Indian Ocean
Durban
Metal and Allied Workers Union
John Didcott
Didcott
Bureau For Information
Radiation control worries prompt Iowa legislator over university project
Rep. Jack Hatch of Des Moines urges tighter oversight of University of Iowa construction after a soil gap uncovered a cesium vault near the Gamma Radiation Facility. The vault holds cesium used in research and a lead shield was added after officials recalculated hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Mrkvicka
Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Jack Hatch
Hatch
Dorsey Ellis
U of I
Tom Lonergan
U of I Radiation Protection Office
Lonergan
Iowa State Department of Health
Cedar Rapids
Matthew Glasson
State Board of Regents
U.S. helicopters join Bolivia anti drug effort
The U S Embassy confirmed arrival of U S helicopters and personnel in Bolivia to support Bolivian civil authorities in drug enforcement. Officials say the operation aims to pothole airstrips used for cocaine trafficking and may last up to 60 days. The plan has presidential approval and involves leopards trained by a U S anti narcotics mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
United States
Bolivia
Fernando Berthelemy
Washington
la Paz
U.S. Southern Command
Panama
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Paz Estenssoro
Chapare
Cochabamba
Santa Cruz
Yungas
Edwin Meese
Caspar
Weinberger
Buenos Aires
Des Moines Worker Electrocuted at Concrete Plant
A Des Moines man, Rob Weltzheimer, 30, was electrocuted at a concrete plant after a malfunctioning utility light shocked him as he cleaned a hopper. Rescuers reached him from over 30 feet, restored a heartbeat after 35 minutes of CPR and shocks, but he died on arrival at Iowa Lutheran Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rob Weltzheimer
Weltzheimer
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Illinois Lotto winning numbers and grand prize estimate
Illinois Lottery releases winning numbers drawn Tuesday for the Lotto game. Estimated grand prize pool stands at 2 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield, Ill
Two Killed When Tractors Flip In Iowa Incident
A 37 year old Monticello man Harlan DeMean died after his mower tractor struck a culvert, flipped and landed on him near his farm home three miles west of Monticello on County Road E 16. In Poweshiek County John Lukas 60 of Northbrook Illinois died when a farm tractor left the road and rolled onto him on a gravel road southwest of Scarboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Harlan DeMean
Iowa State Patrol
DeMean
John Lukas
Northbrook
Ill
Poweshiek
Lukas
Scarsboro
Vital Statistics at St. Luke’s July birth announcements
St. Luke’s records list births for July with multiple couples and addresses in Cedar Rapids, Central City, Marion, Hiawatha and surrounding areas. Included are newborns a son or daughter and the parents’ names and streets in the Cedar Rapids area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Funke
Deborah A. Prachar
Michael H. Matias
Deanna K. Steffens
James D. Williams
Kristin M. Uthe
Gary A. Butts
Mary A. Wright
Mark W. Reinertson
Karen L. Hanft
William H. Hintz
Jaye E. Kasper
Cedar Rapids
Michael A. Franck
Teri L. Swearingen
Central City
Michael P. Canning
Hiawatha
Melissa A. Brannaman
Marion
Kelley Johnson
Fort Madison
Lori M. Peterson
Fire calls outline and a literary note
Fire log entries show gas fumes from a mower to a water heater at 2323 Coldstream Ave NE. Other calls include a gas flush at 1700 Ellis Blvd NW and medical emergencies at 125 20th Ave SW and 109 Second St SE. In 1951 J D Salinger published The Catcher in the Rye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coldstream Ave
Ellis Boulevard
A Ave
11Th St
20Th Ave
Clive Dr
Second St
Catcher In the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linn County
George M. Tolbert Jr
Applewood Ct
Donahue Leasing Funeral Home
Oliphant Cemetery
Center Point
Iowa
Dewitt
James J
Nora) Greenwood
Anamosa Care Center
Devaney’s
Goettsch’s
Nichols
Albert Hollenbeck
Muscatine Care Center
Holly Budde
Eugene, Ore
Snider’s
West Liberty
Nichols Cemetery
Toledo
Mildred Konicek
Mason-Hand’s
Tama
Alan Schwartz
Gene
Cheri Schwartz
Vinton
Campbell-Russell’s
S. Africa
Reagan Malls
Pieter W. Botha
Parliament
U of Construction
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Congressional
Capitol Hill
John Brady
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Brady
Congress
D.M
Illinois Lottery
ST. Luke's
Sheri
Douglas Moylan
19Th Ave. SW
Robin
Douglas Black
St. Olaf St. SW
Debbie
Kirk Knickerbocker
43Rd St. NE
Terri Kohout
A Ave. NW
Onient
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue SE
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