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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 2011
Page
7
Obituary index lists William Dean McKechnie known as Bill or Bud in Cedar Rapids. Also listed are Stephen Martin Huggins Allen Williams in Cedar Rapids Marion Roger Smith Helen Marie Timms in Marion Williamsburg Norma Webert and Mary E Barnett noted among other deaths.
Arlington Clara P Nelson Belschner Blossum 92 died Tuesday July 26 2011 Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Alice Ruth Bradford 72 died Wednesday July 20 2011 Carson Son Funeral and Cremation Services Maxine E Greve 86 died Tuesday July 26 2011 Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home Cedar Rapids Beatrice LeClerc 94 Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel Cedar Rapids Roszanna Pusateri 75 died Tuesday July 26 2011 Brosh Chapel Cedar Rapids Demaris Mathilda Thompson 90 formerly of rural Jesup died Saturday July 23 2011 White Funeral Home Jesup Elinor Thorston 78 died Sunday July 24 2011 Thornburg DeVries Funeral Home Lansing Ronald G Nelson 69 died Monday July 25 2011 Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein Pauline M Allee 83 Kruse Phillips Funeral Home Tama Author Jean Baumert 82 died Monday July 25 2011 Jones Eden Funeral Home Washington Robert Bob Link 52 died Monday July 25 2011 Martin Funeral Home Waukon Helen E Yoder 81 died Tuesday July 26 2011 Yoder Powell Funeral Home Kalona
Stephen Martin Huggins 55 of Omaha formerly Cedar Rapids died July 24 2011 at Creighton University Medical Center. Memorial visitation July 28 Brush Chapel Cedar Rapids with inurnment Linwood Cemetery. Helen Marie Timms 92 died May 19 2011 Meridian Retirement Center Galveston Texas memorial service at The Meridian Chapel burial Lafayette Cemetery Alburnett interment July 30 Cedar Rapids Marriott gathering hours 2 to 5 p.m. Survived by families in Cedar Rapids Alburnett The Gazette obituaries page notes online condolences and listings.
William McKechnie 81 of Atkins Iowa died peacefully July 24 2011 after a valiant battle. Celebration of Life services July 28 at Trinity Lutheran Church Walford with visitation July 27. Survived by wife Betty six children and five grandchildren with long ties to local farming and church work. Burial arrangements at Cedars Memorial.
Allen Williams 73 of Cedar Rapids died July 20 2011 at Mercy Medical Center with family by his side. Services were held at Gospel Tabernacle Church July 30 burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation was July 29 at Brush Chapel Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Roger Smith 58 of Marion died July 25 2011. A cremation and informal memorial open house will be held July 30 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Teahen Funeral Home Reception Hall in Walford. Papich Kuba Funeral Service Cedar Rapids assisting. Memorial funds are established. cards may be sent to Martin Fadley Smith. Email rip. roger.smithgmail.com.
Norma Webert 91 died July 26 2011 at Mercy Iowa City. A Celebration of Life service is set for 10:30 a.m. Friday July 29 at St Paul Lutheran Church Williamsburg. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Powell Funeral Home Williamsburg. Tributes may be left online at powellfuneralhomes com obituaries.
Mary E Barnett age 99 of Cantril Iowa died Sunday July 24 2011 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Thursday July 28 at Cantril United Methodist Church with Pastor Donna Olinger officiating Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery Cantril Visitation opens at 2 p m today at Pedrick Funeral Home Keosauqua with family present 6 to 7 30 p m and an open to the public Eastern Star service Survivors include daughters Edna Wood Mona Schemmel and Wava Barnett Gifts to a memorial may be left at the funeral home or church or mailed to the family.
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A federal judge ruled Whirlpool Corp can alter medical benefits for about 3,000 Maytag retirees to align with current employees. The decision addresses whether retiree benefits were vested under a Maytag contract, with the union failing to prove vesting. Retirees express shock at lost coverage and outline new Whirlpool cost sharing, while calls to Whirlpool were not returned.
A 56-year-old Evansdale woman was airlifted to University of Iowa Hospitals after a 12 foot fall from a ridge at Backbone State Park near Strawberry Point. rescue crews responded around 5 10 p m and she was unconscious when evacuated by helicopter.
Public safety and county attorney records list multiple Cedar Rapids and surrounding area arrests. Individuals named include Robert W. Kemmersing facing meth manufacture aiding and extensive pseudoephedrine precursor counts, and others charged with related drug offenses or assault. Locations cited include Cedar Rapids Marion Iowa City and addresses in Cedar Rapids and area.
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