Deaths in Linn County Dignify Area Losses
A sequence of Linn County deaths includes Ralph R. Glass 87 of Independence Care Center with ties to Central City and Monticello born 1899, Margaret Rech spouse, service details at Murdoch Chapel Marion and Mount Clark Cemetery Central City. Additional notices honor Donald D. Hemphill 69 Central City. Leonard E. Skalsky 83 Ely area. Mattie C. Simmons 89 Cedar Rapids. Fred Benham 66 formerly Cedar Rapids. Donna Jensen Edward J. Rahe Isabelle Millard Toom Wilma Crawford Katherine Kelly and others with local funeral arrangements and memorial funds listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph R. Glass
Independence Care Center
Linn County
Peoples Memorial Hospital
Independence
Isabelle Millard Toom
United Methodist Church
Central City
Mark Oliver
Mount Clark
Murdoch Funeral Home
Wilma L. Crawford
Center Point Rd
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Katherine H. “Kassie” Kelly
Pineview Care Center
Teahen
Deaths Echo Across Iowa in Mount Pleasant and Surrounding Areas
Obituaries report the deaths of Russell Rickels 58 of Mount Pleasant former Anamosa livestock dealer and correctional officer. Joseph Johnson 72 of Vinton. Joseph H. Nelson 77 of Decorah. Christine Jirak 78 of Calmar. Joseph T. Konzen 88 of Farley. Agnes Leonard 92 formerly of Independence. Glen Paddy Patterson 79 of Iowa City. Margaret C. Sueppel 86 of Coralville. Margery Whiting 88 of Lone Tree. William Ted Schubert 73 of Maquoketa. Matthew R. Holub 95 of Monticello. Harold A. Hand 60 of Independence. John M. Bulger 61 of Iowa City. Dale W. Doc Jones 74 of Edgewood. Reinhart Meier 80 of Sumner. John A. Bedell 55 of Cedar Rapids. Louise M. Novotny 98 formerly of Des Moines. Each entry lists survivors, occupations, and service details where given.
Spotty showers sweep Eastern Iowa amid weak front
The Cedar Rapids area and nearby towns saw scattered rain with totals ranging from trace to 1.6 inches. Marion reported 0.30 inches in two bursts, Iowa City and Coralville faced heavy downpours causing minor flooding and power loss, while Dubuque had no rain. Experts explain isolated storms form without a strong squall front due to a weak jet stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Marion
Eugene Frye
Cedar Rapids
Charlie Cox
Iowa City
Burlington
S. Waterloo
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Ames
Algona
Dubuque
Davenport
Walter Goldsworthy
Accu- Weather Service
Goldsworthy
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
National Weather Service
Edward O’leaie
Los Angeles
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Colorado
Nebraska
Canada
Nova Scotia
Kenneth Bergman
National Weather Agency
Camp Springs
Maryland
Equator
Elizabeth Carlson 34 Dies in Virginia Gay Hospital
Elizabeth Josephine Carlson 34 died Friday at Virginia Gay Hospital after a sudden illness. Survived by three sons Eldo Brandon Raymond Mount Auburn and Lester Kellerton. three daughters Agnes Tjaden Monticello Margaret Hoeck Independence Frances Hettinger Manchester. 33 grandchildren and 58 great grandchildren. Services 10:30 a.m. Monday at St Marys Catholic Church. Burial at Sts Patrick and Paul Cemetery Watkins. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at Phillips with rosary at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Nelson
Decorah
Clarice
Clermont
Enoch
Elgin
Henry
Oelwein
Milton
Kenneth
Delores Leppert
Edgley
N.D
JoAnne Sexton
Englewood
Ohio
Arthur Sr
Millard Sr
Elmer
Cochran
Wis
Rose Meyer
Fayette
Amy Meyer
Irene Wolfe
Ethel Wilber
West Union
First Lutheran Church
Ossian
Muehlethaler’s
Elizabeth Josephine Carlson
Virginia Gay Hospital
Eldo
Brandon
Raymond
Mount Auburn
Lester
Kellerton
Agnes Tjaden
Monticello
Margaret Hoeck
Independence
Frances Hettinger
Manchester
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Sts. Patrick and Paul
Watkins
Phillips
Births Reported at Mercy and St Luke’s
Mercy announces births for June 19 including Constance and Mark Dahlin’s son at 2050 North Towne Dr NE and Lynn Sorensen’s family. St Luke’s lists June 19 children for Jean Conrad and Arthur, Ann and Lee Randle, Tracie Fisher, Sonya Marshall, Brenda Butterfield, and Kimberly Newcomb with respective addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
Lynn
Chris Sorensen
Richard
Constance
Mark Dahlin
North Towne
ST. Luke's
Jean
Arthur Conrad
Leisure
Cedar Rapids couples obtain marriage licenses
The list shows multiple couples from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas including Sonya Burlingame and Thomas McDonald, Angela Becker and James Kindig, Juani ta Graber and James Jacoby, Connie Rathjens and Richard Warner, Kristin Solberg and Steven Dekko, Ann Thorington and Joseph Hoover, Lisa Price and Richard Summerhays, Joan Gansemer and Porfirio Fuentes Aguiluz, and Susan Layton with Daniel Qualls. Other pairings involve Evanston Illinois, Waukesha Wisconsin, Palo, and Michigan locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. McDonald
Sonya L. Burlingame
Cedar Rapids
James R. Kindig
Angela M. Becker
James D. Jacoby
Juanita A. Graber
Marion
Richard D. Warner
Connie L. Rathjens
Evanston
Ill
Steven T. Dekko
Kristin M. Solberg
Palo
Joseph E. Hoover
Ann M. Thorington
Waukesha
Wis
Richard L. Summerhays
Lisa L. Price
Hiawatha
Porfirio A. Fuentes Aguiluz
San Pedro Sula
Honduras
Joan M. Gansemer
Daniel V. Qualls
Bay City
Mich
Susan M. Layton
Grayling
Former U of I Hospitals director Norman Nelson dies at 74
Dr. Norman B. Nelson, 74, longtime University of Iowa professor of medicine and former dean of the College of Medicine, died June 12 in San Jose California. Born in Bridgeport Connecticut he led U of I Hospitals 1953 1962 and later directed Santa Clara County medical institutions until 1973. Memorials to the Santa Clara Valley Medical Centers Rehabilitation Education Fund. He is survived by wife Virginia son Norman daughter Virginia and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
Norman B. Nelson
University of Iowa
U of I College of Medicine
University Hospitals
Bridgeport
Santa Clara Valley
Virginia
Norman
Orange
Cyrus Nelson
Glendale
Coggon Residents Hurt In Rural Crash
Two rural Coggon residents, Floyd R. Avis and Mary C. Avis, were injured Friday afternoon in a two car collision on Wilde Road north of County Road D-62. Floyd Avis, 84, had multiple cuts and was in serious condition. Mary Avis, 73, had chest injuries and a broken hip and was in critical condition at Mercy Hospital. The other driver, Wayne Allen Fisher, 17, of rural Coggan, was involved in the crash as reported by Linn County sheriff's officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coggon
Mercy Hospital
Floyd R. Avis
Mary C. Avis
Mercy
Linn County
Wayne Allen Fisher
Coggan
Avises
Floyd Avis
Wilde Road
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Margaret Rech
Glass
Collins Radio
Ruth Ann Edgerly
Shirley Lowe
Perris
Neil
Belhaven
N.C
Esther Avis
Eva Hargens
Murdoch
Donald D. Hemphill
Helen Wachel
Donald
Omaha
Neb
Carol Fisher
Gerald
Walker
Mildred Bird
Winthrop
Walker City Cemetery
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home
Leonard E. Skalsky
Ely Area
Solon
Ely
Mr. Skalsky
Ely Ioof
Wfla Lodge
George
Brush Chapel
Rogers Grove
Mattie C. Simmons
Seventh St. SE
Carroll County
Tenn
Artis Simmons
Little Grove
McLemoresville
New Reedy Creek
Grover Hunt
Gertrude Luter
Jessie Hillsman
Otha McCullum
Atwood
Williams Funeral Home
Turner Chapel East
Fred Benham
Salem
Ore
Alamogordo
N.M
Betty Lee Glick
Huntington Beach
Coast Guard
Rock Island Railroad
Washington State
Donna E. Jensen
Trinity
Lutheran Church
Roland Hischke
Lutheran Cemetery
Luzerne
Edward J. Rahe
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
William Clark
Walker American Legion
Church
Anamosa
Russell
Bud” Rickels
Mount Pleasant
Oakdale
Adrienne
Yuma
Ariz
Randall
Beloit
Michael
Benji
Debra Olson
Dan Moore
Morley
Denise McCrea
Olin
Virgil
David
Roger
Rex
Mearle
Waubeek
Darrell
Velda Brokens
Juanita Mysak
Springville
Delores Tapken
Donna Joslin
Tuscon
Joseph Johnson
Vinton
B.L. Anderson
Annette
Joseph Jr
Campbell-Russell’s
Cresco
Christine Jirak
Howard County Hospital
Paul
Paul Jr
Calmar
Betty Ihns
Lime Springs
Lily Blong
Mae Hackman
al Spalla
Ridgeway
Assumption Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Holy Cross
Joseph T. Konzen
St. Joseph’s
Mercy Health Care
Agnes Leonard
Crestview Care Center
West Branch
White’s
Glen
Paddy” Patterson
St. Clinton St
U.S. Infantry
Italy
Germany
Marian Davis
Millie Snow
Tulsa
Okla
Hal
Glenwood
Margaret C. Sueppel
Dearborn St
Lantern Park
Coralville
George L. Gay’s
Margery Whiting
Whiting Ave
Lone Tree
Mrs. Whiting
Chicago
Nathan B. Whiting
Oak Park
Congregational United Church of Christ
Pythian Sisters
Carnation Rebekah Lodge
Gertrude Austin
Benton Harbor
George L. Gay
Edward Heininger
Oakland Cemetery
William
Ted” Schubert
Jackson County Public Hospital
Maquoketa
Malamphy’s
Lost Nation Cemetery
Matthew R. Holub
John McDonald
Franklin Equipment Co
Clara Weber
Prairieburg
Irene Hosch
Cascade
Lenora Husmann
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Harold A. Hand
Fayette County
City Laundry
Darlene
Scott
Minneapolis
Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
Floral Hills Chapel Funeral Home
Riverside
John M. Bulger
Judy
Debbie Richie
Becky Bulger
Sigourney
Lori Waldschmidt
Mark
Ernestine Slaughter
Ruth Marek
Leon
Mount Olivet
Strawberry Point
Dale W
Doc” Jones
Julia
Phyllis Thein
Stokesdale
Janice Jacobs
Pattianne Hulshizer
Martelle
Virginia Linderwell
Diane Maruquin
Obermohr
Dale
Swisher
Sidney
Don
Edgewood
Golda Harbaugh
Guttenberg
Hattie Phelps
Delaware
Mertie Cruser
Sauk Rapids
Minn
Vernon’s
Edgewood Cemetery
Reinhart Meier
Sumner
Becker-Milnes
John A. Bedell
St. Luke’s Hospital
Whittier
Violet Northrup
Hot Springs
Ark
Ronald
Lisbon
Judy Huffman
Alfred Bedell
Charles Ross
Luella Kirchhoff
Pauline Wells
Wilmington
Ruth Rainey
Artesia
Josephine Schwabe
Darlene Ross
Texas
Murdoch-Linwood
Maurice Corsino
Amarillo
Blain
Tama
Louise M. Novotny
Sunny Hill
Des Moines Public Schools
Highland Park College
Bondurant Municipal Cemetery
Bondurant
Mason-Hand’s
Eric Strand
Gazette
U of I Hospitals
Illinois Lottery
Springfield, Lil
Illinois
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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