Deaths in Linn County Honor Several Residents
Zora V. Klinsky 93 of Marion died in Mercy Hospital after a short illness. Joseph Klinsky husband of Marion. Harold W. Kaplan 76 of Mount Vernon died in Mercy Hospital. Ellen Frances Stewart 83 of Hallmar died in Mercy Hospital. Loddy Gruca 66 of Coggan died at home. Memorial services and arrangements listed for multiple Linn County residents with churches, cemeteries, and memorial funds noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zora V. Klinsky
Grand Ave
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Ellen Frances Stewart
Hallmar
Chicago
Roderick Stewart
Mesa
R. Thomas
Marion and
Douglas
Temple
Texas
Elizabeth Joy
Longmont
Colo
Ethel Smith
William Steward
United Methodist Church
Mount Vernon
Mount Hope Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
Obituaries for Henry W. Brown and Lucille Merritt
Henry W. Brown 77 of 2247 C Street Southwest died Monday in Mercy Hospital. Brush Chapel to handle arrangements. Lucille Merritt 57 of Springville died Monday in St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home Cedar Rapids in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Brown
C St
Mercy Hospital
Brush Chapel
Lucille Merritt
Springville
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Murdoch- Linwood Funeral Home
Out of Town Deaths Donald Olson 49 Des Moines
Des Moines resident Donald H. Olson died of a heart attack at home. Survived by brother Roger Olson of Cedar Rapids. Services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church Chariton with burial in Chariton Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 8 tonight at Fielding Funeral Home Chariton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Klinsky
Brush Chapel
John Gilmore
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Donald H. Olson
Des Moines
Roger Olson
First Lutheran Church
Chariton
Fielding Funeral Home
Forrest
Joyce Bandy
Fort Collins
Colo
Roger
Sigourney
Randy
Independence
Thelma Martin
Claudine Crouse
Sigourney Christian Church
Mount Zion
Martinsburg
Reynolds
Keokuk County Heart Fund
Myron Johnson
Ossian
Laurinda
Michael
Polk City
Larry “George
West Union
Barbara Kobinger
Verna Synnes
Hawkeye
Irvin
Bessie Johnson
Thelma Eide
Mabel Gullickson
Burnham Wood’s
Deaths in Eastern Iowa: Williamson Leferink Collins Watson Schnoebelen
Gladys Williamson 92 of Hartwick died in Clinton Ill nursing home. Ben Leferink 90 formerly Cresco died in Cedar Rapids. Kath Collins 74 Tama died in Sunny Hill Care Center. Marshall Watson 86 died in Rosehaven Nursing Home. Gladys Schnoebelen 88 died in Lone Tree Health Care Center. Ferne Martin 69 died at Sigourney Care Center. Myron Johnson 68 died at his Ossian home. The Rev Eugene Weimer 71 died at Palmer Memorial Hospital. Funeral details listed with churches cemeteries and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Williamson
Hartwick
Brooklyn
Clinton, Ill
Nevenhoven’s
Hartwick Cemetery
Katherine Collins
Sunny Hill
Tama
Toledo
Charles
Robert
Marjorie Thurston
Marshalltown
Phyllis Ebersole
Claremont
Calif
Linda Johnston
Grinnell
William Dowd
Cedar Falls
Irwin Dowd
Henderson- Overton’s
Woodlawn Cemetery
Marshall Watson
Rosehaven
Barnetta
Katie Lumm
Dennison
Texas
George
Marengo
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids
Gladys E. Schnoebelen
Lone Tree
Achille
John Fleming
South Milwaukee
Wis
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Vincent’s Cemetery
Riverside
Sorden’s
Ferne Eloise Martin
Sigourney Care Center
Keokuk County
Iowa Food Bank Chosen for National Commodities Study
The Food Bank of Iowa is selected as one of three nationwide sites for a study on distributing commodities to charitable institutions. Senator Grassley notes Iowa banks serve rural areas and will help test distribution effectiveness for items like canned beef juice and prunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Food Bank of
Iowa
Charles Grassley
Grassley
Missouri
Arizona
Middle class shrinking as upper earners grow, study finds
A study by Michael Horrigan and Steven Haugen of the Bureau of Labor Statistics says the middle class declined from 58.8 percent of families in 1969 to 53 percent in 1986, with most loss moving into the upper class. The lower class fell slightly, while upper-class share rose from 7.5 to 15.3 percent, signaling growing income inequality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Washington
America
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Michael Horrigan
Steven E. Haugen
Labor Department
Monthly Labor Review
Horrigan
Haugen
Census Bureau
Two Iowans Die in Separate Vehicle Crashes
A 20 year old West Bend man perished early Sunday when his car left a Clay County road two miles south of Lake Center, overturned, and caught fire after entering a ditch. In Howard County a Lime Springs man died Monday when his milk tanker collided with a grain truck four miles south of Cresco. the truck driver was trapped for hours and died at Cresco hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend
Iowa
Lime Springs
Howard County
Terry Lee Wilderman
Clay County
Lake Center
Wilderman
Bruce Shriever
John Hayden
Elma
Cresco
Shriever
Hayden
Births listed in Mercy St Luke's June dates
Vital statistics births record multiple families welcomed children between June 18 and June 20. Names include Linda Black in Mercy and several couples across Saint Luke's area with both daughters and sons announced at various addresses in Van Horne Marion Hiawatha Monticello Clarence Lisbon and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Luke's
Lisa
John Duffy
van Horne
Jill
Matthew Ferguson
Amberjack
Hiawatha
Janet
William Brown
Marion
Amy
Donald Bennett
Lisbon
Kimberly
Peter Christiansen
Marion Rd. NE
Joann
John Edwards
Monticello
Patsy
Richard Groshong
Kent Dr
Lyn
Douglas Johnson
Clarence
Debra
Thomas Kurovski
Victor
Deborah
Stephen Melson
Sherri
Robert Rouse
Shelly Wright
16Th St. SE
Rosalie
Dennis Langguth
Dows Rd
Gayle
Ralph Richardson
Terrace St
Cedar Rapids Area Couples Granted Marriage Licenses
A list of couples approved for marriage licenses includes Gerald D. Sheriff and Diane P. Houtz of Cedar Rapids. Gary A. Perkins and Tracey L. Cook of Cedar Rapids. Scott L. Raim and Connie Tamayo of Cedar Rapids. Daniel L. Isaac and Elva B. Hernandez of Cedar Rapids. David A. Selman and Cheryl L. Ciemnoczelowski of Marion. Stephen M. Hammond and Joyce A. Wismeier of Hiawatha. Kevin T. Lund and Dawn M. Bishop of Walford. David M. Galway and Susan K. Lake of Minnetonka Minnesota. Charles L. Litow and Kathryn D. Jordan of San Francisco. David L. Hinman of Marion and Wendy J. Crouse of Cedar Falls. Dean D. Shannon of Iowa City and Mary I. Spratt of Marion. Donald E. Matthews of Deerfield Illinois and Kimberly D. Craft of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald D. Sheriff
Diane P. Houtz
Gary A. Perkins
Tracey L. Cook
Scott L. Raim
Connie Tamayo
Daniel L. Isaac
Elva B. Hernandez
Cedar Rapids
David A. Selman
Cheryl L. Ciemnoczelowski
Marion
Stephen M. Hammond
Joyce A. Wismeier
Hiawatha
Kevin T. Lund
Dawn M. Bishop
Walford
David M. Galway
Susan K. Lake
Minnetonka
Minn
Charles L. Litow
Kathryn D. Jordan
San Francisco
David L. Hinman
Wendy J. Crouse
Cedar Falls
Dean D. Shannon
Iowa City
Mary I. Spratt
Donald E. Matthews
Deerfield
Ill
Kimberly D. Craft
Illinois Lottery Winning Numbers Report
Springfield AP reports the Monday Lotto drawings with DAILY GAME 5 4 6 PICK FOUR 5 4 7 4 CASH 5 3 7 15 26 33 and a 6 of 54 JACKPOT of 10 million dollars.
Dubuque Janitor Pleads Guilty to Theft From Church
Dubuque man Greg Dolter pleaded guilty to first degree theft and second degree burglary in Dubuque County District Court for stealing over time from the church where he worked as a janitor. Prosecutors urged a suspended sentence citing restitution and church concerns, with sentencing later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colter
Nativity Catholic Church
Dolter
Corkin
Orangutan Couple Split After 19 Years At San Francisco Zoo
San Francisco Zoo plans to move Josephine the Bornean orangutan to Philadelphia Zoo while Denny the Sumatran orangutan remains, to maintain separate genetic strains under species survival rules. Officials cite irreconcilable genes and warn the breakup may impact endangered orangutan diversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Josephine
Denny
Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Saul Kitchener
Philadelphia Zoo
Lauri Nikitas
Violet
Carroll Soo-Hoo
Art Agnos
Agnos
Department of Parks and Recreation
Agnes
Scott Schafer
Nikitas
Kitchener
Teen released in 1986 Des Moines double murder case
Des Moines teenager Charles Little Jr aged 19 was freed after prosecutors dropped two counts of first degree murder. A Polk County judge ruled earlier police evidence from clothing and hand tests inadmissible. Little remains a suspect though the case is not closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Charles Little Jr
Polk County
Charles Little
Arlene Little
South Side
Little
Anthony Critelli
Explosion at Canadian base kills six trainees
An explosion during a demolition safety demonstration at Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack near Vancouver killed up to six people and injured at least three. Lieutenant Rose Garlinski said fatalities and injuries were unconfirmed as information continued to be gathered at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilliwack
British Columbia
Vancouver
Rose Garlinski
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linn County
Harold W. Kaplan
Johnson County
Kaplan
Linn Grove
Kenneth
William
First Presbyterian
Lisbon-Mount Vernon
Linda Halsey
Third St
Loddy Gruca
Coggan
Poland
Josephine Samara
Grace
Monti
Mary Jo
California
Ankeny
Chris
Manly
Mark
Marty
Stanley
Pete
Sophie
Kathy
Ann
University of Iowa
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Hospice of Mercy
Fawcett’s
Winthrop
Paul L. Bassett
St. James United Methodist Church
John Oren
Cedar Memorial Park
Turner Chapel West
Lewis C. Johnson
St. Jude's Catholic Church
Donald Bruggeman
Georgia F. Julis
All Saints Catholic Church
David Wheeler
St. John
Friends
Julius B. Richter
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
J. Paul Stevens
Arnold J. Vavroch
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home West
Charles Mehaffey
VFW Post
Ben Leferink
Americana
Angela Meyer
Anna Seferink
Mary Reicks
Elizabeth Mattes
Little Rock
Ark
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Eugene Weimer
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Holy Name Catholic Church
Milton
Citrus Heights
Gloria McIntee
Winter Haven
Fila
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Waterloo
Catholic Daughters of America
Rosary Society
Knights of Columbus
Iowa Food Bank
Mercy
Linda and
Sam Black
First Ave
Illinois Lottery
Jim Smith
Smith
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave. S.E
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