Deaths in Linn County and beyond retiree, veterans, and neighbors
Obituaries from Linn County Iowa announce the deaths of Geraldine R. Ewing 55 of Cedar Rapids Leonard Frank Schultz 78 of Cedar Rapids and William Lefty Jennings Pride 71 of Cedar Rapids survivers include spouses children and siblings with services plans at Cedar Memorial Teahen Funeral Home and Morgan Funeral Home memorial funds set for Hospice of Mercy American Cancer Society and other causes
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Geraldine R. Ewing
18Th St
North English
Milton Ewing
Iowa City
Wilson Foods
Iowa Manufacturing
Darlene LaCoursiere
Charlene Fortner
Marilyn Carpenter
Cedar Rapids
Leslie Webster
Matthew Ewing
Leonard Webster
Melvin
Hospice of Mercy
10Th St
American Cancer Society
Services Pending for Stella Crews 98 Atchison
Stella Crews 98 of Atchison Kansas formerly of Cedar Rapids died Saturday in Atchison after a lingering illness. Turner Chapel East is in charge of arrangements.
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Stella Crews
Atchison, Kan
Cedar Rapids
Atchison
Turner Chapel East
Deaths in Eastern Iowa Area Noted in Rail Road and Church Notices
Alberta F. McBride 74 died Monday in Dubuque at Ennoble Manor Care Center arrangements pending at Reiff's. Glen L. Olson 76 died Monday at home of apparent heart attack survived by wife Viola and children. services Thursday at Norway Lutheran Church rural St. Olaf. Clara Hinton 92 died Sunday in Iowa City Care Center. services Thursday First Baptist Church and burial at Brooks Cemetery Hedrick. Alan L. Rossmann 39, Meacham Travel Service president, died Monday in University Hospitals of cancer. services Wednesday St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Friend Doyle 83 died Sunday at Peoples Memorial Hospital Independence. services Wednesday Brant-Kerns-Jamison's.
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Alberta F. McBride
Ennoble Manor Care Center
Dubuque
Reiff’s
Glen L. Olson
Viola
Elkader
Gerald
West Union
Geraldine LaFever
Joy, Ill
Marilyn Olson
New Windsor
Ill
Lyle
St. Olaf
Norway Lutheran Church
Leonard Witt
Clara Hinton
East Davenport St
Iowa City
Hedrick
Central College
Pella
University of Wisconsin
Goodwill Auxiliary
United Nations Association
Iowa Library Association
University of Wisconsin Library School Association
Order of Eastern Star
White Shrine
American Association of University Women
American Baptist Women
the First Baptist Church
Nettie Yoder
Forrest Hinton
San Diego
Calif
First Baptist Church
Dana Martin
Brooks Cemetery
George L. Gay’s
Alan L. Rossmann
Ferson Ave
Meacham Travel Service
University Hospitals
Atlantic
Patricia Peterson
University of Iowa
Meacham Travel Sevice
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Iowa City Rotary Club
Mercy Hospital Foundation
U of I Alumni Association
U of I Foundation
U of I Art Museum
Iowa City Chamber of Commerce
Sigma Pi
American Association of Travel Agents
Peter
Patrick
Michael
Everette
Beverly Rossmann
Helen Layton
Duane
Conroe
Texas
Dennis
Portland
Ore
Ron Amiot
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Donohue-Lensing’s
Friend Doyle
Peoples Memorial Hospital
Independence
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Oelwein Tool and Die
Ethel
Adee Anderson
Eastman
Wis
Bertie Taylor
Harrisonburg
Brant-Kerns- Jamison’s
Woodlawn Cemetery
Elkader recreation plan dies after land sale rejection
Clayton County supervisors ruled not to sell 60 acres behind the county office building for a year round recreation area known as Schultz Pond. Elkader 2000 Club President Jim Hennager said investors will seek other sites while conservationists push to preserve the pond as wildlife habitat.
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Cindy Kranz
Northeset
Bureau
Elkader
Clayton County Board of Supervisors
Elkader 2000 Club
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Elkader 2000
Jim Hennager
Schultz Pond
Central Community Hospital
Devel
Hennager
Ken Nye
Turkey River Ducks Unlimited
Tom Paulin
Clayton County Conservation Board
Conservation Board
Dubuque Man, 95, Surrenders After 15Hour Gun Standoff
After a 15 hour standoff in Dubuque a 95 year old man fired a small caliber handgun inside a residence. Police entered the home shortly after 3 p.m. taking him into custody without a struggle. He was hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation and no injuries were reported.
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Dubuque
John Maus
Maus
Bush campaign rumors ignite sniping in Iowa
In Iowa the Bush campaign leader denounced rumors of an extramarital affair as unsubstantiated, accusing Dole aides of spreading a supposed bombshell. Dole's Iowa co-chairwoman denied the claims and recalled past rumors. White House officials dismissed them as gossip.
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Des Moines
George Bush
Iowa
Senate
Bob Dole
Bush
George Wittgraff
Dole
Tauke
Capitol Hill
Washington Post
Sen. Dole
Wittgraff
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Des Moines Host Duane Ellett Dies at 64
Duane Ellett, host of the Des Moines children’s program Duane and Floppy, died Monday after noon in Ankeny at age 64. Police say a heart attack is suspected. He performed ventriloquism with a puppet dog Floppy and hosted kids’ jokes segments on air and on TV. Memorial services are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Duane
Floppy
Duane Ellett
Ankeny
Polk County
R.C. Wooters
Ellett
WHO Radio
Births Recorded in Local Hospitals This Week
Mercy hospital notes a son for Rita and Ed Porter Jr. of Swisher on June 22. St Luke's records a daughter for Julie LeClerc and Mike Hassel of West Amana on June 19. Janet and Alan Thatcher of 1101 18th St NW welcome a daughter on June 21. Paula and David Garner of 2926 Iowa Ave SE have a son on June 22.
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Mercy
Rita and
Ed Porter Jr
Swisher
ST. Luke's
Julie LeClerc
Mike Hassel
West Amana
Janet
Alan Thatcher
18Th St. NW
Paula
David Garner
Iowa Ave. SE
Marriages Listed From Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Areas
A set of marriage licenses shows couples from Cedar Rapids Marion Onslow Urbana Mount Vernon Alburnett and other towns including Shueyville Central City Cornwall N Y Dallas Texas and Ames as they wed in the period covered. Couples include Robert D Turner with Carol I Fry and Kevin R Wood with Diana M Coultes among others.
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Robert D. Turner
Carol I. Fry
Timothy M. Zimmerman
Patricia §. Bradley
Randy W. Mogensen
Kimberly A. Keasling
James C. McGaffie
Lori J. Monahan
Cedar Rapids
James D. Jacoby
Juanita A. Graber
Jerry D. Kirk
Loretta R. Kamerling
Marion
Glenn E. Lanpher
Cynthia A. Dobson
Onslow
Richard H. McLearnon
Catherine L. Hess
James E. Getty
Randy L. Hyde
Urbana
Kevin R. Wood
Diana M. Coultes
Mount Vernon
Everett W. Schilling
Allison D. Towe
Alburnett
Robert F. Hendricks Jr
Angela R. Parker
Central City
Neal A. Lacher
Shueyville
Joanne G. Wohlgemuth
Robert Johnston IV
Cornwall
N.Y
Illinois Lotto Winning Numbers Report
Illinois lottery officials in Springfield list the winning numbers drawn Monday for the Illinois Lotto game. The AP release presents the drawn sequence and related draw details for public record.
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Springfield, Ill
Pick Four and Lotto Jackpot Totals
The listing shows Pick Four numbers 8 3 4 2 and announced Lotto Jackpot amounts of 4 million dollars and 6 million dollars for Lotto 7.
Falwell family roots mix bootlegging past with religious rise
In Lynchburg Virginia the Falwell lineage traces back to bootlegging and frontier land. Hezekiah Falwell's trail led to Carey Falwell who built a business empire from bootlegging to hotels and a Merry Garden nightclub. Jerry Falwell's father Carey and Garland Falwell had a fatal shooting in 1931 while the family notes the founder later built a national religious movement.
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Lynchburg, Va
Falwell
Jerry Falwell
PTL
Calvin Falwell
Carey Falwell
Falwells
Virginia
Lynchburg
Jerry Falwell Jr
Hezekiah Carey Falwell
Jerry Jr
Charlottesville
University of
Virginia Law School
Hezekiah
George Bruce
Carey Hezekiah Falwell
Merry Garden
Tommy Dorsey
Garland
Court bans state ban on hypnosis aided testimony
The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision invalidates Arkansas's outright ban on hypnosis aided testimony by defendants. In other rulings, justices say automatic death penalties for inmates with life sentences are unconstitutional, bar challenges to juror drug or alcohol use claims, and reinstate John Harvey Adamson’s death sentence for the 1976 Don Bolles killing after he violated a plea agreement.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John Harvey Adamson
Arizona
Don Bolles
Adamson
Iowa Lottery near projection as May sales push year end reach
Iowa Lottery Director Ed Stanek reports May sales at 8.2 million and total through May at 91.1 million, just shy of the 92 million projection for the year ending June 30. He expects June sales to push past the target and notes April and May boosted by Grand Slam and 7 11 21 instant games.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa Lottery
Ed Stanek
Iowa
Lottery
Stanek
Burlington man shares Illinois pot Lotto prize
Burlington firewood dealer Carl McKean and Prospect Heights restaurateur Richard Leonard will share a 12 million prize from Illinois Lotto. Each receives more than 6.2 million in 20 annual installments after Quick Picks win. Leonard plans a July 12 party with free pizza and beer.
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Chicago
Burlington
Iowa
Prospect Heights
Ill
Illinois
Carl McKean
Richard Leonard
Lottery
Rebecca Paul
McKean
Leonard
Beverage Mart
Carmen
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Linn County
Leonard Frank Schultz
Johnson Ave
Fredona Minor
Kwik-Way Manufacturing
Schultz
The
Odd Fellows
Dorothy Sonka
Turtle Lake
Mary Athe
Leonard Jr
Stone Mountain
David
Milwaukee
Gladys Haar
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Mark Osterhaus
St. John’s
Teahen Funeral Home
William “Lefty” Jennings Pride
27Th St
St. Luke’s Hospital
Washington, Ind
Grace Rees
Mr. Pride
Colonial Bakery
Velma Brady
June Cassell
Elsie Osha
Ind
Helen McRae
Berdinia Kimmell
Dorothy Spurtenburg
Vincennes
Ramon Booth
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Teahen Funeral
Mary E. Reese Longerbeam
Morgan Funeral Home
Lisbon
David Glenn Burns
United Methodist Church
Lisbon Cemetery
Cascade
Eleader
Oelwein
Elkader Recreation
Barbara Bush
D.M
Illinois Lottery
Helen Beasley Falwell
Arkansas
Nevada
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave. S.E
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