Deaths in Linn County Feature Local and Extended Obituaries
LeRoy Bierman 54 of 5915 Langdon Court SW dies after sudden illness in St Luke’s Hospital. He served in Korea, was a carpenter union member, and survived by wife Luanne, son Scott, daughter Michelle Beckmann, mother Bertha, brother Kenneth, and six grandchildren. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St Jude’s Church with burial at St Michael’s Norway. prayer service Friday 7 p.m. at Teahen Funeral Home. Memorial fund set. Also listed are Charles Snyder 79 of 800 18th St NW who died Wednesday in Mercy Hospital after a long illness. services 9 a.m. Saturday at Teahen. burial Cedar Memorial. Ella Yates 98, longtime Cedar Rapids resident, died Tuesday in Meth-Wick Retirement Community. services Graveside 3 p.m. Friday at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Orval Washburn 74 of Center Point, died Wednesday at St Luke’s after a sudden illness. Reiff-Harris Funeral Home handling. Myra G. Willis 90, died early Wednesday in Meth-Wick Retirement Community. Turner Chapel East handling arrangements.
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LeRoy William Bierman
Langdon Ct
St. Luke’s Hospital
Norway
Iowa
Luanne Pickart
Bierman
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Carpenters Union
Scott Bierman
Des Moines
Michelle Beckmann
Hiawatha
Bertha Bierman
Kenneth
Mark Osterhaus
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Charles E. Snyder
18Th St
Mercy Hospital
Mr. Snyder
Marion
Dorothy Daywitt
Cedar Rapids
LaPlant Choate
St. James United Methodist Church
David
Gary
van Nuys
Calif
John
West Los Angeles
Judy
Big Bear City
Ted
Ormond Beach
Fla
Teahen Funeral
John Oren
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Ella J. Yates
Chicago
Stanley Yates
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Robert Dennett
Meth- Wick
Murdoch-Linwood Chapel
Christian Women’s Fellowship
First Christian Church
Third Ave
Orval Washburn
Center Point
Troy Mills
Reiff-Harris Funeral Home
Quasqueton
Myra G. Willis
Turner Chapel East
Florence K. Ressler
Mercy
Reiff’s
Cascade
Catholic Daughters of America
St. Martin’s Rosary Society
Larry Lee Hook
Iowa City
Furth
Germany
Kirkwood Community College
Linda Figgins
Free Methodist Church
Larry II
Lara Lynn
Gerald Eugene
Jack Richard
Webster City
James
Virginia Beach
David Ray
Hot Springs
S.D
Justin
Virginia Oakes
Betty Fowler
Diane Hook
Manning
George L. Gay
Glenn Fischer
Memory Gardens
Hook
Services and Burial Announced for Evelyn C Gable and Frances Zvacek
Evelyn C Gable funeral at Cedar Hills Evangelical Free Church 1 p.m. Friday with Rev Don Scarlett and Rev Bruce Stokka burial in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call Teahen's 2 to 9 p.m. today or at church Friday afternoon. Frances Zvacek service 10:30 a.m. today Turner Chapel East with Rev John Gilmore and burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call 9 a.m. until services when casket will be closed.
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Evelyn C. Gable
Cedar Hills
Eastern Iowa deaths include Ressler Hook Tharp and Wickenkamp
Florence Ressler 70 dies in Dubuque with funeral Friday at St Martin's Church. Staff Sgt Larry Hook 39 dies in Germany after heart attack. services today in Iowa City area. Herman Tharp 67 dies in Iowa City after heart attack. memorial Friday. Clara Wickenkamp 90 dies in Sigourney area. services Friday at Clear Creek church. Carolyn Latcham 49, formerly of Montezuma, dies in Charlotte North Carolina. services Friday in Montezuma area. Memorial funds established for several.
Obituaries: Tresslar and Rupe pass away in Iowa
Lela Ann Tresslar 86 of Eddyville dies Tuesday at Manor House Nursing Home. Survived by daughter Betty Roberts Johnson, sister Lena Case, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services 1:30 p.m. Friday at Reynold's. burial at a later date. William H. Rupe 72 of Cedar Rapids dies Tuesday in St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Survivors: wife Irene Keller and siblings Elmer Harvey Raymond. Services 2 p.m. Friday at Brush Chapel with military rites by Swisher Post 671. burial Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call today or Friday. A memorial ...
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Lela Ann Tresslar
Manor House Nursing Home
Betty Roberts Johnson
Eddyville
Lena Case
Spanish Fork
Utah
Reynold’s
William H. Rupe
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Applebacksville
Helen Benesh
Rupe
Cedar County
Wilson Foods
Irene Keller
Tipton
Elmer
Harvey
Raymond
Brush Chapel
Edward Gregory
Immanuel Baptist Church
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Swisher American Legion Post
Severe thunderstorms sweep central Iowa with hail and winds
Central and western Iowa faced severe storms with 60 mph winds and large hail. Reports include golf ball sized hail in Lakeside and one inch hail in Storm Lake Alta. A tornado watch covered 31 counties, though no major damage was confirmed.
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Iowa
Lakeside
Storm Lake
Alta
Sioux City
Marshalltown
Tama
Montezuma
Esterville
Sioux Center
National Weather Service
Des Moines
Illinois Lotto numbers and jackpots announced
Illinois lottery officials in Springfield report Wednesday's winning Illinois Lotto numbers are not listed here. Daily Game results show 3 2 8, Pick Four 1 0 2 3. Lotto Jackpot stands at 4 million dollars and Lotto 7 Jackpot at 6 million dollars.
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Springfield, Ill
Opposition leaders push for mass protests to oust Chun
South Korea faces renewed calls for nationwide protests after talks with President Chun Doo-hwan failed to yield compromise. Kim Young-sam led demands for direct presidential elections and ongoing nonviolent action amid clashes in Seoul and other cities. The United States urged restraint and resumed talks as Chun agreed to continue discussions on major reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
Chun Doo-hwan
Kim Young-sam
Reunification Democratic Party
Chun
Kim
Kim Dae-jung
U.S
Gaston Sigur
Roh Tae-woo
Roh
Sigur
United States
United
Korea
Washington
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Kim Jung-nam
Democratic Justice Party
Iowa Receives 6 Million in Rural Business Aid
Iowa will get 6 million dollars in federal funds to spur rural small business development. The money will be routed through the Iowa Finance Authority to back loan guarantees for firms in towns under 20 thousand residents. Branstad aides credit state effort and congressional action for the funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Dick Vohst
Farmers Home Administration
National Rural Development Finance Corp
Vohs
Iowa Finance Authority
Chrysler odometer test program disputed by government
The U S attorney charges Chrysler executives with concealing odometer disconnections in quality tests, while Chrysler defends the program as legitimate quality control. Indictments name plant managers Scudder and O’Reilly for directing odometer disconnects and replacement when mileage exceeded ten miles.
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Detroit
Chrysler Motors
U.S
Chrysler
Edwin Meese
Dittmeier
St. Louis
Missouri
Highway Patrol
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Clarence Ditlow
The
Center For Auto Safety
Scudder and
O’reilly
Independence High School Art Room Ceiling Replaced
Independence Community School District will replace the collapsed ceiling in the high school art room with a drop ceiling. Light fixture repairs depend on insurance. action delayed until claims are settled. The board accepted Verna Blatchford’s resignation and offered early retirement severance, and released Brett Adams from his football coaching contract.
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Independence
Independence High School
Independence Community School District
Bob Cooper
Verna Blatchford
Blatchford
Elaine Rasmussen
Brett Adams
Vital statistics birth notices from Mercy and St Luke's
June records list several births from Mercy and St Luke's hospitals. Sandra Fetzer of Marion welcomed a son on June 23, Cynthia Bagge of Monticello had a daughter on June 24, and Donna Rich plus multiple Marion area families reported daughters on June 23 and 24.
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Mercy
Sandra
Gerald Fetzer
14Th Ave
Marion
Cynthia
Thomas Bagge
Monticello
ST. Luke's
Donna Rich
St. SW
Kimberly
Terry Walztoni
Grand Ave
Debra
Kevin Faas
Vinton
Marcia
Stephen Price
Brockman Ave
Angela
Craig Pritchard
Center Point
Ray Ellwood
25Th St
Barbara
Rick Merritt
M Ave. NW
Cedar Rapids Area Couples Granted Marriage Licenses
A list of marriage licenses issued to couples from Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding areas includes Michael D Medley and Tena M Ibeling Dennis A Krog and Linda K Buckley Allen L Macal and Angela K Christensen Christopher J Wilbur and Lina C Sigrist Phillip J Stoos and Mary M Buchanan Robert B Ray and Elizabeth A Maxey Jeffrey J Hulsebus and Sharon L Ocenosak Bradley K Hansen Coggan and Kathy A Flickinger David B Dolezal and Denise M Winke Jeffrey T Matthews and Chrstine R Ozman Thomas H Matallon Richmond Heights Mo and Catherine S Williams St Louis Mo.
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Michael D. Medley
Tena M. Ibeling
Dennis A. Krog
Linda K. Buckley
Allen L. Macal
Angela K. Christensen
Christopher J. Wilbur
Lina C. Sigrist
Cedar Rapids
Phillip J. Stoos
Mary M. Buchanan
Robert B. Ray
Elizabeth A. Maxey
Jeffrey J. Hulsebus
Sharon L. Ocenosak
Marion
Bradley K. Hansen
Coggan
Kathy A. Flickinger
David B. Dolezal
Denise M. Winkie
Jeffrey T. Matthews
Chrstine R. Ozman
Hiawatha
Thomas H. Mataloni
Richmond Heights
Catherine S. Williams
St. Louis
DISSOLUTIONS OF MARRIAGE FILED FOR THREE COUPLES
Susan Kay and Larry Dallas Thurston divorce filings. Joanne S. and Howard D. Shaffer divorce filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Kay and
Larry Dallas Thurston
Joanne S. and
Howard D. Shaffer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linn County
Herman S. Tharp
Rider Sr
University Hospitals
Waterloo
Rosemary Fleming
New York City
Iowa State Teachers College
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Army Air Corps
University of Iowa
Purdue University
Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co
Iowa City Life Underwriters Association
Thomas Tharp
West Lafayette
Ind
Susan Garzon
Guatemala
Ellen Smith
Palatine
Ill
Mary Ann Hendrickson
Lakewood
Colo
LeRoy
Laucier, Miss
Russell
Washington, Ill
Donohue- Lensing’s
U of I Foundation
Speech and Hearing Department For Children
Keota
Clara Wickenkamp
Maple Wood Manor
Walter
Floyd
Hedrick
Frank
Sigourney
Zelda Wickenkamp
Mary Seaba
Emma Streigle
SS Peter and Paul
Clear Creek
Powell’s
Carolyn Latcham
Charlotte
N.C
PTL
Cleon
Dorothy Latcham
Donovan Latcham
Huntersville
Watt’s
Masonic Cemetery
Associated Press
Atokah Agri & Racing Association
Nebraska
Nebraska State Highway Patrol
Norfolk
Neb
Bob Corbett
Weather Bureau
Corbett
Illinois Lottery
New Korea
Fitzwater
Congress
Reagan
U.S. Agriculture
Richard Lyng
Thomas Dittmeier
Susan Ruffcorn
Gazette
Linn County Rescue
Aii
Diai 911
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
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