Deaths in Linn County Summary
Obituary notices from Linn County list Vera L Palmer 47 of Marion and Stephen C Green 81 of Central City among several others. Services scheduled at Squaw Creek Baptist Church Marion Murdoch Chapel and Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon with multiple burials at Oak Shade Cedar Memorial Mount Calvary Norway Lutheran Cemeteries. Memorial funds established for local charities.
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Stephen C. Green
Central City
Chicago
Mildred Merritt
Green
Methodist Church
VFW
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Gaylon Decious
First Christian Church
Laurens
Jordan’s Grove
Obituary notices from Eastern Iowa reflect multiple deaths
Clair Debes 76 died after a sudden illness at home. Paul A. Hein 86 died after a short illness in Mercy Hospital. Matthew Morrell 15 died after a lengthy illness at University Hospitals. Collins Finch 87 died at Hillcrest Care Center. Roland Fall 69 died in Maquoketa after a sudden illness. Alvena Beard 76 died in Iowa City. Eva Dorsey 95 died in Vinton Lutheran Home. Glenn Hoffman 85 died after a monthlong illness. Jess Foster 94 died in Covenant Medical Center. Florence Wigim 62 died at University Hospitals. Russell Copp 64 died at home from natural causes. Funeral arrangements, callers, and memorials noted for each.
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Phyllis M. Harris
First St
Mercy Hospital
Waukee
John Harris
Fairbault
Minn
David A
Cedar Rapids
Brenda Harris
Stanhope
N.J
Joyce Myers
Dallas Center
University of Iowa Medical School
Iowa City
Stewart Funeral Home
Matthew James Morrell
West Benton St
West High School
David
Donna Morrell
Sarie Morrell
Bea Bamberger
Kitchener
Ontario
Lorne Coulas
Round Lake Center
Marcella Coulas
Julia Maziarz
Waterloo
Alvena Beard
Oxford
Beverly Manor
George L. Gay
Eva P. Dorsey
Vinton Lutheran Home
Phillips
Dole Biden Edge Close All Iowa Fair Straw Poll
At the All Iowa Fair straw poll, Joe Biden and Bob Dole led with 88 and 81 votes respectively from about 697 ballots cast. Bush, Jackson, Gephardt, and Babbitt followed in a narrow Democratic vote spread while Robertson Kemp Haig and du Pont led the GOP behind Dole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dole
Biden
Iowa
the Gazette
Delaware
Joe Biden
Kansas
Bob Dole
George Bush
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
U.S
Richard Gephardt
Missouri
Bruce Babbitt
Arizona
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Paul Simon
Illinois
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Bush
Pat Robertson
Cedar Rapids
Jack Kemp
New York
Alexander Haig
Pierre du Pont
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Gary Hart
Colorado
Patricia Schroeder
Edward Kennedy
Mario Cuomo
Pat Paulsen
Eight escape serious injury in East Post Road crash
A two car collision on East Post Road Sunday left Marc Gullickson in fair condition at Mercy Hospital. His wife Kathy and children Luke Aaron and Anna escaped serious injuries while Jerry Rhodes and two passengers were treated with minor injuries. Rhodes was charged with failure to maintain control and Michelle Svec cited for not wearing a seatbelt.
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East Post Road
Marc Gullickson
Knollwood Dr
Mercy Hospital
Gullickson
Kathy
Luke
Aaron
Anna
Jerry Rhodes
Fourth Ave. SE
Joseph Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Michelle Svee
Teresa Dr
Sheriff's Department
30Th Street Drive
Rhodes
Svec
Illinois Lotto and Pick Four Winning Numbers Listed
Springfield AP reports the Sunday Illinois Lotto results with Lotto Jackpot at 4 million and Lotto 7 Jackpot at 8 million. Daily Game numbers 0 4 8 and Pick Four 8 7 4 8 are also shown.
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Springfield, Ill
Mary Myren 73 Wilton Woman Dies at Muscatine General
Mary C. Myren 73 died Saturday night at Muscatine General Hospital. Surviving are husband I S two sons Richard of Washington Robert of Clarksville a sister June Erickson of St Onge S D three brothers Hiram Graves Stockton Harold Graves Midwest City and Jack Graves O Neill six grandchildren and a great grandchild. Services Thursday 10 a m at Grace United Church of Christ Wilton Burial Tipton Masonic Cemetery Friends may call Wednesday 2 4 and 6 8 p m at Sheets and Son Tipton and Thursday at the church from 9 a m until time of services A memorial fund established.
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Vera L. Palmer
S. 15Th St
Marion
Mercy Hospital
St. Joseph
Richard Palmer
Kansas City
Mary Anderson
Squaw Creek Baptist Church
Tom Heflin
Oak Shade
Murdoch Chapel
Irma Luella Hunt Stoneking
Mount Vernon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dale Stoneking
Cedar Rapids
Stoneking
Newman’s Department Store
United Methodist Church
Lyman
Altoona
Annamae Baker
Ralph Hunt
Norris Hunt
Cape Coral
Fla
Edna Snyder
Independence
Morgan Funeral Home
William Steward
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cecelia C. Griffin
Hinkley Ave
Heritage Acres
Temple Hill
John Griffin
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Mark Osterhaus
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Paul A. Hein
S. Dodge St
Ottumwa
Theresa VeDepo
Hein
Barbara
Kalona
Donohue Lensing
Richard O’kumu
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Jess M. Foster
Cedar Falls
West Liberty-Atalissa
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
Betty
Corinne Stout
Willcox, Ariz
Marilyn Erickson
Mount Pleasant
Mich
Geneva Lemman
Eugene
Ore
Ferne Blair
West Liberty
Audrey Brown
West Liberty United
Mary C. Myren
Muscatine General Hospital
I.S
Richard
Washington
Robert
Clarksville
June Erickson
St. Onge
S.D
Hiram Graves
Stockton
Calif
Harold Graves
Midwest City
Okla
Jack Graves
O’neill
Neb
Grace United Church of Christ
Wilton
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Sheets and Son
Tipton
Vital Statistics Report Babies Born at Mercy and St. Luke's
June 27 to June 28 listings show births at Mercy and St. Luke's. Couples include Pamela and Matthew Harrison, a son. Rhonda Sue Schonka and Lou Schonka, a son. Marcia Colescott and Robert Colescott, a son. Kathy Johnson and Timothy Johnson, a son. Peggy Kerr and George Kerr, a daughter. Lynette Kerslake and Gary Kerslake, a daughter. Julie Parke and Stephen Parke, a son. Beth Smith and Marion Smith, a daughter. Katrina Sumners, a daughter. Teresa Stickely and listed spouse, a daughter. Donna Warner and Steven Warner, a daughter. Details include addresses in Marion, Coralville, Van Horne, Lisbon, Palo, Fairfax, Cedar Rapids and Apt. 803.
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Mercy
Pamela
Matthew Harrison
South 11Th St
Marion
Rhonda Sue
Lou Schonka
Wilson Ave
Carol
Jim Brannaman
Mount Vernon
ST. Luke's
Marcia
Robert Colescott
Coralville
Kathy
Timothy Johnson
van Horne
Peggy
George Kerr
17Th St. NE
Lynette
Gary Kerslake
Lisbon
Julie
Stephen Parke
Palo
Beth
Marion Smith
Fairfax
Teresa Stickely
St. SW
Apt
Katrina Sumners
Cedar Rapids
Donna
Steven Warner
10Th Ave
No Iowa Lotto Jackpot Advances as Drawn Saturday
DES MOINES AP no one matched all six numbers in Saturday's Iowa Lotto drawing, lifting the potential jackpot to about 1.6 million for this week's drawing. Numbers drawn were 5 7 27 30 34 36. A computer check found 25 tickets had five numbers for 500 dollars and 1,237 tickets had four numbers for 20 dollars.
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Des Moines
Wedding band causes freak accident at Iowa City softball game
Randy Lytle, 25, lost a finger after his wedding ring snagged on a fence spike while retrieving a foul ball at Welty Way Park. The crowd helped locate the digit, which could not be reattached at St. Luke's Hospital. He spent the night hospitalized and returned home Sunday.
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Iowa City
Randy Lytle
Aber Ave
Welty Way Park
Gene
Randy
Lytle
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s
Mount Pleasant Man Drowns In Mississippi River Incident
A Mount Pleasant man Timothy Lee Taglaurer, 28, fell from a boat on the Mississippi River near New Boston Illinois. Rescue teams recovered his body at 6:35 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Autopsy pending and Mercer County sheriff investigation ongoing.
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New Boston
Ill
Mount Pleasant
Mississippi River
Mercer County Sheriff Department
Timothy Lee Taglaurer
Illinois Department of Conservation and
Muscatine County
Taglaurer
Mercer County
James Earl
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Linn County
Mount Vernon Ambulance Fund
First St. W
Mary Jeanne d’Arc Kayser
Queen of Angels
Sacred Heart Convent
Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of
Kalispell General Hospital
Kalispell
Mont
Oelwein
Loretta Nie
Gilbertville
Sacred Heart Convent Chapel
James McBride
George W. Clifford
J. Ave. NE
Turner Chapel East
Margaretta Gretta R. Ellis
St. NE
Grace Episcopal Church
White Cross Society
Thompson
SE. Murdoch
Claude L. Childs
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Roland Hischke
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Johanna Redmond
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Phillip Schmitt
James C. Stevens
Gary Hess
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Norway Lutheran Cemetery
Norway
Elkader
Clair Debes
Madeline
Stan
Cleva Paeth
Strawberry Point
Mederville
Leonard Witt
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Henry Greiner
Memory Gardens
George L. Gay’s
Childrens Cancer and Blood Disease Fund
c/o Department of Pediatrics
University of Iowa Hospitals
Collins A. Finch
Hillcrest
Sumner
Westgate State Savings Bank
Brant-Kerns- Jamison
Bethel Cemetery
Alpha
Olin
Roland T. Fall
Mountainview
Ark
Jackson County Public Hospital
Maquoketa
Milwaukee Road
Arlene
Edward
Harland
Violet Wood
Olin United Methodist Church
Antioch Cemetery
Hayden’s
West Branch
Glenn Hoffman
Crossview Care Center
Mildred
Allan
West Branch United Methodist Church
West Branch Cemetery
Barker’s
Florence Wigim
University Hospitals
Michael
Jeanette Wigim
Walter Small
Stanley Small
Hazel Dewey
Fern Harris
Jacksonville
Esther Murphy
Helen Connor
Fort Myers
First Church United
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Snider’s
West Union
Russell Copp
Bernice Troupe
Hawkeye
Dale
Ronald
Fayette
Larry
June Schultz
la Vera Dralle
Comanche
Texas
Burnham-Wood
Ken Sullivan
United States Senate
Iowa Fair
Rev
Illinois Lottery
Eric Strand
Gazette
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue 5
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