Deaths in Linn County profiles Ruth Opal Stearns Beatty
Ruth Opal Stearns Beatty 83 of Shellsburg formerly Mount Vernon died of cancer at home. Born Nov 6 1906 near Martelle she married Everett Beatty Feb 1 1938. She taught in Iowa Illinois and Shellsburg, helped found local school programs, wrote Shellsburg histories and was active in Democratic Party and cultural groups. Survivors include her daughter and three sons. services in Vinton and burial in Shellsburg. Memorials to fund established.
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Ruth Opal Stearns Beatty
Shellsburg
Mount Vernon
Martelle
Everett Beatty
Cornell College
Northwestern University
University of Iowa
Pineview Care Center
Cedar Rapids
Margaret L. “‘Marney” van Evera
Falls Church
Belfast
Northern Ireland
United States
Elizabeth Johnson
Camp Good Health
Coe College
Benjamin van Evera
Washington, D.C
van Evera
Society of Emeriti
George Washington University
National Geographic Society
League of Women Voters
George Washington University Hospital
Summit Cemetery
Davenport
Arrangements Pending for Harvey C. Knowles
Harvey C. Knowles 78 of 2500 First Ave NE died Friday morning at Manor Care after a short illness. Arrangements are pending at Turner Chapel East.
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Harvey C. Knowles
First Ave
Turner Chapel East
Deaths in Eastern Iowa: Batcheller Deceased at 90
Obituary notices list Harvey Batcheller formerly of Greenfield Wisconsin dying in Vinton Iowa at 90 with services by F.J. Borgwardt and Sons and burial at Highland Memorial Park New Berlin Wisconsin. Also Oswald DeCorte Marion Harris Don Schwartz and others noted with service details and memorials.
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Harvey Batcheller
Greenfield
Wis
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton
F.J. Borgwardt and Sons Funeral Home
Hales Corners
Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
New Berlin
Campbell-Russell’s
Sumner Wilharm longtime John Deere employee dies
Marvin L. Wilharm 58 died Thursday in Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after a sudden illness. Survived by wife Bernice a son Dale daughter Darla Hildebrandt three brothers two sisters and four grandchildren. Services 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St John Lutheran Church burial in church cemetery with American Legion rites. Memorial fund established. Friends may call after 2:30 p.m. today and one hour before service. Arch Maxson 87 dies in Cedar Manor Nursing Home after two year illness.
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Delight Eilering
Mount Prospect
Ill
Dennis
Marion
Jerry
Indianola
Larry
Shellsburg
Phillips Funeral Home
Vinton
Jerry McKeegan- Guinn
Oak Wood Cemetery
Virgil L. Bagley
26Th St., Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Brandon
Doris S. Miller
Center Point
Navy
Bagley
U.S
Maranatha Bible Church
Cedar Rapids
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
Crescent Lodge No
Af&am
American Legion
Marion Post
Dorothy Myers
Grand Rapids
Minn
Murdoch Chapel
J. Edward Davis
Mike
Hazel Francis
Camdenton
Irene Meier
Moberly
Mabel Holtsclaw
Kansas City
Kan
William
Plevna
Joseph
Wichita Falls
Texas
Eugene
Murdoch-Linwood Chapel
Daniel Woodward
Linwood Cemetery
VFW
Oswald DeCorte
Grinnell General Hospital
Grinnell
Marian Rieken
Haverhill
Frances Davis
Alice Thompson
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Neuenhoven’s
Marion Carlton Harris
Western Hills Estates
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Elizabeth City
N.C
Harris
Air Force
Walter Johnson
Denise Roeller
Iowa City
Carol Smith
San Clemente
Calif
Victor Jr
Margaret
East Alton
Donahue Lensing’s
Tom Carsner
Rock Island National Cemetery
Rock Island
Don Schwartz
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Cuckler Buildings
Ella
Gary
Klemme
Greg
Mason City
Steve
Langworthy
Nancy Bowers
Springville
Lisa Labarge
Anamosa
Toni Dettbarn
Violet Clark
Velta Ross
Dawson, Minn
Helen Harper
Hayward
Wis
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Goettsch’s
Charles Stranathan
Route 4
Mercy Medical
Laurie Pearson
Dallas Center
Jeff
Craig
Solon
Howard
Paris
Stow
Ohio
Brush Funeral Home
Robert Bailey
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Oakland Cemetery
George M. Nolte
St. Joseph’s Hospital
New Hampton
Independence
Leonard
Waucoma
Teresa Bruening
Cresco
Gorgonia Knebel
Jesup
St. Luke Catholic Church
St. Luke Parish
French’s
Calmar
Marvin L. Wilharm
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
John Deere and Co
Bernice
Dale
Osage
Darla Hildebrandt
Sumner
Allen
LaVon Thurm
Readlyn
Darlene Meyer
San Diego
Vera Leach
Fredericksburg
Archie W. Maxson
Cedar Manor
Johnson Locker
West Branch
Martha
Patricia Small
Northridge
Jane Saur
Oelwein
Carl Luedeman
Carolyn Laing
Tipton
Verna Frauenholz
Clara Shoemaker
Phoenix, Ariz
Springdale Cemetery
Richard Sandrol
Trinity Lutheran Church
Barker
West Branch Chapel
Obituary notice for Delco farmer Orville E. Offerman
Orville E. Offerman, 66, Delaware County farmer, died Thursday at home after an extended illness. Survived by wife Geraldine, three sons Ronald of Monticello Douglas of Chicago and David of Delhi, five daughters Janet Speer Dubuque Kathryn Kindle Fort Shafter Hawaii Linda Dempster Delhi Annette Salow Earlville Victoria Fortman Greeley, two sisters Helen Wilson Manchester and Verna.
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Orville E. Offerman
Delaware County
Geraldine
Ronald
Monticello
Douglas
Chicago
David
Delhi
Janet Speer
Dubuque
Kathryn Kindle
Fort Shafter
Hawaii
Linda Dempster
Annette Salow
Earlville
Victoria Fortman
Greeley
Helen Wilson
Manchester
Verna
Raymond W. Kasper 91 dies in Solon care center
Raymond W. Kasper age 91 of Route 2 Solon died Thursday at Solon Care Center after a long life on area farms in Hardin Township and the Tiffin area. Born December 2, 1898 in Newport Township he married Helen Rogers in 1931 at Iowa City. Survived by brother Elmer of Oxford and sisters Agnes Maier and Mary Hebl, all of Iowa City. He was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church and the Johnson County Farm Bureau.
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Raymond W. Kasper
Solon
Newport Township
Helen Rogers
Iowa City
Kasper
Hardin Township
Tiffin
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Elmer
Oxford
Agnes Maier
Mary Hebl
Des Moines Faces Prolonged Outage After Severe Ice Storm
Central Iowa endured record heat followed by a brutal ice storm leaving about 15 000 homes without power Friday. Iowa Power President Lynn Vorbrich warned restoration could extend past Sunday as crews repair damaged main feeder lines and clear downed limbs. The storm prompted officials to call it potentially the ice storm of the century with barricade like debris lining Des Moines streets.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lynn Vorbrich
Tractor accident kills Ryan man in Delaware County
James Vincent Ryan Jr., 59, of Ryan was killed when the tractor he drove ran out of control on a gravel road four miles northwest of Ryan. He died after being found pinned, with officials noting the cause under investigation. Arrangements are pending in Manchester.
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James Vincent Ryan Jr
Ryan
Bohnenkamp-Theulen’s
Manchester
Delaware County
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Phil Zieser
Zieser
Bahnenkamp-Theulen
Mercy and St Luke's Birth Notices March 8 9
Vital Statistics reports birth notices from Mercy and St Luke's for March 8 and 9. Susan Christensen and Jeff Christensen welcomed a daughter Shelly at Samoa Drive Hiawatha. Susan Mochal and David Mochal greeted a daughter Elizabeth, and Elizabeth Thompson and Dana Thompson welcomed a son. Denise Sasek and Greg Sasek reported a son. Jennifer Ciha and Gregory Ciha had a daughter. Angie Norman and Thomas Craig, Hilda Richie and Lorenzo Richie, Susan Connell and Lee Connell listed births.
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Mercy
Susan
Jeff Christensen
Samoa
Hiawatha
Shelly
Randy Stenzel
Lisbon
David Mochal
16Th St. NE
Elizabeth
Dana Thompson
St. SW
ST. Luke's
Jennifer
Gregory Ciha
Mount Vernon
Denise
Gregory Sasek
44Th St
Marion
Cynthia
Brent Upah
Hartwick
Angie Marie
Thomas Craig Norman
Hilda Rose
Lorenzo Randolph Richie
Susan Ollie
Lee James Francis Connell
Winning Lotto numbers drawn in Springfield Illinois
The Illinois Lottery reports the Friday Lotto drawing results from Springfield with the winning numbers announced. No further details provided in the fragment.
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Lottery
Springfield
Ill
Marriage Licenses for Four Couples Listed
David A. Fitzgerald and Patricia Chin of Marion. Scott F. Bauler and Stacy S. Stine of Hiawatha. Gregory T. Young and Dawn M. Stephens of Iowa City. The notice records four marriage license issuances.
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David A. Fitzgerald
Patricia Chin
Marion
Scott F. Bauler
Stacy S. Stine
Hiawatha
Gregory T. Young
Dawn M. Stephens
Iowa City
Two Women Sentenced for Drowning of Teen in Pasadena
Karen Severson and Laura Doyle were sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison for second degree murder in the 1985 drowning of 17-year-old Michele Avila. A jury found them guilty January 31 after accusing Avila of having an affair with their boyfriends.
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Pasadena
Calif
Los Angeles
Karen Severson
Laura Doyle
Los Angeles County
Jack Tso
Michele
Missy” Avila
Angeles National Forest
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Linn County
Gladys ‘“Laddie
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Nick Longworth
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Heart Association
Collins Rd
John R
Jack’’ Woodward
Willowbrook
Woodward
Cedarapids Inc
Terry Burns
Laura Bieber
Kathy Behrens
Daniel
Mount Pleasant
Matthew
Addison, Il
John
Jeffrey
Mark
Raymond J. Hawk
Tom Heflin
Ruby M. Lewis
Baxter- Martinson
Jon Gaul
First United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Gordon F. Oswald
Turner Chapel West
Catherine Luck
St. James United Methodist Church
Bert E. Vogel
Norman Bales
Central Church of Christ
Mae Thole
Arlington
Robert
Andy
Virgil
Lyle
St. Luke’s Catholic Church
Hopkinton
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Brooklyn
Coralville
Lucy Henrietta Behning
Akron
Sioux City
Earl
Lake Hubert
Wesley
Lowell
Helen Murphy
Jack Gallagher
St. Joseph Cemetery
Donohue-Lensing’s
Iowa City Hospice Inc
Sigourney
Emma Schmid
Rose Haven
Marengo
Theola Groves
Newton
Dorothy Fry
Marjorie Deimerly
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Holm’s
Strawberry Point
Sarah Riordan
Pearl Kerlin
Roberson’s
East Side Cemetery
Elkader
ST. Lucas
Deere, Pe
Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co
Illinois
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave. S.E
Los Angeles Times
Memorial Park
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