Local obituaries list Hines Hamilton and Lanham deaths
Harry D Hines 51 of Cedar Rapids died Monday at Mercy Hospital after a sudden illness. Julia L Hamilton 74 former Cedar Rapids resident died Tuesday in Elberton Georgia after an extended illness. Clifton F Lanham 73 Cedar Rapids area resident died Sunday in Charleston West Virginia after a long illness. Services and burial plans are announced for each, with wakes and memorials noted.
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Clifton Franklin Lanham
Montgomery
W.va
Cedar Rapids
Charleston
Sylvia Mae
Harry A. Lanham
Lisbon
London
East Iowa Deaths Include Five Names and Churches
Funeral notices from Dubuque to Independence report M Carlyn Cover 85 died after brief illness at Mercy Medical Center with services at St Martin's Church. Edmund Lansing 81, Eddie's Shoe Repair, dies with service at St Benedict's Church. Esther Pins 63 dies. services at Basilica of St Francis Xavier. Albert J Ware 85 dies. graveside at Clutter Cemetery. Garber adds Gary J Ross 8 with services pending. Independence notices list Alva Norton 95 and Maude Kimball 90 with church and cemetery services.
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M. Carlyn Cover
Mercy Medical Center
Dubuque
Bill
San Bernardino
Calif
James
South Bend
Ind
Betty Cover
Rock Island
Ill
Peggy Lighthart
Omaha
Neb
Pat Lees
Cascade
James Devaney
Imelda “Babe” Totten
Fort Myers
Fla
Esther Pins
Phillip
Crown Point
Tim
Chris
Dyersville
Cathleen Telger
Marina
Mary Walters
Maple Grove
Minn
Betty Flores
Watsonville
Edna Clemen
Manchester
Frances Clemen
Farley
Dorothy Boulet
Abilene
Texas
Clara Pins
Cedar Rapids
Viola Smith
Mildred Pettitt
St. Cloud
Basilica of
St. Francis Xavier
Kramer’s
Legion Auxiliary
Albert J. Ware
Waterloo Industries
Clarence Hach
Evanston
Robert Hach
Dysart
Merle Hach
Cedar Falls
Carl Hach
Denmark
Clutter Cemetery
Overton’s
Garber
Iowa City Obituary Notices Mixed Care Center Losses
A series of obituaries and funeral notices from Iowa City area residents. Golda L. Jenkinson 93 and several other locals including Helen Gorsh 60 and Grace Hootman 90 are remembered with services, burial plans, and memorials noted. Additional names appear with survivors and service details in Cedar Falls and Oxford regions.
Urbana Man Dies at 60 in Des Moines VA Center
Marshall E Wyckoff 60 of Pleasantville and formerly of Urbana died Monday at the Veterans Administration Center in Des Moines. Survived by brother Russell Vinton and sister Geraldine Hickle Waverly. Services Friday 1 30 p m at Phillips burial Kisling Cemetery Urbana. Memorial fund to Urbana High School Athletic Fund.
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Marshall E. Wyckoff
Pleasantville
Urbana
Veterans Administration Center
Des Moines
Russell
Vinton
Geraldine Hickle
Waverly
Phillips
Kisling
Urbana High School Athletic Fund
Victor Bastian, 75, Dies. Services Set in Iowa City
Victor Arnold Bastian, 75, retired farmer, died Tuesday at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Survived by wife Gertrude and son David of Victor, daughter Bernice Woodward of Excelsior Springs MO, brother Paul of Clearwater FL, four grandchildren. Services Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at McAninch-Fremming's. burial Ivy Hill Cemetery Malcom.
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Arnold Bastian
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Gertrude
David
Victor
Bernice Woodward
Excelsior Springs
Paul
Clearwater
Fla
McAninch-Fremming’s
Ivy Hill Cemetery
Malcom
Memorial services and funeral notices from Cedar Memorial area
Memorial services are listed for Gladys Mae Carter John Weston Dibble Floyd M. Mac McDowell Mary E Miller Andrew Christopher Severide and Bernice E Wright with service times today at Cedar Memorial First Congregational Church Turner Chapel Murdoch Funeral Chapel and Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Burial details include Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Elmwood Cemetery Linwood Cemetery Oak Shade Cemetery and Buffalo Cemetery Memorial funds are noted for several families with donations to St Luke's Hospital Hall Radiation Center Kenwood Park Presbyterian and First United Methodist Church. Friends may call or register at funeral homes with casket handling and private services specified by location and clergy.
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Julia L. Hamilton
Elberton
Cedar Rapids
New Jersey
Everett B. Hamilton
Oskaloosa
Iowa
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Leonard
New Brunswick
N.J
William K. Schultz
Norman Fuller
Toddville
Helen Witt
Hedrick
Linwood Cemetery
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
Turner Chapel
Asbury Methodist Church Building Fund
New Ruckersville Road
Helen Maxine Dill Gorsh
Route 1
Oxford
Keokuk County
Arthur Gorsh
Washington
Gersh
Oxford United Methodist Church
Daniel
John
Ann Schulte
Sue van Antwerp
Omaha
Neb
Sandra Nissley
Kay Maxa
Cynthia Downes
North Liberty
Verne Dill
Keota
Ruth Miller
Ainsworth
Donald Dill
Tooele
Utah
Martha Anderson
George L. Gay
First Congregational Church
Glenn Bender
Elmwood Cemetery
Mason City
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Hall Radiation Center
10Th St
McDowell
Floyd M
Mac
Turner Chapel West
Steven Russell
Open Door Ministries
Hanford Post No
Miller
Mary E
Murdoch Funeral Chapel
Marion
Gene Taylor
First United Methodist Church
Martelle
Buffalo Cemetery
Severide
Andrew Christopher
Leroy Bauman
Kenwood Park Presbyterian
Wright
Bernice E
Charles Miller
Oak Shade Cemetery
Obituaries: Dillon Holcomb and Shirley Dorr
Dillon B Holcomb 72 of Martelle died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital after a long illness Services pending at Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon Shirley J Dorr 47 of 2026 First Ave NE died Sunday at Mercy Hospital after a long illness Born June 1 1935 Cherokee Iowa she graduated MacMurray College and earned a University of Iowa masters in 1959 Surviving relatives listed Services 2 pm Wednesday Grace United Methodist Church Marcus Burial Marcus Amherst Cemetery Marcus Arrangements Boothby Funeral Home Cherokee
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Golda L. Jenkinson
Iowa City
Oklahoma City
Wellman
University of Iowa
Harry R. Jenkins
Oklahoma
First United Methodist Church
PEO
Chapter 1F
Eastern Star
DAR
American Legion Auxiliary
Lewis F
Okla
Beckman-Callahan’s
Wilbur Wilcox
Memory Gardens
First Methodist Church
Dillon B. Holcomb
Martelle
Mercy Hospital
Morgan Funeral Home
Mount Vernon
Shirley J. Dorr
First Ave
Cherokee
Iowa
MacMurray College
Jacksonville
Ill
Berkeley
Calif
Medford
Ore
Cedar Rapids
Melvin Dorr
Marcus
Ann Hanrahan
Tom
Jon
Fred
Des Moines
Earl
Sidney
Mont
Paul
Ochevedan
Philip
Karl
Waco
Texas
Grace United Methodist Church
P.Y. DeJong
Marcus-Amherst Cemetery
Boothby Funeral Home
Education officials criticize plan to reorganize Iowa school districts
Iowa lawmakers Sen. Wally Horn and Rep. Charles Poncy faced strong public skepticism at a Des Moines hearing over a bill to cut the state's 441 districts to 106. Opponents argued the mandatory plan would force consolidation, while supporters noted potential benefits for schools and shared resources.
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Lowa
Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
Iowa
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Charles Poncy
Dottumwa
Wallace State
Horn
Earl W. Stevens
West Bend
Leo Braun
Alton
Floyd Valley Community School Board
The
Iowa Association of School Boards
Workers Oppose Jobless Pay Cuts in Iowa Hearing
About 200 people filled the Iowa House chambers to oppose cuts to unemployment benefits as lawmakers weigh funding for the state fund. Workers urge relief while business leaders say higher taxes would hurt the economy and already exist in the system. Bonnie Feldpouch, an unemployed Waterloo auto worker, laments hardship and calls on candidates to act.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bonnie Feldpouch
Waterloo
Clarifications and Corrections From The Gazette
Central City's junior high jazz band took third place in Class B at the North East Iowa Bandmasters Association contest. A previous Gazette report incorrectly named another school's band as third place. The Gazette will publish corrections and clarifications about accuracy and completeness of reports and headlines. Phone 398-8313.
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Central City
Northeast Iowa Bandmasters’ Association
Gazette
The
Senate OKs two pilot projects to unify transit systems
DES MOINES The Senate voted 46 to 0 with no debate to authorize the Iowa Department of Transportation to run two pilot projects for consolidating public transportation. The aim is to determine if duplications in service can be reduced by coordinating mass transit programs. The bill advances to the House for consideration.
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Des Moines
Senate
Iowa Department of Transportation
House of Representatives
Byrne plans write in campaign for Chicago mayor
Mayor Jane Byrne intends to run as a write in candidate in the April 12 general election. Radio station WBBM said she notified Democratic leaders of the plan, citing unidentified sources for its report.
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Byrne
Chicago
Jane Byrne
WBBM
Gemini 8 docks Agena first in orbital history
On this date in 1966, astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott achieved the first docking in orbit between the Gemini 8 spacecraft and an Agena target, marking a historic milestone in spaceflight.
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Neil Armstrong
David Scott
Dallas actress Barbara Bel Geddes undergoes heart bypass surgery
Hollywood reports Barbara Bel Geddes, star of Dallas as Miss Ellie, suffered a heart attack and underwent a life saving quadruple bypass at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. She is described as stable after a nearly five hour operation conducted after chest pains and a scheduled test were interrupted by the emergency.
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Hollywood
UPI
Barbara Bel Geddes
Ewing
Miss Bel Geddes
Miss Ellie
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Robert Crutchfield
Crutchfield
The Gazette Company Publication Details and Rates
The Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscriptions by carrier and mail listed with weekly and yearly rates for various regions and editions. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches. USPS 095680.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Eddie
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Stella Remke
Ossian
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CDA
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Victoria Bond
James Ross
Greeley
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Edgewood
Alva M. Norton
First United Presbyterian Church
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Maude Kimball
Richard L. Kimball
Independence
Beatrice Roth
Kansas City
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Stockton
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Richard
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Colo
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Spirit Lake
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Clarence
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Hootmans
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Mary Ann Chapin
Everett, Wash
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Anna Jo Brimeyer
Larry and
Rebecca Perkins Brimeyer
St. Luke’s Hospital
Benjie
Jeremy
Carl Brimeyer
Holy Cross
Donne Perkins
L.I. Rarick
Greenwood Cemetery
Iowa Manufacturers Association
John E. Lapes
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J.R. Ewing
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