Deaths in Linn County Obituaries Add Local Notables
Opal M. Melcher 82 of Marion passes after brief illness at Meth-Wick Retire ment Community born February 2 1908 in Waterloo married Melvin Melcher in 1930 he survives two sons Vernon and James two brothers Russell and Donald and five grandchildren services Monday Marion Murdoch Chapel burial Riverside Cemetery Charles City memorial fund. Also notices for Helen Fleming Steve Flint and Hazel Knutson with church services burials and funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal M. Melcher
Marion
Meth-Wick
Waterloo
Melvin Melcher
Melcher
First United Methodist Church
Vernon
Cedar Rapids
James
Lexington
Mass
Russell Getty
Brevard
N.C
Donald Getty
Modesto
Calif
Murdoch Chapel
Jon Gaul
Robert Dennett
Riverside Cemetery
Charles City
Effie M. Martin
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
Dorothy Perry
Castalia
Loretta Oakland
William
Philomath
Ore
LeRoy
Evansdale
Ralph
Thomas
Postville
John
Martin’s
Mount Olivet
Harold A. Wagner
Swisher
Dubuque
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Knoxville
Dubuque Pack
Mr. Wagner
Swisher American Legion Post
Julie Wagner
Ronda Metcalf
Joan Reimer
Lisa Decker
Cindy Mayabbe
Mountain View
Okla
Roland
Blue Grass
Alan
Martha Wachter
Prairie du Chien
Viola Kramer
Solon
Harvey
Brush Chapel
John Malone
Shueyville
Funeral Service for Alice E. Bowers Today
Alice E. Bowers is honored at a 1 p.m. service at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories led by Rev. Rex Barber of House of Prayer. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call after noon. the casket will be open for the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Flint
Turner Chapel East
Wayne Schroeder
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Alice E. Bowers
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Rex Barber
House of Prayer
Mendota man Donald F. Smith 81 dies after short illness
Donald F. Smith 81 of Mendota Illinois died Tuesday in KSB Hospital Dixon Illinois after a short illness. Survived by daughter Janine Leonard Cedar Rapids. Services 10:30 a.m. today Merritt Funeral Home Mendota with viewing until service. Burial Chapel Hill Memorial Park Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald F. Smith
Mendota
KSB
Dixon
Ill
Janine Leonard
Cedar Rapids
Merritt Funeral Home
Chapel Hill Memorial Park
Deaths in Eastern Iowa include several local figures
Multiple obituaries report the deaths of Geneva Harbach of Manchester and Delhi, Sylvia Keil of Independence, Elwyn Pearson of Lone Tree, and others. Services span St. John's Delhi, Stanley Union Church, St. Mary's Manchester, and more with interments at local cemeteries and memorial funds noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia M. Keil
Rural
Independence
Dale
Helen Roberts
Murray
Leona Gregory
Eugene
Ore
Clara Heitzman
West Allis
Wis
Stanley Union Church
Stanley
Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
Hazleton
Hintz-Geilenfeld’s
Oelwein
Obituary: Russell Reynolds Dies in Mercy Hospital Iowa City
Russell O Reynolds 78 retired Muscatine County farmer died Wednesday evening after an extended illness in Mercy Hospital Iowa City Surviving sisters Leatha Porter Nichols and Agnes Spangler Perryville Missouri Services Saturday 2 p m Barker's West Liberty Chapel callers today 3 to 8 burial Oak Ridge Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell O. Reynolds
Muscatine County
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Leatha Porter
Nichols
Agnes Spangler
Perryville
Barker
West Liberty Chapel
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Mississippi Census Taker Shot by 71-Year-Old Man
In Monticello Mississippi at about 1120 hours Cornelius Starks 71 fired on census worker Jarmon Broome 52 of Prentiss wounding him on the left side of face and neck Broome stable at Lawrence County Hospital Sheriff Earl Smith said Starks charged with aggravated assault held in Lawrence County Jail with no bond set pending further action
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Miss
Jarmon Broome
Prentiss
Lawrence County Hospital
Monti
Cello
Broom
Earl Smith
Cornelius Starks
Smith
Lawrence County
Illinois Lottery Winning Numbers for Thursday Draw
The Springfield AP report lists Daily Game 3 1 6 and Pick Four 0 4 9 1 for the Lotto draw. The jackpot stood at 5 million dollars.
Measles rise prompts extra Iowa immunization push
Iowa reports 21 measles cases this year, mainly among unvaccinated children. State epidemiologist urges a second vaccine for preschoolers at 15 months and 4 to 6 years, and two doses for older students. Adults born 1957 or later should get the second shot. those born earlier likely immune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Laverne Wintermeyer
Iowa Board of Health
Wintermeyer
Turbulent Weather Strikes Iowa Across Wide Area
A week of contrasts brought power outages in Guttenberg and Cascade area, with 150 customers briefly without electricity as trees ripped lines. In Iowa City high winds damaged the University Library roof and scattered debris while a 73 mph gust was reported at a local Flying Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guttenberg
Loyce Horn
Clayton County
Feinberg
16Th Avenue
West Post Road
Mercy Medical Center
C R Recycling Inc
Ninth St
Tom Reiter
Maquoketa
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Madison Street
William Fuhrmeister
Hunter Rawlings
Iowa City Flying Service
Worthington twister damage eases as governor tours
Gov. Terry Branstad planned a 9 a.m. tour of Worthington after Tuesday's tornado damage to survey debris and restored utilities. Local officials reported no serious injuries, debris cleanup continuing and a cautious but hopeful community tone amid ongoing power fixes and bank branch safety remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jazette
Terry Branstad
Worthington
Robert Gooch
Dubuque County
Gooch
Fire Cuts Power at IE Palo Plant Sparks Brief Outage
An insulator blew in an outside transformer at the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo Iowa causing about eight minutes of outage. About 1200 IE customers in Vinton and nearby communities lost power after a small fire in the main switch yard was extinguished when power was cut. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo
Iowa
Vinton
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Colleen Reilly
Reilly
Leonard Drake
Track betting higher than expected at Seymore track
Fans wait for the new track as bets and attendance projections loom. Dave DeCook of Johnston expresses optimism while officials estimate 3 430 attendees and 260 942 in daily wagers. If met the project shows a potential 3 5 million debt by season end. Seymore urges steady support and one race at a time strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymore
Dave DeCook
Johnston
Met
Birth records show multiple new arrivals across families
Vital statistics birth notices from Mercy and St Luke's list newborns in Marion Dyersville Hiawatha and surrounding areas. Entries include Rochelle and Alan Naylor with a son Julie and Don Gates with a daughter and additional births on March 14 and 15, with totals and percent of normal for year to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
Rochelle
Alan Naylor
Ninth St
Marion
Julie
Don Gates
Seventh Ave
ST. Luke's
Susan
Michael Bauer
Dyersville
Lorie
Wayne Gregory
Third Ave
Hiawatha
Karinda Stone
M Ave. NW
Sharon
Roger Alexander
A Ave. NE
Kathleen
Driver Identified in Sabula Fatal Crash
Authorities released the name of Felipe J. Marchan 32 of Sabula as the man killed when his late model pickup left County Dump Road slid on its side and threw him out then pinned him beneath the vehicle which landed in water in a roadside ditch A Sabula resident passenger Luis Soto was injured and taken to Samaritan Hospital North Clinton in stable condition with severe multiple injuries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabula
Jackson County
Felipe J. Marchan
Marchan
Luis Soto
Samaritan Hospital
Clinton
Minnesota Woman Killed in Humboldt County Crash
An Iowa State Patrol report identifies Jackie Evelyn Lamka, 34, of Fairfax Minnesota, as the victim in a rural Humboldt County traffic crash. Her westbound car reportedly ran a stop sign at Highway 169 and a rural road, colliding with a tractor trailer. She died at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bode
Minnesota
Humboldt County
Iowa State Patrol
Jackie Evelyn Lamka
Fairfax
Minn
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Linn County
Helen L. Fleming
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Gerald Condon
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Patricia Schirmang
Phoenix, Ariz
Gazette
Hazel M. Knutson
St. James United Methodist Church
Rollin Oswald
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mitchell
Turner Chapel
Delhi
Geneva M. Harbach
Good Neighbor Home
Manchester
Harry
Harbach
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Clifton’s
Earlville
Elwyn Pearson
University Hospitals
Lone Tree
Orpha
Elwyn Jr
Irene
Sorden’s
Swank Cemetery
John Douglas White
Barber's Point Naval Station
Hawaii
Navy
Carolyn and
Bryan Bosler
Harold
Lisa
Tina Bosler
Hopkinton
Marvin and
Harrett Bosler
Lucille Klima
John Dietiker
Patricia Callan
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Bohnenkamp-Theulen’s
Frank M. Lau
John Deere
Ridgeway
Mabel J. Bergan
Aase Haugen
Decorah
Eldon
Marvin
LaVerne
Minneapolis
Colleen Hovey
Cresco
Ethel Tietje
Marshalltown
Jean Morris
Bristol
Janet Reeds
New Brighton
Lloyd Kjos
Cut Bank
Mont
Thelma Kjos
Orleans Lutheran Church
Fjelstul’s
Volga
Gerald F. Stahl
Central Community Hospital
Elkader
Grace Alderson
Leonard Witt’s
East Side Cemetery
Waucoma
Theodore “Thed” Schmitt
New Hampton
Alvina Bodensteiner
Esther Myers
Fort Atkinson
Cecelia O’rourke
Manteca
Alfred
Regina Hageman
Katherine Hageman
St. Lucas
Edward
Church Cemetery
Waucoma Funeral Chapel
Rosary Society
Catholic Daughters of America
West Branch
Lewis C. Brookshear
Atalissa
Joanne
Kelly
Germany
Cheryl
Rock Island
Illinois
Wayne
Decatur
Mich
Chris
Summerwell
S.C
Homer
Texas
Patsy Tuley
West Branch Chapel
West Branch Cemetery
West Liberty
Mississippi
Illinois Lottery
American Academy of Pediatrics
U.S. Public Health Service
Vicki Smith
Twister
Lisa Ann Williamson
Hills Bank and Trust Co
S. Gilbert St
Tom Cilek
F Street
South Johnson Street
Richard Bock
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Mike Gordon
Peterson
Jeff Hutton
National Weather Service
Nebraska
Rochester
Hutton
Lamont
Greenfield
Creston
Cherokee
Red Oak
Shenandoah
Carroll
Storm Lake
The
Weather Service
Jack Fennern II
E Ave
Stacey Lovell
Ninth Ave
Carla
Curtiss Morrow
Ryan
Patricia
Robert Niesz
Ave
Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co
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