Deaths in Linn County and surrounding area
Obituary notices for Joe A. Dostal, Donald J. Keffer, Frank C. Noel, Lumir Pfeifer, Edna R. Nowadzky, Marjorie Sanderson Clinton, and other local residents. Details include birthplaces, marriages, survivals, funeral times, burial sites, and memorial donations. Services listed at Trinity Lutheran and Trinity Episcopal churches, Linwood Cemetery, and Cedar Memorial Park.
Deaths in Eastern Iowa Honor Several Notables
Cleo M. Lasche 85 longtime district teacher died at Monticello Senior Home with services planned later. Eloise F. Seiler 82 former Decorah bookkeeper died in Yuma Arizona with services in Decorah Lutheran Church. Carrie E. Lee 99 died in Winneshiek County Hospital with services at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church rural Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie E. Lee
Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital
Washington Prairie Lutheran Church
Decorah
Washington Prairie Cemetery
Fjelstul’s
Obituaries: Angie E Lewis and Helen Blockhus
Angie E. Lewis 82 died after an extended illness in St. Luke's Cedar Rapids. Survived by husband Herman, four children, sister, eight grandchildren. service 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church with burial in Edgewood Cemetery. Helen T. Blockhus 92 died of a heart attack at home in Waverly. Survived by two daughters, sister, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. service 1:30 p.m. Friday at East Clermont Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angie E. Lewis
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Herman
Nancy Helle
Vinton
Jane Abbas
Aplington
Dean
Salem
Tom
Watertown
Mass
Marjorie Kansa
Lake City
Minn
Trinity United Methodist
Edgewood Cemetery
Leonard- Vernon’s
Helen T. Blockhus
Waverly
Elgin
Norma Hanson
Blooming Prairie
Verna Brandt
Rose Olson
Clermont
East Clermont Lutheran Church
Kaiser-Carson’s, Waverly
Mary Ann Bearbower 93 dies in Waterloo
Independence obituary notes Mary Ann Bearbower aged 93 dies Tuesday at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo. Survived by three sons Earl William Harold of Rowley a daughter Lavonne Dudley of Aurora a sister Elizabeth Thiltgen of Cedar Falls 12 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren and two great great granddaughters. Services set for 10:30 a m Saturday at St John Catholic Church burial Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 tonight at Whites with a parish rosary at 3 p m today and a wake service at 7 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Reavis
Grinnell General Hospital
Frances Creamer
Euless
Texas
Peggy Smith
Salt Lake City
Cookie Norris
Burlesson
Mickey
Grinnell
David
St. Ives
Cambridgeshire
England
Raymond Reed
Robert Reed
Kellogg
George Reed
Holiday Lake
Dean Reed
Minneapolis
Pauline Reed
St. Paul
Minn
Smith’s
Blue Point
Poweshiek County
Mary Ann Bearbower
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Earl
William
Harold
Rowley
Lavonne Dudley
Aurora
Elizabeth Thiltgen
Cedar Falls
St. John’s Catholic Church
Mount Hope Cemetery
White’s
Neil DeWeese
Phoenix General Hospital
Phoenix
Ariz
Dolores
Vern Rich
Dallas
Russell Rich
Ridgeville
Ohio
Alan Rich
Alpha
Elaine Begalske
Hawkeye
Gladys Schmitt
Cresco
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Church Cemetery
Waucoma Funeral Home
Altar and Rosary Society
Catholic Daughters of America
Waukon
Two Iowa City natives die in Arizona and at Mercy Hospital
Patricia E Grell 48 formerly of Iowa City died Feb 28 at her Phoenix Arizona home after a short illness born May 14 1939 in Iowa City married Bob Grell in 1958 the couple later moved to Phoenix she survived by husband mother Rita Eckrich of Tiffin son Gary and daughter Debbie both of Phoenix two brothers Jerome and Carl Eckrich of Las Vegas five sisters Carol Meade Annie Krouth Lana Ziegler Barbara Kelly and Doris Foraker with Mary Lenz of Solon died Wednesday services were held March 1 at Mercer Mortuary Phoenix a memorial fund was started Mary Mollie Wacek 85 of 1029 Bowery St died Wednesday at Mercy Hospital after a sudden illness born June 25 1902 in Iowa City she worked for Johnson County Recorder until 1967 no immediate survivors services Friday 3 pm at Callahans burial Oakland Cemetery memorials to charity of donor choice.
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Joe A
Dostal
C Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn Junction
Seminole Valley Park
Wilhelmina Hiland
Cedar Rapids
Penick and
Ford
Quaker Oats
Rock Island
Ronald
Indianapolis
Donna Martin
Bettendorf
Noreen Kime
Frances Peck
Daly City
Calif
Libbie Carpenter
San Francisco
Trinity Lutheran Church
Wayne Schroeder
Linwood Cemetery
Murdoch-Linwood
Frank C. Noel
H Ave
Ionia
Katherine Flatt
Roswell
N.M
Noel
Nissen Trampoline Company
Army Air Corps
American Legion Hanford Post 5
Sheet Metal Workers Union No
Clarice Fuller
Tim
Riverside
Turner Chapel West
Lauren Girdwood
Eastview Christian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Shellsburg
Edna R. Nowadzky
Beverly Manor
Belle Plaine
Mercy Hospital
Kacice
Czechoslovakia
United States
Frank Nowadzky
Marion
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Leona Betzer
James
Bessie Jones
Jasper
Fla
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
John Hemann
Patricia Eileen Eckrich Grell
Iowa City
Phoenix
Ariz
Bob Grell
Rita Eckrich
Tiffin
Gary
Debbie
Jerome Eckrich
Carl Eckrich
Las Vegas
Carol Meade
Oxford
Annie Krouth
Bridgeport
Texas
Lana Ziegler
Sterling, Ill
Barbara Kelly
Vacaville
Doris Foraker
Solon
Mary Lenz
Mercer Mortuary
Mary Mollie Wacek
Bowery St
Johnson County Recorder
Callahan
Boyd Shannon
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Shannon
Iowa Association of School Administrators
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Iowa High School Music Association
Clark
Denver
Colo
Claire Bassler
Sapphire
N.C
Robert Thoeni
John Thoeni
Anchorage
Alaska
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Goettsch’s
Mary C. Eckrich Lenz
Redfield
S.D
Dean Lenz
Cosgrove
Lenz
Doug
Anne Krouth
Joe Eckrich
Pat Grell
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Francis Lenoch
Altar and Rosary Society
Maquoketa Notables Remembered In Obituaries Across Counties
Grace Klinkel 76 of Maquoketa died after a short illness in Jackson County Public Hospital. Graveside rites set for 2:30 p.m. Friday at Riverside Cemetery Charles City. Services for Mildred Haman 70 Marengo and Boyd Shannon 82 and others follow in local churches with calls and memorial funds noted. Obituaries cover Eckrich Lenz Solon, Huhn Tama, Hood Victor, DeWeese Waucoma, Corrigan Waukon, Swartzendruber Wellman, Brunscheen Wyoming with family survivors listed and funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Klinkel
Jackson County Public Hospital
Maquoketa
Riverside Cemetery
Charles City
Carson’s
Mildred Maxine Haman
Marengo
Marengo Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Randall
Jerry
Kansas City
Howard Weaver
Tama
Marjorie Wagner
Coralville
McAninch-Fremming
Tractor accident claims Cresco man life
Edmund Schmitt, 65, died after a tractor overturned while dragging logs on his farm eight miles north of Cresco. The incident occurred at 10 20 a m with nephew Charles Schmitt witnessing as rescue crews tried to free him. Funeral plans are pending at Conway's Cresco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco
Edmund Schmitt
Cresco Hospital
Howard County
Charles Schmitt
Charles
Conway’s
Vital Statistics Mercy and St Luke's Birth Notices
March 15 to 16 births listed for multiple families include a son for Kelly Schmidt at 3000 J St SW and Jolene Hindman at 364 22nd Ave SW. Other births include Jolene Hindman daughter Dora Moran son, Rita Roth son, Dawn Usher son, and Dawn Usher listed with Mount Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
Kelly
Todd Schmidt
J St. SW
ST. Luke's
Kimberly
Joseph Fiala
Walker
Jolene
John Hindman
22Nd Ave
Dora Moran
Klinger St
Laura
Jeff Vint
Bever Ave
Patricia Chapman
Monticello
Roxe
Lynn Gingrich
Singer Hill Lane
Marion
Penny
Greg Grove
Mount Vernon Rd
Rita
Chet
No Lotto Jackpot Rises Near Two Million In Iowa Draw
No one matched all six numbers in the Iowa Lotto drawing Wednesday night. The $1.66 million jackpot climbs to an estimated $2 million for Saturday’s drawing. Numbers drawn were 3 9 10 27 28 and 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Lottery
Bret Voorhees
Illinois Lottery Winning Numbers Report
AP reports the Wednesday Lotto draw results from Illinois Lottery. Daily Game numbers 8 4 2. Pick Four 4 1 3 2. Lotto 7 numbers 13 14 21 24 34 35 36.
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Linn County
Donald J. Keffer
Stotts City
Lewis
Irene Kumm
Keffer
Montrose Hotel
Leah Cook
Independence
Ruby O’brien
Oaklawn Cemetery
Lumir Pfeifer
11Th St. NW
Park View Gardens
Margaret Rook
Chicago
Paulina
LaMar
Westminster
Leonard
Fred
San Diego
Marie Shimek
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home West
John Elliott
Marjorie Sanderson Clinton
Ill
Quincy
John Clinton
Howe
Ind
John
Cottage Grove
Trinity Episcopal Church
Rock Island Memorial Park
Hodgson Funeral Home
Thomas R. Emmert
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Dick Watkins
First United Methodist Church
American Legion
Marion Post
Cedar Memorial Park
Paul D. Libbert
St. Jude's Catholic Church
Donald Bruggeman
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Dorothy M.K. Mallicoat
Nancy Schultz
Trinity United Methodist Church
Charles F. McVay
Murdoch- Linwood Chapel
Jack Hooten
Sharon United
Hurley Bassett
Oakhill Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Pearl S. Williamson
Teahen
David Young
Hope Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial
Park Cemetery
Iowa
Cascade
Cleo M. Lasche
Center Junction
Castle Grove
Worthington
Anne Burger
Luella Harding
del Rio
Phyllis Appleby
Janie Freel
Grosse Isle
Mich
Chuck
Dubuque
Jane Green
Stasia McQuillen
Martha Manternach
Ellen Perez
Rockford, Ill
Vincent McNally
Tucson
Paul McNally
Lincoln
Neb
Devaney
Camp Courageous
Eloise F. Seiler
Yuma
Darwin Haugen
Raymond Seiler
Rosemary Moore
Morris, Ill
Dorothy Hagen
Manitowoc
Wis
Gertrude Solheim
Anla Lyon
Lyle Erickson
Bella Vista
Ark
Donald Erickson
Decorah Lutheran Church
Lutheran Cemetery
Edgewodd
Brush Funeral Home
Lucille Huhn
Harvey
Robert
Ruth Fowler
Marge Houston
Lamoni
Henderson- Overton’s
Toledo
Grandview Cemetery
Terrance “Terry” Hood
San Jose
Victor
Carson- Tahoe Hospital
Carson City
Nev
Jean Hood
D. Michael
Calvary Cemetery
Victor McAninch-Fremming
Waucoma
Rose Corrigan
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Paint Rock
Harpers Ferry
Mark
Wellman
Martha J. Swartzendruber
Parkview Manor
Glenn Swartzendruber
Lloyd Swartzendruber
Kalona
Powell’s
West Union Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Wyoming
Oliver H. Brunscheen
Margaret
Nancy Dunahugh
Lauderhill
Alma Bigelow
Karen Nelson
Seattle
Melville
Merlin
Pompano Beach
Everett
Donald
Kenneth
Zion Lutheran Church
Wyoming Cemetery
Hayden's
Call Cityline
LOTTO
Illinois Lottery
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
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