Deaths in Linn County and area obituaries
Multiple Linn County residents and others are noted in death notices. Caroline A. Barta 96 of Living Center West Marion dies. services Wednesday at Murdoch Funeral Home with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Bifford J. Palmer 59 Cedar Rapids dies. services Thursday Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. survivors listed. Mildred J. DeCamp 89 formerly of Mount Vernon dies in Kearney Nebraska. body donated to University of Iowa College of Medicine. survivors listed. Additional memorials and service times given for Wayne Lauck Joan Peterman Lorraine Rezabek with notes on services and corrections to obituary times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline A. Barta
Living Center West
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Rurviving
Maxine Rollins
Cedar Rapids
Bifford J. Palmer
Fifth St. NW
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Grace
Fern
Robert
Pat Wells
Coralville
Susan Guyer
Denver
Colo
Betty Carter
Mary Pirtle
Bifford
Oelwein
Grace Sowers
Goodwill Industries
Moose Lodge No. 304
Elks Club
Catherine Luck
St. James United
Mildred J. DeCamp
Kearney
Neb
Mount Vernon
Mother Hall
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary
George Brown
Howard
Lombard
Ill
Geraldine Morgan
Barbara Claxton
Salinas
Calif
Arrangements Pending For Marion War Hero Walter Grant
Retired Cmdr. Walter H. Grant Sr. 85 of 1420 Eighth Street Marion died Monday at Mercy Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. “Tiny” Grant Sr
Eighth St
Marion
Mercy Medical Center
Murdoch Funeral Home
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Death Notice of Mary C Raymer 77
Mary C Raymer 77 died Sunday at Monticello Senior Center. Services 7 PM Wednesday Lacock Funeral Home Wilton with visitation 4 to 7 PM. Burial Oakdale Cemetery Wilton. Survivors include husband Earle two daughters Darlene Carlisle Mount Clemens Michigan Bernita Olson Freeport Illinois five sons and several stepchildren and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Raymer
Monticello Senior Center
Lacock Funeral Home
Wilton
Oakdale Cemetery
Earle
Darlene Carlisle
Mount Clemens
Mich
Bernita Olson
Freeport
Ill
Paul Bender Jr
Afton
Okla
Wayne Bender
Davenport
Dale Bender
Muscatine
Roger Bender
Gary Bender
Brandon
Stanley Raymer
June
Cedar Rapids
Robert Raymer
John
Anamosa
Earle Raymer Jr
Mary
Shellsburg
Sharon Barnes
Waterloo
Bev Deroy
Mesa, Ariz
Betty Commack
el Paso
Texas
Earbe Raymer
Minnesota
Elizabeth Willers
Carlie Seamer
Obituaries: Dwyer, Peterson, Nichols, Wendling and Stoutner
Raymond Red Dwyer 81 died at home. Services Wednesday in West Union with burial in Greenfield. Carl G. Peterson 84 died in Grinnell. Services Thursday in Grinnell. burial in Gilman. survivors include wife and children. Kermit L. Nichols 84 died in Cedar Falls. Services Thursday in Oelwein. burial Hazleton with American Legion rites. veterans noted. Orville L. Wendling 74 died near Hazleton. Services Thursday in Independence. burial in church cemetery. rosary and vigil planned. Marion D. Stoutner 73, formerly of Keota, died in Tucson. arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond “‘Red'’ Dwyer
Burnham Wood Funeral Home
West Union
Old Union Center
Greenfield
Kermit L. Nichols
Sartori Memorial Hospital
Cedar Falls
Brant- Kerns-Jamison Funeral Home
Oelwein
Hazleton Cemetery
Hazleton
Robert
Blanchester
Ohio
Raymond
Hubbard
Orville L. Wendling
St. John’s Catholic Church
Independence
Church
White Funeral Home
Sharon Sodini
Diana Marshall
Lee’s Summit
Jolee Kruse
Columbia, Mo
Ann Newsom
Rick
Marion D. Stoutner
Tucson, Ariz
Keota
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Tucson
Powell Funeral Home
Keystone Deaths and Funeral Notices Include Johnson Kramer
Helen Johnson Kramer 91 died Sunday evening in St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids services 10 30 a m Wednesday at St Paul s Lutheran Luzerne burial Luzerne Lutheran Cemetery visitation 3 to 8 p m today Phillips Funeral Home Keystone survivors include son Dean Blairstown daughter Darlene Mantz Keystone 10 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren memorials to St Paul s Lutheran Church Remodeling Fund Cleo Ray Ohm 91 died Monday evening Keystone Nursing Care Center arrangements pending Adam Telford 50 died Monday in Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a sudden illness arrangements pending at Sorden Funeral Home
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Helen Johnson Kramer
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Luzerne
Luzerne Lutheran Cemetery
Phillips Funeral Home
Keystone
Dean
Blairstown
Darlene Mantz
Cleo Ray Ohm
Adam Telford
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Sorden Funeral Home
Obituaries: Michael Shine and Milton Bowman
Michael Shine 74 died Saturday night after a short illness in Mercy Hospital. Funeral services 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Grace United Methodist Church with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Behr Funeral Home called to view 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and one hour before service. Survived by sister Patricia Fowler of North Carolina. Milton F. Bowman 82 of Dubuque formerly of Strawberry Point died Sunday in Finley Hospital. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Dubuque Bible Church with burial at Strawberry Point Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Behr Funeral Home visitation 2 to 9 p.m. today. Survived by wife Berneice two daughters Sonia Simons of Hanover New Jersey and Kathryn Flyes of Williamstown Vermont a son Howard of Tulsa Oklahoma three sisters Irma Pfrommer Clara Sampson Bernetta Gould and a brother Bernell.
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Carl G. Peterson
Grinnell General Hospital
Smith Funeral Home
Grinnell
Prairie View Cemetery
Gilman
Marie
Robert
East Dubuque
Ill
Edgar
Guthrie Center
Roger
Carol Sandberg
Charlotte
N.C
Marilyn Postal
Carlsbad
Calif
Frances McKibbin
Bertha Lee
Marshalltown
Michael Shine
Mercy Hospital
Grace United Methodist Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Hintz-Geilenfeld Funeral Home
Surviving
Patricia Fowler
North Carolina
Milton F. Bowman
Dubuque
Strawberry Point
Finley Hospital
Howard
Tulsa
Okla
Irma Pfrommer
Clara Sampson
Davenport
Bernetta Gould
Waterloo
Bernell
Chicago
Richard H. Preble, 74, Dies After Long Illness
Richard H. Preble 74 died Monday morning at East Towne Manor after a long illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Reiff Funeral Home with calling after 4 p.m. today. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Survivors include son Gary Puffett of Minnetonka Minnesota and sisters Josephine Brinkman and Agnes Hogan, both of Waconia Minnesota.
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Richard H. Preble
East Towne Manor
Reiff Funeral Home
Mount Hope Cemetery
Gary Puffett
Minnetonka
Minn
Josephine Brinkman
Agnes Hogan
Waconia
Iowa House Approves Lead Poisoning Curb Measure
The Iowa House voted 58 to 37 to pass a bill aimed at reducing lead poisoning in children. Critics warn it adds cost amid deficits, while supporters say testing and prevention for older homes are essential and affordable at about 50 dollars per child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Bill Bernau
D-Ames
Iowa
Bernau
House
Senate
Grassley sees brutal campaigns for incumbents ahead
Iowa senator Charles Grassley warned that bipartisan animosity could lead to the toughest election campaigns for incumbents. Speaking at a breakfast in Iowa City he urged leaders to raise personal standards to restore respect for Congress. He recalled his lonely 1974 reelection during Watergate and said incumbents may face strong challenges, including from Jean Lloyd-Jones in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heather Sloman Wood
Johnson County
Iowa City
Charles Grassley
Iowa
America
Highlander Inn
Iowa City Area Development Group
Grassley
House Bank
Congress
Chuck Grassley
Washington
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Dlowa City
Search enters second week for men presumed drowned
CORALVILLE a week into the river tragedy finds two men missing after a fishing trip near the dam behind the Iowa River Power Co. Jeff Brogan 23 and Justin Ramseyer 18 of Iowa City are feared drowned after a boat capsized by undertow. Chris Ellis 23 survived. Divers aided by reduced water flow and a trained dog failed to locate the bodies. search resumes today.
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Coralville
Iowa River
Iowa River Power Company
Jeff Brogan
Rural Hills
Justin Ramseyer
Iowa City
Chris Ellis
North Liberty
Army Corps of Engineers
Minneapolis
Vital Statistics Mercy and St. Luke's Birth Announcements
Mercy reports a newborn son for Noreen Moseley and William Moseley of 3418 Dunham Dr. SW on March 23. St. Luke's lists births on March 21 and 22 including a daughter for Harriet Johnson and Michael Johnson and multiple other newborns with parents and addresses across several locales.
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Noreen
William Moseley
Dunham Dr
ST. Luke's
Sherry Hansen
Dartmouth St. SW
Sharon
James Koch
Curtis St. SW
Ellen
John Olson
Vinton
Brenda
Russell Reynolds
Northpointe Dr. NE
Harriet
Michael Johnson
K St. SW
Janice
Kelly Moore
Westover Rd
Jennifer Moyer
Anamosa
Janine Cook-Walters
Richard Walters
Leisure
Washington man Lester B Krabill dies at 97
Lester B Krabill 97 died Sunday at Pleasant View Home Kalona. Memorial services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Washington Mennonite Church private graveside Sugar Creek Cemetery rural Wayland. The family greets friends 7 to 9 tonight at Eden Funeral Home. Survivors include two sons Vincent Phoenix Milburn Harlingen Texas three daughters Jeanette Christner Iowa City Evelyn Williams Hiwasee Ark Joanna McCreedy Lakewood Colo and sister Mary Hostetler Kalona.
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Lester B. Krabill
Pleasantview
Kalona
Washington Mennonite Church
Sugar Creek
Wayland
Eden Funeral Home
Vincent
Phoenix
Milburn
Harlingen
Texas
Jeanette Christner
Iowa City
Evelyn Williams
Hiwasee
Ark
Joanna McCreedy
Lakewood
Colo
Mary Hostetler
DISSOLUTIONS Andrew W and Kathleen S
Weather related degree day report compiled by Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co noting daily values for Friday March 20 to Sunday March 22 with totals and percent of normal for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co
Man held in Clinton murder
A Clinton man Kenneth Orte, 25, was arrested early Saturday and held Monday in Clinton County Jail as a material witness in the death of 79 year old Evelyn Decker. Orte reportedly implicated others in burglary and homicide and feared retaliation. Police were summoned after Decker's granddaughter found a burglarized apartment. autopsy results were not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Kenneth Orte
Orte
Evelyn Decker
Gene Beinke
Woman critically hurt in bridge crash near Maquoketa
Jaia Rosenfels 21 of Maquoketa slid on ice while entering Bridgeport Bridge on Highway 62. Her car moved into the eastbound lane and was hit by a 62 year old Maquoketa driver Richard Steiner. Steiner treated for minor injuries and Rosenfels transported to University Hospitals Iowa City in critical condition. Sheriff's deputies were assisted by local fire departments and police.
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Maquoketa
Bridgeport Bridge
Jackson County
Jaia Rosenfels
Highway 62
Richard Steiner
Route 1
Steiner
Jackson County Public Hospital
Rosenfels
University Hospitals
Iowa City
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Linn County
Carol Grenko
le Mars
Jacob
Anna Schmitt Jorgensen
Sabula
Adolph C. Barta
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Z.C
Wayne K. Lauck
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Blairs Ferry Rd
Hiawatha
Joan Peterman
Lorraine M. Rezabek
St. Jude Catholic Church
Teahen Funeral Home
Eldorado
Ann McDonnell
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Steve Grubbs
R-Davenport
Diana Jean Franks
Debra A
Kirk Manske
Cheryl Anne
Charles Thomas McCullough
Kimberly A
Leonard G. Ritzman
Emily A
Michael L. Filkins
Andrew W
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