Obituary: Leroy Watkins Cedar Rapids Educator and Activist
Leroy Gage Watkins died May 6 2015 in Cedar Rapids Iowa after vascular dementia He was a longtime educator counselor and social activist born February 19 1928 in Oklahoma City He served in the Army 1951 53 and taught in Kansas before moving to Cedar Rapids He helped establish bicycle routes and was active in the Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Bicycle Club He is survived by wife Jan sons and multiple stepchildren and grandchildren Memorial service set May 30 at Peoples Unitarian Universalist Church Memorials to local trails bicycle group or the church.
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St. Luke’s
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Okla
Stafford
Kan
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Courtland
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Salina
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Lawrence
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley
Germany
Larned
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Metro
Carl Rogers
Western Behavioral Sciences Institute
la Jolla
Calif
Barbara Simpson
Evansville
Ind
Janice Albright
Peoples Unitarian Universalist Church
Peoples
Romania
Hungary
Wounded Knee
S.D. Roy
Barbara
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Brent
Jackie
Iowa City
Elaine Watkins- Miller
Jim Miller
West Des Moines
Corinne Joens
Randy Collins
Tracy Albright
Henderson
Nev
Kelly Albright
Las Vegas
Jody Albright
Hayde
North Las Vegas
Natasha Ajeti
Emir
Chris Vasser
Sam Watkins
Ben Watkins
Andrew Watkins
Noah Miller
Gordon Ave
Linn County Trails Association
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
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Elizabeth Robertson obituary follows in Central City
Elizabeth Robertson 52 of Central City a former Cedar Rapids resident died May 7 2015 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids Services set for May 11 at Asbury United Methodist Church Cedar Rapids with a 4 to 7 p m visitation May 10 at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home Cedar Rapids survivors include husband Merritt Robertson siblings Maureen Boots William Boston Diane Novak Francis Boston Marietta Sippy Teresa Boston Ben Boston sister in law Barb Boston in laws Ria Ghorbati Leanne Gross and many nieces and nephews She was born September 9 1962 in Cedar Rapids Iowa worked at Mechanicsville Nursing Home and as an EMT in Cedar Rapids and married Merritt Robertson January 13 1992 in Rockford Illinois The couple later returned to Central City where she worked in Cedar Rapids Please share a memory at murdochfuneralhome com obituaries
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Cedar Rapids
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Rick) Boots
Lisbon
William
Stacey
Boston
Diane
Gary) Novak
Solon
Francis
Stacy
Marietta
Brian) Sippy
Fort Collins
Colo
Teresa Boston
Pat McDonald
Ben Boston
Becky Burnett
Knoxville
Barb Boston
Ria
Mohsen) Ghorbati
Brooklyn Park
Minn
Leanne
Steve
Elizabeth
Iowa
William and
Mary (Panek
LaSalle High School
Kirkwood Community College
Mechanicsville Nursing Home
Merritt
Rockford, Ill
Rockford
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Obituary: Gary Smith 75 of Marion
Gary Smith 75 of Marion formerly Edgewood died May 7 2015 at home. Visitation May 10 at Faith Lutheran Church 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral May 11 at 11 a.m. Burial at Cedar Memorial. Survived by wife Joyce sons David Alan Randy and grandson Kelby. Memorials to family charities. Online condolences at cedar memorial obituaries.
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Marion
Edgewood
Faith Lutheran Church
Gary
Wayne
Joyce (Culbertson) Smith
Edgewood High School
Rockwell Collins
Hawkeye Motorcycle Club
Cowboy
Desperado
Ushers Ferry
Allis Chalmers
Joyce
David Smith
Apple Valley
Minn
Alan Smith
Alan
Kelby
Enumclaw
Wash
Randy
Jamie Lankford) Smith
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Iowa to keep Mount Pleasant and Clarinda facilities open with private providers
The parties reach an agreement to keep the Mount Pleasant residential treatment center and Clarinda Mental Health Institute operating through December with continued services, then transition after Jan. 1 to private providers funded by third party insurance and state treatment funds. The plan preserves 33 Mount Pleasant jobs and maintains psychiatric services while seeking private partners to deliver mental health and substance abuse care. Senators express caution about care levels and access during the transition.
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Mason City
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Senate Health & Human Services
Ragan
Rob Hogg
Ccedar Rapids
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Branstad
Health Homes program shows mixed progress in Medicaid care
Reports on Iowa Medical Health Homes under the ACA indicate enrollees face multiple chronic conditions with high rates of fair or poor health. Over 5,800 members from July 2012 to December 2013, 29 providers, and initial cost and staffing barriers were noted, yet many report better access to care and reduced unmet needs.
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