Obituary index and notices from Iowa City Gazette
Obituary index lists Virginia Bross North Liberty Donald Lefister Solon Lee Chopek Seydel Others include Betty Merchant 92 Chester Ballard 82 Thelma Bullard Bye Ta Sa Mo Ga Ronald LeClerc 1950 2002 Lee Seydel 67 Mass at St Mary Iowa City May 28 Visitation May 27 Lee Seydel Memorial Fund memorials preferred Memorial service for Donald Lefister 90 North Liberty Cedar Rapids noted with memorial details and online condolences
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Iowa City
Virginia Bross
North Liberty
Donald Lefister
Solon
Lee Chopek
Seydel
Cedar Rapids
Gayandoiha.com
Virginia Bross, 98, of Iowa City dies in 2025
Virginia Bross, 98, of Iowa City died May 21 2025. Survived by children Mary Ellen Stigers Robert Bross Timothy Bross and Gina Richardson plus six grandchildren eleven great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Visitation May 30 at Lensing Funeral with rosary. Mass May 31 at St Patrick Catholic Church. private burial at St Peters Cemetery Cosgrove. Memorials to Moments Hospice Foundation.
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Virginia Bross
Iowa City
Bickford
Mary Ellen Stigers
Roger
Tiffin
Robert Bross
Martha
Cape Coral
Timothy Bross
Gina Richardson
Mike
Washington
Mary Ann Waldschmidt
Ron
William Ball
Bonnie
Jim Ball
Hills
Pat Ball
Virginia
Linda
Susanne
Eugene
Richard
Ivan
Lori Bross
Lensing
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Kirkwood Room
St. Peter’s Cemetery
Cosgrove
Moments Hospice Foundation
Lensingfuneral.com
Pope Leo XIV and the curious case of dual citizenship
Pope Leo XIV born Robert Prevost in Chicago in 1955 holds U S and Peruvian citizenship while serving as head of the Holy See and Vatican City. U S policy says Americans who become foreign heads of state may face review of their citizenship but no automatic loss unless they renounce it.
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Leo XIV
Chicago
Robert Prevost
U.S
Peru
Leo
Holy See
Vatican City
Italy
State Department
Peter Spiro
Temple University
Pope Leo
Jorge Puch
Pope Francis
Chiclayo
Puch
Vatican
Argentina
Benedict XVI
Pope John Paul II
Poland
Margaret Susan Thompson
Syracuse University
Universal Catholic Church
Boris Johnson
New York
U.K
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Somalia
Mohamed
Valdas Adamkus
Lithuania
Soviet Union
Reynolds weighs veto on 911 provision amid budget standstill
Iowa Governor Reynolds has until June 14 to decide on a provision in Senate File 659 that could destabilize 911 operations across the state. Iowa NENA and allied groups warn of unintended consequences, including staffing cuts and delayed upgrades, especially in rural areas. Lawmakers note large 911 balances fund multi million projects. critics urge sustainability and safety considerations amid surplus figures.
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911 Reynolds
Iowa
Department of Homeland
Eric Gjerde
Cedar Rapids
Iowa House
Gjerde
Senate
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Garrison Betty Merchant
van Steenhuyse-Teahen
Vinton
North English
Chester
Kenneth Ballard
Powell
Tama Thelma Rae Bullard
Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home
Ronald R. LeClerc
Lee Chopek Seydel
St. Mary Catholic Church
Lee Seydel
Lee Seydel Memorial Fund
Leasingfuneral.com
Donald L Pfister
Pope
Spiro
Basilica of
St. Mary Major
Rome
Associated Press
Erin. Murphy
Thegazette
Pet
Sasha
Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control
C.R. Animal Care & Control
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