Deaths in Linn County and surrounding area
Obituaries note the deaths of Dr. Philip J. Crew 80 of 3820 Bever Ave SE and Ben O. Carson 84 of 412 34th St NE, plus Clarence Tuffy Trimble 69 of Davenport and Agnes Dvorak 87 formerly of Mount Vernon. Details include births, marriages, professions, military service, survivors, and funeral arrangements. Memorials to Mercy or St Luke's obstetrical departments, Arthritis Foundation, or Boy Scouts.
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Philip J. Crew
Bever Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Oak Shade
Marion
Russell Striffler
Murdoch Funeral Home
Mercy
St. Luke’s Obstetrical
Arthritis Foundation
Kathy Conaway
Brockman Ave
Ben O. Carson
34Th St. NE
Memorial services and funerals listed for local residents
LaVerne Dostal Ada Gardner Mitchell Genevieve Hollingsworth and John W. Robinson each have funeral arrangements set. Services are at St Ludmila Cedar Memorial Stewart and Marion United Methodist churches with inurnment or burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation times are provided and memorial gifts may be given to charities.
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LaVerne Dostal
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Clarence Frana
St. John’s Cemetery
Brush Chapel
Genevieve B. Hollingsworth
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Cloyd
St. James United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Ada Gardner Mitchell
Stewart Funeral Home
William Harnish
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Cedar Rapids
John W
Jack” Robinson
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Dick Watkins
Marion United Methodist Church
Deaths in Eastern Iowa section highlights multiple obituaries
Vernon L. Jacobs 67 of Route 2 dies in Iowa City. Survived by wife Carolyn three sons Dennis David and John a daughter Luann Manthei a brother and sister two grandchildren. Beatrice F. Marsh 87 Decorah dies in Aase Haugen Home. Carmen Hanson Sr. 76 Decorah area elderly farmer dies. Joseph C. McQuillen 75 retired farmer and longtime Epworth Fire Dept leader dies in Dubuque. Odessia Young 92 formerly of Hazleton dies at Independence center. Violet M. Diltz 75 Iowa City area resident dies following illness. Lawrence Davis Lafore 69 Iowa City historian and UI professor emeritus dies after brief illness. Ida Cline 84 longtime Iowa City resident dies. memorials planned. Burial and service details listed for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence “Tuffy” Trimble
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Searles Dairy
Maxine Fleming
John
Range’s Funeral Home
Burial National Cemetery
Rock Island
Vernon L. Jacobs
Route 2
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Carolyn
Dennis
Olds
David
Colorado Springs
Colo
Adel
Luann Manthei
Donald
Minneapolis
Elda Taylor
Cupertino
Calif
Christ United Methodist Church
Marengo Cemetery
Belle Plaine American Legion
Hoover- Valentine’s
Marengo
Beatrice F. Marsh
Decorah
Aase Haugen
Denton
William Longstreet
Witchita
Kan
Guinevere Emmerich
Sacramento
Florence Wohlford
San Francisco
Phelps Cemetery
Steine’s
Carmen Hanson Sr
Decorah Hospital
Clarice
Carmen Jr
Roger
Lyle
Paul
Robert
Waukon
Sharon Tomczak
Madison
Wis
Eldon
Montana
A. J. French
Searcy
Ark
Willard Fry
Cyril Disney
Fairfield
Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church
Church
St. Joseph’s
Mercy Health Center
Dubuque
Epworth
Johnson Rural
James
Thomas
Omaha
Richard
Patrick
Joseph Jr
Peosia
Joan Delany
Joyce McQuillen
Lois McDermott
Sharon McAuliffe
Carol Ho
Violet M. Diltz
Muscatine Ave
Mercy Hospital
Dwight
Elkhart
Des Moines
Loveland
Dorothy Augustine
Linda Leanhart
Milo
Harley Rogers
Welsh Congregational Church
Nancy English
Beckman-Callahan’s
Lawrence Davis Lafore
Parsons St
University of Iowa
U of I
Summit Street
Trinity Episcopal Church
West Laurel Hill
Bala-Cynwyd
University of Iowa Foundation
Iowa
George L. Gay
Ida Cline
Summit
S.D
Enos Cline
Memory Gardens
Dale Batchelor
Donohue Lensing
Marquette Killed in Highway Crash Near Holstein
A Marquette man dies in a late night highway collision near Holstein. Surviving are his wife Terrie two daughters and extended family in Tipton and Mount Vernon. Funeral and visitation details list Presbyterian Church Masonic Cemetery Horner’s and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein
Terrie
Tiffiney
Heather
Ray
Ruth Unruh
Tipton
Brenda van Scoy
Linda Thumma
Diane Dann
Kelly Unruh
Glenda Pitlik
Mount Vernon
Scott
Craig
Louis Unruh
Mechancisville
Trooper Fights Disruption During Drunk Driving Talk at Lincoln High
Iowa state trooper Michael Gilbert cut short his Students Against Drunk Driving program at Lincoln Plus X High School after an orange was hurled into the crowd and disruptive heckling. He resumed briefly before ending the talk, noting most students support the message. The orange thrower later turned himself in and will apologize to Gilbert and SADD.
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Lincoln
Neb
Iowa
Lincoln Plus X High School
Michael Gilbert
Gilbert
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Sadd
Logsdon
Trucker Dennis Unruh Dies In Iowa Highway Crash
Dennis Unruh, 35, of Mechanicsville, was killed when his westbound tractor trailer sideswiped an eastbound truck driven by Dale Olson of Sioux City on Highway 20, about 34 miles east of Holstein. Olson remained in stable condition at Ida Grove hospital. cause under investigation by Iowa State Patrol.
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Holstein
Dennis Unruh
Mechanicsville
Highway 20
Iowa
Iowa State Patrol
Unruh
Dale Olson
Sioux City
The
Gazette
Olson
Ida Grove
Cedar Rapids teacher jailed pending probation hearing
Accomplished mime and former Cedar Rapids junior high drama instructor Terry Vik, 31, was jailed in Black Hawk County Wednesday pending a probation revocation hearing. He was arrested Oct. 8 on five counts of second degree burglary and three counts of attempted burglary and has been fired by the school district. Vik must explain his recent arrests at a court date connected to a 1981 probation for a second degree theft charge.
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Cedar Rapids
Terry Vik
Black Hawk County
Vik
Vital Statistics Mercy and St Luke's Births and Emergencies
Colleen and Dale Frese welcomed a daughter in Watkins. At St Luke's a daughter was born to Linda Kraemer and Glenn, Tina Cox, and Marjorie Zach in the city area. Medical emergencies occurred at multiple locations and times, including 11:06 a.m. at First Avenue and 12th Street East, 12:07 p.m. at 1119 18th St NW, and 5:37 p.m. at 281 27th Ave SW. An accidental alarm was recorded at 2:12 p.m. near 219 Second St SE.
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ST. Luke’s
Linda
Glenn Kraemer
Pepperwood Hill SE
Tina
Ronald Cox
Fourth Ave
Marjorie
Allen Zach
Fifth Ave
Third St
First Avenue
12Th Street
18Th St
Second St
27Th Ave
Cedar Rapids and Oklahoma City Couples Granted Licenses
Marriage licenses issued to Timothy A. Vandewalle and Lisa A. Kielty of Cedar Rapids. Ricky A. Opsahl and Robin Spicher of Oklahoma City. Clifford W. Foster and Jose phine G. Blunt of Ottumwa.
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Timothy A. Vandewalle
Lisa A. Kielty
Cedar Rapids
Ricky A. Opsahl
Robin&. Spicher
Oklahoma City
Okla
Clifford W. Foster
Josephine G. Blunt
Ottumwa
Local Couple Names in Marriage Notices
Lorrie L Morris and John A Morris. Janice Marie Grimm and Mark Wayne Grimm. Sharon Schafer and John Schafer. Bernice M Boyd and J W Boyd listed in society marriage notices with spouse connections and household listings.
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Lorrie L
John A. Morris
Janice Marie
Mark Wayne Grimm
Sharon
John Schafer
Bernice M
J.W. Boyd
Fire Calls From Tuesday and Early Wednesday
Fire and emergency incidents listed include an investigation at 1332 Edgewood Rd SW and medical emergencies at 1632 Eighth St NW, 3011 Mt. Vernon Rd SE, and 514 Sixth St SE. Odor investigation at 2002 Williams Blvd SW and a computer short at 2:44 a.m. Wednesday.
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Edgewood Rd
Eighth St
Mt. Vernon Rd
Williams Blvd
Sixth St
Thanksgiving Deadline At Gazette Newsroom
The Gazette will reopen at 4 p.m. today due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Obituary notices and other items for Friday morning publication should be delivered after 4 p.m. with a 9 p.m. deadline. Questions go to the Metro Iowa News Desk at 398 8313 after 4 p.m.
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Gazette
Metro Iowa News Desk
Malpractice suit filed against five Iowa City doctors
The Johnson County case accuses five University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics doctors of malpractice related to a cardiology research project called the MIST protocol. Linda L. Bigley says two catheterizations in November 1982 caused severe circulatory problems and pain after coercion she signed a consent form. The suit seeks unspecified damages and alleges inadequate explanation of the project and lack of informed consent.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Johnson County
Linda L. Bigley
U of I
Bigley
John L. Schwartz
David W. Ferguson
Ronald L. Meng
Richard Linda
Kevin R. Berg
Two Alden Teachers Treated After School Fire
AP reports two teachers were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at Alden Community School in central Iowa. Firefighters said ashes in a waste container started the blaze, which was contained to the boiler room and caused minimal damage.
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ALDEN
Iowa
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Linn County
Jeanne Reimers
Army Air Corps
Crew
Linn County Medical Society
Iowa Medical Society
American College of Surgery
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Linn County Board of Health
St. Luke’s and
Trojan Lodge
Joanne Howe
Dianne Moorman
Boulder, Colo
Ruth Gee
West Palm Beach, Fla
State Center
Lois Rattenbury
Vinton
Carson
Chapter of
Professional Engineers
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
David Roth
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial
Boy Scouts of America
Collins Rd
Agnes Dvorak
Mesa
Ariz
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Belle Plaine
Joseph C. McQuillen
Odessia Young
Hazleton
People’s Nursing Care Center
Independence
White’s
Mount Hope Cemetery
Marquette
Raymond
Ralph Thome
Waterloo
Jesup
Tama
Lester G. Racer
Mason-Hand’s
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Josephine M. Gordon
Great River Care Center
McGregor
Fred
Glen
Hyattsville
Joseph
Texas
Don
Glenlyn Buehler
Isabel Port
Westfield
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Pleasant Grove
Thornburg’s
Dennis Ray Unruh
Williamsburg
Anton Lorenz
Dora
South Amana
Darlene Helming
Grand Island
N.Y
Eunice Elwood
Lois Runge
Orchard Park
Elsie Teggatt
Lilly Pierce
Leona Meyer
Walker
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Church Cemetery
Uhlmann’s
Greg Logsdon
Colleen
Dale Frese
Watkins
Illinois Lottery
Springfield, Ill
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
Kuba Funeral Homes
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