Deaths and services for Louie Wimpy Scroggins and others
Louie Wimpy Scroggins 59 of 114 17th St SW died Saturday at St Luke’s after a long illness. Born May 26 1924 in Lipscomb Alabama he married Dorothy Siniard May 3 1942 in Birmingham. A WWII and Korean War Marine veteran he owned Lincoln Grocery and Lou Scroggins Realty Co. Survived by wife daughter Sharon Gralund and son James W with two grandchildren. Services 10 am Tuesday Teahen Funeral Home burial Linwood Cemetery. Memorial fund for Immanuel Baptist Church Cedar Rapids. Also listed Madeline Christensen 61 of 1600 Sixth Ave SE died Saturday Mercy Hospital services pending Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. Cuerva funeral details and Shonka Joseph F with services and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie “Wimpy” W. Scroggins
17Th St
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lipscomb
Ala
Dorothy A. Siniard
Birmingham
Marine Corps
Lincoln Grocery
Lou Scroggins Realty Co
Immanuel Baptist Church
Hoffman Estates, Ill
Teahen Funeral Home
Edward C. Gregory
The
Madeline Christensen
Sixth Ave
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Walter L. Ehret
Tama
Montezuma
Iowa
Deep River
What Cheer
University of Iowa
France
Inez Grife
Ehret
American Legion Enright-Schrader
Masonic Lodge
Shrine of
Cedar Rapids
Oak Hill Cemetery
East Iowa Obituaries Noted For Jason Anderson And Others
A string of obituaries from East Iowa lists Jason Lee Anderson of Eagle Grove dies at University Hospitals Iowa City from heart complications. Services Monday at 2 p.m. First Lutheran Church with noon calling. burial Phelps Cemetery. Other notices include Gordon Gossman, Louise Moore, Harry Lubben, Milford Spoerry, Gregory Alessio, Dr. Walter Ehret, and Francis Zoll, with service times, locations, and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason Lee Anderson
Eagle Grove
Iowa
University Hospitals
Iowa City
David
Dorothy
Rick
Scott
Shari
Erick Styve
Decorah
Clifford Anderson
Cedar Rapids
First Lutheran Church
Steine’s
Phelps Cemetery
Tainted Nerds candy sickens 16 year old in Wisconsin
A 16 year old La Crosse boy fell ill after eating tainted Nerds candy at a Degen-Berglund Pharmacy. Police seek to identify the taunter and safety officials plan lab analysis of the caustic substance. The box was altered and resealed before display. Ten boxes remain unaccounted for from the 36 count. Des Moines lawyer Nolden Gentry resigns as Iowa Commission for the Blind chair amid stormy meetings and opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crosse, Wis
la Crosse
St Francis Medical Center
Des Moines
Nolden Gentry
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Gentry
Commission
National Federation of the Blind of Iowa
James Dunham
State Crime Laboratory
Dunham
Madison Crime Lab
Degen-Berglund Pharmacy
Willie Wonka Brands
Fire destroys barn on Heims farm near Dundee
A barn at the Delbert Heims farm along Route 1 near Dundee burned Saturday night due to a light bulb explosion igniting corn fodder. Firefighters from Dundee La Motte Manchester and Strawberry Point battled the blaze. No people injured, cows rescued, four calves inside may have perished. damage estimate unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee
Delbert Heims
Heims
Mary Heims
Delbert
Lamont
Manchester
Mrs. Helms
Highway 13
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Reported
Birth notices list a daughter for Laurie and Kenneth Mitchell in New Sharon Iowa and daughters for Dawn Smith and Susan Usher as well as sons for Nancy Harris and Cyndy McCusker with Cedar Rapids and Iowa City placements. Police and fire logs show investigations and incidents throughout Saturday including a medical emergency and a wiring short across several addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurie
Kenneth Mitchell
New Sharon
Iowa
Dawn
Richard Smith
Broadlawn Drive
Susan
Duane Usher
17Th Ave
Nancy
Merwin Harris
14Th Ave
Cyndy
Michael McCusker
13Th Ave
Halley's Comet to Shine Brightly in 1986 According to Research
Scientists Morris and Bartle at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena report Halley's comet will reach brightness equivalent to a second magnitude star when it returns in 1985 1986, brighter than prior 1910 based estimates by two magnitudes. They warn visibility varies by location with best viewing in April 1986 as the tail develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Alexander
Los Angeles Times
Pasadena
Calif
Halley
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Charles S. Morris
John G. Bartle
Solar System
Morris
Bartle
JPL
the Prospect
Freddy Martin dies at 76 after stroke in California
Bandleader Freddy Martin known for sweet society music dies in Newport Beach hospital after a second seizure. He had played dates since June 8 and led a big band that featured vocalists like Dinah Shore and Merv Griffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport Beach
Calif
Freddy Martin
Sweet Society
Dinah Shore
Merv Griffin
Buddy Clark
Russ Morgan
Helen Ward
Martin
Hoag Memorial Hospital
Bryce Patterson
Mr. Silvertone
Johnny Hodges
Duke Ellington
Police Probe Death of Waterloo Woman
Waterloo police investigate the death of 28 year old Ella Mae Sanders found at 4514 Lafayette St by Waterloo firefighters. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Allen Memorial Hospital after EMS arrived at 7:57 a.m. An autopsy is pending with no further details released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Ella Mae Sanders
Lafayette St
Allen Memorial Hospital
Cornell College enrollment climbs 16 percent this year
Cornell College in Mount Vernon reports total enrollment of 962 students, up from 830 last year, a 16 percent increase. New students number 414, up from 269, with 22 states and 11 foreign countries represented. About 44 percent are Iowa natives. 55 percent are men and 45 percent women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Cornell
Iowa
Hiawatha man charged with burglary
Jack E. Thompkins 24 of Hiawatha listed B Avenue as his address. Police responding to a glass breaking report found him at 5:05 a.m. inside the Union 76 station at 1581 First Ave SE and charged him with second degree burglary. A sack of cigarettes was found near the broken window and he was held in Linn County Jail in lieu of a $10,000 bond after an initial court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack E. Thompkins
B Avenue
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue East
Thompkins
Union 76
First Ave
Linn County
Also Mentioned on This Page
METRO
Linwood Cemetery
F Ave
Cuerva
Louie
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Dennis R. Cain
Shonka
Joseph F
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
David Doyle
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Czech National Cemetery
Garnavillo
Gordon F. Gossman
Garnaville
Marion
Salt Lake City
Wilma
Jean Sweet
Central City
Jennifer Dryer
Michael
Houston
Mark
Eva Shde
Evelyn Stade
Wilton
St. Paul Lutheran Church
West Valley City
Utah
Louise C. Moore
Hollywood Blvd
Donahue Lensing
Harry G. Lubben
Delaware County Memorial Care Center
Gladys
Ronald H
la Porte City
Carol Jensen
Independence
Bohnenkamp-Vernon’s
Oakland Cemetery
Marengo
Milford Spoerry
Hoover-Valentine’s
Oelwein
Gregory D. Alessio
Oelwein High School
Marlys Alessio Matherly
Frederic
John
Pocono Beach
Fla
Anthony
Patricia Mahoney
Maureen Nolan
Teresa Murphy
Mabel Bennett
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Brant- Kern’s
Woodlawn Cemetery
Waukon
Francis Zoll
Good Samaritan Center
Tom Danaher
Ankeny
Donald
Grinnell
Mary Welsh
Hanson's
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Boy
Panel For the
St. Luke’s
Jeanette
Gerry Yeggy
Concord Lane
Pam
Donald Morrison
Bever Ave
Park Court SE
13Th St
Glass Road NE
Owen St
Edgewood Road
Sixth St
Hawthorne
California
Arizona
Navy
Earth
Tchaikovsky
Columbia
RCA Victor
Brunswick
Decca
Jim Seeley
KPFK
Los Angeles
Waldorf-Astoria
Roosevelt Hotels
New York
Edgewater Beach
Palmer House
Chicago
Coconut Grove
Fred
Miss Shore
Griffin
John E. Lapes Naan
Third Avenue S.E
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
Joseph 1. Hansen
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