Deaths in Linn County obituary notices highlight community figures
J Rayner Harper 78 of 2222 First Ave NE Cedar Rapids Ottumwa native Yale 1928 Harvard graduate led Harper McIntire Wholesale Hardware retiring 1971 served in Navy Rotary Club YMCA and Ottumwa Chamber. Ida Pearl Buffington 69 former Cedar Rapids worker Calvary Baptist member survived by son Jimmy Littleton. Henrietta Fletcher 89 Cedar Rapids resident memorial service at First Covenant Church. John Richard Wall 33 Dallas homicide victim former Cedar Rapids broker married Renee Nekola. Eva Frances Mootz 56 Cedar Rapids longtime Northwestern Bell employee Memorials to church or charities. Francis Gillespie 61 Cedar Rapids dies Mercy Hospital. Vera Slater 86 Marion obituary notes education and family survivors. Services listed for multiple cases with dates and locations across Linn County communities.
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J. Rayner Harper
First Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ottumwa
Kathryn Coupland
Harvard
Harper & McIntire Wholesale Hardware Co
Cedar Rapids
Harper
First Presbyterian Church
Calvin DeVries
Theodore Lilley
Turner Chapel
Fifth St
YMCA
First Avenue
Fifth Street
Ida Pearl Buffington
Independence Care Center
Georgia
Town House
Calvary Baptist Church
Jane Boyd
Jimmy Littleton
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Theoren Smith
Cedar Memorial Park
Cedar Memorial
Henrietta “Bebe” Fletcher
27Th St
Aberdeen
S.D
Perry Fletcher
Minneapolis
Fletcher
First Covenant Church
Jeanette van Beek
Bruce Eberline
Roy Moran
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Macon
46Th St
John Richard Wall
Ridge Trail
Dallas
Texas
Mechanicsville
Lincoln-Stanwood High School
Renee Nekola
Wall
Equity Realtors
Tiffany
Virginia Beach
Robert
Phoenix
James
Marion
Joyce Dierks
Jane Melchert
Solon
Rosemary Lange
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Gerald Condon
Donald
Eva Frances Mootz
Grande Ave. SE
Mercy Hospital
Ames
Okla
Robert Mootz
Mootz
Northwestern Bell
All Saints Catholic Church
Telephone Pioneers of America and
Communication Workers of America
Iowa State Auxiliary Postal Supervisors
Linn County Democratic Central Committee
Linn County Young Democrats
TTT Society
Christian Women’s Club
Pamela
Patricia
Connie Woodyard
Urbandale
LaVelle Dunbar
Erna Peck
Enid
Eleece Stewart
Healdton
Glenda Johnson
A.O. Downs
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
David Wheeler
Edmund Becker
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Knights of Columbus Council
Obituaries and funeral notices from area churches
Multiple funeral services are scheduled in Iowa for Maxine E. Bascom Ronald D. Coghlan Anna B. Gilchrist Amanda J. Griffith and James F. Plander. Burial sites include Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Oak Shade Cemetery Davis Cemetery and Babyland with memorial funds and calling hours listed.
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Ronald D. Coghlan
Murdoch
Marion
Oak Shade
Eastern Iowa Obituaries Record Multiple Local Deaths
Gladys C. Bernatz 83 a former nurse died in St Marys Rochester Minnesota. LeRoy DeLarm 73 died in Mercy Davenport survivors include wife Edna daughter Dolores Lane nine grandchildren. Mathilda Tillie Schoulte 74 died in Guttenberg Care Center. Louis G Zirkle 54 professor of art at Grinnell College died Grinnell. Evangeline L Power 86 died Peoples Memorial Hospital. Ida E Davis 85 formerly of Iowa City died Pleasant Hill California. James F Meade 52 of Iowa City died VA Medical Center. Laura Durst Cathcart 91 died Lantern Park Coralville. Helen Marjorie Gearhart 79 died Good Neighbor Home. William H Wendt 83 died Delaware County Memorial Hospital. Burial and service details listed for each entry.
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LeRoy DeLarm
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Edna
Dolores Lane
Long Grove
Marvin
Clinton and
Dale
Phoenix
Nettie Simmons
Cascade
Archie
Onslow
Carson’s
Maquoketa
Mount Hope Cemetery
Louis G. Zirkle
Grinnell General Hospital
Grinnell College
Merle
Joel
Grinnell
Robert
Conroe
Texas
Joyce Craig
Springfield
Ill
Herrick Chapel
Hazelwood Cemetery
Smith
Evangeline L. Power
Peoples Memorial Hospital
Merlin Fry Sr
Aurora
White’s
Oakland Cemetery
Manchester
James F. Meade
Elmridge
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Iowa City
Mary Lou Gavin
Cedar Rapids
Meade
Iowa City Water Company
St. Patrick's Church
Julie
Mollie
Eldon
Kathleen Fall
Lone Tree
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Callahan's
Laura Durst Cathcart
Lantern Park
Coralville
Danbury
Edmund Cathcart
Graetinger
University of Northern Iowa
Younkers
First United Methodist Church
White Shrine
Order of Eastern Star
American Legion Post 17
Los Angeles
Earl
George L. Gay
Memory Gardens Cemetery
Helen Marjorie Gearhart
Good Neighbor
Bruce
Thorofare
N.J
Karla Stephen
Ruby Jensen
Cedar Falls
Mildred Sheppard
Waterloo
Vernon’s
William H. Wendt
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Edward
Dubuque
Peace Lutheran Church
Ryan
Peace Lutheran Cemetery
Vernon's
Webster Native Wheeler Gillespie 74 Dies in Georgia Accident
Wheeler Gillespie 74 of St. Clair Shores Michigan formerly of Webster died Saturday in a Macon Georgia hospital after being struck by an auto while on vacation in Perry Georgia. She is survived by two daughters two sisters and four grandchildren. Graveside services 1 30 p m Friday Sorden Cemetery near Webster. No visitation. Powell's in charge of arrangements. Memorial service planned later in Michigan.
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Waay
Wheeler Gillespie
St. Clair Shores
Mich
Webster
Macon
Powell
Michigan
Democrats to Stop in Cedar Rapids for Campaign Stop
Iowa House Speaker Don Avenson and Senate Majority Leader C W Hutchins plan a Cedar Rapids press conference at 9 15 a m at the airport. They will field questions on the state budget and the gubernatorial race as part of a statewide appearances tour.
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Iowa
House
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Senate
C.W. Hutchins
D-Audubon
Cedar Rapids
Hutchins
Avenson
Evansdale Man Struck by Car In Intersection
A 40 year old Evansdale man, David Leo Jones, was struck while crossing an intersection Saturday night in Evansdale. He remained in fair condition Sunday at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. The vehicle was driven by 36 year old Jerry Pint of Jesup, according to Black Hawk County sheriff’s officials. The incident happened at 9 53 p m.
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Evansdale
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Sheriff's Department
David Leo Jones
Jerry Pint
Jesup
Jones
Two Gazette Bands Win Top Honors at Five Seasons Festival
The third annual Five Seasons Invitational Band Festival crowned Lone Tree High School as 1A champion and Sigourney High School as 2A winner in Kennedy High School gym. Pella High School captured 3A and Ankeny won 4A, as area bands claimed top titles.
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Kennedy High School
Lone Tree High School
Sigourney High School
Pella High School
Ankeny
Iowa Falls woman wins 597000 Iowa Lotto jackpot
Elizabeth Crosser a 74 year old Iowa Falls resident says she holds the winning ticket from the Saturday draw. The Rock C Store in Iowa Falls sold the ticket and Crosser who buys multiple tickets each week says she will use the prize to cover bills save for the future and perhaps buy a new car.
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Des Moines
Elizabeth Crosser
Iowa Falls
Lottery Commission
Rock C
Crosser
Liz
Gotti Near Exit as Gambino Boss Faces Trial
Law enforcement experts say John Gotti is stepping down as head of the Gambino crime family as he faces trial in New York. Investigators cite undercover informants and FBI testimony linking Gotti to the 1985 murder of Paul Castellano and a power shift within the organization.
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Gotti
Way Out
Crime Family
New York Times
NEW York
John Gotti
Gambino
Gambino Group
Paul Castellano
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Castellano
Vital Statistics Personal Birth Announcements
Mercy Oct. 4 Darla and Edward Greiner 1727 Maple Dr NW a daughter. St Luke's Oct. 4 Mary and Robert Petersmith 1227 35th St NE a son. Oct. 5 Jackie and Gregory Flowers Belle Plaine a son Myrna and Douglas Boekhout 3716 Fir Tree Dr NE a son Shawn and Greggory Klocke 2805 Wilson Ave SW a daughter Karen and Daniel Webber 1702 Seventh Ave Marion a son Yvette and David Johnson Vinton a son.
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ST. Luke's
Mary
Robert Petersmith
35Th St. NE
Jackie
Gregory Flowers
Belle Plaine
Myrna
Douglas Boekhout
Fir Tree Dr. NE
Shawn
Greggory Klocke
Wilson Ave
Karen
Daniel Webber
Seventh Ave
Marion
Yvette
David Johnson
Vinton
Alarm and emergency events reported across multiple city locations
At 10:42 p.m. Saturday a mistaken alarm occurred at 1201 Blairs Ferry Rd NE. On Sunday at 12:30 a.m. a alarm malfunction was logged at 4444 First Ave NE. At 2:59 a.m. a medical emergency was reported at 421 Fourth Ave SE. At 3:00 a.m. an unknown incident involved a dumpster at 5425 Harnischfeger Rd SW.
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Blairs Ferry Rd
First Ave
Fourth Ave
Harnischfeger Rd
Illinois Lotto results and grand prize estimate announced
Illinois lottery officials in Springfield release the Sunday winning numbers for the Lotto game. The estimated grand prize pool stands at 6 million dollars.
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Springfield, Ill
Muscatine men arrested after ATV hits deputy
Three Muscatine men were arrested after an all-terrain vehicle struck a county sheriff's deputy during a disturbance south of Muscatine. Koenig, Ried, and Titus face multiple charges including operating on the roadway and criminal trespass. All signed promises to appear. three vehicles were impounded.
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Muscatine
Muscatine County
Sheriff's Department
Iowa State Patrol
Iowa Conservation Officers
Rodney Koenig
Timothy Ried
Fruitland
Paul Titus
Koenig
Ried
Titus
Stolen $1000 Silverware From Cedar Rapids Home
A six place silverware setting valued at $1000 was reported stolen from the Shannon Murchison residence at 2183 David Ct NE. Officers said the entry was gained by kicking open a rear door between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Shannon Murchison
David Ct. NE
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Linn County
Francis Gillespie
Baxter’s
Vera W. Slater
Meadowview
Central City
Charles Slater
Coe College
Collins Radio
Charles Jr
Lillie Belle Barman
Merritt Island
Fla
Bello Wright
Oelwein
Tracy Wright
Dora Slater
Olin
Grace Silver
Maxine E. Bascom
Trinity United Methodist Church
Nancy Schultz
Third Avenue
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Anna B. Gilchrist
Urbana Christian Church
Lee Wiley
Davis Cemetery
Walker
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Amanda J. Griffith
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Norman Wall
Ascension Lutheran Church
Babyland
James F. Plander
Grace Baptist Church
Mike Gibbs
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Decorah
Gladys C. Bernatz
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Albert
Howard
Gerald
Chatfield
Decorah Lutheran Church
Phelps Cemetery
Fjelstul’s
Dewitt
Garnavillo
Mathilda “Tillie” Schoulte
Guttenberg
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Ida E. Davis
Pleasant Hill
Calif
Memory Gardens
Callahan’s
C.R
Aplington
Las Vegas
Mercy
Darla
Edward Greiner
Maple Dr
Illinois Lottery
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S
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