Deaths in Linn County and Des Moines Obituaries
Susan K. Benning 61 of Lakeshore Nursing Home Rochester New York died October 4 after a four month cancer battle. Cremation followed with memorials requested to Cancer Society and American Red Cross. Osima A. Fitzsimmons 66 of 417 Lewellen died October the home burial at St Patrick Cemetery Tama. Survivors include husband Jack Siefker three daughters Jean Fitzsimmons Joan Blevins Ellen Goodison and a son Mark and nine grandchildren. Memorials to Meth-Wick Manor St Pauls United Methodist Church or donor charity. Dale McEnany and others named with service times. Death notices order details follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan K. Benning
Lakeshore Nursing Home
Rochester
N.Y
Cedar Rapids
Fairview Cemetery
Westfield
N.J
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Des Moines
Deborah Linville
Albion
Cassie Luze
Dysart
John
Naperville
Ill
Guy Linville Jr
Mollie
Jack Suze
Mr. Benning
Susan Darling Benning
Lincoln
Neb
Paul
Kathryn Ennis Darling
Newark
WHO Broadcasting
Cancer Society
Osima A. Fitzsimmons
Lewellen
Teahen
St. Patrick Cemetery
Tama
Jack Siefker
Jean Fitzsimmons
Coconut Creek
Fla
Joan Blevins
Cottage Grove
Wis
Ellen Goodison
Turner Chapel
Ridgewood Cemetery
North Liberty
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Dale McEnany
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
John McTarsney
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Charles D. Murray
Murdoch
Deaths in Eastern Iowa Ongoing Remembrances
Obituaries from Eastern Iowa note Elmer Gauley 77 of Grinnell and Viola Schaufuss 72 of Middle Amana among others. Services plus burials listed at local churches and cemeteries with multiple survivors and funeral homes in Grinnell Marengo Keota Vinton and Kalona.
Leonard G Oberbroeckling dies at 86 in Dubuque
Leonard G Oberbroeckling aged 86 died Wednesday at Mercy Health Center Dubuque. Services will be held 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Church Luxemburg with burial in Holy Trinity Cemetery. Visitation starts after 2 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville with a parish Scripture service at 8 p.m. Survivors include son Elmer Luxemburg three daughters Eunice Prier Ryan LaVonne Clemen Grace Parker a brother Joseph Denver Colo and sister Armella Schieltz Holy Cross plus 19 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was born December 30 1903 in Holy Cross to Bernard and Josephine Hoefler Oberbroeckling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina Corbett Wood
Virginia Gay Hospital
Prairie Creek Christian Church
Vinton
Evergreen Cemetery
Campbell-Russell Funeral Home
Ben Corbett
East Palatka
Fla
Richard Corbett
Albuquerque
N.M
Oran Corbett
Evelyn Dunston
Cedar Rapids
Jean Wood
River Forest
Ill
Pat
Lee
Lyle Dunston
J.E
Nora Pitts McMillan
John Lavern Corbett
William Glenn Wood
Urbana
Church Circle
National Retired Teachers Association
Benton County Historical Society
George G. Luckey American Legion Auxiliary
CES
Farm Bureau
David Vernon
First Christian Church
Leonard G. Oberbroeckling
Mercy Health Center
Dubuque
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Luxemburg
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Kramer Funeral Home
Dyersville
Elmer
Eunice Prier
Ryan
LaVonne Clemen
Holy Cross
Grace Parker
New Vienna
Joseph
Denver
Colo
Armella Schieltz
Bernard and
Josephine Hoefler Oberbroeckling
West Union man Edwin Brunsman dies at 76
Edwin Brunsman 76 died Wednesday morning at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein. Services set for 11 a.m. at Holy Name Catholic Church in West Union with burial at St. Boniface Cemetery in New Vienna. Burnham Wood Funeral Home in charge. Surviving spouse Zelma of Oelwein. daughter Mary Otley of Powell New Jersey. stepson Arnold Raatz of Hawkeye. four stepdaughters Donna Bachman of Oelwein Marilyn Davidson and Lola Lang of Cedar Rapids and Iva Mae Gaskill of Arlington Texas. sister Lucinda Kramer of Farley. brothers Cletus of New Vienna and Elmer of Manchester.
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Edwin Brunsman
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Holy Name Catholic Church
West Union
St. Boniface
New Vienna
Burnham Wood Funeral Home
Zelma
Mary Otley
Powell
N.J
Arnold Raatz
Hawkeye
Donna Bachman
Marilyn Davidson
Lola Lang
Cedar Rapids
Iva Mae Gaskill
Arlington
Texas
Lucinda Kramer
Farley
Cletus
Elmer
Manchester
Vital Statistics Mercy and St. Luke’s Birth Notices
Birth notices from Mercy on Oct 10 and Oct 11 list couples and addresses for newborns including a daughter for Julie and Marty Lammers and multiple sons for Sherry Derby Maureen Peters Julie Prachar Elizabeth Cavin Cynthia Johnson Revette Johnson and Dianna Brown Angela Glaw Brenna Rieflin Penny Wallace and others across Marion and surrounding areas.
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Mercy
Julie
Marty Lammers
28Th Ave
Marion
Sherry
Steve Derby
Hanover Rd
Maureen
Phil Peters
Swisher
Steve Prachar
34Th St. SE
ST. Luke's
Elizabeth Cavin
Emerald Ave. SE
Janet Cummings
Palo
Cynthia
John Cummins
Ninth St
Revette
Richard Johnson
17Th St. SE
Dianna Brown
Ave. NE
Angela
Jeff Glaw
Belle Pline
Brenna
Gerald Rieflin
Bever Ave. SE
Penny
Stephen Wallace
Sixth St. NW
Dissolutions Listed for Five Couples in Local Notices
The notice lists dissolutions for Sandra A Whitters and Thomas J Whitters Celia M Merck and David L Merck Catherine Marie Boss and John Edward Boss.
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Sandra A
Thomas J. Whitters
Celia M
David L. Merck
Catherine Marie
John Edward Boss
Warren M. Smith 95 dies in New Sharon care center
Warren M. Smith, 95, formerly of the Coal Creek What Cheer area, died Wednesday at New Sharon Care Center in New Sharon. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Harden Funeral Chapel What Cheer with viewing 7 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery near What Cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren M. Smith
Coal Creek
What Cheer
New Sharon
Harden
Highland Cemetery
Degree Days Through October 10
Degree day totals and percent of normal for the year are reported. The document notes 221 total degree days through October 10, 334 degree days through a later date, and 3 percent of normal for the year with a total normal of 6 515 degree days.
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TOD Ances
Understanding Degree Days for Heating Fuel Use
Degree days are calculated by subtracting the day's average temperature from 65. This measure estimates when heating is needed and allows comparison of fuel use across dates. Higher degree days indicate greater fuel consumption for indoor comfort.
Clark urges end to death penalty and fighting wars
Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark criticizes America's death row, drug war, and Gulf policy in Iowa. He urges ending glorified violence, shifting to humanitarian measures, warns against colonialism in the Middle East, and favors limited marijuana medical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Clark
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Ramsey Clark
Persian Gulf
America
Iowa
Lyndon Johnson
United States
Iowa Library Association
Coalition Against
Middle East
Gulf
United Nations
Tabor Nussle Debate Focuses on Environment and Farms
In Monticello Iowa Democrat Eric Tabor and Republican Jim Nussle debated environmental and farming issues at the Community Building. Tabor, backing Sierra Club, claimed longer environmental concern and called Nussle a latecomer. They discussed river protection, ethanol fuel, soil conservation, and farm income as tools for balance and growth.
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Walette Political Wrn
Monticello
Iowa
U.S. House of Representatives
Eric Tabor
Jim Nussle
The
Sierra Club
Tabor
Baldwin
Nussle
Waterville
Mississippi River
Paul Johnson
Decorah
Lotto America Jackpot Reaches 11 Million After No Exact Hit
Des Moines officials report no player matched all six Lotto America numbers drawn Wednesday. The $11 million jackpot moves up from $7.8 million for this week, while 81 tickets hit five numbers worth 1005 dollars each and 4,583 four-number tickets win 41 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Lotto results from Springfield Illinois Daily Game and Pick Four
The drawing totals show DAILY GAME numbers 2 5 4 and PICK FOUR 1 4 5 1. The 6 of 54 jackpot stands at 12 million dollars.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linn County
Fitzsimmons
Robert J. Fitzsimmons
Fort Snelling
Defense Contracting Administration
PEO
Bruce Stokka
Evangelical Free Church
Grinnell
Elmer Gauley
Colonial Manor
Baxter
Calvary Baptist Church
Jackson Township
Montezuma
Smith Funeral Home
Clara McMeekin
Mildred King
Margaret Reid
Eunice Martin
Indianapolis
Robert
Melvin
HIGH
Amana
Viola Schaufuss
Middle Amana Community Church
High Amana
Hoover-Valentine Funeral Home
Marengo
Wayne
Bonnie Turner
Middle Amana
Kalona
Lloyd V. Fry
West Columbia
S.C
South Carolina
Lorna
Karen
Seattle
Sharon
Delaware
Kris
Florida
Keota
Chancey L. Seliman
Washington County Hospital
Powell Funeral Home
Jesse
Guaymas
Sonora
Mexico
Winton
Iraq
Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
Saudi Arabia
John McIvor
Reed Hoglund
Hoglund
Jubilee Lanes
Merchants National Bank
First Avenue
Third Street
Visa & Mastercard
Krebs Flower Shop
18Th St
Wilson Ave
Illinois Lottery
Piersons Flowershop & Greez
West
Elis
Bh. N.W
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