Local obituaries and memorials in Cedar Rapids area
Obituaries list Leonard L. Funk 81 of Cedar Rapids died at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Survived by wife Helen Weyant daughter Charlotte Gibney three grandchildren and a sister in law. Services Friday at St Marks Edgewood with burial in the church cemetery. Memorials to St Jude Church Building Fund. Also notices for Elmer Dean Knight Joseph J Ostromecki Donna Jeanne Thomas Octavia Trautwein Raymond M Wendler and corrections to Wednesday’s survivors. Arrangements by Morgan Funeral Home Lisbon.
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Leonard L. Funk
E Ave
Mercy Hospital
Edgewood
Helen Weyant
Cedar Rapids
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Charlotte Gibney
el Paso
Texas
St. Mark’s Catholic
Knight
Elmer Dean
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Ed Bateman
Faith Bible Church
Robins
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Trautwein
Beatty
Geogene Hubbell
Marengo
South English
Marengo Hospital
Pioneer
Hi-Bred International
Sandy
Jason
Helen Stoner
Wayne Stoner
North Liberty
Myron Stoner
Donna Mrstik
Sharon Kruger
Mount Vernon
Powell’s
Brethren Cemetery
Iowa City patient dies after open heart surgery
Cindy Wilson 2 year old daughter of Lloyd and Kathleen Wilson died at University Hospitals Iowa City after open heart surgery. Services pending at Russell's. Several other local obituaries note deaths of Anton Wilkus 65 Cedar Rapids farmer and Josephine Woldum 37 Minneapolis ex Decorah with services and burials listed.
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Cindy Wilson
Lloyd
Kathleen Wilson
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Russell's
Obituaries: Strawberry Point and Area Dwellers Pass Away
STAWBERRY POINT farmer George Otdoerfer 61 dies en route to Manchester hospital. Survivors include wife Milly two sons Floyd Elkader Edward Stanley daughter Barbara Polasek Atwater Calif and siblings. Services Friday 1 p.m. St Sebald Lutheran Church rural Strawberry Point. Burial in church cemetery. Sophia Wutzke 92 dies in Chariton care center survived by two sons William Iowa Falls Edward Russell. Service 1 30 p.m. Friday Campbell-Russell's Vinton. Burial Evergreen cemetery. Minnie Clare Schulty 93 dies Washington nursing home. Survived by brother Clayton Skinner and five nieces and nephews. Service 1 30 p.m. Friday United Presbyterian Church. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Theodore Gjefle 82 dies at home wife Dalores son Donald Waukon daughter Dalores Ann Nordquist Mankato Minn brother Melvin and three sisters Esther Kalsrud Gusta Kelly Selma Mark. Service 1 30 p.m. Friday St John Lutheran Church. Call after 2 p.m. today at Martin's. Burial Oakland Cemetery. Wilma M Taylor 65 Keota dies Iowa City hospital. Survives brother Roy Torrence Calif sister Mildred Huber Wellman. Service 10 30 a.m. Friday Powell's. Burial Wellmar Cemetery. Memorials to American Cancer Society. Harley V Petry 70 retired truck driver dies Wednesday Simpson Memorial Home. Survives wife Dorothy two daughters Sandra Harney Iowa City Cheryl Triplett Ames four grandchildren two sisters Iola Heither Columbus Junction and Marcella Snails Ontario Calif. Service 1 30 p.m. Friday Snider's. Call noon today. Burial Lone Tree Cemetery.
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Anton
Tony” Wilkus
Cedar Rapids
Jean
Kenneth
Tipton
David
Lisbon
Martha Oldorf
Jerry Albaugh
Nancy Becker
Mount Vernon
Henry
Andrew
William
Elizabeth Riesenberg
Roselle
Iowa
Mary Kirsch
Carroll
Gwendolyn E. Merriam
Iowa City
Los Angeles
Gwendolyn McRoberts
Waverly
Walter F. Merriam
Merriam
First United Methodist Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Jessimine Order of Eastern Star
Robert W
Port Jefferson
N.Y
Harold Roland
Rancho Palos Verdes
Calif
Wilbur Wilcox
Beckman-Callahan
Arthur F. Zweibohmer
Iowa Veterans Home
Marshalltown
Reilly Construction Co
Patricia
Ossian
Michael
Decorah
Mark
Postville
Gerald
Kathy Hintz
Marion
Carol Meyer
Justina
Norbert
Waterloo
Leonard
Marcie Hinders
Corrine Lensing
Festina
Marie Monroe
Calmar
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Schmitz’s
George Otdoerfer
Manchester Hospital
Milly
Floyd
Elkader
Edward
Stanley
Barbara Polasek
Atwater
Albert
Harold
Strawberry Point
Lydia Kauffman
Clara Everett
St. Sebald Lutheran Church
Roberson’s
Sophia Wutzke
Vinton
Chariton
Iowa Falls
Russell
Campbell-Russell’s
Evergreen Cemetery
Minnie Clare Schulty
Washington
Clayton Skinner
United Presbyterian Church
Jones
Elm Grove Cemetery
Theodore Gjefle
Dalores
Donald
Waukon
Dalores Ann Nordquist
Mankato
Minn
Melvin
Esther Kalsrud
Dubuque
Gusta Kelly
Winona
Selma Mark
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Wilma M. Taylor
Keota
Roy
Torrence
Mildred Huber
Wellman
Powell’s
Wellmar Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Harley V. Petry
Simpson Memorial Home
Dorothy
Sandra Harney
Cheryl Triplett
Ames
Iola Heither
Columbus Junction
Marcella Snails
Ontario
Snider’s
Lone Tree Cemetery
Older Iowa Legislature pushes limits on utility rate hikes
The Older Iowa Legislature prioritizes a bill to curb rate increases by utilities, banning multiple filings at once and tying each rise to inflation. Participants note high requests like 36 percent from Iowa City’s utility, with fears over Louisa Station costs and rising local telephone bills.
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Iowa
DES Moines
Kathyrn Moon
Iowa City
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric
Davenport
Iowa Commerce Commission
Teen Gets His Heart Transplant After Long Wait
Glen Guy 18 of Dallas City Illinois received a donor heart from a brain-dead 18-year-old, triggering an overnight operation at Stanford University Medical Center after weeks of fund raising and a 125000 dollar payment to join the list. The five-hour surgery, delayed by hours, aimed to restore a functioning heart with an 83 percent one-year survival expectation.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Glen Guy
California
Stanford University Medical Center
Dallas City
Ill
University of Iowa
Illinois
Iowa
Guy
Stanford
Glen
Ralph Guy
Burlington
Vital Statistics Brief Births and Incidents
Oct. 25 Jill and Dee Jay Smith address a daughter. Oct. 24 Bennadine and Charles Shaleen a son. Oct. 25 Claudia and Ronald Moessner a son Tina and Grant Beck a daughter. Oct. 26 Debra Sims a son Wendy and Stuart Wendler a son Lori and Daniel Richardson a son At Garden City Kaw To Lorie and Don Francis a son. Grandparents Robert Mc Nees noted. Also fire and medical calls: smoke detector at 1224 13th St NW. Medical emergency 1221 N St SW. Gas leak 1266 Third Ave SE. Backfire through carburetor 901 O Ave NW.
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Bennadine
Charles Shaleen
East Clark St
Hiawatha
Claudia
Ronald Moessner
Atkins
Tina
Grant Beck
Second Ave
Marcie Davison
Fleetwork Road
Debra Sims
Pirate Cove
Wendy
Stuart Wendler
Amana
Lori
Daniel Richardson
Drexel Drive
Garden City
Kaw
Lorie
Don Francis
Robert McNees
Applewood Court
13Th St
N St. SW
Third Ave
O Ave
Tip of Day: IS Patrol Warns of Seasonal Driving Hazards
The Iowa State Patrol urges extra caution due to seasonal hazards. Glare from sun in morning and evening, leaves on roads creating slick surfaces when wet, and frost on windshields and bridges. Drivers should clear windshields, stay alert, and reduce speed.
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Iowa State Patrol
Keokuk man seeks buyer for mummy and her child
Ted Stephenson of Keokuk Iowa with a life size mummified mother and infant in a glass case in his living room. He bought it years ago to tour the country but ill health ends travel plans and he now seeks a buyer. The mummy previously displayed in Arkansas and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.
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California
Keokuk Man
Mummy
Keokuk
Iowa
Ted Stephenson
Stephenson
Arkansas
Buffalo Bill
Mexico
Man sues for damages after October 13 1981 assault
Greg German files a Buchanan County District Court suit seeking compensatory and punitive damages for personal injuries from an assault in the county on October 13 1981. He names four alleged attackers William Alden of Masonville and Kevin McEnany Kenneth Milsenbeck James Koch of Manchester plus the parents of the minors. The suit also seeks damages for a 1977 Dodge Charger. The parents are sued for $2000 each.
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Independence
Buchanan County District Court
Greg German
William J. Alden
Masonville
Kevin R. McEnany
Kenneth Milsenbeck
James R. Koch
Manchester
Inci
German
Social Forms for Family Focus in The Gazette
The Gazette’s Family Focus offers social forms for meetings notices engagements anniversaries and weddings. For more information call 398 8286.
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Family Focus
The
Gazette
Call
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METRO
William Goltz
Church Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
St. Jude’s Church Building Fund
Edgewood Road
Knws Christian
la Porte Road
S. Mentzer Road
Bearle-Murdoch
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
St. Peter’s Cemetery
Washington, Mo
Belle Plaine
Clarence
Josephine Woldum
Minneapolis
Ruth Ackerman
First Lutheran Church Fellowship Room
Lutheran Cemetery
Stevie’s
Jennie Stone
Colesburg
Zion, Ill
Charles
Charles E
Carol
Curtis
Martha O'Neal
Ann Goodin
Betty Crockett
Pasadena
Opal Every
Denver
Colo
Harriet Cady
Rock Island
Inez Every
Guttenburg
Charles Every
Herman Every
New York
Appleton- Vernon's
Green Hill Cemetery
Anna Glandorf
Arnold
Ruth Norton
Marie Blazicek
Helensburg
Elainesburg
Williamsburg
Lola Schmidt
Overland Park
Kan
Robert
Earl
Homestead
Orlen
Willard
Richard
Rudolph Doehrmann
Agon Doehrmann
Ladora
Raymond V. Curfman
Hoover-Valentine’s
Ladora Cemetery
Monticello
Max Mitchell
Arlington Memorial Hospital
Arlington
Goettsch’s
North
Wendell Marion
Immaculate Conception Church
Larkin-Martin’s
New Hampton
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Winton
West Liberty
Iowa Commission For the Aging
Utilities Appeal Commission
Teen
Jill and
Dee Jay Smith
Quail Hollow
St. Luke’s
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
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