Two Iowa women mourned in obituaries and services
Helen L. Carr 87 of Clinton died Aug 30 2004 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids. Services Aug 31 at First United Methodist Clinton with burial at Clinton Memorial Cemetery. Loretta J. Tarbox 78 of Fort Dodge died Aug 30 2004 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Visitation Aug 31, mass Sep 3 at Sacred Heart Fort Dodge. 12 children, 25 grandchildren and many relatives survive.
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Helen L. Carr
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
First United Methodist Church
Clinton
Clinton Memorial Cemetery
Snell-Zornig
Dennis A. Lemke
Ronald
Dixie
Carmel
Maine
Richard
Lynn
Houston
Minn
Sheryl Cook
Robert
Fairfax
Verna Wilt
Coal City
Howard Carr
Jerald
Earl Lynes
Helen Carr
Morris, Ill
Clarence
Lillie Lynes
Helen
Morris
Ill
Elmwood Dairy
Daughters of the Nile
Loretta J. Tarbox
Fort Dodge
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Laufersweiler-Sievers
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Corpus Christi
Sacred Heart Parish Center
Loretta Tarbox
Loretta Jeanne Feeney
John and
Mary Mildred (McNulty) Feeney
Chardan, Iowa
St. Joseph’s Academy
Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
Cadet Nurse Corps
St. Bernard's Hospital
Council Bluffs
Creighton University
Omaha
Robert W. Tarbox
Fredonia
N.Y
Loretta
Mercy
Trinity
Tarbox
Elderbridge Agency On Aging
Iowa Democratic Party
James
Colleen Christianson
Maplewood, Minn
Mary
Bob Nicholson
Julie
Ames
Thomas
Jessica Rowe
Margaret
Richard Hyndman
Coralville
John
Joan
Joseph
Dawn
Otho
Jerome
Marie Rowling
Davenport
Paul
Kim
Jude
Dee
Susan
Thomas Chalstrom
Matthew
Mary Farrell
Glenview, Ill
Vincent
Atlanta
Submissions and deadlines for Milestones items
Write all items with the sender daytime phone number. Engagements and Day to Remember notices must be submitted by noon nine days before Sunday Milestones or two Fridays before appearance. Call 368-8873.
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Prison suicide review after two inmate deaths in Iowa
Iowa corrections officials assess death by self harm prevention after two inmates killed themselves in a week. The incidents include Doreen Kneipp 44 of Bettendorf leaping from Mount Pleasant’s third floor and Alan Leak 24 of Des Moines found dead in Fort Madison Critical Care Unit. The state faces calls for stronger interventions as two of four self inflicted deaths occurred in the unit over 19 months.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Doreen Kneipp
Bettendorf
Mount Pleasant
Kneipp
Alan Leak
Robby
Leak
Michael Madigan
Linn County
Isaiah Gathright
Scott County
Fred Scaletta
Iowa Department of Corrections
Iowa
Mechanic John Keeps Tinkering With Classic Deere Tractors
John Rasdal profiles a lifelong tractor enthusiast who began work at C&D Implement Store in Anamosa in 1947. He rebuilt a 1937 Deere G, drove 145 miles in the 2000 Tractorcade, and plans to discuss its original radiator at the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion in Mount Pleasant. He reflects on the communal, cross regional reunion atmosphere and the joy of working on vintage machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deere
John
C&d Implement Store
R.L. Christianson
L.L. Douglas
Anamosa
Dogs Help Find Meth After Ditch Discovery
Linn County deputies use one of six canine units to locate methamphetamine after a car reportedly dumped a “substantial amount” of the drug on a Toddville on ramp. Driver Roy D. Wilson III and passenger David Clifford Oshogay Jr. were arrested on suspicion of possession and traffic violations.
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Luke’s Hospital
Linn County
Nelson
16Th Ave
Hamblin
Roy D. Wilson III
Tamara Dr
Cedar Rapids
David Clifford Oshogay Jr
Sherman St
Mount Mercy Professor to Speak on U.S. Military Spending
Ayman Amer an assistant professor of economics at Mount Mercy will discuss U.S. military spending in the United States and the world at 7 p.m today in the Hiawatha Public Library meeting room. The Linn County Green Party meeting precedes his lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ayman Amer
Mount Mercy
U.S
United States
Hiawatha Public Library
Mike Deupree's Column: One Iowan's World View
The Gazette presents Mike Deupree's column on page 1B titled one lowan's perspective on the world and how it does or doesn't work. He offers a personal viewpoint on current events and daily life from an Iowa angle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Deupree
The
Gazette
Mike
Lowan
Prairie Meadows board drops salary proposal for directors
Perry Chapin proposed a 12000 dollar annual salary for himself and 12 directors at Prairie Meadows Altoona. The plan passed 6-5 amid criticism and Chapin urged reconsideration and denial at the September 22 meeting. Maggi Moss urged unity and focus on core issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino Board of
Perry Chapin
Altoona
Chapin
Maggi Moss
Change of venue granted after mistrial in kidnapping
Randall Lamoreux 39 of Britt faces a second trial for kidnapping and sexual assault of a Mason City woman on August 31 2003. A mistrial occurred when the victim testified about his criminal history violating a pretrial order. The new trial set for September 14 in Bremer or Wright County, depending on room availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Randall Lamoreux
Britt
Lamoreux
Stephen Carroll
Cerro Gordo
Carroll
Bremer
Wright County
Grand jury finds police shooting justified in Adel case
Dallas County grand jury concluded officers were justified in fatally shooting Melvin E. Nagle after he brandished a gun and wore a bulletproof vest during a July 17 dispute. County Attorney Wayne Reisetter said officers ordered him to stop and to drop the gun, but he advanced. Four officers fired when Nagle aimed at them.
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Adel
Dallas
Wayne Reisetter
Reisetter
Melvin E. Nagle
Nagle
Dallas County Sheriff's Deputies
Iowa
Associated Press
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