Metro Deaths Claim Several Cedar Rapids Residents
Obituaries note the deaths of George S. Tilson 62 of 2420 E Ave NE and Arnold F. Weber 50 of 2437 Teresa Drive SW at Mercy Hospital, plus Chris Oliver Emery 72 of Vinton and Hazel Thompson White 68, with service details, family survivors, and burial plans in Cedar Rapids area churches and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Thompson White
Cedar Rapids
Boise
Idaho
Mount Vernon
Ray Thompson
Ruby Langer
Weiser
Irene Quaid
Loveland
Colo
Margaret Morey
Albuquerque
N.M
Memorial services for Guy Ellsworth Phillips and Charlene Brainard Wolfe
Memorial services are set for Guy Ellsworth Phillips at 11 a.m. today at Beatty Bearle Murdoch Chapel with burial in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. The casket will not be opened. A memorial fund is established. Charlene Brainard Wolfe also has a memorial service at 11 a.m. today at St Joseph's Catholic Church Marion with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery Anamosa. The casket will not be opened. A memorial fund is established. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Tilson
E Ave
Mercy Hospital
Brooklyn
N.Y
Cedar Rapids
Margaret French
Walter J. French Paint Co
French Paint Co
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
American Legion
Hanford
VFW
Knights of Columbus Council
Michael
Patricia LaRonde
William H
Albuquerque
N.M
Marvin Smylie
Jack Thiele
Lancaster
Calif
Harmon Justus
Oxnard
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Gerald Condon
American Legion Hanford Post
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Knights of Columbus
St. Matthew's Memorial Fund
First Ave
East Iowa Deaths Highlight Local Obituaries and Services
Obituaries from East Iowa list Andrew James Hill Knight 14 months, Lillian Matter 99, Nicholas Madison 78, Doris McHenry, Mae Miner and Joshua Beuter among those named. Funeral services are planned across Davenport Belle Plaine Decorah Keystone and Solon with visitations, burials at Memorial Park Wilson Cemetery Phelps Cemetery and St Marys Catholic Cemetery. Memorials and private services noted with priests and churches specified.
Obituary: Anna McDonald Williams 81 of Moline
Anna McDonald Williams 81 of Moline Illinois formerly of Victor died at Moline Survivors include two sons James and Gary both of Moline a sister Marguerite Slaymaker of Marshalltown and a brother William McDonald of Victor Services are Tuesday at 3 p.m. Calvary Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna McDonald Williams
Moline
Ill
Victor
James
Gary
Marguerite Slaymaker
Marshalltown
William McDonald
Calvary Cemetery
Ness Rites Set for La Crosse Man
Lester H Ness 72 died Thursday at Lutheran Hospital La Crosse Wisconsin. Survived by wife Meta two sons Howard Decorah and Sigurd Waterville two daughters Leona Diercksen Marion and Helen Weselmann Decorah 11 grandchildren. Services Sunday 2 p.m. Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church burial in church cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at Martins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold F. Weber
Teresa Drive
Mercy Hospital
Harper
Marlys Smith
Keswick
Square D Co
Teamsters Union
Victoria Fett
North Richland Hills
Texas
Rodney
Cedar Rapids
Jeffery
Lillian V. Matter
Arlin
Decorah
Ted Morrison
Russell Lawrey
Luella Stortz
Decorah Lutheran Church
Phelps Cemetery
Steine
Nicholas C. Madison
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Nerme
N. Clark Madison
Independence
R.J. Schmitz
Eldora
Iowa
Verna Foreman
Rowley
Letha Dannenbrink
First United Methodist Church
Lester H. Ness
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
Meta
Howard
Sigurd
Waterville
Leona Diercksen
Marion
Helen Weselmann
Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church
Martin's
Vital Statistics and City Fire/EMS Log
Vital statistics list multiple births with names and residences including Linda Feye Cedar Rapids and Laura Allen Marion. It also notes numerous married couples from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. The latter portion provides a chronological emergency services log with times and locations for medical emergencies, fires, and other incidents across Cedar Rapids and nearby areas.
Boy Dies in Accidental Hanging in Arkansas
In Springdale Arkansas Derek Shawn Andrews nine year old son of Charles and Marla Andrews formerly of Keokuk Iowa died Thursday afternoon from injuries after an accidental hanging. Police say he was in a backyard with other children playing with a rope and a ladder near a tree when he slipped the rope around his neck and fell from the ladder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springdale
Ark
Derek Shawn Andrews
Charles and
Marla Andrews
Keokuk
Iowa
Nebraska woman charged with drowning her three children
Kathleen Howell of Omaha was charged with three counts of first degree murder after allegedly drowning Theresa seven Gary three and Brian 14 in Carter Lake. The bodies were recovered around midnight as firefighters and bystanders conducted a shoreline and water search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Kathleen Howell
Carter Lake
Theresa
Gary
Brian
Branstad Announces Across the Board State Budget Cuts
Governors cuts total 55.3 million across agencies with 3.5 percent of spending left. he delays capital projects and shifts funds to balance the fiscal year while urging scrutiny of travel and equipment. lawmakers criticize lack of targeted cuts and call for a special session to shape policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branstad
Iowa Department of Transportation
House
Donald Avenson
D-Oelwein
Avenson
Senate
Lowell Jenkins
D-Montrose
Cal Hultman
Red Oak
Hultman
Junkins
William Krahl
Krahl
State agency to cut staff as budget hits impact
Reagan warns department will shrink workforce to avoid ADC cuts. He foresees reductions through not replacing retirees or quits, with possible layoffs. Also facing 1.2 million in building improvements, including 600k at Independence Mental Health Institute and 300k for Cherokee Institute fire safety and codes. Local governments face 5.25 million loss in homestead credits and other exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ADC
Reagan
Reagen
Mental Health Institute
Independence
Cherokee Institute
Glenwood
Woodward
Robert Harpster
League of Iowa
State Department of Transportation
Harpster
John Torbett
Iowa State Association of Counties
Large marijuana harvest seized in Iowa raids
Federal and state officers confiscated marijuana with an estimated street value of 3.8 million dollars in a Clayton County operation. No arrests were made though investigations continue. A second raid yielded 200 thousand dollars of sinsemilla on state land near Saynagill Public Access. Plants stood 8 to 14 feet, with authorities citing aerial and ground surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Clayton County
Sheriff's Office
Saynagill
Clayton
Mississippi River
Iowa
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METRO
Chris Oliver Emery
Vinton
St. Luke's Hospital
Chelsea
Cambridge
Walker
Concrete Materials and Construction Co
St. John's Lutheran Church
Center Point
Marguerite F. Stafford
Tama
Elaine Bateman White
Richard M
Beverly E. Bennett
Bokeelia
Fla
Teahen Funeral
Larry Brelje
Zion Lutheran Church of
Coralville
Andrew James Hill Knight
Dan
Sandra Jo Hill Knight
Sixth St
Ernest Hill
Davenport
John Knight
Ottumwa
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Roy Wingate
George L. Gay
Virgil
Garrison
Donald
Luzerne
Dale
Freeport, Ill
Carol Kuhl
Donald Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald
Phoenix
Ariz
Raphael Fitzgerald
Belle Plaine
Bernice Baker
Blairstown
Agnes Oberreuter
Watkins
Florence Roudabush
Ruth Squiers
Marguerite Thys
Irene Schroeder
Melrose
Minn
Doris “Dory” McHenry
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
White
Mae L. Miner
Virgina Gay Hospital
Corwin
Solon
Joshua Jon Beuter
Jon
Cheryl Beuter
Storm Lake
Lonie Randall
Ron Randall
Leo and
Marie Reuter
Walter Gerard
Dorothy Randall
Louis Reyhons
Marcella Janko
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Francis Lenoch
Brosh Chapel
Waukon
Linda
Michael Feye
St. Luke's
Janeece
David Lasley
Monticello
Laura Allen
Alpine Road
Deborah
Steve Clair
14Th Ave
Lisa Anne
John Myers
North Towne Court NE
David T. Gire
Hiawatha
Kathy C. Wilson
Larry L Scheib
Dee Anne Womachka
Donald L. Carver
Beth A. MacDonald
Fairfax
Don A. Jansa
Patricia A. Franc
Gary L. Philipp
Dubuque
Lisa K. Anderson
Lawrence L Mills
Sheryl A. Moore
Billie L Lint Jr
Dawn M. Nibeck
Bobbie R. Huebner
Rice Lake
Robert B. Melcome
Beverly A. Porter
Hercules
Mark J. Davis
Burlington
Eve-Ann A. Thomas
John L. Lopata
Patricia A. Pealer
Danny M. Blomme
Teresa D. Rotter
Miami
Jeffery K. Hayes
Lori A. Erickson
Bradley E. Stoneking
Karin M. Gould
Lisbon
Norwood Drive
Oakland Road
15Th St
12Th Street
Wilson Avenue
Seventh Ave
Mount Vernon Road
Peace Ave
Elmhurst Drive
Second Avenue
First Street
17Th Ave
A Ave
Boy
Nebraska
St. Joseph Hospital
Tom McKenney
Douglas County
Allen Anderson
Levi Carter Park
Howell
Legislative Branch
Courts
Sam Swaim
the Gazette
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
East 395
Center Pt. Rd
Peopl
Stories Daily
Linn Health Service
John E. Lapes
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