Obituary notices for Velma Birch Onslow Ellison and Walter Waechter
Velma Birch 77 of Marengo died Sept 5 2001 after a stroke. Memorial services Sept 8 at Marengo American Legion Hall burial in Lenox Township Cemetery and a memorial fund established. Survivors include three sons seven grandchildren eight great grandchildren a brother and four sisters. Jolene Ellison 36 of Onslow died Sept 6 2001 in Anamosa following sudden illness. Services Sept 8 at Goettsch Funeral Home burial Riverside Cemetery. Survivors include her father two brothers and three sisters. Walter Waechter 80 of Sigourney died Sept 5 2001 at home after a sudden illness. Burial at St Peter and Paul Cemetery with services at St Mary Church Sigourney. Survivors include wife Doris three daughters and three sons plus three sisters.
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Velma M. Birch
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Marengo American Legion Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Lenox Township
Amana
American Legion Hall
Kloster Funeral Home
Marengo
Harold
Harry
Cedar Rapids
Don
Janie
Waco
Texas
Everett
Becky
Don Starkweather
Violet Anderson
June Schwertfeger
Rose Frendle
Lovell Slaymaker
Howard
Kenneth
Alan
Alfred
Gerald
Robert Starkweather
Velma Mae Starkweather
Roy
Nora Stanton Starkweather
Howard E. Birch
Lancaster
Velma
HACAP
Jolene M. Ellison
Jones Regional Medical Center
Anamosa
Goettsch Funeral Home
Brenda DeLarm
Riverside Cemetery
Wilbur
Onslow
Francis
Monona
Kevin
Wyoming
Carol Nolan
Marion
Lillian Ellison
Denise Getz
Savanna, III
Walter J. Waechter
St. Mary Catholic Church
Sigourney
Philip Ryan
St. Peter and Paul
Clear Creek
Holm Funeral Home
Doris
Dianne Henderson
Des Moines
Janet Heisdorffer
Lakewood
Colo
Cathy Clausen
John
Jim
Highlands Ranch
Terry
Irma Flanders
Minden
Nev
Leona Hotchkiss
Theola Lyle
Keota
Deaths of Charles Bednar and Harriet Konichek
Charles Bednar 64 of Poplar Bluff Missouri formerly of Vinton died Sept 3 after a long illness. Cremation followed. wife Anita and three daughters survive along with siblings and mother Beatrice Snyder. Harriet Konichek 97 of Grundy Center died Sept 6 after a brief illness. Services set for West Union United Methodist Church with burial at Smithfield Cemetery. survivors include three daughters and a son.
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Charles Bednar
Poplar Bluff
Vinton
Anita
Deb Mallie
Lisbon
Teresa Bednar-Schadle
Ann Richter
Cass Lake
Minn
Karen Nanneman
Florida
Marlys Geiger
Des Moines
Phyllis Dvorak
Cedar Rapids
Richard
Beatrice Snyder
The
Civil Air Patrol
Harriet Konichek
Grundy Center
West Union
United Methodist Church
Smithfield Cemetery
Volney
Burnham Wood Funeral Home
Vera Cline
Decorah
Sandra Kiewier
Carol Williams
Platte City
Norman
Eagle, Wis
Dorothea Frimml Winthrop 75 dies after heart attack
Dorothea Frimml age 75 died September 6 2001 in Regional Medical Hospital Manchester after a heart attack. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at St Patrick s Catholic Church Winthrop with burial at St Patrick s Cemetery. Visitation 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Fawcett Funeral Home Winthrop with rosary at 3 p.m. and scripture service at 6 p.m. Survivors include husband Arlo a son Roger of Ottumwa three daughters Susan Williams Jane Easton and Nancy eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren plus three sisters and several Franck siblings.
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Dorothea Frimml
Regional Medical Hospital
Manchester
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Winthrop
Ivan Nienhaus
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Fawcett Funeral Home
Roger
Ottumwa
Susan Williams
Longmore
Colo
Jane Easton
West Union
Nancy
Battle Lake
Minn
Erma Short
Walker
Berniece Short
Evelyn Hoover
Independence
Arlo
Benjamin
Gilbert
Leon
George
Burley
Death notices and obituaries submission guidelines
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The
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Weekend crowding at Johnson County Jail study finds
Retired University of Iowa professor John Neff says jail overcrowding spikes on weekends and during events due to higher intake and sentencing delays. He notes Johnson County incarceration rates are below national levels, crediting low crime and electronic monitoring. Sheriff Carpenter cites need for space for 15 to 20 more inmates, especially maximum security.
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Gigi Wood Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County
University of Iowa
John Neff
Neff
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Bob Carpenter
Carpenter
Judge Gerard Ends 60 Day Suspension Returns To Court
Iowa City district associate court Judge Stephen C. Gerard returns from a 60 day unpaid suspension to a lighter backlog. Judge Pat Grady and other judges covered his docket during the absence. Johnson County Attorney J Patrick White praised the staffing changes and noted fewer cases awaiting rulings. The Supreme Court had suspended Gerard for an improper relationship with former assistant county attorney Angela Boeke and for filing late rulings.
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Patrick Grady
Gerard
Johnson County
J. Patrick White
Grady
Judicial Branch
Nobel winner Betty Williams visits Cornell College
1976 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Betty Williams spoke at Cornell College about creating safe havens for children. She recalled the Belfast peace movement, the 1976 attack that killed three children, and her work with the World Centers of Compassion for Children to bring 500 children to testify before the United Nations.
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Williams
Community of Peace People
Belfast
World Centers of Compassion For Children
United Nations
Tennessee man cited in fatal I 80 crash in Iowa City
Edward E. Becker 58 of Dyersburg Tennessee was cited for failure to stop in the assured clear distance after a four vehicle collision on I 80 near the Highway 1 interchange in a work zone killed Matthew Eugene Estensen of Coralville. Estensen identity confirmed by dental records. Becker was charged Thursday with a simple misdemeanor.
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Edward E. Becker
Dyersburg
Tenn
Estensen
Becker
Highway 1
Weekend Events and Local Meetings Schedule Update
Daily notes list 7:30 a.m. Eastern Iowa Airport Commission offices and 1 p.m. Linn County MH DD advisory meeting at Witwer Building. Cedar Rapids City Council agenda planning at City Hall 1:30 p.m. Regional boards meet at 9 a.m. Benton County Courthouse Vinton and Iowa County Courthouse Marengo. 12:15 p.m. West Delaware school board in Manchester. Farmers markets at Gazette corner 46 p.m. Toledo 4:45-6:30 p.m. Tama County Toledo market 4:45-6:30 p.m. West Branch market 4:30 p.m. Youngville cafe market 3:30-6 p.m. Recycling Cedar Rapids site 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Public Works 1201 Sixth St. SW. Bluestem contact 398-1278.
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Eastern Iowa Airport Commission
Linn County
MH/DD
Witwer
Cedar Rapids
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Vinton
Iowa County Board of Supervisors
Marengo
Delaware County School Board
Manchester
Collins Road
Council Street
Toledo
Tama County
West Branch Farmers Market
Jack & Jill
First Street
Youngville Cafe
Public Works Complex
Sixth St
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
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Benito Vasquez Jr
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Hiawatha
Rhonda Meyer
Rion Heeren
Dennis Miller
Joelle Davies-Miller
Angela
Robert Geesaman
Beth Ann
Robert Nebel
Michelle
David Butler
Pamela
Ronnie Hess
Lesley
Mark Walden
Lillian
James
Beranek
Jennifer
Bruce Johanson
Julie
Paul Moyer
Craig
Victoria Erickson
Lorraine
Dale Jeffries
Glenda
Dennis Pitlik
Kristina Meyer
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Christopher Finefield
Pioneer Ave
34Th Street Dr
Jacelyn Drive
18Th Avenue
16Th Ave
Edgewood Rd
Otis Rd
Center Point Rd
Carrie Bowman Vanorden
Solon
Newport Rd
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County Hill Lane No. 1
Clinton and
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Jill Renee Schultz
Hunt Trail
S. Johnson St
Kevin Paul Glasgow
Melrose Avenue
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