Death notices: Roberts Usher Zabokitsky and others
Multiple Cedar Rapids area obituaries report W W Rowdy Roberts at 44 dying of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning at home with funeral details at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Also listed are Herbert Warren Usher 62, Bonnie M Differding 57, Elmer B Cox 88, Donald O Torgler 63, and Clara E Gray 92 with service plans at Cedar Memorial or Turner Chapel West and burial arrangements. survivors and memorial fund requests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.W. “Rowdy” Roberts
Iowa Ave
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Clarksville
Iowa
Leola Wilson
Martin Marietta
Grace Methodist Church
Waterloo
The
Masons, Elks
Elmcrest Country Club
Jean Walter
Rockford
Ill
Suezanne Morkom
Long Beach
Calif
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Leroy E. Bauman
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Clara E. Gray
C St
Mercy Hospital
Turner Chapel West
Hazel Sorensen
Northbrook Manor
Memorial Services for Louise Schweitzer and H Ted Held
Louise Schweitzer dies leaving nieces and nephews. Memorial services set for Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p m today. H Ted Held service Wednesday at Turner Chapel East with burial at Eben Israel Cemetery. Memorial contributions to charity of choice requested.
East Iowa Deaths Highlight Local Notables and Services
Multiple obituary notices from East Iowa list Violet Oldrich 68 of Monticello and others including Bertha Chandler 95 at What Cheer and Virgil Bluemle 68 of Belle Plaine. Details cover survivors, funeral plans, and burial sites across Cedar Rapids Monticello Barnes City Kalona and Atlanta Georgia connections.
Marengo Woman Rose J Patterson 91 Dies
Rose J Patterson 91 of Marengo died Wednesday at Rose Haven Nursing Home. Her survivors include two sons Duane and Edwin and four daughters Dorothy Norma Jean Harlene. She had 18 grandchildren 29 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren. Services 10 am Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Burial at Marengo Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 pm Friday at Hoover Valentines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil J. Bluemle
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Amana
Florence
Ruth Ann Walton
Pamela Brown
Belle Plaine
James
Elmhurst
Ill
Art
New Hampton
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Hrabak's
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rose J. Patterson
Rose Haven
Marengo
Duane
Edwin
Ladora
Dorothy Johnson
Norma Young
Jean Rosland
Phoenix
Ariz
Harlene Olson
Marshalltown
Anna Bean
Williamsburg
First United Methodist Church
Hoover-Valentine’s
Marengo Cemetery
Monticello Woman Wilma Ireland 73 Dies at Home
Wilma Ireland 73 of Monticello died Tuesday at her residence after a sudden illness. Survived by son Gordon Snyder Colo four sisters Mrs Clarence Taylor Olin Mrs Robert Duncan Anamosa Ethel Craig Monticello and Mrs Eldon Christensen Iowa City. Services Friday 11 am Goettsch's friends may call today afternoon. Burial Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie M. Zabokitsky Differding
Walker
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Darwin Differding
Collins Radio
Bishop's Cafeteria
Walker American Legion Auxiliary
Carrie Zabokrtsky
Marie Winn
Carol Nelson
Center Point
Loren Zabokrtsky
Walker Bible Church
Merle A. Pederson
Walker Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral
Wilma Ireland
Gordon
Snyder
Colo
Clarence Taylor
Olin
Robert Duncan
Anamosa
Ethel Craig
Monticello
Eldon Christensen
Iowa City
Goettsch’s
Oakwood Cemetery
Obituaries for Molly Mueller, Thomas Schofield, and Nicholson Jr.
Molly Amalie Mueller 89 died in Guttenberg Care Center. Survived by Otto Herzog of Portland and Lydia Kohles of Anderlangenstadt with services at St. John's Lutheran Church and burial in Guttenberg City Cemetery. Thomas H. Schofield 84 died at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital with services at Tuecke-Allyn's and burial at Taylorville Cemetery. Infant Kevin Edward Nicholson Jr. was stillborn. services pending at White's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalie
Molly” Mueller
Guttenberg Care Center
Otto Herzog
Portland
Ore
Lydia Kohles
Anderlangenstadt
Germany
St. John's Lutheran Church
Guttenberg City Cemetery
Tuecke-Allyn's
Kevin Edward Nicholson Jr
Kevin
Janelle Nicholson
White's
Ethel King 75 Dies. Rites Friday in Ottumwa
Ethel King 75 died Tuesday at her sister's home in Ottumwa. Survived by four brothers Reginald Amos McHenry Unionville Mo Victor McHenry Overland Park Kan Jack McHenry Kansas City Kan and five sisters Vivian Wilson St Petersburg Fla Gayle Ingersoll LaPlata Mo Kathleen Halley Unionville Mo Juanita White Ottumwa Dixie Green Lancaster Mo Services Friday at 1 30 p m Hintz's with friends calling today Burial Woodlawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel King
Ottumwa
Reginald
Amos McHenry
Unionville
Victor McHenry
Overland Park
Kan
Jack McHenry
Kansas City
Vivian Wilson
St. Petersburg
Fla
Gayle Ingersoll
LaPlata
Kathleen Halley
Juanita White
Dixie Green
Lancaster
Hintz
Fousek 69 dies. services set at St. Marys Church
Fousek, 69, died Monday evening at Elkader Care Center. Survived by four sons Victor Fond du Lac WI Ronald Thousand Oaks CA Roger Dawson MN Thomas Lindsay CA a sister Vera Nodurft Strawberry Point 13 grandchildren and a great granddaughter. Services Friday 10 a.m. at St Marys Catholic Church. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Robersons with a Scripture service at 7 p.m. Burial at Strawberry Point Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fousek
Elkader Care Center
Victor
Fond du Lac
Wis
Ronald
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Roger
Dawson
Minn
Thomas
Lindsay
Vera Nodurft
Strawberry Point
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Roberson’s
Strawberry Point Cemetery
State officials defend electro fishing at Governor's Fishing Tournament
Iowa officials admit sheepshead were captured by electric shock for the Guttenberg event but say the method is legal and standard. The party, attended by Governor Branstad, used the fish for a fry as part of Iowa Rivers Month activities while critics question legality and ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly Jim Mayer Sazette Outdoor
Sharon Linderwell
Coggon
Guttenberg
Mississippi River
Jim Mayhew
The
Commission
the Gazette
Iawa
Mayhew
Gazette
Manchester
Des Moines
Conover
Evans
Fisheries Section
Lock and Dam
Boone River
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Americans keep reading at high levels despite TV rise
Despite fears about television, Americans continue to read as much as ever with rising book and magazine sales and record library use. Studies show shifts in who reads what, with women reading more, non fiction thriving, and reading becoming more specialized amid an expanding publishing field and steady newspaper circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New York
John Dessauer
Center For Book Research
University of Scranton
Pennsylvania
Dessauer
Marvin Gropp
Magazine Publishers Association
Simmons Media Research Bureau Inc
Naked man with gun storms Cherokee packing plant demands halt
Reed Eugene Fedderson, 27, a former Wilson Foods employee, walked into a guard shack at the Wilson packing plant in Cherokee Iowa with a shotgun demanding the plant be closed and workers leave. He was captured after authorities pursued him to the cutting room. a hand wound from a bullet fragment was treated. He faces charges of second degree kidnapping going armed with intent to commit bodily harm and terrorism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee
Iowa
Wilson Foods Corp
Cherokee County
Bud Stroud
Reed Eugene Fedderson
Wilson
Ida Grove
Warren Fassler
Stroud
Fedderson
Fassler
Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center
Vital Statistics Sept 7 Births and Addresses
Birth notices list Kay and Richard Riehl of 3919 14th Ave SE with a daughter Joycelyn and Douglas Wolfe of Lisbon with a daughter. Jennifer and Charles Godbey of 4520 Midway Drive NW with a son. Debra and Daniel Barnhardt of Solon with a daughter. Hope and Michael Dighton of 3000 J St SW with a son. Barbara and Reginald Bean of Center Point with a son. Luann and Randy Klocke of 435 Norwich Rd SW with a son. An Nyack N Y entry notes Janene and David Hunt with a daughter. Grandparents named include Vance and Marilyn Kolosik of Springville and Paul and Mary Hunt of Oelwein. Several Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon pairs listed. Police, fire, and emergency logs note incidents at 4545 Weing Rd NE, 3201 Iowa Ave SE, 4812 Ozark St NE, and 108 First St SE with times from 3:08 to 3:26 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra
Daniel Barnhardt
Solon
Hope
Michael Dighton
J St
Barbara
Reginald Bean
Center Point
Luann
Randy Klocke
Norwich Road SW
Nyack
N.Y
Janene
David Hunt
Vance
Marilyn Kolosik
Springville
Paul
Mary Hunt
Oelwein
Iowa Ave. SE
Ozark St. NE
First St. SE
Tip to cushion garage pole to prevent car door chips
A tip for homeowners with a double car garage and a central metal pole. Wrap each pole with carpet pieces and secure them with carpet tape from hardware stores to prevent door chips and scratches.
Also Mentioned on This Page
METRO
Herbert Warren Usher
Weslaco
Texas
Harlingen
L. Joan Williams
Palo
Penick and Ford
Trinity United Methodist Church
American Legion
Hanford Post
Eagles
Barbara Hinz
Denise Patrick
Debra Ottsen
Stillwater
Okla
Ted
Vinton
Maggie Lint
Viola Sanders
Elsie Sanders
Dolores Kindred
Earl
Elza
Shellsburg
David Ottsen
Elmer B. Cox
Centerville
Mable Christensen
Penick and Ford Ltd
Eagles Lodge
Kingston
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Richard N. Jessen
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Donald O. Torgler
14Th Ave
Carol E. Hofford
Koch Bros
All Saints Catholic Church
Don Lee
Medford
Alan H
Lindsay Sand
Sarah
Alison
Edmund J. Becker
James Blockinger
Dale Rausch
American Legion Hanford Post
Stewart Funeral Home
All Saints Memorial Fund
29Th St. SE
Violet Oldrich
St Luke's Hospital
Vernon
Arlene Bader
Naomi Soppe
Judy Rundle
Mount Vernon
Verna Bietz
Hopkinton
Robert
Beulah Hasler
Wanda Minter
Belvidere
Peace United Church of Christ
Goettsch's
Barnes City
Bertha A. Chandler
New Sharon Care Center
Bill Utt
United Methodist Church
Indianapolis
What Cheer
Harden
Kalona
Cheryl Carroll
Atlanta
Crawford- Long Memorial Hospital
Los Angeles County Receiving Hospital
Los Angeles
Lowell Lange
Wesley Robb
San Pablo
Samuel Perkins
Excelsior
Joseph Austin
California
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Johnson Lang's
Thomas H. Schofield
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
Nellie
Shirley Moore
Garnaville
Howard
Taylorville Cemetery
Arlington
Kay
Richard Riehl
14Th Ave. SE
Joycelyn
Douglas Wolfe
Lisbon
St. Luke's
Jennifer
Charles Godbey
Midway Drive
Kurtis R. Anderson
Cindy L. Castleberry
Kent B. Brooke
Michelle C. van Volkenburg
Rodney J. Thomas
Gail A. Ferguson
William A. Congleton
Lynn M. Wagner
Glenn
A. McClinticki
Linda S. Hinshaw
Hiawatha
Lee E. Joyce
Brenda L. Gienapp
Marion
Keith R. Benton
Christine K. Traver
William Dobbins
Ann L. Dundon
Douglas P. Randall
Connie K. Hertz
Weing Road
Diai 911
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
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