Deaths Linn County Bruce R. Miller 71
Bruce Randolph Miller 71 of 323 Fleetwood Dr SW died Friday at Mercy Hospital after a sudden illness. Born July 22, 1914 in Cedar Rapids he married Emilie Kolarik on March 20 1938 in Cedar Rapids. He worked 15 years at Collins Radio and 25 years at Bendix retiring 1977. Services Monday Brush Chapel. Burial Czech National Cemetery. Memorials to American Heart Association.
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Bruce Randolph Miller
Fleetwood Dr
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Emilie Kolarik
Collins Radio
Bendix
Sylmar
Calif
Brush Chapel
Robert Bromley
First Christian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Eastern Iowa Deaths Chronicle Local Obituaries
Lela H Potts 92 former rural schoolteacher died in St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids memorials to her. Louis Saver 74 died in St Francis Hospital Waterloo services pending. Maria E Squier 78 died after extended illness survived by family and long career at Westinghouse Learning Corp. Private graveside service at Memory Gardens. Stephen Andrew Ballant Jr 79 retired tailor died at home services Monday Vernon's burial Oakland Cemetery. Melvin A Flagel 73 retired truck driver died Mercy Hospital Dubuque burial St John's Cemetery Bellevue. Gertrude Hayden 78 died John McDonald Hospital services pending. Myrtle C Flaskerud 91 died Aase Haugen Home services Monday burial Phelps Cemetery. Hazel J Finch 92 piano teacher died Oelwein burial Fairbank Cemetery. Arnold Thon 53 auto mechanic died heart condition services Monday Smiths burial Ewart Cemetery.
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Lela H. Potts
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Russell's
Belle Plaine
Winslow Cemetery
Maria E. Squier
Chipman
England
Kenneth A. Squier
Valley Junction
Iowa
Westinghouse Learning Corp
Iowa City
Coralville
Nebraska City
Neb
Memory Gardens
George L. Gay
Stephen Andrew Ballant Jr
Edna
Vernon’s
Oakland Cemetery
Melvin A. Flagel
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Nola
LaVerne
Viola Goettler
Baldwin
Rita Knock
Eulane Walker
Maquoketa
Kenneth
First Lutheran Church
St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
Bellevue
Carson’s
Hazel J. Finch
Oelwein
Clyde Sanborn
Daisy Liebe
First Baptist Church
Fairbank Cemetery
Brant-Kerns-Jamison’s
Arnold Thon
Grinnell General Hospital
Just Country Band
Sherry Beam
Des Moines
Betty Latcham
Grinnell
Barbara Meredith
Scarsboro
Smith’s
Ewart Cemetery
Four Iowa obituary notices and memorial services listed
Multiple brief death notices from Iowa communities: Doyle Bennett of Hawkeye dies at 65 with services at Trinity Lutheran Church and burial at Elgin Cemetery. Lee R. Burris of Wellman dies after a long illness with WWII service and Burris Guest House history. Augusta W. Smith of Newhall dies at 85 with church services and a memorial fund. John F. Clemens 67 a railroader dies, services at Sacred Heart. Sylvia B. Ackerlund 68 a retired teacher dies in Iowa City with church services and cemetery burial.
Wellman and Beyer Little Obituaries
Kathryn Eimen Wellman 67 died Friday after a lengthy illness at Parkview Manor. Survived by husband Paul son Peter New Hope Minnesota daughter Deborah Iowa City two sisters and two grandchildren. Services 2 p m Sunday Asbury United Methodist Church. Burial Wellman Cemetery. Memorials to church. Ethel Beyer Little 89 died Friday afternoon at Simpson Memorial Home after extended illness. Survived by two daughters Barbara Ann Nichols Ann Arbor and Marguerite Shewman St Louis a son Robert West Liberty stepdaughter Mabel Mullins Livingston Tenn two sisters Ruth Tripp Salina and Lillian Scott West Liberty four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 1 30 p m Monday West Liberty United Methodist Church. Call noon Sunday at Snider s. Burial Oak Ridge Cemetery.
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Doyle Bennett
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Iowa City
Bennett
Tap
Audrey
Harold Bennett
Elgin
Edith Schupbach
Ross Robertson
Des Moines
Marvin
Carney
Okla
Robert
West Palm Beach
Fla
Kevin
Decorah
Kirk
Hawkeye
Beverly Barker
Barbara Hyde
Betty Miller
Augusta W. Smith
Newhall
Esther VonAhsen
Helen VonAhsen
Wilbur Faas
Marengo
Bertha Weiss
Victor
Edna Teggatt
Williamsburg
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Uhlmann’s
Sylvia B. Ackerlund
University Hospitals
Betty Osincup
Washington
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones
Our Lord’s Lutheran
Collinsville
Ill
Halcyon House
Kathryn E. Eimen
Parkview Manor
Paul
Peter
New Hope
Minn
Deborah
Carolyn Spencer
Pasadena
Calif
Ann Major
Wheaton
Asbury United Methodist Church
Powell’s
Wellman Cemetery
Ethel Beyer Little
Simpson Memorial Home
Barbara Ann Nichols
Ann Arbor
Mich
Marguerite Shewman
St. Louis
West Liberty
Mabel Mullins
Livingston
Tenn
Ruth Tripp
Salina
Kan
Lillian Scott
West Liberty United Methodist Church
Snider’s
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Cedar Rapids parks and Bever Park Zoo to close for winter
The Bever Park Zoo closes its season this Sunday and Cedar Rapids public golf courses stop tee time reservations after today though courses stay open. All city parks close Tuesday and water will be shut off as crews winterize buildings. Pavilion reservations end though Mohawk and Manhattan shelters take winter rates. Seminole Valley Campground remains open if weather permits and garden plots must be cleared by October 15.
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Bever Park Zoo
Cedar Rapids
Mohawk
Manhattan
Seminole Valley
Soviet defector reveals spy dust used by Soviets in Moscow
Vitaly Yurchenko, a high ranking KGB defector, disclosed that the Soviet Union used nitrophenylpentadienal, a mutagenic chemical known as NPPD, to track U S diplomats in Moscow. The State Department publicly accused the Soviets, based on CIA and FBI findings.
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Washington
KGB
U.S
Moscow
State Department
Vitaly Yurchenko
Italy
Yurchenko
CIA
FBI
Soviet Union
United States
Ex-Iowa City priest. drug charge dismissed after probation
The Rev. Daniel Mackey, former associate pastor, had a Linn County charge for obtaining Percodan by false prescription dismissed after he completed a two year good behavior period. The case highlighted issues when a defendant's attorney supervises probation. Police later reported large quantities of cocaine Valium and marijuana found in a Chicago hotel room during related actions.
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Iowa City
Daniel Mackey
Linn District Court
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Mackey
John Ehrhart
Ehrhart
William Thomas
Thomas
Illinois
Chicago
St. Wenceslaus
Johnson County
Holy Land
Iowa
Inmate in Cedar Rapids Penitentiary in Critical Condition
Ernest Randall, 22, an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, drank disinfecting fluid in the maximum security unit. He was hospitalized in Fort Madison then airlifted to University Hospitals Iowa City. Randall, serving a 15 year term for second degree arson and making a false report, had previously threatened Gov. Branstad. The incident is under investigation by prison officials and the Division of Criminal Investigation.
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Fort Madison
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Penitentiary
Ernest Randall
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Division of Criminal Investigation
Randall
Linn
Lee
Terry Branstad
Vital statistics births at Mercy and St Luke's
Sept 25 to 27 births listed for Mercy and St Luke's hospitals. Newborns include daughters and sons to families in Clarence Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids Marion and Cedar Rapids area, with parent names and street addresses provided. Occurring dates include Sept 25 Sept 26 and Sept 27.
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Mercy
Dawn
Michael LeGrand
Clarence
Laurie
Mabry Long
Cedar Dr. NW
Connie
Rex Miller
Mount Vernon
Lorie
Daniel Mitchell
Cedar Rapids
Third Ave
Third Street
16Th Avenue
Sixth St
Lewises Adopt Korean Son At 44% Months Old
Diane and Jim Lewis of 6513 Min den Lane NE adopted a son from Korea. The child is 44% months old.
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Diane
Jim Lewis
Minden Lane
Korea
Cedar Rapids area names listed in court filing
The document lists multiple pairs of individuals and their residences across Cedar Rapids Duncan Oklahoma Coralville Troy Mills Nor way Salt Lake City Utah as part of the filing. Names include Paul R Garlinghouse Leann D Hinker Stephen L Belland Shannon M Sanders David W Hamilton Laurie L Berstler Eddie R Porter Cynthia K Winchell Michael Y Spangler Clarence Deborah S Geiger Alan J Powell Linda S Takes David G Taylor Kim M Price Mark M Brecht Nancy A Devereux Michael J Doutrie and Janice E Riha.
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Paul R. Garlinghouse
Leann D. Hinker
Stephen L. Belland
Shannon M. Sanders
David W. Hamilton
Laurie L. Berstler
Eddie R. Porter
Cynthia K. Winchell
Cedar Rapids
Michael Y. Spangler
Clarence
Deborah S. Geiger
Alan J. Powell
Duncan
Okla
Linda S. Takes
Coralville
David G. Taylor
Kim M. Price
Troy Mills
Mark M. Brecht
Nancy A. Devereux
Norway
Michael J. Doutré
Janice E. Riha
Salt Lake City
Utah
Dissolutions Listed for Multiple Couples
Legal notices list dissolutions for Joanne L Slaymaker Jr Burton S Slaymaker Jr Joan and William Horsfall Jenny Lynn Ciha and Gregory Paul Ciha confirming end of domestic unions.
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Joanne L
Burton S. Slaymaker Jr
Joan and
William Horsfall
Jenny Lynn
Gregory Paul Ciha
Local Fire Log Lists Multiple Medical and Electrical Incidents
The report details a series of incidents across multiple addresses from Wednesday through Thursday including gasoline leak, odor in a dryer, electrical shorts, overheated motors, and numerous medical emergencies. Notable sites include 3601 Northwood Dr NE, 2010 Glass Rd NE, 7003 Waterbury Ln NE, 1611 Center Point Rd NE, and 2801 Schultz Dr NW among others.
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Northwood Dr
Glass Rd
Waterbury Lane
C St
Center Point Rd
First Ave
Edgewood Rd
Sixth Ave
Sixth Street
16Th Avenue
Schultz Dr
Pollen Count in Comfort Zone Ends Iowa Count Year
The University of Iowa reports a 24 hour pollen count of 3 ending at 9 a.m. Friday placing it in the comfort zone. Friday marks the final pollen reading of the year for the university's measure.
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University of Iowa
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American Heart Association
Seventh Ave
Marion
Fred A. Schenk
Central City United Methodist Church
Mark Oliver
Mount Clark Cemetery
Commercial St
Central City
Clutier
Louis Saver
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Overton’s
Traer
Oaklawn Cemetery
Faith United Church of Christ
Manchester
Monticello
Gertrude Hayden
John McDonald Hospital
Goettsch’s
Myrtle C. Flaskerud
Aase Haugen
Joseph
Arlene Tveter
Ruth Branhagen
Pearl Gilbertson
Ridgeway
Almer Wheatman
Bea Luzum
Phelps Cemetery
Steine’s
Fairbank
Lee R. Burris
Maggard St
Wellman
Leroy
Grace Bryant
Burris
Alice
Leslie
Farmer City
Lindon
East Hazelcrest
Juanita Elson
Kokomo
Ind
Mattie Covey
Decatur
Mildred Mannsmith
Shirley Pratt
Carroll Ward
Albia
Beckman-Callahan’s
John F. Clemens
Chicago Great Western
Chicago North Western
Violet Mae
John
Atlanta
Bill
Oklahoma City
Howard
Palatine
Tom
Diamond Bar
Mike
Jim
Ottumwa
Maxine Frost
Cedar Falls
Mary Brydon
Houston
Texas
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Woodlawn
C.R. Parks
Los Angeles Times
Oleg Gordievski
London
Redwood City
Janice Hooker
Cameron Hooker
Mrs. Hooker
Mr. Hooker
Hooker
Red Bluff
Christine McGuire
Roland Krekier
Gazette Courts Reporter
Illinois Lottery
Springfield, Ill
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
ST. Lukes
Miriam
James Kemp
41St St
Cynthia
Stephan Ryssemus
34Th St
Stephanie Stickley
36Th Ave
Denise
Michael Easley
Summerfield Lane
Apt. C
Victoria
Robert McCue
12Th St
Pierson’s Flowershop
Sec A
Ellis Boulevard
East 395
Center Pt. Rd
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