Monticello Area Obituary Roundup Quietly Honors Local Residents
Obituaries and funeral notices for Sylvan N. Bixby Mrs Catherine McDonough and others recount sudden deaths and services in Mt. Vernon Monticello Dubuque and Cedar Rapids. Survivors include spouses children and grandchildren with details on burial places and church services. The notices span Hopkinton Strawberry Point Monticello and surrounding towns with ages from 59 to 91. Further memorials note long hospital stays and family survivors across Iowa Illinois and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvan N. Bixby
Hopkinton
Mt. Vernon
Baxter Funeral Home
Bixby
Michael Donahue
Temple Hill
Michael
Lucille) Donahue
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
St. Peters Church
Robert Saunders
Donahue
John
Mary Donahue
Dubuque
Joseph
Onslow
Raymond
Alberta) Kalenowski
Chicago
William
Agnes) Callaha
Cascade
Vince
Darlene) Finn
Leo Supple
Sally Supple
Oak Park
Ill
Agnes Fuhrman
Bernie Lyngdal
Mel Rose Park
Herb Duffy
Marion
Clarence Donovan
Cedar Rapids
Virginia Catherine Donovan
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
John Paisley
St. John's Cemetery
Donovan
St. Louis
Linda
Frank P. McDonough
Frank P
Catherine) McDonough
St. Patrick’s Church
Louis V. McDonough
Mt. Oliver Cemetery
Six injured in gravel road traffic collision near Cass Center
Around 10 30 p m Thursday six people were hurt in a two car crash on a gravel road north of Cass Center. Mrs Marvin Kula and Denise suffered injuries prompting hospital overnight care while three Kula daughters had minor cuts and one was uninjured. Leonard Kula was also injured. Galen Etten of Monticello was the other driver. Two other Jones county crashes were noted by editors with limited details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Center
Marvin Kula
Denise
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Kula
Charlene
Leanna
Cathy
Willene
Leonard Kula
Jones County Marriage Licenses and Local Vehicle Listings
Minutes show marriage licenses issued for multiple couples including Shannon Wehling, Dirks, Muller, Hobert, and Harms in Monticello and surrounding areas. It also lists new cars and trucks registered with Jones County treasurer and police court and justice court dockets with multiple speeding and traffic fines.
Rotarians hear talk on Medicare benefits and concerns
Dr. L. D. Caraway spoke to Monticello Rotary Club about Medicare describing it as hospitalization coverage for everyone over 65 funded by Social Security. He warned of high costs, potential rationing by need, and dangers like overuse of hospitals and the rise of socialized medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Caraway
Monticello Rotarians
American Medical Association
Caraway
County Board Grants Pay Increases And Licenses
The Jones County Board of Supervisors approved pay raises for elected county officials under the new low wage law. Deputy sheriffs Larry Himes and Arnold Latuska set at 80 and 75 percent of the sheriff’s pay of 7000, effective July 4. First treasurer Gene Taylor report approved. investments authorized. Licenses issued include several Class C liquor permits and Class 1A and B beer licenses for Poplar Heights and others. cigarette licenses granted to multiple establishments. Henry Weseman reappointed as Olin Fire District trustee for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Larry Himes
Ralph Albaugh
Arnold Latuska
Gene Taylor
Taylor
Henry Weseman
Olin
Poplar Heights
Monticello
Club
Langworthy
the Rainbow
Ana
Medicare bill almost certain to pass predicts speaker
The speaker forecast the Medicare bill’s passage as nearly assured and urged replacing lawmakers who voted for it to secure changes. He condemned attempts by American medics to offer an improved bill as too late and warned reversal will be difficult once approved. President-elect Les Balster presided and noted no Rotary meeting July 5. Dr. R. W. Myers chaired the program. The group met at St. Luke's Methodist Church. WYOMING Legion Auxiliary to meet 8 p.m. Wednesday July 6 with new officers installed by past presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Balster
Rotary
R.W. Myers
St. Luke's Methodist Church
Wyoming
The
Legion Auxiliary
Marigene Wehling Weds Thomas J. Shannon in Iowa Ceremony
Marigene Wehling daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl C Wehling of Anamosa married Thomas Jay Shannon son of Mr and Mrs John W Shannon of Wyoming at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church rural Monticello. Rev Luther Wachholz officiated the double ring ceremony with Laurel Wilkens at the organ and Karen Kahle as soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marigene Wehling
Carl C.wehling
Anamosa
Thomas Jay Shannon
John W. Shannon
Wyoming
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Monticello
Luther Wachholz
Laurel Wilkens
Karen K. Kahle
Guttenberg
Joyce Griem
Cedar Rapids
Kleineck White Vows Solemnized At Sacred Heart Oxford Jct
Karen Ann Kleineck and David Lee White married in a Saturday ceremony at Sacred Heart church Oxford Jct officiated by Rev. Joseph Kissling. The bride wore a veiled silk organza gown with re embroidered lace and pearls. attendants wore blue satin sheath gowns. A 250 guest reception followed at the local elementary school. The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids after a southern states honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Jct
Karen Ann Kleineck
Robert Kleineck
David Lee White
Daniel White
Lost Nation
Sacred Heart Church
Oxford
Joseph Kissling
Jean Koranda
David Mizaur
Marilyn Kleineck
Cedar Rapids
Lyle Willett, Jr
Duane Feuss
Paula Lasack
Scott Armstrong
Walker
Russell Edwards
DeWitt
Lyle Willert, Jr
Doug Witte
Clinton
Richard Kleineck
Tom Lawson
Davenport
Judy Peckosh
Dennis von Sprecken
Steve Koranda
Leeanne Barnhart
Diane Hall
Marcia Benischek
Arnold Koranda
Patty Benhart
Waterloo
Matt Muller
Monticello
John Jacobsmeller
Pfc
Ralph Muller
Ft. Hood
Tex
John Jacobsmailer
Dean Muller
Castle Grove
Sacred Heart School
U.S. Navy
Jill Husmann Engaged to Thomas Brokaw Jr
Jill Marie Husmann of Scotch Grove announces her engagement to Thomas Clarke Brokaw Jr son of Mrs. Lester Schaeffer Monticello and the late Clarke Brokaw The couple will wed at St John Lutheran church on Saturday July 17 at 2 pm.
Civil Defense Series Session Tonight in Jones County
The third in a five part civil defense series will be held at 7 30 PM in the Jones county courthouse community room. Olin county training officer Quitteen M Davis of Olin will instruct, with sessions open to mayors council members county supervisors and civil defense personnel. Tonight covers shelters funds and nuclear physics with later meetings on decontamination and a July 15 talk by the State civil defense coordinator on the new town law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Quitteen M. Davis
Olin
Lovable Lingerie Sale At O'Day This Weekend
O'Day will host a Lovable lingerie sale this weekend per owner Mrs. Jennie Condit. The event features summer items and an advertisement on page A-2 provides details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Condit
Postel reunion gathers 63 at Anamosa Farm Bureau building
Sunday's Postel reunion at the Jones County Farm Bureau building Anamosa drew 63 attendees. Merle Postel Monticello was the oldest present Julie Isaacson traveled farthest from Indianola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postel
Jones County Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Merle Postel
Monticello
Julie Isaacson
John Isaacson
Indianola
Bill
Carl Morning
Dick Kettlesen
Andrew Tobiason
Rex Heiken
Robert Postel
Harold F. Postel
Brad
Tom Postel
Todd
Robert Lincoln
Ed Pospishil
Central City
Stanley Morning
Marion
Bill Warner
Cedar Rapids
Lynn Serbousek
Wapello
Keith Hersberger
Toddville
Sharon Gearhart
Harshbarger Muller wedding at St. Josephs Waterloo
Tom Harshbarger of Waterloo and Eldon Muller of Monticello married at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Waterloo in a double ring ceremony conducted by Msgr. Brady. The couple resides on Rural Route 2 Monticello after Groom’s Navy service and Farming work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Waterloo
Tom Harshbarger
Eldon Muller
Monticello
Msgr
Brady
Galen
Tom Muller
Jerome Manternacht
Loretta Maley
D. H. Harshbarger
Lions Club Installs New Officers In Monticello
The Monticello Lions club held a regular meeting to install new officers and approve wiring for the shelter house. Officers include Paul Lumpa as president and Sam Schuetz as first vice president, with Don Bergman and Earl McCaustland as other vice presidents, among others. The group announced committees for the year and set July 26 for a family picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Louis Hulseberg
Richard Good
Fd Meier
Lion Tamer
LaVern Llers
Ray Stumbaugh
Henry Adams
Charles Stubbe
Bud Bader
Don Bergman
L.C. Perkins
Darold Albright
Fair Stand
Sam Schuetz
Les Himebaugh
Jim Corwin
J. Benj. Wild
Howard Eldrenkamp
Gast
Lions Club
Linn
al Iben
Robert Ferrall
Martin Wade
Phillip Tuerken
Ken Moats
Gene Taylor
Ray Coyle
Harold Gattleaber
Dale Adams
LaVern Eilers
Con't
United Presbyterian Church Women Meet for Program
The United Presbyterian Church Women met Wednesday afternoon at the church. Mrs. Glenn Jones led the program with assistance from Mrs. William Schummer and Mrs. Clarence Hosford. Mrs. Elmer Anderson conducted the business meeting. The Ruth circle served as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Church
Glenn Jones
William Schummer
Clarence Hosford
Elmer Anderson
Ruth Circle
Monticello Neighbors Share News of Local Visits and Celebrations
The Monticello area reports guests and family gatherings. Larry McDonough and spouse celebrated their 10th anniversary with relatives visiting from multiple states. Visitors include the Rush family from California, John Cronin of St. Louis, and several Behrends, Smith, and Poppe relatives. Local tours, dinners, and hospital visits are noted among Monticello residents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry McDonough
McDonough
Patty Sue
Cindy
Ernie McDonough
Otto Smith
Bob McDonough
Chelsea
Don McDonough
Bill McDonough
LaVern Crowley
William Weitnauer
Doug
Monticello
Lillian Rush
Los Angeles
Calif
Carole Schoon to be Soloist at Monticello Band Concert
Carole Schoon will be the featured soloist at a Monticello band concert tonight at 8 in a band shell near the swimming pool. She will sing songs from The King and I. The stage band will perform Glen Miller favorites and a schedule includes several marches and popular tunes from Hall Hawkins Fillmore and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole Schoon
Monticello
Glen Miller
Gene Stence family among Monticello's new newcomers
The Gene Stence family Janis Gene and son Craig moved to Monticello in April from Guttenberg and now reside at 312 1/2 South Maple. Gene works in the part department at Wears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Gene Stence
Janis
Gene
Craig
Guttenberg
Wears
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa
Francis
William McDonough
Louis McDonough
Donald
Robert McDonough
Capser
Katie) Capser
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Eugene P. Lorenz
Grafton
N. D
Brighton
Thomas and
Bridget Murray Grace
Allen Miller
Boise
Idaho
Julia Dougherty
Ray C, Hoag
R. C, Hoag
Howard J. Eldrenkamp
Oakwood Cemetery
Jessie Hayes Hoag
Wayne Township
Adelbert
Arvilla Morrison Hayes
Ray C. Hoag
Hoag
Pythian Sisters
L. R
Steve) Hoag
Stuart H. Hoag
Thomas
Shirley) Eden
Leigh Clark
Roy Miller
Carl Schneider
T. E. Hamilton
Ernest Landis
Earl Griffith
Winifred Ketelsen
Winifred
Birdie) Williams Ketelsen
Wyoming Cemetery
Ketelsen
R. S. Williams
Dearborn Williams
A. D. Williiams
Ben Edwin Ketelsen
Kansas City
Harold Norton
Goettsch Funeral
Oakwood
Norton
Tom Davidson
Mary Beggs Barnts
Harold H. Norton
Des Moines
Davidson
Doris) Peck
Nell
Russell
Minnie White
Beaver Dam
Wis
Elsie Hawthorn
Leon
Pearl Schneider
Ray Otting
Vernon P.weber
Vernon P. Weber
St. Martin's Church
Calvary Cemetery
Weber
University Hospital
Iowa City
Cascade City
Cascade Red
Lillian Schlemme
Mary Vernon
B.V.M
Arlene
LaVern
Lawrence
Ronald
Dennis
Arthula
Arcola
Saskatchewan
Canada
Lewis
Prairieburg
Dawn Ann Zaruba
James Zaruba
Mayflower Cemetery
Ramon Booth
Maquoketa Hospital
Vernie Shedek
John Zaruba
Marion S. Dirks, Jr
Constance Lou Clark
James Joseph Muller
Mary Ann Hobert
Donald Eugene Harms
Diane Babette Woolfson
Route 1
Melvin C
Vera H. Mortensen
Dodge
Kenneth Brunscheen
Chevrolet
Howard Ambdenstock
Mechanicsville
Ford
Lawrence Conmey
Buick
Harold Platner
Lisbon
Mercury
Chevrolet-Olds Leasing Co
Laura Knepper
Glen A. Russell
Oldsmobile
Edwin H. Westphal
Arnold
Jeanette von Essen
David Norton
Vertus
Geneva Rohwedder
Warren B. Clark
Martello
Pontiac
William J. Hall
Olsmobile
Louis Lorenzen & Sons
Lloyd
Sharon Westphal
Chuck's Repair Shop
Energy Trailer
Huerter
Paul C, Jr
Sandr K
Langenberg
Galen P. Schoon
Janice Lee Hansen
Edward L
Shirley A. Orton
M. E. McCrabb
Larry Dean Ray
Joyce Catherine Welter
Harry Lee Ketelsen
Norman E. Preble
Fargo
S. D
Roger Perry
Sumner
Donald Wayne Cook
Houston
Richard Craig White
Larry I. Moore
Justice Court
C. F. Shimanek
Justice of the Peace
Kenneth B. Washburn
Louisville
Neb
Guy W. Erb
Rockford
James Joseph Green
Ryan
Theron Evans
Shenandoah
Ned Julius Walling
James R. Bronemann
Erro
Alba
Tom Shannon
Gary Culver
Harvey Oltmanns
Lowden
Larry Culver
Virgil Hinz
Pat Housman
Linda Tabor
Shirley Sonka
E. E
Glenn
Paul Behrends
R. G. Schellin
Shannon
Young School of Beauty
Powder Puff
Oxford Jc
I.B.M
Collins Radio
U. S. Marines
Ozarks
Tower Trailer Court
Oxford Jet
Paris Beauty Academy
Peg's
Oliphant’s
Air Force
Okinawa
Germany
Jill Husmann
Harshbarger- Muller
Lions
Mollee Williams
Ott Smith
Susan Smith
Monticello Community School
John Cronin
St. Loui
Ott Smiths
Ray Behrends
Brea
LaVern Behrends
Hermie Behrends
Otto Donovan
Amber
B. R. McElderry
Idlewild
Irving Hintz
William Hintz
Dr. McElderry
University of Iowa
Ronald Ross
Woodland Hills
Conrad Poppe
Donald Poppe
California
W. A. Shawe
Waco
Lawrence LaBarge
Frank Williams
Becky
Shane
Cora Moncrief
Excelsior Springs
Dale Griggs
Agnes M. Osgood
Mankato, Minn
Joe Chaloupka
Hall
Hawkins
Fillmore
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