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Three Die After Crash Near Sumner Friday Afternoon
A two car crash three miles east on 93 and one mile north of Sumner Friday afternoon killed Lavonne Sparks Lewig, 22, and Arnold Lewig, 22. Lavonne died Saturday night from skull fracture and lacerations. Arnold died Friday. Lavonne, former Lavonne Sparks of Cedar Rapids, born June 27 1932 at Bertram, married Lavonne Sparks in 1953 and served in the army. Arnold, born in Alpha, survived by his parents, three sisters and two brothers. Both had connections to Cedar Rapids and Sumner communities.
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Sumner
Arnold Lewig
Cedar Rapids
Lavonne Sparks
Bertram
David Sparks
Alpha
Irvin Lewis
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Melvin Slaughter
Doris
Laura
Robert
Laverne
Robert Aschbrenner
Sumner Hospital
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Spring Fountain
Herman and
Wilhelmina Aschbrenner
Berlin
Wis
Louise Meyer
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
City Street Department
Oelwein Chemical Co
Ella Willes
Nashua
Arnold Tiedt
Ronald Rathe
Marvin Huebner
Readlyn
Earl Springhorn
Wichita, Kan
Walter
Paul
Waterloo
Rev
Arnold
Shellsburg
Clarence
Anamosa