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DONALD “SONNY” IRLBECK, 72, of Coon Rapids (1-7-12)

Obituaries

January 4th, 2012 by Jim Field

DONALD “SONNY” IRLBECK, 72, of Coon Rapids died Wednesday, January 4th at Manning Regional Healthcare Center.  Funeral services for Donald “Sonny” Irlbeck will be held on Saturday,January 7th at 10:30 am at the Annunciation Church in Coon Rapids.  Johnson & Woodhouse Funeral Home in Coon Rapids has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home, with a prayer service at 7:00 pm.

Burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Dedham.

Donald “Sonny” Irlbeck is survived by:

Wife: Elaine of Coon Rapids

Daughters: Julie Irlbeck of Council Bluffs & Jill Irlbeck of Council Bluffs

Brother: Edward Irlbeck, Jr. of Dedham

Sisters: Katherine Dentlinger of Coon Rapids, Angeline Gassman of Lake City, Doreen Biederman of Council Bluffs

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EMMERT “PETE” PETERSEN, 87, of Coon Rapids (1-6-12)

Obituaries

January 4th, 2012 by Jim Field

EMMERT “PETE” PETERSEN, 87, of Coon Rapids died Tuesday, January 3rd at the St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll.  Funeral services for Emmert “Pete” Petersen will be held on Friday, January 6th at 10:30 am at the Ascension Lutheran Church in Coon Rapids.  Johnson & Woodhouse Funeral Home in Coon Rapids has the arrangements.

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Visitation is Thursday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the funeral home.

Burial in the Scranton Township Cemetery.

Emmert “Pete” Petersen is survived by:

Wife: Juanita of Coon Rapids

Children: Vicki Garnes of Coon Rapids, Judy Bishop of Carroll, Donna Seaman of Marshalltown, Robert Killeen of Audubon, Pat Burt of Webster City

13 Grandchildren

21 Great-Grandchildren

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Thieves hit heartland food bank

News

January 4th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Food banks are already dealing with a rise in demand and a drop in donations but troubles are compounded for the Food Bank for the Heartland. The non-profit group, serving western Iowa and eastern Nebraska, was targeted by thieves. Spokesman Brian Barks says they recently moved to a new building in Omaha and discovered vandals ripping into the air conditioning and heat units at the old building. Barks says, “It was during the inspection, prior to the closing of the building, that it was discovered that all of the copper had been ripped out of a number of the units on the roof of the building.” Repairing the damage may cost 90-thousand dollars. Barks says they are hoping insurance will pay for the damage but have a back-up plan in place.

Barks says, “That money would be going into our endowment fund but if we do have to pay it out of pocket, that money will be going to pay for new units.” No arrests have been made. The Food Bank for the Heartland serves 93 counties in Nebraska and Iowa, distributing nine-million pounds of food a year though more than 300 food pantries, emergency shelters, after-school programs, senior housing sites and rehabilitation centers. Learn more about the charity at: “www.omahafoodbank.org”.

(Matt Kelley/Radio Iowa)

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Iowa OT Reiff Declares for NFL Daft

Sports

January 4th, 2012 by Jim Field

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa offensive tackle Riley Reiff has announced he has declared for the NFL draft.

The Gazette in Cedar Rapids reports the 23-year-old native of Parkston, S.D., confirmed his decision Tuesday.

The 6-foot 6-inch 300 pound Reiff was a first-team all-Big Ten pick this fall and second-team as a junior. He is projected by many to be a first-round pick.

He played four years for the Hawkeyes, starting for nearly three full-seasons. He was red-shirted his freshman year, keeping him eligible for four more seasons, and next season would have been his final year of eligibility.

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DARRELL J. SPENCER, 68, of Atlantic (no services)

Obituaries

January 4th, 2012 by Jim Field

DARRELL J. SPENCER, 68, of Atlantic died Tuesday, January 3 at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center.  Per his request, cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time for Darrell J. Spencer.  Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic is assisting the family.

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RONALD DEAN PILCHER, 71, of Ankeny – formerly of Adair (1-6-12)

Obituaries

January 4th, 2012 by Jim Field

Ronald Dean Pilcher, 71, of Ankeny (formerly of Adair) died Monday, January 2, 2012 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.  Funeral services for Ronald Dean Pilcher will be Friday, January 6 at 2:00 pm at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 517 SW Des Moines St, Ankeny.  Ankeny Funeral Home has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ankeny Funeral Home, 1510 W. 1st St., Ankeny.

Burial at Ankeny Memorial Gardens.

Ron Pilcher is survived by:

Wife: Barbara (formerly Crozier) Pilcher of Ankeny

Children: Aaron (Jill) Pilcher, Michael (Jeannie) Pilcher, Teresa (fiancé Matt Shelton) Pilcher, and Eric (Jayme) Pilcher all of Ankeny

Sister: Carol Ann (Frank) Weiss of Cincinnati, OH

Brother: Robert Eugene Pilcher of Newton.

Mother-in-law: Virginia Crozier of Adair

Brother-in-law: Tom Crozier of Adair

4 Grandchildren

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.

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$37-MILLION EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT NECESSARY AFTER 2011 FLOODING IN WESTERN IA

News

January 4th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Congressman Tom Latham today (Wednesday) commended the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision to award Iowa an emergency relief grant of more than $37.4-million to repair roads damaged by historic flooding in 2011 along the Missouri River. Latham, Chairman of the U.S. House Transportation/HUD Appropriations Subcommittee, announced the grant after Iowa officials filed a request for the emergency relief earlier in 2011.  

Latham said throughout the summer he saw firsthand the flood damage in western and southwestern Iowa and spoke with the Iowans whose lives were disrupted by the disaster. He says “The flood dealt serious damage to the transportation infrastructure that is critical to the flow of commerce in western Iowa.  This emergency relief funding is absolutely necessary to help repair and rebuild these roads and highways and restore certainty to Iowa’s local economies.”

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Iowa State Hires Messingham as Offensive Coordinator

Sports

January 4th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State has named wide receivers coach Courtney Messingham as its offensive coordinator. Messingham replaces Tom Herman, who left to become the offensive coordinator for Urban Meyer at Ohio State. Messingham has spent three seasons under coach Paul Rhoads, coaching tight ends in 2009 and 2010. Messingham is a Waterloo, Iowa native and played at Northern Iowa. He was the head coach at Upper Iowa from 2003-04 and an assistant at Southern Mississippi and Missouri State before joining the Cyclones. Rhoads says in a statement that Messingham has earned the promotion through his hard work as a  coach and recruiter. Rhoads says there’s no timetable for hiring a receivers coach to replace Messingham.

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MAX MACKRILL, 76, of Adair (Svcs 1-6-2012)

Obituaries

January 4th, 2012 by admin

MAX MACKRILL, 76, of Adair, died Monday, January 2nd, 2012 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.  Memorial services for MAX MACKRILL will be held Friday, January 6th at 11:00am at the United Methodist Church in Adair.  Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home will be from 5-7pm Thursday (Jan. 5th).

A private family burial is planned.

MAX MACKRILL is survived by:

His wife – Grace Mackrill, of Adair.

His sons – Perry Mackrill & life partner Tim Condon, of Sante Fe, NM; Kirk (Linda) Mackrill, and Troy Mackrill, all of Adair.

And 3 grandchildren.

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Bachmann quits race, says she’ll fight for issues

News

January 4th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Michele Bachmann is quitting the Republican presidential campaign, saying she’s “decided to stand aside” in the wake of her sixth place finish in the Iowa precinct caucuses. Speaking deliberatively at a news conference in Des Moines, Bachmann said she had “no regrets” whatsoever and said she ran her race with integrity and will continue to fight for the causes she emphasized on the campaign trail.

It has been a long, deep slide for the Minnesota congresswoman, who enjoyed a high point in her campaign when she won a Republican straw poll in Ames, Iowa several months ago. In her statement, Bachmann referred repeatedly to “Obamacare” and said the Republican Party must not miss a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to repeal both the sweeping health care law under Obama’s watch and the financial regulation law known as Dodd-Frank.

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