Archive - Mar 2012

Guy Luther Sleep, 82, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Friday, March 2, 2012, at his home.
He was born on Feb. 14, 1930, in rural Taylor County, to Harley Aden Sleep and Mabel (Parker) Sleep. He and his wife moved to Bella Vista, Ark., in 2000 from Anamosa. He was a member of the Bella Vista Community Church.
Local survivors include his daughter, Kathy (Patrick) Francois.
A memorial service was held March 5 at the Bella Vista Community Church, with the Rev. Dr. Anna Teel and hospice chaplain Chuck Bengtson officiating.

LaMarr Earl Scofield, 91, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. Services were held March 5 at Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel. Burial was at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. William B. Harnish officiated.
Local survivors include his son Dennis (Roxanne) Scofield of Shueyville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Berniece Scofield; a daughter, Janet Scofield; and a brother, Laverne Scofield.

Paul D. Dykstra, 62, of Tipton, died March 2 of pancreatic cancer peacefully surrounded by family at home.
At his request his body will be cremated with interment at a later date. There was a celebration of life March 10 at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City.
Paul was born on Oct. 21, 1949, in Orange City, to Dick and Grace (Lems) Dykstra. In 1982 Paul moved to Iowa City and started Iowa City Landscaping with his brother Dennis Dykstra, and sister-in-law, Linda Dykstra. Paul served as the president of Iowa City Landscaping for the last 30 years.

Richard Ball, 73, of Tiffin, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Country View Manor in North Liberty. Mass of Christian Burial was held March 7 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Coralville. The Rev. Walter Helms officiated. Burial will be private in St. Peter’s Cemetery in Cosgrove, at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to The Tiffin Fire Department/First Responders or Country View Manor in North Liberty.

At last Wednesday’s Solon City Council meeting, council member Ron Herdliska asked if the burning of yard waste had been a problem.
“Yes,” answered fellow member Brad Kunkel.
“No,” responded residents Sue Ballantyne and Karen Jensen from the audience.
And that just about covers it.
Kunkel has been pushing to ban the burning of yard and garden waste, hoping instead to expand the city’s curbside leaf collection to include tomato vines and dead annuals.