Archive - 1969

I keep hearing statements that, at first, seem to be perfectly logical but, upon reflection, don’t make sense at all. A month or two ago, I heard two vastly different films touted as “classics.” One was a new animated movie which was described as being “a new seasonal classic” and the other was Ken Burns’ documentary about the Civil War. I find it difficult to believe that two such diverse films have enough in common to be described by the same adjective.

Edward Gruwell, 78, of North Liberty, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011, at his home in North Liberty.
Visitation was held May 24 at Lensing Funeral Home in Iowa City. Memorials can be directed to the “Edward Gruwell memorial fund.”
Edward was born April 8, 1933, in Cedar County, the son of Francis and Freda (Pedersen) Gruwell.
Edward was an electrician all of his life.

Donald Oberbroeckling, 81, of Garnavillo, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. Funeral services were held May 24 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Garnavillo, with the Rev. Marvin Bries officiating. Interment was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Garnavillo.

Harriett Jean Davis Tripp, 86, of Iowa City, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, at her daughter’s home in the presence of her children. In accord with her wishes, cremation and a celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Her body has been donated to the University of Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Iowa City Hospice, Planned Parenthood, or the University of Iowa College of Nursing.

The last two years Iowa’s assistant basketball coach Kirk Speraw lived in Iowa City, the Hawkeyes were Big Ten co-champions (1978-79) and went to the Final Four (1979-80).
Kirk was a senior on the Big Ten championship team that went 20-8, 13-5 in the Big Ten. He was voted the most inspirational player on that squad.
Kirk was a graduate assistant on the Final Four team that was led by Ronnie Lester. The Hawks finished 23-8, 10-8 (fourth place) in the Big Ten.
Kirk is back as an assistant coach now after being head coach at Central Florida for the last 17 years.