Archive - Mar 2014

Burnita D. Young, 98, of Solon died Thursday, March 6, 2014, at the Solon Care Center. Services were held on March 10 at the Solon United Methodist Church. The Rev. Scott Kober officiated. Burial was at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Genevieve Skotowski, 87, died March 4, 2014, at the Solon Nursing Care Center. A funeral mass was held Wednesday, March 12, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Rockford, Ill. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery in Rockford.
Genevieve was born Sept. 22, 1926, in Poland, the daughter of Valeria and Edward Marcinkowski. She married Stanley Skotowski on Oct. 12, 1947, in Hanover, Germany. Both Stanley and Genevieve had been prisoners of war in Germany during World War II. They moved to Rockford, Ill., in 1950 and became U.S. citizens on April 11, 1956.

ulia A. Dean Miltner, 96, longtime Lake Macbride and Melrose Meadows resident, died peacefully Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Lantern Park Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 7 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Iowa City, with Father John Spiegel officiating. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Iowa City Hospice or Mayor’s Youth Empowerment Program.

Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the siren turns the minutes to hours?
As detailed last week, Sabra suffered a stroke completely out of the blue on a recent Saturday afternoon. She called 911 and the emergency dispatchers called me. I arrived at the house just in time to see her being wheeled out and followed the ambulance to the hospital. At first the van with the big red crosses and “emergency vehicle” stenciled on all sides drove at the speed limit but suddenly the sirens and lights came on and it took off at full speed.

IOWA CITY– The Salvage Barn, operated by Friends of Historic Preservation, announced it is now accepting vendor applications for the First Annual Reuse-Themed Craft Fair, Craft Your Environment, which will be held Saturday, April 19, at the East Side Recycling Center, 2401 Scott Blvd. SE in Iowa City, from noon until 5 p.m. The signature event is part of the Earth Day Celebrations occurring throughout the month of April at the East Side Recycling Center.