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4A Iowa City Press-Citizen RECORDS Obituaries Gerald Eugene earthly journey ended Saturday, Novem- ber15 after a long illness. ACelebration gathering of life will be from 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Cele bration Farm on High- ay 1, here there ill be a Time of Reflection at 12:00 p.m. with Reverend Scott Kober presiding. A time for food and fellowship will follow.

Brosh Chapel in Solon is assisting the family. Jerry was born in Iowa ity, February 7, 1936 to George and Lucille (McBride) Hanson. He attended Iowa City schools graduating from City High with the Class of 1955. Jerry purchased the William Sewell Company, abuilding restoration usiness with his brother Robert, shortly after graduation. He became sole owner and restored cores of buildings in astern Iowa cities and owns from McGregor to Keokuk.

His company has restored many of the schools, churches and pri- ate homes in Iowa City plus many University of I owa buildings. The business was turned over in 1 987 to stepson, Duane Eash who continues to work under the William Sewell Company ame. Jerry married Diane etsel in 1956 divorcing in 1971. He married Sandra (Corbin-Little-Eash) in 1973 moving to Solon to an 1 850 farmhouse that he fully restored and where hey started an antique business. On the grounds added a pre-Civil War iron fence, a gazebo and pergola, later adding a pole barn to house antiques and tuck pointing equipment.

He continued to restore and refinish antiques for over 30 years. he couple participated in a ntique shows in the Chic ago area for over 25 ears and in Des Moines for 15 years selling hundreds of pieces of restored furniture. They organized a 4th of July antique show in 1980 on their property in Solon that ran for 34 years featuring over 100 exhibitors and drawing over 5000 anti- quers. The many gardens around the grounds were particular pride and joy and were as pop- lar as the many antiques that were displayed over the years. Jerry loved dogs, cats and flowers, in that order and it was not uncommon to see him in his van with his dog, Hershey, up on the dash on the way to the post office.

erry will be sorely missed by his survivors, his wife, Sandy, his daughter, Kim Hertel (Steve tone) of Washington, his tepsons, David (Laurie) ash of Solon, Duane (Georgia) Eash of Mt. Vernon and Matthew Eash of Iowa City along with his 6 randchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Also sur- iving is his brother Robert (Phyllis) Hanson of edar Rapids. He was preceded him in death by his parents, sister Lavon and brothers, Arnold, yle, Jerome and daughter, Joy. I lieu of flowers memorials may be directed in his name at P.O.

Box 99, Solon, Iowa 52333. nline condolences may be expressed to the amily at www.broshcha- pel.com. Hanson Gerald Hanson Vernon R. Steger, 80, of Dyersville died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, at his residence after extended ill- esses.

riends may call from 2 :00 8:00 p.m. Friday, November 21, at Kramer Funeral Home 750 12th Ave SW, Dyersville, Iowa where a scripture service will be held at 2:00 p.m. AMass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 22, 2014, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville with burial in the church cemetery.

Rev. Dennis uint will officiate. ernon was born August 11, 1934, in Dyers- ille, IA the son of Sylvest er and Rose (Quint) Steger. ern graduated from t. Francis Xavier High School and served in the A rmy from 1957 1959 in Ft.

Lewis, WA. He mar- ried Cecelia Spielbauer on August 8, 1959, in Guttenberg, IA. Surviving are his wife, ecelia, his children: heila (Steve) Becker of yersville, Julie (John) Osterhaus of North Liberty, Eric (Karen) Steger of Dyersville, Chris (friend Jenny Hayes) Steger of Cedar Rapids, Kurt (Michele) Steger of Irmo, SC, and Denise (Doug) Thompson of Coal Valley, IL; grandchildren: Samantha and Benjamin Osterhaus, Nicholas and Mitchell Steger, Jessica a nd Derrick Steger, Dani elle, Hope, Sara and Adam Steger; siblings: orma (Francis) Apel of ubuque, Rosemary (Eugene) Schmitz of Raym ond. nline condolences may be left for the family a www.kramerfuneral- Vernon Steger, 80 ors and health care pro- essionals available and were were able to connect Muller said. that, to me, is the most important thing that came out of that.

real solution he forum in Council Bluffs illustrates the comm unity conversation that untz said is vital to find- i ng a solution. I really think that othing can happen without public he said. will make any difference if people know about it a nd care about articularly, Muller opes to expand the nowledge that meth add iction is still prevalent in I owa. To find a solution, eckover said there must conversation on all sides of the issue, because addiction is a systematic phenomenon. She said the traditional ways of approaching add iction are not necessarily effective.

would be helpful for us to explore more realistic expectations and explore more effective ways to get to he said. an approach of blame and hame and punishment i exactly the most ef- ective way to promote ehavior he forum will continue conversations about ffective treatment and all areas of the meth abuse cycle. I hope that it will offer a better of understanding how if effects people all a round Iowa, and what ypes of things can be one to make it less prevalent of an Kuntz aid. Meth Continued from Page 3A filing an official request for an investigation with the Department of Labor and the two staffing agencies it works with locally, Sedona Staffing and CFA Staffing. We want RockTenn a nd its contractors to know that our community xpects them to comply ith the law and treat their workers with the re- pect they Reb ik said at the news conference.

multibillion- ollar corporation should be paying poverty wages, let alone be in the business of stealing Rebik said the factory has been instructing workers to come to work 30 to 45 minutes early each day before clocking in, and some workers ave not been able to receive pay stubs by the staffing agencies to track their hours and pay rates, which Rebik said is against state law. RockTenn, through ompany spokesperson Robin Keegan, said it values the role of people i the company and in the ommunities in which we ive and We believe the same as CWJ that work- rs are entitled to social and economic Keegan said via email. And we comply with all aws and regulations to elp ensure this is true ithin the scope of our ontrol. RockTenn is an equal opportunity employer a nd it is poli- cy to comply with all laws and regulations and we require our vendors to do the ebik said her organization has been assisting more than a dozen workers, all of whom have been affected by the requirement to show up early, and several of whom are miss- i ng wages from paychecks for hours worked. wo workers from the actory, who declined to ive their full names be- ause of fears of retalia- ion, spoke about working for $8 an hour through emp agencies.

One man, an immigrant from Cameroon, said he and about 100 ther workers would how up early before each hift, with only about 70 to 8 0 being selected each ay to work on the product ion line. Another woman said she worked with the enter for Worker Justice to recover about $400 in wages due from work at the plant. Keegan said that the in- ividuals highlighted by the center in the announcement of its complaint are not RockTenn employees, but employees of the staffing agencies. eegan said RockTenn has responded to the Cent er for Worker Justice as ecently as last week, and ent the center a letter tating that if temporary orkers are coming to a RockTenn facility, they a re not required to arrive 30 minutes early. Keegan said the company also ref erred questions regard- i ng pay stubs to the staff- i ng agencies.

olkcom, the state sen- a tor from Iowa City, poke at the news conference, calling wage theft No. re- sulting in $600 million each year that is stolen from workers. wage theft aws are so weak, dishonest employers get away with stealing from our families, friends and Bolkcom said. current law, refusing to pay your orkers send you to jail or force you to pay a ine. Once in a great while ou might get caught, but he only penalty is paying he wages you already Amessage left with Sed ona Staffing late Tuesday afternoon was not immediately returned.

A umber associated with FA Staffing in Iowa City as no longer in service. Reach Josh at 887-5415 or Wage Continued from Page 1A JOSH CITY PRESS-CITIZEN Misty Rebik, executive director of the Center for Worker Justice, speaks Tuesday during a news onference discussing the filing of a federal complaint against Iowa City plant. fective immediately. have hit an impasse with the Board of Education, and my resignation appears to be the only ossible resolution in or- er to move the mission Regina the email reads. Nepola said Iben announced the decision uesday morning and that the School Board in act ive about inding an interim president.

will make our decisions he said. epola declined to omment on whether there is a connection between an incident referenced in an email the board sent to Regina takeholders in October a nd the resignation. he email mentioned report about president Lee and an incident related to re- ults of an enrollment catalyst survey conducted a consultant. he email reads that results of the survey were provided to Iben and Regina administra- ors, but were not provide their to the board of education. It also reads that the Board later viewed the complete report.

I ben did not respond to alls and voicemails be- ore press time on Tuesday. Board of Education member Rudy Juarez declined to comment. A ttempts were made to reach other members the of the board. I ben became interim president at Regina in 2011after former president Carol Trueg re- igned after three years a president to become the chief administrator for Holy Family Catholic Schools in Dubuque. Previously, Iben was a ember of the Regina oard of Education from 2 003 to 2008, including president from 2005 to 2008.

Reach Holly Hines at or at 887-5414. Resign Continued from Page 1A Lawrence C. See, 69, formerly of the Iowa City area, died Monday, November 17, 2014, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. uneral services will held at 1 1:00 am Frid ay, November 21, 2014, at Gay Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, where visitation will be from 9:30 am until services on Friday at the funeral home. Burial with Military Honors will be held at the Oakland Cemetery in olon.

In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in memory. Online condolences and a more complete obituary may be found www.gayandci- ha.com. See Lawrence See, 69 The Press-Citizen ffers free and paid obituaries. For information about our bituary policies and rates, call 319-339-7360. To see obituaries from he last seven days, go to www.press-citi- zen.com/obituaries.

TO SUBMIT OBITS more and First Avenue Urban Renewal District, which was created in 2000. Until this TIF expires, no other requests ay be made in that district, city officials said. Council members said the decision to invest in he Iowa City Market- lace will increase foot raffic in the area, improving nearby businesses as well. Councilor Jim Throg- orton said he supported the idea of investing in hat part of the city, but voiced his concerns dur- i ng the meeting about whether TIF money should be used for the roject. normally thinks of a TIF as an incentive.

I'm not yet persuaded that the owners need support from the city to take actions that are already in their own economic hrogmorton said. Iowa City Mayor Matt Hayek said this plan has gone through consider- a ble analysis and has roven to be advanta- eous to the city. have to be competitive as a Hayek said. is an excel- ent outcome for The Iowa City Market- lace is 40 percent vacant, and property values i the area have declined in recent years, city offi- cials have said. ew Pioneer Food Coop sent a letter to city leaders last month saying that by using public money for the project, the city would be hurting existing grocers and the decision could potentially result in job cuts.

I owa City Manager Tom Markus said the new store would most likely succeed as an an- hor for the mall because returning customers. This is another part of the community where we're trying to show some investment, and counting on the developer to make it a suc- Markus said. Reach Andy Davis at 319-887-5404 or at SPECIAL TO THE PRESS-CITIZEN An rendering shows the exterior of the Market location planned for anchor space in the Iowa City Marketplace. Council Continued from Page 3A.