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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1986
Page
8
Multiple obituary notices from Linn County and nearby areas list ages, birthplaces, and family survivors. Mary T Pusateri Kolek, 56, a DoD analyst, and Gudrun J Howe, 81, among others, are noted with service details, calls, and burial sites. Additional entries include Joseph Stancel, Mary Hruska McCarthy, Herbert Mueller, Kenton Shimerda, Glenn Stannard, Robert H Smith, T.W. Sweeting, Eleanor Tisdale, and related funeral arrangements and memorials.
Geraldine Maag 83 longtime Cedar Rapids resident died Monday at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Stewart Funeral Home handles arrangements. M Myrene Wilson 85 formerly of 1204 15th St SW died Monday at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Teahen Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
A series of death notices from Eastern Iowa list Raymond Lewis 86 of West Liberty and others including Trent Cheney 6 of rural Deep River, Irene Taft 66 of Dubuque, Almathlenfeldt 93, James Lacina 87, Nina Fitz Simmons 88, Dora Tenley 94, Thomas Chelf 57, Leslie Olsen 74, Edith Walter 88, Ernest Washburn 70, Iris Albert 56, Madalene Markland 85, Clarence Shaffer 83, Winifred Leahy 80 and others. The items cover survivors, service times, burial places, and memorials across West Liberty, Victor, Montezuma, Deep River, North English, Tipton, Oelwein, Waterloo, Davenport, and surrounding areas, with dates and locations for funerals and call hours noted.
Roy E. Engelbert 86 formerly of Williamsburg died Thursday in Sun City Arizona from a heart condition. He owned Engelbert Pontiac in Williamsburg until 1965 and lived in Sun City since 1977. Survived by wife Evelyn son Thomas New Sharon daughter Jacqueline Heins Cedar Rapids stepson David James Farmville VA stepdaughter Ruth Ann Frank Carbondale IL five grandchildren two stepgrandchildren. Cremation followed by burial at Oak Hill cemetery Williamsburg. Memorial services 3 p.m. Wednesday at St Paul Lutheran Church. Memorials to St Paul Memorial Fund. Arrangements by Uhlmann's.
Marion Fire Chief Jim Ford says overheated extension cords caused a March 14 blaze that leveled the CDS Manufacturing Co. building. Test results confirm the origin as cords stretched to a time clock and coffee pot, with an oversized 30 amp fuse failing to trip. Fire melted cords ignited wooden studs, letting flames reach ceiling foam insulation.
An 11 year old boy Richard F. Chadek was found in a ditch northwest of Omaha by a farmer. Police sheriff and FBI announced the discovery and ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death. He was last seen March 23 and his bicycle was located near a drive in bank at 42nd Street and Interstate 80.
Vital statistics from Mercy and St Luke s note March 31 births for Deborah and Richard George a daughter Gina and Tod Bulton 614 15th Ave SW a daughter Catherine and Keith Gudenhauf 1742 First Ave NE a son Lily and Keith Ponto 1000 33rd St SE a son Jodie and George Wells Monticello a son. Cedar Rapids couple John A Siemering and Darcey L Seamonds. Center Point couple Robert A DeVries and Danelle L Yeager. Dissolution for E Joan and Kenneth L Mercer.
Sunday and Monday fire department activity lists medical emergencies gas leaks rekindles odor checks and assist calls from locations including 3310 Southgate Court SW Council Street and Collins Road NE Second Avenue and 16th Street SE 2324 D Avenue NE 2835 Johnson Avenue NW 2222 First Avenue NE 4507 Ozark Street NE Hillcrest Drive SE 2021 Fifth Avenue SE 1645 Second Avenue SE 1546 32nd Street NE 922 17th Avenue SE 1802 L Street SW 1719 Grande Avenue SE 2500 block Sixth Street SW and 2623 West Wood Drive NW with various times from 6:21 p m to 2:25 p m and multiple unspecified details.
Illinois Lotto results released Monday list Pick Four numbers 3 0 1 0. Estimated grand prize pool for Lotto stands at 3 million dollars. The page also includes a Thought for Today by G K Chesterton noting materialists and madmen never have doubts.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development directs local housing authorities to evict illegal aliens from federal housing aid. The final rule bars assistance to non citizens or non lawful residents, requiring birth certificates and alien registration cards to prove eligibility. The rule affects 4.2 million units and 10 million tenants, taking effect July 30.
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