Deaths fill Cedar Rapids area in multi‑name notice
A cluster of death notices lists Marvin T. Fortune 64 of 1428 Third Ave SE and others including Teresa E. Christy 55, Dorothea Mae Willits 61, Candy K Bachtell Nemer 24, Mrs Zola Eisher 81, Josephine Lebeda 84, Nicolas Nemer 27, Letitia McCreery 100, and multiple regional obituaries with services set across Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Postville, and surrounding communities. Memorial funds and services details follow each entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin T. Fortune
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Candy K Bachtell Nemer
Blue Mound Drive
West Union
Nicolas Nemer
Postville
Iowa School of Beauty Culture
Des Moines
Younkers
Nathan
Daryl
Dolly Bachtell
Tom Bachtell
Cedar Falls
Bob Bachtell
Bradley Sweeney
Truro
Art Erickson
Eldorado
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Schutte Funeral Home
Leach Runs for Re election at Bipartisan Call
Mount Pleasant AP Jim Leach announced his candidacy for re election in a prepared statement for the 1st District Republican Convention. The event was postponed by severe weather. Leach urged bipartisan cooperation to lower interest rates and revive the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Jim Leach
Leach
White House
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Church cancels Fun Days after beer sale controversy
St Josephs Catholic Church Marion cancels its eighth annual Fun Days set for May 28 to 30 amid public debate over beer sales on church grounds. Rev John Gallagher announced the decision at mass while parish leaders labeled it an internal matter and sought no comment. Lois Buckley, who led the anti beer drive, expressed shock at the abrupt change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Marion
John Gallagher
Gallagher
Steve Kepros
Lois Buckley
St. Joseph’s Church
Buckely
Memorial Services and Funeral Notices scattered in Cedar Rapids area
A series of memorial services and funeral arrangements are listed for Helsop Roseanne M Mason Fred E Mathews Margaret Virginia Nohre Michael Unzeitig and others with details on churches civic cemeteries visitation times and burial sites. The piece also notes changes to Fun Days with a beer tent cancellation and a church picnic in place of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsop
Roseanne
Bruce Funeral Home
Fort Dodge
Westlawn
Lehigh
Turner Chapel West
Mason
Fred E
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Robert Hallowell
Christian Missionary Alliance Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Mathews
Margaret
Virginia
All Saints Catholic Church
Edmund J. Becker
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
29Th St
Cedar Rapids
Discovery Village
Nohre
Michael
All Saints Church
St. John’s
Visitation
Stewart’s
All Saints Memorial Fund
Unzeitig
Frank
St. Wenceslaus Church
Louis Trzil
St. John’s Cemetery
Camp Good Health
The
Gazette Co
Third Ave
St. Joseph’s
Vital statistics births and local incidents in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists multiple birth announcements including Julie and Stephen Martin of Springville a daughter Rebecca and John Leverington and Debra and Doug Vanney a daughter Cletus Kreher and Catherine Glover a daughter Tamara Dawkins and Martha Barger a daughter Sherri Peters a daughter Diana Ristine a son Teresa Augustine a son Virginia Blackburn a son and Linda Johnston a son. Saturday morning medical emergencies and incidents follow including at 3415 Dennis Drive NW a medical emergency. A pole down at Second Avenue and 10th Street SW. An overheated furnace motor at 125 Auburn Drive SW. Alarm malfunction at 4333 Edgewood Road NE. A short in a light fixture at 2672 Fruitland Blvd SW. Wires down at 1631 B Ave NE. Medical emergencies at several locations including Second Avenue and 14th St SE 314 E Ave NW 400 block Fifth Avenue SE emergency at 5355 Holly Ave NW smoke odor at Maureen and Kerry drives SE and a medical emergency at 108 Sixth St NW and malicious mischief at 1502 E Ave NW. A historical note mentions in 1969 doctors in Houston implanted the first complete artificial heart in a 47-year-old man, who died four days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamara Dawkins
Westland Road
Martha
Dennis Barger
11Th St. NW
Sandra Stubbe
16Th St
Sherri
Scott Peters
Harnett St
Diana
Larry Ristine
J St
Teresa
Dike Augustine
Ellis Blvd
Virginia Blackburn
I Ave
Linda
Stanley Johnston
Central Drive
Fruitland Blvd
B Ave
Second Avenue
14Th St
E Ave
Fifth Avenue
Holly Ave
Maureen
Kerry
Sixth St
Houston
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Sioux City
Wilson and Co
Troy Mills
Sheila Arenas
Kathee Beltram
Pittsburg
Melanie Grover
Clinton
Marvin Jr
Spokane
Wash
Timothy
Omaha
Geraldine Hewson
Gertrude Jones
California
Bernice Desy
Delores Schonrock
Barbara Kruger
Waubeek
Paul Rask
Donald Fortune
Minneapolis
Robert Fortune
Carl Rask
Darrell Rask
Portland
Ore
Ed Rask
Teresa E. Christy
Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Brooklyn
N.Y
Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart
New York City
DePaul University
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York
Christy
America
American Nurses Association
American Association of University Professors
American Historical Association
Sigma Theta Tau
Phi Lambda Theta
American Academy of Nursing
Iowa Nurses Association
Council of Nurse Researchers
James P. Christy
Staunton
James Christy
Mary Ehrnst
Flint
Mich
Charlotte Reidel
Ottumwa
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Brian Miclot
Thorn Rose Cemetery
George L. Gay’s
History of Nursing
University of Iowa Foundation
Dorothea Mae Willits
Linwood St
Brandon
Kenneth F. Willits Sr
Missouri
Shramek Bakery
Collins
Hawkeye Rubber Co
Kenneth Jr
Fairfax
Roger D
Karen Dunnabeck
Northville
Mamie Freeman
Beatrice Cannon
Neil B. Gail
First Church of the Open Bible
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
c/o
Iowa Lung Association
Walnut St
Zola Eisher
Mercy Hospital
McAninch- Fremming Funeral Home
Victor
Josephine Soucek Lebeda
Heritage Acres
Hall Mar
Podebrady
Czechoslovakia
United States
Joseph Lebeda
C.S.A
W.F.L.A. Lodge
Brush Chapel
George McDill
Czech National Cemetery
Nicolas B. Nemer
Zahleh
Lebanon
Killians
Sears
Paul
Henrietta Nemer
Therese Kassouf
Reta Nemer
Dunia Dib
Beruit
George
Constantine Nasr
St. George Orthodox Church
Letitia M. McCreery
Alburnett
Linn County
Crestview Acres
David R. McCreery
Alburnett United Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Iowa
Guttenberg
Marie V. Schroeder
Trinity Lutheran Church
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Guttenberg City
Blanche M. Quinn
St. Mary’s
Williams
Kalona
Rose Sleichter
Douglas, Ariz
Peterseim’s
Riverside Cemetery
Quasqueton
Laura H. Morris
Union Church
Quasqueton Cemetery
Mason-Harris Funeral Home
Sigourney
Roscoe
Hazel) Ackley
Keswick
United Methodist Church
Powell Chapel
Bailey Cemetery
Chester Atterback
Christian Church
Pleasant Grove
Reynolds Funeral Chapel
Toledo
Calvin B. Moore
Harrison's
Tama
Traer
Frank H. Wendt
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Buckingham Cemetery
Overton’s
Vinton
Donald C. Holst
Wesley United Methodist Church
Maple Wood Cemetery
Campbell-Russell’s
Waukon
Sarah Flage
Zalmona Presbyterian Church
Martin’s. Waukon
Edward Nagel
Bethlehem Presbyterian Church
Inez Kiesau
Salem United Church of Christ
Church Cemetery
Martin’s
Rep
Buckley
Julie
Stephen Martin
Springville
Rebecca
John Leverington
Angelie
Mark Turner
Chandler St. SW
Debra
Doug Vanney
Swisher
St. Luke’s
Manna
Cletus Kreher
Ripon St
Catherine
Jeffrey Glover
Ave
Dennis Drive
10Th Street
Auburn Drive
Edgewood Road
Gazette Company
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
By Joseph L. Hansen
Earl of Warwick
Stewart Funeral Home
First Avenue N.E
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
WEST
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
Peck’s
Florist
Blairs Ferry
Vanes Rd
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Cedar Memorial
Sunrise
Chapel of Memories
Floyd J. Conroy
Knox Presbyterian Church
Pleasant Company
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