Death notices and obituaries from Cedar Rapids area
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices list Nellie Anderson Kness 79 of Cedar Rapids born 1900 Audubon County married 1917 to Fred Kness died in Coon Rapids care center. Also Eugene Micheal 72 Iowa City former Cedar Rapids resident, spouses and children noted. Memorials and burial details along with service times and locations across several towns.
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Nellie Anderson Kness
Blakely Blvd
Fred Kness
Coon Rapids
Audubon County
Kness
Audubon
Turner Chapel East
Richard Korsmo
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Funeral Home
Eugene Micheal
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Inez Williams
Crandie Railroad
Pamela
Patricia Micheal
Roy
Marilyn) Grandstaff
Reasoner
Dale
Shirley) Jackson
Rantoul, II
Susan Bergfeld
Coralville
Lloyd Finley
Kris Casper
Fimi Valley
Calif
Mary Micheal
Donahue Leasing Mortuary
Oak Hill Cemetery
High winds and cold snap hit Eastern Iowa hard
Strong winds gusting to 62 mph across Cedar Rapids knocked out power to about 2,100 customers in multiple areas. The cold followed, with record lows in several cities including 13 degrees in Dubuque and 11 in Mason City. Utilities reported scattered outages from rural Monticello to Mount Vernon and Delhi, with crews addressing downed lines and damaged trees.
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Cedar Rapids
Pat McPartland
Iowa
Kmart
Clinton County
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative
Dubuque
Mason City
Burlington
Davenport
Des Moines
Sioux City
Spencer
Fargo
N.D
Central Plains
Iowa Electric
McPartland
Springville
Alburnett
Mount Vernon
Monticello
Delhi
Riverside
Iowa City
City Briefs and Local Advertisements
Garage entered near Third Avenue SE hallway after noon Thursday taking tools valued at nearly $2,000 belonging to Steve Gerst at 1846 B Ave NE. Cash stolen from Allen Zindrick at 2110 North Towne Place NE between 7 and 11 p.m. Wednesday totaling $325. Also includes shop ads for Gift Chalet Hodge Podge Gifts Hoover School sale Novak Monuments Ellis Pro Shop and a 1978 clubs sale.
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Third Avenue SE
Steve Gerst
B Ave
Allen Zindrick
North Towne Place
Neighbors press landlord on deteriorating rental home
Northeast Citizens for Community Improvement planned to confront Melvin Jensen owner of rental properties in Marion at a Cedar Rapids area meeting but shifted to a moderated approach after learning he was not on duty. Twenty residents signed a list of requested repairs due in 30 days including junk removal trash containment window and door repairs paint and porch fixes. The group will review applicable laws and city county resources and Jensen is invited to the next meeting at Central Park Presbyterian Church Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
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Northeast Citizens For Community Improvement
Cedar Rapids
Melvin Jensen
Ninth Ave
Marion
C Ave
27Th St
Jensen
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Central Fire Station
Will
Bill Sloan
Sloan
Governor highlights Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center trade seminar
The Governors Association spokesman says the Iowa seminar fits the state's growth as a convention hub and strong export record. The Cedar Rapids venue is praised as symbolic of the local people. States participating besides Iowa include Arkansas Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North and South Dakota Tennessee and Wisconsin. The governor will visit the completed Five Seasons complex Saturday morning, attend a Iowa Broadcasters Association meeting at 10, then meet local officials guiding the export seminar.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Iowa Broadcasters Association
Cedar Rapids to Host Major Trade Seminar
Cedar Rapids selected to host a large international trade conference at the Five Seasons Center. Organizers expect 750 to 1,000 attendees with city facilities, hotels, transportation, and coordinated efforts among the Five Seasons Center the Chamber of Commerce and state offices. Governor and local leaders support the event as boosting Cedar Rapids international standing.
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Cedar Rapids
Canney
Five Seasons Center
Chamber of Commerce
Unemployment Holds at 5.7 Percent as March Jobs Grow
Labor Department data show 200,000 March payroll rise totaling 96.8 million employed, unemployment steady at 5.7 percent the lowest since August 1974. Discouraged workers hit a low since 1974 while adults and teens show varied rate changes. Most gains centered on adult women with notable boosts in wholesale and retail trade and manufacturing. Labor force climbs to a record 102.7 million as participation expands.
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Labor Department
Carter proposes windfall tax to fund energy plan
President Carter's plan decontrols oil prices while imposing a windfall profits tax on half the extra revenue to curb oil company gains. Proceeds would aid poor families and mass transit, with the tax needing House and Senate approval. Critics warn it may fail in Congress.
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Carter
Congress
House
Senate
John Dingell
D-Mich
House Energy and Power Subcommittee
Northeast
John Durkin
D-N.h
New England
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
Thomas O'Neill
Massachusetts
O'Neill
Toddville man charged in theft of radioactive disc
Kevin Ford, 26, of Toddville, Iowa, is charged with fourth degree criminal mischief for taking a radioactive strontium 90 disc from the Duane Arnold Energy Center on February 8 and hiding it near the facility. Ford says it was a prank directed at a coworker. investigators say there is no evidence linking it to the anti-nuke group. Ford will appear in court by April 19.
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Toddville
Linn County Sheriff's
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Kevin Ford
Route 1
Ford
Sheriffs Department
Sheriffs Office
James Neagle
Sheriff's Department Detective Bureau
Neagle
Iowa
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Palo
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Margaret “Peg” Malone
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
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St. Mary’s
Masonville
Clutier
Henry G. Martinek
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Clutier Funeral Chapel
St. Wenceslaus
Mason-Hand
S. Tama
Ruby N. Harrison
Harrison’s
Woodlawn
Toledo
Clarence
Edward Joslin
Tipton
St. John’s United Church
United Methodist Church
Overton
Earlville
Lorraine Grant Geddes
Levittown
Fairview Cemetery
Clifton’s
Epworth
Anna Bergfeld
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Reiff’s
Farley
Frances Martin
George L
Rest
Midwest
Eloise Kleis
Nancy Garrett
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Eric Fanborg
Faaborg
Magnus Hotel
Second Ave. SE
Lyle E. Wilson
Edgewood
Hoover School
Novak
14Th Avenue
Ellis
Adv
Don Canney
Robert Faxon
The
Scott Olson
Mary Corkery
Convention Bureau
George Sell
C.R
Don McKay
Chamber of Commerce International Trade Bureau
McKay
Stouffer's
Mike Gebauer
Five Seasons
Mike Long
Holiday Inn
Marty Kloska
United Airlines
Roy Jameson
Iowa Memorial Union
Nergy Plan
Zog
Albania
John E. Lapes
Cedar Park
Pierson’s Cies
Ellis Blvd
Sana
16Th Avenue
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