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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1982

Page

2

Deaths of Several Cedar Rapids Area Residents

Obituaries list Luzia Grayston 88 of 413 18th St NE and others including Harold Heath 66, Bessie OConner Run 73, Emma McCullough 98, Mervin Myers Sr. 70, Verda Wilkinson 100, Miles Truesdell 49, Joseph Severe 89, Arthur Wilson 65, Libbie Vaustlin 87. Details cover births, marriages, careers, survivors, services, and burial plans across Cedar Rapids, Monticello, Vinton, and surrounding area. Memorial contributions requested to Mercy Hospital Auxiliary Endowment Fund and local churches. Arrangements by local funeral homes.

Luzia B. Grayston 18Th St. NE Hallmar Mercy Hospital Monticello J.T. Grayston University of Iowa University of Chicago Cedar Rapids Marion People’s Unitarian Church P.E.O Delta Gamma Sorority Cedar Rapids Literary Club Cedar Rapids Art Association Mercy Hospital Auxiliary Endowment Fund 10Th St Murdoch Funeral Home Harold V. Heath Memorial Drive Denison Barnum Virginia Parmater Vinton United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Carpenters Knights of Pythias Five Rivers District Council of Carpenters Nanette Heath Douglas Earl James Alburnett Ralph Reno Calif Bessie Beaty Arlene Mikulas Billie Strickel Luella Hazeltine Toddville Cedar Memorial Chapel George Carlson First Lutheran Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Bessie M. O'Conner Ninth St Mount Vernon John Kun Iowa City Richard Vincent Solon Evelyn Kun Robert D. Fisher Natchez Miss Ronald P. Cosgrove Humble Texas Ruby Richards Iris Veenstra Mary Thumma Valparaiso Fla James O'Conner Central City Brush Chapel James DeSmith First Presbyterian Church Ely Emma M. McCullough Ellis Blvd Crestview Acres Sherman McCullough St. James United Methodist Church Charles Blecher Stewart Funeral Home Gordon Packard Linwood Cemetery St. James Mervin L. Myers Sr Hamilton Mont Kop Springville Quaker Oats Co Montana Food, Tobacco and Agriculture Union Distributing Twila Beatty Hamilton, Mont Joseph R. Severe Linn County Grand Junction Colo Shelbyville Ill Selah Maria Height Brooklyn Rock Island Railroad Florida Illinois Colorado Oregon Palms Free Methodist Church Phoenix Ariz Norma Jean Hall Corinne Evalena Smith Warren Henry Willis Portland Ore Nita Arganbright Effingham Memory Lawn Memorial Park Douglas Newsom 14Th Place Arthur H. Wilson Summer Circle St. Luke’s Hospital Grundy Center Opal M. Park Garrison Odd Fellows Lodge No George Hardinger Robert Greg Tim Judy Henkel Mollie Culver Marcia Speier Salinas Pat Foltz Hayward Libbie J. Vaustlin 14Th St Libbie Jebousek Glenn Yauslin Quaker Oats Michael F. Bisek Louise Brusha Elsie Koudelka Cottonwood, Ariz Olga Bragan Pontiac Mich Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Don Bowlin Grace Brethren Church D Ave

Services Pending for Central City Man Harry C Barnts

Harry C Barnts aged 68 of Central City was found dead Tuesday in his garage. An assistant Linn County medical examiner ruled the death a death by own action. Services are pending at Murdoch Funeral Home in Central City.

Harry C. Barnts Central City Linn County Murdoch Funeral Home

Memorial Services and Burials For Harris De Losse Dee and Others

Memorial notices list services for Harris James, Ray E. Whipple, De Losse Dee Jones, Ruml Hromatko, and Nicolas Nemer. Services span St Wenceslaus, Lafayette Christian, Cedar Memorial Chapel, Turner Chapel West, and St George Orthodox Church with burial at St Johns, Lafayette Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, and church cemetery. Families may visit churches, call hours after 1 p.m., and donations support memorial funds and charities.

Harris James St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Louis J. Trzil St. John’s Cemetery Kuba Funeral Home The Elks Lodge LeRoy John Harris Cedar Rapids Bernice Harris Roy Harris Whipple Ray E Lafayette Christian Church Forrest Arnold Daryl Martin Lafayette Cemetery Murdoch Chapel Marion Jones, de Losse Dee Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Lowell Knauss First United Presbyterian Church Jim Beam Bottle Club Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Hromatko Ruml Turner Chapel West Don Caspers Oak Hill Cemetery Nemer Nicolas St. George Orthodox Constantine Nasr Brosh Nicolas Nemer St. George Orthodox Church 10Th St

Budget talks stall as parties dig in over taxes and Social Security

Washington according to New York Times Service Democratic leaders say all options on the table but Reagan and Speaker O'Neill show no willingness to compromise on a three year tax cut and Social Security benefits. Talks at Blair House and VP residence closed for fear of public backlash. Key aides include Baker Stockman Regan with Jones Rosttenkowski Bolling guiding the process. A deficit reduction plan of 91.5 billion remains the target though veto risk and political maneuvering keep movement limited after Easter recess.

New York Times Service Washington Blair House Bush James Baker White House David Stockman Donald Regan Treasury James Jones Oklahoma Dan Rostenkowski Illinois Richard Bolling Missouri

Japan confirms World War II 731 unit and human experiments

Tokyo reports the Imperial Army No. 731 unit, led by Lt Gen Shiro Ishii, conducted chemical and biological tests in Manchuria resulting in thousands of deaths. Moriyama testifies to the Diet that a roster dated Jan 1, 1945 lists 3 559 attached personnel, while denying official awareness of experiments on humans.

Tokyo UPI U.S Imperial Army Social Welfare Ministry Kikuo Moriyama Diet Moriyama Veteran Relief Bureau Ishii Shiro Ishii Manchuria CBS 60 Minutes China Morley Safer John Powell China Weekly Review Toshio Sakaki

Despondent father sentenced for fraud in Minnesota case

Lester Williams 36 pleaded guilty to falsely claiming food stamp eligibility in Austin and Rochester Minnesota. He was sentenced to two concurrent three year terms and urged to receive mental health care. He faced charges of illicitly receiving food stamps across 13 cities in four states. Williams had previously drawn national attention by vowing to kill himself if unemployed.

DES Moines St. Paul Minn Lester Williams Urbandale Austin Rochester U.S Edward J. Devitt Williams Devitt Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin Cedar Rapids Waterloo Fort Dodge

Births and emergencies listed for Mercy area families

Vital Statistics shows births on April 5 and 6 for multiple Cedar Rapids and surrounding area couples including Dorothy and Orlie Workman in Hiawatha and Joni Kern plus Rita Gassmann, with others from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. The record also notes medical emergencies and alarm malfunctions at addresses in Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Vinton and Swisher across Monday and Tuesday.

Death by Own Action Ruled in Central City Case

A Central City man, Harry Barnts, 68, was found dead in his car inside the garage of his home late Tuesday afternoon. Linn County deputies said Dr. Alfred Brendel, assistant Linn County medical examiner, ruled at the scene that the death was a death by own action due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

Harry Barnts Linn County Alfred Brendel

Tip for splitting federal tax payments to IRS

The Internal Revenue Service advises using separate checks or money orders for two different federal tax payments sent at the same time to avoid crediting errors. Write Social Security numbers, form numbers, and year on each payment. Make checks payable to Internal Revenue Service. Do not mail cash. bring cash to an IRS office if paying in person.

Internal Revenue Service IRS

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Verda Belle Wilkinson 15Th Ave Beaver County T. Ralph Wilkinson Frankfurt Springs Alice Baumgarter Martha van Ness Pacifica Cora Attle New Wilmington Sylva Devitt East Rochester Ohio Clara Studebaker Slippery Rock Cedar Memorial Chapel of Theodore G. Lilley Miles L. Truesdell Prairieburg San Diego Ruby Lee Foster Frankie Fort Worth Teresa Joyce Whiting American Cancer Society Dyersville Jim Huberty Harold A. Steiner Peace United Church of Christ Goettsch’s Oakwood Cemetery Oelwein Frances Doyle Sacred Heart Catholic Church Mount Calvary Cemetery Ryan Brant Kern’s Olin Alison A. Zimmerman St. John’s Lutheran Church Hayden’s Olin Cemetery Tama Grace M. Chervenka Mason-Hand’s. Tipton Daniel “John” Lynch St. Mary’s Catholic Church St. Joseph’s Parade Magazine Peck’ US D. Florist Blairs Ferry Tagewood Rd Dorothy and Orlie Workman Eisenhower Road Hiawatha St. Luke’s Joni Rick Kern 31St St. NE Rita Steven Gassmann Monmouth St. SW Steven L. Frink Becky S. Blough George J. Wegner Barbara K. Butz Quincy A. Tobin Verna L. Zerbee John J. Shobes Lisa A. Pike Dean A. Lake Connie S. Triggiani Robert Furmanski Kathryn F. Kruse John R. Anderson Teresa L. van Winkle Harold R. Willis Betty A. Rambo Milo J. Terpkosh Swisher Debra A. Johnson Hawkeye Downs Road First Ave Kesler Road B Ave Gazette Company Third Ave U.S. Territories Associated Press John E. Lapes Third Avenue Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc Ellis Boulevard Center Pt. Rd
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