Memorials, Services for Block and Shimek Obituaries
Timothy Ross Block 24 died from smoke inhalation in a Sutherland Iowa fire after moving there three months ago. Born June 7 1959 in Sibley he earned a Drake University College of Pharmacy degree in 1981 and worked at Clinic Pharmacy in Sutherland. Survived by parents Del and Dee Block and sisters Debbie Hedges and Delinda Byers. Services 1 p.m. Tuesday Bethany Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call Cedar Memorial Funeral Home today and Tuesday. Frances Marie Woodward 88 of Vinton died Sunday at Virginia Gay Hospital after a long illness. Born June 10 1895 in Shueyville she married William Shimek in 1915. Survived by daughter M Aretha Happel and son Gordon Shimek and sister Myrle Heath and seven great grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday Turner Chapel West. Burial Shueyville Cemetery. Friends may call today and Tuesday. Memorials to American Cancer Society or Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Ross Block
Cedar Rapids
Sutherland
Iowa
Sibley
Mr. Block
Clinic Pharmacy
Sutherland Commercial Club
Bethany Lutheran Church
Lincoln Club
Drake University College of Pharmacy
Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity
Shueyville
William Shimek
Shellsburg
Vinton
M. Aretha Happel
Gordon Shimek
Myrle Heath
Turner Chapel West
Roland N. Hischke
Trinity Lutheran Church
Woodward
Frances Marie
Turner Chapel East
Paul Hasel
Salem United Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Northeast 13Th
Oklahoma City
Okla
Edna B. Carney
S. Linn St
Mercy Hospital
Miss Carney
Mount Vernon
University of Iowa
Bessie Anderiik
Iowa City
Willis L
George L. Gay
Mercy Hospital Foundation
Mary Anderson
Cedar Manor Nursing Home
George Fell
Tipton
Enoch G. Anderson
Chicago
Katie Meier
Clarence
Sheets and Son’s
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
EAST IOWA DEATHS OBITUARY NOTICE LISTING SEVERAL IN MEMORIAM ENTRIES
Marian Powell 82 died at Brookhaven Nursing Home with services at First United Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn and IOOF Cemetery burial. Edna B. Carney 83 died at Mercy Hospital after a long Iowa City Hospital career. services at George L. Gay's and Oak Hill Cemetery burial. Jenny Mace 104 died at Iowa City Care Center. services pending at Donahue Lensing's. James William Pearson III 28 died in St. Louis after long illness. services at George L. Gay's Memory Garden Cemetery burial. Vernon G. Langlas 84 died at Marengo Memorial Hospital. services at First Presbyterian Church Genoa Bluff Cemetery burial. August Ricklefs 75 died at VA Medical Center Iowa City. services pending at Goettsch's. Lois M B Thompson 91 died at Haven Community Tama. services at Harrison's Haven Cemetery burial. Mary Anderson 89 died at Cedar Manor Nursing Home. services at Sheets and Son's Tipton Masonic Cemetery burial. Visitation details provided for several entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Mace
Iowa City
Donahue Lensing’s
August Ricklefs
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Goettsch’s
Monticello
Israel Cabinet Splits Over Sharon Sabra Chatila Records
Israel's Cabinet rejected releasing secret Sabra and Chatila massacre documents to aid Ariel Sharon in his libel suit against Time magazine. A compromise allows a cleared person to read the files and file an affidavit in a New York court, citing security concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
Defense
Ariel Sharon
Sabra
Chatilla
Beirut
Sharon
Time Magazine
New York
Yitzhak Shamir
Shamir
Cabinet
Dan Meridor
Likud
Chernenko stresses principled policy toward United States
In a Pravda interview Chernenko defends a stable, equal relation with the United States and rejects Washington rhetoric as mere words. He says no return to talks on nuclear arms in Europe while Pershing 2 and cruise missiles remain. A separate Pravda piece cites Soviet air defense chief Koldunov warning of rising U.S. air and space capabilities and the need for tight defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
Chernenko
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
Communist Party
Central Committee
Chemenko
West
Europe
NATO
Alexander Koldunov
Pravda
U.S.A
China visitor to Disney World praises magical paradise
Hong Yi of China admired Disney World in Florida writing for the People's Daily travel column. He said the park felt magical and that three days allowed only a glimpse of the offerings, noting he did not want to return home. The article contrasts with typical state media coverage of American life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Disney World
Peking
Communist Party
Florida Amusement Park
Hong
People’s Daily
U.S
Births and local fire and medical calls tease city news
Births listed from Mercy include Tina and Dale Richmond Swisher with a son and Mary and Bruce North at 3016 Huxley Lane SW with a son. Debra Kronlage and Jeff Kronlage at 1370 Westland Road NW have a daughter and Pamela Vengen a daughter Roxanne Schappert at 5300 Michael Drive NE. Mary Cook in Anamosa has a daughter. Fire calls reported 10 45 p m Saturday fumes to detector 4444 First Ave NE 1 56 a m Sunday medical emergency at 2140 Knollshire Drive NE 808 a m Sunday medical emergency at 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW 1228 p m Sunday medical emergency at 100 Summer Circle Drive NE 245 p m Sunday spilled fuel on kerosene heater at 632 24th St NW
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tina
Dale Richmond
Swisher
Mary
Bruce North
Huxley Lane
Debra
Jeff Kronlage
Westland Road
Pamela
Jay Venenga
38Th St
Roxanne
Mel Schappert
Michael Drive
First Ave
Knollshire Drive
Kirkwood Blvd
Summer Circle Drive
24Th St
Tip of Day Safety Pack for Backcountry Hikes
Red Cross advises carrying extra clothing rain gear socks sweater space blanket high-energy foods water and purification tablets a flashlight with spare bulb first aid kit sunglasses sunscreen folding knife candles matches a map compass emergency shelter and always tell someone your plan and return time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Former cops tied to Gambino crime ring probe
Federal and city authorities investigate five former New York City auto crime division officers for selling confidential police information to the Gambino organization. One was slain in 1980. four left the force years earlier. Detective Peter Calabro is named among the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times Service
NEW York
New York City
Police Department
Auto Crime Division
Organized Crime Control Bureau
Carlo Gambino
Castellano
Underworld
Flushing Meadow Park
Queens
Peter Calabro
Saddle River
N.J
Carmella
U S Action Blocks World Court Move Over Nicaragua
The United States announced a move to block Nicaragua from bringing a case to the World Court in The Hague claiming the plan aims to divert attention from regional peace efforts. Administration officials indicated Congress was notified and that the White House reviewed the plan, while a CIA role in mining Nicaraguan harbors was described by unnamed sources as triggering new direct involvement in the covert conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
World Court
International Court of Justice
United Nations
Hague
Netherlands
Department
Lang
U.S
Nicaragua
CIA
Administration
United States
Congress
State Department
White House
Reagan
Edith Brown Weiss
Georgetown Law School
American Society of International Law
Carter
Iran
Isola Hurtado
Contadora Nations
Mexico
Venezuela
Colombia
Panama
Capitol Hill
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Joseph Biden Jr
D-Del
Leahy
Senate
Central America
Soviet reform sparks debate over early schooling and PTU enrollment
Chernenko defends draft reform as parents fear scarcer university places with a 50 percent rise in PTU enrollment. Critics say teens lack readiness for chosen jobs and imply reforms may fail to raise elite education standards. Some advocate higher teacher pay to lift overall standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konstantin Chernenko
PTU
S. Krotov
Izvestia
Krotov
F. Filippov
Sovietskaya Rossiya
Byelorussia
Gorky
Moscow
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METRO
Ruia E. Shimek
Virginia Gay Hospital
Brooklyn
Marian Powell
Brookhaven
Marie Schulte
Josephine Willett
Floyd Kriegel
Olympia
Wash
Balter Kriegel
First United Presbyterian Church
Ioof
Nevenhoven’s
James William Pearson Iil
St. Louis
Mr. Pearson
Alamogordo
N.M
Cynthia Kay Vance
Bettendorf
James W. Jr
Sheridan, Mont
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Piper
Medinah, Ill
Marengo
Vernon G. Langlas
Marengoé Memorial Hospital
Irene
Eileen Kiefer
Nettie Volstorff
Minnie McDonald
Victor
First Presbyterian Church
Genoa Bluff
Ladora
Hoover-Valentine’s
Tama
M.B
Lois) Thompson
Haven
Laverne
Helen Stephens
Novato
Calif
Doris Flanagan
Chelsea
Lee McCurry
Jefferson City
Harrison’s
Haven Cemetery
Kahan Commission
Time
Bashir Gemayel
Lebanon
St. Luke’s
Mary and
Joseph Cook
Anamosa
Mills Boulevard
Pierson
N.Y
Paul Castellano
Gambino
Rudolph Giuliani
Southern District of New York
Benjamin Ward
John E. Lapes
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