Obituary roundup from Cedar Rapids area
Obituary notices list Harriett McGiverin 63 of 2603 Glen Elm Drive SE died at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Survived by husband Paul and two children. services at St. Pius X Church with entombment at Cedar Memorial. Also announced are multiple death notices from Fairfax to Postville with service times, burial sites, and memorials to churches, cemeteries, and charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Gathmann McGiverin
Glen Elm Drive
Mercy Hospital
Milwaukee
Paul J. McGiverin
Cedar Rapids
Killian’s
Terry McGiverin
Leesburg
Cheryl McGiverin
Keith Murphy
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Bernard G. Collins
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Mausoleum
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cordelia M. Bean
Main St
Fairfax
St. Luke’s Hospital
Perkins
Mich
James R. Bean
Chicago
Rosemary Bean
Medrick LaBell
Gladstone
Rose Surville
Los Angeles
Clara Rivekas
Rock, Mich
Louise Kinnart
Beatty-Buerle Murdoch
Theodore Lilley
Cedar Memorial Park
Alma Shannon
Clinton
Toronto
Iowa
John J. Shannon
Chapman Funeral Home
Clarence
van Horne
London
Astrosky
Charles T
Teahen
John Dalton
St. John’s Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Bever
Jamie K
Tony Bever
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
Bevill
Leona E
Brush Chapel
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Brazda
Anna Shimek
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Louis J. Trzil
Kuba Funeral Home
Burianek
Charles
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Charles Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Asbury Methodist Church
Camp Good Health
Grant Wood Area
American Red Cross
42Nd St
Salvation Army
C Ave
Finney
Charles L
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Nick Longworth
First United Methodist Church
Oak Shade
Hall
George M
Evergreen
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Holub
Agnes L
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
R.J. Axen
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Prairieburg
Johnson
Mary Elizabeth
Turner Chapel
Robert A. Dennett
Trinity United Methodist Church
East Oakwood
Shellsburg
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Harold Johnson
18Th St
Tolander
Doris I
Floyd J. Conroy
Knox United Presbyterian Church
Iowa Kidney Foundation
Hickman Road
Des Moines
Warbasse Announces Run for Linn County Attorney
Cedar Rapids attorney Steven K. Warbasse seeks the Republican nomination for Linn County attorney. Warbasse, partner at White and Warbasse, lives with his wife Mary and son Matthew on Tomahawk Trail SE. He is a former Army captain and Iowa graduate who now defends Procter & Gamble in Kehm vs P&G in Cedar Rapids federal court. He plans to launch his campaign after the trial concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven K. Warbasse
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Warbasse
White
University of Iowa
The
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association
Procter & Gamble Co
Kehm
Procter & Gamble
U.S. District Court
Three Die In Iowa Traffic Crashes Over Weekend
A rural Fort Dodge teen Timothy Mersch 17 died in a one car crash near Clare. In Mahaska County Earl Kitzman 25 and wife Diana Jean 20 were killed when their car collided with a pickup on Highway 137 south of Oskaloosa. Survivors included David Ross 25 and Lisa Stocker 19 both of Des Moines and Bruce McGillivery 25 of Des Moines treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Dodge
Timothy Eugene Mersch
Clare
Webster County
Earl Kitzman
Diana Jean
Beal
Highway 137
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County Hospital
David Ross
Lisa Stocker
Des Moines
Bruce McGillivery
Explosion levels Bondurant house
An explosion and fire leveled a Bondurant residence Saturday night. No one was injured in the 7 p.m. blast which decimated the residence of Gale Ramberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bondurant House
Bondurant
UPI
Gale Ramberg
One arrested in Hiawatha break-in incident
Hiawatha police report one man 18 year old Gary Lynn Wheeler charged with first degree burglary after he and a woman attempted to break into Frankie Klouda’s home on Ninth Ave. The pair fled by car as a son alerted authorities. Wheeler held at Linn County Jail pending arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha
Gary Lynn Wheeler
Bowler St
Frankie Klouda
Ninth Ave
Wheeler
Klouda
Linn County
Iowan Named President of West Hills College California
Joseph M. Conte, 49, of Bettendorf Iowa, was named the new president of West Hills College in Coalinga California. Conte previously led Scott Community College in Bettendorf and will assume duties this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalinga
Calif
Wreck injures four in Cedar Rapids crash case
Mr and Mrs Joseph O Connor of Springville stand near the wreckage of a car driven by their son Robert Ford of Marion Four passengers from both cars including Ford were treated for minor injuries and released from St Luke s Hospital Lightfoot of Cedar Rapids was charged with following too closely
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph O'Connor
Springville
Robert Ford
Marion
Ford
Donna Lightfoot
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lightfoot
AMC and UAW Reach Tentative Auto Worker Agreement
The United Auto Workers reached a three year tentative contract with American Motors Corp allowing workers to forgo about 150 million dollars in pay raises to fund a one billion dollar product development plan. The deal affects 14 000 AMC workers at Kenosha Milwaukee and Toledo and follows similar concessions at Ford and General Motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
United Auto Workers
American Motors Corp
UAW
AMC
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Kenosha
Wisc
Toledo
Ohio
Richard MacCracken
Douglas Fraser
Raymond Majerus
MacCracken
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Drug awareness program at Independence High and Middle Schools
Independence hosts a drug awareness program during National Substance Abuse Prevention Week. Northeast Iowa Drug Abuse Center, based at the Mental Health Institute, leads morning sessions at Independence High School and afternoon sessions at the Middle School with student counselors guiding six sessions offered across four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Northeast
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription options include carrier $1.65 weekly and mail plans with varying seven issue and 52 week terms. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Vital Statistics Births and Emergencies Reported
Birth notices list new sons and daughters for multiple couples including Renee and Dean Konrad Corinna Nebiker Deborah Unertl Nancy Marks and others with addresses in Cedar Rapids area. EmergencyMedical calls logged at 3 04 am 7 01 am 12 39 am Sunday include 2402 10th Ave SW 4910 Gordon Ave NW and a mistaken alarm at 1001 First St SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renee
Dean Konrad
33Rd St. SE
Susanne
David Nondorf
Laure! Lane
Corinna
Richard Nebiker
Summer Circle
Deborah
Michael Unertl
Walker
Sue
Randy Edwards
Palo
Nancy
Jack Metz
Amana
Carol
Michael Jacobs
Ninth Ave
Marion
Barbara Dirksen
First Ave
10Th Ave
Gordon Ave
First St
Six Drivers Arrested in Linn County Drunk Driving Sweep
Six persons were arrested in Linn County and charged with drunk driving late Saturday and early Sunday. Freddy D. Waddell 20 of 340 29th Street Drive SE was cited for speeding. Michael D. Akers 33 of Route 3 Marion was picked up on Highway 150. Dina M. Hefel 22 of 2645 Fourth Ave Marion faces license and speeding charges. John E. Becker 28 of 1210 22nd Ave SW arrested at Linway Drive and 19th Street SW with suspended license. Glenn R. Meier 22 of 2640 Worthington Drive SW and Jeanna A. Seitz 30 of 110 E Willman St Hiawatha were also detained. At least 16 people were reported killed as Christian forces shelled Sidon.
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Linn County
Freddy D. Waddell
29Th Street
First Avenue SE
Michael D. Akers
Route 3
Marion
Midway
Dina M. Hefel
Fourth Ave
C Avenue
Jeanna A. Seitz
E. Willman St
Hiawatha
East Willman Street
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Lowa
Calmar
James Shekleton
St. Aloysius Church
French's
Dysart
Theodore Knoop
Zion Lutheran Church
Dubuque
Appleton-Vernon's
Edgewood
Grant View
Greeley
Hazleton
Mildred Campbell
Brant-Kern’s
Oelwein
Hazleton Cemetery
Kruse
St. John’s Catholic Church
Visitation
White's
Knights of Columbus
William Lentzkow
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Mount Hope Cemetery
Keystone
Emma Schuldt
St. John Lutheran Church
Fellmer's
Keystone Cemetery
Postville
Arnold Backhaus
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Postville Cemetery
Schutte’s Vinton
Nicholas Gavalas
Tucson
Ariz
Vinton
Campbell, Russell's
Dorothy Keehn
Lincoln Lutheran Home
Racine
Wis
Turner Chapel West
Daniel Joseph Molumby
Denver
Colo
Stewart Funeral
Steven Warbasse
Bry
Iowan
California
Ane
St. Luke's
Nancy and
Robert Marks
Oak St
Sidon
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
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