Deaths and funeral notices from Iowa and Nebraska
Obituary notices list Helen Dolores Patik of Dwight Nebraska and Patrick McGowan of East Walpole Massachusetts among others with service details. The Downey area notices include numerous private graveside services and burials in Cedar Memorial Park and Oak Hill Cemetery with various churches and funeral homes noted.
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Gintert
Ann
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Clifton Ellerbeck
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Orfard
Blair A
Popelar
Tom T
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
Theodore B. Hlubacek
Czech National Cemetery
Dudley
Arthur F
Beatty-Beurle-Murdoch
Roy J. MacIntosh
Troy Mills
Cummings
Elsie J
Lloyd Brockmeyer
Oak Hill Cemetery
Williams
Charles Donald
Turner Chapel East
William Harnish
Eddins
Hazel V
Audit Finds Weak Internal Controls In County Clerk Office
State Auditor Lloyd Smith criticized the Linn County Clerk of Court operation for poor accounting practices in the year ending June 30 1976 and urged improvements. The audit noted miscleared checks missing monthly reconciliations and unrecorded trust liabilities, with progress reported as changes implemented by January 1 1977 and ongoing cooperation with Clerk Kenneth L. Perry Jr and County Auditor Merle Kopel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Smith
Clerk of Court
Linn
Smith
Merle Kopel
Kenneth L. Perry, Jr
Magistrate’s Court
Trial Court
Kopel
Part Owner of KHAK Killed in Alaska Plane Crash
Hart Cardozo Jr., 50, Cedar Rapids based part owner and chairman of Communication Properties Inc, perished in a Beechcraft crash near Sitka Alaska along with four other men on a fishing trip. The group included two Minnesota residents also connected to radio holdings in Iowa and Wisconsin. Cardozo resided in Delwood Minnesota and held stake in stations across Albert Lea Dubuque Green Bay Escanaba and Fargo. Station manager Bob Cooper said partners Bill Kelly Richard Boight and Jim Zimmerman will assume management. He was noted as a top broadcaster and had been in Cedar Rapids last week before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Cardozo, Jr
KHAK
Cedar Rapids
Sitka
Alaska
Cardozo
Communication Properties, Inc
Anchorage
Escanba
Mich
Fargo
N.D. Khak
Bob Cooper
Bill Kelly
Dubuque
Richard Boight
Jim Zimmerman
Green Bay
Cooper
Tractor Tips Elgin Man Killed In Farm Accident
An Elgin man, Jack Seitz, 25, died Monday when a tractor tipped on him while cutting hay on the Jacob Gehring farm seven miles east of West Union in Fayette County. A wheel ran into a ditch, the fire department rescue squad freed him, and he died instantly. He was born March 2, 1952, with surviving brothers Ronald and James, and sisters Karen Schmitt and Diane. Services pending at Muehlebner Wright's in Elgin.
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Elgin
Jack Seitz
Jacob Gehring
West Union
Fayette County
Elgin Fire Department
Seitz
Earl Seitz
Ronald
James
Navy
Kevin
Karen) Schmitt
Diane
Muehlethaler-Wright’s
Deputies Contract Signed by Linn Supervisors
Linn supervisors on Tuesday approved a contract with the Staff Emplees Collective Organization SECO representing deputies in the county sheriff's department. The agreement provides a 6.75 percent across the board pay raise and alters overtime and holiday pay with a choice between overtime pay or compensatory time off.
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Linn
Staff Employes Collective Organization
SECO
Three Named To Linn Zoning Group
Linn supervisors named three to replace resignations after rejecting a proposed ordinance to preserve prime agricultural land. Appointees are Robert Lam Whittier Gloria Kintzle Anamosa and Larry Kreinbrink Mt Vernon route one.
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Linn
County Zoning Commission
Robert Lam
Whittier
Gloria Kintzle
Anamosa
Larry Kreinbrink
Mt. Vernon
Firefighters Promote Eleven to Higher Ranks
Eleven firefighters are elevated to new ranks effective last Sunday. Captain to fire district commander promotions include Lloyd D. Bean and John C. Kepler. Other moves raise La Verne R. Bagley and Frank D. Gardner to captain, Phillip E. Saunders to inspector captain, Phillip C. Bode to training lieutenant, Virgil L. Johnson to inspector lieutenant, and four privates to lieutenant.
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Lloyd D. Bean
John C. Kepler
Bean
Department
Kepler
Laverne R. Bagley
Frank D. Gardner
Phillip E. Saunders
Phillip C. Bode
Virgil L. Johnson
Enlisted in air force delayed enlistment program
Enlisted Robert M Flanders 20 son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Flanders 3923 Council street NE has joined the air force delayed enlistment program He will enter active duty Aug 26 and train in electronics after basic training at Lackland AFB Texas Also Enlisted Tomas A Podzimek 20 son of Mr and Mrs Frank Podzim ek enlisted in the same program He will start active duty Dec 27 and train as an intelligence operations specialist after Lackland AFB Texas
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Robert M. Flanders
Raymond Flanders
Council Street
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Texas
Tomas A. Podzimek
Frank Podzimek
Ray appoints East Iowans to commissions
Governor Ray announced appointments to state bodies including Gary Hughes sheriff of Iowa City and Elizabeth Shaw senator of Davenport to the law enforcement academy council. Harry Prugh will return to the commission on aging, Norman Lipsky to the school budget review, plus Leon Keele and Russell Helms to respective committees. New mental hygiene appointees are Edward Anderson Judy Dierenfeld Dr Robert Powell and Dr Charles Lemke with reappointments for Hastings and Warman.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Johnson County
Gary Hughes
Iowa City
Elizabeth Shaw
Davenport
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council
Harry Prugh
Commission On Aging
Norman G. Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Ray
Leon Keele
Sheldon
Accounting Practices Advisory Committee
Russell Helms
Solid Waste Commission
Edward Anderson
Judy Dierenfeld
Deep River
Robert Powell
Mason City
Charles Lemke
le Mars
Phillip Hastings
Waterloo
Roy Warman
Ames
Iowa State University
Injury to Jasper Deliberately Castrated Dog in Marion
Seven year old Jasper the golden retriever owned by Mr and Mrs James Harris of route one Marion was castrated and returned home bleeding. Mrs Harris reported the incident to sheriff's deputies and the dog has since recovered after veterinary treatment. Other male dogs in the area have been notified and kept tied up.
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Jasper
James Harris
Route One
Marion
Harris
Diane Harris
Sheriff's Deputies
Linn supervisors appoint three to land preservation panel
Linn County supervisors named Bert Roseberry Dennis Sacora and Jean Stoner as the first three members of the county land preservation commission under new legislation. The panel will include appointments by Cedar Rapids Marion Hiawatha other county cities and the soil district commissioners. An organizational meeting is set for August 17.
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Linn Supervisors
County Land Preservation Commission
Bert Roseberry
Center Point
Dennis Sacora
Marion
Jean Stoner
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Soil District Commissioners
Lipsky declines re election to Cedar Rapids school board
Norman Lipsky announces he will not seek a fifth term as director of Cedar Rapids Community School District district No 4. He has been appointed to the state school budget review committee by Gov Robert Ray for a three year term. Ronald Moore files nominating papers for district 4. Filing deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday.
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Norman Lipsky
Cottage Grove Lane SE
Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Lipsky
Robert Ray
Ronald Moore
Indian Hill Road
Student Charged in Break-In at Roosevelt Junior High
Adam Glen Crosby, 21, faces breaking and entering charges after police found him inside Roosevelt junior high school at 6 30 a m Tuesday. Motive not disclosed by authorities.
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Adam Glen Crosby
Roosevelt Junior High School
Marijuana penalties debated decriminalization described
The article notes four decades of anti marijuana policy and cites President statements on decriminalization as reducing federal penalties to fines for possession while preserving trafficking penalties. It notes 45 million Americans have tried marijuana and 11 million are regular users.
Senate panel backs gas guzzler tax and higher fines
A senate panel backed a special tax on gas guzzling cars without a production ban and doubled fines for firms failing efficiency standards. New domestic cars average 17.8 mpg, down from a required 18 mpg, with fines rising from 50 to 100 dollars per underperforming mile.
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Senate
Debate over Hyde Amendment and abortion funding in Congress
The article outlines Supreme Court interpretations of statute language on abortion funding under the Hyde Amendment. It notes that a House bill could keep federal funds from abortions unless for rape incest or medical necessity, while the Senate would allow broader exceptions. Rep. Daniel Flood controls the House amendment process, and Rep. Fraser and Rose urge supporting Senate language that defers medical decisions to physicians.
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Senate
House
Carter
Bell
Supreme Court
Congress
Daniel Flood
Dpa
Flood
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
Charles Rose
D-N.c
City contemplates zoo study and new oversight committee
Parks Supt. Elmer Delaney voiced that the inspection should yield mainly minor recommendations while ensuring animal health and safety. Reinis proposed a seven to nine member committee within two weeks to review the zoo, advise on long range plans, set priorities, include critics, and invite volunteers. He warned bond failure limits major expansion but hopes for changes and improvements guided by the panel.
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Elmer Delaney
Reinis
Peddling ordinance faces update as council halves concerns
Tuesday's informal meeting outlined a plan for a new ordinance drafted by City Attorney Dave McGuire to regulate solicitations while avoiding arrests of non profits. Public officials argue for clearer nonprofit designation, registration at the city clerk, and modernization to cover regular route sellers like milkmen and ice deliverers. The Avon lady case remains legally unresolved as McGuire reviews status and wording.
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Colton
Dave McGuire
Stan Reinis
McGuire
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Helen Dolores Patik
Dwight, Neb
Lincoln
Neb
Beacon
Iowa
St. Ludmila’s Catholic School
Notre Dame Academy of
Omaha
Catholic Quote Magazine
Claire Marie Patik
Joseph Scanlon
Marcus Rourke
Oskaloosa
Frank A. Patik
Dan
Joe Patik
George
Los Angeles
Anthony B. Patik
Madang
New Guinea Islands
St. Mary’s Church
Dwight
Jerome Pokorny
Patrick McGowan
East Walpole
Mass
Walpole High School
Ken McGowan
Scott
Mike
Laura
Leo McGowan
George Straubinger
Perry
Massachusetts
Oelwein
Wiley
Marion) Davis
Hintz
Woodlawn
Coralville
Wanda Rodgers Berg
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Memory Gardens
Donohue’s. Marengo
Dale Wilson
Marengo
Toledo
Charles E. Racer
Mason- Hand’s
Tama
Elberon
Charles
Hrabak’s
Belle Plaine
Fayette
Francis Shannon
Brant-Kerns
Floral Hills
Manchester
George H. Johnson
First Baptist Church
Shelly’s
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courthouse
C.R
Linn Zoning Group
BEOG
Young School of Beauty
St. S.E
Stickney
Lucille Matney
Wilson Avenue
The
the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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