Deaths Lou Potter and others in area obituaries
Lester B. Potter 89 of 965 Second Ave Marion dies after brief illness at St Luke's Hospital born August 28 1892 in Greene County married to Bessie Martin July 19 1911 at Robins. Survives include son Martin four daughters eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Services Thursday 10:30 am at Oakland Church of the Nazarene Cedar Rapids with burial at Lafayette Cemetery. Raymond Haase 18 drowns Cedar River. services pending. Multiple other obituaries list more individuals with funeral details and memorial funds.
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Lester B. Potter
Second Ave
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Greene County
Bessie Martin
Robins
Potter
Wilson Foods
Oakland Church of the Nazarene
Martin
Louise Blair
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Schrimper
Greenwood
Wis
Maxine Rogers
Excella
Arlene Potter
Clinton
Oakland Church of
Five die in Iowa crash spree over weekend
Gazette wire sums five deaths from separate Iowa crashes. Teenagers from De Witt and Oskaloosa area among the dead as a train crossing collision and a broadside with a semitrailer are reported. A Denison stock race fatality and a Paullina one vehicle death are listed alongside a Council Bluffs boy killed after being struck.
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Gazette Wire Services
Iowa
de Witt
Clinton County
Mahaska County
Terpstern
Glendale
Oskaloosa
Terpstera
U.S. Fiber Corp
Harry Kemp
Jeff Tunik
Odebolt
O’brien
Highway 10
Paullina
Reid Warner West
Sioux Falls
S.D
West
Matthew Foote
Council Bluffs
Kim Rubsam
Mill Street
Foote
Mercy Hospital
Vital birth and emergency notices from Cedar Rapids area
Vital statistics record multiple births including a son for Terri Wolfe and a son for a couple in Cedar Rapids, plus an out of town birth in West Covina California. The report lists numerous area grandparents and then a sequence of medical emergencies and alarm incidents with times and addresses across Cedar Rapids and nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terri Lee Wolfe
C Ave
Jane
Randy Ray
Harold Drive
Valerie
Randy Chamberlin
Clarence
Cynthia McBride
Hart Court
Corn season tips from agriculture department
The Agriculture Department offers advice from vegetable specialist Charles McClurg on selecting and handling sweet corn. Buy corn picked the same day, prefer shade piled ears, avoid trunk storage, refrigerate after bringing home, and eat soon after picking. Before cooking, hush the ears to preserve flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Charles McClurg
University of Maryland
McClurg
Walton Sr. Freed After July Assault Charges
Walton Sr. of rural Winthrop was released from custody Monday after being charged in July with counts of armed with intent and assault with intent to inflict serious injury. He was released to the Department of Corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Delmar Walton Sr
Winthrop
Walton
Department of Corrections
Cedar Rapids Airport weathered PATCO strike well says director
Cedar Rapids Airport operates pretty much normal a year after 10 of 19 local air traffic controllers walked out. Bud Jameson notes fewer Chicago hub slots but more daily flights to Chicago. FAA limits remain. Some controllers left Cedar Rapids. others found new jobs while many expect eventual rehiring through appeals or settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Bud Jameson
PATCO
Reagan
Jameson
Chicago
Federal Aviation Administration
O’hare
Jon Gordon
Penick and
Ford
Gordon
Psychiatric exams ordered for teen in Cedar Rapids case
A 16 year old identified as Muffrey Schilb facing delinquency charges for two counts ofattempted murder and kidnapping will undergo psychiatric and physical examinations over three weeks at St Luke's Hospital. The exams were ordered to aid defense and the move to adult court. The incident occurred at the Country Kitchen Restaurant where a replica gun was used. Schilb is in a rehabilitation program and in DSS custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Muffrey Schilb
Seventh Ave
Sylvia Lewis
Linn County
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn
Schilb
Rick Gail
Gail
Country Kitchen
First Ave. SE
Michael Brokaw
Brokaw
Four Story Fall Kills Swisher Man at Notre Dame Dorm
A 28 year old Swisher man, Jerry Callahan, died after falling four stories from a dormitory roof at St. Marys College in Notre Dame. He was operating a motorized wheelbarrow unloading debris when it idled at the roof edge. Callahan, employed by D C Taylor Co., died en route to St Josephs Medical Center in South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Ind
Swisher
St. Mary’s College
Jerry Callahan
St. Joseph County
Callahan
St. Joseph’s Medical Center
South Bend
Iowa July revenues rise 3.9 percent over last year
State officials reported July revenues up 3.9 percent from the previous year, though accounting changes may understate to 5.3 percent. Mosher cautioned against drawing conclusions as 9.2 percent growth was projected for the year, with the economy shown as slow and tax receipts down by 4.4 million in sales and use taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ron Mosher
Mosher
Arthur Claus
The
Comptroller’s Office
Iowa
Branstad to Reagan: Interest Rates Hurt Iowans
Des Moines. Lieutenant Governor Terry Branstad told President Reagan that high interest rates are harming small businesses and farmers in Iowa. Branstad met Reagan briefly in Des Moines and accompanied him to the airport where they rode Air Force One to Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Reagan
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Hartford
Conn
Knights of Columbus
Branstad
Corrections and Clarifications For Gazette Report
The Gazette notes corrections to Tuesday’s Cedar Rapids group story and the Farm Page photo of Brandi Bowers. Frances Heaton is listed as treasurer of the Cedar Rapids Iowa Supply Teachers Association. A correction will be published for accuracy and fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Heaton
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supply Teachers Association
The
Gazette
Brandi Bowers
Center Point
Linn County
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Wiley Blvd
Cedar River
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Meskimen
Clarence J
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
William Goltz
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral
Fitzgerald
Arthur
Chuck
First Baptist Church of
Roseville
Calif
Johnson
Jessie L
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Jay A. Miller
First United Presbyterian Church
Murdoch Funeral Home
Culbertson
Glenn D
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Monte Asbury
Ohlhauser
Angelique M
Kuba Funeral Home
Charles F. Smith
Washington Church of God
Holbrook
Clayton
Steve) Ford
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Friends
Uhlmann’s
Williamsburg
Steven R. Moore
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Mason’s
Mount Hope
Keystone
Lilly Rolls
Fellmer
Kramer’s
St. Francis Cemetery
Dyersville
de Witt Hospital
Card
Davenport
James Alan Terpstein
New Sharon
St. Luke’s
West Covina
Therese
Chris Carstensen
Richard W. Reed
Kathryn St
Timothy C. Gilbertson
Diane M. McCarville
Gary H. Cotton
Joan M. Ratchford
Randall C. Wall
Theresa H. Krivanek
Robert E. Steiner
Kelly S. Crawford
Douglas R. Kirchhoff
Wanda L. Ledford
Gregory J. Lehner
Mary L. Studt
David A. Heidemann
Lynn D. Arnold
Lisbon
Randy E. Sacco
Cincinnati
Carla J. Long
Tamara S. Fenton
Roger D. Rose
Springville
Lisa L. Damrow
Lawrence J. Oakley
Cherylann O. Henson
David M. Reed
Alburnett
Lori S. Rawson
Mark Steven
Joyce Patricia McConoghey
Jack R
Glory A. Smith
Paul Jeffrey
Rosita
Cateriza Bales
Michael E
Kathy K. Merck
Lisa A
Scott C. Anderson
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William Patrick Crawford
Suzanne Kay
Robert John Kuhlmann
Joyce Eileen
David Harland Corbett
Linda S
Kris G. Gulick
Dixie Lea
David Dennis Schmelzer
Deborah Lynn
Steven Richard Jones
Vickie Louise
Kenneth Allen Nibbe
Brenda Lea
Gerald Wayne Stevens
Cathy Lynn
Kevin Alan Christensen
Susan K
Ricky Forrester
Thomas
Lonnie
Louise Chambers
Lucinda
John F. McEnroe
Rodney Eugene
Norma Sue Haag
11Th St
33Rd Ave
12Th Ave
Stonybrook Lane
Regent St. NE
17Th St
Second St. NE
Fourth Ave
Golf St. NE
Nancy Stevens
Beverley Duffy
FAA
Marvin Knipp
Wathan
Knipp
Lers
D.C. Taylor Co
E Ave
Gary Thirnbeck
Thirnbeck
Peck’s
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Judy Daubenmier
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iow
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Clour Ets
Orca Pierson
Ershop
Ceehatte
Ells Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
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