Deaths and funeral notices in the Gazette region
A batch of obituaries and death notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas details Agnes B Finley Hines 82 Catherine Milner James H McLaughlin Tony Barron and other residents. Includes service times places like Immaculate Conception Church Baxter Memorial Marion Cedar Memorial and Oakwood Cemetery with Rosary details and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes B. Hines
Heritage Acres
Mercy Hospital
Agnes B. Finley
Des Moines
Thomas F. Hines
Marshalltown
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Killian’s
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
St. Margaret’s Circle
Catholic Daughters of America
John T. and
T. Michael
Mary Ann Wood
Ankeny
Katherine Finley
Helen Batesole
Olga Lande
Windom
Minn
William Finley
Alfred Brosius
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Anthony D
Tony” Barron
Valley View Drive
Mason City
New Era Industries
Julie B. DeWitt
Helen C. Pease
Anne B. Camp
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Frank W
Vestal
N.Y
Turner Chapel
Edmond J. Becker
All Saints Catholic Church
St. John’s Cemetery
American Legion
Hanford
Camp Good Health
Gazette
Third Ave
Randall
Robert B
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Jay Miller
Marion
First United Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Schultz’s
Monona
Hartwick — Romanie
M. Boudonck
McAninch-Fremming’s
Victor
Keota
Jennie B. Davisson
Powell’s
Fairview
Kinross
Oxford
Lewis W. Edwards
United Methodist Church
Oxford Cemetery
Friends
George Gay
Oxford Chapel
Tipton
Verne A. Seaton
Sheets and Son
Vinton
Anna V. Anderson
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Phillips
Virginia Gay Hospital
Bethlehem Church
Waukon
Nathan Bieber
James Bieber
St. John Lutheran Church
Martin's
Oakland Cemetery
Wellman
Otis
Chew” Ulin
Powell's
Wellman Cemetery
Navy cites pilot error in Nimitz EA-6B crash on deck
The Navy says the 1981 Nimitz crash resulted from a mix of environmental, mechanical and human factors. Pilot Steven White, 27, had high cold medicine levels and limited night landing experience, with a bright flare and missed attempts contributing to the fiery mishap that killed two and injured 29 of 42 aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Navy
Nimitz
Steven White
Houston
Texas
Department of the Navy
DIY Dough Cleaner for Wallpaper Spots Recipe
A home remedy blends water and ammonia heated in a double boiler with flour and baking soda to form a dough. After cooking and cooling the dough acts as an eraser to lift grime from wallpaper and can be stored in a sealed container for later use.
Iowans Arrested at Offutt Base in Antiwar Protest
Four Iowa Socialist Party candidates including Cedar Rapids and Cedar Falls officials were detained at Offutt Air Force Base during Nagasaki bombing anniversary protests. Others face picket law disputes while 50 demonstrators were processed and released. several named participants include priests, nuns, and Des Moines Ames and Fort Madison residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Wire Services
Offutt Air Force Base
Neb
Iowa Socialist Party
Cedar Rapids
Jim Bittner
Cedar Falls
Steve Marsden
Eldora
Jim Dubert
Ames
Secretary of Agriculture
SAC
Japan
Brent Vander Linden
Nebraska
Vander Linden
Nebraska Civil Rights Commission
Iowa
Strategic Air Command
Hennessey
Des Moines
Diane Hungerford
Estherville
Chardan
Jerry Mehalavich
Cathy Middlecamp
Christine Reichelderfer
Fort Madison
James Bittner
Tom Mahan
Tama
Laura Jackson
Grinnell
Jean Larson
Marshalltown
Mike Palecek
Frank Cordaro
Rabat
Cordaro
U.S. District Court
Omaha
Offutt
Worker hurt at Jones fair
At the Great Jones County Fair in Monticello a midway worker Brent Bonatsch 18 of Maquoketa injured in an accident late Sunday afternoon. He suffered a broken leg when knocked down by a youth thrown from the Himalaya ride. Greg Yonkovik 14 of Lisbon also injured and treated for cuts at John McDonald Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Brent Bonatsch
Maquoketa
Evans UN Shows
Greg Yonkovik
Lisbon
Himalaya
Bonatsch
Yonkovik
Raymond Yonkovik
John McDonald Hospital
Kentucky man extradited in Iowa hitchhiker death
Nortonville resident James Estes, 39, extradited to Fort Madison Iowa, on charges of killing Djuana Lea Wishon of Fort Madison by striking her with his pickup on July 23 and disposing of the body by tossing it from a bridge. Estes had been working near Fort Madison and returned to Nortonville three days after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Morrison Anderson
12Th St. SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
New Sharon
Iowa
Omaha
Neb
George Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Eileen Mason
Guthrie Center
Ala Marie Gonzales
Elizabeth Tudor
San Diego
Calif
Stewart Funeral Home
Stephen Snider
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Shellsburg
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Nortonville
James Estes
Estes
Fort Madison
Ila
Djuana Lea Wishon
Paper carrier injured during collection incident
Paper carrier Kimberly Christianson aged 15 was treated at Mercy Hospital for head and facial injuries after a customer allegedly attacked her while collecting a past due newspaper account at a residence on 33rd Avenue SW. Her assailant, reportedly angered by the unpaid bill, kicked and punched her. a boyfriend offered payment but was refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Mercy Hospital
Kimberly Christianson
Clover Drive
33Rd Avenue
Christianson
Robber Steals Cyclist's Bike in Park Ave Incident
Richard Snow, 19, told police he was the victim of a strong arm robbery Monday evening near McKinley School. An unknown Black male in his early twenties pushed him from his bike, grabbed him around the neck, and rode off with the bicycle worth about $100. Snow escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Snow
Park Ave. SE
Snow
McKinley School
Local Births and Emergency Calls Highlight Aug details
Vital statistics list births in Swisher Marion Ely and Des Moines with Aug dates and grandparents. Emergency log notes medical emergencies gas line backfire and child safety incidents at several Cedar Rapids locations. Multiple marriage licenses issued among Cedar Rapids Marion Center Point Anamosa and Davenport residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen N. Weaver Jr
Kimberlee J. Wilkerson
Johnny P. Smith
Marsha L. van Slyke
Mark A. Dursky
Shari D. Crooks
Ben F. Mims Jr
Dawn E. Hass
Paul S. Witte
Kimberly S. Hess
Stephen E. Price
Marcia J. Murdoch
Gary W. Clemons
Rose M. Smestad
Cedar Rapids
David L. Garner
Rock Island
Paul R. Wilson
James A. Bys
Diane M. Spickermann
Daniel E. Wiese
JoBeth Bauer
Marion
Craig L. Batchelor
Center Point
Karen S. Jones
Anamosa
David W. Simbro
Iowa City
Jean M. Mottet
James P. Craig
Davenport
Deborah L. Stradt
David E. Schowalter
Pamela K. Schmidt
Asbury Park
N.J
Charles J. Lamaak
Lake View
JoAnn K. Tjaden
Vet's cancer traced to 1950s nuke tests case grants relief
James O'Connor, a former Army corporal, wins a Board of Veterans Appeals ruling linking his skin cancer to six Nevada nuclear tests at Desert Rock in 1955. VA noted 14 of 1,803 skin disorder claims were granted service connected. O'Connor, disabled and frail, lives with his wife in Burbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Nevada
James O'Connor
Board of Veterans Appeal
Army
Desert Rock
Nev
Lewis Golinker
National Veterans Law Center
Washington
O'Connors
O'Connor
Burbank
Bethany
O’connor
Pentagon confirms renewed bombing of North Vietnam
The Pentagon disclosed that renewed bombing of North Vietnam and other tactics since the Communists' April offensive had added more than 1 billion dollars to U.S. military expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
North Vietnam
U.S
Reagan delays legislation for New Federalism
President Reagan postponed until next year his plan to shift federal programs to state control due to opposition from governors. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said disagreements remain and settlement will take time, with an Oct. 1, 1983 target. Governors urged states to draft their own New Federalism program after the setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
White House
Larry Speakes
Congress
National Governors’ Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dorthea M. Milner
Ninth St
Crestview Acres
Buffalo
Archie E. Milner
Marion Christian Church
June P. Snider
Peoria
Ill
James H. McLaughlin
Miami Drive
Mount Vernon
Gladys M. Johnson
Little Rock
Ark
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Charles
Alice Carney
Georgina Frozene
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
Leslie L. Lockhart
Eighth St
Velma Blanch Green
Roosevelt Hotel
Clarence Malcolm
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Monte Asbury
American Legion Hanford Post
Frank C. Montgomery
Dorothy Jarmon
Waterloo
LeFebvre
Grace Trinity Church
William
Don
Grace Trinity
Nathaniel Mitchell Gilbert Rule
Jean and
Douglas Rule
Meadowdale Drive
St. Luke's Hospital
Mitchell Bock
Klemme
Richard Bridge
Babyland
Glenn D. Hunt
Eden United Church of Christ
Nebraska Air Base
Nagasaki
Air Force
Jerry
Mike
Richard C. Peck
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Maryland
Darrell Rupiper
Carl Kabat
Catonsville
John Zeitler
Joyce Horbach
Gwen
Jones Fair
Kentucky
Deborah
Steve Serbousek
Swisher
St. Luke’s
Lori
Eric Thomas
Fifth Ave
Delene
Greg Fletcher
Cornell St. SW
Linda
Joseph Moses
Ely
Tami
Steve Edaburn
A Ave
Fairbanks
Alaska
Amy
Douglas Clubb
Wayne Mills
F Ave
Edmond
Okla
Anne
Wayne Sharp
J.T. Weiland
Second Ave
Susan
Annie Borchers
Paul Stoppels
26Th Ave
17Th Ave
Eighth Avenue
First Street
Second St
Grande Ave
C Ave
Rena Agatha
Randolph Joseph Dudrey
Connie Lee
Dennis Michael Hayes
Feds
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
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