Several local residents die in sequence this week
Derrill B. Millard sixty nine dies at home after long illness. G Robert Bruce sixty two dies after long illness at Virginia Gay Hospital. W LaVerne Oliphant dies in Minnesota auto crash. Charles Monk Meyers dies after long illness in Cedar Rapids. Robert E. Hopp electrocuted at home. Charles Shakespeare and others die with services pending. Memorial funds and funeral arrangements noted for several individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Hopp
Elder Lane
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Charles Shakespeare
17Th St
Veterans Administration Hospital
Iowa City
East Iowa Deaths Include Madge Stirniman and Boy Drowning
Madge Ryan Stirniman died Wednesday at Brookhaven Nursing Home. Services pending at Nevenhaven's. Seven year old Scott Morris drowned Sunday at Palisades Kepler State Park near Mount Vernon. Survivors include Duane Morris of Clarence and family. Service Saturday 10 a.m. at Clarence United Methodist Church. Burial Shawver Cemetery Cedar Bluff. Arrangements by Chapman's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge Ryan Stirniman
Brookhaven Nursing Home
Nevenhaven’s
Scott Morris
Palisades- Kepler State Park
Mount Vernon
Duane Morris
Clarence
Robert
Curtis
West Liberty
Nichole
Ann Whitnable
New Hampton
Lee Roy Collins
Tipton
Calve Morris
Waterloo
Clarence United Methodist Church
Shawver
Cedar Bluff
Chapman’s
Rhoda C. Abel
Guttenberg Care Center
Iowa
Hunt & Degnan
Guttenberg
Allene Wilson
Chico
Calif
Guttenberg City Cemetery
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Laura E. Dunlap
Armand “Peter
Sigourney
Yetta Striegel
Knoxville
Holm
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Obituaries from Iowa communities report multiple deaths
A cluster of obituaries notes the deaths of George H. Menke Sr. 87 of Dyersville Rhoda C. Abel 84 of Guttenberg Jack D. Beltz 35 of North Liberty Grace B. Shaffer 86 Mabel W. Brown 73 and Laura E. Dunlap 86 plus Joseph Kadimas 86. Services are scheduled across churches and cemeteries with call times at local funeral homes, and memorials or burial details listed for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack D. Beltz
Sugar Bottom
North Liberty
Iowa City
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Debra S. Deason
Williamsburg
Sarah
Amanda
Janell
Cindy
Jack
John
Todd
Raymond
Peoria
Ill
Daniel
Paul
Floraine Lloyd
Betty Perry
Lincoln
Neb
Mavis Rossi
Ottumwa
Shirley
George L
Family awarded $10 million after factory robot killed worker
A Wayne County jury awarded $10 million to the family of Robert Williams, 25, of Dearborn Heights, killed at a Ford plant in Flat Rock Mich. after climbing to fetch parts from a five story robotic retrieval system. The award against Unit Handling Systems, a Litton Industries division, will be shared by Williams's widow Sandra, their three children, his mother, and five sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. LaVerne Oliphant
Cedar Rapids
Garrison
Minn
Alyce
Oliphant
Alyce Falls
U.S
Okinawa
Masonic Lodge
San Diego
Calif
Connie Galloway
Denver
Colo
Lorna Merrill
San Francisco
Susan Petrick
Detroit
Paul Rosen
Robert Williams
Williams
Dearborn Heights
Ford Motor Co
Flat Rock
Mich
Wayne County
Unit Handling Systems
Litton Industries
Sandra
Body of 7-year-old found in Cedar River
The body of 7-year-old Scott Morris of Clarence was recovered from the Cedar River in Linn County. Capt. Darold Smith said the boy was found at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday below the Highway 1 bridge about 414 miles downstream from where he disappeared Sunday while wading in water at Palisades Kepler State Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
Linn County
Sheriff's Department
Darold Smith
Scott Morris
Clarence
Highway 1
Palisades- Kepler State Park
Kissinger panel opens as White House backs Diaz Alejandro
The Kissinger Commission on Central America sworn in amid White House defense of Yale professor Diaz Alejandro. Cisneros and Strauss voiced concerns over U S policy while Shultz urged unity and nonpartisan work toward a long term plan for the region. The 12 member panel will draft a final report by February and meet Reagan in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kissinger Commission
Central America
White House
Reagan
State Department
San Antonio
Henry Cisneros
United States
Robert Strauss
Yale University
Carlos Diaz Alejandro
Florida
Paula Hawkins
Kissinger
Coralville beaches reopen as water drops at Coralville Lake
Johnson County Bureau chief reports Coralville Lake beaches Sandy Beach Sugar Bottom and West Overlook to reopen this weekend after water levels fell from a July crest of 702.5 feet to 684.9 feet. Sand for Sugar Bottom will arrive. Sandy Beach campground closes Aug 15–26 for road work and electrical outlets. Campgrounds near the lake reopen this weekend with ongoing work at Sugar Bottom and West Overlook after Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Walsh
Johnson County
North Liberty
Coralville Lake
Sugar Bottom
West Overlook
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jerry DeMarco
Sandy Beach
DeMarco
Marine officer placed on Sen Jepsen staff in defense aid role
Lt. Col. James Secrist, a Marine officer, was detailed to Senator Roger Jepsen's personal staff to help answer constituents on defense contracts. Jepsen sought the assignment through the remainder of the 98th Congress, with salary paid by the Navy. The move, described as unusual but not unprecedented, aims to assist small business owners in Iowa seeking or holding defense contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Roger Jepsen
Iowa Republican
James Secrist
Jepsen
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tom Yeager
Navy
John Lehman Jr
Secretary of the Navy
Col
Secrist
Congressional Quarterly
Pentagon
Iowa
Department of the Navy
Iowa kidnapping suspects held near North Platte
Two suspects in the abduction of Ogden Iowa women were arrested in North Platte Nebraska after a traffic stop. Michael J. Nette 18 of Rochester Indiana and a male juvenile from Peru Indiana faced charges of second degree kidnapping and second degree theft and will be extradited to Iowa. The victims Janis Wendt 30 and Judy Heckman 35 were abducted and later released unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Neb
Ogden
Iowa
Lincoln County
Michael J. Nette
Rochester
Ind
Peru
Sheriff's Office
Janis Wendt
Judy Heckman
Ms. Wendt
Carroll
Boone County
Hank Wallace
Iowa woman killed in car-truck collision near Newell
Ellen Audrey Halder, 78, of rural Fonda, Iowa, died when her car collided with a northbound pickup towing a hog trailer at gravel road intersection near Newell in Buena Vista County. The truck driver Don Huseman, 55, his wife Joanne, and their son Dean, 10, were hospitalized and treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell
Iowa
Ellen Audrey Halder
Fonda
Here
Buena Vista County
Don Huseman
Joanne
Dean
Buena Vista County Hospital
Storm Lake
Huseman
Halder
Perseid meteor shower lights up skies this week
Los Angeles Times reports peak viewing tonight and Friday night with up to 60 meteors per hour as Earth crosses debris from a long vanished comet. Observers seek dark skies away from city lights to witness the Perseids emanating from the constellation Perseus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Swift-Turtle
Perseus
Hal Jandorf
Los Angeles
Japan
Vital Statistics births listed for Aug 9 10 in Cedar Rapids area
Names and addresses of multiple births announced across Cedar Rapids and nearby cities. Entries include Barbara and Stephen Mraz at 316 Pebble Lane Hiawatha daughter. Diana Bliss and Robert Bliss with Renee Clary Steven Clary Elise Hexum at various addresses. Debra Tallman Michael Tallman Carman Wilson Julie Paine Danielle Hall. and couples Luber Ramstad Allison Brenner Glubka Heller Graybill LeClerc plus Anderson Noehl Ten Braak Goodlove Harper Kieck Pearson Shim ek and Shi me k across Cedar Rapids Charles City Urbandale and Vinton with listed addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana
Robert Bliss
St. SW
Renee
Steven Clary
Ryan
Elise
Kurt Hexum
Eastern Ave
Debra
Michael Tallman
First Ave
Carman Wilson
Alburnett
Julie
Leo Paine
Clark Ave
Marion
Danielle
Jeffrey Hall
Palo
Michael P. Luber
Diane L. Ramstad
Thomas L. Allison
Rosemarie K. Brenner
Benjamin A. Ekwall
Jeanne M. Fay
Steven M. Glubka
Sharon K. Heller
William L. Graybill
Charlotte B. LeClerc
Cedar Rapids
Mark S. Anderson
Mary A. Noehl
Charles City
Dale R. Ten Braak
Jennifer L. Goodlove
Tip on sun exposure and hydration
The American Dietetic Association advises extra fluids when outdoors in heat. Drink water rather than sugary drinks and take beverage breaks for children every hour. If you feel goosebumps or cold in hot weather, your body signals it needs cooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Dietetic Association
ADA
Also Mentioned on This Page
METRO
Derrill B. Millard
Route 1
Swisher
Carrie Whiting
Millard
Central City
Methodist Church
Shueyville
Keith
Burdette
Lake Charles
Murdoch
Glenn Bender
First Congregational Church
Mount Clark Cemetery
G. Robert Bruce
Urbana
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton
Stone City
Lucille Aurner
Little Brown
Nashua
Bruce
U.S. Army
Urbana Christian Church
Dale
Center Point
Jim
Moravia
Tom
Sacramento
Christine Bradler
N.Y
The
Christian Church
James Sorensen
Murdoch Funeral Home
Charles “Monk” Meyers
Pioneer Ave
Mercy Hospital
Solon
Helen Atkinson
Monk’s Place
Patricia Gleichman
Rockford
Hanson
George R
Brosh Chapel
George McDill
Czech National Cemetery
Hulsebus
Jason G
Church of God Seventh
Brooklyn
Dyersville
George H. Menke Sr
Mercy Health Center
St. Mary's
Robert Wessels
Holy Cross
James Lake
George P
Basilica of
St. Francis Xavier
Kramer's
Oelwein
Grace B. Shaffer
Brant Kern's
Mabel W. Brown
Mabel Bush
Alton R. Brown
Davenport
Tiffin United Methodist Church
Jeanne Schwab
Coralville
Mary Ann Eaton
Tiffin
Edna Mae Slate
Independence
Suzannah Neuzil
Whitefield
Orlando
Fla
Frances Brown
George L. Gay’s
Martha Anderson
Tiffin Cemetery
TRAER
Joseph Kadimas
Elsie
George
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Overton’s
George Shultz
Shultz
Colonel
Barbara and
Stephen Mraz
Pebble Lane
Hiawatha
St. Luke’s
Urbandale
Christopher M Harper
Jane E. Kieck
David D. Pearson
Lisa M. Shimek
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
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