Deaths in Cedar Rapids area claim many lives
Obituaries list Rudolph V. Richter 88, Mary L. Davis, Letha M. Harger, Richard C. Rick Hall and others. Entries note birthplaces, marriages, military service, church and fraternal memberships, burial details, and funeral arrangements across Cedar Rapids, Marion, Oelwein, Monticello, Sigourney, Strawberry Point, Toledo, Vinton, Waukon, and Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Richard C
Rick
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Lowell Knauss
First United Presbyterian Church
Moeller
Edward
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Todd W. van Beck
First Christian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Mr. Moeller
Raymond L. Elston
Friends
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Mercy Hospital
10Th St
Elston
Raymond L
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Edward Moeller
Iowa City
Minerva E. Alberhasky
The
Free Methodist Church
George L. Gay’s
Memory Gardens
Monticello
Elbert B
Pat
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Goettsch’s
Oelwein
Elizabeth Crapnell
Brant-Kern’s
McGregor
Sigourney
Paul Garrett
Holm’s
Garrett
Delta
Strawberry Point
Lloyd Preuss
St. Sebald Lutheran Church
Hillcrest
Bear Creek
Vinton
Bertha Dill
Wesley United Methodist Church
Campbell-Russell’s
Garrison Cemetery
Waukon
Malinda O'Malley
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Hanover
Hanson
Williamsburg
Thomas J. Jones
Uhlmann
Cedar Rapids Gains 22 HUD Leased Housing Units
Cedar Rapids wins 22 additional Section 8 leased housing units after competing with four other programs in Black Hawk and Dubuque counties. The subsidy totals 84,060 dollars annually, servicing 22 waiting families while 441 remain on the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Black Hawk
Dubuque
John Skogsbergh
Department of Planning and Redevelopment
Des Moines
HUD
Skogsbergh
Ronald Reagan
Central Committee urges firm government action in Poland
The 200 member Polish Communist Party Central Committee ends emergency talks with a demand for firm action against strike threats and street protests. It blames Solidarity advisers for the crisis while pledging understanding in dealings with the union and warns against sharpening tensions through strikes and political marches. Solidarity leaders plan further talks in Gdansk as local chapters issue mixed signals and mediation appeals arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party Central Committee
Solidarity
PAP
Gdansk
Central Committee
Jozef Glemp
China Watchers Report Secret U S War on Mainland China
A decade ago observers described a covert decade long conflict involving espionage and guerrilla actions on the Chinese mainland. The program reportedly involved U S sponsorship and targeted political objectives within China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China Watchers
China
Dairy Queen median removal request stalls in Cedar Rapids
Dairy Queen owner Richard Stanek presses Cedar Rapids officials during an informal council meeting as traffic engineer Mel Meyer maintains the concrete median on First Avenue remains needed. Stanek cites 20 to 25 percent business decline since May 1976 and asks again due to nearby road work. Meyer cites I-380 ramps and mixed east west traffic, pledging to study and report next Tuesday.
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Mel Meyer
Cedar Rapids
First Ave
Meyer
Richard Stanek
Dairy Queen
Stanek
The
Gazette
First Avenue
Council
Dick Phillips
Juvenile Court Set Over Assault on Officers
A Linn Juvenile Court hearing will determine whether a 17-year-old northeast side boy assaulted two police officers Monday night during an altercation after a routine traffic stop. He and another 17-year-old were arrested while adult companion Steven N. Alger faced DUI and muffler charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Brent Harstad
Marion
Harstad
Police stop van as driver flees after night foot chase
Police stopped a van at 600 block Fifth Avenue SW after a reported altercation at Eighth Avenue and First Street SW. The driver fled on foot but was not caught. Three passengers were detained. Tim Yerkes 19 was charged with assault intoxication possession of controlled substances and interfering with official acts. Kevin Williams 18 faced eight warrants and possession charges. A 17-year-old female passenger was charged with possession and released to parents. Williams and Yerkes were held at Linn County Jail awaiting review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Avenue
First Street
Fifth Avenue
Tim Yerkes
K St. SW
Yerkes
Kevin Williams
Williams
Linn County
Harvest Moon Brightens Autumn Harvest Window
The Harvest Moon, the full moon near the autumnal equinox, signals several days of evening moonlight after sunset. Farmers in temperate regions gain extra hours to harvest before frost and winter arrive.
Two remain in Cedar Rapids hospitals from Monday injuries
Three year old Sheryl Dahl remained in critical condition at St Luke's Hospital after Monday head injuries when she ran into a moving truck in front of her home. Gary Davis of Newhall was treated at Mercy Hospital for head injuries and a broken collarbone after his car plunged into the Cedar River and he was rescued by four men. Police officer Tim Reynolds recovered from head injuries after an altercation with two youths following a traffic stop. the youths face charges including assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph V. Richter
Sue Lane
Mercy Hospital
Zamberk
Austria
United States
Cedar Rapids
Carolyn Pulda
Wheatland Company
Plumbers Union
St. Wencelaus
Louis J. Trzil
St. John’s Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home West
Cation
Steven N. Alger
Solon
Oakland Road
34Th Street
Alger
Daniel Willard
Tim Reynolds
Willard
Reynolds
Sheryl Dahl
Richard
Pamela Dahl
St. SW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar River
Edgewood Road
Gary Davis
Newhall
St. Luke's Hospital
Davis
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Snapshot
Aug 8 to Aug 11 births listed for multiple families in Marion Solon Davenport Cedar Rapids and Iowa City with names and addresses of parents and grandparents. Included are incidents of alarm malfunction on Memorial Drive Otis Road illegal burning near Cedar River and a medical emergency at Collins Road NE with times.
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Davenport
Doris
Mark Sickles
LeClaire
Donald Rigel
33Rd Ave
Beverly Sickles
Town Road
Memorial Drive
Otis Road
Cedar River
Collins Road
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Iowa City bans lighting to save trees downtown
Iowa City will not use miniature Christmas lights on downtown trees to protect buds on young trees. City officials say heat from lights harmed buds and freezing after removal caused damage. Light poles were ordered without plug-ins to avoid costly retrofits, with 30 to 35 unlighted wreaths planned for downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Dale Helling
Washington Street
Helling
Ottumwa Ends Commission Government for Mayor-Council
Ottumwa voters approve switching from a commission to a mayor council system by 4 308 yes to 3 320 no out of 7 628 cast a 988 vote margin among 15 490 registered. Fort Dodge and Burlington also voted to end their commission form matching Cedar Rapids style government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
UPI
Fort Dodge
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
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Ahart Edward Melsa
Second Ave
Crestview Acres
Turner Chapel East
Wallace B. Lyons
St. S
Alice Mary Higgenbottom
Osage
Lyons
Calders van and Storage Co
Presbyterian Faith and Teamsters Union
Virginia V. Polton
Dolores A. Franks
Elaine A. Smith
Central City
Turner Chapel
William B. Harnish
Galena
Ill
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ralph M. Muchmore
Rogers
Ark
Bentonville Hospital
Bentonville
Storm Lake
Lola Rucker
C.R
Emilie Hoppe
Lublin
Harvest Moon
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
St. Luke’s
Kelly
Rick Dennis
Hillview Drive
Nancy
Timothy Werve
Yuma Drive
Mary
Mike Fordice
Brenda
Bruce Armstrong
Kimberly
Randy LeClerc
Linda
William McCool
26Th St
Lisa Ann
Charles Schmidt
Simpson St
Denise Walker
Springville
Douglas L. Kidd
Doreen E. Parks
Mark R. Logan
Thea E. Knight
David P. Gress
Barbara G. Wallace
Timothy J. Heaton
Kristi L. Baack
Gary D. Bowers
Bonnie L. Ham
Lloyd R. Taylor
Margaret V. Tremain
Roland C. Johnson
Geraldine A. Brown
Terry L. Aalberg
Nan Hirleman
Richard D. Klug
Catherine M. Stearns
Clifford J. Jr
Joyce D. Schueler
Vernon Albert
Linda Irene Komenda
Gregory Lee
Sharon Kay Galiher
Larry James
Deborah Ann Martin
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
East 395
Center Pt. Rd
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