Deaths and obituaries from Iowa area notices
Esther M. Conner 73 of 1104 K Street SW found dead at home Saturday with a plastic bag over head. Linn County medical examiner ruled death by own action suffocation. Born July 26, 1904 in Fort Dodge, Cedar Rapids resident 27 years. Survived by husband Roy Conner, son Harley, granddaughter, brother Lloyd Anderson. Services Tuesday 1 p.m. Janeba-Kuba West. burial Linwood cemetery. A memorial fund may be established. Alva A. Kinzler 85 died Sunday in local nursing home a former Geneva Towers resident. Born August 21, 1891 What Cheer. Married Hannah Richter October 11, 1911. Farmed Sigourney area until 1957. Survived by two daughters, a granddaughter, two great grandchildren, brother Roy Kinzler. Services Tuesday 11 a.m. Murdoch chapel Marion. burial Pennington cemetery Sigourney. Memorial funds established. Various pending notices for Emily Mumaw 92 Onslow Kenneth Leggett 62 Bertha Fredrick 78 John W. Donohoe 89 Otto Olson 68 Mary C. Michel 60 Eva Borland 67 Mrs Otto Hager 76 Vincent Pyle 63 W Ditch 72 Verdine Barnum 69. Burial and service details listed with multiple towns and churches.
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Esther M. Conner
K Street
Roy Conner
Linn County
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Harley Conner
Waterloo
Lloyd Anderson
Kansas City
Kan
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
George B. McDill
Linwood Cemetery
Alva A. Kinzler
Geneva Towers
What Cheer
Hannah Richter
North English
Kinzler
Sigourney
First Christian Church of
George Pollock
Maxine Gress
Roy Kinzler
Umatilla
Fla
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Floyd Conroy
Knox Presbyterian
Jesup
Emily Mumaw
White’s
Independence
Onslow
Kenneth Leggett
Hayden’s
Wyoming
Strawberry Point
Bertha Fredrick
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Roberson’s
Williamsburg
John W. Donohoe
Uhlmann’s. Waukon
Otto M. Olson
Tracey
Cal
Harold) Ditch
Sixth Avenue
Muscatine
Veronica Butler
A.J. Cummings Co
Tom Bowker & Son, Inc
Verdine H. Barnum
Keota
Iowa City
St. Olaf
Cedar Falls Teachers College
University of Iowa
Arleta Wold
Pomroy
Ware, Graettinger
Kalona
Methodist Church
Powell’s
Memorial Services and Burials in Cedar Memorial Area
Memorial services were held for Roy M Smith at 7 p.m. Monday at Chapel of Memories led by Rev. Lloyd E. Brockmeyer of St Pauls United Methodist Church. Burial followed at Cedar Memorial cemetery with Anamosa American Legion military honors. Arrangements by Cedar Memorial funeral home. Ward Clifford Charles funeral services held Monday at Turner chapel east at 1:30 p.m. Burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Turner chapel east arranged. Condon Robert T. honored at St Mathews Catholic Church noon Tuesday with a prayer service Monday 8:30 p.m. by Father Duster at Turner chapel east. Friends may call. family suggests charitable contributions.
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Wellman
Vincent
Jessie Elizabeth) Pyle
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Powell’s
Condon
Robert T
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
James Duster
Jerald Condon
Gilbertville
Mr. Condon
Czech National Cemetery
Father Duster
Turner Chapel East
Fugitive Suspect Believed Heading Toward Chicago
A Nebraska fugitive linked to killings, rape, and kidnapping is suspected to be moving toward Chicago. Police say Robert E. Williams, a 5 foot 6, toothless railroad laborer, may have violated multiple states including Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, and possibly Winona.
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Midwest
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Jerry Kissling
St. Paul
Robert E. Williams
Katherine Billings
Stillwater
Private Legal Help Hired In Dove Case
Iowa conservation commission will hire outside counsel to represent it in a mourning dove season court case. Des Moines lawyer Randy Duncan Jr. will be paid 50 dollars per hour. A Polk county district court hearing is set for Wednesday. The attorney general deemed the commission overstepped its authority in setting this fall’s season. The commission plans a special meeting on the mourning dove matter.
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Des Moines
Iowa Executive Council
Iowa Conservation Commission
H.R
Randy) Duncan, Jr
Polk County
Iowa Attorney General
Commission
Fred Priewert
Second Breakin At Residence Of Dead Man
Two male juvenile suspects aged 15 and 16 were arrested after breaking into the apartment of Dennis Stastny at 222 Tenth Street NW, where his body was found in the Cedar River last Thursday. The youths were charged with breaking and entering and turned over to probation. Police say the breakin is the second at the residence since Stastny's death, treated as homicide possibly drug related. Detectives seek information and urge tips to the bureau.
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St. Paul Ramsey Hospital
Williams
Fridley
St. Paul
Miss Billings
Winona
Minn
Shirleen Howard
William King
Chicago
Catherine Brooks
Dennis Stastny
Cedar River
Stastny
Tenth Street NW
Bob Bauer
Probation Department
Jim Barnes
Barnes
Detective Bureau
Three 20 Year Olds Arrested In Independence Drug Case
Independence police stopped a van at highways 20 and 150 when tires squealed. Alfred D. Heinze Larry Rourke and Roger Wenger all of Fairbank were charged with possession of a controlled substance and Heinze faced an additional charge for squealing tires. The men were held in Buchanan county jail awaiting magistrate's court.
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Independence
Alfred D. Heinze
Larry Rourke
Roger Wenger
Fairbank
Independence Police
Heinze
Buchanan County
Man who voted for 22 presidents dies at 119
Robert Gibson of College Mound Missouri died aged 119 in 1885. He claimed to have voted in 22 presidential elections from Washington to Cleveland.
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Robert Gibson
College Mound
U.S
George Washington
Grover Cleveland
Lance tied to Bloom agreement raises ethical questions
The Times reports a potentially embarrassing agreement between Lance and Robert Bloom was rescinded before Carter named Lance budget director. It notes Lance promised to fix management failures at Calhoun First National Bank and that IRS agents are examining how Bloom gave Lance a clean bill of health and how examiners supervised Georgia banks. The Fed also restricted margin on 195 OTC stocks, including National Bank of Georgia, and Lance had placed his 200,767 shares in trust pending sale by year end.
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Lance
the Times
Robert Bloom
Hermann
Carter
Calhoun First National Bank
Georgia
Times
Internal Revenue Service
Comptroller's Office
IRS
Bloom
Senate
Federal Reserve
Lance Bank
National Bank of Georgia
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Office of Management and Budget
Berkowitz watched Flintstones in confinement amid ethics concerns
Son of Sam incarcerated Berkowitz reportedly watched a Flintstones rerun from his room-size cage as psychiatrists say his examination is progressing on schedule. A lawyer claiming to represent him offered to sell transcripts to Daily News for 50000 and New York Post for 100000, prompting court scrutiny of his involvement. William Spahn of the American Bar Association criticized the ethics, warning publicity could hinder a fair trial nationally.
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Pital
Berkowitz
The
Daily News
New York Post
Philip Peltz
Peltz
William Spahn
American Bar Assa
Spahn
CBS
Face the Nation
United States
Vandals Break 40 Windows At Harrison Elementary
Police investigate a Sunday break in at Harrison Elementary School 1310 Eleventh Street NW. About 40 ground floor windows in five rooms were smashed and ransacked. paint spilled on floors. Upstairs rooms also damaged with glass doors broken and art supplies scattered.
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Harrison Elementary School
Eleventh Street
Joe Malmer
Taft Junior High School
Michael Seny
M Avenue NW
Seny
Linn County
Fort Madison Inmate Stabbed in Prison Fight
An inmate, Robert Wilson 37, was stabbed during a fight at the Fort Madison State Penitentiary. Wilson remained in critical condition after surgery at University Hospitals in Iowa City. A suspect is held in administrative segregation as the state bureau of criminal investigation probes the incident. Wilson is serving a 10 year term for soliciting prostitution and enticing a minor, began Dec 8, 1976, from Johnson County.
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Fort Madison
UPI
Iowa State Peeeenlimey
Sunny
Robert Wilson
University Hospitals
Iowa City
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Wilson
Johnson County
Israeli Arabs to gain benefits under new rule in occupied areas
The cabinet approved measures improving health and working conditions for Arabs in the West Bank and Gaza, while opponents warned of annexation. Officials stressed continued Israeli rule since 1967 and said citizenship and voting rights would not change. Meanwhile the PLO hinted at possible Palestinian state links to Jordan and discussed peace talks with U.S. support. Carter will host foreign ministers of Israel and Arab states to push Geneva negotiations.
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Cyrus Vance
Middle East
West Bank
Begin
Washington
Israel
Arye Naor
Gaza Strip
Naor
Kaddoumi
PLO
Jordan
Carter
Anwar Sadat
Geneva
Mideast
Europe
New York
Kissinger Signals Support for Panama Canal Treaty
Henry Kissinger after meeting with President Carter indicated he would likely support the Panama Canal agreement. He offered to testify for the Senate and stressed preserving U.S. rights to defend free and uninterrupted canal access as he reviews the pact. Carter described continuing Ford era foreign policy across Africa Middle East China and Panama.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Carter
Panama Canal
Panama
Kissinger
Senate
Ford
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Ford Administration
Africa
Middle East
China
Vandalism hits Spillville golf course during senior day
Anthony Stricker 25 and Craig Stricker 28 of Spillville were arrested after driving onto Winneshiek county's golf course during a senior citizens day. The car damaged greens and fairways, with losses estimated at 3000 to 5000 dollars. They faced charges of public intoxication and malicious injury to property, with additional counts for resisting arrest and reckless driving.
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Spillville
Winneshiek County
Sheriff's Department
Anthony Stricker
Craig
Stricker
Iowa Adjutant General Ordered Riot Control Training
Ten years ago Iowa Adjutant General Miller announced the Department of the Army ordered him to provide riot control training for all Iowa units, outlining a state wide training program.
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Iowa
Miller
Department of the Army
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