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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1981

Page

2

Death notices list four Cedar Rapids area passings

Cyril Black 60 of 3100 Blue Ridge Court NE died at home after a short illness. Henriette Loufek 92, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died in Madison after a brief illness. Genevieve Wilson 85, Cedar Rapids resident, died after a short illness. Walter Syphrit 70 of 526 Sixth Ave SE died at home after a short illness. Funeral details and survivors listed.

Cyril Cy” Francis Black Blue Ridge Court Holbrook Donna Switzer St. Mathew’s Catholic Church St. Pius X Catholic Church Edward Don Restaurant Supplies Chicago Star Fixture Company Cedar Rapids Henriette Bondracek Loufek Minneapolis Madison Wis Henriette Bondracek Denver Colo Charles William Loufek University of Chicago Mount Sinai Hospital New York Charles Jr Matthew Evergreen Helen Proshek Julia Loufek Frautschi-Cross Funeral Home Genevieve Dow Wilson Americana Dow City Arthur W. Wilson Dennison Miami Fla Eastern Star Clayton W. Mossman Don Stamford Walter H. Syphrit Sixth Ave Letts Letts High School Cedar Rapids Business College Harmony Cafeteria T & T Coney Island Edwin Kuba Funeral Home George B. McDill Lettsville Cemetery American Legion Hanford C St 23Rd St Fourth Ave First Ave Worthington Drive

Death notices for Heeren and Krug in Iowa churches

Heeren Lyman J. is to be laid to rest today at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with services at 10 a.m. and graveside at Riverside Cemetery Anamosa. Krug Elmer H. will be memorialized with a service at St Stephen's Lutheran Church Atkins at 1 p.m. burial at the church cemetery.

Services Pending for Two Local Obituary Figures

Kathy Jo Schantz 19 a Northeast Missouri State student and former Cedar Rapids resident died Friday near Winston Missouri in a automobile accident. Harold E Lloyd 65 of 1415 Third St SW died Friday. Services are pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and Janeba Kuba Funeral Home West.

Kathy Jo Schantz Northeast Missouri State Kirksville Cedar Rapids Winston, Mo Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Harold E. Lloyd Third St Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home

Iowa Deaths Notice Roundup

Iowa death notices list multiple individuals with ages and funeral details. Harriet J. Sullivan of Manchester aged 89, visitation tonight after 7, rosary 8, burial St. John's Delhi. Robert W. Lang of McGregor aged 17, visitation Sunday after 2 with wake service at Thornburgs. Tony Kucera of Tama aged 75 pending. John J. Berlin of Williamsburg aged 81 with service Sunday and burial Conroy. Joel Kenneth Stelken infant, graveside today at Spade Cemetery rural Anamosa, Goettsch Funeral.

Manchester Harriet J. Sullivan St. Mary's Catholic Church Bohnenkamp-Vernon's St. John’s Cemetery Delhi McGregor Robert W. Lang Thornburg’s Tama Anthony F Tony" Kucera Mason- Hand's Williamsburg John J Jack” Berlin St. Paul Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran Cemetery Conroy Uhlmann's Worthington Joel Kenneth Stelken Kenneth Stelken Spade Cemetery Anamosa Goettsch's

Cedar Rapids woman seriously injured in Burger King stabbing

Jean A. Saba, 28, was stabbed in the face during a quarrel in a parked car at Burger King in Cedar Rapids. The assailant, Karam Nicholas Saba, 31, was charged with attempt to commit murder and held in Linn County Jail as police investigated the incident.

Cedar Rapids St Luke’s Hospital Jean A. Saba Second St Burger King Wilson Ave Karam Nicholas Saba Grande Ave Linn County Jean Saba Lois Sykora Sykora the Gazette

Windy rains cause scattered flooding across Eastern Iowa

Frictions from on again off again rain Friday night left Eastern Iowa with localized flooding mainly in Jones County near Monticello and the southern region. Cedar Rapids saw a toppled tree and wind damage while Maquoketa reported most rain Thursday into Friday. A severe thunderstorm watch remained in effect for numerous southeastern counties into early morning.

Iowa Jones County Monticello Urbandale Beaverdale Maquoketa Linn County Mount Vernon Cornell College Cedar Rapids Franbrook Terrace Tama Sheriff's Department Des Moines National Weather Service Washington, Davis Henry Jefferson Keokuk, Lee, Louise van Buren Wapello Appanoose Mahaska Monroe

Vital Statistics Notices and Emergency Calls

Aug 14 births for Lois and Rodney Ocenosak a son and for Christine and Dennis Willis a daughter. Aug 11 a son for Vicki and Michael Hagen. Aug 13 more births listed with multiple families and Cedar Rapids area ties. Multiple medical emergencies and alarm malfunctions reported from Aug 14 to Friday morning at various Cedar Rapids addresses.

Lois Rodney Ocenosak Central City Cindy Darrell Benesh C St. SW Vicki Michael Hagen Newhall Christine Dennis Willis C Ave Diana John Moss Pikes Peak Court Janice James Tiernan H Ave Sue Ann Linwood Hunt Garrison Jane Jeffery Fehlhafer 32Nd St Nancy Robert Calkins Larick Drive Marion Lavonna Annie Achenbach Mechanicsville Pamela Charles Hammons F Ave. NW Laurinda Gene Linderkamp Robins Karen van Patten Palo

Iowa legislators weigh plans after redistricting changes

Iowa General Assembly approved the third reapportionment plan, forcing incumbents to face new districts. In the Senate 14 and in the House 36 incumbents must decide whether to run or seek other offices, with districts pitting colleagues against each other and openings in several seats.

Des Moines Iowa General Assembly Senate House Dale Tieden R-Elkader Rolf Craft Decorah Craft General Assembly Winneshiek County Cooper Evans Grundy Center Arlyn Danker Minden U.S House of Representatives Tom Harkin Neal Smith Smith Harkin Danker Wendell Pellett Atlantic Congress Pellett Iowa Nancy Shimanek Monticello Robert Ray Shimanek Andy McKean Morley Ray Human Services Susan Mickelson Statehouse Linn County Wally Horn Richard Cedar Robert M.L. Johnson Cedar Rapids Johnson Phil Tyrrell North English Janet Carl John Clark Keokuk Bill Sullivan D-Cantril

Inflation Rebound: Wholesale Prices Rise 1.7 Percent

A July report shows wholesale prices up 1.7 percent, reversing four months of declines and marking the largest increase in nearly six years. The rise signals renewed inflation pressure and affects consumer costs and policy outlook.

Decorah sets airport meeting to discuss land for expansion

Decorah Air port Commission schedules a 7:30 p.m. Thursday City Hall session to hear offers and counteroffers on about 30 acres east of the airport. Landowners Orval Orvella Willard Orvella and Robert Espe to respond to purchase offers. 570-signature petition opposed runway extension.

Decorah Orvella Commission Meehan

Panama Canal Opens With Atlantic Pacific Passage

On this date in 1914 an American ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific marking the official opening of the Panama Canal connecting two oceans and enabling global maritime routes.

Atlantic Pacific Ocean Panama Canal

Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It notes subscription rates by carrier and mail for various terms and regions and states the Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local and AP dispatches.

Cedar Rapids The Gazette Company Third Ave Iowa U.S. Territories Associated Press

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