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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1983

Page

14

Memorial notices of deaths follow in Cedar Rapids area

The list reports Michael J. West 18 of Cedar Rapids dies at home after Burkitts Lymphoma and Neva L. Shaw 74 of Marion dies at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Also listed are Hazel Bartosh, Raymond Cantwell, Carl Stout, Robert Ziemer and others with funeral services planned or pending. Surviving family names and service details are provided.

Hazel M. Bartosh 16Th Ave St. Luke’s Hospital Turner Chapel East Raymond “Shorty” Cantwell First Ave Mercy Hospital Teahen

Memorial Services for Local Residents Held Today

Multiple obituaries list memorial services and burial plans for Lois M Armstrong Pauline Hazel Brown Mamie Leona Ellis George E Montgomery Mildred R Stewart Leona P Taylor. Services occur at Cedar Memorial First Lutheran Turner Chapel East West Cedar Christian Church and Cedar Rapids area cemeteries with arrangements by Cedar Memorial Funeral Home.

Paul Hasel Salem United Methodist Church National Kidney Foundation Hickman Road Des Moines Ellis Mamie Leona Turner Chapel East Reginald J. Daniel Church of God Oak Hill Cemetery Montgomery George E Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Ed Bateman Faith Bible Church Robins Evergreen Cemetery Vinton Visitation Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Stewart Mildred R Lloyd Brockmeyer St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Taylor Leona P Turner Chapel West Vel Lase Cedar Christian Church Third Ave Cedar Rapids

East Iowa Obituaries Summary of Five Dying Residents

Marie Hardersen 86 of Anamosa died Sunday. services Wednesday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church Anamosa with burial in Oakwood Cemetery Monticello. Effie Wandling 94 died Sunday at Crestview Care Center West Branch. services pending. Mrs. Lawrence Haltmeyer 85 of Dyersville died Saturday in a Dubuque nursing home. services Tuesday at Basilica of St. Francis Xavier. burial St. Marys Cemetery Monticello. call at Kramers Dyersville. Geneva Lindemann 71 Route 5 Iowa City died Sunday. long obituary noting education and community roles. services Tuesday at St Marks Church Iowa City. burial Memory Gardens. visitation today. Francis G Tubby Steger 60 Epworth died Saturday night. services Tuesday at St Patrick Church. burial church cemetery. husband Lolita and children listed. many siblings named. Verda Bergsrud died Sunday at Good Samaritan Home West Union. services pending.

Michael J. West 33Rd Ave Burkitts Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School McDonald’s 33Rd Avenue SW First Church of the Nazarene Leon and Mary Cuhel Jim and Paulette West Edmond Okla Sandi Jones Oklahoma City Andy Cuhel Joe Scott Martha Cuhel Don West Keith Kane Ashland City Tenn Church of the Nazarene Herbert Rogers Czech National Cemetery Brosh Chapel First Ave Marie Hardersen Anamosa Anamosa Community Hospital Darvin Philbert Dorothy Gray Monticello St. Paul's Lutheran Church Oakwood Cemetery Goettsch’s Effie M. Wandling Crestview Care Center West Branch Hrabek’s Belle Plaine Lawrence Martha) Haltmeyer Dyersville Dubuque Otto Oberbroeckling Ryan Nora Schuver Alton Iowa Basilica of St. Francis Xavier St. Mary’s McGregor Kramer's Francis G. “Tubby” Steger Epworth Finley Hospital Steger Western Dubuque Lolita Ron Montfort Wis Daniel Council Bluffs Vickie Breitbach Jim Raymond Sylvester Paul Marinette Herbert Davenport Robert Milwaukee Lanbert Finzel Rose Basten Norbert Heitzman St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Reiff’s Church Cemetery Verda Bergsrud Good Samaritan West Union Burnham and Wood

Longtime Williamsburg resident Helene Timm dies at 93

Helene Timm 93 died after a long illness at Williamsburg Care Center. Survivors include son Verne of Victor stepdaughter Marine Weiss of Deep River two stepsons Everett Timm of Marengo and Martin Timm of Scottsdale Ariz ten grandchildren sixteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Services Tuesday 10 30 a m at St Paul Lutheran Church Williamsburg burial at St Johns Lutheran Cemetery Lincoln Township Iowa County visitation after 10 30 a m today at Uhlmanns in Williamsburg.

Helene Timm Williamsburg Care Center Verne Victor Marine Weiss Deep River Everett Timm Marengo Martin Timm Scottsdale, Ariz St. Paul Lutheran Church Williamsburg St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery Lincoln Township Iowa County Uhlmann’s

Atlanta papers correct disease link to Savannah River Plant

Atlanta Journal and Constitution concede earlier reports incorrectly tied a rare blood disease to Savannah River Plant radiation. They note polycythemia vera was not proven fatal or caused by radiation, cite misused secondary diagnoses, and acknowledge missing expert context and time frames.

Atlanta Atlanta Journal The Atlanta Constitution Savannah River Aiken S.C Journal and Constitution Associated Press W.C. Reinig Health Protection Department E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc Midwest Germany Reinig Jim Minter

Mr. Tornado to Lead Nebraska Thunderstorm Study

University of Chicago meteorology professor T Theodore Fujita known as Mr. Tornado arrives in Omaha to head a NASA funded study based in Grand Island. The project covers 300 miles, photographs storms from space, and runs through Aug 26 with a team of five students and six aviation staff.

Omaha, Neb University of Chicago Omaha Nebraska Midwest T. Theodore Fujita Grand Island Fujita National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA South Dakota Kansas Iowa

Beavers cheaper than engineers reshape Wyoming creek

Residents along Cur rant Creek in Rock Springs Wyoming changed views as beavers trapped two years ago by federal agents slowed erosion. Dams created ponds backed water, restored willows and grasses, brought back trout and songbirds, and proved cheaper than heavy engineering. Wildlife biologist Bruce Smith says nature’s course works better than artificial control. Federal and state efforts had previously spent millions to curb erosion on arid creeks.

William E. Schmidt New York Times Rock Springs Wyo Bruce Smith Federal Bureau of Land Management

Five Iowans die in separate weekend traffic crashes

Five Iowans, including three Sioux City men, were killed in separate weekend accidents. Jason Fields, 19, died on an Interstate 29 exit ramp near North Sioux City after a one car crash. three others were injured. Earlier, Donald Zajecka, 26, died when his car was struck by a train near Hinton. Sioux City residents Donald Zeitler, 24, and Michael McMeekin, 19, died in motorcycle crashes, with Blaine Stickley, 21, of Aplington dying from injuries after a Grundy County crash near Stout.

Associated Press Sioux City Jason Eugene Fields S.D Joseph Fields III Joseph Whitner Jefferson Geanette Lieb Winnebago Neb South Dakota Sioux Falls Marian Health Center Hinton Iowa Donald Paul Zajecka Zajecka Plymouth Donald James Zeitler Zeitler Michael McMeekin Laurel Marshall County Blaine Stickley Aplington Rochester Minn Iowa State Patrol Stickley Grundy County Stout

Vital Statistics and Emergency Calls Chronicle A Quick Weekend

A series of birth notices in Aug lists Mary Ann Bruce and others including Penny Davis and Sheryl Marlette. The rest details a sequence of emergencies such as medical calls, false alarms, and minor incidents across multiple city streets from Saturday night to Thursday morning.

Mary Ann Bruce 10Th St Penny Dennis Davis Smithland Drive Marion Sheryl Larry Marlette Parktowne Place

Father seeks Vietnam memorial in Council Bluffs parks

Ross Grego, a World War II veteran and father of Vietnam Marine Phillip who died in August 1966, urges a city park memorial. He contacted the local Veterans of Foreign Wars for help and plans to raise funds after city parks and recreation commission and City Council approval.

Council Bluffs Vietnam Ross Grego Grego Phillip Chapter The Veterans of Foreign Wars City Parks and Recreation Commission

Also Mentioned on This Page

METRO Neva L. Shaw 10Th Ave Jasper County Colfax Paris Ontario Canada Paris Academy of Beauty Coe College Donovan H. Shaw Clinton Shaw Cedar Valley Rocks and Minerals Society First Presbyterian Church Mary Ward Coon Rapids Hanford Calif George Port Hueneme Jay A. Miller Big Grove Winton Baxter Memorial Chapel Robert H. Ziemer 34Th St. SE Waterloo Mary Rollins Little Brown Church Nashua Ziemer Business Data Services Fellowship Christian Center Cedar Rapids Symphony Christian Business Men’s Association Blairs Ferry Road Iowa City Geneva E. Lindemann Route 5 the Hills Atrium Village Geneva Hunter Johnson County University of Iowa John R. Lindemann St. Mark’s Methodist Church Carnation Rebecca Lodge Pithian Sisters Farm Bureau Jerry Swisher James Janet Hofmaster Fairfax Joanne Trimpe Homestead Dwight Hunter William Hunter Alexis, Ill Richard Quinlan Memory Gardens George Gay Funeral Home Geneva Lindemann Memorial Fund Funeral Minter Tornado St. Luke’s Sherbrook Drive Fifth Avenue Sixth Street Wilson Avenue Rockford Road Seely Avenue Memorial Drive A Ave F Ave Center Point Road 18Th St Collins Road Sixth St B Ave Fourth Ave Maplecrest Drive 35Th St 26Th Ave Pierson’s Flowershop Greenhor Ellis Boulevard Center Pt. Rd Pottawattamie County People Stories Daily John E. Lapes 3Rd Avenue S.E
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