Memorial Notices from Cedar Rapids Area Deaths
Bertha Cummings 76 of 112 33rd Ave SW died at St Luke's after a short illness. Born Feb 13 1907 near Ely she married Adolph Cummings May 12 1934 and was a bookkeeper until 1970. She moved to Fort Myers Florida then Cedar Rapids. Surviving sisters Elizabeth Kolda and Mabel Riddle. Services Thurs Brush Chapel. Burial Rogers Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today. Ignacio Alberto Mendieta 65 of 6523 Canbern Lane NE Cedar Rapids died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital after a sudden illness. Born June 6 1918 Havana Cuba he married Raquel Oti in 1945. He held law degrees from Havana institutions, served in Cuban police and government, aided U S information on Castro regime, was imprisoned 1965 in Cuba, released seven years later. Surviving wife, three children, brother Antonia, sister Maria Mendieta and four grandchildren. Services Friday St Pius X Church. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Rosary Thursday Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers mass for repose or donation to American Lung Association requested. Orville H Friend 83 former Cedar Rapids resident died Monday in Sheridan Wyoming after long illness. Surviving son David of Sheridan. Friends may call at Stewart Funeral Home Friday noon to 1 p.m. with graveside service at St John Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Cummings
33Rd Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ely
Adolph Cummings
Cedar Rapids
Simmons, Perrine, Albright and Ellwood
Fort Myers
Fla
Elizabeth Kolda
Marion
Mabel Riddle
Brush Chapel
Dean Norman
Rogers Grove
Ignacio Alberto Mendieta
Canbern Lane
Havana
Cuba
Mercy Hospital
Raquel Oti
Cardenas
Havana Institute
Havana University Law School
Cuban National Police
Cuban Foreign Relations Ministry
Mendieta
Batista
Castro
State Department
U.S
Spain
Rockwell-Collins
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Ignacio Carlos Mendieta
Coralville
Raquel Maria Harrington
South Fallsburg
N.Y
Ana Maria Mendieta
New York City
Antonia
Maria
Orville H. Friend
Sheridan
Wyo
David
Stewart Funeral Home
St. John’s Cemetery
Clarence Frana
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Helen Popelka
Melvin
Ames
Roland
James
Belle Plaine
Scott Croft
Hrabak’s
National Cemetery
Vining
Beatrice M. Tesar
West Zeller
Johnson County
Leo J. Resar
Iowa City
University and Mercy Hospitals
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Leo
John
Catherine Fountain
North Liberty
Mary Petersen
Charles W. Bitner
Milwaukee Railroad
Metal
Iowa
Eva Collins
Tipton
Swisher
Nohant Lodge
Davenport
Mildred Smejkal
Charles Mehaffey
Czech National Cemetery
Maxine E. White
Route 2
Greene
West Branch
Harold White
West Branch United Methodist Church
Worth
Juanita
Order of Eastern Star
Bethelem Shrine
Daughters of Nile
Obituaries and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids and Dubuque
A list of funeral services and visitations for multiple individuals including Robert Red Rose Hazel M Bartosh Julius Jerry Bigger Raymond J Shorty Cantwell Otto Dennison Colleen Gordinier G Murl Spray Carl E Stout and others with service times today or Friday at various Cedar Rapids Dubuque and nearby cemeteries and churches. Memorial funds and donations to cancer society Perrine Center and other groups noted.
East Iowa Deaths Remain Noted In Obituary Column
John Gary Steenhoek 47 died of cancer in Sacramento California. He was chief engineer for the Department of Water Resources and formerly lived in Anamosa. Other obituaries list Helen Popelka age 81 in Cedar Rapids, George J. Carroll 63, Rugene E. Batie 65, George L. Gay’s funeral home handling, Buzz Adams 75, Beatrice M. Tesar 84, Lloyd C. Aman 64, Charles W. Bitner 101, John Cahill 81, Edward W. Petratz 78, Charles J. Anderson 78, Maxine E. White 74, with services scheduled across Iowa locations and multiple survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gary Steenhoek
Sacramento
Calif
Department of Water Resources
Anamosa
Jan
Scott
Beth
Kendra
Chandra
John Steenhoek
Russell
Arnold
Marion
Chicago rocks Cedar Rapids with new and classic hits
Chicago delighted 5,000 at the Five Seasons Center blending old favorites with new material including a hornless rock song. The seven member lineup featured Cetera Champlin Lamm and others delivering fresh solos and restrained stage presence. Akasha opened with polished sound and strong live energy, hinting at a promising second album.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Ann Rexroat
Szette
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Center
Peter Cetera
Bill Champlin
Robert Lamm
Lee Loughnane
Walt Parazaider
James Pankow
Danny Seraphine
Champlin
Lamm
Armed man takes hostages at Spanish Consulate in L A
An armed man seized at least four people at the Spanish Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard seeking plane tickets for family members to Puerto Rico. LAPD and FBI negotiators and SWAT were at the scene as authorities confirmed hostages and unclear identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.A
Los Angeles
Puerto Rico
Bernsen
SWAT
FBI
Cmdr
William Booth
Vital Statistics Aug 16 and nearby births and incidents
Aug 16 births listed for Cathy Phillips at 69 Dartmouth Street SW a daughter Lori Gillin at 3257 27th Ave Marion a daughter Vickie Covington at 161 Broadmore Road NW a son Dorothy Lacoursiere at 941 M St SW a son Evelyn Parker at 1104 K St SW a son Della Rosa Schmuecker at Newhall a son Annamarie Thomp son Shellsburg a daughter Susan Vonspreecken at 665 South St Marion a daughter Sally Wallace at 7003 Waterbury Lane NE a daughter Aug 12 at Wabash Indiana Nancy Myers a son Big Rapids Michigan Barbara OBrien a son Grandparents named in several listings Other residents listed with no event details. At 7:49 p.m. Monday a defective light switch at 1756 Mallory St SW Apt B. 1:38 p.m. Tuesday a smoke detector activated at 200 First St SE. 2:59 p.m. Tuesday a medical emergency at Soutter Ave and 34th St SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lori
Mike Gillin
27Th Ave
Marion
Vickie
James Covington
Broadmore Road
Manichanh
Theung Hoang
First Ave
Dorothy Lacoursiere
Evelyn Parker
K St. SW
Della Rosa
David Schmuecker
Newhall
Annamarie
Randall Thompson
Shellsburg
Susan
David Vonspreecken
Sotith St
Sally
Peter Wallace
Waterbury Lane
Mallory St
Apt. No. B
First St
Soutter Avenue
34Th Street
Muscatine boy's organs donated for transplant
In Muscatine a 7 year old boy, Eric Petersen, died after an accident on his parents’ farm. His aunt said his parents agreed to organ donation. His liver was sent to Tennessee and other transplant procedures were to follow with family notice in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Burns
Eric Petersen
Tennessee
Petersens
Three Suits Filed Against Jeep Over Fatal Newton Crash
Three lawsuits totaling nearly 10 million dollars name American Motors Sales Corp American Motors Corp American Motors Jeep division Joel Johnson Motor Co and dealer Terry Johnson in Jasper County District Court The actions claim design defects cause Jeeps to roll easily leading to the Aug 14 1981 death of eight year old John Chriss Provenzano III and injuries to two other children The plaintiffs allege the defendants knew of the defects but sold the vehicle anyway
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Iowa
Albin
John Chriss Provenzano III
Twila Provenzano
Highway 14
Provenzano
Jasper County
American Motors Sales Corp
American Motors Corp
American Motors Jeep Division
Joel Johnson Motor Co
Terry Johnson
American Motors
The
Johnson Motor Company
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Dubuque
Diditsch Funeral
Bartosh
Hazel M
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Evergreen Section
Charles R. Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
Bigger
Julius
Jerry
Murdoch Funeral Home
Jay A. Miller
First United Presbyterian Church
Oak Shade Cemetery
Cantwell
Raymond J
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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
John Gossman
Calvary Cemetery
van Horne
Teahen Funeral Home
Gordinier
Colleen
Larry Engle
Galilee Baptist Church
George J. Carroll
South Summit
University Hospitals
Victor
Assembly of God Church
George L. Gay
Oxford Cemetery
Rugene E. Batie
Brookwood Drive
North Platte
Neb
Grace Fellowship Church
Roger
Donna Schweitzer
Linda Rupp
Fort Collins
Colo
George L. Gay’s
Monticello
George “Buzz” Adams
Anamosa Community Hospital
Goettsch’s
Oakwood Cemetery
Lloyd C. Aman
Hickory St
Veterans Hospital
Vandalia
Catherine Hoebing
Quincy
Ill
Volkswagen
Austin
Minn
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Moose Lodge
Army Medical Corps
Lamona
Bill
Quincy, III
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Philibert Hoebing
Cedar Memorial Park
VFW
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
P.O. Box
John Cahill
McAninch-Fremming’s
Washington
Edward W. Petratz
Route 1
Mary
Stanley
Shirley Steele
Oscar Steele
Riverside
Frances Petratz
Larry O’connor
Altoona
Wayne Mills
Boise
Idaho
Edward Oehler
Pasadena
Klaus Rothe
Big Sandy
Texas
Robert
Sherman-Eden’s
Schrock Cemetery
Waukon
Charles J. Anderson
Northgate Manor
Evelyn
C. John
Warren Tom
Norwalk
Myron Bray
Brownsville
Donald Aldrich
Frank Regan
Lansing
John Hartley
Postville
Clifford
Edmund
Robert S
Waterville
Herbert
DeWitt
Center Baptist Church
Center Baptist Cemetery
Martin’s
Akasha
Trcor
Wilshire Boulevard
Rod Bernsen
Dionisio Garzon
Spanish
Jaquin Munoz del Castillo
Garzon
Cathy
Steven Phillips
Dartmouth St. SW
Vicki
Tim Mooney
St. Luke’s
Wabash
Ind
Nancy
Stephen Myers
Harold Ruemmele
16Th
Big Rapids
Mich
Barbara
Tom O’brien
John L. Doonan
Vine Ave
John W. Matias
Barbara A. Mackey
Lawrence Oliver II
Gena M. Moss
Jeffrey L. Farwell
Clinton
Amy Roberts
Mark L. Lehmkuhl
Lisa M. Allendorf
Neil G. Kacena
Las Vegas
Nev
Jennifer J. Ramsay
Glendale
Ariz
Michael D Thayer
Tulsa
Okla
René A. Malone
Murray R Nelson
Margie K. Honkamp
Eric
Muscatine
Jeep
Panama Canal Company
Ferdinand de Lesseps
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Y Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd