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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1983
Page
12
Obituaries note Harriett H. McCallum 88 of Cascade and Harold S. McGowan 74 of Cedar Rapids area. Also listed are Joyce A. Quass 34 in Marion, Katherine Cisar 82 in Orlando, and several funeral notices with services, graveside dates, and arrangements across Cedar Rapids, Marion, Mason City, and nearby cemeteries.
Earl H. Ruppenkamp Sr. 77 of 715 Benton Ct. died Wednesday at home after a long illness. Born July 27 1906 in Tama County he married Mary Mekra July 31 1929 in Iowa City. He and his wife farmed in Union Township Johnson County retired 1966. Survived by wife two sons Earl Jr Riverside Donald Iowa City a brother Leo North Liberty and six grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 10 a.m. at St. Patricks Church burial St Josephs Cemetery. Memorials to the church. Services: 2 30 p.m. Saturday for Garnet H. Grove 61 at English River Church of the Brethren near South English. Burial Brethren Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 30 tonight at Powell's. Survivors include husband Clarence Pete five sons Gene Miller Crawfordsville Ned and Zen Miller both Marengo Ed Miller Williamsburg and Von Miller Portsmouth Va a daughter Beth Clayton Bondurant a stepson Bill Grove Cedar Rapids two stepdaughters Joyce Ann Fink Karla Magerlan both Weed Calif ten grandchildren four stepgrandchildren. Services: Saturday 2 30 p.m. at English River Church of the Brethren.
Ida Leslein 97 longtime Sumner resident formerly of Westgate died Wednesday at Sumner hospital after a brief illness. Surviving are a daughter Bernita Voelker of Sumner two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services 10 a m Saturday at St John American Lutheran Church Burial Hope Lutheran Cemetery southeast of Sumner Friends may call at Becker Milnes after 10 a m today.
Edwin Krutzfeld a farmer aged 67 died Wednesday at St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. Survivors include wife Helen two daughters Cheryl Tipton Linda Kempf Wellman three sons Richard Douglas Lowden Stewart Cascade a sister Evelyn Tank Lowden a brother Harvey Maquoketa three grandchildren four step grandchildren. Services Saturday 10 30 am Zion United Church of Christ friends may call 3 to 8 pm today at Chapmans Clarence burial Van Horne Cemetery Lowden memorials to church or American Cancer Society.
William S. Tuttle 94 formerly of Norway died in Long Beach California. He was born May 4 1889 near Norway. a 1907 Norway High School graduate. WWI veteran who moved to California in 1918. Survivors include twin brother Otis and brothers Royal and Howard both of Norway and sister Thelma Hutchinson of Lanesboro Minnesota. Funeral Monday at 10 a.m. at United Methodist Church with ministers Beck and Elliott. Burial Norway Cemetery. Helen G. Wolfe 90 former Keota resident died in a Sigourney care home. Survived by son Charles Trier of Keota and sister Mrs. Pearl Richardson of Keota plus six grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Jones in Washington with visitation today. Burial New Haven Cemetery.
Wilbur C Thornton 83 died Tuesday night in a Fayette care home. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife Helen of Waucoma, four sons Gene Mukwonago Jim Millstadt Clayton Moline and Keith Waco, four daughters Mary Torkelson Elgin Dawn Cables Cleveland Faye Millstadt Beverly Dale Dallas, a brother Albert Oelwein three sisters Thelma Luebka Nellie Jennings Ethel Shelhammer, 33 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services 11 am Saturday at St Marys Catholic Church Burial St Marys Cemetery Visitation after 2 pm today at Reeds with a scripture service at 7 30
Violet J. Walters 79 dies Tuesday in a Waukon care center. Survived by two daughters Elva Lea Meyer of Waukon and Sharon Halverson of Elkader, a brother Forest Henderson of Monona, two sisters Ruth Smith of Monona and Marian Cooper of Waukon, 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. today at Rossville Presbyterian Church in Rossville with burial at Rossville Cemetery. Visitation at Martin Brothers.
A compilation of births with many matches across Iowa locations including Lorinda Berry in Ames and Rita Vassar in Mount Vernon plus several other families and towns. The note also lists multiple medical emergencies and incidents with times and addresses across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
Mildred Quimby the one woman news bureau of the upper Mississippi River died Tuesday night in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin hospital from a heart condition at age 69. She built Quimbys Harbor Guide selling about 1800 copies yearly to river boaters from Minnesota to New Orleans. She lived in a McGregor trailer never married and left a sister Catherine Culver of California.
Two people died and a family of three suffered critical injuries in Iowa road accidents Wednesday and Thursday. A La Porte City woman died when her northbound car collided with a southbound semi on Dysart Road. A 53-year-old farmer from Spring Grove Minnesota died in a tractor wreck near Dorchester. Three siblings from a Benton County family were seriously injured when their car left a rural road south of Brandon and overturned.
The Def Leppard show at Five Seasons Center drew 9,875 fans in a loud heavy metal night. Uriah Heep opened as police logged about 20 concertgoers in custody for intoxication or theft and several others in detox at Linn County Jail.
A three member Department of Public Safety Review Board heard testimony in Cedar Falls on an appeal by Sgt. Lloyd Patterson of his suspension without pay and transfer. Patterson, a 36 year veteran based in Oelwein, challenges a 15 day suspension following an incident involving Virgil Smith’s teenage son driving a patrol car. The hearing lasted about six and a half hours, with Patterson represented by attorney Jay Villant of West Union.
Vernon Leroy Mohr 19 of Olin died at University Hospitals Iowa City from massive head injuries after a one car crash Aug 9. He and another man lay six hours in a ditch after the car rolled over near Olin about five miles northeast.
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