Obituaries: Lottie Keenan and Marian Lindley
Lottie Janesovsky Keenan 73 of Fort Worth died August 15 after a long illness. She was born 1908 in Crowell Nebraska and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1918 later living in Chicago and Fort Worth. Marian Lindley 81 of Willow Gardens died Thursday at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. She was born 1900 in Oelwein and married Lafe Lindley in 1940. Burial at Riverside Cemetery Anamosa with services in Marion.
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Lottie Janesovsky Keenan
Fort Worth
Cedar Rapids
Crowell
Neb
Chicago
Old Washington High School
John H. Keenan
Marian Lindley
Willow Gardens
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Marian Flanagan
Lafe Franklin Lindley
Marion
First United Presbyterian Church
Milwaukee Railroad Women’s Club
Memorial and Funeral Notices from Iowa Towns
Memorial services and funerals are planned across several towns. Nellie M Hackett and Adolph Kalous will be laid to rest after services at local chapels with burial to follow. Marie Farley, a former Cedar Rapids resident, died in Longville with a large surviving family and a memorial established. Various services occur in Marion, Cedar Rapids, Mount Vernon, Brooklyn, Monona, Monticello, Tipton, Vinton, and West Branch with churches named from Murdoch Chapel to United Methodist and Lutheran congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackett
Nellie M
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Nick Longworth
First United Methodist Church
Oak Shade
Kalous
Adolph
Brush Chapel
Cedar Rapids
George McDill
Czech National Cemetery
Marie Farley
Longville
Minn
Mercy Hospital
Springville
Vern T. Farley
Presbyterian Church
Golden Age Club
Margery Michalec
Hiawatha
Neil
Paul Reid
Mount Zion Cemetery
Mount Vernon
John Morrison
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Turner Chapel East
Belle Plaine
William L. Showalter
Christ United Methodist Church
Hrabak’s. Visitation
Ioof
Brooklyn
Hawkeye
Donald G. Pleggenkuhle
Trinity Lutheran Church
Milne’s
Rose Hill
Monona
Erwin
Mildred) Lembke
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Schultz's
Monticello
Dale A. McDonald
Sacred Heart
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Sheets and Son
Vinton
Catherine M. Bortner
Phillips
North Lawn Cemetery
Fort Dodge
West Branch
Mary Irene Horn
United Methodist Church
Memorial Gardens
Iowa City
Barker Funeral Home
Four arrested after ruckus outside Fairfax tavern
Four people face charges after a fight outside Rick's Chug a Mug Tavern in Fairfax. Deputies say a bartender ejected three, prompting a later confrontation with a jeep, bottles, a gun, and multiple injuries. Charges include assault counts, going armed with intent, burglary, and possession of a controlled substance.
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Fairfax
Rick’s Chug
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Roderick Reifenstahl
Park Ave. SE
Michael D. Devore
J St. SW
Richard Swalley
Stratford Lane
Reifenstahl
Devore
Rick Tebbe
Tebbe
Westdale Mall
Vanderbilt Street
Swalley
Earley conviction upheld in Iowa bank burglary case
A federal appeals court upheld Gordon Butch Earley Jr. conviction for burglarizing the Grinnell State Bank in 1979 and killing Dan and Dawn Kriegel. Earley claimed an incident involving witness Merle Bennett should have been admitted as evidence. Bennett testified as an accomplice. Earley was sentenced to life in prison.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Gordon “Butch” Earley Jr
Grinnell State Bank
Iowa
Earley
8Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Merle Bennett
Bennett
Dan
Dawn Kriegel
Mount Vernon plans Survey on Davis Park
Mount Vernon residents near Davis Park will be surveyed next week to gather feedback on park operations. The Parks and Recreation Commission, after a Monday meeting, addressed toilet, dugout, fence, lighting, and trash issues and discussed league conduct and communication improvements.
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Mount Vernon
Davis Park
Parks and Recreation Commission
Commission
Suki Dell
Fifth wave of arrests in regional drug crackdown
Five more people were taken into custody in Linn Johnson and Iowa counties as part of a year long six county undercover operation. Carol Anderson 23 of Center Point faces five counts of delivery and a Cedar Rapids area resident Wade Weable 18 was charged with delivering hashish. In Johnson County Janene Duffy 19 and Donald Schminkey 22 faced conspiracy and LSD charges. Martin Littrell 22 of Williamsburg was charged with marijuana possession with intent to deliver in Iowa County. Officials expect further arrests and say total arrests neared 40 across five counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Johnson County
Iowa County
Carol A. Anderson
Center Point
Anderson
16Th Street
Cedar Rapids
Wade S. Weable
Boxwood Lane
Weable
Linn County
Janene Mary Duffy
Route 2
Oxford
Donald Eugene Schminkey
Owen St. NW
Martin Littrell
Williamsburg
Speedway
I-80
V-66
Littrell
Johnson
Washington
Cedar
Iowa
Keokuk
Body of Mississippi collision victim found
The body of Earl Bruce, 29, of Moline was found snagged at a Mississippi River waterworks intake in Moline. Coroner Eu gene Sullivan said autopsy planned. companion Phil Halterman of Davenport remained missing. Bruce was identified by his brother after a river search with the Moline Fire Department squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline, Ill
Moline City
Rock Island
Eugene Sullivan
Earl Bruce
Moline
Bruce
Moline Fire Department
Poverty rises as 1980 income falls across regions
Census data from March 1980 show the poverty rate rising from 11.7 to 13 percent as 68,500 households were surveyed. Nonfarm family income fell 5.3 percent to 21,150 while farm family income dropped 14.8 percent to 15,760, with whites, blacks, and Hispanics equally affected.
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Bureau
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
Census Bureau
Northeast
Health care costs rise as federal funds dominate Iowa 1978
The report shows hospital care physicians and other services grew faster than in Iowa while federal funding covered most public health care costs. By 1978 federal funds were 70.1 percent of Iowa public health expenses with Medicare 45.7 percent and Medicaid 21.3 percent. Iowa Medicare and Medicaid financed 85.4 percent of doctors costs, 77 percent of hospital care, and 84.2 percent of nursing homes. Personal health care spending in Iowa rose 285 percent from 1966 to 1978, outpacing the 183 percent rise in gross state product. nationally, health care spending rose 366 percent vs 182 percent GDP.
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Iowa
Veterans Hospitals
General Hospital
Medicare
Medicaid
Mrs Jepsen undergoes nonemergency surgery in Davenport
Dee Jepsen wife of Senator Roger Jepsen of Iowa is reported in good condition after surgery at a Davenport hospital. The 47 year old is expected to stay about a week. An aide said Jepsen attended the operation and the office described the procedure as nonemergency and not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Fred Burke
Davenport
Dee Jepsen
Roger Jepsen
Alowa
Jepsen
Doctor eyeing Tauke discharge
Washington Rep. Tom Tauke recovers well from thyroidectomy and para thyroidectomy. His doctor at National Naval Medical Center Bethesda considers discharging him Saturday as Tauke walks and eats soft food and signs letters sent by aides.
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Washington
Tom Tauke
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Tauke
DSS reports budget surplus in Iowa
The Iowa Department of Social Services closed the year June 30 with a 1 million surplus, about 3 percent of funds. Council on Social Services noted record child support recoveries, with over 14.7 million collected from nonpaying parents in the last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
UPI
Iowa
Bridge 8608's Club winners at YWCA session
Mitchell movement winners Wednesday at the YWCA were North-south Al Roush and Phil Arnett first, Pat Benz and Pat Howard second. East-west Bruce Thiher and Ralph Zetoter first, Mrs. Don Engel and Jock Faiat second. Next game Wednesday at 7 at the YWCA.
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Mitchell Movement
YWCA
al Roush
Phil Arnett
Pat Benz
Pat Howard
Eastwest
Bruce Thiher
Ralph Zetoter
Don Engel
Jock Faiat
Vital Statistics Birth Announcements Listings
Aug 19 to 20 births listed for Colleen Gitter Urbana McVay Marion Morrow Fisher Be y Becky Scott Daum Scott grandparents named at Stephens Point Cherry Point Cedar Rapids Tipton Duenow Heald Holland families listed with locations and dates for newborns and parent names.
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Colleen
Richard Gitter
Westview Drive
Sheryl
William McVay
Urbana
Becky
Bill High
27Th Ave
Marion
Jacklyn
Robert Morrow
Sixth St
Skip Fisher
Fourth St
Stephens Point
Wis
Donna
Walt Daum
Kenneth Babbitt
Iowa Ave
Cherry Point
N.C
Shannon
Jeff Scott
Charles Scott
Shasta Drive
Herbert A. Deutmeyer Jr
Deborah A. Pic
Cedar Rapids
Darwin L. Schminke
Carla R. Dallege
Tipton
Gary G. Duenow
Linda L. Heald
Manchester
Wendell P. Holland
Russell
Kan
Kari L. Barth
Monticello Driver Dies From Hawkeye Downs Crash
Monticello stock car racer Terry Mark Gadient, 21, died from head injuries suffered in a Saturday street stock semi main crash at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids. He passed Thursday at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids as services were pending at Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Terry Mark Gadient
Monticello
St. Luke’s Hospital
Goettsch Funeral Home
Ray Signs Remap Bill For Iowa Legislative Boundaries
Gov. Robert Ray signed a reapportionment bill in Des Moines after a special session approving a plan from the nonpartisan Legislative Service Bureau. The measure seeks to equalize district populations by limiting variation, addressing disparities from recent shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa
Legislative Service Bureau
Shotgun accident kills Pella boy
Pella police say 10 year old Daniel G. Rozenboom died when a shotgun they were handling at a neighbor’s trailer court discharged. The second juvenile’s name was withheld. He was the son of Virgil and Beverly Rozenboom of Pella. No further details released.
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Pella
UPI
Daniel G. Rozenboom
John Moffet
Rozenboom
Moffet
Virgil
Beverly Rozenboom
Clarifications and Corrections in Gazette Listings
The one way fare for the Senior Citizens Bus in Cedar Rapids is 30 cents. An older list stated 20 cents before August 1. The Gazette will respond to complaints about accuracy and publish corrections when reports are found wrong. Call 398 8313.
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Senior Citizens
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
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Long Beach
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Turner Chapel
Jay Miller
Riverside Cemetery
Anamosa
12Th Street
Eighth Avenue
Fairfax Tavern
Kurt Rogahn
Gazette
Francis O'Malley
Tim Patterson
Patterson
James Neuhaus
Barbra Northrup
St. Luke's
Cornell College
Mississippi
Ion
Phil Halterman
Eyeing Tauke
DSS
Joan E. Lapes
Wienal
Sed
St. Luke’s
Anna Mae
Gary Peiffer
Grand Ave
Susan and
Lee Wolfe
Cherry Hill Road
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