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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1988

Page

8

Deaths in Linn County Lynn Cochran obituary and service details

Lynn Todd Cochran 70 of Marion died after a short illness at home. Born April 13 1918 in Cantril he married Mary Elliott in Las Vegas in 1978 and worked 13 years as a car sales manager for Bob Zimmerman Ford retiring in 1982. He was a World War II Army veteran. Survivors include wife two stepdaughters a stepson a sister three brothers eight stepgrandchildren and three stepgreat grandchildren. Services 10 am Thursday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials to American Cancer Society. Robert F Hersom 92 of Cedar Rapids died Monday in Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Cedar Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Lynn “Todd” Cochran Lindale Marion Cantril Mary Elliott Las Vegas Nev Cochran Bob Zimmerman Ford Arlene Littrel Atkins Ardyth Cubbage Grandview Arthur Elliott Cedar Rapids Selma Dorson Keosauqua Bates Pomona Calif Charles Les Mesa Ariz Cedar Memorial Dale R. Suchomel Zawan Nigeria Cedar Bluff Zawan Hospital State Department Emma Solon Mildred Mary Moore West Linn Ore Dorothy Fishback Denver Colo Frank Maynard Loveland St. Bridget Catholic Church Nolan Settlement St. Bridget Sheets and Sons Tipton

Deaths in Eastern Iowa and Nearby States

Obituaries list Mary Carolyn Kausnicka 76 of Atlanta Georgia and formerly Anamosa with service details and burial. Other deaths include Irene Gardiner 69 Lewiston Idaho and ex Anamosa deputy clerk, Viasta Veverka 89 Grinnell area, Dale Suchomel 53 Nigeria and Cedar Bluff, Joan Widdel Rigdon 60 Waterloo cancer, Morris Dawson 82 Jesup, Clarence Amish 86 Lone Tree, Otto Durkop 88 Dubuque, Fred Caspers 88 Monticello area, Jerry Sumpter Sr. 51 Marshalltown, Margaret Pavel 97 Solon, Mildred Corfman 92 Tama, and other local burials with funeral home notes and memorials.

Cartel War Surges Between Medellin and Cali Over New York Coke

Colombian officials report the Medellin and Cali cartels are fighting for control of the New York cocaine market. The feud has killed at least 80 in Colombia and many more in the United States, with both groups allegedly tipping off police about each other’s shipments. Police seized over two tons of cocaine and $2 million in Queens, tied to Cali representative Hernando Grajales Rizo. The rivals also clash over operations inside Colombia as they expand into New York and other markets.

Bogota Colombia New York Medellin Cali Miami United States Queens Hernando Grajales Rizo Cali Cartel Grajales Medellin Cartel Pablo Escobar Gaviria Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha California Europe Supreme Court Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela Jose Santacruz Londono

Sexual abuse suit filed against Iowa over deaf student

Donna Hankins and her son Joby Hankins sue the State of Iowa and Dr. C Joseph Giangreco for alleged sexual abuse at the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs. The petition claims abuse from 1984 to 1986 and negligent hiring and investigation. Previous suits at the school led to settlements including nearly $2 million for nine students.

Manchester Donna Hankins Delaware County Joby Hankins State of Iowa C. Joseph Giangreco Iowa State School For the Deaf Council Bluffs Iowa School For the Deaf Hankins School For the Deaf Hawkins Giangreco

Discovery astronauts expect late September shuttle launch

NASA officials and the Discovery crew say the shuttle should be ready for a launch in the week of September 25 after fixing an oxidizer leak in the steering rocket and testing propulsion. Engineers report a stable tank pressure and only minor issues under investigation.

Houston Space Agency Frederick Hauck Navy Discovery Kennedy Space Center Florida Richard Colonna Orbiter Systems Johnson Space Center Discovery Systems Colonna Richard Kohrs National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shuttle

U.S. experts to counsel Afghan veterans visit to Soviet Union

Nineteen American specialists in veteran care travel to the Soviet Union to share prosthetics, wheelchairs, and trauma recovery methods with Soviet counterparts and Afghan veterans. Diana Glasgow of Earth Stewards Network says the delegation will discuss posttraumatic stress and social reintegration learned from Vietnam veterans. Notable participants include Charles Figley, Jack Smith, Shad Meshad, and Rev. William Mahedy.

San Diego Soviet Union Afghanistan Seattle Diana Glasgow Earth Stewards Network Central Committee Communist Party Joint Chiefs of Staff Glasgow United States U.S Charles Figley Purdue University London Leningrad Moscow Jack Smith Cleveland

Anaconda Feeds On 3 Year Old Boy By Brazilian River

A 3 year old boy, Daniel Menezes, was crushed and swallowed alive by a 45 foot anaconda along the Jaru River in the western Amazon. His father Joao tried to rescue him but could not stop the snake. The incident occurred August 8, and the family traveled over 185 miles to Porto Velho to report it.

Sao Paulo Brazil Amazon Jungle Daniel Menezes Joao Jorcene Martinez O Estadao Martinez Associated Press Porto Velho Menezes

Vital Statistics Mercy and St Luke's Birth Announcements

Aug. 21 Mary and John Rink of 6616 Kiowa Trace NE welcome a son. Tamara L. Leichliter and partner of Chelsea. Robert J. Battista and Marni L. Ohlman of Chicago. St Luke's: Aug. 21 Julie and Chris Cook Walker welcome a son. Madonna and David Offerman of Hopkinton welcome a daughter. Aug. 22 Christine Hicks of Hiawatha welcome a daughter. Vickie and Ronald Smith of Caribou Court NE announce a daughter.

Mercy Mary and John Rink Kiowa Trace Tamara L. Leichliter Chelsea Robert J. Battista and Marni L. Ohlman Chicago ST. Luke’s Julie Chris Cook Walker Madonna David Offerman Hopkinton Christine Paul Hicks Ave Hiawatha Vickie Ronald Smith Caribou Court NE

Illinois Lottery Winning Numbers and Pick Four Result

In Springfield Illinois Lottery draws on Monday the winning numbers include Daily Game and Pick Four with digits 9 8 1 0 and Cash 5 3 4 7 15 19. The Jackpot stands at $10 million. Winners listed include Cedar Rapids residents Ernest Peterman Tracy Downs Douglas Junge and Jeanne Becker and Brian Hartson.

Ernest C. Peterman Tracy R. Downs Douglas L. Junge Jeanne M. Becker Cedar Rapids Brian K. Hartson

Bellevue River Cleanup and Music Festival Slated

Bellevue chapter of the Mississippi River Revival hosts a Saturday 9 a.m. cleanup along a seven mile River stretch between Spruce and Pleasant creeks with gathering at the Bellevue Gazebo. Sunday’s Music Festival at Spruce Creek Park features Denny Garcia and multiple bands. call Denny Garcia or Dan Eggers for details.

Bellevue Spruce Pleasant Spruce Creek Park Mississippi Denny Garcia Mr Tree Steve Haferbier Starvation Ridge Mike Baldo Mike Cedar Creek Band Bo Ramsey Radoslav Lorkovic Denny Garcia Dan Caroline Eggers

Also Mentioned on This Page

Linn County Chapel of Memories Nick Longworth Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery American Cancer Society 10Th St. SE Robert F. Hersom Oakland Rd Mercy Hospital Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Anamosa Mary Carolyn Kausnicka Atlanta Douglas McCarthy Farmington Mich Goettsch’s Wilcox Cemetery Irene S. Gardiner Lewiston Idaho Jones County Edmund Robert White Sulphur Springs Dennis Gardiner Eugene Kathleen Barrs Sundridge Ontario Canada Kathleen Brown Carlisle Aubrey Patterson el Paso Texas Clarkston St. Joseph Family Hospice Brooklyn Viasta Veverka Grinnell General Hospital Neuenhoven’s Jesup Joan L. Widdel Rigdon Covenant Medical Center Waterloo Paul Mark Widdel Mary Jo Lalan Donna Curtis Des Moines Gwen Johnson Newport Richie, Fla Bert Dean Dennis Karla Wright Ames Tyre Johnson Jr Lakewood American Lutheran Church Garden of Memories White’s Morris M. Dawson Peoples Memorial Hospital Floyd Sacramento Jimmie Glen LeRoy Springville Beulah Lafferty Menomonee Falls Wis Cedar Crest Cemetery Clarence Amish Lone Tree Hills Gladys Perczek Muscatine United Presbyterian Church Sorden’s Albert Best Lone Tree Cemetery Otto Durkop Finley Hospital Dubuque Arthur Fort Meyers Fla William Maquoketa Minnie Falley Topeka Kan Carson’s Lost Nation Cemetery Monticello Fred Caspers St. Luke’s Hospital Janie Sue Leytem Margaret Stadtmueller Lena Mardorf Wayne Zion Lutheran Church Prairie Hill Cemetery Montour Jerry Sumpter Sr Queens RV Marshalltown Helen Charlotte Tegeler Urbandale Sheryl Brown Collins Jerry Jr Fort Madison Micheal Larry Tama Tony San Antonio Rex Parsons Max Oswego Sally Simpson Harrison’s Maple Hill Cemetery Margaret Pavel Brush Funeral Home Toledo Mildred D. Corfman Sunny Hill Corinne Corfman Henderson-Overton’s Woodlawn Cemetery Alma Irene Edgeton Independence Care Center Beverly Werning Phillips Urbana Cemetery Washington Dwight E. Robison Washington County Hospital Brighton Riverside Edwin Euless Nona Renn Anchorage Alaska Marjorie Hagans Oregon City Ruth Schluntz Alamo Doris Hazen Ann Arbor Eden’s Hillcrest Cemetery Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Hospital New York Times NASA David C. Hilmers Marine Corps John Lounge Air Force Col Richard Covey George Nelson Los Angeles Times Snake Boy Jaru Illinois Lottery Cash River Festival John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave. S.E
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