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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1987
Page
8
Obituaries list Chris J. Werner of Lemay Missouri and Raymond T. Folger of Milwaukee with service details. Remembrances note World War II service, survivors including spouses children and grandchildren, and multiple funeral arrangements across Cedar Rapids, Milwaukee and surrounding communities.
Louis E Cronin 76 of 820 Keyes Court Marion died Monday at his home Cedar Memorial Funeral Home handles arrangements He is survived by his spouse two children and four grandchildren with services pending in Marion Iowa.
Margaret Rusk 69 retired school cook died after a long illness in Beverly Manor Care Center. Survived by husband Norland two daughters Sharon Johnson Belle Plaine and Norrine Kahler Ely a brother Bill Rucker Lead Hill Arkansas a sister Azalene Skinner Hawarden two grandsons and two great granddaughters. Ralph Clemen 61 Pueblo Colorado former Dyersville boilermaker died in a Pueblo hospital. Survived by daughter Cynthia Clemen of Pueblo four sisters Antoinette Clemen Rosemary Hird Dorothy Schuster Coletta Riniker a brother Lawrence and Gerald both of Dubuque and Cletus of Dyersville. Services Friday 10:90 am Basilica of St Francis Xavier Burial Holy Cross Cemetery Friends may call from 8 am until funeral time at Kramer s. John D Stiffler 69 retired farmer died Tuesday evening at St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife Bernice a son Larry Monticello two daughters Joanne Baumgartner Oxford and Marilyn Blattner Cedar Rapids a brother Willie Baumann Monticello a sister Louise Null Monticello and four grandchildren. Services Friday 11 am Peace United Church of Christ Burial Oakwood Cemetery Friends may call after 8 am today at Goettsch s.
Glenn F. Eves 90 of 2315 Rochester Ave died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born Aug 9 1897 in Cedar Rapids he married Zelma Reha on June 1 1938 in Iowa City. He owned Eves Lincoln Mercury auto dealership in Iowa City from 1936 to 1964 and retired in 1978. He was a member of St Wenceslaus Church the Elks and Moose. Surviving are his wife and a brother Darrenl Eves of Cedar Rapids. Services Friday 10 30 am at St Wenceslaus with Monsignor Cletus Madsen and Rev Harry Linnenbrink. Burial Memory Gardens Cemetery. Friends may call at George L Gay's 3 8 pm today with parish rosary at 7 30 tonight. Memorials to St Wenceslaus Church.
Stella M. Danly 74 died Wednesday morning at a diving center in Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Survived by six sons John Payton Corpus Christi Texas Woodrow Payne Wayne Payne Fort Smith Ann Marion Payne Anamosa James Payne Tipton Louis Payne St Joseph Mo two daughters Lois Colvin Newell Pauline Hansen Mechanicsville two stepsons James Danly Jr Mechanicsville Richard Danly Cedar Rapids two stepdaughters Marianne Dvorak Mechanicsville Betty Conrad Glenhaven Calit a brother William Bemrose Sabula four sisters Luella DeWitt Sabula Lyda Backer Clinton Ollie Powers Manchester Charlotte Matthieson Manchester 44 grandchildren 36 great grandchildren.
Postville Hoss Thornton 92 died Tuesday in Communi ty Memorial Hospital. Surviving are five daughters and many grandchildren. Burial will be Friday at Postville Cemetery. friends may call after 2 p.m. today at Schutte's.
Pearl Wilkerson, 45, died Wednesday in Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after a lengthy illness. Arrangements are pending at Henderson Overton's.
Mount Vernon’s Cornell College with 1100 plus students is at capacity for the third year. Coe College Cedar Rapids expects the largest freshman class in a decade. Mount Mercy College Cedar Rapids forecasts record enrollments with 350 new freshmen and an overall rise since 1970. Giffen notes 1200 potential headcount and dorm space crunch in some years. Cornell orientation drew about 375 new students. additional housing available but not needed. New Student Variety Show at King Chapel Sunday evening is free and open.
Denise and Mark Andries of Fairfax welcomed a son on August 25. Susan Applegate Hayes and Roger Hayes of 132 17th St SW announced a son on August 26. Renae Russom of Vinton welcomed a son. Nancy and Scott Frank of Belle Plaine announced a son. Michelle Wirth of Beecher Court NW announced a son. Sherri and Lowell Henkle of Vinton welcomed a son. Deborah Urban and Daniel Urban of Mound Ave SE welcomed a daughter.
Natve and F Rene Ellis, Dennis S Houser, Lorinda L Bruce of Cedar Rapids. James S Payne of Eden Prairie Minnesota and Mary B Bouse of Cedar Rapids. Roy A Bowers of Cedar Rapids and Sharon K Scott of Marion appear in the license notices.
Contra director Alfredo Cesar Guirre says the Nicaraguan Resistance will push President Reagan and House Speaker Wright to halt U.S. aid as a sign of goodwill. He notes the group backs the August peace pact, seeks cease fire, and will monitor Sandinista compliance while planning concrete actions to demonstrate commitment.
The Alabama textbook case ends with an appeals court finding no First Amendment violation in using 39 history and social studies texts. Judge Frank Johnson Jr. writes that omissions do not prove secular hostility, while noting some material offended plaintiffs but not enough to bar public school use.
Dale Gerot of Iowa City Wrecker announces his candidacy for the City Council amid claims of bid corruption after losing the city's towing contract to Holiday Wrecker & Crane Service on a 4-2 vote. The primary is October 6 and the general election November 3.
The Army grounded its 264 AH-64 Apache helicopters as a precaution after an Aug 21 fatal crash at Fort Rucker Alabama that killed an instructor pilot and seriously injured a student. Investigators will determine tail rotor swashplate failure and other factors before restoring flight status.
Twenty four sea otters destined for a breeding colony off southern California underwent blood tests and physical checks at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. If weather holds, they will be flown to San Nicolas Island to acclimate in floating cages before release, as part of a plan to establish 180 otters in five years.
Linn-Mar Community School District selects veteran negotiator Charles Farris for the year to handle talks with the Linn-Mar Education Association clerical staff and service personnel. The board set a 5500 fee after a counter offer from superintendent Glen Easterday and board president Lumir Dostal Jr. expressed confidence in the selection.
Here are the Wednesday Lotto results from Illinois Lottery with prizes. Lotto 7 numbers are 2 9 11 13 15 23 37 and Lotto 5 2 5 2 for Pick Four. Lotto Jackpot is 4 million dollars and Lotto 7 Jackpot is 10 million dollars.
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