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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1977

Page

3

Deaths and funeral notices in Cedar Rapids area

Obituary notices recount the deaths of Bill Lynn Yonker 44 of Lisbon formerly Des Moines Cedar Rapids resident 14 years, Katherine Pisha 85 Cedar Rapids, Leslie Vorba 66 Traer, Angela Joy and Christina Dawn Keys infant daughters Cedar Rapids area, Pearle Fee Deal 87 Cedar Rapids, Johnson Glen Oscar, Usher Marie, Gustav A Struck 76 Cedar Rapids, Jessie D Brooks 90 Clarinda, Marjorie O Stamp 57 Yuma Ariz, Raymond Wheeldon 77 Coeur d Alene Idaho, and many funeral services across Iowa. Surviving family members listed with service details and burial venues.

Bill Lynn Yonker Midway Drive Lisbon Des Moines Cedar Rapids State Center Regina Vacco Youker Cherry Burrell Boy Scouts Club of America Clell Youker Andria Darlene Evonne Youker Brian Curtis Youker Eleanor Reinders Hawarden Annabel Griffin Albuquerque N.M Jane Kroener Marshalltown Pat Kifer Jack Youker Dick Youker Chapel of Memories John Tilp St. Jude’s Catholic Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Katherine T. Pisha Eighteenth Avenue SW Zliechov Czechoslovakia Quaker Oats Co Steve Pisha Brush Chapel Paul McManus St. John’s Cemetery Leslie A. Vorba Traer Algoma Wis Phillips 66 Phyllis Bissett St. Paul Catholic Church Overton’s Angela Joy Christina Dawn David Keys Coldstream Avenue Angela Staci R.N. Bates Caldwell Idaho Glenn Keys Boise Norma Helms Winchester Ind Lambert Bobbink Joe Keys Walker Funeral Home Turner Chapel West Pearle Fee Deal Blake Boulevard Walter Deal Center Point Railroad Max Jack Turner Chapel East George Bloomquist Dunkard Cemetery Turner East Johnson Glen Oscar Tom Anthony Marion Christian Church Mizpah Lodge Marion Christian Church Organ Fund Eye Foundation York Rite Usher Marie Wilson Hyde Trinity United Methodist Church Spring Grove Cemetery Covington Turner West Williams George H Allen S. van Cleve Central Park Presbyterian Church Oak Shade Marion Dorine M Faith Bible Church Robins Ed Bateman Cedar Memorial Park Beatty- Bearle-Murdoch Chapel Gustav A. Struck N Street Minnesota Odessa Minn Martha Miersch Madison Merchants National Bank Trinity Lutheran Church Marlin Struck Marlys Frank Norma Antons Emil John Struck Bemidji, Minn Richard A. Rothe Jessie D. Brooks Solon Miss Brooks Clarinda St. John’s Episcopal Church Minnie Singler Glee Long Pasadena Calif Marjorie O. Stamp el Prado Road Yuma Ariz Arizona Garwin John H. Stamp Missouri First Christian Church of Leola van Horn Jack Stamp Carle J. Stamp Richard K. Stamp Don van Horn Vic van Horn Dick van Horn Gene van Horn Yuma, Ariz van Paulda Noelridge Park Christian Church American Cancer Society Raymond Wheeldon Coeur d’ Alene Mr. Wheeldon Indianapolis Martha McArtor Sigourney Iowa Spokane Wash Kaiser Aluminum Coeur d Yates Funeral Home

Witnesses Face Off at McDonald's After Night Barter

Rickey P. Reitzell and Andrew R. Brown were involved in a heated dispute outside Ham Burgers at 2615 Williams Boulevard SW. Police saw them run behind the Holiday Inn. Reitzell faced armed with intent charges while Brown was charged with intoxication. Nearby witness Jim Butler corrected to avoid misidentification. The article notes Nixon's 1972 Vietnam force cut.

Rickey P. Reitzell Avenue NE McDonald’s Williams Boulevard Reitzell Andrew R. Brown Johnson Avenue NW Brown Holiday Inn Sunday Gazette Jim Butler Butler

Six Charged With Drunk Driving in Weekend Incidents

Six individuals were charged with drunk driving over Saturday night and Sunday. John T. Climer, 48, was arrested in an alley near Third and Fourth streets SE. Kevin D. McMann, 17, was arrested after hitting a parked car on Edgewood Road NW. Robert W. Edgerly, 24, was taken into custody at Seventh Avenue and Eleventh Street in Marion. Larry G. Miller Jr., 17, was arrested on Blairs Ferry Road in Marion. William D. Shelton, 41, from Lisbon, was arrested on county road X20. Dennis M. Scalf, 30, was arrested at Thirty third Avenue and Sixth Street SW and charged with disobeying a traffic signal.

John T. Climer Third Street Fourth Street Kevin D. McMann Ravenwood Terrace Edgewood Road Robert W. Edgerly Central City Seventh Avenue Eleventh Street Marion Larry G. Miller, Jr Clifton Street Blairs Ferry Road William D. Shelton Lisbon Dennis M. Scalf G Avenue Thirty Third Avenue Sixth Street

Boy Thrown From Horse Near Prairieburg Hurts Seven

A 7-year-old Coggan boy named Eric J. Helms was listed in fairly good condition at Mercy hospital after being thrown from a horse noon Sunday on county road 53 two miles northeast of Prairieburg. The horse turned into a car driven by Louis F. Sperfslage, 42, of Monticello, Linn deputies said. Helms suffered a fractured leg and was thrown to the ground.

Coggan Mercy Hospital Eric J. Helms Prairieburg Louis F. Sperfslage Monticello Linn Sperfslage Heims

Wedelstedt Jurors Seek View of Explicit Films in Trial

Jurors in Cedar Rapids federal court are set to view sexually explicit movies amid the trial of Edward J. Wedelstedt. The government argues the films amount to hard core pornography as prosecutors pursue counts of theft, receiving stolen property, and conspiracy related to 1974 interstate transport from Chicago to Iowa.

Cedar Rapids Edward J. Wedelstedt Edward J. McManus Wedelstedt Twentyfourth Street Chicago Iowa McManus Davenport Black Hawk County Kirshen Frerichs Eddie Wedelstedt

Resignation Shocks Cedar Rapids CETA Program

Brown resigns from CETA amid internal friction with several staffers accusing others of harassment. City officials praise the program, while Kansas City officials cite no morale collapse and pledge to resolve miscalculations in title one funding and rollover rules. Adjustments to budgets and transfers are planned to avoid city funds.

CETA Brown Canney Kansas City Will Carroll DOL Linn County Richard G. Meskimins Carroll Cedar Rapids Washington

South Africa urged to back Rhodesia peace plan

Owen said it is very strongly in South Africa national interests that an internationally acceptable settlement end Rhodesias five year guerrilla war. He noted only a settlement will end the violence while Young would stay silent on the Rhodesian issue during his visit.

Office of Management and Budget Proxmire Lance Senate National Bank of Georgia Carter Ray Marshall Civil Service Commission Alan Campbell The Atlanta Constitution U.S. Comptroller of Constitution White House Tennessee Jake Butcher Butcher Knoxville Vorster Smith South Africa Rhodesia Young

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