Death notices batch reports multiple Cedar Rapids area figures
Obituaries for Earl Fredrick Thompson 80 of Fort Lauderdale and other local residents list survivors and funeral plans. Betty Jane Naber 52 Cedar Rapids and Frances A. Mathis 42 Iowa City are noted with service times and burial sites. Additional notices cover Lyle F. Stevens 60 Alaska and Mary Allick Murray 66 Lebanon origin with service details and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Fredrick Thompson
M Ave
Edgewood Manor
St. Joseph
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Cedar Rapids
Fannin Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
Stewart Funeral Home
Lyle F
Jack’’ Stevens
Anchorage
Alaska
McKinley High School
Stevens
Navy
Guadalcanal
Coral Sea
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Louisiana
Kentucky
Connecticut
Michigan
Detroit
Charles Stevens
Cathleen Gorman
Cortland Stevens
Euphemia Harris
Margaret Wharton
Lillian Stevens
Kuba Funeral Home
Mary Allick Murray
D Ave
Hassan Murray
Ain-Arab
Lebanon
United States
Murray
Center Point Road
Islamic Mosque and Center
Federation of Islamic Associations
Canada
Slayman H
May Jean
Naffee A. Olive
Toledo
Ohio
Ollie S
Emil Allick
Turner Chapel East
Iman Imamadul Assner
Islamic Center
Iowa Deaths and Funeral Notices Remain Local
Obituary notices list several Iowa deaths with ages and service details including Belle Plaine Montour Elberon and Earlville. Services are set at Hrabak's Oak Hill Cemetery Fellmer's Keystone and St Joseph's Church. Additional memorials include Mary Lu Williams of Lincoln Nebraska and Lois Bernice Allender of Marion with church affiliations and burial plans.
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Belle Plaine
John C. Drahos
Hrabak
Lois Bernice Allender
Commonwealth Apartments
Robert L. Allender
Marion
Winthrop
Allender
Cedar Rapids
Marion First United Methodist Church
Betty Berger
Turner Chapel East
Gene Crossett Jr
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner East
Cancer Fund
Memorial notices list service details and condolences
Multiple memorials detail funeral and burial arrangements across Des Moines area churches cemeteries and funeral homes. Names include Mann Barbara M Happel Fauchier Thompson Sojka Kidwell Pepin Hines Landis Greene and others with times venues and memorial fund directions.
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Thompson
Sandra I
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Urbandale
Carroll Usher
Resthaven Cemetery
West Des Moines
McLaren
Resthaven Chapel
Turner Chapel East
Sojka
Mabel M
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Warren Feller
Czech National Cemetery
Trinity United Methodist Church
Camp Good Health
Hill Drive
Pepin
Mildred E
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Charles Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Hines
Allison C
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Glen Bender
First Congregational Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Landis
Paul E
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Steve Willsey
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Mount Clark
Central City
Greene
Edward J
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
A.A
Cedar Rapids House Fire Possibly Arson Suspected
A vacant 808 Fifth St. SE home in Cedar Rapids was destroyed by flames after 4 a.m. with investigators listing the cause as set fire to combustibles by person or persons unknown. No arson determination yet. The Alexanders said they moved out a month ago and nearby homes were saved.
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Fifth St
Cedar Rapids
Joe Alexander Jr
Sixth St. SE
Richard Ramon
Alexanders
July Consumer Prices Dip On Food Relief While Housing Rises
The Labor Department reports a 0.4 percent July price drop from June as meats lead declines and fresh vegetables eggs and coffee fall. Restaurants up 0.8 percent while housing costs rise 0.8 percent and transportation up 0.7 percent aided by gasoline and new car prices. Paychecks add 0.2 percent in July but remain 2.1 percent lower than a year ago.
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Labor Department
Mail strike fallout as mediator to decide unresolved issues
James LaPenta of the LIU LIU discusses how the chief federal mediator Wayne Horvitz will appoint a mediator within 48 hours to decide remaining disputes on wages and layoffs if no agreement is reached. The scheme aims to avert a wildcat walkout while ratification rests with rank and file members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James LaPenta
Laborers International Union
CBS
Morning News
Wayne Horvitz
Horvitz
Postal Service
Wildcat
American Postal Workers Union
National Association of Letter Carriers
APWU
Jury verdict in Hoover case cites gunpowder evidence and FBI report
Jurors from Cedar Rapids and Toddville deliberated four days over the murder case. Evidence included a police gunpowder pattern expert and an FBI Marti verdict report suggesting death by own action as possible. Defense noted Hoover’s depression after separation from her children and the loss of two brothers.
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FBI
Hoover
Diana K. Boxwell
Jack E. Knaack
Cedar Rapids
Government urges fleet Pinto removals over transmission risk
The GSA called on federal agencies to remove Ford Pintos from fleets amid an ongoing NHTSA study of transmissions tied to 1970s models. The report notes a large government stock, possibly affecting about 400,000 vehicles, with actions to park securely and set emergency brakes advised for affected owners.
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GSA
NHTSA
Hal Parris
Parris
Ford
Baby Abandoned In Gas Station Restroom In Pennsylvania
A newborn girl was found abandoned in a gas station restroom near Red Lion Pennsylvania. The infant was discovered in a trash can after the mother and likely a man left the scene, with the first person to hold her being the gas station owner Spencer Gohn. The exposed details include a WC area and blood on the floor, while authorities investigate the incident.
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Red Lion
Stephanie Lynn Doe
Spencer Gohn
John
Elmore murder trial delayed. bond to release soon
Linn County Judge William R. Eads granted a delay to the Robert J. Elmore murder trial until November 13 to allow defense review. Elmore, 27, may post bond with a 40 acre farm equity. he will live with his parents and cannot contact witnesses without his lawyer.
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Linn
William R. Eads
Robert J. Elmore
Coggan
Elmore
Barbara Ann Tietz
Eads
Newton
Rosalynn Carter Likely Visitation Planned for Cedar Rapids
Mayor Don Canney says First Lady Rosalynn Carter plans a Cedar Rapids visit near the end of September with details to come later. The White House notes information will be released at a later date. The timing ahead of the November 7 election suggests a political motive.
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Don Canney
Rosalynn Carter
Cedar Rapids
Canney
White House
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Betty Jane Naber
Cedar Falls
Frances A. Mathis
Iowa City
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Mark Mathis
Mark C. Mathis III
Randal Ann
Charles C. Abbott
Charles E. Abbott
Joe Boone Abbott
Birmingham
St. Andrew United Presbyterian Church
Iowa
Mary Lu Williams
Waveland Drive
Lincoln
Neb
Taft
Calif
John F. Williams
California
Mid-American Baptist Churches
Crest Homes
John Jr
Des Moines
Bill
Winona
Minn
Clint
Evergreen
Colo
M. Elizabeth Bartholomew
Cross Plains
Wis
Nancy Williams
St. James United Methodist Church
Peterson
Barbara M
Jack L. Zerwas
Barbara Mezik Peterson
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Happel
Edwin John
Trinity Lutheran Church
Richard L. Thompson
Linwood Cemetery
Turner West
Trinity Lutheran Church Memorial Fund
Fauchier
Jesse H
Cedar Memorial Chapel
William B. Harnish
Ethel Young Kidwell
Ethel Young Kidwell. Mr. Fauchier
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Riles
Economic Reports
Marti
William J. Heinemann
Robert M. Willits
James B. Tackenberg
Carolyn S
Mercury Bobcats
THE
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
U.S Territories
Gazette
Associated Press
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Peck’s Flower Shop
Center Pt. Rd
AMANA
Hardwick
Gazette Classified
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