Death notices and funeral services for Iowa residents
Obituaries for Roy A. Benedict Sr. and several Linn County residents list birth dates, residences, spouses, survivors, and funeral details. Services span Elgin Illinois to Cedar Rapids with burial plans, military rites, and memorial fund notes. The notices name multiple families, dates, locations, and care facilities across Iowa from Marion to Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy A. Benedict
Peoria
Ill
Ethel Louise Jackman
Benedict
Elgin Watch Factory
Elgin
Iowa
BOE Jewelers
Mason City
Harold
Riviera Beach
Fla
Lake Street Memorial Park
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Marion
Charles L. Camp
Iowa Veterans Home
Marshalltown
Linn County
Veterans Administration Hospital
Des Moines
Toddville
Iowa Steel & Iron Works
Camp
Bessie Sparks
Walter J
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel East
Frederick C.W. Keil
Dunkard Cemetery
Midway
American Legion Hanford Post No. 5
Washington’s Capitol Week Outlook Between Recess and Briefings
Washington calendar notes a quiet start as President Reagan vacations in California and Congress is in recess. Key items include a three day drug abuse conference with HHS Secretary Schneicker, a study on women in the military, and hearings on NFL labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
California
Congress
Richard Schweicker
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Army
Heavy rain and storms soak central and western Iowa
Widespread showers and thunderstorms produce 1 to 2 inches of rain across central and western Iowa. Towns like Atlantic Amana Waucoma Fayette Adair Carroll Mason City and Ottumwa report varying totals while Cedar Rapids airport notes about half an inch. A separate note recalls the 1862 Second Bull Run defeat of Union forces under Maj Gen Pope.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Atlantic
National Weather Service
Gazette
Amana
Waucoma
Fayette
Anita
Cass County
Adair
Carroll
Mason City
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
John Pope
Bull Run
New Postmaster Named at Clutier
Sheila Lynch has been appointed the new postmaster at Clutier by the U.S. Postal Service. She joined the Postal Service in 1980 and spent most of her career at Vinton, with brief periods as a borrowed clerk to the Cedar Rapids office. She and her husband Tom live in Garrison and plan to move to Clutier soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clutier
Sheila Lynch
U.S. Postal Service
Lynch
Postal Service
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Tom
Garrison
Clutter
African delegation opens talks on Cedar Rapids sister city ties
A four member Malawi delegation arrives in Cedar Rapids for talks aimed at forming a sister city relationship with the Iowa city. Mayor Ladislas Phiri Blantyre mayor Victor Likaku and town clerks Lawrence Wachepa Tim Chirwa visit through Tuesday and tour local industries including Quaker Oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.R
Cedar Rapids
Malawi
Lilongwe
Blantyre
Ladislas W.A.L. Phiri
Victor Tommy Likaku
Lawrence Johnson Wachepa
Timothy Sandys Chirwa
Phiri
The
Gazette
Iowa
Likaku
Hanover
West Germany
U.S
Tip of Day for Finding Odd Jobs
A guide suggests consult high school student listings for odd jobs. Contact churches and senior centers for referrals to qualified older workers. Check local supermarket bulletin boards for personal ads. Reach college placement offices for student cleaning crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Working Mother Magazine
Vital Statistics and Local Emergency Calls Summary
Aug 29 births list includes a daughter for Julianne and Gary Mann of Marion 3150 Seventh St. Aug 28 births note a son for Carol and Hawkinson of 138 Summer Circle NE plus a daughter for Kimberly and Gary at 136 Brentwood Drive NE and a son for Margaret and Dennis Oberreu ter at 4632 White Pine Drive NE. Sunday entries record medical emergencies at multiple addresses 639 35th St. SW 261 32nd St. NW 1517 Bever Ave. SE 209 26th Ave. SW and a 1:56 a.m. needless call at 4800 Edgewood Road SW a 3:28 p.m. light bulb to bird nest at 1641 34th St. SE 4:20 p.m. smoke odor at 1811 Second St. SW 5:34 p.m. unknown trash dumpster at 125 20th Ave. SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol and
Hawkinson
Summer Circle
Karen
Gary Cohrt
van Horne
Gail
David Beecher
Vinton
Lois
Joseph Nosek
Ave
Kimberly
Gary
Brentwood Drive
Margaret
Dennis Oberreuter
White Pie Drive
Edgewood Road
35Th St
32Nd St
Bever Ave
26Th Ave
34Th St
Second St
20Th Ave
Two Iowans Die In Motorcycle Crash Near Hills
Iowa City man Dale Meeks aged 20 and his passenger Karla Erdman 17 of Wapello died when their motorcycle left County Road F-62 near Hills Iowa crashed through a barbed wire fence and into a cornfield at 5 10 p m. Erdman died at a local hospital. Meeks was dead at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn L. Pflughaupt
Linn County
St. Luke's Hospital
Robins
Maxine Johnson
Jones County
Linn County Conservation Board
Roger
Dennis
Coggan
Ronald
Max
Central City
Carroll
Troy Mills
Howard
United Methodist Church
Rolland Towell
Mount Clark
Murdoch
Iowa City
Iowa Highway Patrol
Dale Meeks
Karla Erdman
Wapello
Iowa
Hills
Meeks
Ms. Erdman
Terry Leidall
St. Ansgar
Austin
Minn
Body Found At Muscatine Sewer Lift Station
A man was found dead Saturday afternoon at the Muscatine sewer lift station near Spring Street and the Mississippi River. He was tentatively identified as Daniel J. Germain, 23, recently of Muscatine and formerly of Canada. An autopsy was done and investigators have not ruled out foul play. The death is under joint investigation by the Muscatine Police, Sheriff, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation with further lab tests pending.
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Muscatine
Spring Street
Mississippi River
Daniel J. Germain
Canada
Muscatine General Hospital
Germain
Police Department
Algona Police Crack Theft Ring In Iowa
Algona police plan to file 250 charges against a dozen teens who stole or damaged about 16000 dollars in property since 1980. The 15 and 16 year olds were linked to 175 crimes after a five week break from a tipster. Items recovered include a snowmobile from the Des Moines River, mopeds, tape decks and bicycles.
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Algona
Iowa
UPI
Eric Swalwell
Des Moines
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail editions with weekly and yearly options and restrictions on mail subscriptions where carrier service exists.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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Kenneth Milton Schafbach
Hoover-Valentine’s
Marengo
Hazleton Township
Hazleton
Roy Thomas Stumpff Sr
Amana Community Church
Coralville
Dale David Meeks
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Howard Edwards
Oelwein
Robert Osdoe
Surl’s
Iowa Falls
Brant-Kern’s
St. Mark’s
Tipton
Mildred D. Luikart
First United Methodist Church
Sheets and Son's
Masonic Cemetery
Godfrey O. Dvorak
Oakland Road
Swisher
Helen Indra
Dvorak
Penick and Ford Co
Cedar Rapids Lodge
Western Fraternal Life Association
American Federation of Grain Millers
David Christen
Wadena
Lovell L
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Frederick Fangmann
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Kuba
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Nicholas Clark Madison IV
University Hospitals
Nicholas
Flora
Liz” Madison
Glass Road
Alicia
N. Clark Madison II
Independence
Flora Jacobson
John H.W. Keithley
Topeka
Kan
Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church Memorial Fund
Gish
Lucian M
Federated Church In
Lisbon
Kenneth Glover
Dick Harberts
Lisbon Cemetery
Stephen B. Snider
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Menary
Helen Orr
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Nolan
Hazel Kathryn
Paul Hasel
Salem United Methodist Church
Friends
Perrine Cancer Care Center
Mercy Hospital
10Th Ave
New York Times
Index of
Commerce Department
Caspar Weinberger
Beirut
Israel
Egypt
Capitol Hill
House Subcommittee On Manpower In
Federal
Mediation and Conciliation Service
National Football League
Kay McMurray
NFL League
Jack Donlan
NFL Management Council
American Foundation For the Blind
William Brock
Britain
Ditchley Park
London
Trade Policy Research Center
U.S. International Trade Commission
Bureau of National Affairs
International Monetary Fund-World Bank
Toronto
Bureau of Labor Statistics
University of Iowa
Paul Shawver
CRST
FMC
Wilson Foods
Vigortone
Schwitter’s
Banks of Iowa
Rockwell-Collins
Kwik- Way Manufacturing
San Salvador
el Salvador
Julianne
Gary Mann
Seventh St
St. Luke's
Leidall
Arnold Scheffel
Lyle
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Swalwell
Lowa News
Ek West
Ellis Boulevard
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
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