Deaths of Ford Eckert and others announced in Iowa obit page
Obituaries list Elmer A. Ford 80 of 1221 Center St NE died at St Luke's Hospital after a long illness Born August 29 1902 in Grundy Center Iowa he married Marguerite Fritzel in Galena Illinois He worked 39 years for Iowa Electric Light and Power Co in several cities He was a Navy veteran Surviving wife two daughters a son three sisters nine grandchildren and one great grandchild Services Thursday at Kenwood Park United Methodist Church Burial Rose Hill Cemetery Cedar Rapids Varied death notices follow including Lloyd A Eckert 94 Alice Schenken Downey Trenda Lydia Janish Donald Downey Charles Harvey Downey and many more with funeral plans and memorial funds listed across multiple towns and churches
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Elmer A. Ford
Center St. NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Grundy Center
Iowa
Marguerite Fritzel
Galena
Ill
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
van Horne, Reinbeck
Izaak Walton
Lloyd A. Eckert
Hallmar
Dows
Sweden tightens drunk driving crackdown surpassing Iowa
Iowa officials praise strict enforcement but Sweden enforces roadblocks and immediate rehabilitation for intoxicated drivers. Sweden sets BAC at 0.05 percent and uses random stops and work-farm rehabilitation, cutting alcohol-related motor fatalities and driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Lowa
Sweden
Iowa
Gordon Sweitzer
Iowa Department of Transportation
United States
U.S
Sweitzer
IDOT to Mail Warnings for Two Moving Violations
Iowa Department of Transportation will mail warning letters to drivers with two moving violations in 12 months as part of an administrative rule change approved by the IDOT commission. The rule requires three convictions to attend driver improvement school, while over three can lead to a hearing and possible license action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IDOT
Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
Commission
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Gordon Sweitzer
Idot Motor Vehicle Division
Plane Crash Kills 22 In Andes Southeast Of Bogota
A twin engine ACES airliner with 20 passengers and two crew disappeared Monday during a three hour flight from San Jose del Guaviare to Bogota. Officials said all aboard were Colombian and the plane crashed in the Andes during a rain storm southeast of Bogota, killing 22 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
National Aces
Andes Mountains
San Jose del Guaviare
Cedar Rapids panel widens age limits for police and fire
The Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission unanimously zeroed the 21 to 32 age cap for police and firefighters and replaced it with an 18 to 65 range. Chair Kazimour cited court rulings and nationwide shifts as justification while stressing continued strict exams and a one year probation.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Jan Kazimour
Commission
Roger Greear
Marion
Greear
Kazimour
California
Maryland
Iowa
Gary Hinsman
Hinsman
Police Academy
Police Pension Fund
Edsel McMickle
McMickle
Civil Service Commission
Princeton
N.J
Police Department
Dick Holcomb
Bureau of Police Science
University of Iowa
Holcomb
University
Four East Iowans die in separate highway crashes
Multiple crashes on eastern Iowa roads Tuesday killed four people. A Muscatine County girl watched as a car struck her baby brother crossing a trailer court road near Muscatine. Thomas J. Kuhlenbeck, 44, of Kammerer Trailer Court died when a car driven by Dennis Layman, 22, hit him. Alan L. Light, 30, of Davenport died after a car and two semis collided four miles east of Muscatine on Highway 61. Dennis Paul Jensen, 48, Cedar Falls financial aid director and city council member, died in a wreck southwest of Traer on Highway 63. A Dubuque resident died in a two car crash on Highway 1 south of Mount Vernon before noon.
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Iowa
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Thomas J. Kuhlenbeck
Kammerer
Thomas Kuhlenbeck
Muscatine General Hospital
Light
Davenport
Alden D. Williams
Canton
N.Y
Rodney Karner
Lenox
S.D
Dennis Paul Jensen
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Traer
Jensen
Jerry Jones
Floy Ditma
Toledo
Iowa State University
University of Iowa
Dubuque
Highway 1
Mount Vernon
Vital Statistics and Emergency Reports Summary
Vital statistics record births on Nov 29 to 30 noting multiple new daughters and sons for families in Anamosa Mount Vernon Hiawatha Norway Independence Cedar Rapids Marion Iowa City Bellevue and others. Later times list a series of medical emergencies from Fourth Street and Eighth Avenue SW to East Iowa locations with multiple incidents through Tuesday.
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Cheryl
Kim Johnson
Hinkley Ave
Kristen
Mark Ward
E. Clark St
Hiawatha
Brenda
Vernon Hartson
E St
Judy
Dave Brimeyer
Outlook Drive
Kathleen
Steven Kennymore
Norway
Delores
Larry Klever
Independence
Gregg A. Trosky
Lisa J. Jensen
John R. DeVore Jr
Linda R. Zbanek
Cedar Rapids
Gregory M. Jessup
Elaine M. Perkins
Marion
Richard A. Jones
Pearle L. Foster
Iowa City
Gerald W. Jackson
Bellevue
Deborah A. McCleary
Dale A. Lefebvre
Fairfax
Kristana K. Kahle
Thought for today quote on arsenal of democracy
President Franklin D. Roosevelt urged the nation to be the great arsenal of democracy, a call issued about a year before the United States entered World War II. The remark framed U S wartime resolve and support for allied effort.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
The Gazette Advertising and Subscription Details
The Gazette established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at Cedar Rapids location. Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail editions with various durations and regions, noting AP exclusive republication rights and USPS identifier.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Albert W. Schenken
Covina
Calif
Marion High School
Schenken
Amy
A.A. Schenken
Rod
Ontario
Laurie
Quigley
Emily G
Teahen
Myron Albertson
St. John's Lutheran Church
Dunkerton
St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
Perrine Cancer Care Center
Mercy Hospital
10Th St
Trenda
Lydia
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Louis Trzil
St. John’s Cemetery
Brush Chapel
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Dick Watkins
Nick Longworthy
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Rosenfield
Margaret E. Hamilton
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Keith Birch
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
Jones
Pollie Lewis
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Jerry Crow
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Ely
Hartwick
Harold T. Miller
McAninch-Fremming’s
Victor
IOOF
Hopkinton
Delbert
Esther) Walhord
St. Luke’s Catholic Church
Goettsch’s
Millersburg
Agnes L. O'Meara
St. Joseph Catholic Church
North English
Powell's
St. Bernard's
Postville
Harry
Veronica) Landt
St. Bridget Catholic Church
Schutte’s
Postville Cemetery
Ridgeway
Leonard O. Spilte
Decorah Lutheran Church
Steine's
Lutheran Cemetery
Sigourney
Gertrude Colbert
Sigourney Christian Church
Holme's
Springfield Cemetery
What Cheer
Stanley
Frederick E. Hitchcock
Omaha
Neb
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Tama
John N. Kriegel
Mason-Hand
Ripley United Church
Oakland Cemetery
West Liberty
Vern Jarvis
First Church United
Friends
Snider
Dave Rasdal
C.R. Panel
Jonathan Reed
Chris Manahan
Alan L. Light
Huron, S.D
UNI
Dahl-VanHove School Funeral Home
Mary
Randy Barrack
Anamosa
St. Luke's
Georgianna
Occie Culp
18Th
St. SW
Susan
Patrick Pisarik
Craig Collins
Wayne C. Collins
Lincolnshire Drive
Fourth Street
Eighth Avenue
Westdale Mall
Ellis Blvd
12Th St
I Ave
Dawley St
Village Court
First Ave
Center St
Eighth Ave
Eastern Blvd
Urbana, Ill
Dori
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Ason’s
Ershop and Houses, Inc
S Boulevard NW
Pt. Rd
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