Deaths in Cedar Rapids Area Noted in Obituary List
Obituaries for multiple Cedar Rapids residents highlight deaths from illness and accidents. Notables include Bessie Bodgly Wilson Zell age 90, Elmer James Wiley 86, Charles Chado 80, Melvin O Brunscheen 44, John Gilbert Cramer 68, James E Henderson 32, Virginia Louise Shaler 66, and others with service details, burial plans, and family survivors noted. Local funeral homes Cedar Memorial, Turner Chapel East, and Chapel of Memories handle arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Bodgly Wilson Zell
Schaeffer Drive
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Zell
David City
Neb
Quaker Oats Company
Alice Goodenough
George Wilson
Clearwater
Fla
Chapel of Memories
Canon D.A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Elmer James Wiley
33Rd St. SE
Wilson Foods
Wiley
Mount Hermon
Richard Ernst
Hillside Wesleyan Church
Turner Chapel East
Charles Chado
Ave
Old Vernon Inn
DeNada
Eagles Club
L.J. Lazio
Huntington Beach
Calif
Ray Lietzo
Carpentersville
Ill
Anthony T. Chado
Oceanside
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Ronald G. Friedell
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Melvin O. Brunscheen
Milwaukee
Wis
Mr. Brunscheen
Wyoming
Iowa
Dixie Petersen
Colonial Baking Co
Stephen
Janice Moricci
Jacqueline Trongard
Marvin
Alvin
Mechanicsville
Elda Dirks
Roswell
N.M
John Gilbert Cramer
Seattle
Wash
Monticello
Cramer
Clare
Roland
Harold
Paul
Fred Condon
Robert Hayes
Prior Lake
Minn
James E. Henderson
Allview Drive
Michigan
Georgia Climer
Memphis
Tenn
Henderson
Diane Henderson
James Jr
Michigan Center
Mich
Cecil Henderson
Tompkins Center
Nedy Richardson
Rivers Junction
Betty Tims
Houston
Texas
Kathy Kidd
San Jose
Janet Henderson
Jackson
Robert Henderson
Joseph Henderson
Leslie
Lula Henderson
Charles Wedding
Benton
Virginia Louise Shaler
First Ave
Washington High School
Coe College
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
David Nelson Roth
Campbell Cemetery
Turner East
Three charged in pot bus delivery case
Metro Narcotics Unit arrested three men Thursday after they allegedly delivered 15 pounds of marijuana to an undercover agent on 14th Street NE. Burns and Evans face multiple drug counts with $20,000 bonds. Finley $15,000. Two more arrests followed for larceny and breaking and entering involving a Christmas tree theft and vehicle thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro Narcotics Unit
14Th Street
Robert A. Burns
Michael J. Finley
Iowa City
Steven A. Evans
Coralville
Burns
Evans
Linn
Finley
Roger T. Smith
O Ave
A&w Root
Ellis Blvd
David A. Kamberling
Henry Court
Douglas Krile
John Lingo
Lingo
Kamberling
Three Charged With Drunk Driving in Separate Incidents
Vernon A. Forde 21 of 409 Cherry Hill Road NE was arrested at 3 10 p m at 42nd Street and Ozark Street NE after a crash and charged with failure to yield from a private driveway. James W. Morgan 49 of 1015 10th St SW was arrested at 9 p m at Eighth Avenue and Second Street SE and charged with disobeying a traffic signal. John R. Kessenich 42 of 1409 25th St NW was arrested at 10 55 p m in the 3300 block of Center Point Road NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon A. Forde
Cherry Hill Road
42Nd Street
Ozark Street
James W. Morgan
10Th St
Eighth Avenue
Second Street
John R. Kessenich
25Th St
Center Point Road
Bermuda riots erupt after death-row executions refused
Racially charged clashes erupt in Hamilton with about 500 youths at peak. Stores gutted by gasoline bombs, a school and offices ablaze as police use tear gas to separate rioters. Dozens arrested, no major injuries reported. political parties urge calm amid Bermudian capital’s unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Burrows
Tacklyn
Hamilton
United Bermuda Party
Lawmaker challenges fingerprint rule for concealed weapon permits
State Representative LaVerne Schroeder plans to push to make fingerprinting optional for concealed weapons permit applicants. DPS officials say fingerprints aid state and FBI records checks and limit liability, while opponents fear administrative delays and possible denials without explanation. Schroeder seeks support from the Rules Review Committee with a Dec. 13 meeting set to address the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVerne Schroeder
R McClelland
Schroeder
Robert Holetz
Department of Public Safety
John Schaffner
DPS
Department
FBI
Schaffner
Widening of Highway 150 in Hiawatha Advances
City council hearing approves a four lane widening of Highway 150 through Hiawatha to be coordinated with a signalization project funded by federal state and city sources. Next year target with no action yet. Rezoning on Robins Road to R 3 for Robinwood Apartments Addition approved with plan submission required. Clinton Moyer to retire as city attorney. nomination pending. Ervin Schmidt appointed to Planning and Zoning. Keith Jennison resigns effective Dec 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Guthridge
Hiawatha City Council
Ald Schulte
Robinwood Apartments
Clinton Moyer
Ervin Schmidt
Chaffee Drive
Planning and Zoning Commission
Keith Jennison
Jennison
Car crash on Second Street injures two drivers
A two car collision on Second Street and Eighth Avenue SE sent one driver to Mercy Hospital with a head injury and another with minor injuries. Donna Kollasch 22 was listed in good condition and James Morgan 49 faces drunken driving and disobeying a traffic signal charges. A passenger, Sarah Anderson 23, was treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Street
Eighth Avenue SE
Donna M. Kollasch
C St
Mercy Hospital
James W. Morgan
10Th St
Morgan
Eighth Avenue
Kollasch
Sarah Anderson
St. SW
Ralph M. Hickey
Route 1
Toddville
St. Luke’s Hospital
Myrtle M. Hopp
Fifth Ave. SE
St. Luke’s
First Avenue
10Th Street East
Decorah Woman Loses Teach At Home Appeal
Des Moines DPI denies Decorah educator Ann Edgerton permission to teach her child at home. A hearing panel upheld the Decorah School Board, a decision awaiting final review by the state board in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Department of Public Instruction
Decorah
DPI
Bartlett
Iowa
Edgerton
Youngbear guilty for shooting Lasley faces three years in jail
The jury found Youngbear guilty but avoided first degree murder or premeditation. He faces a maximum sentence with parole possible after a little over three years. The panel attributed brain damage from a 1970 auto accident and intoxication as factors. Sentencing date not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Zimmerman
Lisbon
Youngbear
Lasley
Traffic death at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids in 1977
Henderson died from head injuries after a high speed crash south of 33rd Avenue Sw. Linn County medical examiner reported a blood alcohol level of 0.306, with Harold H. Hansen of Iowa City hospitalized then released. Investigation continues. eleventh Cedar Rapids traffic fatality of 1977.
Biko death inquest questions police role despite autopsy
The inquest into Steve Biko's death heard that autopsy showed brain injuries caused kidney failure. Police testified he may have bumped his head in a scuffle on Sept 7, while Biko's lawyer urged the court not to exonerate officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biko
Pretoria
Martinus Prins
Steve Biko
Truck Hits Pole Disrupts NE City Phone Service
A truck struck a pole in the 700 block of First Avenue NE at 11 a.m. cutting service for about 100 residences and six businesses from Fifth to Tenth streets NE. St. Luke's Hospital reported phone problems as Northwestern Bell crews repaired severed aerial cable. service expected back by 3 p.m. Karl G. Stroeher, 87, prominent owner of a major American avant-garde art collection, died in Darmstadt West Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue NE
Fifth
Tenth Streets
St. Luke’s Hospital
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Darmstadt
West Germany
Karl G. Stroeher
Atomic Age Born in Chicago Reactor Demonstration
On this date in 1942 scientists demonstrated a self sustaining nuclear chain reaction at a makeshift lab beneath the University of Chicago football stadium marking the birth of the Atomic Age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
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Eileen Turner
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Trinity Lutheran Church
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Murdoch's
Sigourney
Homer R. McGuire
Delta Christian Church
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Bermuda
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House of Assembly
Elizabeth II
David Owen
Owen
House of Commons
Britain
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Gazette
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Hiawatha
Fayor
Iowa Department of Transportation
George Crawford and Associates
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R. Gregory Schulte
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Hansen
Tony
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Kentridge
John E. Lapes
Pierson
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