Deaths in Illinois and Cedar Rapids Area Obituaries
Esther D Allen 86 of Saint Charles Illinois died Dec 3. She lived in St Charles 41 years and was active in the Thirteenth Church of Christ Scientist and the First Church of Christ Scientist Geneva. Surviving: five sons, 16 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren. services in St Charles. Vera M Ross Winn 69 of 3720 12th Ave SW Cedar Rapids died after long illness. Former C&NW clerk and Stuart’s Frontier Inn hostess. survived by daughter, mother, grandchildren and stepgrandchildren. Services Saturday at Turner Chapel West and burial Woodlawn Cemetery Oelwein. Ann Pauline McGuire 89 of Park Forest IL formerly Cedar Rapids died after long illness. Survived by two sons and four grandchildren. Graveside rites Center Point Cemetery Saturday.
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Esther D. Allen
Saint Charles
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Illinois
Esther Davis
Coe College
National Park Seminary
Washington, D.C
Ami Allen
Lansing
Mich
Fort Dodge
Chicago
St. Charles
First Church of Christ Scientist
Geneva
Vera M. Ross Winn
12Th Ave
Frank E. Winn
Oelwein
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Stuarts’ Frontier Inn
American Business Women’s Association
Order of the Eastern Star
Women of the Moose
Shirley Grulke
Hattie Ross
Turner Chapel West
Woodlawn
Ann Pauline McGuire
Park Forest
Center Point
Washington High School
John M. McGuire
McGuire
Ford Paving Co
Woman’s Club
Chicago Institute of Art
Martin M
John A
Phoenix
Ariz
Center Point Cemetery
Dominick Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Murdoch
Spindler-Koelling
Chicago Heights
Memorial services and funeral notices across Iowa towns
Obituary notices list a sequence of memorial services and funerals for residents including Ralph N. Schissel at St. Jude's and Angela Ruth Baty at Cedar Memorial. Other services cover Bessie Mae Novotny, John J. DeMuth, Otis Grigsby, Bessie Seedorff Littleton, Alfred Schmuecker, Anna Schmidt, Ella Tomlinson, Hugh Cummings, Harry Herrick, Viva Highly, Edmund Tabor and more with burial sites and visiting hours. Many include church or cemetery locations, wake times, and charitable fund wishes.
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Schissel
Ralph N
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Eugene Kutsch
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Father Kutsch
Teahen Funeral Home
Knights of Columbus
American Heart Association
Baty
Angela Ruth
St. Luke’s Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Novotny
Bessie Mae
Turner Chapel East
Max I. Hall
DeMuth
John J
St. Matthew’s Church
A.A. Sohawasser
Stewart Funeral Home
Blairstown
Otis Grigsby
T.W
Anna Schmidt
Zion Lutheran Church
George L
Nursing Home Rates Rise as Medicaid Pay Gap Cited
Care centers boost rates to $19.50 for Medicaid patients with interim legislative hearings signaling no increase. Americana base costs exceed the Medicaid rate by $6 to $7, prompting a $1.50 daily rise to $25–$30 after Jan 1. Crestview Acres in Marion adds $2 to $25, Edgewood Manor averages $3 rise to $23.50 semi private and $26 private, Northbrook Manor up $2 with base rates equal to Edgewood. Cedar Rapids Care Center cites current $22.50–$28.50 range and no decision yet on raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denise Cummins
Crestview Acres
Marion
Crestview
Edgewood Manor
Juckette
Northbrook Manor
Carol Jackson
Cedar Rapids Care Center
Edgewood
Northbrook
Management
Northbrook earns clean bill after reinspection of facilities
Northbrook at 6420 Council St NE and Edgewood Manor at 200 Clive Drive SW faced license revocation notices last month after listing 169 and 70 deficiencies respectively. Re inspections show only seven problems at Northbrook and Edgewood pending reinspection, with possible rescission of revocation. Juckette firm claims growth and temporary nurse hires. officials note improvement and no hearings unless revocations stay. On this date in 1776 Washington crossed the Delaware near Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Health
Northbrook
Tom Juckette
Council St
Edgewood Manor
Clive Drive
Edgewood
Jackette Management
Juckette
Dana Petrowsky
Department of Health
Petrowski
Petrowsky
Wholesale price trends mix in latest monthly report
Wholesale prices rose for beef, veal, vegetables, dairy and sug ar amid declines in roasted coffee and pork. Durable goods edged up 0.1 percent on jewelry and cars while fuels and power surged. Farm grain vegetables seeds and cattle gained, hogs and milk fell. Overall index at 197.3, Carter inflation goal 6 percent. On this date 1776 Washington crossed the Delaware. Assad meeting in Damascus noted. Secretary Vance abroad for NATO talks.
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Carter
Middle East tour aims to boost peace talks in Cairo
The Cairo trip launches a six city tour to drum up support for Sadat's Cairo peace talks starting next Wednesday. Attending are Israel Egypt the United States and the United Nations while the Soviet Union and its Arab allies stay away. In Tel Aviv Prime Minister Begin warns Moscow risks being shut out of Middle East peace talks. He phrases the Soviet Union as aligned with the region’s hardliners and says Israel would not object to a Geneva conference without Moscow.
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Cairo
Middle East
Sadat
Israel
Egypt
United States
United Nations
Soviet Union
Tel Aviv
Menahem Begin
Soviet Bloc
Moscow
Begin
Britain
Snow stacks up as Cedar Rapids endures major storm
Cedar Rapids endures a major blizzard forcing school dismissals and shifting work lives. 8 inches fallen with another 4 to 5 expected while winds reach 40 mph and subzero temperatures bite. Local crews struggle as dealers sell out snow tools and buses lessen activity.
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Cedar Rapids
Snow hauls strain Iowa cities as accumulations rise
An area wide snowstorm spreads across Iowa with Oelwein at 22 inches and Tama county towns reporting over a foot. Iowa City and Johnson County brace for budget blows and equipment shortages as roads drift shut and schools close or stay open across multiple districts.
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Tipton
Anamosa
Vinton
Tama
South Tama
Toledo
Montour
Chelsea
West Delaware
Manchester
Delaware
Oelwein
Independence
Guttenberg
Fayette
Elkader
Decorah
New Albin
Waukon
Snowbird recalls era when mail was delivered by snow vehicle
Roy Schminke recalls a wood and rubber tracked snowbird used on Van Horne route to deliver mail after heavy snows in Eastern Iowa. He notes its superiority to wheels, its limitations on bare ground, and compares past tolerance with today’s snowmobile and four wheel drive use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County
Dick Plastino
Public Works
Kansas City
Plastino
Bud Gode
Gode
National Weather Service
Iowa
Mississippi River
Illinois
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Roy Schminke
Wally’s
van Horne
Schminke
DeKlotz
Vermont
Wilson Connor
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by Gazette Company, daily and Sunday edition at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA. Second class postage paid locally. Subscriptions: $1.15 weekly by carrier. by mail seven issues $5,174 weeks? $56.00 52 weeks. outside states $80.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. AP entitled to exclusive republication rights of local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
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Viva M. Highly
Sheets and Son
Tipton Masonic
Edmund F. Tabor
White’s
George Washington
Delaware River
Trenton
N.J
Pennsylvania
Vance
Cyrus Vance
Brussels
NATO
Mideast
Gazette News
Wayne Murdock
Murdock
Hawkeye Seed Co
Third Ave. SE
Carl A. Anderson Co
Third Ave. SW
John Collins
Kubias Hardware
Kubias
Collins
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Community School
College Community
Marion Independent
Linn- Mar
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
4 Seasons Florist
Mt. Vernon Rd
Tetetet
Ewelen
Florist
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