Deaths Toll in Iowa Obituaries Highlight Local Farewells
A series of obituaries from Troy Mills to Metolius notes Lola E Weber 100. Marilyn J Liver Weers 50. Harris E Moorehead 58. Clement Mac McDonald 73. infant Shawn Joseph Nickle. Merle Eugene Core 61. Marguerite A Keller 75. and others. Details include birthplaces, spouses, survivors in Cedar Rapids and beyond, funeral plans in Murdoch's Walker, St. Jude Church in Cedar Rapids, and burial sites such as Troy Mills Cemetery and Mount Calvary.
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Lola E. Weber
Troy Mills
Madres
Ore
Metolius
Harold F. Weber
Waterloo
Florence Fry
Cedar Falls
Bonnie Pickell
Nortonville
Kan
Garner Elliott
St. Petersburg
Fla
Murdoch’s
Walker
Tim Johnson
Troy Mills Cemetery
Marilyn Jeanette Liver Weers
Cedar Rapids
Huntington Beach
Calif
St. Patrick’s High School
F. Lex Weers
Inglewood
Rita Siver
William
Sacramento
Ronald
Long Beach
Donald
John
Karolyn Connell
Harris E. Moorehead
Norway
Mercy Hospital
Clear Lake
Dorothy Burns
St. Joseph
Pollock Elevators
Maude Moorehead
Ventura
Iowa
Dale
Sanger
Texas
Cecil
Garner
Jolene Trimble
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
George Horak Jr
Julie Moorehead
Loreen
Kelly Moorehead
Trinity Lutheran Church
Dean Hess
Clear Lake Cemetery
Brosh’s
Clement “Mac” McDonald
Allison Hotel
Rembrandt
Lawler
Mary Genevieve McDonald
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Monona
Ardel A. Sohawasser
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s Church
Schultz Funeral Home
Shawn Joseph Nickle
JoEllen
Paul A. Nickle
Swisher
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bernard M. Nickle
Parma
Ohio
Lila Tuttle
Joseph Tuttle
Brooklyn
Turner Chapel West
Robert A. Dennett
Trinity United Methodist Church
Babyland
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Merle “Bud” Eugene Core
18Th St
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Williamsburg
Arlene Meehans Deason
Marion
Wilson Foods
American Legion
Hanford Post
Order of Eagles
United Food and Commercial Workers
Afl-Cio
Louise Riley
Fairfax
Nedra Berstler
East Moline
Ill
Betty Garringer
South English
St. Jude Catholic Church
William Goltz
Mount Calvary Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Teahen Funeral Home
Separate trial sought in Cedar Rapids murder case
C R murder suspect Michael Rohn seeks a separate trial on a first degree murder charge arguing a fair trial is impossible if tried with Bruce Farris who faces three counts. Rohn, 18, is accused of aiding and abetting in the Nov. 15 stabbing death of Jacalyn May and the deaths of her two sons, Jason and Justin, age 4 and 2. The motion claims Farris did the actual killings and would be tried for all murders with Rohn’s presence only as an alleged participant.
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Michael Rohn
Rohn
St. SW
Bruce Farris
Cedar Rapids
Farris
Linn District Court
Jacalyn May
Landfill fight expands in Fayette County hearing set
A district court will hear whether the Fayette County Board of Adjustment illegally granted a special use permit for a new Nishna Sanitary Service landfill near Fayette. Six property owners and the city filed suit Nov. 24, citing groundwater pollution, property devaluation and nuisance concerns.
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Deb Wiley
Iowa
West Union
Fayette
Wayne Saur
Board of Adjustment
Commission
Joseph Keefe
Nishna
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
John Hofmeyer
Frost
Hofmeyer
Road Reports numbers listed for Iowa cities
Road condition reports are available at non toll free numbers for Cedar Rapids 319-396-3330 Cedar Falls 319-266-7575 Davenport 319-359-4471 Des Moines 515-288-1047 Fairfield 515-472-5194 PINES earn dels ciettes 515-239-1493.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Davenport
Pines
Des Moines
Fairfield
Radio Marti Filibuster Fades Amid Dead Duck View
Senate opponents persist in a filibuster over Radio Marti funding as Republican leaders cast the measure as a dead duck. Administration officials, including Vice President Bush, signal caution while White House and State Department push to pass the bill in lame duck session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marti
Bill
Washington
UPI
Senate
Cuba
Reagan
Howard Baker
Edward Zorinsky
James Exon
Nebraska
Charles Grassley
Iowa
George Bush
Baker
U.S
Midwest
White House
Grassley
Beverly Hubble
State Department
Elisha Coolidge
House
Zorinsky
Exon
Mark Bowen
Radio Marti
WHO
Jose Marti
Florida Keys
Linn County warns against stealing park Christmas trees
Linn County Conservation Board steps up defense of park evergreens with animal repellent sprays and bright racing stripe paint. Last year no trees were stolen. three years of theft-prevention cut losses, with closures of some park areas before Christmas. Offenders face damages up to three times tree value, protecting prized Colorado Blue Spruce priced around $800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Linn County Conservation Board
Dan Biechler
Tom Hazelton
Pinicon Ridge
Hazelton
Conservation Department
Suspect in Hiawatha bank heist sought in Riverside robbery
Jerry Carter Anderson 25 of Coralville is sought by Washington County authorities on a first degree robbery warrant for the Riverside Kwik n E Z holdup late Monday night. A pellet pistol was used but not fired and no injuries were reported. Two Cedar Rapids area youths, both 16, face first degree robbery charges in connection with the Riverside incident. Anderson previously pled guilty to aiding and abetting the November 1 Farmers State Bank robbery in Hiawatha and faces related charges.
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Coralville
Hiawatha
Riverside
Washington County
Jerry Carter Anderson
13Th Ave
Washington County Sheriff's Department
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Johnson County
Anderson
Judge orders exhumation in child's death case
A Polk County judge ordered the 3-year-old Derrica Moss's body exhumed to determine if death resulted from child abuse or Rene's syndrome. Burkett, charged with first degree murder, is jailed on $100,000 bond awaiting grand jury action. burial is in a Chicago cemetery requiring Illinois consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Polk County
Urbandale
Bertram Rene Burkett
Derrica Moss
Chicago
Illinois
Burkett
Osage Woman Begins Repayment of HUD Grant
Osage Iowa AP Katherine Jeffries Nehls repays part of a Housing and Urban Development grant after inheriting about $30,000 from an aunt. The Osage City Council accepted a $4,500.09 check toward the original $15,109 grant issued in 1980 for home rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Osage
Katherine Jeffries Nehls
Des Moines Bank Robbery: Man Escapes With Rifle
An armed man with a .22 caliber rifle robbed the south side branch of United Central Bank in Des Moines Tuesday morning. No shots were fired and no injuries were reported. This marked the second Des Moines area bank robbery at the same bank in two weeks.
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Des Moines
South Side
United Central Bank
Speers Knappen Swett Kress Families Welcome Newborns
Vital Statistics lists births for Pati Knappen and Darryl Knappen a daughter Vernona Swett and Donald Swett a daughter Jolayne Kress and Daniel Kress a son. Deb Brown and Will Fisher a son. Brian Sommerfelt and Bobbi Lint a son. Times and locations of recent police and medical calls included.
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Dolores
James Speers
Simpson St. SW
Pati
Darryl Knappen
Bel Air Drive
Vernona
Donald Swett
Monticello
Jolayne
Daniel Kress
Quasqueton
Will R. Fisher
Cedar Rapids
Deborah S. Brown
Marion
Brian J. Sommerfelt
Bobbi J. Lint
Brandon
The Gazette Cedar Rapids Ad Rates 1883
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates list Carrier 1.95 weekly Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues 9.20 four weeks 95.00 fifty-two weeks. Other states are 125.00 for fifty-two weeks. No mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas. Associated Press holds exclusive local news republication rights. USPS 095680.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Marguerite A. Keller
Moline
Quincy
Ralph Keller
Arizona
Clyde J. Lybarger
James C. DeSmidt
First Presbyterian
Waucoma Cemetery
Waucoma
Aurora
Ralph Graves
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Lamont
Fawcett’s
St. Albert's Cemetery
Guttenberg
Rebecca J. Winch
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Independence
William Otto Beck
White’s
Oakland Cemetery
Manchester
McGregor
Willard C. Klotzbach
Schultz’s
Giard
Vernon Kolbe
Schultz's
Knights of Columbus
Church Cemetery
Sigourney
John C. Weber
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Reynolds
C.R
Hawthorne Hills
May
Fayette Landfill
Lucy
Tot
Shirley Moss
Nehls
Formosa
Taiwan
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Man
D.M. Bank
St. Luke’s
Eighth Ave
Center St
20Th Ave
First Ave
Center Pt. Rd
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