Death notices and obituaries in Marion Cedar Rapids area
Deaths list includes Glenn Pete Suits 63 Marion resident formerly of Cedar Rapids with WWII service and Legion membership. Norman L. Pollock 50 Cedar Rapids area. both families listed with survivors and funeral details. Additional notices cover Vera M. Winn, Robert K. Salzbrenner, Ella Tomlinson and multiple brief memorials across Tama, Winthrop, Sigourney, Hawkeye, Hartwick, Watkins, Blairstown, Elkport, Iowa City, Decorah, Marengo. Burial and service plans noted with locations and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Pete’ Suits
14Th St
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Leona Hansen
Kokomo
Suits
Milwaukee Railroad
American Legion
U.S. Army
John Replogle
Dike
Diane Caster
Kansas
Kenneth ,Hansen
Yelm
Wash
Lowell Harford
Bettendorf
Danny Suits
Meryl Suits
Tom Anthony
Marion Christian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Marion American Legion
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Chapel of Memories
The
Linn County Cancer Society
Norman L. Pollock
Central Drive
Central City
Dorothy I. Coppess
Link Belt Speeder
Richard
Des Moines
Dennis
Sandra Pollock
Earl Buckallen
Madeline Neilson
Springville
Maxine Renfer
Beulah Bremer
Norma Wagner
Kathryn Coppess
Betty Peterson
Robert
Kenneth
James
Charles R. Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Robert K. Salzbrenner
10Th Ave
Fairfax
Amana
Valeria Ward
Marengo
Wilson Foods
Glen
Lakewood
Ohio
Wilbur
Levi
Rockford
Ill
Ralph Day
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Funeral
Tama
Ella Tomlinson
Mason-Hand’s
Dallas
S.D
Robert Francis Tocklington
Chicago
Mason- Hand's
Winthrop
Margaret Baragary
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Monti
Fawcett’s
Sigourney
Margery Louise Rhea
Holm’s
T.W. van Beck’s
Blairstown
Otis Grigsby
T.W
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hawkeye
Milnes
Elkport
Henry W. Fritz
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Strawberry Point
Witt’s
Elkacher
Iowa City
Ruby Patterson
Decatur
George L. Gay’s
Americans Return Home From Mexico Prison Exchange
Five Americans and others leave Mexican jails on a prisoner exchange flight to the United States after serving terms for drug smuggling. The group includes Brenda Lankton and her husband, and Jim Norton who plans to challenge the arrangement as unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennifer Richards
Brenda
Los Angeles
Jim Norton
Mexico
FBI
United States
James Meko
Meko
U.S
No charges yet in alleged jail beating involving Madden
The Linn County attorney's office has the jail beating reports and will decide whether to file charges against 28 year old Wallace Madden for the alleged assault on 27 year old Richard Terrell. Madden is jailed after a prior robbery with aggravation conviction. Terrell awaits trial on false pretenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Madden
Richard Terrell
Linn
Sheriff's Department
Madden
Terrell
Democrats pick Memphis for 1978 miniconvention site
The Democratic Party selects Memphis, Tennessee, over Seattle Denver and Honolulu on the second ballot as the host for the 1978 miniconvention. About 1,600 delegates and thousands of guests are expected at the Everett R. Cook Convention Center with $150,000 in local and state guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democratic Party
Memphis
Tenn
Seattle
Denver
Honolulu
New
Everett R. Cook Convention Center
Mississippi River
State and local expenditures rise sharply in Iowa
Iowa officials told the Iowa Taxpayers Association meeting that direct general expenditures by state and local governments grew 67.4 percent from 1970-71 to 1975-76, with per capita increases 66.3 percent. The Consumer Price Index rose 40 percent in the same period. John W. Brust of Aluminum Co. of America in Davenport was elected president for 1978, with J. E. Knapp of Mason City as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Bureau of the Census
Association
John W. Brust
Aluminum Co. of America
Davenport
Brust
Guy G. Gilchrist
J.E. Knapp
Mason City
How to avoid frostbite in extreme cold winds
Local Red Cross official Mark Rowland outlines practical steps to prevent frostbite. Minimize exposed skin, wear layered dry clothes, outer wind resistant fabric, thermal undergarments, and proper head hands and feet protection. Avoid rubbing or hot heat sources during treatment and seek medical help promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Rowland
Red Cross
Rowland
Iowa City Area Snow Strands Roads Delays Hit Utilities
Snowdrifts and high winds cripple eastern Iowa with four to five foot drifts on highways and closed county roads. Rescue runs by snowmobiles, power outages near Milo Cerveny residence, and emergency measures slow Cedar Rapids and Johnson County operations while airports and schools face delays and cancellations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Soukup
Linn
Milo Cerveny
Cedar Rapids
Soukup
Central City
Buchanan County
Independence
Tama County
Iowa County Sheriff’s Office
Lorada Cilek
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Iowa City
Johnson Sheriff's Department
University Hospitals
Johnson County
Bud Gode
University of Iowa
Iowa
West Union
Delwin Beerman
Beerman
First Avenue
Fifth Street
Highway 149
Edgewood Road
Collins Road
C Avenue
Edsel McMickle
Marion
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Palo
Antarctic rescue passengers endure ice storm ordeal
Feola and his New Zealand party waited in a hut for three days after a fierce ice storm. Brown Mathews and Law faced isolation on the edge of the ice pack living on emergency rations in an unheated plane for about 80 hours until the storm subsided. They finally cleared snow and reunited with the crew as the battery showed full charge and the engine started to fly home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feola
New Zealand
Brown
Mathews
Law
Lynda Bird Johnson Marries Marine Capt Charles Robb
On this date in 1967 at the White House a high profile wedding united President Johnson's daughter Lynda Bird Johnson and Marine Captain Charles Robb in a ceremony noted for its glamour and official prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
Lynda Bird
Capt
Charles Robb
White House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winn
Vera M
Turner Chapel West
Dennis Wright
First Lutheran Church
Woodlawn
Oelwein
Turner West
Friends
American Cancer Society
Mexico City
South America
Norton
Robert Lee Jackson
Alcoa
Braniff Airlines
New York
Buenos Aires
Mideast
Jordan
Hussein
Cairo
Sadat
Middle East
Israel
Syria
Assad
Saudi Arabia
Khaled
Kuwait
Jordan West Bank
Democrats
Gerald Schaub
Northwestern Bell
United Airlines
Roy Jameson
Combs Airways Inc
Jameson
Gazette Sports Department
Kennedy
Jefferson
Regis
Coe College
Rockwell-Collins
Guttenberg
Burnell Renitz
Dakotas
National Weather Service
Gazette
John E. Lapes
Pierson’s
Mnx
Ellis Blvd
N.W
16Th Avenue
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