Death notices from multiple Iowa communities gather obituaries
The list records numerous deaths and funeral details across Shellsburg Cedar Rapids Oelwein Tama Garwin Malcom Elgin Strawberry Point Pasadena and Victor with ages from 58 to 97. It notes service times places burial arrangements callers at funeral homes and occasional memorial donations and parishes.
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Brooklyn
Myrtle Newton
Nevenhoven's
Dyersville
Charles (Leona
Ungs
St. Francis Xavier
American Legion Auxiliary
Kramer’s
Garwin
Clyde H. Springer
el Cajon
Calif
Garwin United Methodist Church
Union Cemetery
Harrison’s
Emma Novy
Peterstein’s
Sharon Hill Cemetery
Oelwein
Alma M. Bliss
Brant Kern’s
Earl Bardach
Brant-Kern
Services pending for two area residents
John L. Fry 64 of 179 15th Ave SW died Saturday after a long illness. Francis Burt 70 of Palo died Saturday at a Cedar Rapids hospital after a sudden illness. Services pending at Tea Hen Funeral Home and Turner Chapel West respectively.
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Mary L. Hopper
Shellsburg
Cedar Rapids
William A. Hopper
Marion
Rose Weininger
Donald
Robert
Elizabeth Pickerill
Vinton
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Nick Longworth
Marion United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Fountain
Robert D
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Don Caspers
Linwood Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Schindler
Ruby O
Beatty- Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Gordon B. Packard
St. James United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
John L. Fry
15Th Ave
Teahen Funeral Home
Francis Burt
Palo
Turner Chapel West
Bank theft linked to Kriegel family case remains unsolved
Daniel Kriegel, 24, sought since the Nov 12 bank theft, was found slain last Monday. Gordon Earley Jr., 23, and Merle Bennett, 36, charged in the robbery and suspected insurance fraud, with Bennett’s body later found buried at a suburban Indianapolis home. Bennet and Earley are jailed in Iowa. Police withheld link to the deaths as investigators work around 72 hour timeline. Over $50,000 believed stolen from Grinnell State Bank remains at issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Gordon
Butch” Earley Jr
Malcom
Merle Bennett
Brooklyn
Mount Vernon Band Spreads Christmas Cheer in Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon High School band with about 70 musicians performed as elves at Armstrong's Department Store in Cedar Rapids. The group split into seven ensembles, visited Lindale and Westdale malls, and later performed in Mount Vernon passing out 29 dozen cookies. Band director Don Stine called the trip a break from a traditional Christmas concert. Some students resisted the elf costumes but enjoyed the outing.
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Mount Vernon
Armstrong's Department Store
Cedar Rapids
Lindale
Westdale
Don Stine
Chase collision leaves 16 year old in custody
A Cedar Rapids youth drove a pickup on the northeast side with two sheriff’s vehicles in pursuit. He hit a Cedar Rapids police car on First Avenue near 16th Street East, then lost control and caused extensive damage. He faced 11 traffic violations and was placed in juvenile detention. No injuries were reported.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn Sheriff's Deputies
First Avenue
16Th Street
County
Center Point Road
42Nd Street
20Th Street
Ronald Pexa
Nine-Year-Old Arrested After Southwest Garage Fire
Police arrested a 9-year-old boy after a garage fire at 504 Sixth Ave SW. The building stored trucks and smoke filled the structure. The boy, who may have started the blaze with a cigarette lighter, was taken to the Youth Bureau and released to his parents with no charges filed. Authorities also investigated a separate arson at a woodshed in Universal Engineering Corp. yard, 625 C Ave NW, with light damage. the fire was doused at 6:39 p.m.
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Southwest Side
Sixth Ave
Don Harper
Youth Bureau
Universal Engineering Corp
C Ave. NW
Police Officers Ramp Up Picket Over Raises
Police officers announced information picketing in front of City Hall starting Monday with 15 to 25 off duty officers. They distributed advertisements in The Gazette and sent letters to area businessmen while petitions circulate at Blick's and other local sites.
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The
Gazette
City Hall
Stan McClurg
Police Action Committee
Blick
McClurg
Inside Job Charged in Hawk Bilt Theft at Vinton
Three Cedar Rapids men face charges in a Vinton payroll theft at Hawk Bilt Company. John Daugherty, 23, and Kevin Marks, 22, were arrested after Marks allegedly arranged the burglary and was found with marijuana. Tina Marks was jailed on possession charges but not linked to the check scheme. Kenneth Barkdoll, 24, was arrested in Marion and charged with second degree burglary.
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Vinton
Hawk Bilt Company
Cedar Rapids
Hawk Bilt
John Edward Daugherty
Kevin Leroy Marks
Northview Place
Marks
Benton County Sheriff's Department
Hawk Bill
Tina Marks
Daughtery
Marion
Benton
Linn County
Kenneth Dale Barkdoll
Benton County
Barkdoll
Robber Foiled at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel Bar
A robber attempting a Saturday night holdup in the Top of the Seasons lounge at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel demanded cash with a .45 pistol. Police arrested Leroy Steven Kelley, 30, of Washington as he exited an elevator on the hotel’s first floor, charging him with second degree robbery. No weapon was recovered.
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Stouffer’s
Five Seasons
Cedar Rapids
Leroy Steven Kelley
Washington
Kelley
Linn County
Weather Report C.R. Evening Update
Wind direction and velocity at 11 p.m. 10 mph. Sunrise Monday 7 24 sunset 4 35. Year ago today high 9 low 4 precipitation none. Extended forecast chance of showers Tuesday with highs in the 40s. Partly cloudy Wednesday and a chance of rain and snow Thursday. Highs in the 30s Wednesday and Thursday. Lows in the 20s Tuesday and in the teens Wednesday and Thursday.
Vital Statistics and Local Dispatches Chronicle December Births and Incidents
Birth notices list multiple couples in Marion and Newark Del announcing daughters and sons, with names and addresses. Local public safety logs recount incident calls including gas leak, elevator rescue, medical emergencies, a child with lighter, equipment malfunctions, false alarms, and an active investigation across Marion and nearby areas.
Byrd Signals Priority Tack On SALT Amid Holiday Plan
Senate figure Robert Byrd said SALT faces tough sledding but remains a top priority when Congress returns in January. He suggested a 50 cent per gallon gasoline tax as a possible response to forthcoming Iranian crisis pressures, noting voluntary conservation has failed.
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Congress
Byrd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa
Margaret Ross
Pasadena
Marion High School
Rockwell-Collins
California
Pearl Ross
Betty Ripple
Lancaster
Kriegel
Kriegers
Bennett
Indianapolis
Ind
Shanahan
Earley
Poweshiek County
Montezuma
Polk County
Des Moines
Grinnell State Bank
Newton
Jasper
Grinnell
Dan
Ladora
Marengo
Dawn
Dawn Kriegel
C.R
Chase
Sheriff's Department
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Spedar Rapids
Cedorids
U.S
Gozette
Associated Press
United Nations General Assembly
Geneva
Palestine Liberation Organization
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Boy
Stouffer's
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Christmas Designs
Cedar Park
C.R. Weather
Annes
Joann
Denis Elliott
Second St
Wendy
Duane Elsbury
20Th Ave
Julianne
Gary Mann
Eastern Ave
Kimberly
Danny Davis
Newhall
St. Luke's
Diana
Francis Denly
Valleyview Drive
Patricia
Lawrence Skilbred
Glen Elm Drive
Dan Kurth
10Th St
Elizabeth
Ronald Yarrington
35Th St
Newark
Del
Valerie
Stephen Reilly
Mrs. Reilly
Alvin Chesley
Miller Ave
F Ave
Ridgemore Drive
A Ave
Bowling St
C Ave
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
John B. Turner & Son
Turners East
Second Ave. SE
Turner's West
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