Deaths in Linn County and surrounding area
Obituaries list multiple deaths with ages and hometowns, including Arlo Bruce Waterhouse 51 of 4151 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Marion residents Alma Beiersdorf 93, Omer McGlaughlin 93, Clair Cessford 85, and others. Details include service times, burial sites, and memorial contributions.
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Arlo Bruce Waterhouse
Blairs Ferry Road
Linn County
St. Luke’s Hospital
Alma G. Beiersdorf
Evanston
Linn Manor
Marion
Scott Funeral Home
Ill
Northwestern Bell salaries scrap ends commission probe
Iowa Commerce Commission drops its salary study of Northwestern Bell executives after Bell provided two unrelated salary paragraphs. The panel sought a comprehensive Hays and Associates comparison but the firm refused to disclose confidential data. The action shifts the burden to Bell for future rate case justifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Iowa Commerce Commission
Andrew Varley
Bell
Varley
Commission
Hays and Associates
Northwestern Bell
Ed Mattix
the Gazette
Mattix
Bet ts and Leslie Maylum III welcome a son
Vital statistics note a son born to Betty and Leslie Maylum III at 3000 J St SW on Dec. 7. Other births list Angela Malenfant, John Malenfant at 1512 Brookdale Lane NE and Cedar Rapids couples including Paul E Baker with Robin R Robbins, Terry L Cousins with Michele K Reames, Michael D Howard with Brendan S Wardenburg, Linda L Royer with Ford M Royer, Kathie Welsh with Perry Welsh. Times show births across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Leslie Maylum III
J St. SW
Angela
John Malenfant
Brookdale Lane
Paul E. Baker
Robin R. Robbins
Terry L. Cousins
Michele K. Reames
Michael D.howard
Brendans
Wardenburg
Cedar Rapids
Vinton Man Pinioned Under Tractor in Serious Condition
A 38 year old Vinton man, Lawrence Wabbena, remained in serious condition at Mercy Hospital with chest and abdominal injuries and hypothermia after a tractor flipped into a ditch near Vinton. He was trapped for nearly 90 minutes as responders including the Benton County Rescue Squad and Life Guard helicopter assisted before his airlift to the hospital.
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Vinton
C.R. Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Lawrence Wabbena
Benton County
Iowa child abuse cases stay steady despite national rise
Officials note Iowa reports for 1981 to 1982 show similar totals in six eastern counties, while nationwide abuse reports surged. Experts cite economic stress but attribute Iowa’s lower substantiation rate to clearer guidelines and ongoing investigative reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Gerald Solomons
University Hospitals
Oregon
Texas
Solomons
the Gazette
James Hennessey
Protective Services
Iowa Department of Social Services
Hennessey
DSS
Primate Foot Found In Northwest Iowa Farmyard Puzzle Sherriffs
A nine inch foot found in a farmyard near Grant City caused officials to rule out a human origin. Experts from the University of Iowa and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation examined the limb and deemed it nonhuman. Authorities pursued leads including a possible connection to a lion mount kept by a taxidermist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Gazette Wire Services
Grant City
Sac County
David Youberg
Youberg
University of Iowa Forensic Laboratory
John Gosch
West Des Moines
Auburn Police Department
Sac County Sheriffs Department
Roger Owens
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Yoberg
Owens
Yonberg
Loring Hospital
Sac City
Rose
Iowa City
Gerald Shanahan
DCI
Sioux City
Shanahan
Northeast Iowa towns weigh joint power ventures to cut costs
Guttenberg hosted a meeting of small northeast Iowa cities to explore pooling resources for cheaper power. Delegates from the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities and NIMECA discussed forming a regional cooperative, leveraging bond financing to buy and sell electricity for consumer owned members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Deb Wiley Lazette
Guttenberg
Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities of
Des Moines
North Iowa Municipal Electric Cooperative Association of
Humboldt
Humboldt Association
Dick Johnson
Nimeca
Marty Robbins Dies At 57 In Nashville Heart Attack
Country star Marty Robbins died at 11 15 p m CST at St Thomas Hospital Nashville six days after his third heart attack He leaves behind wife Marizana and children Ronnie and Janet Robbins gained fame with El Paso in 1959 and had 18 No 1 country hits over a three decade career His condition worsened through the evening despite a balloon heart pump respirator and extensive medical care provided by doctors and hospital staff
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Omer McGlaughlin
Oakland Road
Cedar Rapids
Ohio
St. Luke’s Hospital
Eden
Marguerite Beagle
Rock Island Railroad
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Brotherhood of Locomotive
American
Cedar Memorial Park
Crescent Lodge
AF & AM
Shriner Hospitals
el Kabir Temple
Fifth St
Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Marty Robbins
Robbins
Lamar Jackson
St. Thomas Hospital
Juliana
Jackson
el Paso
Grand Ole Opry
Marizana
Ronnie
Janet
The Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options including weekly and yearly prices with area restrictions and AP news use.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
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Barbara L. Myers
Coggan
Hiawatha
Queen’s Way Fashions Inc
Chicago
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church
M.A.R.K
A.A.C.A
Professional Sales Association
Water Quality Association of Iowa
Bruce Masonic Lodge
Don Caspers
Meth-Wick Manor
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
42Nd St
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Clair “C.M.” Cessford
Santa Ana
Calif
Tipton
Julalia Scott
California
Vera Thomas
Core
Merle E
Bud
St. Jude Catholic Church
William Goltz
Mount Calvary Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Teahen Funeral
Nickle
Shawn Joseph
Turner Chapel West
Robert A. Dennett
Trinity United Methodist Church
Babyland
Keller
Marguerite A
James C. DeSmith
First Presbyterian Church
Ely
Turner Chapel
Anamosa
Esther Folkerts
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Church Cemetery
Goettsch’s
Elkader
Merle N. Adams
Dubuque
East Side Cemetery
Witt’s
Fayette
Wilbur Wierck
Becker-Milnes
Grandview Cemetery
Rebecca Winch
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Guttenberg City Cemetery
Patrick L. Mooney
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Donohue Lensing
George Gay’s
Memory Gardens
Mercy Hospital Foundation
Grace Thatcher
Luxemburg
Nick J. Schieltz
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Friends
Kramer’s
Dyersville
Tama
August
Etta) Schuett
Harrison’s. Wellman
J. Vincent Pyle
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Powell’s
Wellman Cemetery
St. Luke’s
Linda L. and
Ford M. Royer
Kathie Anne and
Perry Davis Welsh
Bever Ave
Fourth Ave
Ave. NE
12Th St
First Street
Wubbena
Larry Thiher
Wub
Bena
Thiher
North Benton
Benton County Sheriff's Resque
Garrison
Life Guard
Linn
Jones
Johnson
Benton
Michael Reagen
Reagen
Associated Press
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
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