Deaths listed in Cedar Rapids area obituaries
Cedar Rapids and nearby communities note multiple deaths including Frank Wislsel 81, Elizabeth Brannaman 83, and Elmer Joseph Miller 82, with services planned across Brush Chapel St Wenceslaus St Marys Lisbon and St Johns Lisbon. Survivors include relatives across Solon Cedar Rapids Mt Vernon and Iowa City. Military and memorial honors noted. dates and burial sites listed.
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Frank Wislsel
36Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Solon
St. Wenceslaus Church
Eugene
Lester
Highland Park
Martha
Bess Zinkula
Mechanicsville
John
Victor
Arthur
Brush Chapel
St. Wenceslaus
Louis Trzil
St. John’s Cemetery
Father Trzil
Vinton
Earl R. McClain
Campbell-Russell’s
Manchester
Fred Charles Elsbury
Shelly’s
Frank Fogel
Bohnenkamp
S. Farmersburg
Maloy J. Walter
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Witt
Hopkinton
Cloyd Hass
Farbes-Ottoman Funeral Home
Sac City
Goettsch’s
Monticello
Independence
Merle H. Curry Jr
Mason-Howe Funeral Home
Edith E. Holets
United Methodist Church
Horner Funeral Home
Dyersville
Vincent Lucinda Walke
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier
Kramer Funeral Home
Kramer’s
John W. VanHorn
White Funeral Home
Viola Rasmussen
Rowley Cemetery
Winthrop
Richard E. Postel
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Fawcett’s. Victor
Harvey Voelkel
McAninch-Fremming Funeral Home
Newhall
Wallace J. Boddicker Sr
Fellmer Funeral Home
Elizabeth Brannaman
Lisbon
Johnson County
Bert Brannaman
Elizabeth Kadera
St. John’s Catholic Church
Church Altar and Rosary Society
Solon American Legion Auxiliary
Jolly Workers Club
Jake Clark
Keneal Swanson
Lubbock
Texas
Raymond
Donald
Archie
Marion
Louis
Davis
Calif
Alma Brannaman
Nellie Hamer
Brosh Funeral Home
St. John’s
Robert L. Ferring
Lisbon Cemetery
Father Ferring
Elmer Joseph Miller
Mount Vernon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Corwith
Cornell College
Iowa
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Republicans Set 2:30 P.M. Meeting to Choose Tauke Successor
The 2nd District Republican Central Committee will convene at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Ramada Inn in Dubuque to nominate a new district chairman as Tom Tauke, the retiring leader, seeks the GOP nomination for Congress. Each of 11 counties has two votes cast by its chairman and vice chairman. weather and road conditions prompted the time change. At least six candidates are named including Marian Pfaff and William Penningroth.
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Tauke
GOP
William Penningroth
Mechanicsville
Marian Pfaff
Dubuque
Paul Pfeffer
Clinton
Frances Palmer
Ted Johnson
Bob Hult
Cedar Rapids
Mailbox snow clearance urged by Marion Postmaster
Marion Postmaster B J Mullaley asks rural residents to clear snow from mailbox approaches to ensure safe fast mail delivery. Customers must keep approaches free of snow or other obstructions. failure to do so may delay or prevent deliveries during heavy snows.
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Marion
B. J. Mullaley
Mullaley
Seven arrested in Cedar Rapids on after hours tavern charges
Police reported seven arrests Friday and Saturday on varied charges in Cedar Rapids. Nancy Carol Schirm 37 of Marion faced a prohibited acts charge for allegedly seeking prescriptive drugs with an altered form at Fifth Avenue Pharmacy. Four others were charged under city regulations for after hours tavern activity at the Log Cabin Tavern. Suspects include James Steepleton 39 of LaSalle Drive and patrons John Kirchhoff 25 Dale Bailey 33 and Gloria Barker 24. Kirchhoff reportedly drank beer while officers observed a back door ajar. Winfred Smith 43 faced malicious injury to a building after damage at 709 Fourth Ave SE. Jon Drew 19 of Ridgeway Drive SE was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon with a .38 revolver found on 30th Street SE. Charles Fritz 23 of Oceanside Calif was charged with desertion from the Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Carol Schirm
Eighth Ave
Marion
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Ave
James Steepleton
LaSalle Drive
Log Cabin
E Ave
John J. Kirchhoff
10Th St
Dale R. Bailey
Ellis Boulevard
Gloria Jean Barker
Leisure Boulevard
Kirchhoff
Winfred I. Smith
Fourth Ave. SE
Matilda Butler
Fourth Ave
Jon B. Drew
Ridgeway Drive
30Th Street
Charles R. Fritz
Oceanside
Calif
United State Marines
Three charged in drunk driving incidents
Three individuals faced drunk driving charges after incidents Friday night and Saturday. Floyd W. Raftis aged 42 from 211 34th St Drive SE collided with a snow pile on 1400 block of 29th St NE at 6:40 p.m. Friday. David M. Severs, 28, of 1317 S Ave NE, was arrested at 9:25 p.m. Friday near Third Avenue and Fifth Street SE. Llewellyn Randolf, 35, of Center Point, was taken into custody at 12:55 a.m. Saturday near Highway 150 and Willman Street in Hiawatha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd W. Raftis
34Th St
29Th St
David M. Severs
S. Ave
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Llewellyn Randolf
Center Point
Highway 150
Willman
Vital statistics and local weather notes
Wind direction and velocity at 9 p.m. from the E at 7 mph. Acknowledges sunrise and sunset times. Temperature report includes highs in the 30s to low 40s and lows in the teens to low 20s with no precipitation. Extended outlook predicts warmer temps and a chance of rain or snow Tuesday through Thursday. Births listed include several families with names and addresses. out of town birth noted in Santa Paula, California. Local incident log records multiple emergency calls and responses with locations and times.
Christmas shoppers buoyed by hot electronics and toys
Cedar Rapids stores report strong Christmas demand with video recorders selling for about 1000 dollars and computerized game consoles gaining popularity. Toy sales rise 40 to 50 percent with space themed items and high end dolls and cameras selling briskly. Live hermit crabs emerge as novelty gifts as weather looms.
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Target
Ardan’s
Roger Wardenburg
Joe Enzler Jr
Enzler
Gifts & Leather Goods
Jim Morse
Sanford’s
Tolkien
Marsha Valance
Dan Rather
Paul Harvey
Cedar Rapids Police Crack Down On Street Parking
Cedar Rapids police warned residents to move cars parked on streets within 48 hours amid heavy snow. By Saturday over 200 vehicles were marked for enforcement and several had been towed. Additional tows were planned for Monday with fines including a $5 ticket plus tow fees from $12.50 to $22.50.
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Cedar Rapids
Ozark to drop two Iowa to Chicago flights
Ozark Air Lines will discontinue flights 983 and 917 linking Waterloo Iowa and Chicago because they are not profitable. Flight 983 runs Sioux Falls Sioux City Waterloo to Chicago and Flight 917 starts Minneapolis and stops Waterloo Cedar Rapids and the Quad Cities before Chicago.
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Ozark Air Lines
Iowa
Chicago
Jim Twyman
Ozark District
Waterloo
Sioux Falls
M.C
Sioux City
Minneapolis
Minn
Cedar Rapids
Quad Cities
Fire breaks out trapping residents as people jump from roof
In Michigan a major blaze drove residents to flee or leap from the structure. Police said many were injured in falls and investigators worked to count missing. Detective Peter White reported several bodies recovered, including Richard Engel, 32, with others identified later. Hospitals treated around 60 victims, nearly half admitted.
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Peter White
Cairo conference marks pivot in Mideast diplomacy
The Cairo conference convenes as Secretary of State Vance tours the region visiting Lebanon Syria Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Syrian President Hafez Assad rejects Arab mediation with Sadat and travels Kuwait Bahrain and Qatar seeking oil nation backing while keeping talks with Jordan and Saudi leaders on the agenda.
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Vance
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Hafez Assad
Sadat
Kuwait
Bahrain
Qatar
Persian Gulf
Assad
Hussein
Cairo
Israel
Al-Rai al- Aam
Pioneer Fund Grants Funded Off Campus Anti Integration Seminars
The Pioneer Fund, a tax exempt research foundation with over 2 million in assets, financed grants to researchers but funded anti busing and anti integration seminars in cities like Louisville and Boston. The New York Times found $179000 disbursed over 10 years to shocksley and Jensen through Stanford and.personal channels, prompting IRS questions about propaganda and tax status.
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Northern
Iowa
Scott
Louisville
Boston
New York Times
Internal Revenue Service
Pioneer
IRS
Pioneer Fund
The
William B. Shockley
Shockley
Stanford University
Arthur R. Jensen
University of California
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Second class mail Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates list weekly and yearly prices with regional variations and AP exclusive republication rights.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Low
Iawa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
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Laurence M. Peters
Iowa City
United States Navy
Stinocher Post
American Legion
St. Mary’s Church
Frances Sprynel
Earl Bahlmer
Louise
Irma
William
Marcellus
Cecil
Brush Funeral Home
J.J. Fath
Cornell College Library
Dwight M
Lois Winegarden
Richmond
Elmer Miller
Cornell
Morgan
Gilbert P. Maynard
Uiversity of Iowa
Mr. Maynard
U of I
Department of Accounting
Indianola
Simpson College
University of Michigan
American Accounting Association
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants
Maynard
U of I Board of Control of Athletics
Jean
Terrill
Walnut Creek
Steven Readinger
Peoria
Ill
Kathleen Barker
George L. Gay’s
Sigfred Techau
13Th St. SE
Clarence
Pearl Miller
Esther
Everett Walton
Gene Reed
New Berlin
Wis
Harlan
Des Moines
Howard
Floyd Perkins
DeWitt
Glenn
Robert
Robert Rogers
Salzbrenner
Robert K
Chapel of Memories
David Larson
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
Steven D. Gleason
25Th St. SW
William G. McCalley
Sharon Lane
Mark F. Thomson
36Th St. NE
Charles R. Debbeck
Longview Drive
Mercy
Thomas Patterson
Rainbow Blvd
Hiawatha
Santa Paula
Gary Metelak
Metelak
Jerry Walsh
Amana
Mr. Metelak
Joseph Metelak
20Th Ave
Wilson Ave
38Th St
C Avenue
22Nd Street
Second Avenue
Pine Grove Drive
12Th Ave
Ninth St
27Th Ave
White Pine Drive
11Th St
Ninth Ave
Blue Ridge Drive
Washington Ave. SE
General News
Sun
Younkers
William Hayes
Hayes
Charles Brokaw
Kmart West
Sears
H. F. Armstrong
Cling
Miller
CB Radio
Killian
Scherling
Ozark
United Press International
Sovereign
Charles
Henrietta
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Michigan Fire
Mideast
Information
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Pierson
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