Multiple Death Notices and Obituary Details in Cedar Rapids Area
A long list of obituary notices records deaths in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Libbie Smahel 90 of Swisher passed after a short illness with service at Brush Chapel and burial at Shueyville Cemetery. Elizabeth Fernie 56 of Cedar Rapids died after a long illness with service at St Michael's Church and cremation. John Drums 82 of Cedar Rapids died after a long illness with service at St Wenceslaus Church. Numerous other families note memorials, services, and burial plans across Iowa towns like Belle Plaine, Delaware, Tama, Vinton, and Fairfax, including reminders for funds to Cancer Society and Prairie High School memorials.
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Libbie Smahel
Swisher
Hallmar
Libbie Bechka
Shueyville
Emil Smahel
Brush Chapel
Gordon Freeburg
Shueyville Cemetery
Elizabeth D. Fernie
Parkland Drive
Cedar Rapids
London
England
Colin Fernie
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Robert Ross
Pittsburgh
Dennis Wordehoff
Tiffin
Elizabeth Preston
Dagenham
Wilfred C. Files
Turner Crematory
Turner Chapel East
American Cancer Society
Blue Grass Memorial Gardens
Lexington
C. Arthur
Lanning
Lafayette
Robins
Hazel Olinger
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Forrest G. Arnold
Lafayette Cemetery
Warren E
Donna) Shupp
Imperial Beach
Calif
Kathleen Knapp
Vista
Denise Brines
David
Seattle
Robert
Lucille Greer
Dorothy Greer
Marjorie Nelson
Virginia Nicholson
Orange
Pinkham-Mitchell Funeral Home
California
John Drums
First Ave
Repniky
Czechoslovakia
United States
Rose Stejskal
Bezdek
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Sokols
Karel IV Lodge 13
Western Fraternal Life Association
David H. Burke
Joseph
Louis J. Trzil
St. John’s Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home
Belle Plaine
Jack Petersen
First Lutheran Church
Russell’s
Delaware
Raymond
Juanita) Wood
Delhi United Methodist Church
Pineview Cemetery
Clifton’s
Earlville
Farmersburg
Elsa) Koehn
St. Olaf
Witt’s
Elkader
Mount Harmony
Elkport
Toledo
Floyd A. Pugh
First United Presbyterian Church
Henderson’s
Tama
Lawrence
Ethel) Lane
Harrison’s. Vinton
Elizabeth
Libby” Hint
Phillips
Nettie B. White
Dysart
Claude B. White
Bob White
St. Paul’s
Ned C
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Funeral
Chapel of Memories
Beatrice Marie Ruby
Ninth Ave
Hallmark Nursing Home
Mount Vernon
Cedar Falls
Craemer’s
Armstrong’s Department Stores
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Allen Schmitt
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Hazel F. Campbell
13Th St
Meth-Wick Manor
Fort Madison
Ollie Yeager
Onslow
James Campbell
Fort Madison High School
Coe College
Neuman’s Department Store
Chapel Garden
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Gordon K. Freeburg
Weather Report With Wind and Sun Data
Wind direction SE at 10 mph reported for 11 a.m. Sunrise 7 32 Sunset 4 39. Year ago high 33 low 12 no precipitation. Extended forecast no rain Sunday Tuesday mild with highs 40s Sunday 30s Monday Tuesday. Lows 20s to 30s Sunday and 20s Monday Tuesday. National highs low extremes listed and city temps shown. Cedar Creek river stage 3.40 at C R 13.
Balmy December Weather Beats Early Winter Forecast
The region experiences mild December with high 40s to 50s and early sunset at 4 39 p.m. The shortest day arrives with sun up at 7 31 a m and forecasts show rain drizzle and fog but no snow. Forecasters revise grim winter predictions citing unusually warm stretch lasting through Christmas.
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Santa
Vital Statistics Dates and Newborns in Cedar Rapids Area
Vital statistics list December 20 births from families including Bev and Donald Dra hos Belle Plaine a son Donna and Johnnie Burke Cedar Rapids and others. Names such as Frank Dungan Debra Miller Michael Crilley Christine Boots David Kooiker Christine Baker plus urban Marion and Cedar Rapids couples appear. The notice covers multiple births and parent locations in Cedar Rapids Marion Walker Hiawatha and surrounding areas.
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Bev
Donald Drahos
Belle Plaine
Donna
Johnnie Burke
Eighth St. SW
Frank P. Dungan
Debra R. Miller
Neal D. Janko
Mary D. Steichen
John F. Bredl Jr
Mary G. Weiland
Barry J. DeMaria
Deborah L. Nunemaker
Cedar Rapids
Michael E. Crilley
Christine L. Boots
David A. Kooiker
Christine A. Baker
Marion
Paul A. Urban
Victoria D. Fulton
Hiawatha
David W. Prignitz
Kathryn M. Jemming
Richard D. Lindsey
Susan A. Hemphill
Walker
Garry E. Lamphier
Vickie A. Thompson
Cedar Rapids Wins Federal Grant for Ground Transportation Center
Cedar Rapids obtains an Urban Mass Transit Administration grant of 80 million dollars to fund a downtown Ground Transportation Center. Officials credit the city’s strong project plan and cooperation with developers Iowa DOT and UMTA’s competition with requests totaling about 400 million nationally. Local investors expect related projects including an 200-unit apartment complex and a 14 to 15 story office tower to follow. leaders praise the project as a keystone for downtown viability. Senator Culver commends the grant and says construction can begin promptly.
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Cedar Rapids
Canney
UMTA
Iowa Department of Transportation
Ground Transportation Center
Bezanson
Max Bartlett
Pepperwood Hill SE
Bartlett
Abbott Lipsky
Iowa
John Culver
Urban Mass Transit Administration
Waterbury Convicted in First Degree Murder Case
The jury returned a verdict after deliberating Thursday to Saturday, finding Waterbury guilty of first degree murder with a mandatory life term. The defense claimed the shooting was justified by fear for Mrs Joslyn’s safety though she denied involvement.
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Joslyn
Smiley ties and militant chatter linked to hostage crisis
Louise Smiley of Mount Sterling visits Washington on a 10 day trip and bonds posted for Iranian student protesters. She claims President Carter keeps hostages under lock and key by not returning the shah while Khalkhali reiterates orders to kill the deposed monarch and mentions a Panama commando mission.
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Louise Smiley
Mount Sterling
United States
Khalkhali
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Panama
City Briefs and Holiday Notices
City briefs note Christmas Eve and Christmas Day hours at Sportsman's Lounge and banking closures at Farmers State and First National Banks. Iowa Radio Supply also closes on December 24 and 31. The Follies Ziegfeld show tickets go on sale at Smulekoff's with multi price options. Other ads list holiday gifts and hours for Marilyn's Gifts and a pays cash for coins service by Max Hagen.
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Farmers State
First National
Adv
Ziegfeld
Smulekoff’s
2Nd Street SE
Car Falls on 19 Year Old in Cedar Rapids Garage
Mark A. Schrader aged 19 was found dead under a car that slipped from blocks in his Cedar Rapids home garage. Police reported the accident occurred at about 4 20 a m after he had been working on the vehicle the prior evening. An additional note recalls a 1975 Vienna terrorist attack on an OPEC ministers meeting with three killed and 70 hostages.
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Carter
Fairfax
Mark A. Schrader
Cedar Rapids
Robert Schrader
18Th St
Schrader
Vienna
OPEC
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Prairie High School
Mid-America Auto Parts
Richard McMullen
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Vernon Schrader
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Peter Apron
Ellen Schrader
van Horne
Turner Chapel West
Thomas H. Mueller
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Martinko
Michelle
St. Pius X Catholic Church
James J. Goodken
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