Deaths in Cedar Rapids and nearby communities
Obituary notices for William Janu 84 Cedar Rapids resident died Mercy Hospital after brief illness born 1897 married 1924 and owner of Bill's Barber Shop. Also memorials for Joseph Polehna 93 former Cedar Rapids resident died Milwaukee after long illness and other funeral details for multiple local figures across towns.
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William Janu
Cedar Rapids
Tipton
Mercy Hospital
Bessie Ressa
Bill
Ellis Boulevard
Hanford Post No. 5
American Legion
Last Man’s Club
First Iowa 133Rd Iowa Infantry Volunteers
Betty Lahman
Charles
Edward
Independence
Mary Adams
Turner Chapel West
George B. McDill
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
The
10Th St
Joseph Polehna
Second St. SE
Milwaukee
Wis
Moravia
Czechoslovakia
United States
Blanche Fejfarek
Cherry-Burrell Co
Margaret Morrow
Police guilty in beating death amid Chicago trial
A Cook County judge found two veteran officers Fred Barullo and Louis Klisz not guilty of murder but guilty of involuntary manslaughter and official misconduct in the death of Richard Ramey a handcuffed man beaten after an July 1980 arrest on a train. A third officer Fred Christiano received acquittal. Sentencing set for Jan. 20 with potential five years per charge. Prosecutors argued the beatings occurred on train and platform despite defense claims of struggle intoxication and partial witness accounts.
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Chicago
Arthur Cieslik
Fred Barullo
Louis Klisz
Fred Christiano
Jesse Jackson
Cieslik
Samuel Banks
Robert Stein
Cook County
Richard Ramey
Klisz
Barullo
Ramey
South Side
Christiano
Motive in Klotzbach murder remains unclear
Coralville police report the 22 year old Vicki Lynn Klotzbach was found dead October 23 in a farm field near her Coralville residence. A shotgun was used in the killing and investigators have provided few details as they pursue the University of Iowa lab tech’s disappearance and murder.
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Coralville
Vicki Lynn Klotzbach
University of Iowa
Klotzbach
Knoll Ridge Garden
McDonald
Iowa diesel fuel tax halted by Polk County judge
Polk County District Court Judge Anthony Critelli temporarily blocked the states diesel fuel tax used to fund a rail bond program. A hearing on a permanent injunction is set for Jan 25 after seven railroads sued, arguing profitable companies should not subsidize unprofitable rivals. The tax would start at 3 cents per gallon this year and rise to 8 cents next July.
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DES Moines
Polk County District
Anthony Critelli
Iowa
Guilty verdict in murders of mother and son
A Pottawattamie County jury found John Hrbek guilty of two counts of first degree murder for the deaths of Kate Fisher and her son Stanley Fisher on September 16. Sentencing is set for January 6.
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Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie County
John Hrbek
Hrbek
Omaha, Neb
Kate Fisher
Glenwood
Stanley Fisher
Omaha
Charles Chadwick
Court rules chains in court did not prejudice Iowa jury
Iowa Supreme Court upheld a conviction of Stanley Kile for attempted murder, saying jurors viewing him in chains and witnesses in prison attire outside the courtroom did not prejudice the trial. The court noted security concerns and that the defendants and witnesses were inmates, adding no abuse of discretion by the judge.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa State Reformatory
Stanley Craig Kile
Jones County
Rodney McCarty
McCarty
Kile
High Court
Karl Kenline
Vital Statistics: New Births and Local Emergencies Listed
December births recorded for multiple couples at Cedar Rapids area addresses. Names include Crump Cuyan Hoppe Moneypenny Stolte Gray Wilcox and others with diverse Cedar Rapids connections. Later entries note 11:12 a.m. Tuesday medical emergencies, a carburetor backfire, multiple medical emergencies, extrication at West Post Road, false alarm, and other medical calls through Wednesday.
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Sixth St
12Th St
West Post Road
First Avenue
First Ave
Blairs Ferry Road
E Avenue
Olive Drive
C St
38Th Street
C R man charged with terrorism and gun possession
Robert E. Goddard, 57, of 90 40th St. NE, arrested after a family fight at his estranged wife’s home. He displayed a rifle and threatened to kill, but no one was harmed. He also faces firearm possession as a felon and awaits arraignment at Linn County Jail.
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Kile
Linn County
Jones County
Robert E. Goddard
40Th St
Goddard
Sondra Sue Goddard
Center Point Road NE
Sondra Sue
Robert
Linn
Mayor Dies Fighting Fire in Charlotte
Walter Eberhart 51, newly elected mayor of Charlotte, collapsed and died at De Witt Hospital after five area fire departments battled a house fire at the Dale Ploog residence on Highway 136. Officials cited possible heart attack or smoke inhalation with no confirmed cause.
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Charlotte
UPI
Walter Eberhart
de Witt Hospital
Clinton County
Eberhart
Dale Ploog
Highway 136
Woman recounts assault near Lindale Mall during Christmas shopping
A Hiawatha woman says she was assaulted Wednesday evening by a man in a ski mask as she parked at Lindale Mall for Christmas shopping. The attacker, about 5 feet 9 inches, fled on foot toward First Avenue after threatening to kill her.
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Hiawatha
Lindale Mall
Asssailant
First Avenue
Holidays halt regular mail in Cedar Rapids area
The Cedar Rapids post office will suspend regular mail delivery on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Express and special mail will be delivered. Lockboxes are accessible 5 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the main office and all day at Northwest Station. Lobby service is closed except self-service units. Regular service resumes Dec 26 and Jan 2.
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Cedar Rapids
Northwest Station
Johnson Ave
Robert Hart
Lindale Mall
Lisbon tavern fight ends with stabbing and arrest
Gary Lee Willey 28 of Cedar Rapids was charged with attempted murder after stabbing Michael Smith 29 of Lisbon during a shoving match at Bill's Old Town Tap. Smith, described as in good condition, was treated at Mercy Hospital while Willey remained in Linn County Jail. The two men, both employed by the same company, had been drinking when the incident occurred around 9 p.m. The bartender disarmed Willey.
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Cedar Rapids
Lisbon
Gary Lee Willey
11Th Ave
Linn County
Michael Smith
Smith
Mercy Hospital
Linn County Sheriffs Department
Bill
Old Town
Willey
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company is a daily and Sunday paper based at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It notes subscription rates for carrier and mail editions and states no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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Fairview Cemetery
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Kramer’s
Edgewood
Fern
Ellen) Weyant
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Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cox
Sadie L
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Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Friends
Arthritis Foundation
Ingersoll Ave
Julis
Anna
Turner Chapel East
Schaeffer Drive
Mary
Thomas Crump
Larick Court
Marion
St. Luke’s
Gaylene
Carlos Cuyan
Mount Vernon
Nina
Eugene Hoppe
C Ave. NW
Sandra
Mark Morris
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Cynthia
John Moneypenny
Soutter Ave
Karen
Gary Stolte
Anamosa
Bonnie
Leonard Gray
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Lori
Max Wilcox
Brooklyn
David M. Holmes
Marilyn M. Magan
Larry A. McCray
Susan M. Hanover
Floyd G. Booth
Alburnett
Jeanette Allison
Kevin L. Blomme
Victor
Susan R. Whitehead
Craig B. Seastrom
Jewell G. Barbe
Lawrence W. Sorensen
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Martin O. McShane
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George E. Bounds
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Evonne Marie
Jeffrey Charles Soper
Dawn
Daniel Butterfield
Charnel S
David R. Duffy
Mary Rosa
Howard Eugene Hootman
Nancy L
David E. Seeman
Lois Mae
John M. Herdliska
Ladene M
William R. Gunter
Michelle
Donald Wilcox
Kathleen M
Robert S. Milecki
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Gary Lee Amdenstock
Judith Lahue
Lawrence Arthur
Shirley Joan Randall
Levona E
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Richard Lee
Sharon Kay Sand
Rebecca J
Michael R. Brannaman
Edith
John Blarton
Joanne E
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Karl K
Marjean M. Korff
Patricia Jane
David W. van Buskirk
Cheri Lynn
Ricky Wayne Witham
Donna Gail
Thomas Leroy Jones
Lauren Drive
C.R. Man
Lucius Prince
North Town Lane
Prince
Department of Social Services
John E. Lapes
Dial
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