Deaths Chronicle at Cedar Rapids Area Obituaries
Multiple death notices enumerate Mary Elizabeth Nicholas 839 Meth-Wick Manor nurse retiree and longtime Red Cross recruiter, William Dusil 77 farmer from Walford, Earl Wilson 81 former Lisbon resident, Leonard Prochaska 77 Solon retired farmer, Kay Kinkead 56 Whittier mother of four, plus other local figures. Services and burial details listed for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Nicholas
Meth-Wick Manor
Cedar Rapids
Mount Pleasant
Knox College
Presbyterian School of Nursing
Chicago
American Red Cross
Highland Park, Ill
Museum of Science and Industry
Tri Delta Sorority
Margaret Longfield
Redlands
Calif
Beatty Funeral Home
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Forest Home Cemetery
Turner Chapel
William Gilbert Dusil
Walford
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fairfax
Marie Vestrel
Swisher
Evaline Cole
Vernon Novak
Loraine Sakulin
Bobby Joe Slaton
Ray Fuller
Toddville
Leroy
Watkins
Marvin
Duane
Wallace
Brush Chapel
Neal Gail
Blaine Cemetery
Earl Wilson
Lisbon
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Benton County
Margaret A. Wilson
Marion
Mount Vernon High School
Mount Vernon Bank and Trust
First Presbyterian Church
Sherry Wilson
Minneapolis
Minn
Donald Graver
Greeley
Deborah Muskat
Charlotte DeKayer
la Porte
Ind
Diane Henthorne
Ila Wilson
Independence
Flossie Graham
Indianola
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Jay Miller
Mount Hope Cemetery
Linn County Association For
Third Ave
Leonard Edgar Prochaska
Route 2
Solon
Uprier
Fern Reif
Springville
Harvey
Ralph
Brush Funeral Home
Dennis Tevis
Oakland Cemetery
Kay Hampton Kinkead
Whittier
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Ralph Kinkead
Karen Cameron
Maynard
Diane Harms
Des Moines
Sandra Fleer
Herman, Mo
Kristi Kinkead
Eugene Hampton
Gerald Hampton
Maurine Lassen
William Rasmussen
Hillsboro
Springville United Methodist Church
John Lippincott
Clive Cook
Cedar Memorial Park
Murdoch Chapel
Missing U S Journalist Sought in El Salvador
U S Embassy in San Salvador reprises an information appeal for John Sullivan a 26 year old American freelanced journalist who disappeared a year ago after checking into a luxury hotel. An unspecified reward is offered by Sullivan's family as ads run in San Salvador papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Post
el Salvador
San Salvador
UPI
U.S
John Sullivan
Bogota
N.J
Ramsey
Deborah Indireri
Brother
Indireri
Sullivan
Hustler Magazine
Salva
Israelis Use Strong-Arm Tactics to Oust Bedouin Herdsmen
In the Negev, the Green Patrol raids herds and confiscates goats as Israel moves Bedouin tribes off land slated for military use and expropriation. Activists condemn beatings and evictions amid plans to curb goat numbers and shift residents after Sinai withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beersheba
Israel
Negev
Green
Sinai
Egypt
Nature Conservation Authority
Salah al-Urjan
Azazmeh
13 year old shot to death in rural Marion Iowa
Deputies investigate a fatal shooting of a Cedar Rapids youth at the Gary Culver residence Route 3 Marion. The body was found with a wound to the upper right chest and a .20 gauge shotgun used. The incident is described as apparently accidental and under investigation. The youth’s name was being withheld pending relatives notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Sheriff's
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Sheriff's Department
Gary Culver
Route 3
Ex-soldier loses suit over Army LSD experiments
Calvin Sweet, 43, claimed Army LSD tests in 1957 caused severe mental illness and sought 3.9 million dollars. U.S. District Judge Donald Porter denied compensation citing the Feres Doctrine and late claim filing, with an appeal planned to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Sweet
Justice Department
Cynthia Larsen
Washington
Porter
Veterans Administration
Denver
U.S
Army
Feres
Vital Statistics Listings for Dec 27 28 births
Birth notices from Dec 27 and 28 list new babies including a son for Mary Ann Peters and Barbara Sandersfeld among others, with multiple couples named and locations across Cedar Rapids Marion Iowa City and Surrency Georgia. Grandparents are named for several entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann
Charles Peters
14Th Ave
Barbara
Thomas Sandersfeld
14Th St
Nichole
Brian Eilers
Coldstream Ave
Teri
John Merrell
Jana Drive
Pamela
Randy Moyer
Marion
Julie
Arnold Moore
Robins Road
Hiawatha
Kristine
Craig Drew
Cedar Rapids
Maria Jo
Oliver Hollingsworth
Elmhurst Drive
Mary
James Stick
15Th Ave
Glory
Michael Kaegbein
Sentencing postponed in Davenport kidnapping case
William Davis of Silvis Illinois, convicted of kidnapping and rape, had sentencing postponed due to the judge's illness. Davis abducted a Davenport woman from her garage in October 1980 and took her to Port Byron Illinois, where the crime involved a rape at knife point. He had a prior 20 year sentence for a rape spree in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
UPI
William Davis
Silvis
Ill
Davis
Scott County District Court
Port Byron
Illinois
Anniversary open house corrected for Elsbury family
The Gazette corrects an incorrect anniversary open house notice for Mr. and Mrs. John Elsbury of 1511 Fifth St NW. The event will be held Saturday from 2 to 5 pm at St. James Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M
Lattner
Barret H
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Tom Schwinn
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Cascade
Mercy Hospital
10Th St
Turner Chapel East
John Elsbury
Fifth St. NW
St. James Methodist Church
Gazette
Holiday Closures in Cedar Rapids and Marion Observed
Government offices in Cedar Rapids and Marion will close Friday for the New Year’s holiday. The Cedar Rapids Public Library branches close early on Thursday, and all city offices, courts, and post offices suspend regular services with some Saturday reopenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Marion
U.S. District Court
Linn County District Court
Linn County
Iowa
Marion City
Marion Carnegie Library
Northwest
Johnson Ave
Hunger strike ends for Haitians at Miami detention center
More than 600 Haitians at the Krome Avenue Detention Center halted a five day hunger strike after an INS supervisor promised no reprisals for disturbances. Rev. Gerard Jean Juste said inmates resumed eating after the pledge and a later count showed 110 had previously escaped during clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
UPI
Gerard Jean-Juste
Haitian Refugee Center Inc
Krome Avenue
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Jean-Juste
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Jean- Juste
Practical Uses for Plastic Food Containers
Plastic containers are durable and washable and can serve many chores beyond food storage. They make handy doggie bags for takeout, lunch boxes for salads, travel kits for toiletries and first aid, and organizers for sewing supplies film and fishing flies.
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company is a daily paper issued at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 with Sunday edition. It lists subscription rates including carrier at $1.65 per week and mail options for Morning Editions and Sunday nine to seven issues at various weekly and yearly prices. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local and AP news. USPS 095680.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Britain to Withdraw All Forces From Malta After Ten Years
Ten years ago Britain announced it would pull out its entire military presence from Malta, signaling the end of a long colonial connection with the Mediterranean island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Malta
Mediterranean
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Marie Ann Hass
Morgan Funeral Home
Mae Collins
Collins Road
Council Street
Stewart Funeral Home
Dundee
Lynn E. Puffett
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Bohnenkamp-Vernon’s
Manchester
Myrtle M. Beaman
Greeley Methodist Church
Shelley's
Mary L. Dunn
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Joseph's
Lensing
United Methodist Church
Oak Wood Cemetery
Devaney-Rieff
Green Patrol
Simcha Ehrlich
C.R
U.S. Supreme Court
Sweet’s
United States
St. Luke’s
Surrency
Cindy
Alan Christensen
Ormal Williams
Maplewood Drive
Ilene
Kenneth Kitzman
Dallas Kitzman
Homestead
Edward Kilberger
Wayne C. Johnson
Vera J. Elgas
Herman J. Wolf
Mary E. Zager
Edward L. Prusia
Dixie L. Schwartz
David J. Newmister
Columbus
Kim R. McMann
Jeffrey R. MacQueen
Jacksonville Beach
Fla
Constance S. Panek
Michael W. Evered
Pamela L. Flagg
Dunedin
Louis J. Appell III
Sanibel
Martha K. Olerich
Malibu
James A. Clark
Deann R. Cloudy
Douglas R. VanBeek
Diane M. Feinberg
Rice Lake
Wis
Marilyn Marie
Robert Lee Miller
Darwin T
Kathy J. Beers
Carol Ann
Michael Peter McGrath
Patrice Michele
Michael Trent Bell
Steven D
Deborah A. Lee
Lynne Dee
Mallard Owen
Eeneae
Cedar Falls
Ames Eee
Eee
Fairfield Ee
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Atlantic
Storm Lake
Ee Eee
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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