Cedar Rapids Obituaries Move Through Week of Deaths
A stream of notices from Cedar Rapids lists Leonard K. Tait 78, Reuben S. Gruver 80, Lola Birk 79, Idella G. Steinmetz Bickal 64, Eleonora Rose Bellas 81, Frank E. Holub 92, Paul Joe Burian 70, Carl Allan Davis 19, Clarence M. Morley 80 and Donald D. Eckert 52. Each entry notes birthplaces, spouses, employers or affiliations, surviving relatives, funeral times at Cedar Memorial Chapel and burial details, with charitable contributions requested in lieu of flowers where stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard K. Tait
Blake Blvd
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fairfax
Marguerite Mary Myers
Tait & Wagner Realty Co
The
Elks and the
Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors
James R
Little Rock
Ark
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Ed Smith
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Lola Birk
43Rd St. SE
Mercy Hospital
Lola B. Stull
Franklin County
Penn
Riley Joe Birk
Collins Radio
Earl H. Stull
Waynesboro
Ralph T. Stull
Gilbert
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Robert M. Pauley
Toddville Free Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Eleonora Rose Bellas
Ellis Blvd
Michael George Bellas
S. Third St
St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church
Daughters of the Nile
A Ave
Carl Allan Davis
U.S. Naval Base
Charleston
S.C
Juniper Drive
St. Jude’s
Roosevelt
Jefferson High School
Navy
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Ronald C
Jenny Davis
Julia Ann
Gilbert Kinzey
Claire Davis
Rose M. Mackey
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Augustine Davis
Frank Lana
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Memorial Services Swartzendruber and others listed
Private services today at Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel for George Y Swartzendruber with entombment at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials to Shriner Crippled Children's Hospital via El Kahir Shrine Temple. Obituaries note Rose B Sanders 60, Addie Abernathy, Arland J Rowan, Arnold L Littleton, Lee J Gilmore, Clara R Heider, Henry W Schmitz with church and cemetery arrangements at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and related sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abernathy
Addie
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Robert A. Dennett
Trinity United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Rowan
Arland J
St. Pius Catholic Church
Bernard G. Collins
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Hanford Post No. 5
American Legion
Littleton
Arnold L
Nadim Saikaly
Olivet United Presbyterian Church
10Th St
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Gilmore
Lee J
Reagen Benedict
Maranatha Bible Church
Iowa Deaths Daily Obituaries Summary
Obituaries list multiple Iowa residents including Lena L. Wolfe 100 Anamosa Elizabeth R. Wilken ing 84 Decorah Theodore E. Kirkeby 87 Decorah Delma Eleanora Harding 76 Ames Carl J. Merrifield 83 Iowa City Lila Slick 81 Monticello Louis Helgens 75 Monticello Robert Houser 54 Oelwein Clara O. Welte 88 Davenport Agnes Adams 76 Guttenberg Alfred Strohman 85 Sigourney Ervin Schrader 84 Vinton burial and service details with churches cemeteries and memorial funds noted for each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Lena L. Wolfe
Goettsch’s
Holy Cross Cemetery
Bennett
Elizabeth R. Wilkening
van Horne Cemetery
London
Sheets and Son
Tipton
Decorah
Theodore E
Memory Gardens
Iowa City
Carl J. Merrifield
George L. Gay
Brant- Kerns
Woodlawn
Richmond
Clara O. Welte
Davenport
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Church
Peterseim’s
Kalona
St. Olaf
Agnes Adams
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Guttenberg
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Sigourney
Alfred Strohman
Holm’s
Pleasant Grove
Vinton
Ervin Schrader
Phillips
Bear Creek
Brandon
Winton American Legion
Prairie Creek Christian Church
Closing arguments today in Joslyn trial
The Shirley May Joslyn murder trial nears its end as closing arguments begin at 1 p.m. The defense reiterated claims a battered spouse would not plot her husband’s death, presented rebuttal evidence against a witness who saw a sack exchange, and the state read a transcript from the first trial. Joslyn, 42, from Cedar Rapids, faces aid and abetment charges with her brother Edward Waterbury in a July 1979 shooting. the Iowa Supreme Court ordered a new trial due to fair trial concerns. Glen Fults testified to seeing the sack exchange, but the defense countered with records showing Fults was allegedly sick on the day in question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley May Joslyn
Missouri
Iowa Supreme Court
Fults
Cedar Rapids taxi fares seek 10 percent hike
Cedar Rapids cab firms ask City Council to approve a 10 percent fare increase for first rise since 1977. Changes include shifting from one-fifth to one-sixth mile increments, adding 15 cents per extra passenger, and raising hourly rate from $9 to $12. A one mile trip would rise to about $2.10 with no waiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Richard Nazette
Ace
City, Yellow and
Century Cab Companies
Nazette
Stan Jones
City and Yellow Cab Companies
Des Moines
Jones
Midwest
Anderson gets 10 years in Iowa for sexual abuse
Waterloo businessman Hope Martin Buzz Anderson was sentenced to 10 years on a third degree sexual abuse charge. He pleaded guilty to relations with a 13 year old girl for about a month in December 1980. Judge Keefe denied review of the term. Anderson apologized. Defense plans an appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Hope Martin
Buzz” Anderson
Anderson
Black Hawk County
Joseph Keefe
Keefe
Lawrence Scalise
Des Moines
Department of Corrections
DeWitt Woman Killed In Highway 61 Crash
A DeWitt woman, Jacqueline Ann Erps 33, died when her car collided with a southbound semi on Highway 61 two miles south of DeWitt. Two children, 1-year-old Mark Erps and 12-year-old Paula McMann, were in critical condition at Mercy Hospital Davenport. Semi driver Allen D Youderin 52 of Janesville Wisconsin was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Iowa State Patrol
Jacqueline Ann Erps
Highway 61
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Mark Erps
Paula McMann
Dew
Clarifications Corrections Seminar Corrections for Dentists
Seminars for dentists on Alternative Approaches to Dental Office Automation will be held at 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Roosevelt Hotel. The time earlier listed in Sunday's financial section was incorrect. For more information call 363-2173. The Gazette will publish corrections for inaccuracies or misleading headlines in this space upon review. Phone 398-8313.
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Roosevelt Hotel
the Gazette
Thought for Today Kipling quote on excuses and failure
A compact reflection attributed to Rudyard Kipling urges perseverance over excuses. It notes 40 million reasons for failure exist, yet offers no excuse to justify it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
Pension summary helps you estimate retirement benefits
The text explains how to obtain a pension summary from your employer as required by federal law. If vested, the summary shows your retirement benefits even if you quit now. More time on the job increases benefits, so request periodic updates.
Winter sale briefs from local shops and ads
More briefs on page 9A list 99¢ items for French toast and coffee at Tommy's Restaurant 836 1st Ave N.E. ad. big winter sale 20 to 50 percent off at Skandia Lindale ad. AkI Paperback Exchange 212 Edgewood ad. stock up for winter. Novak Monuments 203 14th Avenue SE 364-4439 ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy’s Restaurant
1St Ave. N.E
Skandia, Lindale
Adv
Aki Paperback Exchange
Edgewood
Novak
14Th Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reuben S. Gruver
31St St. SE
St Luke’s Hospital
West Union
Hazel Lillian Helgeson
Kahoka
Fruehaus
First Lutheran Church
Kathrine Sullivan
Elkader
Susie Lubke
Postville
Carl H. Berhenke
Idella G. Steinmetz Bickal
Shellsburg
Harold Bickal
Bickals
Rolling Home County Manor
Grace Trinity Church
David
Palo
William Zeller
Blanche Steinmetz
Ray Haas
Campbell-Russell
Oakwood Cemetery
Frank E. Holub
16Th Ave
Alburnett
Anna T. Kefer
Galena
Ill
Anamosa Oddfellows Lodge
Pauline Grace Gardner
Lou
Waverly
Leroy E. Bauman
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Paul Joe Burian
Cleveland
Ohio
Betty
Ronald
All
Lumir
Charles
Seattle
Wash
Mary Burian
Janesville
Wis
Clarence M. Morley
Bever Ave
Exeter
Ontario
Canada
Alice F. Kinsela
Nashua
Wilson & Co
Omaha
Kansas City
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Mount Hermon
Winnipeg
Masons
Raymond L. Hess III
Turner Chapel
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Seventh Ave
Marion
Donald D. Eckert
Council St
Blairstown
Veterans Hospital
Darlene Reinberg
Keystone
Montgomery Ward Co
Hanford Post No
Bethany Lutheran Church
Leona Eckert
Drew
Dawn
Glenwood
Doris Burkhart
Darlene Ziskovsky
San Antonio
Texas
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Ronald Pfluger
Sanders
Rose B
Home of Peace Cemetery
San Diego
Anh
Ro Ngo
St. SW
St. Luke’s
Sennette
James Hennessy
26Th St. NW
Nancy
Guy Wendler
25Th St. Drive
Lu Anne
Robert Moody
N St. SW
Barbara
Thomas McCuskey
Garden Drive SE
Therese
Kelly Lee Thurston
Fifth St. SW
Sherry
Gregory Bressler
Blue Reef
Hiawatha
Linda Lee
David Halvorson
Elm St. Marion
Oxnard
Calif
Colleen
Dennis le Clerc
Ed le Clerc
20Th St
G.J. Zipperer
Lansing
Mich
Linda
Donald Luettjohann
Neil Luettjohann
41St St
Jerome Pins
Earlville
Tony A. Zacek
Sandra K. Evans
Christopher H. Hansen
Anita D. Doehrmann
Virginia L
Roy Shelton
Kimberly Lynn
Timmy Lynn Vogt
Lois
Marcus Trapp
Ralph Edward
Joeann Donovan
Cindy J
Ansel K. Brooks
Ruth A
Robert L. Janey
Jane Ellen
Robert Gregg Hogan
Ronald Thomas
Palma Lee Jarvis
First Ave
28Th St
24Th St
First St
Iowa
Joslyn
Bever Avenue SE
C.R. Cab
City
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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