Deaths of local residents span five names and lines
A group of Cedar Rapids area obituaries notes Marie B Merklin 97 of 1312 H Ave NE died after a long illness. Carl W Metcalf 95 of 2184 Echo Hill Road Marion also died after a long illness. Frances H Zier Headrick 88 of 224 Ninth St NW died after a short illness. Roger Melvin Myers 71 formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Sulphur Louisiana. Lulu B Walker 76 Cedar Rapids resident died after a long illness. Burial and service details accompany each notice with church affiliations and family survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W. Metcalf
Echo Hill Road
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Doris F. Woodward
Kahoka
Linda J. Largent
Santa Ana
Calif
Kay P. Francis
Pontiac
Mich
Clemence Frederick
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Oak Shade Cemetery
Roger Melvin Myers
Sulphur
Tipton
Louisiana
Ralph R
Mel and
Tim
Singer
East Iowa Deaths Paint Broad Portrait of Local Figures
Obituaries list Eva Means 73 at University Hospitals Iowa City with services pending at Neuenhoven's. Gabina Yap Lee 57 of 203 Sixth St. died at University Hospitals with funeral at St. Thomas More and burial in Manila. Mrs Henry Wismeier 91 died at Monticello Hospital with services pending. Infant Greg Lee Osterhaus died at Mercy Health Center Dyersville with church burial. Beulah J. Smith 75 died at home with a large surviving family and service at Sherman-Eden's. William H. Dvorak 85 died at St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids with memorial fund. Arthur H. Baer 95 died at Cedar Manor Nursing Home with service at First United Methodist Church. Gertrude L. Messner 91 died at Simpson Memorial Home West Liberty with services at Sheets and Son. Lillian Randall Matteson 73 formerly of Urbana died in Big Springs Texas with burial in Urbana. Additional notices for family members and memorials follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys E. Moncrief Carson
Fourth Ave
Mercy Hospital
Center Junction
Fred Carson
Order of Eastern Star
Cedar
Goldie Smith
Cedar Rapids
Brush Chapel
James DeSmith
Ely Presbyterian Church
Wyoming
Iowa
Fort Myers, Fla
Joyce Gambler
Triumph, II
Sandra Kohl
Norma Sharp
William McCauley
Allen Lee
Gabina Yap Lee
Sixth St
University Hospitals
Lee
Manila
Philippines
Coralville
Lee Kwang Sang
Wyman
Hershey
Warren
New York City
Helen
Marilyn
Floren
Greg Lee Osterhaus
Gary
Debra Hermsen Osterhaus
St. Mary’s
Mercy Health Center
Dyersville
Chad
Abby
Virgil Hermsen
New Vienna
Leverne Osterhous
Petersburg
John Hermsen
Rose Knipper
Oak Crest Manor
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Kramer’s
William H. Dvorak
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fairfax
Adeline Petrak
Crandic Division
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
American Legion and Senior Citizens Club
Shueyville United Methodist Church
Arthur H. Baer
Cedar Manor
Dorothy Anderson
Kankakee
Eloise Smith
Rock Island
Lewis A
Waukee
First United Methodist Church
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Sheets and Son
Memorial
Gertrude L. Messner
Simpson Memorial Home
West Liberty
Roger
Glen
Lillian
Opal
Randall Matteson
Big Springs
Texas
Urbana
George
Burton
Ralph
Howard
Fort Worth
Donald
Marion
Patricia Anderson
Minneapolis
Dorothy Voight
Excelsior
Minn
Florence Lewis
Phoenix
Edith Taylor
Buchanan
Mich
Harriett Peterson
Oak
Mary B. Davis 92 Dies in Toledo Care Center
Mary B. Davis aged 92 died Wednesday at Bethesda Care Center in Toledo where she had resided as a patient since 1978 Services are pending at Harrison's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Davis
Bethesda Care Center
Toledo
Harrison’s
Iowa House OKs teacher competency tests measure
The House Education Committee approved a bill requiring new teachers to pass basic skills tests, undergo a one year supervised internship, and be evaluated by local educator teams before earning fully certified status. The plan creates an state educational examining board to set standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
House
Richard Groth
Albert City
Ruhl Maulsby
Rockwell City
Sional
Groth
Bill could limit teen babysitting in Iowa homes
A House Human Resources Committee bill would bar teens under 18 from babysitting for two or more families in their own homes to tighten licensing of home care. It would require registration for homes caring up to eight children and set health and safety standards, with 18 as minimum for caregivers. The measure stalled without action. sponsor seeks input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
House
House Human Resources Committee
Polk County
Iowa
Department of Human Services
Gary Sherman
D-Des Moines
Janet Carl
D-Grinnell
Clara Henry Dies After Apparent Heart Attack
Clara Henry, 70, died late Wednesday afternoon at Virginia Gay Hospital after an apparent heart attack at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Henry
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vital STATISTICS births and city incidents listed
Vital statistics notes two birth announcements in Urbana and Marion with listed parents and addresses. The entry also records several 911 style calls including backfires at 1403 A Ave NE and First Avenue and Third Street West, a smoke odor investigation, and a malfunctioning alarm with accompanying cedar rapids and marion resident names and spouse pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Drive
First Avenue
Third Street
First Street
10Th Avenue
Richard R. Nicholson dies of heart attack in California
Richard R. Nicholson fifty four four died Friday in California of a heart attack. He resided in Modesto California and is survived by a son John of Milwaukee Wisconsin two daughters Kristin and Kathryn also of Milwaukee his mother Elizabeth Nicholson of Washington his grandmother Opal Nicholson of Washington and two sisters Barbara Jean Davenport of Chattanooga Tennessee and Patricia Friederichs of Pawtucket Rhode Island Services are at Sherman Eden's today at 2 p m with calling hours Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery A memorial fund has been established
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances H. Zier Headrick
Ninth St. NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Frances Hamilton Young
Hamilton, Ill
Ollie Zier
Cedar Rapids
Clay Headrick
The
Gazette Co
Trinity United Methodist Church
Gazette
Gethsemane White Shrine No
Ray Freeman
Eugene Durland
Robert Dennett
Oak Hill Cemetery
Teahen Funeral
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Glenn
Florence Jean Calef
Washington
George Nicholson Jr
Lone Tree
Glenn Smith
Fern Cline
Brooklyn
Arlene Wilcox
Tama
Sherman-Eden’s
Ray
Swank Cemetery
Carl E. Ziemer
Virginia Gay Hospital
Fern Ziemer
Vinton
Paul Jr
Carol Huster
Rita Ziemer
Mary Ann Franks
Campbell-Russell’s
Evergreen Cemetery
Richard R. Nicholson
California
Modesto
Calif
John
Milwaukee
Wis
Kristin
Kathryn
Elizabeth Nicholson
Opal Nicholson
Barbara Jean Davenport
Chatanooga
Elm Grove Cemetery
Nancy Murphy dies at 50 in Elkader
Nancy Murphy 50 died Tuesday at Central Community Hospital Elkader. Survivors include husband Raymond stepson Mike Murphy of Mount Horeb Wis two stepdaughters Kathy Wolfgram of Fairbank and Patty Larson of West Union brother Harry Brause of West Union sisters Dolly Herwig of Wadena and Carol House of West Union. Services Friday at 11 a.m. Burnham-Wood's with call after 2 p.m. today burial West Union Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Murphy
Central Community Hospital
Elkader
Raymond
Mike Murphy
Mount Horeb
Wis
Kathy Wolfgram
Fairbank
Patty Larson
West Union
Harry Brause
Dolly Herwig
Wadena
Carol House
Burnham-Wood
Iowa senator co sponsors bill to save Veterans Affairs Committee
Senator Roger Jepsen of Iowa Wednesday co sponsored legislation to block eliminating the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. He said since 1970 the committee has served veterans and its benefits outweigh the maintenance costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roger Jepsen
Iowa
Senate Committee On Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs Committee
Jepsen
Atkins Man Hurt In Crash Near Unmarked Intersection
Michael Nichols 28 of Atkins remained hospitalized in fair condition with multiple injuries after a two vehicle crash at an unmarked gravel intersection north of Atkins. James Miller 33 of Boxwood Lane was treated and released for minor injuries. Snow drifts obscured the intersection. the crash is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkins
Benton County
Michael Nichols
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Nichols
James Miller
Boxwood Lane
Miller
Iowa
Gene Clerkin
Nixon Promises Continued Aid To Lon Nol In Cambodia War
Ten years ago President Nixon assured Cambodian leader Lon Nol that the United States would provide the maximum possible assistance in the fight against Cambodian rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nixon
Lon Nol
United States
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Marie B. Merklin
H Ave
Fourth Avenue
St. Thomas
N.D
Henry T. Merklin
Bethany Lutheran Church
Alberta White
Ronald M. Pfluger
Arnold Kluge
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
Dennia Heck
Lulu B. Walker
Fifth Avenue
Collinsville
Ill
Homer L. Walker
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Jeanne Mitchell
Frances Brewton
Edith Atkinson
Wallace L. Reed
Los Angeles
James M. Reed
Ontario
Cecil A. Reed
Kansas City
Turner Chapel
Eli Chastine
Bethel A.M.E
Laura Mineck Lowe
Geraldine Elliott
Central City
Murdoch
Eva Means
Iowa City
Neuenhoven’s
Monticello
Henry
Margaret) Wismeier
Monticello Hospital
Goettsch’s
Riverside
Beulah J. Smith
Martha Zach
Swisher
Sandy Colton
Bernice Dvorak
South San Francisco
Agnes Dvorak
Valsta Fratto
Carpentersville, MI
Douglas Pope
Anderson Cemetery
American Legion
Shueyville Church
William, Vinton
Ralph Howe
Reading
LeRoy Howe
Williamsport
Sarah Yost
Irene Wilson
South Beloit
Judy Daubenmier
Maulsby
Bill
Rhonda
Tarrel Price
St. Luke’s
Diana
David van Houten
County Home Road
Deborah
Michael Garoutte
Lyons Drive
A Ave. NE
Manchester
Carol
Virgil High
Gerald Boardman
Beecher Road
Glen High
Rogers Road
Clarence E. Bilsland
Rosalene E. Daly
Scott A. Megonigle
Brenda J. Butler
Donna Mae
Paul A. Langhurst
Cathleen Ann
George Wayne Moody
Vicki L
Gregory L. Keith
Florence Ruth
Walter Jesse Holloway Jr
Marjorie Ellen
Douglas Lynn Farmer
Mary D
Fred R. Aiken
Alma A
Richard F. Kretschmar
Senate
St. Luke’s Child
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
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