Deaths in Marion and nearby towns noted in obituaries
Obituaries announce Mary A. Voss of Marion dies at 52 after sudden illness in Iowa City Hospital. She leaves husband Eldo A. Voss and three daughters and applies with multiple relatives, burial in Van Horne. Other notices include Dave S. Kremendy and several local residents with service details, churches, cemeteries, and visitation times in Cedar Rapids, Springville, Keswick, Belle Plaine, Mechanicsville, and Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Voss
South Eighth St
Marion
Iowa City
Mary O’brien
van Horne
Norbert E. Augustine
Eldo A. Voss
Waterloo
William O’brien
Hiawatha
Robert O’brien
Perry
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
J. David Pepper
Calvary Cemetery
Murdoch
Mechanicsville
C. Grant Albaugh
Methodist Church
Rose Hill
Horner’s. Keswick
Nella Hervey
Keswick United Methodist Church
Powell's
Belle Plaine
Bessie V. Schubert
Hrabak
Independence
Irma Tidball
Mason-Howe Funeral Home
Jury finds no damages in hunter misidentification case
A Linn District Court jury found Cedar Rapids developer Edward Broderick should not receive damages after shooting at what he believed was a wild turkey, ruling the plaintiff Billy Hendricks was negligent too. Jurors said Hendricks ignored nearby warning signs of a hunter calling for a tom turkey and that his own actions contributed to the injuries. The May 1, 1976 incident in Shimek Forest near Fort Madison left Hendricks with pellet injuries. he sought over $400,000 in compensatory damages and punitive damages, while Broderick faced no damages. The panel included Cedar Rapids jurors and one Lisbon member. defense plans an appeal if a new-trial motion fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Edward Broderick
the Gazette
Robert Osmundson
Marion
Billy Hendricks
Iowa
Hendricks
Broderick
Toby Schaffner
Schaffner
Dennis M. Godwin
Daniel V. Kopecky
Jack L. Mann
Carey D. Mollenhauer
Christine L. Petersmith
William H. Ritter
Jon K. Stahl
Leo A. Williams
Margaret D. Beckett
William F. Feuss Jr
Lisbon
Legislature wraps up debate on juvenile justice bill
A busy week ends with the House-Senate Education Budget Subcommittee clearing 264.9 million for an early session record and the Social Services Subcommittee approving 83 million of its budget plan. A conference committee appears likely for the juvenile justice code revision. A public hearing next Wednesday in the Wallace Building auditorium will consider banning mandatory retirement in public and private jobs. Rep Gregory Cusack urged supporters to attend. The hearing starts at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
House-Senate
House-Senate Social Services
Senate
Wallace Building
Gregory Cusack
Davenport
Decorah board rejects home schooling for Erik Sessions
Decorah hearing panel, led by State School Superintendent Dr. Robert Benton, recommends that Robert and Linda Sessions be denied permission to educate seven year old Erik at home. The state board can accept or reject the recommendation when it meets next week. The Sessions argue they can provide an equivalent education though neither parent holds a teaching certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Robert Benton
State Board of Public Instruction
Robert
Linda Sessions
Erik
Sessions
Board of Public Instruction
State Board
Bob
Pancake Breakfast and Community Notices
City briefs list a pancake breakfast by Shrine Embassy Club on Sunday February 5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Other items include a beauty salon ad seeking licensed stylists, a house plant party, Allied Glass Products promo, Evy’s Upstairs Lounge event, and St Michael's Episcopal Church Shrove Tuesday pancake supper on February 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. Adults $2.50, under six free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrine Embassy Club
Tandemeers
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
40Th St. NE
Averill House restoration eyed by Cedar Rapids group
Olinger proposes to restore the Averill House built by Arthur Averill in 1870 and convert it to a public friendly commercial use. He seeks federal matching funds, aims to invest at least 100000 dollars, and needs historic materials for a registry application. Local descendants recall the mansion’s original grandeur and discuss preservation risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Olinger
CCA
Arthur T. Averill
Vermont
Cedar Rapids
John T. Hamilton
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Merchants National Bank
Montrose
U.S. Expels Ambassador Level Dignitaries in Vietnam
U.S. mission spokesman Thomas Offenburger said Secretary of State Cyrus Vance approved the expulsion after consultations with U.S. legal officers. The United States cited lack of diplomatic relations with Vietnam and noted consultation with U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Thomas Offenburger
Cyrus Vance
Thi
Offenburger
United States
Vietnam
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Births and weather notes mingle in small town column
Vital statistics report wind direction at 10 p.m. SE at 8 mph and sun times. Extended forecast through Wednesday shows mixed snow chances and cool temperatures. Birth notices list multiple families in Wyo ming Iowa Marion Palo and Fayetteville with several newborns at Mercy St. Luke's and Clark registers. Fire incidents note vent smoke on Ridgeway Drive and alarm malfunction at 16th Avenue and Third Street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeway Drive
16Th Avenue
Third Street
Mulvany and Pike face multiple Cedar Rapids arrests
Mark J. Mulvany, 27, of 1417 Benton St NE, was charged with drunken driving and resisting an officer after allegedly striking a Cedar Rapids officer and attempting to kick others during a stop on Ninth Street SW. Paula M. Pike, 24, of 1509 11th Ave SW, faced second degree theft charges for a television theft valued over $700 last November and was released to the Department of Adult Corrections on Friday night following a judge's order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark J. Mulvany
Benton St
Mulvany
Cedar Rapids
Ninth Street
Paula M. Pike
11Th Ave
Pike
Department of Adult Corrections
NAACP backs police test review in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids NAACP executive committee endorses a plan by the Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission to fully evaluate a police applicant written test. Eight of nine minority applicants failed while whites predominantly passed, sparking concerns of possible bias. The group supports EEOC staff led evaluation as part of ongoing testing policy review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
NAACP
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
The
Gazette
Luther Trent
Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Office
Overnight delivery goal reached in 77 postal service
The Postal Service achieved its goal of overnight delivery for 95 percent of eligible first class mail in 1977. Postmaster Benjamin F Bailar announced the milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Postal Service
Benjamin F Bailar
Frozen orange juice concentrates vs hand-squeezed juice
Some people consider frozen orange juice concentrates superior to hand squeezed juice because they contain less oil from the skins which can cause allergies.
Grandparents Pride in Their Little Grandchildren
A reflective note on how grandparents cherish their grandchildren, emphasizing that pride in young ones is a natural, persistent sentiment across families and generations.
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Dave S. Kremendy
Fruitland Blvd
Czechoslovakia
Penick and Ford
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Mike Laskoski
East St. Louis
Ill
W.M. Osterholt
Rio
Wis
Louis Trzil
St. John’s Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home
Bednasek
Vernona
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Marion H. Williams
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Palmer
Samuel J
United Methodist Church
Springville
C.R. Hunter
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courthouse
Richard Turner
Turner
Statehouse
Hoover State Office
Board
California
Allied Glass Products
Evy
Don Miller
Adv
Averill House
Margaret Averill
Vernon Drive
Averill
Worth
Jes
Sie
Arthur Averill
St. Luke’s
James F. Clinton
Wyoming
Bill Wilson
35Th St
Michael K. McDonald
Kingswood Lane
Joe Clouhy
Palo
Floyd E. Kepler
Fifth Ave
Mercy
Dennis Parizek
Clutier
Dennis Molumby
Ave
Fayetteville
N.C
Mark Kruckenberg
Kruckenberg
Allen Kruckenberg
30Th St
Donald Thiesen
St. Luke's
David M. Dvorak
First Ave
Dean E. McCleary
C.R
Juvenile Justice Performance Audit Bureau
Open Meetings
Inner City
John E. Lapes
Florist
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