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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1994
Page
9
Obituaries from Linn County report the deaths of J Reid 64 of Marion Fred Powers 72 of Marion and others including Jerry Enabait Jr Agnes Dvorak Bessie Hadjis Avis Kazimour Lara Estelle McDonald with funeral details. Services and memorials note church burial and cemetery arrangements across Cedar Rapids Chariton and Santa Fe locations with survivors listed.
The Gazette publishes death notices and pending arrangements with immediate survivors on this page. Additional obituary material including survivors, employment, military service, activities, and eulogies costs 35 cents per word, with second-day notices also at 35 cents per word. For guidance call 398-8221.
Wendl L. Martinek 85 of Lantern Park died Feb 2 after a sudden illness. Services Feb 7 at George L. Gay Funeral Home. Burial Memory Gardens. Survivors include daughter Joan Barnes and others. Also listed are Floyd H. Sears 79. Bernita Steggall 81. Stella M. Cooper 94. F. Larson 84. Janeen Ann Seehase 47. Elaine M. Kuhn 46. Florence R. Efferding 103 with funeral details and survivors.
Hazel Zimmerman age 79 died Tuesday February 1 1994 at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids following a prolonged illness. Services are 2 pm Saturday at St Matthews Lutheran Church with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 pm today at Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello. Survived by son Edwin Russellville Arkansas daughter Diane Frasher Anamosa brother George Peck Ossian sisters Viola Hellum Postville Mabel Johnson San Diego seven grandchildren ten great grandchildren.
Mildred M Wolfe 92 formerly of Temple Hill and Maquoketa died Tuesday evening Feb 1 1994 in Shady Rest Care Center Cascade after a long illness Services are 1030 am Saturday at St Peters Catholic Church Temple Hill Burial in the church cemetery Friends may call 2 to 9 pm today at Reiff Funeral Home Cascade wake service begins at 5 pm Survivors include a son Joe of Cedar Rapids two grandsons and a great granddaughter A Mildred M Wolfe Memorial Fund has been established
Dorothy Maxine Ford 80 of Tipton Iowa died Feb 2 1994 at University Hospitals Iowa City from surgery complications. Funeral at Fry 2 p m Saturday burial Tipton Masonic Cemetery survivors include five sons daughters and siblings. Robert Seger 77 of Iowa City died Feb 1 1994 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center after extended illness. Services 10:30 a m Saturday United Church of Christ burial Gibbsville Cemetery Wisconsin survivors include wife Laura two daughters and three sons.
Leanna Brown 45 of Rock Island Illinois formerly of Wadena died February 3 1994 at home after a long illness Arrangements are pending at Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Arlington Illinois
Mercy Jenny and Jim Lenger of Palo welcome a daughter. St Luke's Sondra and Arian McConnell of 1229 Second St SE greet a son. Stacy and Kevin Osterkamp of Onslow have a son. Gabriela and Rufugio Rivera of Anamosa have a son. Kimberly and Chad Crawford of 2215 Ninth Ave SW have a son. Lenna and Grant Goodale of 6803 Council St NE have a son. Crystal and Randall Larson of 1310 Hertz Dr SE have a son.
Gov. Terry Branstad campaign stop in Cedar Rapids as part of Made in Iowa Tour '94 touts job growth and economic aims. He attacks rival Rep. Fred Grandy over term limits and urges support for the Republican ticket in the June 7 primary. Attorney General Bonnie Campbell seeks Democratic nomination.
Cedar Rapids Police Capt. Terry Moyle warned Eastern Iowans about a flash prize sweepstakes asking a $698.50 promotional fee for a prize such as a LeBaron or Nishika camera. Police have fielded four to five similar calls and one woman reported giving a credit card before the charge failed.
Roger Hinton, 32, of Cedar Rapids, was acquitted of assaulting a federal witness Robert Symonds. He faces a new charge of attempting to escape custody after allegedly trying to flee federal marshals on November 18. Preliminary hearing set for February 10.
The Log compiles information gathered by The Gazette from Linn County public safety agencies. It lists incidents and alerts reported to authorities, reflecting police, fire, and emergency responses within the county.
Fire crews responded to a smoke odor call in the 1300 block of First Avenue SE at 6 10 a.m. and to an apartment fire at 4200 Avenue NW at 5 22 p.m. No injuries noted in the brief report.
Degree days show the difference from 65 degrees to gauge heating fuel needs. The report lists totals through dates and compares to normal, compiled by Iowa-Illinois Electric Co. editor notes explain degree day concept and its use for energy planning.
A jam of itemized notices lists free bus shuttles sham ad specials and local promos from Mesquaki Tama Cedar Rapids and Marion. Highlights include a free Mesquaki shuttle 363-0379 a Pot-O’-Gold bingo 364-5540 and a Love Line promo with a Free Rose from Pierson’s Flower Shop.
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