Obituaries shared from Marion and nearby communities
A series of funeral notices and death reports are recorded for Leo V. Levasseur 85 of Marion along with Donovan H. Shaw 80 and Floy E. O’Meara 90. The notices include birthplaces dates and survivor details with service times and burial locations across Cedar Memorial Turner Chapel East West and local churches. The list also notes Angela Marie Miller a four year old from Marion and Oral Gleason a Solon resident among others with funeral arrangements and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donovan H. Shaw
10Th Ave
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Neva Basken
Anamosa
Shaw
Vinton High School
University of Iowa College of Engineering
Mr. Shaw
Public Service Co
Illinois
Benton County
Allis Chalmers
University of Iowa Alumni Association
Cedar Valley Rock and Mineral Society
First Presbyterian Church
Robert
Hanford
Calif
George
Port Hueneme
Donna B. Hawkins
Floy E. O'Meara
Hallmar
Cedar County
Horace D. O'Meara
LaCrosse
Wis
Daughters of the American Revolution
American Red Cross
Robert H
Ben M. Stephens
Scottsdale, Ariz
Turner Chapel East
Calvin DeVries
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Angela Marie Miller
Coleen
Mark Miller
29Th Ave
Iowa City
Jason
Evan L. Calvert
Florence Miller
Hiawatha
Victor Miller
Denver
Colo
John D. Huber Jr
Faith Lutheran Church
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Gleason
Solon
Marengo
Brosh Funeral Home
Land O’lakes
Emily Bohren Kepler
Mount Carroll
Ill
Stinocher Post
American Legion
St. Mary’s Church
Elks Lodge
James Beasmore
Clearwater
Fla
St. Mary's Church
Francis Lenoch
Marengo Cemetery
The
American Legion of
Brush Chapel
Mishler
Rose Mary
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Funeral Home
Kohl
Emily M
Roger T. Goodson
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
House ends election challenge seating Johnson in Iowa House
The Iowa House voted 55 to 39 to seat Rep. James Johnson from the 14th District and rejected a recount proposal. Democrats urged fairness, noting discrepancies cited by Riceville Democrat Larry Dinger. Johnson argued notice was improper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
James Johnson
R-Elma
House
Riceville
Larry Dinger
Johnson
Dinger
Tom Jochum
D-Dubuque
14Th District
Rod Halvorson
D-Fort Dodge
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Jim
Hurley Hall
D-Marion
Steve Rapp
Waterloo
14Th
Jim Johnson
Mall partners sued by Stover for misrepresentation
Douglas L. Stover, owner of Cedar Rapids Gold & Silver Exchange, sues Linn County partners Larry D. Helvey James A. Happel and Robert K. Mulert alleging $50,000 actual damages and $25,000 punitive damages from misrepresentations by mall personnel leading to a May 30 1979 lease. He seeks rescission of the lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gold & Silver Exchange
Coventry Gardens
Douglas L. Stover
Linn District Court
Larry D. Helvey
James A. Happel
Robert K. Mulert
Happel
Stover
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded in 1883 published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription options include carrier and mail with weekly and yearly rates for local and distant subscribers. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Third Ave SE
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Weather Report Summary for Regional Forecast
A mixed weather briefing notes trace snowfall and light accumulation with 0.01-1 inch ranges, and a February total around the low values. Winds from the west at 10 mph, barometer steady at 30.14, sunrise 7 13 and sunset 5 29. The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies Sunday through Tuesday with highs in the 20s and subfreezing lows. Travelers face freezing rain sleet and snow advisories from Alabama to the Carolinas and a winter storm watch in western North Dakota with potential heavy snow and very cold temperatures. Chicago Cleveland and Pittsburgh report light to moderate snow while New Orleans Boothville Biloxi Pensacola show heavier rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Kansas
North Dakota
Missouri Valley
New England
Atlantic Coast
Chicago
Ill
Cleveland
Ohio
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Boothville
Biloxi
Miss
Pensacola
Fla
Travelers
Bismarck
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee Feet
St. Louis
Windy
Sioux Falls
River Stages
Lansing
McGregor
Guttenberg
Steady
Dubuque
Davenport
Keithsburg
Keokuk
Clinton
Cedar
C.R
Five-year sentence upheld in Carter threat case
William R. Ennis of Maryville Tennessee received a five-year term from Judge Edward McManus in Cedar Rapids for threatening former President Carter in a phone call to Rep. Grassley’s Mason City office on August 20, 1980. Prosecutors and defense argued for treatment and probation, but McManus affirmed the sentence with no probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Carter
U. S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
William R. Ennis
Maryville
Tenn
Edward McManus
Charles Grassley
Mason City
Ennis
John Platt
Platt
McManus
Local births and incidents reported with addresses and times
Vital Statistics lists multiple births on February 5 from several couples in Marion Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. The entries include Dawn Scott Kristine Schiffer a son Rebecca Jensen a son and more. Incident notes cite overheated ballast at 2224 Bowling St and a short in a fuse box due to water at 2317 Blakely Blvd with an assistance call nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling St
Blakely Bivd
28Th Ave
Unemployment Shifts as Minimum Wage Rises
January data show adult men at 6.0 percent and adult women at 6.7 percent while teens jump to 19 percent. Blacks and other minorities fall to 12.9 percent as overall rates hover between 7.4 and 7.6 percent since May amid a 25 cent wage increase to 3.35 an hour.
Job Market Cited With Discouraged Workers Rising
Rates climbed to record levels while the official jobless tally misses discouraged workers. The government shows discouraged laborers increasing from 766000 to 1100000 in 1980, shaping an 8 percent unemployment forecast through 1982 dependent on Reagan budget cuts and congressional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Congress
Coralville Lake Draw Down Delayed Amid Drought Fears
The Rock Island District Corps of Engineers announced a modified plan for Coralville Lake lowering due to drought. The winter pool will drop from 680 to 675 feet by Feb 15 with minimum outflow of 150 cubic feet per second, delaying the usual Feb 1 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Dick Gustafson
Corps
Iowa
Johnson County
Iowa River
North Central Division
Chicago
Doyle McCully
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Des Moines
Gustafson
Coralville
Bus drivers OK contract in Cedar Rapids
A tentative contract between the city of Cedar Rapids and Local 638 of the Amalgamated Transit Union covers 60 members with an 8.5 percent wage increase, a new dental plan, improved health coverage, a cap on part time drivers at 11 percent of full timers, and a $30 raise in uniform cleaning allowance to $200 per year. Union members will vote on the offer at the union's regular monthly meeting tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Amalgamated Transit Union
Faculty recital by Victoria Johnson at Coe College
Victoria Johnson soprano performs a free faculty recital at Daehler Kitchin Auditorium on Coe campus at 8 p.m. A public event listed on page 10A of tonight's newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Johnson
Daehler-Kitchin
Coe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leo V. Levasseur
McGowan Blvd
Linn County
Josephine C. Minear
First United Methodist Church
Leona Young
Towson
Dorothy Otting
Whitewater
Irene Gerwig
Omaha
Neb
Ernest
Austin
Amelia Steinbeck
Second St. SW
Lucille Brody
Third St. SW
Turner Chapel West
Dyersville
John Willenberg
Kramer
John R
Jack” Streb
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Friends
George L. Gay
Lucia M. Wiese
Mason-Hand's
Waukon
Helen Seele
Waterville Lutheran Church
Hanson's
Ken Sullivan
Massachusetts
U.S
Mall Partners
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
Brownsville
Houston
Maine
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Anchorage
Atlanta
Aee
Miami
Boston
A Nashville
Owen Chicago
Ud N.orleans
Ace
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Ace Honolulu
Seattle
un _ Houston
Coralville Lake
National Weather Service
Sean
San
Umiger
LOS Angele
UPI
News Orleans
Pd Snow
York
Linda
John Maske
Sixth St
Dawn Scott
Third St. NW
St. Luke’s
Sherry
James Klima
Ave
Thelma I. Hamer
Fifth St
Laura V. Bollig
Karen
Rick Wells
Cross Parkway
Kristine
Howard Schiffer
First St
Rebecca
Dana Jensen
Central City
Inez
Scot Gronewold
Tipton
Christopher M. Smaby
Diane H. Davison
Robert A. Barnes
Patricia K. Northrup
Roger D. Osborn
Wenda L. Albin
Alburnett
Michael L. Hudson
Linda K. Huston
Springville
Micheal A. Offerman
Gwendolin D. de Woody
Garden
Marion Blvd
Sfoowers
John E. Lapes
Venient
Third Avenue
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