Death Notices from Cedar Rapids Area and Beyond
Obituaries list Hazel Marie Oleson and several other residents with details on births, marriages, survivors, services, and burial plans. Notables include Hazel Hollingsworth Oleson of Nashville and Cedar Rapids, Virginia to and from local churches, with memorials and funeral home arrangements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Hansen
Marion
Sharon Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Dennis
Bill
Eugene
Margaret Perkins
Maurine Murphy
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Edward W. Smith
The
Bible Missionary Church of
Iowa City
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
University of Iowa
Slayings Across Illinois and Wisconsin Spark Fear in Rockford
Police seek a man with a robbery warrant in Chicago suspected in a string of killings starting Jan 27 at Willie Fredd’s Groceries and including victims Kevin Kaiser Kenny Faust Jr Richard Beeck and Donald Rains. A $5000 Clark Oil reward funds information. Rockford residents report door locking and rising gun sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rockford
Willie Fredd
Albert Pearson
Fredd
Kevin Kaiser
Clark
Kenny Lee Faust Jr
Clark Station
Gary Pollock
Faust
Kaiser
Robert Reed
Clark Oil and Refining Co
Am erican woman freed from Iran returning home with family
Mrs. Dwyer an Amherst New York resident was released from Tehran where she faced four counts in a Revolutionary Court. She was sentenced to nine months but ordered deported starting May 5. Her husband and three children plan to greet her in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia A. Harper Barta
19Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
William J. Barta
Vinton
St. Ludmila's Catholic Church
Dorothy Petrik
Fairfax
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Clarence Frana
St. John’s Cemetery
Brush Chapel
Buffalo State College
Europe
Vienna
Mrs. Dwyer
Mildred Brown
Horatio, Ark
Amherst, N.Y
Tehran
U.S
United States
Dwyer
Pars
Central Islamic Revolutionary Court
Weather Report for Local Area
Very cold period ahead with highs 5 to 15 Wednesday and teens to 20s Thursday and Friday. Lows zero to 10 below Wednesday, 5 to 10 above by Friday. Precipitation minimal with trace snow and no notable events. Barometer rising at 11 am to 30.07, humidity 63 percent, wind 13 mph from a given direction. Sunrise 7 10, sunset 5 33. Record highs and lows shown from prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TWA Bop Boon
Winter storm develops across central United States
A developing low pressure system over the southern Plains is expected to bring some of the worst winter weather of the season from the central Rockies to the Ohio Valley late today through Tuesday. Winter storm watches cover the central Rockies, central Plains, middle Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley, with near blizzard conditions possible in parts of the central Plains as cold air surges southward.
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Southern Plains
U.S
Central Rockies
Ohio Valley
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Montana
Texas
Rockies
New England States
San Diego
Calif
Fresno
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
Newport
Rumford
Maine
Concord
N.H
Burlington
Rochester
Morris Pleads Guilty in Felon Firearm Case
Morris and a Gazette reporter discuss his guilty plea to possession of a firearm as a felon. He previously pled guilty to breaking and entering in 1974 with a suspended sentence, later prison after probation revocation, parole in 1978, and parole release last March. He received two years for the weapon charge to run with a 25-year term, part of a plea bargain to drop charges of a sawed off shotgun and marijuana. He remains in Linn County Jail awaiting transfer to Fort Madison to determine where to serve his sentences.
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Gazette
Morris
Osmundson
Linn County
Fort Madison
Births and local incidents list from Mercy region
Birth announcements note multiple families welcoming daughters and sons including Deborah Wall Brenda Boyles and Emily Smith with addresses in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. The passage also lists joint names and residences across several Iowa locales and details several service calls from Sunday including medical emergencies fires and vehicle incidents with times and locations.
Prisoner for a Weekend Teaches About Jails and Prisons
Johnson County farm wives Virginia Stutsman and Charlotte Lackender spent two days in a simulated jail cellblock to understand conditions facing female political prisoners. They shared observations on coffee, meals, and the experience, noting the gap between the mock setup and real facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Virginia Stutsman
Charlotte Lackender
Sharon Center
United Methodist Church
Stutsman
Lackender
Hills Bank
Iowa City
Gary Hughes
Jail exercise tests new facility for political detainees
Two women detained for political reasons describe isolation in the new Sharon Center jail during a weekend drill. Deputy John Nielson reports minor security glitches with electric doors and says debriefing will shape policy. Staff will move in permanently and real cases begin mid month. Births list notes Dean Rusk turning 72 and Ernest Tubb at 67.
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John Nielson
Nielson
Nordic Choir Concert at Immanuel Lutheran Church
Luther College Nordic Choir performs tonight at 7 30 p m at Immanuel Lutheran Church Independence The program precedes a stained glass exhibit by Vibrare Studios at Ambroz Center 2000 Mount Vernon Road SE from 7 to 9 p m
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Nordic
Luther College
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Independence
Vibrare
Ambroz Center
Mount Vernon Road SE
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hazel Marie Oleson
Nashville
Tenn
Hazel Marie Richter
Nevada
Fred M. Hollingsworth
Cecil E. Oleson
Cedar Rapids Woman’s Club
Shriner Auxiliary
First Christian Church
Wallace M. Hollingsworth
Roosevelt High School
el Cajon
Robert
Irlene McDonnell
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Vernon J. Brickner
Shawnee Court
Solon
Ely Area
Betty Steensgaard
Power Equipment Co
Mary Jo Sybil
Michael
Margaret Keith
Martha Clark
William Harnish
Donald James Maudsley
Knoxville
Iowa Manufacturing
Ella Mae Hobson
Second Ave
Houlka
Miss
New Jerusalem Church of God In Christ
Hot Springs, Ark
Daisy Hurt
J.C
Robert E
Hot Springs
Ark
Irene V. Henry
Ave
Sanitary Farm Dairy
Salem United Methodist Church
Ruth Mizner
Riverside
Thomas C., Gallagher
Helen May Vedder
Sidney O. Vedder
Teahen Funeral Home
Paul Hasel
John R. Gallagher
Linwood Cemetery
First Avenue
Third Street
Kissing Cemetery
Urbana
Phelan
Peter James
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Ardel A. Sodawasser
Thomas J. Schwinn
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Peter Phelan
Creighton University
Omaha
Neb
Turner Chapel East
Iowa
Clarence
Vern Freeman
Clarence Methodist Church
Chapman's
Garrison — Dale
Edna
Flickinger
Garrison United Methodist Church
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Nina E. Murry
Quasqueton Cemetery
Mason-Hawe's
Olive N. Holder
Mason-Hawe
Donohue Lensing
Memory Gardens Mausoleum
Myra Neubauer
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
George L. Gay
S. Maynard
Malinda Reinke
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Delsing-Wright's
Ryan
Clara E. Aldrich
Golden Community Congregational Church
Shelly's
Manchester
Tama — William “Willie” Poweshiek
Mesquakie
Mason- Hand's
Beloit
Richard W. Beeck
Donald Rains
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
Orea
NOAA
National Weather Service
Miami
Fla
Devils Lake
N.D
Lemmon, S.D
Anchorage
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Cece Chicago
N.orleans
Denver
Aeee
New York
Duluth
Honolulu
Seattle
Eees
Houston
Coralville Lake
Travelers
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Seabee
St.Paul
See
PtCldy
St. Louis
Sioux Falls
River Stages
Steady
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Steen
Deborah and
Roger Wall
Pioneer Ave
St. Luke’s
Brenda
Roger Boyles
K Ave
Emily
Terry Smith
38Th St
Mary
Gerald Williams
F Ave
Janis
Ronald Tower
First Ave
Leann
Keith Diefenderfer
Palo
Shoreview, Minn
Peggy
Tom Radio
Gordon M. Swearingen
Robert I. Holden
Paul L. Roberts
Mary Amy Reed
Guadalupe Lopez
Victoria A. Lopez
William E. Else Jr
Marcia M. Mitchell
Cedar
Seventh St
O Ave
Third Avenue SE
Ridgemore Drive
Julia Anne Drive
Edgewood Road
20Th Ave
Teresa Drive
26Th St
Dean Rusk
Ernest Tubb
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue S.E
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
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