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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1985

Page

12

Deaths in Linn County List Several Funeral Notices

Multiple obituaries from Linn County list Mary L. Biley 85 of 2140 C St. SW died at St. Luke's Hospital after a short illness. Grace Fuller Grimm 79 of Marion died at home after a sudden illness. Baby Girl Fitkin stillborn at University Hospitals Iowa City. Chester L. Coon age listed with service today in Mount Vernon. Laurena M Nagel service today Cedar Memorial Chapel. Helen E Tate service today Trinity Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids. Memorials to Czech Heritage Foundation Hospice of Mercy or Kidney Foundation of Iowa. Burial locations in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery and Czech National Cemetery. Authorities set visitation and funeral times across several congregations and funeral homes.

Mary L. Biley St. SW St. Luke's Hospital Czechoslovakia United States Cedar Rapids James Biley Biley Czech Dramatic Society Lodge Karel IV No. 13 Western Fraternal Life Association Mildred Telenson Fitkin David Carrie Fitkin 29Th St University Hospitals Iowa City Joshua Angela Marvin Joe” West Jr Wayne Fitkin Cedar Falls Gordon Oswald Marvin West Sr Kenneth Fitkin Turner Coon Chester L Chet Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon Gary Burnett Nagel Laurena M Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories John P. Woods Westminster Presbyterian Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Third Ave Hospice of Mercy 10Th St Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Tate Helen E Trinity Lutheran Church Ronald Pfluger Bethany Lutheran Church Cedar Memorial Park Turner Chapel Letha Barta 10Th Ave Americana Healthcare Center Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Elvin E. McMurrin Central City Anamosa Care Center Murdoch Chapel Marion John M. Oldham Daniels St St. Luke’s Hospital Robert H. Robison Oklahoma City Frank Sasek Hamilton St. SW Mercy Hospital Kuba Funeral Home Charles Votroubek Ninth Ave Brosh Chapel

Local Obituaries and Pending Funeral Services Noted

The list records multiple deaths and pending funeral arrangements. Letha Barta Elvin E McMurrin John M Oldham Robert H Robison Frank Sasek Charles Votroubek are named with ages and residence details, plus the funeral homes handling arrangements.

Deaths in Eastern Iowa Area Highlight Obituaries

Richard Grassfield 52 of Chilhowee Missouri former Morley resident dies at Harry Truman Veterans Hospital Services pending at Goettsch Anamosa Floyd W Senior 60 of St Charles Illinois Decorah Cresco area farmer dies of apparent heart attack Survivors include son Craig and daughter Rhonda Services 130 pm Sunday at Senior Frenchs Decorah burial Phelps Cemetery Lara Holden 101 formerly Independence dies at Tompkins Memorial Center Fort Dodge Services 11 am Monday White's burial Mount Hope Cemetery la Beatty 86 dies East Towne Manor Independence survivors list extensive Services 130 pm Monday First United Methodist Church burial Mount Hope White's viewing Friends may call Leah Yost 79 formerly Dysart dies at Westbrook Acres Nursing Home Gladbrook longtime Royal Neighbors of America representative Survivors include two daughters two brothers two sisters six grandchildren and five great grandchildren Services 1030 am Monday Peace United Church of Christ burial Dysart Cemetery Overton's arranging service details not specified.

Floyd W. Senior St. Charles Ill Decorah and Cresco Craig Rhonda Perkins Minneapolis Minn Galen Decorah Phelps Cemetery Lara Holden Independence Tompkins Memorial Center Fort Dodge Iowa Stella Sand Ogden Utah White’s Mount Hope Cemetery la Beatty East Towne Manor Ivabelle Strine Evelyn Werner Geraldine Bushell Marilyn Higdon Harold Robert Alfred Leonard Richie Ontonoga Mich David Richie Plum City Wis Jessie Hoffman East Syracuse N.Y First United Methodist Church White's Leah Yost Dysart Westbrook Acres Gladbrook Royal Neighbors of America Mary Lou Sienknecht Lincoln Marlys Weseley Chester Marvel Pike Blackwood N.J Forest Pike Dubuque Maxine Quackenbush Reinbeck

Milton S. Lawson 74 Dies at Keota Convalescent Center

Milton S Lawson 74 died Thursday at Keoka Convalescent Center where he had lived since January 2 Survivors include four sisters Nina Jaeger Alberta Carruthers Dorothy Moore and Betty Mitchell and two brothers Walter and Robert A Sr Services set for 1 30 p m Monday at Powell's with burial in Keota Cemetery Memorials to the Keota Senior Citizen Center.

Milton S. Lawson Keokuk Convalescent Center Nina Jaeger Harper Alberta Carruthers Mount Pleasant Dorothy Moore Phoenix Ariz Betty Mitchell Bonaparte Iowa Walter Jensen Beach Fla Robert A. Sr Fairfield Powell’s

Dispatcher locates sick woman's home to save life

Phoenix fire dispatcher Nick Scott traced a call with only Rovey and 41 to the 4100 block of West Rovey Ave. He guided paramedics who found Helen Williams, 61, unconscious but revived at hospital after an irregular heartbeat. Scott credited luck and quick reasoning.

Phoenix Ariz Helen Williams Scott Fire Department Rovey E. Rovey W. Rovey West Rovey W. Rovey Ave

Worker injured at Duane Arnold Nuclear Energy Center

A 55-year-old man from Springville is listed in fair condition at St. Luke's Hospital after striking his head on an overhead pipe at the Duane Arnold Nuclear Energy Center in Palo. Raymon Lannom, a General Electric contractor, suffered head and neck injuries during a 16 to 20 week refueling and maintenance outage.

Springville St. Luke’s Hospital Duane Arnold Palo Raymon Lannom Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Lannom General Electric

Car Slides Into Creek. Driver Dies on Farm Bridge

Belle Vue resident Mark Helmle, 32, died when his car slid off a frost covered wooden bridge on his farm and overturned into a shallow creek. The Jackson County sheriff reported the crash occurred at about 5 20 am and was found at 7 15 am by his wife. he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Maquoketa Bellevue Jackson County

Lincoln Birthday Office Closures Across Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids city departments except sanitation and transit will close Monday for Lincoln's Birthday. Linn County offices stay open Monday but close Tuesday for the holiday, with mail delivery on both days.

Cedar Rapids Lincoln Linn County

Postmaster Urges Ice Hazard Care From Public

Cedar Rapids Postmaster Robert Hart asks residents to help prevent slips and falls by clearing and salting stairways and pathways to mail receptacles. He notes some approaches remain unclear and hazardous to letter carriers.

Cedar Rapids Robert Hart Hart

Reagan questions parts of tax simplification plan

President Reagan expressed doubts about shifting the tax burden to corporations and about eliminating capital gains preferences. He said he would need to be convinced of the need for a large corporate tax increase and warned against a backdoor tax rise, urging revenue neutrality.

Reagan Washington Post Service Washington Treasury Department Wall Street Journal Congress

Millionaire star Marvin Miller dies at 71

Santa Monica California AP Marvin Miller a famed voice of broadcasting and star of The Millionaire died Friday at age 71 He collapsed at his home and was rushed to Santa Monica Hospital after a heart attack He had been in declining health and coma since Sunday His wife Elizabeth Dawson Miller said Miller played Michael Anthony the secretary to unseen billionaire John Beresford Tipton on The Millionaire which aired 1955 1960 and reran 1959 1963 delivering cases of 1 million dollars tax free to unsuspecting recipients.

Santa Monica Calif Marvin Miller Miller Santa Monica Hospital Elizabeth Dawson Miller Mrs. Miller Michael Anthony John Beresford Tipton Anthony

Arbitration session delayed in Linn County dispute

Today's arbitration hearing between Linn County and Local 2003 of the Public Professional and Maintenance Employees Union has been postponed to 9 30 a m March 8 due to a death in Sheriff Dennis Blome's family. The union represents 81 deputies. negotiations failed and binding arbitration will choose between final positions. The county had offered step increases while the union sought a 9 percent raise. Earlier the county settled with AFSCME for an average wage increase of 3.67 percent.

Linn County Public Professional and Maintenance Employees Union Dennis Blome Trude Elliott American Federation of State

C.R. man faces four counts of false use of financial instrument

David Holtz, 29, of 1418 Eighth Ave. SE, was moved from Linn County Jail to Delaware County Jail in Manchester to face four counts of false use of a financial instrument. He was arrested after an earlier detainment on drug and speeding charges and suspected to have written bad counter checks to four local businesses. The checks ranged from 40 to 100 dollars and were drawn on Farmers and Merchants Bank of Manchester.

David Holtz Eighth Ave Linn County Delaware County Holtz Linn Linn Sheriff's Department Manchester Delaware County Sheriff's Department Farmers and Merchants Bank of

Abortion Protesters Picket KCRG Studio in Cedar Rapids

About 25 Linn Area Right to Life members picketed outside KCRG-TV in downtown Cedar Rapids while a Gazette town meeting on child abuse was taped. They called abortion the ultimate child abuse and argued the topic should have been included in the program. The program airs at 5 p.m. February 17 on KCRG Channel 9.

Linn Right To Life Kcrg-Tv Cedar Rapids Gazette KCRG

Vital Statistics St Luke’s Births and Couples Listed

Feb 7 to Feb 8 births announced at St Luke’s include a daughter for Beatrice and Gary Cihla of Shellsburg and a daughter for Terri and Rick Rizzio of Cedar Rapids. Other couples welcomed children in Marion Vinton Quasqueton and Cedar Rapids. names include Beatrice, Marlyce, Alison, Janet, and Tammy. Additional listings name spouses in Cedar Rapids, Mar ielle, Center Point, Ames, Atkins, and Lisbon.

ST. Luke's Jane Myron Aberle Walker Beatrice Gary Cihla Shellsburg Terri Rick Rizzio C St. SW Marlyce Charles Kotouc Vinton Alison Corbin Ohrt Quasqueton Janet Daniel Engle 26Th St Marion Tammy Downing Seventh Ave. SE Barbara J. Fallis Cedar Rapids Glenn L. Hinrichsen Marielle Maxine B. Schnoebelen Center Point Arlo H. Hagge Ames Jane L. Rice David P. Thompson Beverly K. Howe Atkins Nicholas R. Williams Lisbon Viola I. Krumm

Out of Town Births Record for February

In Midlothian Illinois Debbie and Gilbert Peters welcomed a daughter on February 4. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Carol Midcalf and Mr and Mrs Everett Peters. In Waterloo Denise and Richard Hutton welcomed a son on February 6. Grandmother is Helen Thompson.

Midlothian Ill Debbie Gilbert Peters Carol Midcalf Knoll St Everett Peters Bever Ave Waterloo Denise Richard Hutton LaPorte City Helen Thompson J St. SW

Marriage Licenses Grant Couples in Eugene

David P. McManus and Mary L. Engelhart join Eugene T. Anderson and Seon H. Chang in marriage license records. Emil F. Faltis and [remaining name] appear among listed couples.

David P. McManus Mary L. Engelhart Eugene T. Anderson Seon H. Chang Emil F. Faltis

Dissolutions Listed for Several Couples

Mary Frances and Douglas William Henderson Avis P Weston and Russel L Weston Carolee Ann and Wilbert William Schulte Jr dissolution notices appear, listing pairs of spouses in a local legal record with associated filing details.

Mary Frances Douglas William Henderson Avis P. Weston Russel L. Weston Carolee Ann Wilbert William Schulte Jr

Fire Calls Log With Medical Emergencies And Gas Flushes

Fire department log notes Thursday events including a medical emergency at 1119 18th St NW and an odor investigation at 2249 C St SW. Friday entries report a gas flush at 158 First Ave SE and multiple medical emergencies at 310 Fifth Ave SE 3601 16th Ave SW and 2251 C St SW.

18Th St C St First Ave Fifth Ave 16Th Ave

Also Mentioned on This Page

Grace Fuller Grimm Center Point Road Fort Atkinson Virgil Fuller Earl Grimm Clara Havlicek Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Alfred Brosius St. John’s Cemetery Stewart Funeral Home Kidney Foundation of James McCoy First Pentecostal Church Anamosa Richard Grassfield Chilhowee, Mo Morley Harry Truman Veterans Hospital Columbia, Mo Air Force Goettsch’s Keota Capitol Hill White House Marlin Fitzwater Treasury Plan State of the Union Shoto By John Mcivor C.R. Man Reecea Springfield, Ill John E 3Rd Ave Flowershop and Greenhow Ellis Boulevard Center Pt. Rd
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