Death notices across Cedar Rapids honor many locals
A batch of obituaries lists Ethel V. McFarland Wilson 73 of 53 Dartmouth St SW and Elna Yoland Smith 72 formerly of Cedar Rapids, plus Ralph J. Wiltgen 64 ex mayor of Ossian and Stanley Lund 53 of Cedar Rapids. Other notices include longtime residents Finis Hudson 65 and Roy G. Brockmeier 59 with funeral details and burial locations across Cedar Memorial and area churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel V. McFarland Wilson
Dartmouth St
Hallmar
Mercy Hospital
Washington
James Cameron
George L. Wilson
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Berwick
Kenneth Cameron
Smohomish
Wash
J.R
Prairieburg
John R. Hussmann
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Central City
Wheeler
Raymond Edward Jr
Cedar Memorial Babyland
John R. Gallagher
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
St. Luke’s Hospital
A Ave
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Brockmeier
Roy G
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Perrine Cancer Care Center
10Th St
Vital Statistics Listings Highlight New Brattleboro and Cedar Rapids Births
A Marshaling of birth announcements covers numerous couples in Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding areas with new daughters and sons born on February 15 16 and 10 including Linda and Michael Peitz Colleen and Carl Crow Deborah Knight Kathleen Wolfe Kimberly Horne Montour Merrifield Erger James Cannon Mollenhauer Meyers Suchan and other families. Also noted are Brattleboro Vermont births for Terry and Catherine Kauffman and Red Oak births for Dan and Juanita Martinez with grandparents listed. Marriage licenses for several Cedar Rapids Marion couples are noted along with new unions including Lillis Scally Veatch Paxson Robinson Gentz and Fuessley Skvor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleen
Carl Crow
Second Ave
Deborah
Karl Knight
Blairs Ferry Road
Kathleen
Richard Wolfe
Ryan
Kimberly
Jonathan Horne
Blake Blvd
Cynthia
Steven Montour
Peace Ave
Mary
David Merrifield
St. NW
Rebecca
Douglas Erger
Atkins
Julee
Daniel James
Keyes Court
Marion
Verlene
Michael Cannon
Hillview Drive
Karen Kay
Carey Mollenhauer
A Ave
Carrie
Michael Meyers
Mary Jane
James Suchan
Cedar Rapids
Brattleboro
Terry
Catherine Kauffman
John Godar
10Th St
Ed Pospishil
Central City
Red Oak
Dan
Juanita Martinez
Fred Wade
B Ave
Daniel A. Hopfensperger
Susan L. Rexroat
Steven R. Ribble
Lori D. Kabela
Gary D. McCormick
Lorene M. Long
John J. Malenfant
Angela L. Balding
Louis G. Kacere Jr
Mary A. Fank
Allen H. Sauerbry
Debra L. Sedlacek
Gerald C. Myers
Myrna L. Sandquist
Francis M. Lillis
Patricia A. Scally
Kevin A. Veatch
Lisa A. Paxson
Hiawatha
Thomas D. Robinson
Paula L. Gentz
Dee A. Fuessley
Ruth A. Skvor
Alburnett
Carter backs Sakharov in support letter
President Jimmy Carter sent a formal letter of support to Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, affirming concern for his welfare and urging fair treatment. The gesture signals ongoing U S interest in human rights and political prisoners abroad amid Cold War tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
Andrei Sakharov
Tax Returns May Be Returned For Insufficient Postage
Taxpayers face returns for underpaid postage as the IRS informs the Postal Service it will not cover postage due this year. Postal workers will return forms needing extra postage to senders who must cross out return to sender, add postage, and remail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Postal Service
Fayette hearing set for budget review in West Union
North Fayette school board scheduled a 7:30 p.m. public hearing on March 8 to examine the proposed general fund budget of 3,760,000 for the 1982 83 school year. The session will take place in the junior high library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
North Fayette School Board
Gate agent stops hijacker at Miami gate in plane door slam incident
A would be hijacker fired at gate agents and police at Miami International Airport Gate F 6 while attempting to board a flight to Key West. An alert agent slammed the door and the gunman was arrested after a brief gun battle. The man Jesus Villa Munoz 41 of Hialeah faces multiple charges. No one was hurt and passengers were moved to another aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Key West
John Jones
FBI
Federal Aviation Administration
Miami International Airport
FAA
Jack Barker
Atlanta
Air Florida
Jesus Villa Munoz
Hialeah
Jones
Robin Cohn
Cuba
Gerald Rudolf
Ms. Cohn
Guzman
Jennifer Seaton
Dundas
Man given suspended jail term in unborn child death case
Clarence J. Kruse of Cedar Rapids to serve seven days in Linn County Jail and up to six months in a community corrections center for second offense drunk driving and license suspension violations linked to a February 21, 1981 two car crash that caused the stillbirth of a unborn child. Kruse received concurrent sentences and a 359 day suspension until February 10, 1984 for probation, with restitution plans and a work-only driving permit denied. He also faced related charges of interfering with official acts and disobeying a traffic signal, all served concurrently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Community Corrections Center
Clarence J. Kruse
Bever Ave. SE
First Avenue
Kruse
Department of Correctional Services
Norman Dochterman
Tion
40Th Street
Dochterman
Denise
CBS Announces Three New Series For Six Week Run
New York based CBS will premiere three new series in late March and early April. Cagney and Lacey with Tyne Daly and Meg Foster debuts March 25 at 9 p.m. Helen. Knots Landing shifts to 10 p.m. the same night. Nurse exits to await scheduling. Report to Murphy stars Michael Keaton joining 8:30 p.m. Monday April 5. Making the Grade with James Naughton airs 9:30 p.m. that night. Private Benjamin moves to 8 p.m. Mr Merlin and House Calls leave air until spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CBS
Network
James Naughton
Benjamin
Merlin
C R man charged in attack on wife
A 23 year old Cedar Rapids man, Charles R. Jones, was arrested in Central City and charged with five offenses including assault with bodily injury and two counts of assault. Deputies said Jones attacked his wife Molly Jones on Highway 13, was subdued by bystanders, and later released from jail after a court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Central City
Linn County Sheriff's Deputies
Charles R. Jones
S Ave
Highway 13
Molly
Jones
Myron Shde
Mike Rudish
St. Luke’s Hospital
Babysitter to Appear in Tama Juvenile Court Over Stabbing
A 14 year old Tama boy, Tracy Allen Johnson, will face delinquency charges in Tama County Juvenile Court for attempted murder and willful injury in the stabbing of 4 year old C W Graves. Johnson has been in Linn County Juvenile Detention. Graves, son of Mrs. Sharon Graves, was treated for a 3 inch stab wound and discharged from University Hospitals Iowa City after the weekend incident at 405 Oswego Street. Police and county officials gave few details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Tama
Tama County
Tracy Allen Johnson
C.W. Graves
Johnson
Delores Hudson
Linn County
Marion
Graves
Sharon Graves
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Oswego St
County board hears more requests for revenue sharing funds
Independence Iowa Buchanan County supervisors heard four more 1982 83 revenue sharing requests totaling 209 654 adding to prior 84 000 requests from 11 agencies. The board will decide with the budget hearing February 23. Also the County Care Facility monthly charge rose from 350 to 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
Secondary Roads Department
Brandon Fire Department
Buchanan
County Extension Council
Northeast Iowa Explorers and Regional Planning Commission
Clear Lake man shot to death in Mason City
Lloyd Edwin Lindsley 48 of Clear Lake died from a gunshot wound Tuesday afternoon during a struggle in a Mason City first floor apartment. A 37 year old man who may live there was questioned. no charges filed. Lindsley was shot in the head and died instantly. Police seized a handgun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
Lloyd Edwin Lindsley
Clear Lake
Lindsley
Cedar Rapids Gazette subscription rates and mailing details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 lists subscription options with carrier and mail rates. Morning and Sunday editions priced at 1.65 per week by carrier, 8.05 weeks or 85.80 per year by mail, with higher rates for out-of-state and territorial subscribers. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The paper notes exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Elna Yoland Smith
Tuscon, Ariz
Tucson Medical Center
William R. Smith
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Sains Travel Club
Carole Workman
Karen Tomkins
Eleanor Burke
Anne Powers
Min
Ralph J. Wiltgen
Ossian
Lutheran Hospital
LaCrosse
Wis
Evelyn Wenthold
St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church
Mae Jean Bohr
Castalia
Rosalyn DuRocher
Racine
Jan
Oskaloosa
Karl
Ellen
Lee
Richard
Calmar
Walter
Harmony
Minn
John
Fountain
Colo
Arthur Einck
Leonard E. Dusil
St. SW
Fairfax
Eleanor Esther Staskal
Eagles Club
Fairfax Legion
Gary
Randy
Roger
Preston
Galena
Ill
Alice Winehauf
Emma Kadera
Oxford
Joe
Robert Dennett
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Stanley L. Lund
Ninth St. NW
Ottosen
Gerda Pohl
Berlin
Germany
Rapids City
St. James United Methodist Church
Linda Meeks
Lorraine Lund
Lisa Negrete
Dorthea Lund
Fayette
Duane
Helena
Mont
Keith
Springfield
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
B. Gordon Packard
Ellis Blvd
Finis Hudson
Second St. SW
Ardmore
Jacqueline A. Ruble
Oklo
Parks Department
Doug Case
Kevin Hudson
Linda Clements
Rich Allen
Blue Earth
Mike
Jim
Debbie Allen
Arnold
Raytown
Barry
Knoxville
Tenn
Cyrese Brown
Macon
Turner Chapel West
David T. Smith
Good News Baptist Church
Hanford Post No. 5
American Legion
Belle Plaine
George Hawkins
Hrabak’s
Oak Hill
Clarence
Harry Decker
Chapman's
Clarence Cemetery
Garnaville
Carrie M. Reimer
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Garnaville City Cemetery
First United Methodist Church
Keota
Leo A. Greiner
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Clear Creek
Powell’s
Knights of Columbus
Koszta
Pearl Headley Dobrinski
Makoti
N.D
McAninch-Fremming’s
Victor
Manchester
J. Edward
Marian) Kruse
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Schultz
John A. Hageman
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Church
Schmitz
Oxford Junction
Ruth L. Peters
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Hayden’s
Mayflower Cemetery
American Legion Auxiliary
Sigourney
Avis Marie Vanhake
Holm’s. Strawberry Point
Letha G. Strausser
Bohnenkamp-Vernon’s
Oakland Cemetery
Strawberry Point
Columba
Reynaldo Rodriguez
Washington Ave
Linda
Michael Peitz
Newhall
St. Luke’s
Peck’s
F.I.D. Florist
Blairs Ferry
Edgewood Rd
Fayette Hearing
Bob Dundas
Bob
Oscar Guzman
C.R. Man
Don Shde
Pat Trexler
Floris Seasons
Mt. Vernon Rd
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
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