Deaths and memorials across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas
Obituaries list multiple Cedar Rapids area residents and Linn County deaths with service details. Irene M. Mahannah 5 Cedar Rapids Fifth Avenue Care Center died after long illness born 1897 married 1917. Ruth S. Rowe 81 Mount Vernon died at Hallmark Nursing Home. Memorials to Westminster Presbyterian Church or cancer society. Names include Paul J. Bedra 64 Toledo Ohio, Frank R. Buck 84 Fairfax, Anzberg West, Wright J. Weiher 86 Jesup, Richard Prehm 79 Manchester, Anton Venteicher 89 Manchester, Henry Paulson 64 Postville, Virgil Snyder 79 Tama, Albert Grimm 89 Vinton. Funeral times vary across Cedar Rapids area churches and cemeteries.
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Irene M. Mahannah
Cedar Rapids Fifth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Arthur A. Mahannah
National Oats
St. John's Episcopal Church
E.A
Seminole
Fla
C.L. “Mac
Tipton
Florence McElroy
Phoenix, Ariz
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Stephen B. Snider
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Ruth S. Fairchild Rowe
Linn County
Hallmark Nursing Home
Mount Vernon
Walker
James Leslie Rowe
Mount Vernon Nursing Home
Lela Mayes
Marion
Laurence
Coggon
United Methodist Church
Troy Mills
Sheridan Mallett
Murdoch Funeral
Paul J. Bedra
Oak Harbor
Ohio
Germany
Ronald Kalill
Toledo
Grace Seidel
Oregon
Betty Eiler
Anzberg West Funeral Home
P.O
Frank R. Buck
Fairfax
Mercy Hospital
la Porte City
Esther Yanecek
Maryville
Concrete Materials Co
Hennessey Construction Co
Operating Engineers Local
Rubey Moore
Watkins
Phyllis Y. Trousdale
Arlie Lee
Glendale
Calif
Verma
Melvin
Clayton Yanecek
Charles Yanecek
Ruth Petersen
Edwin
Alvin
Effie
Minn
Stanley
McGrath, Minn
Paul
Hibbing
Dale
Marbank
Texas
Fairfax Cemetery
George B. McDill
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Arlington
Hazel Benz Seedorff
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Gleim’s
Richfield Cemetery
Sumner
Jesup — Wright J. Weiher
Parker's
Rowley Cemetery
Manchester
Richard T. Prehm
Rohnenkamp-Vernon's
Anton J. Venteicher
Bohnenkamp-Vernon’s. Postville
Henry J. Paulson
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Postville
Schutte
Tama
Virgil Snyder
Maple Hill
Montour
Harrison's
Vinton
Albert Lee Grimm
Phillips
Garrison Cemetery
Tornadoes strike Georgia and Alabama causing damage and injuries
A tornado touched down near Alma Georgia injuring four, including a 10 month old, as four twisters moved through an 80 mile Alabama corridor destroying or damaging dozens of mobile homes and uprooting trees. In Hanceville a gas station shop and a church were destroyed and a nursing home narrowly escaped damage.
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Rockingham
UPI
Georgia
Alabama
Lee Helms
Civil Defense Southern Area
Marshall County
Hanceville
Gas theft suspect ends 240 mile chase across Iowa
Donald E. Knapp 24 of Roselle Illinois led Iowa troopers on a high speed pursuit after stealing 15.22 in gas near Ladora. The chase stretched 240 miles to a Gravel Road West Post Road exit where he surrendered after hiding in a field. Authorities say he faces charges including attempting to elude driving without a license and a fifth degree theft in Iowa County.
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Iowa
Ladora
Interstate 80
Linn County
Donald E. Knapp
Roselle
Ill
Iowa Highway Patrol
Knapp
Stucky's
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
West Post Road
Iowa County
Vital Statistics births and grandparents listed in Cedar Rapids area
A string of birth notices from Cedar Rapids and vicinity lists Feb 21 with a daughter for Cathleen Moody and Feb 22 with daughters for Barbara Stoll and Kathy Wagner plus a son for Vivian Swenson. Also noting an Omaha birth to Jean Tosoni and Jim Tosoni and multiple Cedar Rapids area grandparents. Local fire and medical emergency calls follow in the Tuesday listings.
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Cathleen
George Moody
Second St. SW
Barbara
Gary Stoll
Anamosa
Vivian
Larry Swenson
Elm St
Marion
Judy Hatcher
Cedar Rapids
Sherayl
James Brown
Walford
Kathy
Russell Wagner
Tama St
Meloni Spinler
Seventh St. SE
Omaha
Neb
Jean
Jim Tosoni
Eugene Larkin
Second Ave SE
Corrections and Clarifications In Gazette Policy
The Gazette notes a misidentification of Bob Wills as the Grant Wood Education Association chief negotiator. It will publish corrections or clarifications in this space after complaints about accuracy, fairness, and completeness are reviewed. Contact 3988313.
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Bob Wills
Grant Wood Education Association
Gazette
Reagan pledges US role to safeguard Israel from Lebanon
President Reagan says the United States has reversed a declining global influence and offers to guarantee Israel's northern border security if Lebanon withdrawal proceeds. He urges Israel Syria and the PLO to leave Lebanon quickly while noting options include multinational forces if needed.
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Reagan
U.S
Israel
Gazette Wire
Washington
America
Lebanon
American Legion
Capitol Hill
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
DeConcini
Jordan
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Cranston
Syria
Palestine Liberation Organization
Leba
United States
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Jerusalem
Yitzhak Shamir
Shamir
House panel backs study on wage discrimination in Iowa
The Iowa House State Government Committee approved a bill 17 to 5 to fund a study comparing state government jobs to see if discrimination affects pay. The study, costing about 150000, would assess jobs held mainly by women, mainly by men, and by a gender mix to determine potential remedy timelines.
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House
Judy Daubenmier
Azette
Des Moines
Burea
Minnette Doderer
O Lowa City
Legislative Council
Doderer
Man drives police car with weapons in Oelwein incident
Christopher Cangley 20 of Oelwein allegedly drove a police squad with a loaded 9mm automatic pistol and an automatic rifle from a National Guard armory hired by the city. He claimed to test how far he could go before being stopped. He faces potential charges beyond unauthorized vehicle operation and awaits magistrate court appearance.
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Deb Wiley
Iowa
Oelwein
Christopher Cangley
Cangley
Frederick Avenue
James Fortsch
National Guard
Fortsch
Iowa Falls
Fayette County
Iowa Senate approves higher rates for credit union drafts
Iowa Senate approved a measure 44 to 0 to raise interest on credit union share drafts, aligning with money market limits. Sen. Charles Brunner of Ames said current law caps deposits at 514 percent and that banks have no limit on large money market accounts. The bill moves to the House for consideration.
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Senate UK
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House of Representatives
Charles Brunner
D-Ames
Bruner
Thought for today quote by Bertrand Russell
Thought for today presents Bertrand Russell on fearing love and life. It notes fear of life equates to being three parts dead, urging openness to love and living fully.
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Bertrand Russell
The Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier are $1.95 weekly and by mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues cost $9.20 for four weeks or $95.00 for 52 weeks. Rates for other states and territories are $125.00 per 52 weeks. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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