Cedar Rapids Area Deaths Include Five Community Members
Obituaries note the deaths of Thomas F. Deetz 20 of 1442 Miami drive NE Cedar Rapids. Mary Joan Burke 81 of 831 Eighteenth street SE, and others. Deetz died at home with autopsy pending his services at Bethany Lutheran Church. Burke died after brief illness with services at All Saints Church. George H. Argotsinger 91 of 1104 Brockman drive SE died after long illness with service at Baxter chapel Mt. Vernon. Lem P. Ealy 91 of 1136 E avenue NW died after long illness with services in Cedar Rapids and burial in Belle Plaine. Details include survivors, service times, and burial sites.
Travel controversy shadows Iowa legislature travel costs
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports on legislative travel requests and party politics as Millen and Avenson clash over travel handouts. Audits show 1976 state travel costs reached 18.13 million dollars with outsized growth from 1975, and suggest cutting trips or hosting more conferences in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Smith
Smith
Obituaries: Rierson and Babcook Die in Iowa Cities
Orland H Rierson 66 of 1533 E avenue NE died Tuesday in an Iowa City hospital after a short illness. He was born Sept 2 1910 in Belmond and married Velora Reeder Dec 22 1955. Rierson worked for Penick and Ford and the Iowa state liquor commission and was a Shriner and 33rd Degree Mason. Survivors include three sons and two daughters with families. services 1:30 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian church Waukon. Burial Oakland cemetery Waukon. Friends may call at Martin Brothers Waukon. Lynn O Babcook 37 of Grinnell died at home here Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Born June 3 1939 in Cedar Rapids he married Donna Woods Sept 5 1959 in Olin. Navy veteran, former employee of Collins Radio and University of Iowa, later Xerox. Surviving: wife two children mother two sisters and a grandmother. Services Friday 10 a.m. Smiths Grinnell with graveside Antioch near Anamosa at 2 p.m. Memorial fund requested.
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Thomas F. Deetz
Miami Drive
Cedar Rapids
Deetz
Rollis Deetz
Kennedy High School
Coe College
Bethany Lutheran Church
Barbara
Kimberly
Scott
Ronald Pfluger
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner East
Mary Joan Burke
Eighteenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Rochester
Iowa
Martin V. Burke
Linn County Treasurer's
All Saints Church
The
Altar and Rosary Society
St. Jude’s Circle
B.W
Barbara) Odell
F.M. Cook
Adrian, Mich
Edmund Becker
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
All Saints Memorial Fund
George H. Argotsinger
Brockman Drive
Mr. Argotsinger
Earling
Flo van Fossen
Lisbon
Federated Church
American Legion
John W. Argotsinger
Argotsinger
John
Elva Mae Alverson
Iowa Falls
Hazel Anderson
Sacramento
Calif
Baxter Chapel
Mt. Vernon
Paul O. Pfaltzgraff
Lisbon Cemetery
Lem P. Ealy
E Avenue NW
Ealy
Belle Plaine
Linn County Humane Shelter
Ambroz Senior Citizens’ Club
Eagles
Martha Gatrelle
Paul
Earl
Marengo
Marvin
Waterloo
Robert Higham
John Prosapio
Chicago
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Neil Gail
Church of the Open Bible
Oakland Cemetery
Ronald Murphy
Thirty-sixth Avenue
Orland H. Rierson
E Avenue NE
Iowa City
Belmond
Velora Reeder
Rierson
Penick and Ford
Iowa State Liquor Commission
Daryl Thompson
Broken Arrow
Okla
David L. Rierson
Donald D. Adney
Mendota
Ill
Connie Rusher
Leona Olson
Sun City
Elaine Parks
Mason City
Clair
Milwaukee
Harland
Seattle
First Presbyterian Church
Waukon
Martin Brothers
Grinnell
Methodist Church
Jeffrey
Lori
Charles Hahn
Richard Grafft
Olin
Galen Buscher
John Peterson
Smith’s
Antioch
Anamosa
Cedar Falls Veteran Rhoades dies in Iowa City hospital
Ronald Lee Rhoades 30 a former Marion police officer died Wednesday in an Iowa City hospital after a long illness He was born November 4 1946 in Cedar Falls Vietnam veteran served as Marion patrolman from January 2 1969 to May 2 1972 Survivors include parents sister and several relatives Funeral services were announced for Cedar Falls and other area notices with graveside ceremonies and memorial gifts suggested for retarded children
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Cedar Falls
Ronald Lee Rhoades
Marion Police Department
Iowa City
Rhoades
Marion
Victor Rhoades
Monica
Park Drive SE
Cedar Rapids
Gary
Sumner
Dennis
Pensacola
Fla
Vickie Turner
Nottger-Erikson
Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
Budget panels split after joint session in Iowa
After seven weeks of joint work the Iowa house and senate budget subcommittees on education separated Thursday over funding for the Department of Public Information and related boards. House and senate votes produced opposite results on DPI general office funding and education budgets with Governor Ray’s recommendations differing from each chamber’s proposed cuts. Legislative leaders may settle the impasse if the education bill stalls in the Senate.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Nielsen
Robert Anderson
Newton
DPI
Sen
Bass van Gilst
Oskaloosa
Robert Ray
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
van Gilst
Iowa Braille and
Vinton
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council
Horn
the Gazette
Magruder’s Father Dies In Colorado
A memorial service was held for Donald Dilworth Magruder 81 in Colorado Springs. He died Sunday while visiting his son, Jeb Stuart Magruder, the former Watergate conspirator.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Donald Dilworth Magruder
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Magruder
Delinquent youth tied to fires and thefts in regional cases
Police say a youth adjudicated delinquent for a December break in at Patrick Henry residence remains uncharged for the present crimes. In Solon, a home on Mt. Vernon road SE was robbed of mink coats, two televisions, a handgun, a chain saw, jewelry and $2000 in cash. Neighbors described the incident as a daytime theft with entry through a basement door and a vehicle seen nearby.
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Patrick Henry
E Avenue NW
Barnes
Robert Melsha
Mt. Vernon Road
Cilek challenges land use bill after BCI contact
In letters to BCI and Patchett, Cilek claims his FOI request and land use bill inquiry were misinterpreted as threats. Patchett apologizes for contacting Cilek and says he regrets any group feeling compelled to send such language. He denies intent to threaten and stresses threats have no place in government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BCI
Patchett
Cilek
Herb Hinkhouse
D-West Branch
Coe Receives Pratt Bequest for Library Endowment
The Margaret Pratt estate funds a library endowment at Coe College to buy books. Investment income will support annual purchases with each book bearing Pratt’s name. Remaining estate funds support college operations. Pratt, a 1930 Coe graduate, lived at 521 Knollwood Dr SE and died in 1975.
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Coe College
Margaret Pratt
Coe
Pratt
Miss Pratt
Knollwood Drive
Three Charges Filed Against Wardell Dillon
Police charged Wardell Dillon, 29, with receiving stolen property breaking and entering and parole violation. The Ramada Inn reported theft of several television sets valued at about 700 dollars each on January 15. Dillon is also accused of breaking into the Marsha Horak residence at Sunrise Trailer Court where sound equipment was stolen on February 15.
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Wardell Dillon
Ramada Inn
Ramada
Dillon
Marsha Horak
Sunrise Trailer Court
End of first phase in Cedar Rapids car study
Cedar Rapids city council nears finish of phase one of a vehicle reduction program reviewing light vehicles across planning recreation and water departments. Several departments reclassified commuter status, sparking debate over department superintendent Lee Coppock’s vehicle eligibility amid on call duties.
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Cedar Rapids
Recreation Department
Water Department
Ed Colton
Don Canney
Canney
Lee Coppock
Colton
Coppock
Dubuque University Names Three Dean's List Students
Three area students earned dean's list honors at the University of Dubuque for the fall semester. Deborah Huebner, a freshman. Matt Novak, a sophomore. and Judy Hite, a sophomore, are listed among the top students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Dubuque
Deborah Huebner
Earl Huebner
Indiandale Road
Matt Novak
Thomas Novak
Aspen Lane
Judy Hite
Charles Hite
Alburnett
Advisory Unit Expected To Reject Call for New Prison
Iowa advisory commission on corrections likely rejects building a new prison. The six member panel, created last year, weighs long term solutions to overcrowding and may clash with the state department of social services. Commission chair Phillip Riley declines to reveal final report details while other members say the crisis extends beyond overcrowding and cannot be solved by another facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
State Department of Social Services
Commission
Phillip Riley
Riley
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Millen
Avenson
Cochran
Employe Travel
Lynn O. Babcook
Ronald L. Rhoades
Seaton
Paul H
Chapel of Memories
Earl A. Huebner
Calvin-Sinclair United Presbyterian Church
VFW
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Pyles
Gary Lee
Turner Chapel East
Lee Griffis
Christie
Emil G
William Harnish
Czech National Cemetery
Vernie E. Whitcomb
Whitcomb
Linn County
Baptist Church
C. Mears Whitcomb
Murdoch Chapel
Neal Gail
Oak Shade
McGregor
Frank
Edna) Matthew
Dubuque
United Methodist Church
Thornburg
S. Wellman
Samuel D. Davis
Powell's
Ollie. Onslow
Henry Moenk
Zion Lutheran Church
Hayden's
Hannah Loretta Share
Hoover-Valentine’s. Garber
Dean Mallory
Colesburg Methodist Church
Appleton’s
Edgewood
Tama
Hiram
Edna) Hill
Henderson’s
Toledo
Woodlawn
Ada M. Roudabush
Hrabak’s
Chelsea West Union
Carl Nielsen
Altoona
Department of Transportation
Board of Regents
Commission For the Blind
State Bonus Board
Swellen Florist
Solon
Scion Man
Hal Schaefer
Stan Reinis
Richard Phillips
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Dubuque U. Dean's List
By Norman Sandler
Peck’s Flowers
Center Pt. Rd
Eks
Cedar Memorial Park
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