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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1985

Page

8

Deaths in Linn County Irene Burger Bessie Hurt Freddie Akers

Irene F. Burger 69 of 1212 Eighth St NW Cedar Rapids dies after brief illness. Survived by husband Otis and 4 daughters, 2 sons, 14 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren. Services Wednesday Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Bessie Hurt 74 of 1223 Fifth St NW Cedar Rapids dies after long illness. Survived by 2 sons, 3 daughters, 13 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren. Services Wednesday Murdoch Chapel Marion. Burial Springville Cemetery. Memorial fund established. Freddie G. Akers 58 of 1620 32nd St NE Cedar Rapids dies after sudden illness. Survived by wife, 2 daughters, 2 grandchildren, 7 brothers, 1 sister. Services Wednesday Murdoch Chapel Marion. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial fund established.

Irene F. Burger Eighth St. NW Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Otis Burger Jim Frank Raymond Burger Jacksonville Fla Lorrie Hopkins Aurora Colo Dianne Shelton Sulphur Mary Riley Sally Wilson Hiawatha Bessie Huft Fifth St Fifth Avenue Elbow Lake Minn Bowdle S.D Edward P. Hurt Aberdeen Jehovah's Witnesses Lloyd Redfield Albert Marion Janice Vogel Betty Aubner Judy Zieser Springville Stena Goerd Eveleth John Cooper Peter Cooper Kube Jacob Cooper Fergus Falls Arthur Cooper Minot N.D Bennie Cooper Prescott, Ariz Edward Cooper Minneapolis Murdoch Chapel Lewil Pierce Springville Cemetery McCloud Springs Kingdom Hall Center Point Rd Freddie G. Akers 32Nd St St. Luke’s Hospital Central City Linn County Lila Rouse Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Ed Bateman Faith Bible Church Robins Cedar Memorial Park A Ave Kaiden Eugene R Holy Trinity Catholic Church Walford Phillip Schmitt St. John’s Cemetery Pekomy American Legion Teahen Funeral Home Tincher Dale O Cedar Memorial Chapel Charles Pendleton Central Park Presbyterian Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery 10Th St Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Harold R. Steele Rase Haugen Amanda Raymond Decorah Harold Norma Cady Des Moines Lillian Schrieber Toddville Harriet Fayne Colorado Springs LaVerne Paider Mechanicsville Juanita Prideaux Sumner Glenwood Lutheran Church Steine’s

Memorial services and burials listed for area residents

Multiple memorial services and burials scheduled today and upcoming for Ruth Barron, Lillian Pudil Bren, Pat Hall, Larry Heinle, Eugene Kaiden, Dale Tincher, and Raymon Warner. Services are at Cedar Memorial facilities, churches including Turner Chapel East and St. Patrick's, with several veterans rites and donations to Heart Association, Cancer Society, and local care units.

Barron Ruth M Turner Chapel East John Woods Westminster Presbyterian Church Cedar Memorial Mausoleum American Heart Association Seventh Ave Marion

Multiple East Iowa Obituaries Include Pohlmann and Kies

Obituary notices list Mary Pohlmann 87 of Keystone and Harold Steele 82 of Decorah among several region residents who died recently. Also noted are Doris Magee 94 Dunkerton Jens Kramer 86 Kalona Emma Albers 94 Keystone Roberta Kies 29 Shellsburg William Hackett 88 Sigourney and others with service times, burial places, and memorial funds.

Obituary notices for multiple Iowa residents published

Hilda Meyer 77 Charles Lorraine Kasemeier five Buhr siblings and others. Dewey Roberts 64 service pending. Henry Sieh 83 burial at Traer. Helen Cantonwine 77 memorial fund. Merlin Nading 72 service at St Paul. Dorothy Embree 388 survivors listed. Helen Heilman 91 services in Richland. Lara Hanson 97 service at Hansons burial Oakland Cemetery.

Obituary notices for Ruth Doty and Mary E. Oelberg

Ruth Doty 83 died Sunday at St. Francis Hospital Waterloo. Services 10:30 a.m. today at Dysart United Methodist Church burial Dysart Cemetery. Mary E. Oelberg 64 died Monday at Guttenberg Hospital after a short illness. Surviving Charles husband two daughters Marie Easton Strawberry Point Terrie Staffenhagen Oelwein one brother Lyle Keefer Fayette four grandchildren.

Doris R. Magee Dunkerton Scholtz Medical Center Waterloo Kenneth Kathleen Hazel First Baptist Church White’s Jesup Fairview Cemetery William Hackett Sigourney Sigourney Hospital Paul Mary Fear Milan Ill Holm’s Pleasant Grove Henry Sieh Americana Louise Sieh Ann Sieh Traer Elsie Elmore Conrad Overton’s Buckingham Cemetery Dorothy M. Embree Washington County Hospital Lysse Washington Leo Lone Tree Helen Wittmer Englewood Colo Una Gordon Opal Farrington Lois White Chicago Mabel McCready Venus Fla Jones Oregon Township Ainsworth Helen Lynn Heilman Brownlee Health Center Logan Mary Lynn Sorden Eden’s Ioof Richland United Presbyterian Home Ruth Doty St. Francis Hospital Dysart United Methodist Church Dysart Cemetery Mary E. Oelberg Guttenberg Wadena Lima Guttenberg Hospital Charles Marie Easton Strawberry Point Terrie Staffenhagen Oelwein Lyle Keefer Fayette

Pester Companies Seek Chapter 11 Protection in Iowa Court

In Des Moines four Pester firms filed for Chapter 11 reorganization citing 112 million dollars in debts. Judge Stageman allowed continued operation and set a March 21 hearing with 120 days to file a disclosure statement and plan. Major debt totals include Pester Refining Co 90 million and Pester Marketing Co 15.7 million with other liabilities and tax debts noted.

DES Moines Pester Co Pester Richard Stageman U.S Southern District of Iowa Stageman Pester Refining Co el Dorado Kan Pester Corp Pester Marketing Co Iowa Pester Companies Petroleum Special Inc Pete Westergard

Man shot in head found alive after week alone

Forestville residents were stunned as 57 year old David Kostichka was found alive in his one bedroom Home by his brother Elmer after a week with a gunshot wound to the head. He endured hypothermia malnutrition and dehydration during the ordeal while a 16 year old youth was held in custody in connection with the shooting.

Forestville Wis David Kostichka Door County LeRoy Klein St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay Kostichka Elmer

St Luke’s Vital Statistics Birth Highlights

Feb births recorded for multiple families including Vaughn Cummins Sullivan Urbanek Tristman Brandon Michael Melesh and Thies. Names listed with addresses in Springville Robins Marengo Walker Hiawatha and Palo with sons and daughters born on Feb 23 to Feb 25.

ST. Luke's Debra Jeff Vaughn Springville Lorraine Duane Cummins Kinson Ct Robins Marie Paul Sullivan Sue Ln. NW Sandra Urbanek Oklahoma Ave Jeannette Tristman Sixth Ave Mary Robert Brandon Marengo Ruth Ann Laverne Michael Walker Jerome Mellem Sailfish

Dissolutions Listed for Multiple Couples in Legal Notice

Betty A Davies and Kenneth V Davies Jr Geraldine L Short and Robert J Short Gerrilee and Tommy L Howe Jeanette M Feddern and Richard N Feddern Margaret Viola and Joseph Edward Lanning Michelle M Sauer and Kenneth E Sauer Christine A Heath and Douglas R Heath dissolve marriages in official filing. Court actions proceed under applicable statutes and record entries indicate dissolution status for each pair.

Betty A Kenneth V. Davies Jr Geraldine L Robert J. Short Gerrilee Tommy L. Howe Jeanette M Richard N. Feddern Margaret Viola Joseph Edward Lanning Michelle M Kenneth E. Sauer Christine A Douglas R. Heath

Marriage Licenses Issued to Marling and Brimmer

Scot A. Marling and Bonnie R. Brimmer, both of Cedar Rapids, received marriage licenses.

Scot A. Marling and Bonnie R. Brimmer Cedar Rapids

Fire calls list for Monday from emergency dispatch

At 10 41 gas flush at an accident scene at Third Avenue and 12th Street SE. At 10 46 extrication from an elevator on First Street and Second Avenue SE. At 2 30 illegal burning at East Road and Highway 30 SW.

Third Avenue 12Th Street SE First Street Second Avenue SE East Road Highway 30

Iowa City Man Die in Head-On Crash Near West Liberty

A 21 year old Iowa City man Darren Krumwiede of 296 Bon Aire Mobile Home Court died after his northbound car crossed the center line and struck a southbound semi on Highway 70 about five miles south of West Liberty. Charley Hudson 50 of rural Muscatine received minor injuries and was released from Muscatine General Hospital. The crash occurred at 5 38 p m and remains under investigation.

Muscatine Iowa City Highway 70 West Liberty Darren Krumwiede Bon Aire Mobile Home Court Muscatine County Charley Hudson Muscatine General Hospital

Waterloo names new police chief Roger Shook

Waterloo City Council selected Lt. Roger Shook a 16 year veteran to be the new police chief over four other candidates. He replaces Ken Huck who resigned in December after about two years in the role and will be sworn in today.

Waterloo Roger Shook Shook Civil Service Commission Ken Huck

Cedar Rapids man after heart attack moved to Iowa City hospital

A 20-year-old Cedar Rapids man collapsed with an apparent heart attack February 18 at the YMCA Central Branch and was transferred to University Hospitals in Iowa City on Monday. Brad Warren of 3850 Lost Valley Road SE was listed in stable condition last night after transfer from St. Luke's Hospital.

Cedar Rapids YMCA Central Branch University Hospitals Iowa City Brad Warren Lost Valley Road St. Luke’s Hospital

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bren Lillian Pudil Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Robert Swalve Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Czech National Cemetery Jerry Stevenson Baxter American Cancer Society Perrine Cancer Care Unit Warner Raymon W Church of the Brethren Jim Simon Belle Plaine Mary Pohlmann Vernon Clutier Delmar Keystone Jean Schutterle Watkins First Congregational Church Keystone Cemetery Fellmer’s Wadena Presbyterian Church Taylorville Cemetery Arlington Kerns- Jamison’s Kalona Jens Kramer Veterans Administration Medical Center Orpha Maria Farrer Samso Denmark Kalona United Methodist Church Sharon Hill Cemetery Peterseim’s Emma Albers Eyestone Delbert Anna Albers St. John Lutheran Church Shellsburg Roberta Bert’ L. Kelsey Kies Patrick “Lee” Kies St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Angela Jamie James Kathryn Kelsey Rhonda Kies Ramona Dunlap Hopkinton Rose Safford Columbus Ohio Raymond Kelsey Michael Downing Herald Rosella Kelsey Florence Richard Pepmeyer John Hemann Mount Calvary Cemetery Hilda Meyer Community Memorial Hospital Lorraine Kasemeier Reinhardt Walter Buhr Leslie Buhr Waverly Edwin Albert Buhr Ella Buhr Elsie Buhr Viola Biermann Margaret Boldt Irma Buchholz Tripoli Tama Dewey Roberts Marshalltown Mason-Hands Winton Helen L. Cantonwine A Daugher Cheryl Clark Vinton Evergreen Cemetery Campbell- Russell’s Volga Merlin V. Nading Palmer Memorial Hospital West Union Eunice Diane Frey Faye Kraus Kelly Mount Prospect St. Paul Lutheran Church Hillcrest Cemetery Leonard Witt Waukon Lara Hanson Northgate Manor Howard of Hanson Dysart State of Internal Revenue Service Colorado Department of Revenue State of Iowa Missouri Department of Revenue Kansas Department of Revenue Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue Jack C. Pester Klein Kosticha Krumwiede Springfield Lil John E. Lopes 3Rd Ave
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