Deaths in Cedar Rapids area list many locals
Velma M. Eberle 91 of 2553 N Ave NW died Saturday at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Born 1891 in Peoria Ill she married William F. Eberle in 1909. Services at Cedar Memorial Chapel with burial at Cedar Memorial Park. Several other local residents including Hilbert J Schwarzing 66 and Virginia M Dehn 65 died, with multiple services pending or held in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
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Velma M. Eberle
N Ave
Mercy Hospital
Peoria
Ill
William F. Eberle
Marion
Melrose Park
Betty Matheny
Cedar Rapids
Vera Blood
Vivian Lundeen
Anamosa
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
First
Church of Christ Scientist
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Hilbert J. Schwarzing
Marengo
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa County
Immanuel Lutheran Church School
Williamsburg
Audrey Jacobi
Omaha
Neb
Schwarting
Paul
Pearl Kiesling
Lillian D. Ochterman
Irma Schweitzer
Theresa Martinson
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Myron Maltz
Hoover- Valentine Funeral Home
Marengo Cemetery
Virginia M. Dehn
First Ave
Turner Chapel East
Lera Houts
Alburnett
Murdoch Chapel
Helen Keeler
Winslow House Care Center
Indian Creek Road
Annie Forrest
Heritage Acres
St. Lukes Hospital
Mourners bid farewell to playwright Tennessee Williams
About 400 people gathered at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in New York to view Williams’s closed coffin and leave single roses. The wake continues with a service planned and a burial set for Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis. Williams, 71, was found dead from a likely accidental choke on a plastic cap. tests will determine alcohol or drug traces.
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Kasparek
Violet J
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
Gary Roe
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church Building Fund
Newcomb
Jeremy Michael
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
John Gallagher
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of
Marion
Babyland
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Nancy Annette Walmutt
United Church of Christ At
Central City
Robert Bouton
Boulder Cemtery
City
New York
UPI
Tennessee Williams
Frank E. Campbell
Madison Avenue
Thomas Ambrose
St. Ignacious Loyola Church
Manhattan
Williams
Cause Williams
Actors’ Fund
Funeral Home Chapel
St. Louis
Gross
Charles Bowden
Bowden
Blanche DuBois
God
Tatiana Schwertzoffvonda
Rose
Laura
Tony LoBianco
Dorothy Sloan
Steel talks drag late as Odorcich misses union meeting
United Steelworkers negotiator Joseph Odorcich did not attend a Sunday meeting of the union's executive board to present two weeks of secret contract talks with the steel industry. He remained in last minute talks with industry negotiators, with a Monday morning session planned to review tentative language for a vote by local presidents in the Basic Steel Industry Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers
Joseph Odorcich
Odorcich
Basic Steel Industry Conference
USW
San Diego
U.S
Britain
John Lewis
United States
Oliver Wright
Elizabeth I
Sir Francis Drake
California
Prince Phillip
God
Queen
Prince
Edgar Billips
Cedar Rapids Man Critical After Wendy's Parking Lot Fight
A Cedar Rapids man, 21, is listed in critical condition at Mercy Hospital after a Friday night fight in the Wendy's parking lot at 1316 First Ave NE. Mike Stastny of 1225th Ave SW suffered a head injury. police have not made any arrests and no further details are available.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Wendy's
First Ave
Mike Stastny
Hollywood stars honor British guests with royal party
Queen Elizabeth II attended a lavish dinner at 20th Century Fox studios in Los Angeles hosted by Hollywood figures and leaders including Walter Annenberg. The event featured Perry Como, Dionne Warwick, and Frank Sinatra numbers, while Bette Davis and Ginger Rogers led celebrity guests.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Hollywood
Walter Scott
Ersatz Korea
Walter Annenberg
Great Britain
Palm Springs
Long Beach
Long Beach Harbor
20Th Century-Fox Studios
Bette Davis
Ginger Rogers
Loretta Young
Irene Dunne
June Allyson
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Nancy Reagan
Washington
Ed McMahon
Dunkerton Teen Dies in Hunting Accident
A 15 year old Dunkerton boy died from a shotgun blast early Sunday near his home. The Blackhawk County Sheriff's Department will name the victim after relatives are notified. He was found behind his home and pronounced dead at Allen Hospital in Waterloo. The incident is under sheriff investigation.
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Dunkerton
Iowa
Blackhawk County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Department
Blackhawk County
Allen Hospital
Waterloo
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 per week. by mail Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues 9.20 for 4 weeks 95.00 for 52 weeks. Other states and territories 125.00 for 52 weeks. AP exclusive rights note for local news. USPS 095680.
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the Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Koch to travel Israel Lebanon via American route
New York Mayor Ed Koch said he will fly from Israel to Lebanon by way of America to avoid a diplomatic flap. He agreed to be ferried from Tel Aviv to the U S aircraft carrier Nimitz, then fly to Beirut after U S envoy Philip Habib proposed the plan.
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Koch
Israel
Lebanon
America
Philip Habib
Tel Aviv
U.S
Nimitz
Mediterranean
Sixth Fleet
Beirut
State Department
Cyprus
Syria
Habib
Mercy and Houck Families Welcome Two Newborns
Birth notices record Patricia and Michael Petrak Brandon a son and Mari and John Houck 1237 Fifth St NW a son with names and addresses. Fire and medical calls are listed by times and locations including faulty furnace motor 2441 Illinois St SW and numerous medical emergencies across city blocks.
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Mari
John Houck
Fifth St
Deborah
Gary Goodnight
Jonadel Lane
Illinois St
Emerald Ave
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Leo F. Lovet
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Goettsch’s
Holy Cross Cemetery
Dysart
Vernon Gross
Zion Lutheran Church
Overton’s
Guernsey
Julius Nicklas
McAninch-Fremming’s
Victor
Guttenberg
Ora E. Duwe
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Guttenberg City Cemetery
Hayesville
Charley Tygart
Holm’s
Sigourney
Pennington Cemetery
Quincy
Frank L. Snider
Kalona
Peterseim Chapel
Sharon Hills
Edith Shanafelt Norris
Reynolds
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Toledo
Lester R. Beck
Henderson's
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Traer
Linda Knoop
Omeda Cemetery
Clutter
van Horne
Oakley Thompson
Salem United Methodist Church
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Vinton
Arthur E. Gustafson
Phillips’ Chapel
Evergreen Cemetery
Elliot Gross
Big Steel
UPI Photo
Brussels
Perry Como
Dionne Warwick
George Burns
Les Brown
Como
Frank Sinatra
Murray Korda
Elizabeth
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Argentina
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Scotland
James E. Carroll
Oxford
Associated Press
Patricia
Michael Petrak
Brandon
St. Luke’s
Sixth St
16Th Ave
23Rd Ave
Blakely Blvd
24Th Ave
Thompson Drive
A Ave
Towne House Drive
J Ave
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue S.E
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