Obituary notices from Marion and surrounding towns
Deaths include Leslie M Court Levasseur 89 of Marion with service at Murdoch Chapel and burial at Cedar Memorial Park. Jerry A. Trimble 66 of Marion dies at Mercy Hospital after sudden illness with services at Cedar Memorial Chapel. Multiple other notices list US veterans, longtime residents, and memorial funds. Arrangements by Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and related local houses.
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Leslie M. Court Levasseur
17Th Ave
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Louie Levasseur
Levasseur
Kenneth Schmickle
Alburnett
Merle Boxwell
Sun City
Ariz
Murdoch Chapel
Charlotte Mallett
Center Point United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Jerry A. Trimble
Fifth Ave
Waterloo
Mercy Hospital
Osage
Ark
Juanita Bedell
Mutual of
Omaha
Pat Cooper
Hastings
Minn
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Metz
Frances
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Glenn Hunt
Eden United Church of Christ
Czech National Cemetery
Ealy
Raymond
Brosh Chapel
Charles Duskin
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Adams
Roy W
Brosh Funeral Home
Solon
James DeSmith
Oakland Cemetery
Solon Funeral Home
Montgomery
Barbara Ann
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Joseph E. McGuire
Ferguson
Olga Mae
George McDill
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
American Heart Association
Seventh Ave
Boyer
A.T
Bud
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Horak
Lillian E
Turner Chapel East
George B. McDill
Northbrook Manor
Council St
Dorothy E. Castle Ornstein
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Vermont
Murray E. Ornstein
New Jersey
Maple Lawn Home
Rosemarie Anderson
Mildred Olsen
North Haven
Conn
Ed Smith
Perrine Cancer Care Center
Fawcett
Wellman
Sigourney
Reynold’s
Methodist
Richmond
Toledo
Edward T
Edith) Hanus
Mason- Hand's
Tama
Oak Hill
Vinton
Lydia C. Weideman
Sac City
Farber- Ottoman Funeral Home
Campbell- Russell’s
Floyd D. Seely
Campbell-Russell's
Evergreen Cemetery
Waukon
Lawrence Jeide
Zion United Church of Christ
Martins
Comedian Hans Conried Dies at 64 in Hollywood
Hollywood veteran Hans Conried died of a heart attack at St. Joseph Medical Center at age 64. The actor, famed for Uncle Tonoose on The Danny Thomas Show and host of Fractured Flickers, appeared in more than 100 films and Broadway productions and left a cable version of Barefoot in the Park recently. He had suffered prior heart trouble and a 1974 stroke, with family at his bedside. He was a founding member of the AFTRA and had broad TV and radio credits across My Friend Irma Life with Luigi The Edger Bergen Show and many others. His career spanned stage screen and voice work including Snidley Whiplash on The Bullwinkle Show.
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Wendl R. Warner
15Th St
St. Luke’s Hospital
First Avenue
15Th Street
Jackson County
Cedar Rapids
Doris McMurrin
Aspring Tree Service
Garry
Ronny
Mildred Puckhaber
Beulah von Stien
Ruby Sturgeon
Ella Brackett
Center Point
Iva Carlyle
Troy Mills
Lois Reynolds
Bessie Jones
Reno
Nev
Frank
Ernest
William
Kuba Funeral Home
William B. Harnish
Morrison Cemetery
Hollywood
UPI
Hans Conried
St. Joseph Medical Center
Conried
John Barrymore
Uncle Tonoose
Danny Thomas
Rhoda Weiss
Margaret
American Federation of Television and Radio Actors
Baltimore
Columbia University
Los Angeles
CBS Radio
Professor Kroptkin
Friend Irma
Debbie Reynolds
Molly Pincon
Urban revival plan eyed with tentative White House approval
The White House signals in principle support for up to 75 enterprise zones in distressed urban areas offering tax breaks to lure firms and create jobs. Simultaneously a $1 billion AFDC cut package aims to impose workfare, cap benefits at age 16 for a child, and treat certain federal aid as income, narrowing the welfare program’s reach to curb deficits.
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Washington
Reagan
AFDC
Jack Kemp
R-N.y
Robert Garcia
D-N.y
White House
Iowa study finds rail switch not economical now
An IDOT assessment concludes relocating passenger service from southern Iowa to the Rock Island tracks in central Iowa would cost at least 75 million dollars and is not economically feasible in the foreseeable future. The report moves to the Iowa Railway Finance Authority and then to the Iowa Legislature for review.
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Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa
Rock Island
David Plazak
IDOT
Iowa Transportation Commission
Iowa Railway Finance Authority
Iowa Legislature
Omaha-Chicago
Des Moines
Davenport
Plazak
Omaha
Chicago
Local Birth Announcements Chronicle Jan 4 5
Vital statistics record multiple birth notices from Des Moines area. Included are births to Lora and Larry Zahrad nik at 3255 25th Ave Marion a daughter Nancee and Kerry Mounce at 1715 B Ave NE a son Verna and Lyle Schulte at 3010 Waveland Drive NW a daughter Debra and Craig Barr at 4191 Blairs Ferry Road NE a son Michelle and Charles Carlson at 2239 C St SW a son Rachel and Donald Mackay at 3653 Cottage Grove Ave SE a daughter At West Des Moines to Karen and Kenneth Benhart a daughter Dec 30 Grandparents Leonard Benhart 2935 Russell Drive NE At Carlisle to Charlotte and Ron Pugh a daughter Jan 2 Grandparents Eugene Pugh 3225 Blue Ridge Drive NE and Jack Blaha Route 1 Amana
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Lora
Larry Zahradnik
25Th Ave
Marion
Nancee
Kerry Mounce
Ave
Verna
Lyle Schulte
Waveland Drive
Debra
Craig Barr
Blairs Ferry Road
Michelle
Charles Carlson
C St. SW
Rachel
Donald
West Des Moines
Karen
Kenneth Benhart
Leonard Benhart
Russell Drive
Carlisle
Charlotte
Ron Pugh
Eugene Pugh
Blue Ridge Drive
Jack Blaha
Amana
Snowblower storage danger indoors warns fire marshal
Cedar Rapids Fire Marshal Phil Saunders cautions against storing gasoline powered snowblowers indoors after use. Gasoline should be kept only in approved containers and outdoors in a garage or shed to prevent fire from vapor expansion and sparks. The report lists residents and call times for recent incidents and emergencies in the area.
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Cedar Rapids
Phil Saunders
Saunders
IDOT seeks unified stand on gasohol tax hike
Iowa officials push for a tax increase on gasohol to 8 cents a gallon with a phased plan. The plan aims for a 2 cent rise this year and another 2 cent in January 1983, followed by a final 3 cent increase by July 1983, offsetting road fund losses.
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IDOT
Ames
UPI
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Development Commission
Energy Policy Council
Iowa Corn Growers Association
Ian MacGillivray
State Transportation Commission
Commission
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Gasohol
MacGillivray
DOT
Clinton Man Dies in Highway 61 Crash
Dudley C. Drey, 29, of Clinton died in a head on collision with a southbound semitrailer on Highway 61 north of Parkview. The crash occurred about 4 30 a m. The truck driver William Marshall, 45, of Dixon Illinois was treated and released from a Clinton hospital.
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Parkview
Dudley C. Drey
Clinton
Highway 61
Scott County
Sheriff's Department
Drey
William Marshall
Dixon
Marshall
Man killed at quarry near Winterset in fatal accident
In Winterset, Iowa, at the E J Sargent Quarry two workers fell into a gravel bin while removing rock frozen to a crusher. Russell W. Staley, 41, died. Floyd Wagley, 52, was rescued conscious and in stable condition at a local hospital. Rescuers cut through the bin to reach them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winterset
E.J. Sargent
Russell W. Staley
Floyd Wagley
Madison County
Paul Welch
Welch
FDR Defines Four Freedoms Aim in 1941
On this date in 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt articulated the Four Freedoms: freedom of speech freedom of worship freedom from want and freedom from fear, establishing a guiding wartime and postwar American policy.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscriber Rates And Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists subscription pricing for carrier and mail editions. It notes sample weekly and annual rates, service areas, and that no mail subscriptions are accepted where Gazette carrier service exists.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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