Death notices and services listed for Cedar Rapids area
A dense list of obituaries and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. Names include Ida Mary Lindsay age 86, Frank Dietz 76, and many others with birthplaces, spouses, survivors, church affiliations, and service times. Entries note services at St Michael's Episcopal Church Cedar Memorial Chapel Turner West Turner Chapel East and other local churches with burial sites and funeral homes.
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Ida Mary Lindsay
1St Ave
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Lindsay
Denver
Colo
Lindsay
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
St. Anne’s Guild
Kenneth Jr
Thomas C. Aycock Jr
Chapel of Memories
Turner East
Catherine S. Bierstedt
Waterloo
Mechanicsville
East Rutherford
N.J
Bierstedt
James Black Co
Eagles Club of
Ann Ellis
Kathleen Smith
Morrison
Robert
San Jose
Calif
Julia van Dender
Theresa Bassett
New Jersey
Frank
George Contreras
Miami
Fla
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Donald Wooge
Mechanicsville United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Nagel
Ethel M
Holy Name Catholic Church
West Union
Burnham Wood’s
West Union Cemetery
Swatosh
James A
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
D.A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Machemer
Blanche Elizabeth
Turner Chapel East
James L. Hayes
Trinity Church of the Nazarene
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Kinderknecht
Clarence Henry
Frank Dietz
Second Ave
Ava Evans
Mr. Dietz
Ruth Pierson
Rock Island Railroad
Iowa Highway Commission
St. James United Methodist Church
Fidelitas Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Fairfax
el Kabir Shrine
Ruth
Joe
Tom
Robert Pierson
Patricia Snyder
Dorothy Notting
Vallejo
Turner Chapel West
Gordon Packard
Turner West
St. Jame’s United Methodist Church
Three Major Burglaries Reported in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police were called Saturday to three burglaries. At Pizza Hut, 1620 First Ave NE, about 2 to 3 30 a m, $1 330 in checks and cash vanished after a rear door was pried open. Khouris Lounge, 608 16th St NE, suffered a 14 by 22 inch hole in a south wall with about $1 000 taken. Judy’s Hamburgers, 1854 42nd St NE, saw tools and some money left untouched after dials were removed and hinges loosened near the drive up window.
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Cedar Rapids
Pizza Hut
First Ave
Khouris
16Th St. NE
Two Arrested For Drunk Driving In City
Charles E. Conrad, 30, of 3031 Ellis Boulevard NW, was arrested at 10 38 p.m. Friday in the 700 block of F Avenue NW. Dale E. McAtee, 24, of Van Horne, was arrested at 6 30 p.m. Saturday on Highway 30 west of Mount Vernon.
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Charles E. Conrad
Ellis Boulevard NW
F Avenue NW
Dale E. McAtee
van Horne
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids SCORE helps budding entrepreneurs via free counseling
In Cedar Rapids a group of retired executives from SCORE offers free business counseling to new owners. The Gazette reports 375 counseling cases last year and two counseled clients share how the service aided them.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather and vital statistics and notices recap
Winds northwest at 23 mph gusting to 30 mph at 9 p m. Temperatures show a day ago high 13 low 12 with no precipitation. Forecast calls for clear and very cold Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer by Thursday with highs in the 30s and lows in the teens. Also notes births at 393 18th St SE a son reported at 10 45 p m Friday and a series of local incidents including alarms malfunctions gas flushes electrical work and vehicle or residence issues with times and street locations listed.
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First St
Wilson Avenue
Sixth Street
26Th St
Clifton St
Shaver Road
Truck not returned to Buresh Rental
Police were informed Saturday that a Rider Truck valued at 10000 dollars that should have been returned to Buresh Rental at 2901 1st Ave SE on Tuesday had not yet been returned to the company.
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Buresh Rental
1St Ave. SE
Turner eyes bigger spy unit location options
Sources say the Defense Department plans a small staff from the Defense Intelligence Agency as the core of a new group. Turner reportedly opposes the Pentagon plan and envisions a larger body possibly at CIA headquarters in Langley or a CIA-run facility near the White House. Carter to issue an executive order expanding Turner’s authority.
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Turner
Defense Department
Pentagon
Defense Intelligence Agency
CIA
Langley
White House
Carter
Accident causes long traffic snarl at Center Point and I Avenue
A one car wreck at Center Point Road and I Avenue NE at 5 22 PM Saturday downed a utility pole and lines, blocking traffic for over 30 minutes. Driver Bambi Tritle 20 of 2032 Werner St NE and three passengers were treated and released at Mercy Hospital. She faces reckless driving and license charges. Estimated damages total 1 400 to the pole and 1 000 to the car.
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Center Point Road
I Avenue NE
Bambi Tritle
Werner St. NE
J Avenue
Tritle
Rebecca
Jamison Coleman
Seventh Ave
Marion
Robert Warner
Ninth Ave
Mercy Hospital
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Road reports callers for up-to-date highway conditions
A brief notice informs readers that the listed numbers provide current highway condition updates. It emphasizes calling to obtain the latest travel weather and roadway status across routes.
Bus Crash Wrecks Wrestlers Rally Injured at Jesup Tourney
A bus collision near Jesup injures several wrestlers from Williamsburg and disrupts travel to a wrestling meet. Driver Glenn Goben and 18 year old Michael Ford die. others including assistant coach Bill Everhart and coach Jim Bruck recount the aftermath and rescue efforts. A LaPorte City bus later ferries remaining athletes to Jesup High School for medical checks.
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LaPorte City
Jesup High School
Goben
Everhart
Jim Bruck
Williamsburg
Bruck
John van Steenhuyse
Mark Stanerson
Phil Malloy
Stanerson
Phil Huedepohl
Kirk
Kristy
Conroy
Jesup
Paul Garringer
Ed Garringer
Bob Black
Steve
Dave Marine
Phil
Marty Malloy
Sam Curry
Mike Mullinex
Bob Welsh
Kirk Goben
Glenn Goben
John van Steenhouse
William Everhart
Blair Bryant
Dave Doerman
Mike Lorenz
Glenn
Lynn Russell
Paul Meade
Mike Dunsworth
Scott Frederickson
Legionnaire's Disease Suspected in Iowa Deaths
Renner reports 111 respiratory illness cases investigated in two weeks as possible Legionnaire's disease link. He notes high fever and persistent cough as symptoms and says many pneumonia deaths may be Legionnaire's disease, with diagnostic capability now in place at the State Hygienic Laboratory. Disease not deemed contagious based on current evidence.
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Renner
Iowa
CDC to send Dowdle to WHO session on flu state
The big question centers on when the flu will peak with guesses spanning this winter to spring. Dr. Walter Dowdle, the CDC top virology researcher, will attend the WHO session and report findings soon after to a national health officials meeting.
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States
CDC
Walter Dowdle
WHO
Dowdle
Sadat rejects Israeli presence in Sharm el Sheikh
In a Saturday interview with October magazine, Anwar Sadat said there would be no Israelis in Sharm el Sheikh and no Israeli settlements on Egyptian land. He proposed the Gulf of Aqaba be internationalized or Sharm el Sheikh guarded by an international emergency force if no Israelis remain.
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October
Sadat
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
U.N
Security Council
Gulf
Rockford murder suspect Nelson waives extradition
Nelson faces six murder counts in Rockford after being arrested in Milwaukee for allegedly beating his wife at a motel. Police also charge him with aggravated battery. In Milwaukee he waived extradition and expressed a wish to return to Illinois for trial.
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Nelson
Rockford
Illinois
Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office
Korean War Sparks Hotelroom Brawl In Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids man, Winfred Ivan Smith, 43, was arrested at 10:20 p.m. and charged with intent to inflict injury after an argument over the Korean War with Charles Maddox Jr., 57, at the Montrose Motor Hotel. Maddox, cut on the head, was hospitalized in stable condition. Smith is held in Linn County Jail awaiting arraignment today.
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Cedar Rapids
Winfred Ivan Smith
Fourth Ave
Charles Maddox Jr
Montrose Motor Hotel
Third Ave. SE
Smith
Linn County
Maddox
Mercy Hospital
Veterans Administration Hospital
Iowa City
Center Point Road
J Avenue NE
Michael Clinton
Cheyenne Road
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists pricing for carrier and mail subscriptions, with after noon editions and Sunday service at 7 issues per week for $5,174 weekly and $56.00 for 52 weeks, plus $80.00 for 52 weeks outside local areas. It notes exclusive AP republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Harrison’s Funeral Home
Tama
Clarence
Marjorie A. Hecht
Chapman Funeral Home
Harpers Ferry
Marcus Robinson
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Waukon
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Uhlmann
First Baptist Church
Elgin
Elgin Cemetery
Muehlethaler-Wright Funeral Home
Mercy
John Genie
18Th St. SE
Vernon Court
I Avenue
C.R. Weather
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Atlantic
Belmond
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Cedar Falls
Davenport
Denison
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Des Moine
Fairfield
Fort Dodge
Maquoketa
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Sun
Michael Ford
6Th St
Allen Memorial Hospital
Black Hawk County
People’s Memorial Hospital
Independence
Bill Everhart
Legionnaire
American Legion
Philadelphia
Mideast
Jerusalem
Milwaukee
Beloit
Wis
United Press International
C.R
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Brad
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