Deaths and memorials in Cedar Rapids area obituaries
The list notes multiple Cedar Rapids and area deaths including Dorothy G Dye age 60s who died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness born 1906 in Middletown Ohio and survived by two sons. Ernest Medulan 78 of Cedar Rapids died in Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Evangeline Loly Bishop Tichy 84 formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Mount Vernon care center. Mary Anne Wharton 23 died at home after long illness born 1955 in Waterloo. Robert F Taylor 82 of Newhall died at home. Michael Allen Pierce 19 Cedar Rapids died in automobile accident with survivors and services pending. Rodney LeRoy Pierce 23 also died in car crash. Madeline Fontana wife of late C L Fontana died in Rochester Minn. Rowan Wayne Dysart 89 died after sudden illness. George S Wiltsey services held in Baxter's with memorial established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy G. Dye
Sixth St
Marion
San Jose
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Middletown
Ohio
Howard L. Dye
First United Methodist
Robert H
Kenneth
Campbell
Weber R. Sheley
Hollandale
Fla
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Glen W. Lamb
Woodside
Middleton
Nazarene Church
Sanose
Lester Merrifield
Parker, Ariz
Downey
Mr. Merrifield
Blairstown
Relda Behrens
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Lee
South Gate
Don
Prescott
Ariz
N.T. Canarr
van Horne
Margaret Stanek
Ralph Dew
Paramount
Floyd Montague
Denver
Colo
Gerald M. McMeel
Houston
Texas
McMeel
St. Patrick’s Catholic
Raye Wakefield
Eugene C
Chicago
Gwendolyn Gillick
Ursula Rose
Ann Murphy
Mary Mullin
Ernest Medulan
Ninth Ave
Louise Hokinson
First Lutheran Church
Blahnik Construction Co
Laborers International Union of North America
Arlene
Kuba Funeral Home
Carl H. Berhenke
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Hanford Post No. 5
American Legion
Evangeline
Mary Anne Wharton
Arizona Ave
Waterloo
Regis High School
St. Pius Catholic Church
Robert L. Whorton
Donald Dean Paul
Red Oak
Roger Whorton
Elizabeth City
N.C
Robert Whorton Jr
Wichita Falls
Thomas Richardson
Springfield
Scott Folsom
Omaha
Julie K. Wharton
John J. Gorman
Bernard Collins
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Father Collins
Teahen Funeral Home
Michael Allen Pierce
Higley Ave
Verna van Tassel
Springville
Cliff's Auto Repair
Allen
James L. Pierce
Roxanne Rundle
Rodney LeRoy Pierce
Target Stores
Rhoda Ellis
Dawn Marie Pierce
Peggy Duby
Charles
Randy
Danny
Lawrence Randall
Edna Pierce
Roy Bartel
Shenandoah
Iowa
Turner East
Madeline
Pat'’ Fontana
C.L. Fontana
Rochester
Minn
the Gazette
Madeline Scott
St. Louis
Marvin Cone
Rowan Wayne Dysart
Park Terrace
Dysart
Nettie Hix
Iowa State University
St. Paul’s
Obituary notices from multiple towns announced
Arlington Ross F Wilson 71 visitation 1:30 p.m. today Gleim's burial Taylorsville Cemetery. Cascade George M May Homewood IN graveside 2 p.m. Friday St Marys Cemetery no visitation. Oxford Elmer Brownie Welsh 80 Friday 10 a.m. St Marys Catholic Church visitation after 9 a.m. Thursday Oxford Chapel rosary Thursday 8 p.m. George L Gay's. Oelwein Ophelia Suserud 86 Friday 2 p.m. Hintz's visitation after 1 p.m. Thursday. Anamosa A R Embree 85 Friday 1:30 p.m. Goettsch's visitation after 1 p.m. Thursday. McGregor Walter D Bachtell 73 Friday 2 p.m. Thornburgs burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday. Wellman Wayne T Thompson 62 Friday 2 p.m. Powell's visitation after 7 tonight.
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Arlington
Ross F. Wilson
United Methodist Church
Gleim’s
Taylorsville Cemetery
Cascade
George M. May
Homewood
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Oxford
Elmer “Brownie” Welsh
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Oxford Chapel
George L. Gay
Oelwein
Ophelia Suserud
Hintz’s
Anamosa
A.R. Embree
Goettsch’s
McGregor
Walter D. Bachtell
Thornburg’s
Pleasant Grove
Wellman
Wayne T. Thompson
Powell’s
Firefighters vote again on Cedar Rapids contract
Members of Local 11 IAFF are voting today and Thursday on a city and Cedar Rapids Fire Department contract after a tentative agreement was rejected last week. About 140 members in Local 11 participated as federal mediation helped negotiate terms. Both sides will not comment until ratification.
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International Association of Firefighters
Cedar Rapids
Thief Steals Calculus 125 Tests At Bowling Green
At Bowling Green State University a thief took tests for Cal culus 125 after a graduate assistant stepped away for a phone call. About 60 fall term students faced loss of their exams while campus police seek a suspect with possible motives.
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Bowling Green
Ohio
Bowling Green State University
University
Cliff Boutelle
Police to equip Cedar Rapids with pocket tape recorders
Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen says all Cedar Rapids officers may carry pocket tape recorders. City Council approves 10 recorders and batteries costing 550 dollars from revenue sharing funds. Bergen cites past incidents as justification for recording actions to confirm what occurred and show officers acted professionally. Discretion for use rests with individual officers as no department policy exists yet.
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Cedar Rapids
Floyd Bergen
Bergen
General Police Department
Couple Reunites After Acquittal Amid Domestic Dispute
Burt Rideout, a Salem cook, speaks against criminal law involvement in private matters. His December acquittal followed a dispute in which he testified to striking his wife and forcing intercourse, though he claimed reconciliation before making love. Mrs Rideout, initially angry, indicates no lasting hostility as the couple resumes life together.
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Rideout
Marion County Circuit Court
Salem
Ride
Trial Witness Describes Posttrial Apartment Scene
Mrs Rideout and her husband lived apart during the trial and discussion centered on visits to Jenny. Rideout's stepbrother Jack Hinkle allegedly kicked in a door. police reported a civil agreement reached before officers arrived. Mrs Rideout testified Hinkle forced sex, but the couple moved out to storage after the altercation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belheimer
John
Mrs. Bibelheimer
Jurors Missed Duty Prompt Warnings in Iowa Case
In Linn and Cedar Rapids, jurors faced warnings after missing or misreading summons. Jean Long and Kenneth Friend cited misunderstandings as they explained their absence, while U.S. Magistrate James Hodges warned that jurors remaining eligible were far fewer than needed for a 12 person panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Friend
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
U.S
James Hodges
Drunk driving charges filed after Linn County crash
Two men face multiple charges after a Tuesday evening crash near Ellis Road and 18th Street NW in Linn County. Donald D. Stewart, 34, is charged with drunk driving plus five traffic counts after his vehicle allegedly passed a car in a ditch, then sped away and left the scene. Gary R. Wells, 29, was treated for minor injuries, and Donald A. Petsche, 33, was also charged with drunk driving following an arrest near Ellis Boulevard and G Avenue NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Donald D. Stewart
J Ave
Ellis Road
18Th Street NW
Stewart
Gary R. Wells
28Th St
Wells
18Th Street
Mercy Hospital
Iowa
Donald A. Petsche
No. 2
Summer Circle NE
Ellis Boulevard
G Avenue NW
Marion man injured in snowmobile accident near Shueyville
Jerry L. Nebel of Marion is in serious condition in the ICU at St. Luke's Hospital after a snowmobile crash north of Shueyville in Johnson County. Authorities say a stuck throttle caused the loss of control. he arrived at the hospital around 9:30 p.m. and underwent over four hours of surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jerry L. Nebel
24Th St
Shueyville
Johnson County
Sheriff's Office
Interstate
Stolen Horses Recovered Near Ely In Linn County
Deputies recovered seven horses believed stolen last week from a farm near Ely. Bob West of Cedar Rapids reported loose horses on a road near the city's sewage plant. Dick Meade, who rents a pasture near Ely, had reported the theft. investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Ely
Bob West
Cedar Rapids
West
Dick Meade
Sheriff's Department
Theft reported at Carnahan Shell in Springville
Springville deputies investigate the theft of checks and credit card receipts from the Carnahan Shell station. A late model Ford or Mercury was used by a Black couple in their 20s who distracted staff while fraud occurred. a bank bag with no cash disappeared from an office drawer. Cedar Rapids police are seeking a similar couple.
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Springville
Linn County
Carnahan Shell
Steve Carnahan
Carnahan
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Announces Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
Cedar Rapids outlines a dial in bus service for senior citizens and disabled riders. The program aims to provide accessible transportation within the city limits and connect with existing transit options.
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Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
Kirkwood seeks injunction against HEW hiring rules
Kirkwood requests the court declare HEW hiring regulations invalid and not to be implemented and asks the court to order continued funding. A preliminary injunction hearing is set for January 22 in Cedar Rapids federal court and a permanent injunction will be decided later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkwood
HEW
Cedar Rapids
City Briefs Highlight Local Events and Notices
Preschool story hours set Thursday at Edgewood Branch and Main Library with times 9 30 to 10 am and 10 30 to 11 am. Catholic Laymen discuss mission life in Guyana Friday noon at Bishop Cafeteria. Irven Wendling hospitalized at St Luke's Hospital with visitors.
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Edgewood
Edgewood Road
Third Ave. SE
Mary Justin Conlan
Guyana
Bishop Cafeteria
Irven J. Wendling
Johnson Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Federal law enforcement waste criticized
The Carter administration reorganization team says more than 100 federal agencies spend about 5 billion dollars annually on law enforcement yet lack coordination. The report cites duplicated activity and wasted money and staff time, with officials studying how to implement earlier efficiency proposals.
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Washington
Carter
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Twinkles Dorene Young
Route 5
Vinton
Happy Chef Cafe
Church of the Nazarene
Thomas C
Jeanette Young
Nora Young
Roxanne Kettleson
Bruce Young
Oscar C. Young
Turner Chapel West
Robert F. Taylor
Newhall
Taylor
U.S. Navy
Shaffer-McFarland American Legion
Winthrop
Marie Baldwin
Aaron Koskamp
Murdoch
Coggon
Wiltsey
George S
Baxter's
J.M. Steffenson
Oak Shade
Russia
Prague
Warsaw
Burt
Greta
McManus
Imbroglio
Eibhacker
Long
C.R
Little Rock, Ark
Cedar Memorial
Funeral Home — Cemetery
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Brush Chapel
Gazette
St. Joseph’s Church Hall
Shery Haight
N.E
Solon
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