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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1979

Page

3

Deaths in Area Take Toll Across Iowa

A column memorializes multiple local deaths and funeral details. Amanda Schmickle 96 Lafayette died today in Cedar Rapids after lifelong residence. Joseph Holecek 62 Solon died after short illness at Mercy Hospital. John Esch 58 Marion died after sudden illness. Robert Armstrong 32 Blue Springs died in Missouri after automobile crash. Walter Gray 76 Monticello died in Cedar Rapids after brief illness. Jean Nosbish 53 Cedar Rapids area died after long illness. Clark Hayes 41 Cedar Rapids died after long illness. Jack Musker 61 Cedar Rapids died after brief illness. Several other memorial announcements list obituaries for Tama to Manchester areas with service times and burial sites.

Amanda Schmickle Lafayette Cedar Rapids Carl W. Schmickle Murdoch Marion Daryl Martin Calmar United Methodist Church Lafayette Cemetery Joseph L. Holecek Dalewood Ave Mercy Hospital Solon Harnischfeger Dorothy Palmer Elsie McMahn Myrtle Beach S.C Alma Wilson Iowa City All Saints Church Edmund J. Becker St. Mary’s Cemetery Father Becker Brush Chapel John Robert Esch 14Th St Dyersville Mary E. Kolcker U.S. Army Department of Transportation St. Joseph Catholic Church Catholic Order of Foresters American Legion Jane Joyce Frank Griffin St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Keith Birch St. Francis Xavier Baxter Memorial Chapel Father Birch Robert J. Armstrong Blue Springs Missouri Minneapolis Helen Snow International Trucks Kansas City Robert James Robert Armstrong Tomah Wis Lincoln Neb Newcomer Matfield Funeral Home Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Walter Damon Gray Monticello Topeka Kan Edna Zimmerman Little Brown Nashua Penick and Ford St. Matthew's Catholic Church Richard David Donald Robins Dennis Nell Magnuson Kane Meryle Christopher Ida Edwards Edwin Gray Turner Chapel East Harold Naig St. Matthew’s Church Oak Hill Cemetery Jean M. Nosbish Jerry Nosbish Pawnee Drive Elma Mr. Nosbish St. Patrick's Catholic Church St. Anthony's Study Club New Life Prayer Group Quota Club Carriage Dry Cleaners Jerry T Shawnee Mission Daniel J Mary Kay Schnack Golden Valley Minn Deborah Bradley Willmar Suzanne Nosbish Joseph McAvoy Alta Vista John McAvoy Marlene Hogan Waterloo Clark Ray Hayes Oakland Road SuZane Kendall Chicago Universal Engineering Paris Tenn Debbie Zandra Douglas Gregory Ricky Steve Clark Sigourney Charles Bass Turner’s East Jack Albert Musker Ave Fort Lauderdale Fla LeFebvre Corp Omar Bradley Lillian E. Stevens Charles W. Musker Canon D.A. Loferski Charles Stevens Mr. Musker Cedar Memorial Cemetery Turner Chapel Kathryn Margaret Butterfield Phoenix Ariz Buchanan County Arthur E. Butterfield Grinnell Barnard and Leas Manufacturing Co St. Paul’s United Methodist Church White Shrine Order of the Eastern Star James Atherton Canoga Park Calif Lloyd E. Brockmeyer Chapel of Memories American Cancer Society Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Tama Ella Mae Benda Harrison Oak Hill Hopkinton Roy Moenk Goettsch’s. Williamsburg Clinton A. Libby St. Paul's United Methodist Church North English Uhlmann’s. Strawberry Point Emma C. Wessels First Lutheran Manchester Visitation Shelly’s John F. Wilson St. Mary’s Catholic Church Shelly's Gerald B. Haas Nick J. Hoffmann Kramer's Independence J. Glenn Medearis St. John’s Catholic Church Mason-Howe's Thomas Walsh St. Joseph's Catholic Church St. Patrick's Little Creek Powell's Keswick Leland Arlene) Wilkins South English Matilda Lauser Sacred Heart Union Presbyterian Hoover-Valentine’s

Snow delays jury selection in Inger murder trial

Heavy snow warnings halted court proceedings in the Mark A. Inger second degree murder case at the Marion District Court. Judge William Eads dismissed the trial at 12 15 p m amid forecast additional inches of snow. The trial faces a Tuesday 9 a m restart unless weather worsens.

Mark A. Inger 28Th Ave Marion William R. Eads Third Avenue Inger Robert Neve 17Th Ave Hy-Vee Oakland Road 32Nd Street Neve Denver Dillard Dillard

Snowstorm Strands Iowa Towns and Triggers State Aid

The Quad City area reports 19 inches and Burlington 20 inches as emergency calls surge in Linn County. Ambulances shuttle pregnant women to Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids and St Luke's, while rural residents face heat shortages. Roads seal off Durant Alissa Houghton and county crews battle snow. state disaster loans may fund extraordinary costs as Cedar Rapids resists new aid.

Quad City Burlington Walford Troy Mills Toddville Lisbon Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids Stanwood Mercy Hospital Tim Trosky Norway Trosky Linn County Durant Atalissa Houghton Ray IDOT State Disaster Services Office

Cedar Rapids Battered by Blizzard Strands Livestock and Delays

Officials estimate storm cost at 35 000 to 40 000 dollars as Cedar Rapids and Linn County crews work through two feet plus drifts. National Guard flown hay to stranded cattle while milk haulers struggle with blocked roads and tanks. Schools and businesses close as emergency measures spread across the region.

Cedar Rapids Bob Heneley IDOT National Guard Dennis Stevens Des Moines Waterloo Stevens Iowa Ray Dave Schulte Mid-America Dairymen Inc Marion

Midwest Blizzard Looms After Heavy Snow Kills Dozens

Wisconsin reports eight deaths and Indiana one as a major Midwest storm follows a weekend blizzard. Chicago faces 40 percent snow chance tonight with 23 inch 1967 storm cited as worst. Mayor Bilandic enforces snow removal. roofs collapse warnings, lootings reported with one police officer arrest.

Kansas Michigan Wisconsin Indiana National Weather Service Midwest Chicago Michael Bilandic

Ray's inaugural deficit tops thirty thousand dollars

Des Moines Iowa governor Rob ert Ray says he will not seek state funds to cover about a 30000 shortfall from his inauguration last week. About 2000 attendees paid 5 dollars, but expenses reached roughly 40000. a committee will meet to discuss options including mini balls and contributions.

Des Moines Robert Ray Ray Veterans Auditorium

Break-in at Plowboy Club Stolen Food Valued at 250

Meat valued around 250 dollars was stolen along with beer cigarettes and other items from the Plowboy Club situated south of West Union after a Saturday night break-in. No suspects named and no arrests reported.

West Union Plowboy Club

Congress Opens Shapes and Plays in Senate and House

The new Congress begins with Democrats holding control in both chambers and Republicans contesting leadership posts. Senate 59 41 in favor of Democrats. House 277 158 with two vacancies. Baker and Sen Ted Stevens lead GOP Senate leadership. Harrison Schmitt withdraws challenge. Packwood narrowly tops McClure for Republican Conference chair. Garn secures secretary post. Heinz edges Hatch for Campaign chair. Twenty years ago De Gaulle urged Algeria political solution via universal suffrage.

Union China Senate House Rhode Island William Roth Delaware Garn Chaffee Roth de Gaulle Algeria

Fire destroys 48-unit elderly housing project in Maquoketa

A 48 unit elderly housing complex at River Village II in Maquoketa was gutted by a Friday night fire. The blaze possibly started by a gas heater prompted brief patient relocations as it threatened the west wing of Jackson County Hospital before the north west wing redirected and stopped.

Maquoketa River Village II Jackson County Hospital

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