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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
River Village II
Jackson County Hospital
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