Gazette executive Leonard Jentz dies after heart attack
Leonard W. Jentz 47 promotion and public affairs director for The Gazette died of a heart attack at his Marion home. Born May 1 1937 in Belmond Wisconsin he joined The Gazette in 1975 and led the Newspapers in Education program begun 1980. He organized many Gazette events and served on multiple boards. Memorials to Camp Good Health or Lutheran Church of the Resurrection.
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Leonard W. Jentz
the Gazette
26Th St
Marion
Jentz
Belmond
Wis
The
Gazette
Public Affairs Post
Independence Chamber of Commerce
Dubuque
Leonard Jr
Winthrop
Debra Ann
Ames
Jennifer Susanne
Wilson Jentz
Davenport
Henry
Bettendorf
Joseph
Murdoch Funeral Home
Camp Good Health
Cedar Rapids
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
18Th Ave
Services Pending for Elmer W. Vick 78
Obituary notice lists Elmer W. Vick of 2739 First Ave SE dead at home after a long illness with services pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. The notice also records several memorial services for others with times, locations, and burial sites across Cedar Rapids and nearby towns, plus charity funds.
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Elmer W. Vick
First Ave
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
East Iowa Obituaries Honor Several Local Residents
A collection of death notices from East Iowa reports Bernard L. Fleming 61 Anamosa retired machinist died Tuesday. Ralph Askelson 58 Decorah farmer died Tuesday night in Wisconsin. Helen D. Louis 81 of Iowa City died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital. Albert B. Bascom 386 died Tuesday at St. Luke's Hospital after illness. Ernest A. Reth 45 Mazeppa Minn died Tuesday from heart attack while driving in Michigan. Services and burial details follow for each case with families listed.
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Harriett Louise Inman
20Th Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Greene County
Ind
Thomas E. Inman
Iowa City
Inman
United Brethren Church
Scotland
Audrey Hunter
Durham
Calif
Winnagene Cassavka
Patricia Thoreson
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Jr
Chicago
Ralph Ashcraft
Sharpsville
Ray Ashcraft
Bedford
Turner Chapel West
Don Scarlett
First Church of the Nazarene
Linwood Cemetery
Bernard L. Fleming
Anamosa Community Hospital
Faye
Bernard A
Leslie
Donald
Dennis
Anamosa
Janan Fulwider
Ada Snoble
Central City
Patrick
Robert
Tampa
Fila
James
Marshall, Mo
Richard
Genevieve Kunzelman
Mesa, Ariz
Doris Thompson
Hopkinton
Blanche Fuller
Ellen Jordan
Edith Taylor
Coggon
Arlene Tjaden
Martelle
Goettsch’s
Riverside Cemetery
Ralph Askelson
Decorah
la Crosse
Wis
Colleen
Lester
Claire
Marlyn
Connie Askelson
Audrey Helgerson
Loveland
Colo
Donna Erickson
Lavonne Kohlepp
Sandra Johnson
Eau Claire
Helen D. Louis
S. Linn St
Mercy Hospital
Norwood C. Louis
Henry Louis Inc
Trinity Episcopal Church
the Elks Ladies
Henry W
Norwood C. II
Robert Holzhammer
Oakland Cemetery
George L. Gay’s
Mercy Hospital Foundation
Albert B. Bascom
Vinton
van Horne
Marie
Newhall
Albert Jr
Chester
Blue Eye
Vernon
Hazel Humphrey
Maxine Wise
Anaheim
Dorothy Carpenter
Culver City
Ruth Bascom
George Bortz
Solon
Willard Bortz
Vernice Frenct
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Salem Cemetery
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Ernest A. Reth
Mazeppa
Minn
Manchester
Michigan
Jacqlyn
Mindy
Martin Reth
Linda Rink
Monticello
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Pine Island
Ranfranz Funeral Home
Elton Hills Drive
Rochester
Obituary notices for Olander Ewoldt Fritz Banse in Oelwein area
Obituaries note Elmer Olander 69 of Oelwein died at Mercy Hospital after a short illness and details of survivors and services at Sacred Heart Church. Elmer H. Ewoldt 79 of Dysart died at Sunnycrest Care Center with burial planned in Clutter and services at Zion Lutheran Church. Agnes M. Fritz 88 died in Washington with services at St. James Catholic Church and burial in East Pleasant Plain. Leona Banse 82 died at Virginia Gay Hospital with services tentatively set and arrangements by Campbell-Russell's.
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Schumacher
Anthony P
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Eugene Kutsch
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Teahen Funeral
Pediatric Cardiology Research Fund
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City
Elmer Olander
Mercy Hospital
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Helen
Robert
Pensacola
Fla
Dwayne Shields
Cedar Rapids
Ronald
Oelwein
Corliss
Hap
Richard Brickman
Violet Miller
Pontiac
Mich
Sacred Heart Church
Floral Hills Cemetery
Hazleton
Brant-Kern-Jamison’s
Elmer H. Ewoldt
Sunnycrest
Dysart
Mildred
Loren
Clutier
Royce
Norman
Traer
Sherman
Delbert
Erwin
Edwin
Lorena Podhajsky
Reinbeck
Leola Dunlap
Zion Lutheran Church
Oneida Cemetery
Clutter
Overton’s
Agnes M. Fritz
Washington
Louise Wehr
Keota
Ruth Bauer
Quincy
Ill
St. James Catholic Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
East Pleasant Plain
Iowa
Eden’s
Leona Banse
Virginia Gay Hospital
Campbell-Russell’s
Chase narrows as suspect flees in high speed pursuit
Artis claimed to be undercover Cedar Rapids officer prompting Dixon to flee. He allegedly threatened Lynn Bartels at a school parking lot demanding her car, intending to abandon it near Iowa City. Police pursued on I 380 with state patrol help. Dixon slowed by traffic near North Liberty.
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Artis
Cedar Rapids
Dixon
Kennedy
Lynn Bartels
Miami Drive
Bartels
Iowa City
33Rd Avenue
Iowa State
State Patrol
North Liberty
Dixon Run From Cedar Rapids Police In Highway Chase
A high speed interstate chase ends when Dixon pulls ahead of Cedar Rapids police cars and stops after realizing escape is impossible. The incident follows a motor theft from Kennedy and notes Dixon recently transferred from Washington High School. No weapon was found in the stolen car.
Cedar Rapids Civic Meetings and Events Schedule
A list of afternoon and evening civic meetings in Cedar Rapids including Riverfront Improvement Committee at Riverfront Building and city council sessions at City Hall. Also notes appointments for venereal disease services, Tony Bennett concert at Five Seasons, and James Martin reading at Cornell College with theater times elsewhere.
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Cedar Rapids
Priorities Citizens’ Committee
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
Ambroz
Veterans Memorial Commission
Central City City Council
Marion City Council
Linn-Mar
Crash kills Dubuque woman in head on collision
A 57 year old Dubuque woman died when her car collided head on with a semi trailer truck on Highway 61 about six miles south of Dubuque. The driver of the semi was not injured. Relatives had not been notified and investigations into the crash continued by the Dubuque County Sheriff's Department.
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Dubuque
Highway 61
Dubuque County
Half of Iowa deaths blamed on heart disease study
A Johnson County report based on American Heart Association data finds heart disease accounts for 50.8 percent of Iowa deaths in 1984, higher than most states and tied with New York City for the nation's top rate. The study notes Iowa's rate is not age adjusted and urges support for local cardiovascular research.
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Iowa
Johnson County
Iowa City
American Heart Association
U.S
New York City
Heart Association
Alaska
New Mexico
University of Iowa
Donald Brown
U of I
Brown
The
Association
U of I College of Medicine
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Godfrey J. Gesmacher Jr
23Rd St. SE
Mary Helen Harp
Gesmacher
Bishop Stoddard Corp
American Legion Hanford
VFW
Amvets
Disabled American Veterans
Cedar Rapids Lodge
Western Fraternal Life Association
Cadets of
St. George
Catholic Workman
Cedar Rapids Aerie
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Lois Showman
South English
Robert J. Biwer
Godfrey Sr
Kuba Funeral Home
John M. Kissling
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Czech National Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Diabetes Association
Seventh Ave
Betty L. Watson
35Th St. NE
St. Luke's Hospital
Hiteman
Charles F. Watson
Waterloo
Watson
Starlite Inn
Dan
Charles
Patricia Milota
Roswell
N.M
Charlotte Watson
Cora Johnson
Dorothy Leggett
Albia
Oscar Johnson
Union
S.C
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Robert L. Bouton
Christ Church Presbyterian
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Berry
Gertrude F
Baxter Memorial Chapel
James E. Warren
Oak Shade Cemetery
Thomson
Bonnie Baveda Bittner
First Presbyterian Church
Mount Vernon
Gary Burnett
Lisbon Cemetery
Morgan Funeral Home
American Lung Association
Walnut
Des Moines
Oronoco
Vernon's
Chase
Washington High School
Mary and
Denny Morgan
St. Luke’s
Diane
Charles Mossman
Blairstown
Julie
Brian Wagner
14Th St
Lisa
Michael Boddicker
Norway
Martha
John Coonrod
33Rd Ave
Kathleen
Leonard Kloft
Harrier Court
Debra
Dennis Stepanek
Coral Lane
Cynthia
Donald McBride
Coggan
Sheri
Scott Grabanski
18Th St. NE
Minneapolis
Joan
James Halquist
William Windus
29Th St
Curtis R. Harris
Carol S. Pledge
Jeffrey J. Barnes
Kathryn R. Binhammer
James E. Miller
Toddville
Carole A. Boots
Jayne Ann and
Wade Allyn Swindle
Fifth St
Sixth St
Daniels St. NE
Seventh Ave. SE
Hollywood Blvd
C Ave
Mutual Aid
Stoney Point Road
Allview Drive
Teakwood Lane
Linn County Health Department
Center Point
Tony Bennett
James Martin
Pauley
Cornell College
Theater Times
Crash
Springfield, Ill
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
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