Deaths mark long life in Iowa and beyond
Obituary notices span W Palmer Wilson 83 of Sun City Arizona former Oelwein banker and civic leader. Albert Carlson 92 Fredericksburg area farmer. Ethel Burkart Cedar Rapids resident. Constance Fernow former Cedar Rapids nurse. Edith Talbot Watsonville California alumna of Cedar Rapids. George Whitters Cedar Rapids native who died in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Palmer
Buck” Wilson
Sun City
Ariz
Oelwein
Arizona
Washington
Iowa
Hazel Porter
Oelwein State Bank
Oelwein Industrial Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Republican Party
Brant-Kern Funeral Home
Oelwein Foundation
Albert Carlson
Fredericksburg
Marion
New Hampton
Jefferson Park
Ill
Martha Marie Maier
Carlson
Dresden No. 2
Leon
Dewey
Ralph
Kansas City
Mary Carlson
Mabel Rienecke
Ruby Hooks
Chicago
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Boyd
Constance Emily Fernow
Cedar Rapids
Lawrence County
Mount Vernon
Jackson Township
Linn County
Linn
CES
Central City
Paul Sawyer
Mary Ellen Wharton
Park City
Utah
IOOF
Lawrence County Nursing Home
Max L. Fossett
Edith Talbot
Watsonville
Calif
Jack Talbot
Brooklyn
N.Y
Talbots
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Erik
Davenport
Solveig Steendal
Northfield
Minn
Lilly Bruun
Oslo
Norway
Madison St
Apt
Iowa Deaths Notices From Blairstown to Overton
Death notices list names and ages for Blairstown, Brooklyn, Delhi, Delta, Dundee, Elgin, Hawkeye, Independence, Traer and Overton locations. Details include service times at churches or funeral homes, burial sites, and call or visitation information, with some memorial funds noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Agnes Viktor
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Clarence Frana
St. John’s Cemetery
Jane
Kuba Funeral Home
McGinnis
Lula Belle
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Charlotte Mallett
Blairstown
Donald G. Reinberg
United Methodist Church
Russell's
Keystone Cemetery
Brooklyn
Mary Sindelar
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Neuenhoven’s
St. Patrick’s
Tama
Delhi
Elsie M. Overman
Clifton Funeral Home
Rhodes
Eden Cemetery
Delta
Blanche Keck
Delta Methodist Church
Garrett Cemetery
Holm’s
Dundee
Frank E. Coonrad
Shelly’s
Manchester
Oakland Cemetery
Elgin
Alexander Pollack
Mason City
Muehlethaler-Wright Funeral
Illyria
Hawkeye
Edwin H. Koehler
Burnham-Wood
Weather Highlights With Winds From East at 14 mph
Midnight wind direction is east at 14 mph. Sun sets at 5 08 PM, rises 7 28 AM Saturday. Year ago today high 50 low 22 with no precipitation. Record high 56 in 1964, record low 27 in 1930. Extended forecast: chance of snow Sunday, fair Monday and Tuesday. Highs 5 to 15 Sunday, 25 to 35 Monday and Tuesday. Lows 0 to 10 below Sunday, 0 to 10 above Monday and Tuesday. National lows 26 at Havre Montana, highs 85 at McAllen Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.R
Terminally ill inmate earns regional Employee of the Year
Bill Brown 31, a Sandstone Federal Prison supervisor, was honored as regional Employee of the Year by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons at Miller-Dwan Hospital in Duluth where he is receiving treatment for terminal cancer. He has spent seven years with the agency and faces an uncertain future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Bureau
Kansas City
Brown
Ralston
Rolland Brown
Iowa
Reformatory Farms
Anamosa
Bill Brown
Rolland
Lois Brown
Bill
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Michigan
Leavenworth
Kaw
Angela
Greene County
Sandstone
Miller-Dwan Hospital
Nadine Pedersen
Pedersen
Aaron
Births and notices from Mercy and other locales
Birth announcements list parents and infants from Mercy January 21 and January 20, including Sue and Gary Statton and Donna Feldman among others. Also notes Hong Kong and Grand Junction births with grandparents and addresses. Fire, medical emergencies, alarms, mutual aid calls and investigations are recorded with times and locations.
Toughman ban clears panel in Iowa Senate debate
Iowa Senate State Government Committee approved a bill to outlaw Toughman contests where amateur boxers fight in elimination derbies and multiple bouts in a day. Critics say injuries occur and injured competitors rely on public aid, arguing for protection from dangerous events. The bill advances to Senate debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Senate State Government Committee
Richard Drake
R-Muscatine
Senate
Nut storage tips from Iowa State Extension
The Iowa State University Extension Answer Line advises removing nut meats from shells immediately to prevent softness. For short term use, store tightly covered in a cool dry dark place. freeze for long term. Air light warmth and moisture cause rancidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State University Extension
Kodak Gives Over Half Million to Minority Academic Awards
Eastman Kodak Co. states it contributed more than 500000 dollars to the Minority Academic Awards Program. The funding supports scholarships in science engineering and quantitative business studies at 27 colleges and universities nationwide for academically proven minority students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester, N.Y
UPI
Eastman Kodak Co
Pueblo seizure and crew capture in 1968 by North Korea
On a date in 1968 North Korea seized the U S intelligence ship Pueblo in the Sea of Japan and detained 83 crew members. The crew was released after 11 months while North Korea retained the vessel.
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North Korea
U.S
Pueblo
Sea of Japan
Winter storm drifts across northern states with heavy snow
Winter weather persisted across the northern states with heavy snow from the northern Rockies into the northern Plains. Montana saw 4 inches at Broadus and Glasgow felt snowfall at about an inch per hour. Snow reached Nebraska and Iowa while eastern Kansas and northern Missouri experienced freezing drizzle.
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Rockies
Plains
Montana
Broadus
Glasgow
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa couple found dead in Idaho van
The bodies of Arthur and Theone Risse of Ames were found in the rear of a van with Iowa plates at a Flying J Truck Stop on Interstate 84 Boise. Sheriff and coroner believe asphyxiation from propane gas caused the deaths. AP source notes an all points bulletin across four states.
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Boise, Idaho
Iowa
Arthur Risse
Ames
Ada County
Mike Roberts
Interstate 84
Boise
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Theone
Diane Risse
John
Bend
Ore
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company prints daily and Sunday editions at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with carrier and mail subscription schemes listed. Rates include $1.65 weekly by carrier and varying 7 issue and 52 week mail options. AP holds exclusive republication rights.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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Ethel Burkart
27Th St
Mercy Hospital
Cle Elum
Wash
Marion High School
Charlie L. Burkart
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Altar and Rosary Society
St. Rita’s Circle
Elmcrest
Elmcrest Ladies Golf
Ted
Kauai
Hawaii
Rick Hendryx
Waterloo
Marvin Hart
Lowell Randall
Kerkhoven
Stewart Funeral Home
George J. Whitters
Minneapolis
Nancy Zavoral
Mail Advertising Inc
Jerry
Blessing
Texas
Duane
George J. Jr
Donald
Bob
Mary Johnson
Angela Whitters
Yuba City
Diana Whitters
Frank Richard
Robert
Charles
Tom
Eleanor Diercks
Santa Fe
N.M
Virginia Donathan
William Hoyland
Robins
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
A.A. Sodawasser
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Weather Report
Havre
Mont
McAllen
National Weather Service
Boston
Miami
Anchorage
Atlanta
Eewe Bismarck
Nashville
N.orleans
Denver
New York
Phoenix
Honolulu
Seattle
Houston
Cedar Falls
Davenport Ames
Eee
Ewer
Fairfield
Fort Dodge
Atlantic Ee
Storm Lake
Coralville Lake
Cedar River
Steady McGregor
Seem
Steady Keokuk
Sewnee
Clinton
Bismarck
See
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
St.Paul
Omaha
St. Louis
Sioux Falls
Seema
Sue
Gary Statton
Hillside Drive
St. Luke’s
Donna
Dennis Feldman
Lisbon
Bernita Jones
Deborah Drive
Cathie
Roy Jordan
Wilma J. McKeen
Vinton
Mary
Mick Roggentien
Marengo
Nancy
Richard Hughes
Diana
Alan Baumgartel
Amana
Barbara
Steven Seller
32Nd St. SE
Michele
Charles Bassett
Northview Place
Stephanie Morris
Ave
Karol
Dennis Malone
Valleyview Drive
Lillian
Garwin Schuttloffel
First Ave
Hong Kong
Debbie
Jean Brunel
Kenneth B. Ottsen
Country Club Parkway SE
Grand Junction
Colo
Linda
Dennis Rule
Kenneth W. Johnson
Juhl Drive
Rita Ann
Ronald Dean Steenhoek
William
Mary L. Miller
Joyce Ann
Joseph Burton Peterson
Mark Allan
Lynne Marie Alberts
Virginia
William Kea
Betty Jane
Edward Krotz
Wilson Ave
Blairs Ferry Road
Sixth St
Mutual Aid
Edgewood Road
F Ave
Blake Blvd
First St
B Ave
Fourth Ave
Red Wing Road
L St
Seventh Avenue
Fifth Street
Diai 911
Van
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue 5
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