Mollie Samek 90 Cedar Rapids resident dies after long illness
Amelia F Mollie Samek died Friday at Heritage Acres Care Center after a long illness. Born in Baltimore in 1893 she married Joseph Samek in 1915. he died in 1952. Survived by sons Paul and Robert in Cedar Rapids daughter Ellen Benda two sisters and four grandsons. Services Monday at Turner Chapel West with burial Cedar Memorial Park. Memorials to Trinity United Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia F. “Mollie” Samek
Cedar Rapids
Heritage Acres Care Center
Baltimore
Joseph Samek
Trinity United Methodist Church
Paul H
Robert A
Ellen Benda
Helen Chada
Sylvia Chada
Turner Chapel West
Robert A. Dennett
Acacia
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Joe B. Miller
Reneva
Sarasota
Fla
Mr. Miller
Arthur, Ill
Kathrine
Ervin J
Kalona
Amy J. Miller
Greeley, Colo
Abe B
Middlebury
Ind
Dan B
Tobe B
Kokomo
Ana Helmuth
Arthur, Nl
East Union Mennonite
North Gingerich
Peterseim
East Union Church
Pleasantview
Howard D. Gnagey
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Mr. Gnagey
Sommerset County
Penn
Allen
Wauseon
Ohio
C. Robert
Archibald
James
Kenosha
Wis
Doris Gnagey
Mary Potter
Orange
Calif
Amelia Gnagey
Ocean
Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church
Church
Pleasantview Home
East Iowa Obituaries Chronicle Multiple Deaths Across Counties
A sequence of obituaries notes Anthony Aller 84 of Anamosa and Alois Hageman 81 of Decorah, with service details. Howard Barger 88 of Manchester and Joe Miller 77 of Kalona are listed, along with Paul Friedlein 96 and Charlotte Black 84. Also entries for Mary Jane Gleiter 33 Jesup and Agnes Stueben 93. Burial plans span Kalona, Guttenberg, Jesup, Traer, and nearby towns.
Clara P. Hall 79 retired teacher dies in Marengo
Clara P. Hall 79 a retired school teacher and nurse died at Marengo Memorial Hospital early Saturday. Surviving is a brother Robert Panknen Stillwater Okla. Services are 1 30 p m Monday at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Marengo Cemetery. Friends may call at Hoover Valentine Funeral Home after 1 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony H. Aller
Anamosa Community Hospital
Mary
Francis Lynch
Iowa City
Leo Fitzpatrick
Cedar Rapids
Verne
Marion
Lloyd
Martelle
Edward
Keota
Albert
McCallen
Texas
Marie Gorton
Joan Duckworth
San Francisco
Calif
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Goettsch Funeral Home
Alois Hageman
Decorah Hospital
Tillie
Andrew
Fort Atkinson
Ignatius of
Calmar
Ida Schmitt
Leona Funk
Ossian
St. Aloysius Catholic Church
St. John’s Cemetery
French Funeral Home
Howard F. Barger
Manchester Hospital
Elizabeth
Trinity United Methodist Church
Grant View
Greeley
Vernon Funeral Home
First United Methodist Church
Jesup
Wilson Cemetery
Independence
Parker Funeral Home
Paul J. Friedlein
Guttenberg Hospital
Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home
Guttenberg
Charlotte Esther Black
Peoples Memorial Hospital
Clarendon E. Coonley
Glendale
Ariz
Mason Funeral Home
Agnes Stueben
Sunrise Hill
Wilma Wiseman
Waterloo
Blanch Clarke
Hudson
Irene Prater
Bakersfield
Mae McKinney
Traer
Overton Funeral Home
Buckingham Cemetery
Clara P. Hall
Marengo Memorial Hospital
Robert Panknen
Stillwater
Okla
Marengo Cemetery
Hoover-Valentine Funeral Home
Singer Jackie Wilson Dies at 49 in New Jersey
Rock n roll star Jackie Wilson known as Mr Excitement died at Burlington County Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He collapsed on stage in 1975 during Dick Clark’s touring revival at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill and spent a year in a coma. He had hit songs like Lonely Teardrops Higher and Higher and To Be Loved. He was born in Detroit and was longtime noted for his flamboyant performance style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Holly
N.J
Jackie Wilson
Wilson
Burlington County Memorial Hospital
Molly Timlin
Dick Clark
Cherry Hill
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Camden County
Harlean Wilson
New York
Excitement
Detroit
Liver recipients progressing well after back to back transplants
AP reports two toddlers, Austin Szegda and Trine Engebretsen, remain alert and stable in Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital ICU after back-to-back liver transplants. Austin, 3, of Grundy Center, Iowa, responds to parents. Trine, 21 months, sits up and smiles following a long operation that initially targeted a Denver abuse victim’s liver but matched with Trine after a later second match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Children’s Hospital
Austin Szegda
Grundy Center
Iowa
Trine Engebretsen
Miami
Austin
Trine
Denver
Amway and White House join for enterprise rally
Washington lobbyist John Gartland arranged a Spirit of America Salute to Free Enterprise rally with President Reagan in Atlanta. Amway and its leaders Van Andel and DeVos provide support, co-hosted by chambers and Citizens' Choice, while Amway covers concerted costs and plans a promotional videotape for distributors. The event aims to portray nonpartisan backing and boost Atlanta’s federal aid prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Washington
John Gartland
Amway Corp
Mike McManus
Reagan
Gartland
Amway
America
McManus
Nixon White House
Jay van Andel
Richard DeVos
Ronald Reagan
DeVos
Republican National Committee
van Andel
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
White House
State of the Union
Atlanta
U.S
Citizens’ Choice
Andrew Young
Atlanta Chamber
Chamber
Omni International Coliseum
Len Pagano
Japanese firm may buy Ford plant in Michigan
Toyo Kogyo Co. Ltd. could sign an agreement to acquire Ford Motor casting plant at Flat Rock and convert it to produce 130,000 front-wheel drive Mustangs annually by 1987, with Ford owning 25 percent of Toyo Kogyo and confirming interest amid other contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Michigan
Flat Rock
Ward
Auto World Magazine
Ford
Toyo Kogyo
William Sheehan
Vital Statistics And Local Fire And Waterline Incidents
Mary and Mark Fiala welcomed a daughter Eunice Richmond and Mary and Thomas Hall announced a son in Mount Vernon and Clarence. Jan 20 births include Cheree Crandall and Denise Havill and a son, plus Diana Sandberg. Jan 21 adds a son for Desorel and daughters for Legrand Stefani Swore. Fire, water line breaks, and alarms were reported in multiple addresses in the area with various times Friday and Saturday including a chimney fire and a malfunctioning sprinkler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Mark Fiala
Tenth Ave
Eunice
Michael Richmond
Marion
Thomas Hall
Mount Vernon
Cheryl
Brian Ridenour
Vinton
Cheree
Kelly Crandall
C St. SW
Denise
Warren Havill
Diana
Robert Sandberg
Pinehurst Drive
Charlotte
Mark Desorel
Eighth Ave
Hiawatha
Tipton Barn Fire Extinguished at Jim Crock Farm
A straw fire in a barn at the Jim Crock farm near Tipton was fought by the Tipton Volunteer Fire Department and neighbors Friday night. No structural damage occurred as hogs were removed and debris cleared. Fire officials noted heavy smoke, with the scene active from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The cause remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Jim Crock
John Miller
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METRO
Buck
Jule C
Larry R. Johnson
Open Door Christian Church
Linwood Cemetery
Diserens
Bernice A
Turner Chapel East
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Third Ave
Newhard
Marvin M
Murdoch
John Elliott
St. Luke’s Hospital
Forest Chapel Cemetery
Anamosa
Edgewood
Mary Jane Gleiter
Derek
Andria
Hazel Benton
Rowley
Frank Benton
van Horne
Wilbert
Bill” Heitman
Fellmer Funeral Home
Keystone
Marengo
2Nd St. SE
Downtown
Enterprise
Ber
Canada
Amway of Canada Ltd
Anzio
Rome
St. Luke’s
Dawn
Mike Legrand
Clarence
Kathleen
Raymond Stefani
Lexington Drive
Renee
Scott
Johnson Ave
Jacksonville
Sue
Don Steinke
Wayne
Jeanne Steinke
Ave. NW
Arapahoe Drive
19Th St
21St St
F Ave
Williams Blvd
First Ave
Llth Ave
Clive Drive
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
East
Ellis Boleverd
Center Pr. Rd
James F. Stewart
Stewart Funeral Home
First Avenue N.E
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