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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1988
Page
12
Barbara J. Hayes 50 of rural Urbana formerly Cedar Rapids died Thursday night at St Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Survived by husband Carroll and three sons. Funeral at St Marys Urbana with wake Monday night. Memorial fund established.
Raymond C Coffland 65 farmer and businessman dies after brief illness in Virginia Gay Hospital Annex Vinton Iowa survivors include wife Eleanor three sons Jay Dee Kent Kevin daughters Janet Rieck Jeanne Duffy brother Rollin six grandchildren great granddaughter services 10 am Monday Grace Lutheran Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery burial Cedar Rapids memorials to Diabetic Research and Development Center University Hospitals Iowa City. William Thomas Tom Cavanaugh 67 Hawleyville died in Clarinda Municipal Hospital after brief illness husband of Marjorie Kidwell Cavanaugh services pending George L Gays Iowa City. Mabel M Basley 93 former Iowa City Tipton died Crestview Care Center Nest Branch survivors two sons five grandchildren six great grandchildren services 11 am Monday Sheets and Sons Tipton burial Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Gerald W Schwimley a s of Arlington Heights IL formerly Kalona died Northwest Community Hospital five week illness worked for Union Oil 30 years retired Air Force major survivors wife Jeanne two sons Scott Neil daughter Caroline sister Marge Miller services 11 am Monday Sharon Center United Methodist Church burial church memorials to church.
Keota resident F. Fickling, 100, died Friday morning at Washington Care Center after a sudden illness. Survived by son Waldo of Keota, three grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and a great great grandchild. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday at Powell's. burial Pilotburg Cemetery. Friends may call today after 8 p.m.
A Riverside Theatre Iowa City premiere of Driving the Body Back Home adapts Mary Swander’s 85 page Knopf award winning poem into a minimalist play. With home spun Midwestern humor and affectionate portraits of a rural family the production uses two chairs and a burlap scrim to animate memories of a mother’s burial journey. Jacque Hinshaw Jeanne Osborn Jody Hovland Ron Clark and Rip Russell deliver lively performances guiding the audience through poetic sketches of family mischief and weathered Iowa life. The show directed by Michael Sokoloff plays again January 23 27 and 30 at Old Brick with tickets at the door.
Colombian drug traffickers facing extradition say they are holding Bogota mayoral candidate Andres Pastrana hostage at his campaign HQ. Pastrana’s brother Juan Carlos Pastrana disclosed the claim and said written proof is awaited. The traffickers have long sought to derail extradition to the United States.
Mercy and Dan Bryson of Amana welcome a daughter Joyce. Kay and Wally Bussewitz of NE Driftwood Lane have a daughter. Patricia Potts of Palo and Jacqueline Saunders of Marion have daughters. Connie Cranny of Marion and Dan Cranny report a daughter. Marcy Stearns of Marion and Jeff Stearns announce a daughter.
Cedar Rapids area couples listed for licenses include Rodney G. Lappe with Anita M. Cox Eugene McGee with Vicki J. Oldham Steven C. Westerhoff with Jeanne L. Peters all from Cedar Rapids along with Michael L. Herron of Marion and Diane A. Bode of Cedar Rapids.
Springfield daily game numbers 7 8 2 and pick four 4 5 7 9. Lotto jackpot at 4 million dollars and Lotto 7 jackpot at 2 million dollars.
In Council Bluffs a 9 year old, Jose Soto, hanged himself with a handkerchief tied to a door knob during a prank on his younger sister Blanca Ponce. Police say autopsy indicates death was accidental. Brother Ricky, 8, and mother Terri Lynn Ponce attempted CPR. uncle Kristopher Griffis helped before rescue crews. The boy died at a local hospital shortly before noon Thursday.
The Connallys face bankruptcy and shed personal and business items in a four day sale that started with a $10,500 price for a handmade saddle bearing the Texas seal. Nearly 2,000 bidders are expected as artworks, furniture, and the governor’s desk are auctioned to satisfy debts.
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