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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1988

Page

22

Deaths in Linn County and surrounding areas

Obituaries list multiple Linn County residents and others in neighboring towns who died Friday or over the weekend. Entries include Mike Strait of Cedar Rapids, Sidney Schweitzer of Marion, Viola Davis of Cedar Rapids, Barbara Rodriguez formerly of Cedar Rapids, Beatrice Johnson of Cedar Rapids, Ronald Rugger of Cedar Rapids, and several others with service details, burial plans, and memorial fund notes. The notices provide birth dates, family survivors, and funeral arrangements across local churches and cemeteries.

Barbara M. Skvor Rodriguez Reedley Calif Cedar Rapids Carlos “Chuck” Rodriguez Oakland Rodriguez Rebecca Robin George W. Skvor George J. Skvor Robert L. Skvor

Deaths of Leona Kuhn and others across Eastern Iowa

Leona Kuhn 90 formerly Waterloo Brandon died Friday at Colonial Manor Nursing Home La Porte City surviving sons Matthew Floyd Leonard daughter Lorene Timson sisters Viola Forsyth Mary Cannon 11 grandchildren 3 stepgrandchildren 20 great grandchildren 3 step great. Services 11 a.m. Monday Grace United Methodist Church Waterloo burial 1:30 p.m. Brandon Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. today at Locke Funeral Home Waterloo. Charles P Georgen 71 died Friday at Mercy Health Center Dubuque longtime A Y McDonald Co machinist survivors wife Helen two sons John Haldane IL Steve Farley four services 10 a.m. Monday St Joseph Catholic Church burial St Francis Cemetery Dyersville. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at Reiffs scripture wake 7 p.m. Farley American Legion Post 656 to attend 8 p.m. A memorial fund has been...

Mike “Punky” Strait St. Luke’s Hospital David Kresnicka Cedar Rapids Pizza 2 U Don and Raeleen Strait Jr Don Strait Sr Key Largo Fla Leuretta Kamerling Lisbon Dawn Susan Jim Brush Chapel Lisbon Cemetery Santa Cruz Calif Diane Flannagan Monticello Baxter-Martinson Marion John Woods Mount Vernon Cemetery Viola M. Davis 18Th St Mount Vernon Killians St. Paul’s United Turner Chapel East Lloyd Brockmeyer St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Beatrice Johnson Ave Mercy Hospital Middleberg Ohio Laurence Johnson Iowa City Hope Lutheran Church Roosevelt Senior High School Joann Nemec Vera Vyskocil David Young Turner Chapel West Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Perrine Cancer Care Unit c/o Mercy Hospital 10Th St. SE Barbara J. Hayes St. Mary’s Catholic Church Urbana William E. Clark Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point Pauline M. Ressler Glendale Des Moines Helen Fern Rieger Emerson United Methodist Church Karen Fristad Morgan Funeral Home Leona Kuhn Waterloo Brandon Colonial Manor la Porte City Matthew Floyd Lamont Leonard Independence Lorene Timson Fremont Neb Viola Forsyth Mary Cannon Grace United Methodist Church Brandon Cemetery Locke Funeral Home Charles P. Georgen St. Joseph Mercy Dubuque A.Y. McDonald Co Helen John Haldane Ill Steve Farley St. Joseph’s Catholic Church St. Francis Cemetery Dyersville Reiff’s Farley American Legion Post 656 Marjorie Kidwell Coast Guard William “Bill” Kidwell James Kidwell Cheryl Bradshaw Ariz Sheila Cavanaugh Shenandoah Doris Johnson San Diego Pat Vince Phoenix Marion Wright Terry Myers Walker-Merrick Funeral Home Clarinda Eddie Fidler Memory Gardens George L. Gay’s American Cancer Society Caroline C. Butrick Jackson County Public Hospital Maquoketa Karen Somerville Lowden Hilda Stoolman Glidden Arthur Lubbert Paton Lawrence Redinus Fort Dodge Elmer Wather Grand Rapids Mich Trinity Lutheran Church Church Chapman’s Clarence St. Paul Lutheran Church Long Grove Cemetery Kern’s-Jamison’s Maynard St. Paul Lutheran Church Organ Fund Joyce E. Pyle Oelwein Eldon Cheryl Azurdia Tempe Cindy Johnson Sabula Stephanie Hebard Linda Cook Joelle Pyle Tim Pyle Donna Wilson Sandra Curnutt George Sandholdt Bert Sandholdt Jim Sandholt Oskaloosa Doug Sandholdt Clinton Calvary Lutheran Church Evergreen Cemetery Brant- Kerns-Jamison’s Law-Jones Grace Beatty Denbo South Bend Ind Shellsburg Laguna Hills Mission Viejo Mae Hillman Harold Beatty Vinton Howard E. Denbo San Francisco Phillips Oakwood Cemetery

Cedar Rapids Woman Attacked While Door Knocking

A 26-year-old Cedar Rapids woman lobbied for the Iowa Citizen Action Network when a man in his mid-20s jumped from behind a tree and grabbed her arm. Police charged Craig Shelton, 29, with assault causing bodily injury after an alleged head strike at Langhurst residence. Langhurst sustained facial wounds. Shelton was released later Saturday without posting bond.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Citizen Action Network Craig Shelton Quail Hollow Perry Langhurst 23Rd St. SE Nonchakus Langhurst Shelton

Drunken Driving Arrests With Times And Locations

Linda Wolfe aged 32 of 57th Wright Drive Hiawatha was arrested at 1 26 a m Friday at Ninth Avenue and 10th Street SE for drunken driving. Pamela Schuldt aged 41 of 3160 27th Avenue Marion was arrested at 2 55 a m Friday in the 2300 block of 31st Street Marion for drunken driving.

Linda Wolfe Wright Dr Hiawatha Ninth Avenue 10Th Street Pamela Schuldt 27Th Ave Marion 31St Street

Fire and medical calls logged across multiple city streets

The report lists several incidents including medical emergencies at Edgewood Drive NW 1735 and 500 27th Street Dr SE, a faulty furnace on Ozark Street NE, engine backfire on Soutter Avenue SE, and multiple medical emergencies along Seventh Street SW Edgewood Road SW Norwood Drive SE and 30th Street NE, plus an extrication from an exercise bike at 1124 30th St NE.

Edgewood Dr 27Th St. Dr Ozark St Soutter Ave Seventh St Edgewood Rd Norwood Dr 30Th St. NE

Supreme Court Rules Federal Income Tax Constitutional in 1916

In 1916 the U S Supreme Court held the federal income tax constitutional, upholding Congress’s power to levy income taxes. The ruling solidified the legal basis for the modern tax system and shaped federal revenue policy for years to come.

U.S. Supreme Court

Cedar Rapids man charged in Arkansas bank robbery

Richard Wright, 27, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested Friday at the El Mar Acres Motel on a warrant for robbing a Camden Arkansas bank courier. FBI agents and Cedar Rapids detectives seized him as they acted on a tip. The group reportedly netted $50,000 in recent weeks. Wright was visiting relatives in Arkansas.

Cedar Rapids Richard Wright el Mar Acres 16Th Ave FBI Wright Camden Ark Arkansas

Man charged after son dies in wreck

A 21-year-old man faces vehicular homicide and drunken driving charges after his 20 month old son riding in his lap died when the car veered on a gravel road southwest of Shenandoah. An infant restraint seat was in the back. The driver also faces charges of failing to use a child restraint and driving with a suspended license.

Sidney Fremont County Kyle Dankof Tara Bryant Kyle Shenandoah Shenandoah Memorial Hospital Dankof Bryant

Illinois Lotto Winning Numbers Drawn Saturday

Illinois Lottery reports Saturdays drawing results with Lotto numbers 04 15 16 29 31 36 and a $4 million Lotto Jackpot while Lotto 7 shows a $2 million prize.

LOTTO

Winning Iowa Lotto ticket sold at Casey's Columbus Junction

An Iowa Lottery drawing produced a $720,000 jackpot with one winning ticket sold at Casey's General Store in Columbus Junction. It marked the second consecutive weekend with a jackpot winner, following last weekend's $5.8 million Des Moines area group win.

DES Moines Iowa Lotto Iowa Lottery Jack Ratigan Casey’s General Columbus Junction

Obituary: Ruby Martin 92 Dies in Reinbeck

Ruby Martin aged 92 died Thursday at Parkview Manor Care Center in Reinbeck where she had lived five years. Survived by daughter Doris Downey of Haynes City Florida sister Mildred Colson of Humboldt Nebraska three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services at 2 p m Monday at Henderson Overton's Toledo with call time this afternoon. Burial at Woodlawn Cemetery Toledo.

Lula Twiselton Heritage Manor Care Center Newton Clarence Tama Henderson-Overton’s Toledo Oak Hill Cemetery Ruby Martin Parkview Manor Reinbeck Doris Downey Haynes City, Fla Mildred Colson Humboldt, Neb Woodlawn Cemetery

Vital Statistics Births for Mercy St Luke’s

Birth notices from Mercy and St Luke’s list several newborns. Mercy records a Jan 22 and a Jan 23 birth to Bryson, Lehmkuhl, and others. St Luke’s notes births to Fisher Lopata Campbell Baker Dotson Martin Morris on Jan 22 23 in multiple Iowa locations.

Mercy Angelika Doug Bryson Amana Lisa Mark Lehmkuhl Ninth St Marion ST. Luke’s Cathy John Fisher Center Point Jan Alan Lopata Winthrop Corinnea Campbell Rushmore Dr. NE L. Christine Austin Baker Anamosa Carla Steve Dotson Delaware Deborah Larry Martin First St Laura Morris

Iowa Lotto Winners Face Saturday Draw Des Moines

Iowa Lottery officials in Des Moines report the Saturday drawing for the Lotto game with an estimated grand prize pool around 700000 dollars. The brief notice lists the winning numbers and notes the prize amount awaiting claim.

DES Moines

Slippery Eastern Iowa Roads Slow Saturday Traffic

Snowy weather left Eastern Iowa roads treacherous with traffic crawling. Dispatchers quoted in phrasing about conditions noted few injuries but widespread caution and scattered vehicles in ditches as forecasts warned 5 to 6 inches of additional snow overnight.

Iowa Buchanan County Sheriff’s Black Hawk County Fayette County Poweshiek County Cedar County

Iowa City Police Association elects new officers

Dan Dreckman was chosen as president of the Iowa City Policemen's Association. Newly elected officers include Vickie Lalla as vice president Ralph Cox as treasurer and Bob Stika as secretary.

Iowa City Dan Dreckman Iowa City Policemen’s Association Iowa City Police Vickie Lalla Ralph Cox Bob Stika

Also Mentioned on This Page

Linn County Sidney J. Schweitzer Orchard Rd Doris Lubben Margaret Tedrow Schweitzer Congregational Church American Legion Hanford Post 5 Mount Vernon Lodge Af&am St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Cairns Funeral Home Ronald R. Rugger Veterans Hospital Rock Island Iowa Steel and Iron Works Richard Rugger Frank Vrbicky Janeba Kuba Funeral Czech National Albert J. Helbig Walker Northbrook Manor Elizabeth Jane Matney Holladay Elliston Sarah Vanda Martin Mountain Home Stewart Funeral Home Vernal Stimson Northview Everett A. van Fossen Living Center East Fifth Ave Cedar Memorial Funeral Home William Thomas Tom” Cavanaugh Hawleyville Clarinda Municipal Hospital Guthrie County Mathilda M. Schlegel Aaron Gerald Arvada Colo Arlene Riasanovsky Berkeley Eleanor Behlke Luke Moore Robert Punta Gorda Edna Moore Sacred Heart Catholic Church St. John’s Cemetery Hintz-Geilenfeld’s C.R. Man Illinois Lottery Springfield, Ill John E. Lapes Tiird Avenue S.E Ellis Blvd N.W Center Pt. Rd N.E Dreckman First Avenue N. E
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