Obituary notices and funeral services list Cedar Rapids area
A long list of death notices and scheduled funeral services for Doris W Hilton Doris and multiple other local residents including Charles Becker Margaret V Johnson William C Stillions Oma Louise Hines Mabel Eva Eva Jennings Donald Gunn and many more. The notices include birthplaces ages dates and service times with churches chapels and cemeteries across Cedar Rapids Cedar Memorial Turner Chapel West All Saints Catholic Church First Nazarene Church and other local parishes and funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris W. Hilton
Third St. SW
Amana
de Woody Co
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids
Joan Sammons
Mary Louise Seiler
Des Moines
Howard
Elgin
Mary Jane Blumenshine
Grand Rapids
Mich
Charles T. Becker
11Th Ave
Dubuque
Calmar
Janice Farley
Hershey Foods Corp
Hershey
All Saints Catholic Church
Dubuque Golf and Country Club
Kathleen Becker
Virginia Dawson
Ambler
Edmond J. Becker
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Johnson
Margaret V
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Clive Cook
Prairie Chapel Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial
Stillions
William C
Bill
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Otto Zwanziger
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Linn County
American Cancer Society
Building Fund
John D. Stillions
Hines
Oma
Louise
Turner Chapel
Neil B. Gail
Open Bible Church
Linwood Cemetery
Funeral
Jennings
Mabel Oleva
Eva
First Nazarene Church
Herbert Rogers
Pineview Cemetery
Manchester
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Funeral Home
Gunn
Donald
Murdoch
Center Point
James Sorensen
First Christian Church of
Urbana
Spencers Grove
Walker
Joseph Earl Wilde
First Ave
Joan Ferriter
Iowa City
Wilde
U.S. Army
U.S. Postal Service
American Legion
Hanford Post
Reserve Officer Association of the
U.S
Greg
Jeff
Sara J
Charles B. Wilde Sr
Charles
San Antonio
Texas
Turner Chapel West
William B. Harnish
Hanford Post No. 5
The
Lost days complicate area school calendars
Winter weather forces area districts to close and delay classes. Lost Union Schools has made up three days and may add Saturday sessions. Cedar Rapids metro leads with eight missed days. Linn-Mar has five, with others pausing once. District boards decide if partial days count as full ones.
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Virgil Kelleg
State Department of Public Instruction
Lost Union Schools
Cedar Rapids
College Community District
Linn-Mar Community
Cedar Rapids Community
Marion Independent
Linn-Mar
Board of Education
Rush accuses Ray of politicizing state planning office
UPI reports Senator Bob Rush accuses Governor Robert Ray of injecting politics into the Office for Planning and Programming by using OPP director Robert Tyson to help select appointments to state boards. Rush urges a nonpartisan approach and a shift for appointment advice. The piece notes a 1972 Nixon peace bid referenced in the column.
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Des Moines
UPI
Bobush
Cedar Rapids
Robert D. Ray
Office For
Ray
OPP
Trial reset for Isaac Pledge on man slaughter charge
The trial of Isaac Pledge Jr. in Cedar Rapids on involuntary manslaughter and theft charges linked to the death of 76 year old woman near McKinley Junior High School is rescheduled to February 5 to accommodate medical witnesses. Co-defendant Keith A. Maide, also 16, faces similar charges. The case was moved from juvenile court to adult court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Pledge Jr
Jessie de la Mater
Linn
Robert Ford
Cedar Rapids
Pledge
Keith A. Maide
McKinley Junior High School
Waite
Boys State Training School
Eldora
Iowa and federal ERA differences outlined in debate
Rep. Lyle Krewson explains contrasts between the federal ERA approved by the Iowa Legislature in 1972 and Iowa’s own constitutional language. The federal amendment seeks equality under law regardless of sex, while Iowa’s version emphasizes free and equal rights for all and bans gender-based denial of rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Lyle Krewson
Urbandale
United States
ERA debate heats Iowa legislature over amendment scope
Discussion centers on whether the FRA amendment bans single sex athletic programs and if it could later mandate gender balance on state boards. Rep Dieleman flags future concerns about mandates while Sen Gentleman predicts early Senate votes and a smooth, people driven path forward. dissenters include multiple Republicans and one Democrat with absences noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Dieleman
D-Pella
Iowa
Krewson
James Anderson
Brayton
Clifford Branstad
Thompson
Walter Conlon
Muscatine
Frank Crab
Winter Weather Hits Retail, Snow Delays Highlight Iowa News
Winter weather dents some retail sales while boosting demand for snow tires and gear. Iowa reports drifting snow and subzero lows. officials warn of longer disruptions as winds shift. Linn County Democrats plan 7 30 p m meeting at Knights of Columbus Hall to discuss platform and 1980 election plans.
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Chamber of Commerce
Harold Ewoldt
Linn County
Knights of Columbus Hall
A Ave. NE
Steve Severn
Iowa Officials Seek Presidential Emergency Aid After Severe Snow
The National Guard logged 538 man-days aiding snow removal, hay lifts, and rescues while the Department of Transportation obligated 1.372 million dollars since Jan 13 to clear roads. Eight deaths and about 600 motorists stranded marked the crisis as 39 counties requested presidential emergency status for federal recovery aid. Interstates and primary roads remained restricted with thousands of miles blocked. Linn County reports substantial continued closures despite some open lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zard
National Guard
State Department of Transportation
State Conservation Commission
Linn
Leroy Soukup
Residents discuss alternate truck route at Flats meeting
Cedar Rapids officials and Flats residents plan a 7:30 p.m. session at Jane Boyd Community House to review an engineer report on a proposed truck route through the southeast neighborhood. Also notes sunrise optimists meet at Ellis Park Lou Dennis Rink pavilion with Metro High School Gary Goldstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Phillips
Lou Dennis
Ellis Park
Gary Goldstein
Metro High School
Sears Sues Over Federal Laws Alleging Employment Discrimination
Sears Roebuck and Co. filed a federal class action in Washington with 10 agencies named as defendants claiming conflicting laws create bias against women and minorities. Charles Morgan Jr. said the suit seeks a balanced diverse workforce while Edward Telling noted progress in hiring and the rise of minority workers from 8.7 percent in 1965 to 19.9 percent in 1977.
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Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Co
U.S. District Court
Washington
Sears
Congress
Charles Morgan Jr
Edward Telling
Morgan
Telling
Property recovered after Cedar Rapids burglary
Linn County deputies recovered equipment stolen a week earlier from Wayne Nathem of Wayne's Construction in Waterloo. The theft at a Highway 30 East site left pumps and a space heater missing. Nathem led deputies to an Ely resident's garage where some items were found. no charges filed as investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Sheriff's
Wayne Nathem
Wayne's Construction
Waterloo
Nathem
Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Ely
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Emil Julis
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Frank Kohoutek
University of Colorado Medical Center
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Rose Hill Cemetery
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Farley
Lawrence L. Sheehy
Pontoppidan
Delhi
Ross D. Fierstine
Shelly’s
Atalissa
Marion Burnett
West Liberty United Methodist Church
Oak Ridge Cemetery
West Liberty
Snider’s
White’s. Monticello
Joseph Ringhofer
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Goettsch’s. Sigourney
William Lloyd Kephart
Sigourney Christian Church
Reynolds
Rush
Tyson
Republican State Central Committee
Nixon
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Funeral Home — Cemetery
Isaac
Laurel
Miss
House
Julia Gentleman
Senate
Jack Woods
Donald Doyle
Sioux City
Stephen Rapp
Ozark Air Lines
Bill Burston
J.C. Penney’s
Siberian
Carter
Black Hawk
Tama
Benton
Poweshiek
Keokuk
Cedar
Jones
Fayette, Delaware
Buchanan and
Clayton
Murray's Grocery
Jack Shepherd
Cedar Rapids Auctioneer
16Th Ave
Immaculate Conception
Early Bird
Five Seasons Center
Flowers & Plants
Peck’s Flower Shop
Center Pt. Rd
Napoleon Bonaparte
Italian Republic
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
S.E
Owellen Florist
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