Deaths of Several Cedar Rapids Area Residents Probed
Obituaries list Frances W. Van Duzer Spencer 35 of Cedar Rapids died December 31 in Mountain View California after a brief illness. Lillian H. Kula Smith 83 of Coggon died at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Leslie A. Hallock 85 formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Sacramento. Fred C. Langhoff 95 rural Marion died at Winslow House. Multiple funeral notices follow for other local residents with services, burial plans, and memorial funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances W. van Duzer Spencer
Cedar Rapids
Mountain View
Calif
Walker
Chester P. “Curley” Spencer
Sunnyvale
Edythe A. Balfour
Florence B. Melicher
Sacramento
Linwood Cemetery
Central Park Presbyterian Church
B Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
A Ave
Lillian H. Kula Smith
Coggon
Mercy Hospital
Prairieburg
Joe E. Smith
Smith
Urbana
Raymond
St. John’s Catholic Church
Francis J. McEnany
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
Leslie A. Hallock
Ada
Kan
Velma May
W.M. Welch Co
Chicago
Masons
David
Marion
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Lloyd Brockmeyer
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Fred C. Langhoff
Winslow House
Bloomington
Katherine Louise Touro
Langhoff
First United Presbyterian Church
Melvin Wigger
Manchester
Ralph
Murdoch Chapel
Jay A. Miller
Cedar Memorial Park
Firman and Savilla Mast Hershberger
Kalona
Juanita
Virgil
Verton
Keith
Washington County Hospital
Washington
Darwin
Mark Hershberger
Fred Mast
Arthur, Ill
Esther Hershberger
Fairview
Perry L. Miller
Peterseim Funeral Home
United Central Bank of
Farmers Savings Bank of
Louis Evanchick
Salvation Army Center
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Detroit
Mich
Huntsville
Ala
George Russell
Owosso
Steven W
Reno
New
Kuba Funeral Home
Edwin Seger
Salvation Army
VA National Cemetery
Rock Island
Ill
Hanford Post 5
The
American Legion
Genevieve E. Wilkinson
Williamsburg
English Valleys
North English
Iowa
California
William Newcomb
Viola Hook
Omaha
Neb
Uhlmann
Community Lunch Hearing Society Meets At Witwer Center
The Cedar Rapids Hearing Society will hold a lunch meeting Sunday at the Witwer Senior Center. Members should call 366-7631 for reservations.
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Hearing Society
Cedar Rapids Hearing Society
Witwer Senior Center
Baxter wins 84th District special election in Iowa
Elaine Baxter of Burlington defeats Republican Rod Ralston 2387 to 1537 to fill the 84th House seat vacated by Larry Kirkenslager. Democrats claim a shifting tide while Republicans call it a Democratic district miracle. The result leaves Republicans with a 55 to 45 edge in the Iowa House.
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Iowa
Elaine Baxter
Burlington
Ms. Baxter
Rod Ralston
Larry Kirkenslager
Local Birth Announcements and Fire Calls
Vital Statistics list several birth announcements including a daughter for Susan and Richard Jorgensen of 424 22nd St NE and sons for Diana and Everett Anderson in Central City Jackie and Thomas Patrick of 3631 Dalewood Ave SE Verna Wagner in Olin and others from Cedar Rapids Marion and related pairs. Fire calls noted with times include false alarms on L St SW D Ave NE and Sioux Drive NW, a medical emergency at Third Street and 16th Avenue SE, and an ongoing investigation at Glass Road NE. The government’s leading business indicators rose sharply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana and
Everett Anderson
Central City
Jackie
Thomas Patrick
Dalewood Ave
Verna Wagner
Olin
L St
D Avenue
Glass Road
Sioux Drive
Third Street
16Th Avenue
Racism charge at Fort Madison deemed unfounded
Prison officials announced no evidence supported inmates Alf Freddie Clark Jerome Deering and Michael Ray Williams claims of institutionalized racism at the Iowa State Penitentiary Fort Madison The inquiry included interviews with staff and inmates of diverse backgrounds and concluded the matter is closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Iowa State Penitentiary
Alf Freddie Clark
Jerome Deering
Michael Ray Williams
The
Gazette
Critics rap gasohol tax plan in Iowa rally
About 50 farmers, alcohol producers, labor officials and lawmakers opposed Gov. Robert Ray's proposal to raise gasohol taxes by 3 cents this year. They argue it could crush a budding Iowa industry while the state cites $12 million in revenue to keep roads in good repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Robert Ray
Iowa
Leonard Conrad
Bonaparte
Ray
Conrad
Central Iowa
Court denies appeal over alcoholism defense in robbery case
Iowa Court of Appeals upholds Cedar Rapids man Edward Allen Lee’s first degree robbery conviction for a July 25 1980 Quik Trip theft. Lee claimed alcoholism made him unable to distinguish right from wrong but the court ruled no insane defect was shown and affirmed the 25 year prison term.
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Des Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Cedar Rapids
Edward Allen Lee
Fifth Avenue
10Th Street SE
Lee
Abuse charge filed against Edward M Burnell in 13 year old case
Edward M Burnell 30 of 422 F ive NW was arrested Monday night and charged with third degree sexual abuse connected to an assault on a 13 year old girl. Police arrested him at 7 30 p m for allegedly committing a sexual act with the child. He was held in Linn County Jail in lieu of a 5000 bond on Tuesday.
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Edward M. Burnell
Burnell
Linn County
Poland approves law amid martial law actions
In Warsaw the Polish parliament backed a minor cabinet shakeup sought by military chief Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski and then concluded a two day session that legalized martial law. In Geneva Haig and Gromyko held an eight hour meeting marked by a blunt Poland exchange and a sobering outlook on arms control and Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
UPI
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Geneva
Switzerland
Alexander Haig
Andrei Gromyko
Cuba
Haig
Gromyko
Fire kills children as Kalona fire spreads through home
Desperate attempts by Hershberger to reach the older children fail as flames trap him. A drain pipe fails, a first floor roof ignites, and fire spreads from a light fixture through the upstairs hall to the attic. Firefighters arrive to find the entire second floor engulfed and the children's bodies discovered.
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Hershberger
Kalona
C.C. Shimon
Wellman
Shimon
Franklin D. Yoder
Yoder
Tragic Fire Destroys Hershberger Home Killing Children
Fire swept the Hershberger residence as a parent Hershberger tried to reach the children in a second room. Firefighters battled the blaze from 11:45 p.m. until noon, with a rekindling forcing a later response. The Mennonite community quickly organized aid and donations for the surviving family members.
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Kalona Banks
Mennonite Church
Juanita
Keith
Virgil Hershberger
Pathway Christian
Verton
Kalona
Reynold Hentges
Dick Ward
Tipton
Hershberger
Ward
Tip for seniors on buying Medicare supplement insurance
Elderly Americans face rising health care costs and shrinking Medicare benefits. Shop carefully before you buy and avoid duplicate coverage. Check pre existing condition exclusions, beware replacements, know maximum benefits, and ensure agents are licensed with proof.
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Health Insurance Association of America
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Ed Smith
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Landis
Clyde Groff
Turner Chapel East
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Anna Dengler
Clutter
Traer
Overton
Belle Plaine
Loren Bohmke
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Keystone Cemetery
Brooklyn
Wilma Montgomery
Grace Methodist Church
IOOF
Nevenhoven's
Decorah
Cornelius Anderson
Glenwood Lutheran Church
Steéine’s
Glenwood East
Hudson
Frank Chvojka
Overton's
Buckingham Cemetery
Bessie Allbrecht
Sorden’s
Lone Tree
Lone Tree Cemetery
John J. Wittmer
Zion Lutheran Church
Beckman-Callahan’s
Memory Gardens
U of I Cancer Research Fund
Parnell
Regina L. Duffy
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Uhlmann’s
St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
Holbrook
Tommy’s Restaurant
1St Ave
N.E
15Th Street
Deb Anderson
Dale’s
Texas
Idaho
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Farm Bureau
Armstrongs
Salon
Mt. Vernon Rd
S.E
Demos
Susan
Richard Jorgensen
22Nd St. NE
St. Luke’s
Gary L. Friedman
Kathy R. Weiland
Jeffrey A. Glover
Catherine A. Callanan
Keith L. Willey
Laura J. Thomason
Linda and
Terry A. Gucciardo
Peck’s
F.I.D. Floris
Fort False
John Bennett Correction Center
Charles Wilkens
Crispus C. Nix
Wilkens
Nix
Ok’s
Hershbergers
John Hershberger
Firman Hershberger
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Gazette Company
Third Ave
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
East 395
Center Pt. Rd
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