Obituary notices cluster in Cedar Rapids area
Death notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns list Retta M. Westrom age 97 of 1923 Grande Ave SE and Karen Murphy Van Wyhe age 32 of Cedar Rapids with details on births marriages and survivors. The notices include service times burial locations and memorial fund requests across multiple towns and churches.
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Retta M. Westrom
Grande Ave
Lake View
Iowa
Albert Westrom
Sac City
Cedar Rapids
First Christian Church
W.C.T.U
Sunshine Mission
Herbie
Ray
Donald E
Hot Springs
Ark
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
David Polk
Glenn McMichael
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Karen Murphy van Wyhe
Lubbock
Texas
Orrin van Wyhe
Texas Tech University
Raymond S. Murphy
Peter
Luke
Kerry
Ken Murphy
Ron Murphy
Minneapolis
Judy Stickney
Palo Alto
Calif
Kathie Durham
Seattle
Wash
K. Jeannie Swinton
Des Moines
Kelly Murphy
Anamosa
Darrel
Genevieve A.) Meredith
Goettsch’s. Clarence
Carl Gallmeyer
Trinity Lutheran Church
London
Chapman’s
Coralville
Clark
Gene” Jones
George Gay’s
American Lung Association
Decorah
Oscar T. Kirkeby
Decorah Lutheran Church
Steine’s
Lutheran Cemetery
Manchester
Viola Loecke
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Kramer
Calvary Cemetery
Vinton
Jess Lucille St. Claire
Phillips
Evergreen Cemetery
Edwin R. Rosain
Hinsdale
Paul Anderson
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Services Pending for Two Local Residents
William Barta aged 85 of Hallmar died Wednesday at the care center. Amber E. Nold aged 90 of Heritage Acres Care Center died Wednesday at University Hospitals Iowa City after a long illness. services pending at respective funeral homes.
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William Barta
Hallmar
Brosh Chapel
Amber E. Nold
Heritage Acres Care Center
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Births and incidents listed in local vital statistics notes
Jan 25 and Jan 26 births recorded for several families including Hoeger Knight Gonterman McTaggart Klith Warner and others with addresses in Cedar Rapids Lamont Melbourne Florida and Iowa City Grandparents named. Later entries note a 11 44 a m Wednesday time and addresses plus three incidents including a gas leak at 512 Third Ave SW a medical emergency at 4333 Edgewood Rd NE and a torch to combustibles at 1200 12th St SW.
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Kathleen
Michael Knight
20Th Ave
Denise
Ronald Gonterman
Bever Ave
Paula
Duane McTaggart
Lamont
Chris
Thomas Klith
21St Ave
Third Ave
Edgewood Road
12Th St
Waukon Teenager Dies in Rural Iowa Shooting
Ma Rea Theresa McClimon an 18 year old teen from Waukon was found dead from a self inflicted gunshot near a relative residence. She died on arrival at Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon authorities reported. A note was found at the scene but its contents were not released.
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Ma Rea Theresa McClimon
Bill McClimon
Veterans’ Memorial Hospital
Waukon
Allamakee County
Louis Bray
McClimon
Memorial Services and Burials Listed for Local Residents
Cremations and services scheduled across several chapels with arrangements by Beatty Bearle Murdoch Cedar Memorial and Turner chapels. Names include Harvey Charlotte L Esther E MacDonald Sylvester J Freberg Joseph R and Edward Ted Ament with burials at Cedar Memorial Park Palo Cemetery Linwood and other local cemeteries. Memorial funds noted for Harvey and Ted.
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Harvey
Charlotte L
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch
Kemp
Esther E
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Kenneth Adcock
Cedar Memorial Park
MacDonald
Sylvester J
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Roland Hischke
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Freberg
Joseph R
Turner Chapel East
Charles R. Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Ament
Edward
Ted
Turner Chapel West
Romaine H. Barber
Palo United Methodist Church
Palo Cemetery
More Iowans use December food stamps in history
Iowa officials report more than 200000 residents received food stamps in December, the highest monthly total on record and a 22 percent rise from a year earlier. DSS researchers predict continued growth, with Kent Westmas noting a sustained upward trend since 1980.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Tip of Day: use crumpled wrap in vase to support blooms
Flowers brighten a room but a large vase leaves stems exposed. Crumble a piece of plastic wrap and place it at the bottom to hold the bouquet and conceal the stems.
Physicists announce discovery of W particle at CERN
After a 15 year search Harvard physicists led by Carlo Rubbia report finding the W particle at CERN in Switzerland. The particle is said to carry the weak force and is key to radioactivity and stellar fusion. The discovery supports grand unification and expands the field of high energy physics with six observed events matching predictions.
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Washington Post
Switzerland
Herwig Schopper
Harvard University
Carlo Rubbia
American Institute of Physics
New York
CERN
European Organization For Nuclear Research
Batavia
Earth
Rubbia
Steven Weinberg
University of Texas At Austin
Weinberg
Sheldon Glashow
Abdus Salam
University of London
Albert Einstein
Glashow
Salam
Sharon rejects U S offer for three Lebanon warning outposts
Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon told Beirut that U S Marines could not protect Israel and demanded a terrorist free buffer along the north border. He said fewer than 750 Israeli troops would man the three outposts for now, with duration tied to Lebanon's security preparations.
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Gazette
Ariel Sharon
U.S
Israel
Beirut
Lebanon
Sharon
Crows Depart Greene Square Roost After Treatment Efforts
Parks Commissioner Elmer Delaney reports no crows roosting in Greene Square Park Tuesday night after oil treatment and an amplified distress call. City forester Eric Faaborg and staff will monitor the park for several nights to confirm the birds do not return, though Delaney cautions victory remains uncertain.
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Dick Hogan
Elmer Delaney
Greene Square
Delaney
Eric Faaborg
Greene Square Park
Faaborg
The Gazette Establishment Details and Rates
The Gazette is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by Carrier 195 per week. By mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues 920 four weeks 95.00 52 weeks. Other states US territories 125.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. AP entitled to local news. USPS 095680.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
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Rebekah Lodge
Order of the Eastern Star
Olga Sedenka
Charles
Mary Stanek
Martha Stolba
Brush Chapel
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Czech National Cemetery
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Charles) Seebach
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Patricia Gartland
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Wilma Leaming
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James Sorensen
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Vernon Miller
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Gilbert E. Kopp
Carol R. Thies
Michel W. Henderson
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Merlyn E. Morris
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Gracie M. Patrilla
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Wu Whiu Lin
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Rex Allen DeWald
Susan Marie Meyer
Gerry Joe Byers
Cheryl Ann
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Kathleen Ann
Jack George Wisehart Jr
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Sheriff's Department
Iowa State Patrol
Kent Westmas
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Linn Jury
C.R. Man
Roland Krekeler
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