Deaths fill Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas
A list of obituaries from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns notes Sister Mary Laurentina Barron 76 of Sacred Heart Convent Cedar Rapids burial Mt Calvary, multiple Wake services and local clergy. Other deaths include Mrs H O Zip Zimmerli 60 Iowa City, and many regional residents with funeral details and burial places across Iowa communities.
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Mary Laurentina Barron
Queen of Angels
Sacred Heart Convent
Cedar Rapids
Loretta Margaret Barron
Keystone
Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy
Mary Laurentina
Immaculate Conception
All Saints
St. Joseph’s
Marion
Enna
St. Nicholas
Evansdale
Sacred Heart
Oelwein
St. Benedict
Memorial and funeral notices from Cedar Memorial area
Private memorial services are planned and donations are suggested to a charity of choice. Details list services for Lillian Taylor, Odessa Turner, Helen Seerley Clark, and Thomas F Moorman with graveside or funeral mass times, cemeteries, church affiliations, calling hours, and arrangements by local funeral homes.
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Storm
Sveinn J
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Taylor
Lillian
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Arnold Herbst
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Turner East
Turner
Odessa
Turner Chapel East
C.D. Smalls
Bethel A.M.E
Clark
Helen Seerley
Oak Hill Cemetery
D.A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Moorman
Thomas F
Travelers stranded by storm in Pittsburgh face delays and tough choices
Lucy and Jeanne describe being marooned as traffic to the west stalls. They slept on the floor, faced camera crews, and weighed options from bus routes to flights. Red Cross and Greyhound aid arrive while motel prices and late lounges complicate plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Kentucky
Jeanne
Chicago
Cleveland
Red Cross
Greyhound
Lucy
Linn County GOP caucuses set for Feb 6 countywide
Linn County Republican Party Chair Richard Pundt announced 66 caucus sites beginning at 7 30 p m on Feb 6 to draft party proposals elect 443 delegates to the county convention on March 4 at Kirkwood Community College Delegates will attend the second district convention April 15 and the state convention June 24 with caucus locations listed across Linn County for early 1978.
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Linn County
Republican Party
Richard Pundt
Cedar Rapids
Pundt
Kirkwood Community College
United Way announces record campaign total
James Davidson announced a new record for United Way contributions. A total of $1,568,505 has been pledged to support 17 local agencies in 1978, a 7.1 percent increase or $103,000 above 1976. Davidson praised volunteers and the community for their dedication.
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United Way
James Davidson
Davidson
Reality 10
Pacesetter
A.E. Williams
Allan Peremsky
James Churchill
Lou Inghram
Cleo Edwards
Marie Clancy
Thomas White
Downed computer delays arrest in highway theft case
A stolen truck case near Mount Vernon was complicated by a Des Moines computer outage that left authorities unable to verify the vehicle's license plate. Troopers tracked the truck from Palisades-Kepler State Park to Mount Vernon before the system came back online, but no arrests were reported by midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 1
Mount Vernon
Des Moines
Iowa Highway Patrol
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Marshalltown
Two Marion Men Charged in 7 11 Store Robbery
Cedar Rapids police arrested Robert W. Stalkfleet and Donald W. Bartlett after a Saturday 4 15 a.m. robbery at the 7 11 Store on First Ave NE. The pair allegedly took 41 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
First Ave
Robert W. Stalkfleet
Grand Ave
Donald W. Bartlett
Route 3
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette dates back to 1883 and is published daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It notes subscription rates by carrier and mail for various terms and regions with AP news dispatches exclusively to AP.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Rammed Door At Granddaddy's Discotheque In Iowa City
Police seek two men after they were asked to leave Granddaddy's Discotheque Friday night. They returned with a flatbed truck and rammed the front door, authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
UPI
Granddaddy
Price Concert Canceled by Snowbound Star Rescheduled
Leontyne Price concert at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City canceled due to travel disruption. Price was snow bound in Ann Arbor Michigan, officials said the appearance will be rescheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Hancher Auditorium
America
Leontyne Price
Miss Price
Ann Arbor
Mich
Birth of Angela Kay Palmer After Long Delivery Route
Angela Kay Palmer arrived at 11 27 p m Friday nearly 19 hours after her mother was rushed to St Luke s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. The baby is the first child of Mr and Mrs Mark Palmer Route 2 Central City. A four wheel drive from Prairieburg cleared the road after drifts slowed their trip.
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Angela Kay Palmer
Baby Palmer
Mark Palmer
Central City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Waubeek
Prairieburg
Pervading fear in marriages described by Langley expert
The discussion centers on patterns of abusive marriages. Langley notes a woman who endured severe abuse from an alcoholic father as a teenager shapes views on what husbands may do. He cites cases: a large woman with a small husband, an old man with a physically stronger wife, and explains why men may fail to defend themselves, citing chivalry and other reasons.
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Langley
Birth announcements and weather brief page item
Births listed for Mercy Jan 28, Lloyd Hoffmann and Mark Palmer, Della Tamayo, and Milford Ebel with addresses. Weather shows NW wind 20 mph at 10 p.m. and highs in 20s with zero to 10 lows. extended partly cloudy Tue–Thu with minor temp variations. Various local incidents include overheated coffee pot, broken sprinkler, ambulance assist, furnace motor, and chimney fire investigations.
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St. Luke's
Lloyd J. Hoffmann
Manchester
Mark E. Palmer
Central City
Della Tamayo
C St. SW
Milford D. Ebel
20Th St
Kilborn Drive
Second St
O Ave
Center Point Road
Investi Te
First Ave
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H.O
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University of Iowa
Lily Stangler
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Robert Becker
Lance
William Kramer
Brush Chapel
St. Ludmila’s Church
Paul C. McManus
Czech National Cemetery
Iowa Leukemia and Cancer Research Foundation Fund
Iowa Memorial Union
Elkader
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Bussey
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Garland-Van Arkel
Harrison's
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Chelsea
West Liberty
Inez M. Lewis
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Snider
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Lisbon
West Union
Roger Miller
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Burnham Wood’s
Elgin
Fred Martie
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Muehlethaler
Marengo
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Ward R. Hatter
Hoover-Valentine
Monticello
Earl D. Benedict
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Goettsch’s. Memorial Fund
Wyoming
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Haydens
Decorah
Marian Wanless
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Walker
Lydia Noe
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Independence
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Harvey A. Barber
Anamosa Hospital
Standale
Ind
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Anamosa
Grayling
Minn
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Moorman Feeds
Martelle Christian Church
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Jim
Martinsburg
W. Va
Margaret L. Burritt
Highland
Calif
Alva E
Dave Maki
Proctor
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Eugene Storjohann
Iowa Christian College
Steve Pike
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Chapel of Memories
American Cancer Society
Richard
Rick”’ Powers
Alburnett
Linn
Hubert
Zita Himes Powers
Catherine Hagerman
Powers
U.S. Marine Corp
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Delhi
Derek
Brandon
Ronald Powers
Greg
Pence
Denver
Colo
Steve Elgin
Maron
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Edward R. Maus
Murdoch Chapel
Mt. Clark Cemetery
S. Clifford Hansen
26Th St. N
Dorothy Kunz
National Biscuit Co
American Legion
Marcia Level
Linda Jordan
Holden
Mass
Merrill Hansen
Lillian Dorman
Betty Mayfield
Maxine Gordon
Turner Chapel West
Charles R. Mehaffey
Linwood Cemetery
GOP
Grantwood Aea
All Saints Church
Monroe
Erskine
Grant Wood
Tyler
Arco Building
Filmore
Madison Elementary
Harrison
Ellis Branch
Arco
Adams
Coe College
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Kenwood
Kennedy High
Pierce
Nixon
Mentzer
Starry
Emerson
Wilkins
Public Library
Washington
Marion City
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Ion Commerce
Ed Saucer
Cleon Herriott
United Way Board of Directors
American Red Cross
Grant Wood Chapter
Boy Scouts of America
Hawkeye
Council On Aging
Family Service Agency
Foundation II
Girl Scouts- Mississippi Valley Council
HACAP
Jane Boyd
Linn County Association For Mental Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Linn County Association For
Salvation Army
YMCA
YWCA
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
John B. Turner and Son
Second Avenue S.E
Turner West
First Avenue West
Mercy
Steven Holthaus
33Rd Ave
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