Deaths of Local Figures and Notables in Cedar Rapids Area
Obituary notices for Glenn F. Plattenberger 69 Lisbon former mayor and business owner. Lewis Springman 52 Cedar Rapids businessman and hearing aid expert. Edwin Orville Wilson 58 Cedar Rapids dairy executive. Donald Emil Schmidt 64 Cedar Rapids CPA. and multiple memorials, services and burial details across Cedar Rapids area churches and cemeteries. Surviving families and community roles are listed for each individual.
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Glenn F. Plattenberger
Lisbon
Iris Platner
Cedar Rapids
Plattenberger Transportation
Lisbon United Methodist Church
Iowa
OES
Embassy Club
Eastern Iowa Peace Officers Club
Volunteer
Fire Department
Steven Clouse
Mount Vernon
Shirley Freme
Richard
United Methodist Church
Karen Fristad
Omar Pettersen
Morgan Funeral Home
Edwin Orville Wilson
Kimball
Neb
Doris Alderman
Tampa
Fla
Sanitary Farm Dairies
Swiss Valley Farms
ABC Office Coffee Service Inc
Hope Lutheran Church
Order of the Eagles
The
American Legion
Teamsters Union
Cedar Rapids Bowling Association
Midwest and
National Office Coffee Association
Stephen R. Wright
James Edwin Wilson
el Paso
Texas
Victor Gosda
Grand Island
Delbert L
Lake Mary
Lawrence E
Colorado Springs
Colo
C.R. Bobo
North Platte
First Lutheran Church
Richard J. Mayfield
Linwood Cemetery
Beatty- Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Heart Association
11Th St
Marion
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Schaeffer Drive
Donald Emil Schmidt
Braybrook
Charles City
Elizabeth Dahmer
Independence
Iowa City
CPA
McGladrey, Hendrickson and Co
First Congregational Church
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Iowa Society of Cpas
Texas Society of Cpas
Hawkeye
Cpas
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Cedar Rapids Rotary Club
BPOE
Elks No
Iowa Alumni Association
University of Iowa
Donald E. Schmidt Jr
Lexington
Mass
Lenora Carrier
Beaumont
Calif
Turner Chapel East
Glenn N. Bender
Turner Crematory
17Th St
St. Luke’s Foundation
A Ave. NE
Perrine Cancer Care Center
Mercy Hospital
10Th St. SE
Parade of Hostages Arrives as New York Celebrates
Former hostages led by Moorhead Kennedy enjoy New York’s ticker tape parade from the World Trade Center to City Hall. Mayor Koch and crowds celebrate with thousands lining Broadway while prayers and receptions mark the return after 444 days in captivity.
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Moorhead Kennedy
New York
World Trade Center
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Mark Hellinger
Broadway
the Battery
City Hall
West Point
N.Y
Washington
Kennedy
Koch
Alexander Haig
New York Times
Conrail
Westchester
Connecticut
National Cathedral
Washington, D.C
God
Thomas Schaefer
America
Howland
Tehran
Washington Area
Nancy
Governor's Suite
Charles Lindbergh
Malcolm Kalp
Weather report and storm watch updates
The 11 a.m. wind is E at 10 mph. Sun rises 7 21, sets 5 20. Snow possible Sunday, fair Monday and Tuesday with highs mid 20s to mid 30s and lows teens to low 20s. A storm system forms in the southwestern U S and moves across the Rockies into the central Plains Saturday triggering winter storm watches across southern Colorado and extreme northwest Kansas and later eastern Colorado and southeast Wyoming. Snow lingers in the Great Basin and central Rockies. Travel advisories remain for Utah mountains, northeast and central Nevada, northern Arizona. A Tennessee Valley low brings freezing drizzle to southwest Missouri and snow to Missouri, North Carolina and western Virginia. rain in southern Tennessee. High Thursday 84 at Laredo. low 16 at International Falls. The storm weakens but advisories persist across the southern Appalachians and North Carolina Piedmont. Clouds over the northern Plains bring light snow to western North Dakota. Lake Michigan and lower Great Lakes see snow. Clear skies in New England, Florida, and upper Mississippi Valley. Fog limits visibility along the western Gulf Coast. New snowfall: 5 in Strewell Idaho, 2 in Ely Nevada, 1 in Rochester New York. In 12 hours, 6 in at Cape Girardeau Missouri, Fort Campbell Kentucky, Paducah Kentucky. 5 in at Bowling Green and London Kentucky.
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U.S
Rockies
Central Plains
Colorado
Kansas
Wyoming
Great Basin
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
Tennessee Valley
Missouri
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Appalachians
Piedmont
Plains
North Dakota
Lake Michigan
Great Lakes
New England
Florida
Mississippi Valley
Gulf Coast
Strewell
Idaho
Ely
Nev
Rochester
N.Y
Cape Girardeau
Fort Campbell
Paducah
Bowling Green
London
Kathryn Koob to Return Home in Des Moines Welcome
Former hostage Kathryn Koob will arrive in Des Moines on Wednesday and be greeted by Gov. Robert D. Ray in a motorcade at the Statehouse. She will then travel to Jesup for a February 8 homecoming parade and celebration.
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Des Moines
UPI
Kathryn Koob
Statehouse
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Jesup
Marsha McLaughlin
Births Mercy Jan 29 Van Daalen Johnson Price Booth Chapman Andersen
Mercy Jan 29 births list several couples with newborns including Kathleen and Robert Van Daalen Springville a son Cheryl and Lynn Johnson 2548 Lori Drive SW a son Shannon and David Price 2873 Seely Ave SE a son Starla and Robert Booth Palo a daughter Debbie and Lonnie Chapman Anamosa a daughter at New Ulm Dianna and Ron Andersen a son Grandparents include Charles E Young Cedar Rapids John S Woodward Barbara A Spina Douglas Burkhart Barbara Erholm John N Crawford Lois Stok Cedar Rapids Belle Plaine Cedar Rapids.
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Cheryl
Lynn Johnson
Lori Drive
Shannon
David Price
Seely Ave
Starla
Robert Booth
Palo
Debbie
Lonnie Chapman
Anamosa
New Ulm
Minn
Dianna
Ron Andersen
Charles E. Young
Janice Drive
John S. Woodward
Barbara A. Spina
Cedar Rapids
Douglas E. Burkhart
Hiawatha
Barbara J. Erholm
John N. Crawford
Lois E. Stok
Belle Plaine
Clarifications and corrections in local notices
The Sundowners Marty will play this weekend at the Broken Drum on Sixth Street SW. A prior report misattributed Whiskey Bent to that venue. Whiskey Bent performs Friday and Saturday at the Watering Hole on 12th Avenue SE. The Gazette invites accuracy feedback via phone 398 8313.
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Marty and the
Sundowners
Broken Drum
Sixth St
Whiskey Bent
12Th Ave
the Gazette
U I President Sees Tough Budget Years Ahead
University of Iowa President Willard Boyd warned the state Board of Regents that the U I and other regents' institutions face a very tough budget outlook. Governor Ray proposed a 3.5 billion two year package with limited merit raises and a 14 million vitality fund request, while the regents face a 4.6 percent base budget cut next year and additional losses from federal grants.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Willard Boyd
State Board of Regents
U of I
Iowa
Robert Ray
Des Moines
Boyd
Ray
Regents
U of I Health
Drunk Driving Charges Filed In Linn County Arrests
Four persons were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County late Thursday. William B. Lansing 22 of Marion was arrested at 10 p.m. in the 300 block of Nassau Street SE and also charged with speeding. Martin A. Steepleton 19 of Des Moines was arrested at 10 p.m. by the Iowa State Patrol. Steven A. Burch 36 of Des Moines was arrested at 11 10 p.m. on Highway 149 north of Fairfax. Don J. Frazier 25 of Van Horne was arrested at 11 54 p.m. in the 2600 block of Williams Boulevard SW.
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Linn County
William B. Lansing
Grand Ave
Marion
Nassau Street
Martin A. Steepleton
Second Ave
Iowa State Patrol
Steven A. Burch
Des Moines
Highway 149
Fairfax
Don J. Frazier
van Horne
Williams Boulevard
Hotel Paradise and One Act Plays at Local Theaters
Tonight at Cedar Rapids Community Theater a 8 p.m. show of Hotel Paradise with tickets at 5 for adults and 4 for students and seniors. Kennedy High School and Harding Junior High School present two 7:30 p.m. one act plays Shall We Join the Ladies and The Marvelous Playbills with tickets at the door.
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Hotel Paradise
The
Cedar Rapids
Personality Parade Profiles Highlight Lennon Hoffman Baryshnikov
This Sunday Parade offers profiles of John Lennon Dustin Hoffman and Mikhail Baryshnikov among others with brief insights into their public personas and interests. The feature surveys stars in a light complimentary tone suitable for weekend readers.
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John Lennon
Dustin Hoffman
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lewis Henry Springman
Lee St
Zihuatanejo Island
Mexico
Story City
Bethine Kurtz
Webster City
42Nd Street
Tastee Freez
Springman
Springman Hearing Aid Service
National Hearing Aid Society
Iowa State Hearing Aid Society
Sound and Safety Consultants
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Thursday Noon Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Speakers’ Bureau
University Hospitals
35Th St
Horak
Joseph O
Anderson Cemetery
Swisher
Charles Mehaffey
Brush Chapel
Sickles
Robert
Turner Chapel West
Charles R. Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Garden of the Cross
Mason
Harry L. Sr
Allen M. Schmitt
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Noehl
Eva M
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
John Gallagher
St. John’s Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Gritman
Philathea D
Walker
John Hembry
Walker Cemetery
Murdoch
Clarence — Herbert Robinson
Chapman
Bernard Nathem
Overton's
Traer
Guernsey
Blanche Hopwood
Nevenhoven’s
Brooklyn
Evered L. Lirg
Oakland Cemetery
George L. Gay
Kalona
Harold M. Swartzendruber
Washington County
Peterseim’s
Keota
William J. Greiner
Powell's
Newhall
Dale Wilbur Hoyt
St. John ,Lutheran Church
Elizabeth Ann Tiernan
North Pointe Drive
Stewart Funeral Home
Theodore John Wienands
Iowa Masonic Nursing Home
Bettendorf
Turner Chapel
C. Edgar Gillette
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
Laredo
International Falls
Anchorage
Atlanta
Miami
Sone
Bismarck
Boston
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Chicago
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Phoenix
Honolulu
Houston
Coralville Lake
Cincinnati
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St.Paul
Omaha
St. Louis
Kathleen
Robert van Daalen
Springville
St. Luke’s
Tom Walsh
U of
University
Oakdale
Iowa State University
ISU
Gilman
Russell
University of Northern Iowa
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Park
Wakidoicha
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