Deaths of Ruth Maddox and other Cedar Rapids area residents
Ruth Lucille Maddox 85 a former Cedar Rapids resident died Monday in Pomona California She survived by four sons a daughter and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and one sister Services are set for Turner chapel east with burial at Shiloh cemetery Shaeffer Abraham 65 a former Cedar Rapids resident died in Wichita Kansas Burial and services followed in Wichita Other obituaries list many names with funeral details including McGregor Frederick E Ward Oelwein Edna L Wilke West Union Esten Landsgaard Decorah Clara E Vick Hawkeye Albin Wagner Picke Committal services for Charles Goettsch Marengo and Robert Vincent Callan 55 of rural Coggan among others Burial wakes and services are noted with locations including St Patrick's church Monti St Benedict's church Steine's and Hawkeye cemetery Committal plans for several others are listed with multiple cemeteries and churches throughout the region
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Ruth Lucille Maddox
Cedar Og
Pomona
Calif
Palo
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Wallie H. Blub
Wenatchee
Wash
Harold C. Blub
Howard R. Blub
Yucaipa
Leland H. Blub
Kennewick
Thelma L. Blub
Westminster
Blanche Smith
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel East
Steven Willsey
Shiloh
Turner’s East
Shaeffer Abraham
Wichita
Kaw
Mabel
Donald
Ronald
Braham
George
el Paso
Texas
Tony
Los Angeles
Schaffie David
Betty Kucera
McGregor
Frederick E. Ward
Thornburg Funeral Home
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Oelwein
William Monson
Hintz
Elkader
Edna L. Wilke
Peace United Church of Christ
Witt’s. West Union
Esten Landsgaard
Bethel United Presbyterian Church
Burnham-Wood’s. Decorah
Verne Baker
St. Benedict's Catholic Church
Steine’s. Decorah
Clara E. Vick
Steine’s. Hawkeye
Albin Wagner Picke
Hawkeye Cemetery
Marengo
Charles Goettsch
Robert Vincent Callan
Coggan
Winthrop
Linn County
Bernice Lyness
Manchester
Lucile Mersch
Masonville
Evelyn Oberreuter
Watkins
Richard
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Monti
Fawcett’s
St. Patrick’s
Balsanek
Stella A
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Paul C. McManus
St. John’s Cemetery
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home West
Egan
Elizabeth A
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Martin T. Laughlin
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Father Laughlin
Teahen
Anderson
Grace
Chapel of Memories
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Memorial Fund
American Cancer Society
Schwinger
Lowell
Arnold Herbst
St Paul's United Methodist Church
Belmond
Iowa
Turner East
Wagley
August H
Linwood Cemetery
Gary D. Hunstad
First Lutheran Church
Turner's East
Farmers Fight Marion Pipeline Plan Rising Opposition to Oil Route
At Linn-Mar High School Marion Iowa farmers and a new group Re Route Crude Oil formed to block a 24 inch pipeline through nine Eastern Iowa counties. They urge landowners to resist individual deals and push for an alternate route while the company negotiates rights of way and faces permit and timing delays.
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Iowa
James Levi
Route Two
Arlington
Re-Route Crude Oil
RCO
Levi
Linn-Mar High School
Marion
Northern Pipe Line Company of Delaware, Inc
Twin Cities
Independence
Northern
St. Louis
Gulf
The
Commerce Commission
Dubuque
Howard County
Upper Midwest
Canada
Minnesota
Harry Weed
Linn Mar
Robideau Beaten While In Linn County Jail Trial Opens
Robideau testified that Linn Sheriff Deputy Donald Wharton beat him without provocation on May 7, 1976 as he was jailed awaiting federal trial. Prosecution argues beating occurred after Robideau refused fingerprinting and sought legal counsel. Eyewitnesses include Gerald Sullivan and Tony Gatto. Bruce Ellison testified as Robideau’s attorney. Trial to last about three days with jurors chosen.
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Robert Robideau
Linn District Court
Linn
Donald Wharton
Linn County
Wharton
Timothy White
Robideau
U.S
White
R.M. Fassler
FBI
Pine Ridge
S.D
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Gerald Sullivan
Tony Gatto
Bureau of Adult Corrections
Bruce Ellison
Woman sues over denied soldier benefits in federal court
Cedar Falls born former member of the women's army corps seeks disability aid and a bed purchase funds after Black Hawk county veterans affairs commission denied aid due to ADC payments for her dependent daughter. The suit names Black Hawk county board of supervisors as a defendant and seeks to overturn the policy as unconstitutional. Jane Doe, 47, served 1950 to 1953 and began ADC payments after moving to Cedar Falls in 1975.
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Women’s Army Corps
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Jane Doe
Black Hawk County Veterans Affairs Commission
Black Hawk
WAC
Iowa
Campers protest new Seminole Valley park rates
Cedar Rapids residents petition against higher camping fees at Seminole Valley park. 561 signatures cite higher city rates than state and county standards for similar services. Camp site charges rise to 3 dollars without electric service or 4 with it per night, up from 2.50. Comparisons to state parks note showers, sanitation, and electricity at 3.50. Objectors say sewerage is lacking and facilities poorly kept. Trailers left last year paid 3,120. this year would be 6,720 with increased occupancy down from 150 to 47. Some suggest charging 1 per night when unoccupied. Parks Commissioner Stan Reinis will review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Seminole Valley Park
Marjorie Knapp
Twenty-second Avenue
Stan Reinis
General Wilcox Dies at Camp Pendleton
Maj. Gen. Edward Wilcox, 53, commander of the 1st Marine Division, died Tuesday after being found unconscious near his base home on Camp Pendleton. The Marine Corps spokesman disclosed the details of the incident and the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Edward Wilcox
1St Marine Division
Marine Corps
Lost Boy Found After Volunteers Locate Him Amid Cornfield
Dozens of volunteers and up to 100 people searched a field south of the high corn for Andy before a young man in a blue Ely shirt helped direct rescuers to the boy. Andy was found sleeping about 10 feet from the field edge and told reporters he had been sleeping. Deputies noted the dry ground hampered tracking by a bloodhound as the crowd celebrated the safe return.
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Ely
Andy
Allen Tjelmeland
Tjelmeland
Jesus
Postal changes proposals and rate hike talk
A congressional commission reports broad support to cut Saturday deliveries if it avoids another rate increase. The USPS lost 1.2 billion last year but has periods of break even. A 12.5 cent eight stamp booklet was proposed as a possible option as first class letters rose to 13 cents and discussions cite a potential 16 cent rate next year. Bailar notes hearings will let the public weigh rates and a five day delivery plan while USPS continues cost cuts and redeploying staff.
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Congressional Commission
Bailar
Senate
Postal Service
Rate Commission
Mourning Doves Top U S Game Bird for Hunter Hours
Wildlife official Al Farris notes mourning doves are the No 1 game bird by hunter hours in the United States with 32 states including Nebraska Missouri and Illinois permitting dove hunting. The commission also set opening dates for pheasant and quail seasons to November 5 and outlined season regulations for rabbit and squirrel with specific bag limits and hunting hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Farris
Commission
United States
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Williams Trial in Cedar Rapids Seeks New Venue
Retried case details show 45 minute juror questioning shrinking to 15 to 30 minutes per prospective juror. Defense hints at linking Albert Bowers to the Des Moines YMCA death, exhumed remains from a Minnesota cemetery. Williams inquiry probes juror views on motive and weighing potential testimony.
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Cedar Rapids
Polk County
Albert Bowers
Des Moines Ymca
Bowers
YMCA
Minnesota
Four arrests reported by Linn deputies on drug and theft charges
Police and Linn County deputies listed four arrests on Tuesday. Richard D. Richards, 48, was jailed on a delivering drugs to inmates warrant after bringing a heroin tainted carton to his daughter Mona Deck, who is in jail for probation revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Richard D. Richards
North Pointe Street
Linn County
Richards
Mona Deck
Orpha Thomas
Patty Olney
Eugene Kopecky
Kopecky
First Avenue
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Tom Fruehling
Lazette Stott Writer
Tipton
Koch Industries
Iowa Commerce Commission
Steve Hellegazette
By Mike Deupree
Gen. Wilcox
Williams
Terrence C. Fields
First Avenue NE
Charles M. Fisher
Third Avenue
Fifth Street SE
Fisher
Mercy Hospital
Fields
Derek E. Doolin
Sixth Avenue SE
Doolin
Gloria Carginl
Park Avenue SE
Hy- Vee
Michael P. Grundy
A Avenue NW
Roger Warner
Mt. Vernon Road
Varner
Grundy
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
John E. Lapes
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