Deaths Nearby Cedar Rapids Woman and others in obit list
Obituary notices for Anna M Synacek Novak 66 of Cedar Rapids and John Joseph Florang 53 of Cedar Rapids with survivors and burial details. Other memorials list multiple deaths with birthplaces, family relations, service times and churches in Cedar Rapids area including Turner chapel east Teahen chapel and St Patrick’s. Dates reflect Monday and Tuesday services, with veterans and Masonic rites noted for several individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid
Michael
Brush Chapel
St. Patricks Church
Fairfax
William Arquitt
St. Patricks Cemetery
Larkin
Glenn A
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Marion
the Baptist Church
Goreville
Ill
Vernon Mifflin
Lodge No
Cana Cemetery
Murder Charge In Death Of Policeman In Nebraska City
A 39 year old junk dealer Robert Beers was charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Officer Gary White 24 and wounding Officer Peter Rishel 23 in a pre dawn shootout near the Nebraska City police station. Beers remains jailed without bond after arraignment. White had joined the force nine days earlier and recently moved from St Joseph Missouri.
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Nebraska City, Neb
Nebraska City
Otoe County
Robert Beers
Gary White
Peter Rishel
Rishel
Beer
Beers
White
St. Joseph
Illness Hits 125 Keota Residents
Keota Iowa reports an outbreak of a flu like illness affecting more than 125 residents. Dr Horace Don says the Iowa department of health is testing to determine the illness and believes the problem is confined to the community.
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KEOTA
UPI
Keokuk County
Horace Don
Iowa Department of Health
Ford backs neutron bomb as a good investment
Former President Gerald Ford told the Colorado AP Broadcasters Convention in Vail he supports further development of the neutron bomb as a highly specialized weapon and criticized Carter for halting B-1 bomber production. He urged continued neutron bomb development and deployment and urged SALT II progress with Cyrus Vance.
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Vail
Colo
UPI
Gerald Ford
Carter
Ford
Colorado
Associated Press Broadcasters
Congress
Cyrus Vance
Soviet Union
United States
No Charges In Stabbing Incident
Cedar Rapids police investigated a stabbing Saturday night but filed no charges. Willie Hodges, 34, reported being stabbed by Gilberta Leavell, 56, who allegedly drew a steak knife from her purse during a prior argument. Hodges was treated and released from Mercy hospital for a minor back wound.
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Cedar Rapids
Willie Hodges
Ninth Street SE
Gilberta Leavell
K Avenue NW
Hodges
Mercy Hospital
Six charged with drunken driving after Friday and Saturday arrests
Six individuals were charged with drunk driving in separate incidents. William F. Elgas, 57, was arrested at 2:25 a.m. at Sixth Street and Sixteenth Avenue SW. Larrene Kay Ozman, 33, arrested at 3:05 a.m. in the 4000 block of First Avenue East. William R. McNeill, 40, arrested 8:47 p.m. Friday near Center Point Road and Collins Road NE. Isaac Bridge, 42, arrested 3:20 a.m. near Sixth Street. Clyde Benny Buchheim, 46, arrested 3:11 a.m. in the 500 block of Second Street SW. Larry Lee Janssen, 34, arrested 1:35 a.m. near junction of Highway 150 and Robins Road.
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William F. Elgas
A. Avenue
Sixth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Larrene Kay Ozman
Aloha Drive
Hiawatha
First Avenue
William R. McNeill
Route 2
Marion
Center Point Road
Collins Road
Isaac Bridge
Fifth Street
Clyde Benny Buchheim
Second Street
Larry Lee Janssen
Waterbrook Lane
Highway 150
Robins Road
Deserter shot by FBI and Iowa officers at I-80 rest stop
Charles Leo Morris a 21 year old Baltimore born Army deserter with a death wish was wounded by Iowa highway patrol and FBI agents at the Mitchellville rest stop. Morris fired on the officers who ordered him to drop his weapon. he was in stable condition after five bullets struck him. He faces federal assault charges and had been sought on a desertion warrant from Fort Jackson and a prior Texas robbery arrest.
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Mitchellville
Baltimore
Des Moines
FBI
Iowa
Krupinsky
Morris
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Wheeler
Texas
Weather and birth notices from local vital statistics
Wind direction and velocity at 10 p.m. E at 6 mph. Sun rises Monday 5 31. Sun sets 8 42. Year Ago Today high 93 low 71 no precipitation. Extended forecast showers Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the 80s to around 90 and lows in the 60s. July 8 to July 10 births listed for De Peet Gon Rigel Florang Daly Kirkpatrick with addresses in Cedar Rapids Norway Clarence and towns. no casualties or injuries reported.
Meeting Canceled By Machinist Harmony Lodge 831
The Monday gathering of the International Association of Machinists Harmony Lodge No. 831 is canceled after the death of a member. The notice cites the loss and postpones related proceedings.
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International Assn. of Machinist Harmony Lodge No. 831
Martz promotes chess in Cedar Rapids as a teaching game
The article profiles a touring chess promoter who has faced Bobby Fischer and describes his view that high I Q matters less than time spent practicing. He travels to schools to promote the game, enjoys teaching, and notes the Cedar Rapids chess club meets at Jane Boyd Community center Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p.m.
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Martz
Bobby Fischer
Reykjavik
Iceland
Boris Spassky
U.s.ussr
Fischer
Spassky
Cedar Rapids
Chess Club
Jane Boyd Community Center
Governors Confer On Energy Policy At White House Meeting
Carter hosted 44 governors including Iowa’s Robert Ray to review state roles in energy policy. Governors pressed for balancing conservation and production while discussing possible rationing and ways to incentivize conservation.
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Congress
Carter
White House
Washington
Iowa
Robert Ray
Julian Carroll
Kentucky
Cedar Rapids man builds plane with his own hands
James Bacher of Cedar Rapids has nearly completed a self built plane. He says after the fuselage is finished the real work begins. Ga zette intern D Anne Dodd previews the full story in Monday's Gazette.
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James Bacher
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
D’anne Dodd
Youth Dies after Train Accident in Iowa City
Michael John Fobian a 17 year old from rural Iowa City died Saturday at University hospitals from injuries after his motorcycle collided with a train last Monday Authorities said he suffered severe head injuries Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 30 p m at Bethany Lutheran church West Branch Visitation at Barker's funeral home West Branch Burial in West Branch cemetery
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John Joseph Florang
E Avenue NW
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Patricia Slade
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
American Legion
John M
Norway
Wayne J
Marion
Patrick S
Teresa M
Henry Lyphout
Vinton
Glen
Teahen
Charles R. Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Russell Allen Fisher
Rainbow Boulevard
Hiawatha
Belle Plaine
Penny Lee Peck
Fisher
The
International Assn
Machinist
Harmony Lodge
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Mount Hermon
A.F
A.M
International Assn. of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers
VFW Post
Steven Rathje
Teri
Sheri Offerman
Christopher Offerman
Frank
Bud
Vista
Calif
Elmer
Glendale
Clark
Davenport
Gladys Hilton
Alice Evans
Berta Eirp
Turner Chapel
Murray Haber
Shiloh
VFW
Mount Hermon Lodge
Michael John Fobian
Fobian
Bethany Lutheran
Two Arrested Linked to Truck Theft and Vehicle Tampering
A 16 year old male was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance after the theft of a pickup from Richard Cortez. The juvenile was sent to the juvenile detention center after police located the truck at 6 p.m. Friday. Cortez, notified by Dean Dighton, confirmed he had not authorized anyone to drive the vehicle. Douglas Gatewood, 28, was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Saturday for altering a manufacturer's serial number after police found a scratched portable television in the car Gatewood was driving. he was jailed in Linn County.
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Richard Cortez
Avenue NW
Juvenile Detention Center
Dean Dighton
Cortez
McGregor
Douglas Dean Gatewood
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Gatewood
Linn County
Red Peppers Tops Eastern Iowa Sports Reading Six Days a Week
Red Peppers is the most read sports publication in Eastern Iowa, appearing six days a week for local fans. The outlet covers high school and college athletics with regional focus and timely game results.
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Iowa
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Anna M. Synacek Novak
17Th Street
Frank C
James
Raymond Novey
Jerome Fleming
Immaculate Conception Church
William P. Leonard
St. John’s Cemetery
Stewart
Lloyd W. Bayer
George L. Gay
Memorial Garden Cemetery
Coggan
Richard T. Ward
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Monti
Fawcett’s
Winthrop
Brooklyn
Emma Roeder
Colfax Christian Church
Nevenhoven's
Colfax
Independence
Peter Koeptel
St. John’s Catholic Church
Forrester’s
Hason- Howe
East Amana
Hoover-Valentine Funeral Home
Wadena
Thomas Flanagan
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Visitation
Tom Flanagan
Rosary
Muehlethaler-Wright Funeral Home
Gazette Co
Seder Rapids
Carrie
Gazette Carrie
Ksnoeis
Sovereign
Charles
Henrietta
Downtow
Roger de- Peet Victor
Roger Ni- Gon
Eighteenth Avenue
St. Luke's
Ernest Rigel
John M. Florang
Ronald F. Daly
Redbud Road
John Kirkpatrick
Clarence
Ellis Park NW
Killians Parkade
Ardan’s
Town and Country
C.R
Fischer-Spassky
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Carroll
Energy Department
Edmund Brown
California
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
C Avenue Floral& Botanicals
16Th Ave
John E. Lapes
Nt Dow
3Rd Ave
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Cedar Memorial Park
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Cartwrights of
Michael Reid
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