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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1986
Page
2
Multiple Linn County obituaries report deaths including Ruth L. Whitters 85 of Cedar Rapids after a sudden illness. Services set for St Matthew's Church with wake at Stewart Funeral Home. Also Edith E. Davis 91, George Novak 70, Cecil F. Horne 58, Grace M. Rummens Jones 68, Joyce J. Noll 66 memorials and church services noted. Survivors listed for each.
Amber Nicole Richmond age 23 months daughter of John Richmond of 1727 Northbrook Dr NE died in St Marys Hospital Rochester Minnesota from injuries suffered in an automobile crash near Osage on Monday. Turner Chapel East handling arrangements.
Alberta M Feldkamp 81 of Cedar Rapids formerly Harpers Ferry died after a short illness at Heritage Acres Nursing Home Cedar Rapids. Survivors include Paul Cavanaugh Irene O’Brien Betty Ohm Theresa Sters Ceclia Horn Maurieen Brown and 31 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Services Noon Monday St Ann's Harpers Ferry. Burial St Joseph Cemetery Harpers Ferry. Leora Nelson 78 formerly of Iowa City died at Iowa City Care Center after a long illness. She worked as a cook at the University of Iowa and was a Gloria Dei Lutheran Church member. Survivors include Richard Eugene and siblings Gladys Beulah. Services 1 p.m. Monday Donahue Lensing's with Rev Roy Wingate. Burial Tiffin Cemetery. Memorials to American Heart Association. Jeremiah James Kayser stillborn son of James and Kristine Kayser died at Covenant Medical Center St Francis Waterloo. Surviving include parents grandparents and great grandparents. Services 2 p.m. today St Athanasius Catholic Church. Burial St Mary's Cemetery Gilbertville. White's Jesup handling arrangements. Agnes Z Wethington 89 died Thursday night at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids. Survivors include James Tipton and Mary Jean Robinson plus nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. today St Mary's Catholic Church. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Horner's. Burial Rose Hill Cemetery.
Anna Guyan of Monticello died at 94 in Mechanicsville Care Center on Friday. She leaves a son Harry of Scotch Grove and a daughter Lois Freese of Monticello, nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and four siblings. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday at First United Presbyterian Church, Oakwood Cemetery burial. Friends may call after 8 a.m. Sunday at Goettsch's.
Obituaries list Elsie Mae Ochs 85 of Wellman with daughters Jeanne Vaughn and Iola Davis and 7 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren. services scheduled 10:30 a.m. Monday at Powell's with viewing after 11 a.m. Sunday and burial at Community Cemetery. Cyril Vermace dies in Amana with pending services at George L. Gay's Oxford. Dr. William Cash 42 of Salem Oregon former Parnell chiropractor dies after long illness. funeral in Salem Monday. Blanche Estella Jones 82 dies at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids with services pending at Vernon's. Wayne Bolger 72 dies of emphysema in Mercy Hospital Iowa City. survivors include wife Evelyn four daughters a son a sister and eight grandchildren. services 2 p.m. today at McAninch-Fremming's Victor with burial Ohio Cemetery rural Ladora and memorial fund established. Elmer Conrad 68 dies in Keokuk County Hospital with arrangements pending at Reynolds'.
Five month old Sarah Marie Boland, daughter of Douglas and Karen Boland, died Thursday at University Hospitals Iowa City from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Survived by parents, maternal grandparents Delbert and Lois Ewoldt of Traer, and paternal grandparents David and Gerry Boland of Williamsburg. Services Sunday 2 p.m. First Presbyterian Church. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at Uhlmann's. Memorial fund established.
Mercy hospital reports a boy born July 11 to Tena and Thomas Hardin at 1660 Ave. NW and a boy born July 10 to Sand ra and Alfred Mitts at 520 Sixth Ave. SE plus a daughter born July 11 to Tammy Williams of Marion. The notice lists several Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Eldridge, Perry and Columbia residents and a Cedar Rapids couple among married names. Fire and emergency responses span July 6 to July 11 with incidents including a vacuum cord short, engine compartment fire, grease on stove, extrication, cutting torch to floor, and medical emergencies at multiple addresses and intersections.
Lawrence Korb, a former Defense Department assistant secretary and Raytheon official, was dismissed after Navy officials complained he did not back the Reagan arms program. Navy leaders warned that Korb's stance could affect Pentagon dealings, and after his exit the Navy awarded Raytheon two missile contracts. Korb will join the University of Pittsburgh as a dean.
The article reports a surge in armed attacks by a group vowing a peoples war and street battles in Soweto between Zulu hostel migrants and Meadowlands youths. Mandela rejects meeting Geoffrey Howe during his mediation tour, while Reagan defends U S policy in South Africa at a White House luncheon with Dole as disinvestment debates advance on Capitol Hill.
Six Southampton women who answer the town 24 hour emergency line face minimum wage rules. The town says it cannot afford to raise pay from 1 to 3.35 dollars an hour and may eliminate the positions. Labor Department officials cite the Wage and Hours Act and note back wages may be due.
Rodney Masker, 25, who was injured in a Tama County one vehicle crash Tuesday, was downgraded from fair to serious Friday at Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. He suffered broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. the wreck killed Christopher Hauptman, 22, Tama.
Illinois Lottery announces the winning numbers drawn Friday for the Illinois Lotto game in Springfield. The results list the drawn digits and prize standings for players statewide.
The Daily Game shows a 2 0 4 pick four with numbers 7 2 7 8. The estimated grand prize pool for Lotto is five million dollars.
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