Cedar Rapids Deaths and Memorials Noted in Obituary Column
The Cedar Rapids area mourns several residents with services scheduled or announced. Robert W. McClaughry 92 long-time resident of Cedar Rapids died after a brief illness. graveside services set at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors. Orrin A. Knapp 75 of Mesa, formerly Cedar Rapids, Navy veteran and longtime post office employee, cremation with memorial services later. Mary Walker DeHart 81 Cedar Rapids resident 1920s period died in Oregon after earlier Cedar Rapids work as clerk. Roma Rex Rosenberg 52 Cedar Rapids born artist with Rockwell International died after long illness. services scheduled at Cedar Memorial Chapel with memorial donations offered. Mathea Bartell 93 Marion resident died at home services pending. Don H. Bush 68 Center Point resident died in Pine River Minnesota while on vacation. services pending. Frank Jr. Popper graveside service today Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Mildred M. Smith body donated to University of Iowa. church and medical fund gifts requested. Arrangements by Cedar Memorial and Turner Chapel West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. McClaughry
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Americana
Joliet
Ill
Marie Michener
Penick and Ford Ltd
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Trowel
RAM
Apollo Commandry
el Kahir Temple
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
John P. Woods
American Legion Hanford Post
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Orrin A
Knapp
Mesa
Ariz
Long Beach
Calif
Arizona
Marguerite
Sheryl Weiland
Gary
Tempe
Glen
Lancaster
Wis
J. Charles
Alice Sage
Roswell
Mary Walker DeHart
la Grande
Ore
Muscatine
Oregon
Roma Rex Rosenberg
E Ave
Mercy Hospital
Rockwell International
Nettie B. Rosenberg
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Robert M. Pauley
Interdenominational Church
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Popper
Frank Jr
Evergreen
Cedar Memorial Park
Lloyd Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United
Hematology and Cancer Research Fund
U of I Foundation
John Hoak
Department of Medicine
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Turner Chapel West
East Iowa Deaths Highlight Local Obituaries
A cluster of obituaries from East Iowa notes deaths of Larry Sakich 82 formerly Cascade now in Illinois. Mariel Paul 93 Fayette. Velmer Copp 82 Waterloo area. Robert Jehle Sr. 73 Iowa City. Alice Brown 91 Iowa City. Adelaide Rachay 89 Waterloo. Donald Fealner 73 Strawberry Point. Olive Nelson 83 Knoxville. Daniel Schwartz stillborn. Lee Herrold 74 West Liberty. Each listing gives survivors, services and burial details, with local arrangements noted.
Vital Statistics Listings From Area Births
July adds several births with parents and addresses in Marion Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Notable entries include a daughter for Teresa and Chuck Strain at 262 Miller Ave SW and a son for Jacqueline and Harley Reisner at 920 Fairview Dr Marion, among others. Public notices note emergency calls and incidents at local addresses with times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa
Chuck Strain
Miller Ave
Jacqueline
Harley Reisner
Fairview Drive
Marion
Janelle
William Kamerling
Mount Vernon
Tip of Day: Straw Trick for Stuck Ketchup Bottles
A reader shares a simple method to get ketchup flowing. Insert a drinking straw to the bottom of a new bottle, push it down, then remove to admit air and start the ketchup.
Iowa set to tighten sulfur dioxide rules in 89 counties
Utilities and coal firms clash at a Department of Water Air and Waste Management hearing over proposed rules to cut sulfur dioxide emissions to five pounds per million BTUs in 89 rural counties. Officials say the change preserves air quality with minimal economic impact. critics warn higher utility rates and reduced use of high-sulfur Iowa coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Water, Air and Waste Management
Johnson
Soviets propose lower limit in START warhead talks
Washington reports the Soviet Union offered a sub ceiling of 1 100 delivery vehicles for multiple warhead missiles and bombers at Geneva. The plan narrows the overall ceiling to 1 800 strategic delivery vehicles and keeps heavy missiles, while U S officials weigh bargaining implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soviet Union
Geneva
Switzerland
Washington Post
U.S
Underground mine fire threatens three Pennsylvania towns
A federal report says a 21 year old underground mine blaze under Centralia Byrnesville and Germantown could extend across 3 700 acres causing toxic fumes and cave ins. Full excavation at 663 million and four trenches at 103 5 million would cost, with relocation over 50 million. The fire could burn for more than a century if untended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania
Centralia
Byrnesville
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
James Watt
Pennsylvania Dea
Judge orders pregnant woman into hospital for possible C section
Judge Judy Bridges ordered 37 week pregnant Rebecca Van derhorst to admit to Medical University Hospital allowing doctors to perform a Caesarean if needed to protect the unborn child. The case sought protective custody but the judge did not grant it. the woman cited placenta previa and favored natural delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S.C
Judy Bridges
Rebecca Vanderhorst
Medical University of South Carolina Hospital
Richard Rosen
Vanderhorst
Rosen
Debt collector charged with threatening couple
Marshalltown Iowa debt collector Robert J Hurlbutt 31 of Midwest Collection Services released on 550 bond after being charged with threatening a couple from whom he sought payment Authorities allege breach of the Iowa Consumer Credit Code and threatening or coercing Bruce and Malisa Taylor The charge is a serious misdemeanor with possible penalties up to one year in jail and 1000 dollars in fines
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Robert J. Hurlbutt
Midwest Collection Services
Hurlbutt
Iowa
Consumer Credit Code
Bruce
Malisa Taylor
Hurlburt
Watercolor exhibit at Luther College showcases Iowa Society art
A traveling exhibit from the Iowa Watercolor Society is on display in the Centennial Union gallery at Luther College in Decorah through July 31. Twenty works were selected from the Fifth Annual Exhibition which drew over 300 submissions, with free public admission daily from 7 30 am to 10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Watercolor Society
Luther College
Ciety
Centennial Union Gallery
Dubuque Man Sentenced on Manslaughter Charge
Willie Ray Dean, 42, of Dubuque pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the April 25 death of Sylvester Baker after striking him with a bottle during an April 7 party fight. He received five years at the Iowa Men's Reformatory in Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Willie Ray Dean
Sylvester Baker
Dean
Baker
Dubuque County
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Fire in Clear Lake destroys 10-unit condo building
Two Interstate Power and Light Co. employees checking a gas leak were injured as a fire destroyed a 10-unit condo and damaged a nearby one in Clear Lake Iowa. Occupants were evacuated, no other injuries reported, and damage was estimated at 1 million dollars. An investigation by the state fire marshal followed the Tuesday morning blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake, Iowa
Iowa City
Interstate Power and Light Co
Dubuque
Mason City
Clear Lake
Jon Peterson
Richard Hornbuckle
Carter visits Bonn for West German state visit summit
Five years ago President Jimmy Carter arrived in Bonn for a state visit to West Germany and attended a seven nation economic summit meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
Bonn
West Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
METRO
Mathea Bartell
A Ave
Don H. Bush
Center Point
Pine River
Minn
Murdoch’s
Cascade
Larry Sakich
Chicago
Hammond
Ind
Geraldine
Georgann Zoebisch
Millford
Joan Maynard
Dedham
Mass
St. Martin’s Cemetery
Devaney-Reiff’s
Fayette
Mariel Paul
Maple Crest Manor
Isaac C
Arnold
Ronald
Buffalo
Madge Shafer
Strawbery Point
Frances Bennett
Oelwein
Fern Hileman
Las Vegas
Nev
DeWitt Chittenden
California
Hawkeye
Velmer E. Copp
Waterloo
Alice
Mary Treloar
Jane Dietrich
Waukon
Trinity Lutheran Church
Becker-Milnes
Robert J. Jehle Sr
Highland Ave
Johnson County
Esther J. Rushek
Iowa City Flying Service
Jehle
Harold
Donald
Robert Jr
George
Riverside
Marguerite Teague
George L
Alice Evelyn Brown
Oaknoll Drive
Alice E. O'Connor
Seattle
Wash
Virgil E. Brown
Hillsboro
Order of Eastern Star
Rose Croix Lodge
Portland
Robert Brown
Riverview Abbey
George L. Gay
Jesup
Adelaide J. Rachay
Parkview Gardens
White’s
Mount Hope Cemetery
Independence
Strawberry Point
Donald William Fealner
Design Speciality Co
Veterans Administration Hospital
Mabelle Somboracz
Canoga Park
Roberson’s
Edwin
Olive) Nelson
Knoxville
Mary Miller
Falls City
Neb
St. James Catholic Church
Sherman-Eden’s
Elm Grove Cemetery
Daniel Kevin Schwartz
Kevin and
Shirley McGowan Schwartz
St. Luke’s Hospital
Phillips
Vinton
West Liberty
Lee A. Herrold
Oakridge Cemetery
Kimberly Park
Crestview
West Branch
Rita
Ruby Clemmens
Springdale
Charles
Carrie DeForest
Snider’s
St. Luke’s
Carol
Eric Huber
Manchester
Rose
Glenn Gladwin
Belair Drive
Victoria
Darrel Peterson
Norman Drive
Rhonda
Jack Kopish
33Rd Ave
Barbara
John Donnelly
Idlebrook Lane
Kimberly
James Stoneking
Ely
Nancy
John Erdmann
Lindale Drive
Vail
Colo
Mike
Paula Mohwinkle
Dale
Mary Mohwinkle
James Drive
Jay R. Foley
Judith G. Foley
Charles G. Elgas
Barbara S. Evans
Steven J. Myers
Dawn R. Haas
Timothy D. Wilkey
Diane M. Trostel
Henry W. Ehrle
Isabelle E. Lujan
Hazleton
Dixie Lou
Roy Schindler
Gail Marie
Beverly Randle Jr
Virginia Rae
Floyd Herbert Drafahl
Collins Road
North Towne Place
Quaker Oats Co
I Ave
Oakland Road
16Th Ave
J St. SW
Mark Johnson
Department
Soviets
United States
Reagan
Germantown
Office of Surface Mining Report
GAI Consultants Inc
Rock Island, Ill
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!