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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1990
Page
10
Obituaries note Grace A. Bachman 86 of Cedar Rapids died after a brief illness. Services at Cedar Memorial Chapel Tuesday. Also listed are Mildred Hahn 89 and Charles Orton 73 with service details and memorials. Other notices include Secrist Oldfield Chabak Strother and cartwright graveside plans with cremation and church memorials.
George W. Huggins Jr., 71, died at Mercy Medical Center after a long illness with services pending at Brosh Chapel. Mary D. Mulinix, 77, died in Des Moines with services pending at Brush Chapel. Clifford Wilkins, 78, formerly of Cedar Rapids and Linn-Mar schools, died in Henderson Nevada with arrangements at Turner Chapel East. Christopher E. Engelking, 15, of Jacksonville Florida, died of muscular dystrophy with graveside services at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Graveside service 1 30 p m Thursday. viewing 9 a m to 1 p m Thursday at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home.
Multiple notices from Coralville to Wellman report recent deaths. Individuals include Dylan Scott DeBruyn infant. Claude R. McMillin of Dunkerton. Bertha Wissink of Davenport. Merlin Douglas Bennett of Sigourney. Eugene A. Wink of Monticello. Anna Marie Thomas of Quasqueton. Fred Bensmiller of Sigourney. Hazel Mae Atterback. Ellen C. Johnson of Marshalltown and Vinton. Nina Belle Johnson of Wellman. Services in Iowa City, Hills, Sigourney, and other local towns. memorials to various organizations.
Entry blanks for the 19th annual MNB Bike Races, drawing over 2,000 contestants, are available starting today at Cedar Rapids and Marion pools and all Merchants National Bank locations. The Aug. 12 Bever Park event and pre registration emphasis are announced by race coordinator Patty Pannkuk.
Bruce Reed, 41, was car parked in the 1600 block of C Avenue NE when a knife wielding man demanded money at about 4:30 am. Reed suffered a 4 inch slash on his forearm before the attacker fled. Police have a description and ongoing investigation.
Federal records show Rep. Dave Nagle traveled July 4 in a single engine plane to a private Amana strip after air traffic controllers advised the pilot the airstrip was closed. The FAA released a Cedar Rapids tower tape as it investigates the accident at the Thompsons’ airstrip, which bore a large X indicating closure due to flooding. The Thompsons say the X was not normally placed.
Birth notices from Mercy and St. Luke's list multiple newborns with parent names and addresses. July 15 includes Diana and Daniel Driscoll a son and Debra and Steve Bower a son. July 13 Jennifer Elliott a daughter. July 14 entries include Jodi Birmingham a son Michelle Bounds a son Patricia and Stuart Pike a daughter Wendy Plagman a son and Linda and Kurt Skindingsrude a son. July 15 Susan and Danny Davis a son Dawn and Mark Gustas a son Mickie and Michael Toomer a son.
Springfield AP reports the Lotto results drawn Sunday with the Daily Game numbers 3 6 8 and Pick Four 3 0 7 2. The 6 of 54 jackpot stands at $10 million.
A 1 624 mile GM Sunrayce USA event saw Michigan edge MIT by 15 seconds after a 15 second head start for MIT. Western Washington University claimed third as 32 universities competed from Bowling Green to Louisville with MIT, Michigan, and Western Washington leading early and late stages. Michigan held overall lead with 4:35.16 Sunday time, MIT 4:35.31, Western Washington 4:44.12.
The Buchanan County Fair will host its annual pie baking contest on Wednesday for all county residents. Pies entered will be auctioned at 5 30 p.m. Local entrants can get full details from park council members or the county Extension Office. The Buchanan County Park Council sponsors the event.
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