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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1988
Page
8
Obituary notices summarize multiple deaths including John Pavek Sr of Palo and Max Sievers of Mount Vernon with details on birth, marriage, survivor names, and funeral arrangements. Entries note burial sites, service times, memorial funds, and family visitation details across several Iowa communities.
Edward E. Stephan aged 73 of Mason City died Sunday at St Josephs Mercy Hospital in Mason City Survivors include two daughters Marilyn Atwater of Marion and Marianne Thuerauf of Martelle Services scheduled for 10 30 a m Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home Mason City Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery Mason City Friends may call after 2 p m today at the funeral home
Helen Leota Allen 81 died in Dubuque after a long illness with brother Ralph of Oelwein and sister Myrtle Hanson of Waterloo. Services 10:30 a.m. at Reiff's. burial Fairview Cemetery. Lloyd B. Ray 77 died in Jackson County Hospital after a short illness. Surviving wife Lucille, two sons Jim and William, brother LeRoy, three grandchildren. Services 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Carson's. burial Mount Hope Cemetery. memorial fund noted. Howard F. Enfield 71 died in Williamsburg Care Center. former Amana Refrigeration employee. Survivors include two stepdaughters, two brothers, two sisters, six stepgrandchildren, two stepgreat-grandchildren. Graveside 11 a.m. Wednesday at Marengo Cemetery. American Legion Wandling-Wendel Post in charge. rain fallback at Legion post. Russell Shields Smith 77 died Sunday at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids after sudden illness. Born 1911 in St. Louis. married Hilda Flora in 1936. Retired vice-president of Julia Printing, Monticello. Survived by wife, three daughters, six grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church. entombment Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation Cedar Memorial Funeral Home evening. casket to be closed at church.
Albina A Cherveny 90 died in Virginia Gay Hospital. Survived by Frederick husband Edward son Darlene and Shirley daughters eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services 1 pm Wednesday at Phillips burial National Cemetery Vining. James A Braman 76 died after three week illness at Washington County Public Hospital. Survived by wife Marjorie two daughters Virginia Hand Ruth Kolp son Marvin stepson Francis Libe two brothers and two sisters eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 10 am Thursday at Jones burial Hill of Zion Cemetery Zion. Memorials to First Christian Church. Warren Ray Miller 36 died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after sudden illness. Survived by parents Willis and Lois Miller three brothers James John Lowell and a sister Lois Ann. Services 10 am Wednesday Wellman Mennonite Church burial Wellman Mennonite Cemetery. Memorials to Iowa Mennonite School Route 1 Kalona.
The Dirty Dancing Concert Tour packed 3 500 fans at the Five Seasons Center with a two hour show blending live acts and movie dance nostalgia. Merry Clayton, The Contours, Eric Carmen, Bill Medley and others performed hits including Hungry Eyes Make Me Lose Control Do You Love Me and Time of My Life with a sensual dance presentation and a dance lesson interlude.
Officials in Springfield announce the Lotto draw results for Monday with the winning numbers. The AP report lists the numbers and confirms whether any top prizes were claimed in the Illinois lottery.
July births listed for Mercy and St Luke's hospitals. New parents include Kimberly and Russell Hach with a son. Rebecca and Dave Gilbert with a daughter. Eunice and Jon Keener with a daughter. Anita Ludvicek with a son. Christina Mozingo with a daughter. Janet Soukup with a son. Additional July entries note Denise Benish and Randy Benish with a son. Barbara Jones with a son. Mary Moris with a son. Tracy Pearson with a daughter. Sonya Smith with a son. Kim Vanderploeg with a daughter. Lana Miller with a son. Locations include Belle Plaine Coggan Swisher Fairfax Hopkinton Mechanicsville Newhall Hiawatha Marengo and others.
Ed Kosowski and Jana Bassett both of Cedar Rapids. Jason Aarhus and Lisa Sweet of Cedar Rapids. Ronald Schultz and Rebecca Vanderbeek of Marion. Scott Erbe of Cedar Rapids and Vickie Bell of Snellville Georgia. Gerald Nosbish of Cedar Rapids and Alice Miller of Mount Vernon. Jon Dahl of Cedar Rapids and Anita Cooper of Marion seek marriage licenses.
Gov. Branstad toured the Council Bluffs damage and praised residents who avoided serious injury as the region faced a weeks long cleanup. A tornado left 94 hospital treatments and two youths trapped briefly in a home, with one buried under stairs. Branstad declared Pottawattamie County a disaster area.
An 18 year old former Cedar Rapids man Shane Edsill of Arvada Colorado died after a motorcycle crash on Interstate 15 near Cedar City Utah. He apparently fell asleep at about 9 am and struck a rest stop sign. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Valley View Medical Center Cedar City Utah.
Larry Lagerquist, 28, of Ely fell about 60 feet while rappelling at Backbone State Park near Strawberry Point Sunday. He was airlifted by Lifeguard Helicopter to St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, where he was listed in good condition last night.
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