Memorial notices and obituaries from Cedar Rapids area
The Metro death notices list Louise Rishel 70 of Scottsdale Ariz and infant Christopher John Mann among others. Also reported are Carles Corky Long Elizabeth Bolt Dennis W Chaffee Edward Dwiggins Blanche Fowler Hazel Smith Robert Smith and H B Hunter with funeral details, burial places and memorial funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolt
S. Elizabeth
Lizzie
Turner Chapel East
David P. Polk
First Christian Church
Linwood Cemetery
Chaffee
Dennis W
Paul Hasel
Salem United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Fowler
Blanche K
Turner Chapel West
George B. McDill
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Clara Gruber
Anna Kucera
Toledo
Ohio
Hunter
H.B
St. John’s Catholic Church
Coggon
Francis McEnany
Mount Olivet
Coggon American Legion
Murdoch Funeral Home
Smith
Hazel B
Marion
Lowell Knauss
First United Presbyterian Church of
Cedar Memorial Park
Robert A
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
John Gossman
Pale Cemetery
Teahen Funeral
East Iowa Deaths and Obituaries Roundup
Multiple obituaries list Morris Engen of Ridgeway Gladys and Gavin Engen surviving. Gunilda Krogmann of Manchester and Adelle Bockenstedt of Lansing. LaVerne Gremmels of Edgewood and Lucille Clark his wife. Frederick Beard Jr. formerly of Iowa City. Mona Struck formerly of Iowa City. Services and burial details at Madison Lutheral Church Earlville Trinity United Methodist Edgewood Memory Gardens others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Beard Jr
East Pima
Tucson
Ariz
Iowa City
Johnson County
Burkett-Reinhart
Roberta Schmitt
Obituary Notices from North English and Kalona
Dade B Weber 83 died at St Luke's in Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Survived by son Keith, daughter LaVonne Moore, seven grandchildren, three sisters, a brother, services Friday at North English Christian Church and burial in North English Cemetery. Wanda Montgomery 77 died at Marengo hospital with services pending. Lucille Escher 68, Kalona DSS employee, died at a Kalona nursing home. husband Vern, son Ron, daughter Shirley Whisler, brother Dale Beenblossom, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren survive. services held in Richmond and burial Holy Trinity Cemetery. Peterseims Kalona handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher John Mann
John
Louann Quinn Mann
Franklin Ave
Mercy Hospital
Kristina
Bob and Mary Mann
Marion
Giles
Mary Ellen Quinn
Cedar Rapids
Irene Mann
Opal Svoboda
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Lowell Knauss
Murdoch Funeral Home
Carles
Corky” Long
Meadowview Drive
la Porte City
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Builder’s Material Co
Swisher American Legion Post
Diane Markitan
Martinsville
Ind
Coralie Stephens
Dubuque
Sue Snyder
Phyliss Long
David
Iowa City
Douglas
Swisher
Turner Chapel West
Richard L. Thompson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Swisher American Legion Hall
Dade B. Weber
St. Luke’s Hospital
Keith Weber
LaVonne Moore
Bartow
Fla
Zelma Young
Waterloo
Neva Weaver
Rochester, Ill
Catherine Noe
Brandon
Harold Blough
North English Christian Church
North English Cemetery
Powell’s
Lucille Escher
Washington County Department of Social Services
Kalona
Vern
Ron
Newhall
Shirley Whisler
Washington
Dale Beenblossom
Columbus Junction
Richmond
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Peterseim
Maurine Werning dies at 76 in Vinton
Maurine Werning 76 died Tuesday at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton. She is survived by two nephews. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St John Lutheran Church with burial in St John Cemetery. Friends may call at Fellmer's at Keystone after 2 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Gay
Wilbur Wilcox
Memory Gardens Cemetery
Maurine Werning
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton
St. John Lutheran Church
St. John Cemetery
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Esther Klas 63 Dies in Guttenberg Nursing Home
Esther Klas aged 63 died Wednesday morning at a Guttenberg nursing home. Survived by five sisters Loretta New Vienna Leona Althoff Dyersville Mrs Albert Heilers Earlville Mrs Charles Leibold Earlville and Mrs Steve Riniker Manchester and a brother Elmer New Vienna. Services Friday at St Boniface Church with burial in church cemetery. Friends may call after 2 pm today at Kramer’s Dyersville with a Scripture service at 8 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunilda T. Krogmann
Good Neighbor Home
Manchester
Adelle Bockenstedt
Lansing
Clara Puff
Earlville
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Church
Clifton’s
Esther Klas
Guttenberg
Loretta
New Vienna
Leona Althoff
Dyersville
Albert Heilers
Charles Leibold
Steve Riniker
Elmer
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Kramer’s
Police investigate Cedar Rapids murder of Dennis Chaffee
Police delay autopsy details after Dennis Chaffee 33 is found shot multiple times in his Cedar Rapids home. Linn County Medical Examiner Dr. Percy Harris issued a verbal autopsy Wednesday while Assistant Chief James Barnes withheld further information pending investigation. The twin 144 year old son and daughter were unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Chaffee
Ceda
Rapids
Linn County
Percy Harris
Chaffee
Cedar Rapids
28Th St. SE
James Barnes
Detective Bureau
Blender cleaning tip for easy everyday use
A simple tip suggests filling a blender halfway with water, adding a drop or two of detergent, sealing the lid, and blending to clean the blades. Rinse thoroughly after the cycle.
Nixon Threat to Ford Over Pardon Revealed by Hersh
Washington Post reports Seymour Hersh in Atlantic details a Sept. 7 1974 phone threat by Richard Nixon to President Ford. Nixon warned he would publicly claim Ford promised the pardon in exchange for the presidency if no full pardon was granted. The article revisits Haig's role and Ford's denials of any deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Washington
Richard Nixon
Ford
Atlantic Magazine
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Seymour Hersh
Hersh
White House
Haig
Chinese visitors in Iowa find weather familiar and hot
Hebei province governor Zhang Shuguang leads a Chinese delegation touring Rockwell Collins Cedar Rapids and the University of Iowa. They plan to sign a friendship pact with Gov. Branstad and continue exchange begun in 1982. Delegates, visiting Deere and Company later, view flight systems tech and ISU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.W. Ward
Zhang Shuguang
Hebei
Peoples Republic of China
Rockwell Avionics Group
James Churchill
Cheng Huiju
Zhang
Rockwell
Dale Kueter
China
Iowa
Robert Ray
Terry Branstad
U.S
Collins
Deere & Co
Waterloo
Iowa State University
Cyclist’s 140 mph test drive triggers speeding fines
Independence rider Jerry Lauer, 39, test drove his motorcycle to diagnose a front wheel shimmy. A patrol aircraft clocked him at 140, 136 and 118 mph in 55 mph zones on Highway 520. He received three speeding citations and an improper passing on the right charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Glenn Lazette
Independence
Jerry Lauer
Lauer
Iowa State Patrol
Highway 520
Charles Schawl
Cedar Rapids Post
Anamosa Man Seriously Injured In Scaffolding Collapse
Derald Moyer, 68, of rural Anamosa, fell about 20 feet when scaffolding on a barn roof at the Kenneth Hoge residence one mile north of Whittier collapsed after a ladder broke just after 9 a.m. He was in ICU at St. Luke's Hospital with possible neck and back injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Kenneth Hoge
Springville
Derald Moyer
St. Luke’s Hospital
Moyer
Hoge Farm
Whittier
Death of Edgewood businessman probed
Edgewood businessman LaVerne Gremmels aged 62 was found hanged at Northeast Iowa Equipment Inc. by staff arriving at 7 am on Wednesday. The Delaware County Sheriff's Department investigates whether death was self-inflicted with medical tests due next week. Funeral services set for 10 am Saturday at Trinity Methodist Church Edgewood. Appleton Vernon Funeral Home handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVerne A. Gremmels
Northeast Iowa Equipment, Inc
Oelwein
Oelwein High School
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
U. S. Navy
Edgewood
Trinity United Methodist Church
Avalon Lodge
AF & AM
Avalon Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
el Kabir Shrine
Knights of Phythias
Iowa Association of Realtors
Backbone Realtors Association
Northeast Iowa Boy Scout Council
Edgewood American Legion Post
Edgewood School Board
Edgewood Commercial Club
Edgewood Development Corp
Delaware County Compensation Board
Upper Iowa
Republican Party
Lucille Clark
Fred Gremmels
Watertown
Wis
Mark Gremmels
Leonard
Oskakloosa
LaVerne Gremmels
Delaware County
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Summary
July births listed for Nora and Donald Janish Rita Leaf Glenda Luke Ann Hauschildt Teresa Griffith. Out of state and international entries include At Waterloo Jana Pitlik and at Overland Park Nancy Chapin and Melbourne Australia Christine Collie. Several marriages and multiple names noted with dates and addresses follow. Police and emergency calls include a burned AC motor 5040 Kesler Road NW and medical emergencies at Cherry Hill Road SW First Ave SE and Third Street 16th Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita
Eldon Leaf
Dunn Ave
Marion
Glenda
Michael Luke
C St. SW
Ann
Randy Hauschildt
Cross Parkway
Hiawatha
Teresa
Scott Griffith
Fairfax
Waterloo
Jana
Jim Pitlik
Bill Pitlik
23Rd St. Drive
Overland Park
Kan
Nancy
Mark Chapin
Cedar Rapids
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
Christine
Peter Collie
Bernard O’connor
33Rd St
Kesler Road
First Avenue
13Th Street
Cherry Hill Road
First Ave
Seventh Ave
Third Street
16Th Avenue
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METRO
Louise Rishel
Scottsdale, Ariz
Ottumwa
J.A. Rishel Jr
Detroit
Barbara Allen
Los Alto
Max Bergan
Opal F. Smith
Mike Swords
Clyde Jones
Muscatine
Frances Oliver
Alexandria
James E. Fulton
Lido Beach
Henry Fulton
San Francisco
Robert W. Fulton
Tampa
Scottsdale
Hospice of the Valley
Phoenix
Urbana
Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca
Route 4
Decorah
Morris B. Engen
Ridgeway Area
Methodist Hospital
St. Louis Park
Minn
Gladys
Minneapolis
Gavin
Carol Miene
Waukon
Madison Lutheral Church
Stevne’s
Madison Cemetery
Lanna Jo Neal
Ventura
Ruby Lea Windsor
Kenai
Alaska
Ellen Rhodes
Evelyn Smith
Treva Rothenberger
Santa Ana
Paul
Donald
Mona C. Struck
Rosemont
Ill
Elk Grove Village
Federated Church
Park Ridge
Business and Professional Women
Order of the Eastern Star
Daughters of the American Revolution
VFW
Duane Carson
Algona
Memory Gardens
Jack Zervas
Victor
George
Wanda) Montgomery
Marengo Hospital
McAninch-Fremming’s
NEW
Vienna
Alexander Haig
Nixon White House
Peking
Schawl
Buchanan County Clerk’s Office
Anamosa Man
Nora
Donald B. Janish
Memorial Drive SE
St. Luke’s
James M. Nolz
Rene M. McKenna
Clifford J. Ehlinger
Diane E. Smith
Scott N. Ebert
Lorrie Jo A. Gegner
Kurt A. Wilson
Patricia J. Hagerman
Michael P. Ransome
Julia A. Bowler
Robert L. Jones
Cynthia J. Johnson
Walker
IRS
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
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