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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1988
Page
14
A Linn County death and obituary roundup lists Iva J. Nelson of Central City and other local residents aged 50 to 83. The notices cover births, marriages, survivors, funeral services, burial sites, and memorial gifts across Cedar Rapids, Central City, Fairfax, Robins, and nearby towns with dates and venues.
Three obituary items note Max A. Steinfeldt age 83 at 1230 Third St SE who died after a short illness with Kuba Funeral Home handling arrangements and services by Mount Vernon United Methodist Church and Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories for Beryl D. Feaker and Laura D. Hamilton. Burial locations listed.
Helen Anna Bobinet 81 died after an extended illness in Cedar Rapids. Ina Mae Boyd 65 died in Iowa City. Wayne Kies 58 died in a Missouri auto accident. Mayme B Hayek 81 died in Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Memorials to cancer society. Services and burial details for each obituary are provided with family survivors and locations.
Obituary notices profile Fritz Willenberg and spouse owners of the Ritz Restaurant in Dyersville with 30 years of service. Included are multiple survivors and details of services at Basilica of St. Francis Xavier with military rites by American Legion Post 137. Additional notices honor Karolyn Bildstein Smith, Francis Cox, Regina Schlueter, Lois Morse, Josie Barrett, Joel Curley, Kathryn Tanner, and Dale Van Gorder with funeral plans, call times, and burial sites.
NTSB investigator Norm Wiemeyer expects the April 3 Colorado Springs crash near the airport that killed Cedar Rapids residents to have a probable-cause determination after board review. Factors include high altitude 6172 feet warm weather long takeoff roll fuel air mix carbon deposits on spark plugs uphill terrain and limited airspeed data from a damaged recording system.
The notice lists births from St Luke’s with multiple families and addresses. On July 20 Sally Rodgers and Richard Larsen in Ely have a daughter Sherry and Michael Merritt at 1501 Sixth St NW have a son Ashlyn Peyton at 1040 Third Ave SE have a daughter Lorrie and James Po land at 1945 Eighth Ave SE have a son. On July 21 Donna Hansen in Stanwood have a son Janice Moore at 4445 Westover Rd SE a daughter Lori Prokup at 1935 B Ave NE a daughter.
David R. Antin and Megan E. Ward. David A. McKay and Bren da A. Brashear. John S. Glover and Joni L. Meiers. Greg E. Opsal and Kari J. Young. Robert S. Stens land and Julie M. Jarrard. all of Cedar Rapids or nearby Texas and Dallas listings.
Laura Rae and Roger Fay Scott along with Phyllis J. and Billie E. Fulk have dissolutions filed. The notices list the pairs as parties in pending dissolution matters and reflect standard probate proceedings.
Thought for today quotes Emily Dickinson reflecting on remorse as memory awake. The line, attributed to the American poet, suggests memory fuels conscience. It appears as a concise inspirational note rather than a full article.
Murray area in Clarke County Iowa reports a fatal two vehicle collision on Highway 34 near Murray. Dale Van Gorder 33 driving westbound crossed center line and collided with Jerry Lathrop 34 of Red Oak driving an eastbound truck. Van Gorder died at the scene Lathrop was in serious condition at Iowa Methodist Hospital Des Moines.
Fire heavily damaged a Monticello owned mobile home in Oxford Junction last night. Randy Shady rents it to Susan Clark and her daughter Holly. they were not home. All possessions were destroyed. Responding at 5 45 p m, authorities credit an electrical short as the likely cause.
Springfield AP reports the winning Lotto numbers drawn Thursday in Illinois. No further results or prizes listed in the provided text.
A public notice directs readers to call CITYLINE at 363 7000 for a complete schedule of area events category 8700. The prompt provides contact details and the program category for the full listing.
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