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!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1987
Page
8
Obituaries detail Donald S. McCulloch of Sioux City, Mark A. Ricklefs of Marion, John Bova of Lisbon, Marie Manton of Cedar Rapids, Paul Beckley of Alexandria plus others. Noted are service times, burial sites, survivor lists, and memorial fund wishes as Linn County communities mourn multiple deaths.
Anton J. Pranskunas services at All Saints Catholic Church at 10 a.m. with burial at Lithuanian National Cemetery in Chicago. arrangements by Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. John R. Schaller services at Trinity Lutheran Church at 9 a.m., burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, with viewing after 8:30 a.m. and a closed casket. arrangements by Turner Chapel West.
Jack Wayne Newlin age 59 of San Mateo Calif died of an apparent heart attack July 20 at his home Stewart Funeral Home handles arrangements.
A list of obituaries recounts deaths in Keokuk, Dysart, Walker, Montezuma, Traer, Tama, Traer and other Iowa communities. Survivors span wives, children, siblings, and many grandchildren, with service times and burial sites noted for each.
Iowa endures nearly two weeks of hot humid conditions with temperatures reaching the upper 90s and heat indices above 100. Six people were treated for heat illness in Des Moines area hospitals and forecasters expect the heat to continue with scattered showers in the northeast and ongoing soil drying from crop maturity.
AP reports seven deaths in unrelated crashes. Des Moines residents Tom Nitzke 29 died when the car he rode in with Eric Schwartz 26 struck a tree in Ames County early Monday. Preston man Willian Trenkamp 22 died on Highway 64 when his motorcycle hit a truck. Minneapolis teen Phillip Hollins 17 died after being thrown from a car hit by a semi on I 80 near Atlantic. Loretta and Frank Jones 76 and 48 died after being thrown from a van in Waukon. Two Iowans died in Nevada when their car collided with a cross‑center‑line vehicle on Highway 95 near Henderson. Tyson Daniel 44 of Riverside Calif was the other driver.
Mark A. Rickless 28 of 2740 A Ave NE died from carbon monoxide poisoning ruled by Linn County medical examiner Dr. Percy Harris. His body was found Sunday evening in Mohawk Park after police responded to a report from three 15 year olds who found him slumped in his car with a hose connected to the exhaust.
Birth notices list multiple new arrivals: Stephanie and Norman Lewis welcome a son at 2307 Ridge Trail NE. Leslie and Jim O Connor report a son in Center Point. Pamela and Verle Henderson announce a daughter in Winthrop. Sharon Burgess and Danny Lee Burgess record a son in Vinton with Cassandra Webster in Center Point. Connie and Gary Cooper welcomed a son at 1339 C Ave NE.
Wayne F Overhulser and Betty J Bates Robert G Green and Wendi L Martin George A Smith Sr and Renee A Smith all of Cedar Rapids James R Woodin North Liberty and Heather L Sloman Cedar Rapids Larry J Thomas Tempe Ariz and Candace M Gillespie Cedar Rapids Lance L Heiser Robinson Ill and Diane E Tallier Cedar Rapids Mark D Vita and Shareen R Lindsley both of Columbus Ohio Robert R Pycha and Lori L Anderson both of Houston
Ardith Reinhardt Verna Lee and Joseph Edward Jackson Rebecca J Fisher and Eric S Fisher appear in a public notice listing names connected to a local matter. The terse record identifies parties involved and presents no further details.
Illinois Lottery results show daily game 1 4 2 and pick four 8 3 5 4. Lotto jackpot at 4 million and Lotto 7 jackpot at 21 million.
Pat Robertson spoke to more than 300 people at the Sheraton Inn in Cedar Rapids urging a return to older principles and blaming politicians for national ills. He hinted at a 3 million signature effort to enter the Republican presidential race and urged supporters to sign in Iowa ahead of February precinct caucuses. Campaign workers planned a Des Moines tally Saturday night.
In Delaware County District Court Manchester Jeffery L Jaeger 19 of rural Manchester pleaded guilty to drunk driving and received a five day suspended jail sentence probation for one year and a $500 fine Jim D Ingles 35 of Greeley pleaded guilty to third offense drunken driving and was sentenced to 120 days in jail 90 suspended placed on probation two years and must perform 100 hours of community service in lieu of a $1000 fine Loras Freiburger 36 of rural Delhi saw his drunken driving and driving on the wrong side of the road charges dismissed
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.