Obituaries reflect multiple deaths across Iowa region
Louise Oberreuter 96 of Watkins died Sunday at Keystone Care Center born December 22 1885 in Norway married William Oberrueter in 1907. Survived by four sons 28 grandchildren 62 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter. Services at St Patrick Catholic Church Watkins with burial at St Patrick and Paul Cemetery Russell Funeral Home Blairstown calling hours today. Elmer F Wilson 72 of Springville died Monday at Hallmark Care Center Mount Vernon survived by three children and one granddaughter. Ryan D Kula 4 of Center Point died from farm accident services at Sacred Heart Walker burial St Joseph Prairieburg. Additional notices list Holdgrafer Anthony H Hopkins Ellsworth Bud Evans Humphreys Charles E Stoner Marie Waterbury Holgate Stone Keota George Klipp Neill Kerber Besler Shellhart and others with service details and memorial funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Oberreuter
Watkins
Keystone
Norway
William Oberrueter
Altar and Rosary Society
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Joe
Danbury
Clem
Blairstown
Francis
Ryan
Everett Frese
St. Patrick and Paul’s
Russell Funeral
Elmer F. Wilson
Springville
Hallmark
Mount Vernon
Pulaski
Lucille McDonough
Des Moines
Mr. Wilson
U.S. Army
Habishschfeger Corp
Memphis
Wilson
Barker United Methodist Church
Robert
Denver
Colo
Miles
Marion
Joe Viktor
Lowell Newland
Barker Cemetery
Downing, Mo
Murdoch Chapel
Payne-Gerth Funeral Home
Ryan D. Kula
Darrell
Kay Fullerton Kula
Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Walker
Phillip
Nathan
Rodney
Lucille Hinrichs
Richard Fullerton
Rockford
American Cancer Society
Humphreys
Charles E
First Christian Church
David P. Polk
William Deskins
Linwood Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Turner Chapel West
Stoner
Marie Waterbury
Murdoch
Independence
Bernard
Eileen) Holgate
St.John’s
Mason’s
Jesup — Loren “Stoney” Stone, Sr
Parker’s
Littleton Cemetery
Keota
Robert M. George
Powell’s
London
Walter Klipp
Chapman’s
Clarence
Scotch Grove
William G
Jerry) Neill
Goettsch’s
Monticello
Sigourney
Mabel L. Kerber
Hayesville
Holm’s
Conner Cemetery
Strawberry Point
Harold W. Besler
Roberson’s
St. Albert’s
Dundee
Vinton
Michael Alan Shellhart
Phillips
Memorial Day 1982 safest weekend in Iowa history
Iowa Department of Transportation officials say the 1982 Memorial Day weekend was among the safest ever. Three deaths occurred on Iowa roads during the extended weekend including a single-vehicle crash near Vinton, and a three-vehicle wreck on Highway 64 east of Miles in Jackson County causing two motorcyclist fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa
IDOT
Gus Horn
Horn
Vinton
Michael A. Shellhart
Benton County
Washington calendar and national briefings this week
The president and Mrs. Reagan return from California to depart for Paris on a nine day European trip to attend a seven nation economic conference and bolster the Western alliance. The Palme disarmament report groups hold news conferences in Moscow Bonn London and Washington. The House subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East weighs NATO future role while another panel reviews aid to El Salvador. Two thousand women attend a five day YWCA convention. May unemployment figures due with April 9.4 percent jobless rate. The NAS Institute of Medicine releases a toxic shock syndrome report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
California
Paris
Western Alliance
Independent Commission On Disarmament
National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine
Iran Says Fierce Battles Along Iraq Border Reported
Iran reports fierce battles with Iraqi forces on the western and southern fronts near Shalamcheh on the road to Basra. Iraq claims air raids forced Iran to halt loading oil shipments at a Persian Gulf export terminal, with details sparse.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Iran
Iraq
Persian Gulf
Shalamcheh
Basra
Vital Statistics And Birth Announcements
May 30 Juanita and Gary Halverson 308 37th St NE a daughter. May 30 Janice and Forbes Johnson 551 Hickory Wood Court NE a daughter. May 30 Susan and Charles Schulte 133 Simpson St SW a daughter. May 30 Darla M and Benjamin Michalee Fairfax a son. May 31 Carilyn and Kirk Appleby Vinton a daughter. May 31 Mercy Cynthia and Mark Garvey 3416 First Ave NE a daughter. 8:24 p.m. Sunday Overheated hearing at 1516 16th Ave SE. 9:32 p.m. Sunday Medical emergency at 1315 Ellis Blvd NW. 1:12 a.m. Monday Malfunction of alarm at 3203 Sixth St SW. 11:35 a.m. Monday Medical emergency at 92 40th St NE. 11:36 a.m. Monday Medical emergency at 1408 38th St NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice
Forbes ‘Johnson
Hickory Wood Court
Susan
Charles ‘Schulte
Simpson St
Aughter
Darla M
Benjamin /Michalee
Fairfax
Carilyn
Kirk Appleby
Vinton
Jane E
James W. Slaton
Bowling St
16Th Ave
Ellis Blvd
Sixth St
40Th St
38Th St
Heart attack claims Keota farmer
Robert M. George of Keota a 49 year old farmer died after an apparent heart attack Sunday while playing golf. Services planned at United Presbyterian Church with time to be announced. Memorials to the church or Heart Association. Body at Powell Funeral Home Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Robert M. George
United Presbyterian Church
Heart Association
Powell Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids Gazette Masthead and pricing note
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists its establishment in 1883 and publishing details at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It provides subscription rates for carrier and mail editions, with restrictions on mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Pope John Paul II visits Scotland amid anti Catholic protests
Pope John Paul II arrived in Edinburgh amid clashes with more than 100 anti Catholic demonstrators who jeered near the Church of Scotland. He blessed militants led by Rev Ian Paisley, then addressed 1300 clergy and nuns at St Marys Cathedral before sitting to speak due to fatigue. Protesters and police exchanged shoves as security operations span Britain.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
John Paul II
Church of Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ian Paisley
Paisley
John Paul
Britain
England
York
Vatican
Argentina
Falkland Islands
Manchester
Turnhouse
Royal Air Force Base
James VI
James I
Murrayfield
Rugby Stadium
St. Paul
Henry VIII
John Knox
Presbyterian Assembly Hall
Knox
Kirk
John McIintyre
Pope
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Glasgow
Bellahouston Park
St. Peter’s Square
Portugal
UPI
Liverpool
Storms and tornadoes lash plains on Memorial Day
Tornadoes and hurricane-force winds swept through the plains on Memorial Day with record May rainfall in Texas and Oklahoma. Homes smashed, power lines down, and up to two feet of street water reported in Southwest communities. In Marion Illinois a tornado killed 10 and damaged 75 homes, while broader storms blocked flooding across Missouri and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Missouri
Kansas
Marion
Illinois
James Thompson
Reagan
Williamson County
Arkansas
Tennessee
Ohio
Sheridan
Wyo
Billings
Mont
Rapid City
S.C
National Weather Service
Wichita Falls
Tex
Colorado
Montana
West Virginia
Cabin Creek
Charleston
Dallas
Sherman
McKinney
Terrell
Woodward
Okla
Sentinel
Officials release victim's name in rural Iowa tractor death
Linn County authorities identified 4-year-old Ryan D. Kula of Center Point as the boy killed when he fell from a moving tractor and was run over by a wheel. The accident occurred after 6 p.m. Sunday while the father operated the tractor. he died at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids. The report notes the boy’s parents are Darrell and Kay Fullerton Kula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portz
Jackson County
Thole
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Frandsen
Jackson County Hospital
Maquoketa
Bob Russell
Jeanette
Barb
Bonnie
Center Point
Linn County
Ryan D. Kula
Darrell and
Kay Fullerton Kula
Cedar Rapids
Rioting Cuban Refugees At Fort Chaffee In 1980
About 300 Cuban refugees rioted at the Fort Chaffee Refugee Relocation Center in Arkansas on the date in 1980, wounding at least 15 law enforcement officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Chaffee Refugee Relocation Center
Arkansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shellhart
Highway 64
Jeffrey Thomas Thole
Andrew and
Larry Lee Portz
Thomas Frandsen
Dwane Rowan
Highway Patrol
Washington
New York Times Service
Olof Palme
Moscow
Bonn
House Inter-American Affairs Subcommittee
el Salvador
House Subcommittee On
Europe and the
Middle East
Ues
NATO
Ywcas
St. Luke’s
Juanita
Gary Halverson
37Th St. NE
Margaret
Jon Strand
Benter Point
Cynthia
Mark Garvey
First Ave
John Masefield
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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