Deaths in Iowa City Solon and Area Veterans and Church memorials
Obituaries note Joseph Eugene Convey 62 of 426 J Ave NW died at Veteran Hospital Iowa City after long illness born March 15 1916 Cedar Rapids member of Disabled American Veterans and American Legion survived by three sisters and four brothers donated to University of Iowa Medical Center funeral arrangements by Teahen Funeral Home Mary Brock 79 of Route 3 Solon died in Solon Care Center after long illness lived in Solon area all life member of St Marys Church Solon and Altar and Rosary Society survived by two brothers services 10 am Saturday at St Marys Solon burial at church cemetery Chad W Short 214 son of Mr and Mrs Ronald Short died unexpectedly at home near Walker autopsy performed Chad born June 28 1975 Cedar Rapids survived by parents sister Angela brother Rodney grandparents and great grandfather services 2 pm Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Walker burial Sacred Heart Cemetery call details Murdoch Funeral Home Walker Stratton Harry E 2 pm Saturday Brush Chapel burial Czech National Cemetery Handeland Orlan L 1 30 pm Saturday United Methodist Church Central City burial Mount Clark Cemetery memorial fund United Methodist Church Hamilton Willie King services held today Turner Chapel East burial Linwood Cemetery Luberger Katherine Nye private graveside services Oak Hill Cemetery cremation Turner Crematory Manchester John J McKeag 79 Saturday 2 30 pm Shelly’s Tama Harold K Davis 78 services pending Decorah Lowell E Isenberger 57 United Methodist Church burial Phelps Stevie s Independence Lucille Hobey 73 Saturday First United Methodist White s Coralville Edward K Wilson 66 Saturday St Wenceslaus Catholic Church Rosary night before George L Gay Iowa City
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Joseph Eugene Convey
J Ave
Veteran Hospital
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Disabled American Veterans
The
American Legion
Florance Convey
San Diego
Calif
Mary Ellen Baker
Ray Curley
George
James Convey
Paul
DeWitt
Richard
West Palm Beach
Fla
Mary Brock
Route 3
Solon
Miss Brock
St. Mary's Church
Altar and Rosary Society
Wesley
Frank
J.J. Fath
Father Fath
Brosh Funeral Home
Chad W. Short
Ronald J. Short
Walker
Chad
Angela
Rodney
Harrison Price
Coggan
Richard Short
Clarence Price
Troy Mills
Sacred Heart Catho
Stratton
Harry E
Brush Chapel
Jim Fisher
McCloud Springs
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Czech National Cemetery
Brosh Chapel
Handeland
Orlan L
United Methodist Church
Central City
Mount Clark Cemetery
Murdoch
Hamilton
Willie King
Turner Chapel East
Herbert L. Rogers
First Church of the Nazarene
Linwood Cemetery
Manchester
John J. McKeag
Shelly's
Tama
Harold K. Davis
Henderson's
Toledo
Decorah
Lowell E. Isenberger
Phelps
Stevie
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
George L. Gay
Wilson Avenue Bridge Closure Over I 380 Planned
The Wilson Avenue bridge over I 380 will close for about two weeks starting Monday. Traffic will use the I 380 on and off ramps. The closure allows a two inch concrete overlay to protect the deck from ice and chemical deterioration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Avenue
State Department of Transportation
Neighbors Balk at Helicopter in Back Yard
Robert Elrick, a 65-year-old retiree in Middleburg Heights, faces a new town ordinance giving the council power to regulate helicopter landings after months of neighbor complaints. He plans to keep the craft in his backyard heliport, praising speed and safety versus driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleburg Heights
Ohio
Robert Elrick
Elrick
Cleveland
Ann
Teamsters deny NLRB injunction charges in Cedar Rapids case
Teamsters Local 238 of Cedar Rapids denied all charges of coercion and restraining non union employees from paying fees tied to a Cedar Rapids sewage treatment site. The NLRB seeks an injunction in federal court after a complaint by Calvin R. Swanson of CRST Inc. and others. A pre trial conference is set for Monday to show cause why the injunction should not be made permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters Local
Cedar Rapids
U.S
National Labor Relations Board
Crst Inc
Calvin R. Swanson
Teamsters
NLRB
Swanson
Alumni Reunion Weekend at Iowa to honor several classes
More than 400 University of Iowa graduates are expected to return for Alumni Reunion Weekend in Iowa City. The classes 1918 1928 1938 and 1953 are honored with dinners and an all alumni luncheon where President Willard L. Boyd will speak and eight distinguished alumni awards will be given.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
University of Iowa Alumni Association
Willard L. Boyd
Colleges of Medicine and Nursing
Hancher
Art Museum
Paint n Palette Art Show At Grant Wood Memorial Park
The 23rd annual Paint n Palette Art Show runs June 10 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Grant Wood Memorial Park four miles east of Anamosa on Highway 64. Displayed works include paintings hobby exhibits crafts and flea markets with a sheep shearing and raw wool spinning demo. Afternoon entertainment features the Oxford Junction Polka Band and the Dark Planet rock group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wood Memorial Park
Here
Highway 64
Oxford Junction
Dark Planet
Turtle hunter sells golf balls by club and course
Chambers recalls starting as a teen selling golf balls at 25 cents per three gallon can. He now gets 10 cents per ball from country clubs and 15 cents from public courses, keeping unsold balls for schools or individuals. He notes turtles have bear like claws and shares experience in the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers
Soviet Embassy Device Discovery Prompts Protest and Probe
Officials revealed May 25 that a routine security search uncovered electronic gear including a large antenna at the Soviet Embassy. A protest was lodged with the Soviet Foreign Ministry. An official said Soviets regularly penetrated the embassy through a tunnel and chimney, and the equipment may have been more than just eavesdropping gear. A technical assessment is underway to determine how it works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ozark Seeks New Orleans Route From Cedar Rapids
Ozark Air Lines asks the Civil Aeronautics Board to add New Orleans to its route system. If approved, it would offer daily morning and evening flights with an afternoon return via Quad Cities and St Louis. Fares include special advance registration, weekend half price and one third off, using DC-9 jets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark Air Lines
New Orleans
Cedar Rapids
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ozark
Quad Cities
St. Louis
Two arrests reported in Cedar Rapids assault case
Cedar Rapids police Thursday arrested a 24 year old woman on going armed with intent while involved in an assault report. Vinh Thi Alkire 2931 Sixth St SW allegedly cut Brenda Ward with a screwdriver during a Wednesday scuffle. Also arrested Thursday was Jean Marie Ruden 19 of 953 M St SW on interfering with official acts and no driver's license after she gave a false name during an accident probe at 200 block Eighth Avenue SW.
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Cedar Rapids
Vinh Thi Alkire
Sixth St
Brenda Ward
Park Towne Lane
Alkire
Ward
Jean Marie Ruden
St. SW
Ruden
Eighth Avenue SW
Medicaid rules force inferior care in Washington
A Washington physician active in health planning alleges that Medicaid in the district compels her to provide inferior treatment to patients under the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Golf ball hunter far from ordinary seller in Iowa
Chambers describes his unusual business selling thousands of golf balls to high schools and clubs. He hunts by diving water hazards and recovers about 8 000 to 10 000 balls weekly while working three days a week. He washes balls in a washing machine and even discards some found balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers
East High
Des Moines
Dowling
Urbandale
Underwater Golf Ball Shagger Reveals River of Lost Balls
A man describes a niche career retrieving golf balls from water hazards. He dives and swims through ponds at Terrace Hills in Altoona to collect discarded balls, noting 11,000 once found and averages around 4,000 per course. He’s not a good golfer, admitting a persistent bad hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrace Hills
Altoona
Chambers
Mystery equipment found in Moscow embassy sparks spy talk
Officials debate whether 1950s electronic gear hidden in the Moscow embassy ties to past espionage or remote microwave interference. Sources note prior discoveries of covert microphones in 1960 and 1964 and reference a 1977 fire that prompted repair work by American crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
State Department
U.S
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
Leech Lake Tragedy Claims Four aboard fiberglass boat
A resort owner alerted authorities at 10 p.m. about four men missing after a boat capsized on Leech Lake in 37 degree water. Rescue efforts resumed at 5 a.m. and recovered three bodies and a survivor by 7:15 a.m. Winds of 35 mph created heavy whitecaps as the boat, rented from a resort, floated in the center of the lake. The sheriff noted the lake remains cold and ice-free only since early May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leech Lake
Leech Lake Indian Reservation
Chippewa National Forest
Bemidji
Walker, Minn
Military briefs honors and assignments across services
First Lt. William L. Conway earned the Army Commendation Medal at Fort Benning as executive officer with the Army Criminal Investigation Command. Senior Airman Roberta Perrin returns from a Madrid tour and heads to McClellan Air Force Base. Lt. Deborah J. Wiitanen and CW3 David L. Jenkinson wed in Denver, with Jenkinson returning to Hanau, Germany. Capt. Ray A. Nelson heads to Fort Rucker for pilot training. Joseph J. Carpenter enlists in the Air Force and serves at Lackland. Marine Pvt. John M. Gourley is promoted at Kaneohe Bay. Dr. Edward L. Burkhalter promoted to lieutenant colonel at Walter Reed. Thought for today quotes Martin Luther.
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William L. Conway
Leon L. Conway
Lisbon
Fort Benning
Army Criminal Investigation Command
Roberta Perrin
Patricia Vercande
Southland St. SW
Madrid
Spain
McClellan Air Force Base
Calif
Deborah J. Wiitanen
Denver
Gordon Wiitanen
Houthton
Mich
David L. Jenkinson
W.E. Jenkinson
27Th St
Jenkinson
Hanau
Germany
Nursing
Edward L. Burkhalter
L.D. Burkhalter
Forest Drive SE
Army Medical Corps
Walter Reed General Hospital
Washington, D.C
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Lic
R.J. Axen
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
Luberger
Katherine Nye
Oak Hill Cemetery
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Turner Crematory
Iowa
Salem
Mass
Bermuda
Jean Levesque
Salem High School
Levesque
Salem Evening News
Salem Teachers Union
Thomas Mazzerini
Mazzerini
Edward Curtin
Ated
Charles J. Connelly
Curtin
Ed Curtin
U of
Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
Oneccall
Berry
Collins Radio
Alabama
Ray A. Nelson
Raymond L. Nelson
C Ave
Fort Rucker
Ala
Joseph J. Carpenter
Monica Carpenter
John M. Gourley
John L. Gourley
First
Marine Brigade
Marine Corps Air
Martin Luther
Classified
Week In Vision
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
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