Deaths and funeral notices across several towns
The notice summarizes multiple obituaries and funeral arrangements including William Klotz 58 of Cedar Rapids died after a long illness at St. Luke's Hospital. Services set for Monday at Cedar Memorial Chapel. Also listed are John A. Schrandt 78 Farley and Colesburg Virgil Bond 54 with services and burials planned. Additional deaths include Kathy Baker 24 Dysart and Vernon Meyer 68 Williamsburg among others with service details or pending arrangements.
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William Klotz
Eighth Ave
Cedar Rapids
Philadelphia
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cherry- Burrell
Vera Greyer
Myrtle Klotz
David R. Klotz
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
B. Gordon Packard
St. James United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Colesburg
Virgil M
Moose” Bond
United Methodist Church
Brown Cemetery
Appleton-Vernon’s
Edgewood
Conroy
Floyd
Alice) Meyer
Uhlmann’s
Williamsburg
Dysart
Kathy Baker
Dysart United Methodist Church
Funeral service for Kate M Justin to be held Monday
Justin Katherine M Kate 11 a.m. Monday at Kuba Funeral Home East with Dr. George B McDill officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Justin
Katherine M
Kate
Kuba Funeral Home
George B. McDill
Oak Hill Cemetery
Farmland at risk in rich and poor nations says environment survey
A decade review marking the Stockholm Conference warns both wealthy and developing countries are destroying farmland needed to feed future generations. Erik Eckholm notes US land loss while praising ozone protections and ocean pollution improvements but warns about overfishing and coal use increasing pollution risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stockholm
Barbara Ward
Britain
Johnson
International Institute For Environment and Development
Barbara
United Nations Environment Program
Erik Eckholm
State Department
United States
Eckholm
Retired Cedar Rapids firefighter saves 2-year-old girl
Cedar Rapids resident Godfrey Suchan, a 64 year old retired firefighter, revived Melissa Paulsen after an electric hair dryer fell into a bathtub leaving her unconscious. Police and rescue crews arrived as Melissa regained consciousness en route to St Luke's Hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissa
Suchan
St. Luke’s Hospital
Explosion Levels Home Killing Family in Iowa County
A gas explosion in a Williamsburg area home killed and injured several members. Mrs Schmidt propped a pole to pull Arietta Solecky and another daughter from the basement as the house burned, while neighbors described a rapid blast and debris scattering. Investigators from the State Fire Marshal's Office and local authorities pursue the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Schmidt
Don Dorman
Williamsburg
State Fire Marshal
Iowa County
Tama accident victim dies
Tama rider Roderick R. Shaw, 18, died Friday at University Hospitals Iowa City after being flown by Air Care from a Tuesday motorcycle collision with a bridge abutment 314 miles southeast of Tama. Services set for Monday at 1 30 p.m. at United Methodist Church Tama. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Tama. Friends may call Mason Hand Funeral Home Tama today after noon until 11 a.m. Monday and then at the church. Memorial fund planned.
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John A. Schrandt
Farley
Mercy Health
Rudy
Dubuque
Arthur Mihm
St. Lucas
Mathilda Lensing
Fort Atkinson
Arnold Burr
Garnaville
St. Joseph’s Church
Reiff Funeral Home
Overton
S. Guttenberg
Henry Torrey
Tuecke-Allyn
S. Independence
Donald R. Boyack
White’s
Mount Hope
Monona
Ella M. Jarms
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Lutheran Cemetery
Schultz Funeral Home
Oelwein
David Earl Costley
Montello
Nev
Brant-Kerns
Olin
Fred Lawson
St. Paul United Methodist Church
Tama
Roderick R. Shaw
University Hospitals
Iowa City
United Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mason-Hand Funeral Home
Births Report from Mercy June Events and Local Incidents
Mercy births list multiple families welcoming new babies with locations including Central City Anamosa Marion Palo Delhi and Fort Wayne. Notable entries include a son for Rick and Diane Moraine and daughters for Jeanne Hartman and Kristin Snyder among others. Local incidents include a series of emergency calls and a lawn mower fire with times and streets noted.
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Rick
Diane Moraine
Central City
Sherri
Laurence Henderson
Anamosa
Jeanne
Joe Hartman
Brentwood Drive
Jennifer Berntsen
39Th St
Carol
Byron Hood
25Th Ave
Marion
Jean
Lyle Wingerson
Center Point
Kristin
Steve Snyder
Palo
Margo
David Schustersich
Delhi
Juli
Kenneth von Muenster
Chris
Greg Keiper
Bernita Drive
Lan T
Long Huy Nguyen
Seventh St
Jenifer
Russell McVay
Pebble Drive
Jacalyn
Michael Sloan
Sinclair Ave
Patricia
James Lahr
Former Oelwein Man Dies in Montello Hunting Accident
Montello Nevada reports the death of David Earl Costley aged 37, a former Oelwein resident, in a hunting accident on Saturday. Details from Elko County Sheriff's Department were not available Saturday night.
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Montello
Nev
Oelwein
David Earl Costley
Elko County
Plane crash near Tama claims life
A small engine plane went down about 9 45 p m near Tama leaving one dead and three injured. Hospital officials say the three injured are being evaluated and the victims’ identities and injury extent were not available. Details from authorities were sketchy.
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Tama
Highway 63
Cedar Rapids Boy 15 Dies. Autopsy Cites Natural Causes
An autopsy Saturday found natural causes for the death of 15 year old Mark Kuchar ski of 3221 Parkview Court SE Cedar Rapids. Police said he died after parents found him unconscious and took him to Mercy Hospital. Funeral services are pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home.
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Mark J. Kucharski
Parkview Court
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids
Mark Kucharski
Robert Kucharskis
Parkview Court SE
Linn County
Percy Harris
Kucharski
Clarifications issued on museum renovation report
The May 30 Gazette clarifies that the principal designer of the Vesterheim renovation is museum director Dr. Marion John Nelson. The paper says corrections will respond to complaints about accuracy and fairness and that corrections will be published in this space with the listed telephone number 398 8313.
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Vesterheim
Decorah
Marion John Nelson
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded 1883 by The Gazette Company prints daily and Sunday editions at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 with carrier and mail subscription options to various regions. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. USPS 095680.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Swedes hunt 2 subs off Gulf of Bothnia
Swedish defense officials blocked a bay near Umea and Sundsvall as they searched for two unidentified submarines. Lt Gen Erik Bengtsson ordered helicopters fighters and navy units into action after witnesses sighted a sub near Umea. No contacts reported.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gulf of Bothnia
Defense Staff
Erik G. Bengtsson
Air
Navy
Umea
Bengtsson
Sundsvall
So Mozambique? State of siege declared in Nicaragua 1979
On this date in 1979 President Anastasio Somoza declared a state of siege to support his government against a growing general strike and suppress escalating insurgent activity across the country.
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Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
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