Death notices and services from Cedar Rapids area
A batch of obituaries and funeral notices lists deaths including Victor Varnum 74 Tama and Vic Varnum owner of the Tama Airport with service details. Other names: George O. Smith 85 Marion Dean K Heck 55 Cedar Rapids. Memorials and callers’ times noted. In dormantly brief obits, schools, churches, and cemeteries named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Vic” Varnum
Tama
Chicago
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Tama Volunteer Fire Department
Varnum
South Tama
Air Lifeline Inc
Mr. Varnum
Red Cross
Tama-Toledo
Edison Electric Institute
Mary
Marietta Schutte
Batavia
Ill
Edith Nekola
Cedar Rapids
Harrison Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
George O. Smith
Third Ave
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Knapp
Wis
Mary Izabella Cole
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
John Little
Ellis Park
McArthur Grant Brings Writer Critchfield Triumph and Insight
Rex Critchfield recalls a humble rise from six thousand to eighteen thousand dollars a year before a McArthur Foundation grant transformed his life. The Chicago foundation selects 41 Americans with no need basis, funding freedom to pursue varied work. Critchfield, veteran foreign correspondent and author of Villages, plans a 1880 to 1940 Midwest village study with future travels and lectures continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur Foundation
John D. McArthur
Critchfield
William Penn Warren
University of Iowa
James McPherson
Appalachia
Norman Bourley
North
Viola
Rex Conn
the Gazette
Gazette
Cedar Valley Times
Vinton
New York
Berkeley
Calif
The
Washington Star
Asia
Africa
New York Times
Economist
Readers Digest
Asian Wall Street Journal
Christian Science Monitor
Vietnam
Iowa
North Dakota
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Reported in Marion Area
Birth announcements list couples and new daughters or sons in Marion and Cedar Rapids including Terrie Wallace Dale Wallace Corrine Dvorsky Kathy Reynolds Kathleen Conley Marjorie Snyder Cheryl Armentrout Lary Armentrout Robin Todd Debbie Meyers. Emergency call at 1810 Wilson Ave SW followed by a series of malfunctions and incidents including a gas tank leak and a possible electrical short around Marion and Cedar Rapids locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrie
Dale Wallace
14Th St
Marion
Corrine
David Dvorsky
Third Ave
Kathy
Jeffrey Reynolds
37Th St
Kathleen
Thomas Conley
15Th Ave
Marjorie
Mark Snyder
Cedar Rapids
Cheryl
Lary Armentrout
Dunreath Drive
Robin
Mark Todd
44Th St
Wilson Ave
First Ave
Inwood Lane
L.P
16Th Ave
Man Dies in Des Moines House Fire Explosion
Des Moines police and the Polk County Medical Examiner identified 32 year old Danny Crees as the victim of a house fire and apparent explosion Saturday night. Autopsy found death by smoke inhalation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Polk County
R.C. Wooters
Danny Crees
Crees
Wooters
Birthday tragedy as Tama plane crashes during gift flight
A Cessna crashed near Tama Airport killing airport owner Victor Varnum 74 and injuring three Arp siblings. Ginger 12 and Alfred 14 suffered minor injuries, uncle Peter Arp 40 remained in stable condition. Investigators from FAA NTSB and local authorities examined the wreckage. witnesses reported takeoff shortly before 9 35 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TAMA
Victor “Vic” Varnum
Varnum
Charlie Arp
Ginger Arp
Alfred
Marshalltown Area
Peter Arp
Marshalltown
Ginger
Alfred Arp
Arnold Arp
Federal Aviation Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
Tama County
Highway 63
Neighbors Aid Fire Victims After Williamsburg Blaze
Residents rally to help the Vernon Schmidt and Wayne Solecki families left homeless by an explosion and fire that killed 5 month old Loni Sue Solecki and injured seven others. Officials cite gas dryer ignition as a possible cause. several family members remain in critical or serious condition in Iowa City hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Vernon Schmidt
Wayne Solecki
Dean Epperly
Schmidts
Loni Sue Solecki
Wayne
Arietta Solecki
Loni Sue
Arietta Sole
State Fire Marshal
Schmidt
Nickleby and Nine lead 1981 82 Tony Awards show
Britain’s The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby won best play and the musical Nine was named best musical. Roger Rees won best actor for Nickleby, Zoe Caldwell best actress for Medea, and Amanda Plummer best supporting actress for Agnes of God. Dreamgirls collected multiple Tonys while Othello was named best revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Britain
Nicholas Nickleby
Nine
Dreamgirls
CBS
Imperial Theater
England
Roger Rees
Nickleby
Australia
Zoe Caldwell
Ben Harney
Jennifer Holliday
Amanda Plummers
Ms. Plummer
Christopher Plummer
Tommy Tune
Lillian Montevecchi
William Ivey Long
Maury Yeston
Sidney
Tony Randall
Radio City Music Hall
Rescued tot leaves hospital after near-drowning accident
Melissa Paulsen, 2, of 1516 L St. SW, was discharged from St. Luke's Hospital after a hair dryer fell into the bathtub Saturday, causing shock that stopped her breathing. A neighbor, Godfrey Suchan, revived her with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissa Paulsen
St. SW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Godfrey Suchan
Motorcyclist Killed in Police Chase West of Alpha
Loren Novak 22 of Fredericksburg died after his motorcycle struck a curb and a utility pole on a gravel road 144 miles west of Alpha during a police chase. Authorities say deputies pursued him for speeding. he died on arrival at New Hampton Hospital.
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Alpha
Fayette County
Loren Novak
Fredericksburg
Novak
New Hampton Hospital
Birch Society film to show at Ambroz Center
The local John Birch Society chapter will present Marijuana: A High Risk on Thursday June 17 at 7 30 p m at the Ambroz Center 2000 Mount Vernon Road SE A Gazette Opinion Page correction notes the date was listed incorrectly and promises corrections or clarifications with contact at 398 8313.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
John Birch Society
Ambroz Center
Mount Vernon Road
Gazette
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Mark Joseph Kucharski
Parkview Court SE
Mercy Hospital
Milwaukee
Brookfield
All Saints Catholic Church
McKinley Junior High School
Robert Kucharski
Kathryn M. Kucharski
Michael R
David J
William J. Garlock
Angeline D. Kucha
Dean K. Heck
Fifth St
St. Luke's Hospital
Belle Plaine
Fern M. Wheeler
Heck
J.P. Galway Co
Eagles
Cheryl Ayers
Linda Cooley
Deann Brown
Kenneth
William
Orville
Westbrook
Maine
Milo
Guernsey
Floyd
Walker
Hazel Zimmerman
Riverside
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Alice) Meyer
Trinity Lutheran Church
Uhlmann’s
Guttenberg
Editha M. Hartmann
Tuecke-Allyn
S. Guttenberg
Henry J. Torrey
Tuecke-Allyn's
Guttenberg City Cemetery
Independence
Steven James Weber
St. John's Catholic Church
Visitation
White's
Lamont
Maude
Lamont Baptist Church
Thorpe's Union Cemetery
Manchester
Fawcett’s
Loni Solecki
Wayne and
Uhlmann's
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
St. Luke's
Debbie
Andrew Meyers
Palo
Toledo
Mallory Medical Center
Dennis Mallory
Marshalltown Hospital
Family Health Center
Tama County Sheriff's
Tama Police
Iowa State Patrol
Joan Speer
Paul Mohr
Jack Prouty
Gladbrook
Donald Willes
Schmidts and Soleckis
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Connie Wille
Security Savings Bank
Farmers Trust and Savings Bank
Kmart
Susan
Sandra Schmidt
Wille
Willes
Rees
South Africa
Zakes Mokae
Athol Fugard
Harold
Boys
Royal Shakespeare Company
Charles Dickens
Trevor Nunn
John Caird
Tot
Lowa News Daily
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue
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