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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1992
Page
8
Obituaries from Linn County list several deaths including Lloyd H. Phelps Sr. 76 of Cedar Rapids and Oliver R. Fore 69 of Cedar Rapids with service details at Murdoch Linwood Cedar Memorial and Cedar Memorial chapels. Other notices cite Dale C. Biddick 79 and Leo J. Drakos 73 plus Jennie M. Lindquist 84 with burial plans, survivors, and memorials.
Dorothy E. Buwalda 65 of Marion died at Mercy Medical Center after a brief illness. Rollie E. Palmer 79 of Dallas formerly Cedar Rapids Belle Plaine died at Charlton Methodist Hospital in Dallas after a brief illness. Ruby I. Pobuda 79 of Living Center West died there Monday morning. Arrangements pending at local funeral homes.
Death notices and obituaries can be submitted at The Gazette within set hours. Arrangements pending and death notices with a photo appear as a news item. additional material costs 35 cents per word. Second day and out of town notices also 35 cents per word. Call 398-8221 for guidelines.
A long obituary list from Eastern Iowa reports multiple deaths with services and survivors. Raymond Gefaller, Billie McKillip, Lloyd Grere, Eldon Christensen, Clinton Kerby, Richard Klahn, Charles Reichling, Elsie Forney, Emma Stoffregen, Charles Stewart, Walter Wieland, Iris Weindell, Viola Dodds, and Viola Johnson Dodds are noted with service times, burial plans, and family details across towns including New Hampton, Cedar Rapids, Muscatine, Dubuque, West Branch, and more.
Maude M Smith 87 died Monday in Washington County Hospital Washington Burial at Brethren Cemetery near South English Services 1 30 p m Wednesday Powell Funeral Home Keota Friends may call after 2 p m today Survivors include husband Walter two sons Robert of North Syracuse N Y and Clarence of Harlan two sisters Bertha Bremer South English and Vivian Seitsinger Wellman
Rep. Jim Leach announced two Iowa grants totaling 909000 for the National and Community Service act program. The ICC YAP will expand to year round work in parks and conservation with 60 year round positions and an education bonus, while ComServ Iowa helps fund administration and volunteer training for community groups serving the homeless and elderly.
Mercy and St. Luke’s hospitals report multiple birth notices on June 7 and June 8. Dianne and Jeff Van Praag welcome a daughter at 5315 Pine Grove Dr NE. Wendi and Jeff Smith have a son in Lisbon. Colette Blazek receives a daughter at Marion. Lisa Whitters has a son at 39 Western College Rd SW, and more birth details follow for Axline, Bak er, Floyd, Frasher, Graesser, Orton, Stone, Walker, Williams, and Henderson with corresponding addresses.
About 850 Iowa customers will get nearly 100000 in refunds for interest overcharges on Kirby vacuum installment contracts. Preferred Credit of St Cloud Minn will reimburse overpayments made between October 1990 and October 1991 and lower remaining payments under 21 percent Iowa law. Affected customers will receive a letter within 45 days detailing the settlement, a check for overpayment, a revised contract, and a new coupon book if still paying.
A late Saturday fire at Standard Golf Manufacturing in Cedar Falls started by a malfunctioning electrical panel. Firefighters say sparks likely ignited cardboard beneath the panel and damaged the main manufacturing area, with losses estimated between 2.5 and 3 million dollars and 35 employees laid off. The plant makes golf balls flags and cups using fiberglass and plastic materials.
The Benton County Sheriff says identification may take days as the victim, believed from out of state, was found in a burned mobile home two miles north of Mount Auburn near the Benton Black Hawk line. Autopsy Monday found the body burned beyond recognition. dental records will be needed for positive ID.
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