Deaths of Alma Schermerhorn and others in Cedar Rapids area
Obituary notices list Alma Ida Schermerhorn 83 of 608 16th St SE who died after a long illness, born 1895, with survivors including husband Budd and three daughters. Also announced are Frank Janu 83, Bertha Blaha 83, Mary Stallman, Janice Dede 39 and several other pending or upcoming services across Cedar Rapids, Independence, Fairfax, Monticello, and neighboring towns with funeral plans and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Ida Schermerhorn
16Th St
Fairbank
Budd Schermerhorn
Independence
First Lutheran Church
Shirley Zier
Conway, Ark
Adeline Ramplin
Oxon Hill
Rozetta Schermerhorn
Cedar Rapids
Theresa Fox
Anna Nieman
Adeline Steggall
Waterloo
Elsa Rust
Dallas
Texas
Julius Friedrich
George W. Carlson
Cedar Memorial
Turner Chapel East
Frank Janu
13Th St. SE
Belle Plaine
Mary Vavra
Mount Hermon Lodge
William
Charles
Edward
Mary Adams
Blaha
Bertha M
Turner Chapel West
Theodore G. Lilley
Czech National Cemetery
Czech Heritage Society
Stallman
Mary A
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Fairfax
William Arquitt
St. Michael’s
Norway
Altar and Rosary Society
Catholic Order of Foresters
Arquitt
Teahen Funeral
Janice Elaine Dede
Valleyview Drive
Marion
Charles City
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Donald D. Dede
New Hampton
First United Methodist Church of
Melvin Schmidt
Kenneth D
Darwin D
Sharyl Kopecky
Marilyn Lampe
Denver
Otto R. Schmidt
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Dean Hoferer
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Tama
Joseph McNally
Mason- Hand
S. Brooklyn
Anna Edelen
Nevenhoven’s. Independence
Mayme Shahan
White’s
Garden of Memories
Parnell
Jack
Helen) Sullivan
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Williamsburg
Rosary
Uhlmann’s
Monticello
Reuel O. McColm
United Presbyterian Church
Goettsch’s
Victor — Dennis A. Primley
McAninch-Fremming
Cedar Rapids eyes commuter flights after Ozark cutbacks
Cedar Rapids airport manager Roy Jameson says Ozark's fuel cut to 60 percent and three cancellations threaten air service, prompting interest from Mississippi Valley Airlines and Britt Airways to replace routes if cancellations become permanent. Ozark hopes to resume in July, others wait on fuel and CAB approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Roy Jameson
Cedar Rapids
Amoco
Jameson
Minneapolis
Kansas City
United
Chuck Ehlert
Ehlert
Mississippi Valley Airlines
Britt Airways
Mississippi Valley
Britt
al Tingley
Terre Haute
Ind
Pat Thompson
MVA
Thompson
Civil Aeronautics Board
Airport Commission
Pas
Airport Managers Convention
Chicago
San Francisco
Denver
West Coast
Pickets Withdrawn at Five Seasons Center
Striking electricians ended their picket line at the Five Seasons Center Cedar Rapids after Local 405 president Jim Bachelder said they would not disrupt scheduled events. Pickets had lined access points at the center and nearby construction sites since Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Seasons Center
Jim Bachelder
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids sewer plant delayed again by electrician strike
Construction on the Cedar Rapids water pollution control plant is paused as 27 electricians walk out, delaying testing and start-up. Officials say the $70 million project will miss August testing and September start-up, with duration extending by the strike and additional days to regain output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Richard Phillips
George Milligan
Milligan
John Wayne a lifelong box office icon and Hollywood stalwart
The article recounts John Wayne’s rise from a 1931 debut to mega stardom in films like Stagecoach and The Quiet Man. It notes his Academy Award for True Grit, public persona as a patriot, and major health battles including lung cancer and heart surgery. It covers his Iowa birth, California move, USC football, Ford partnership, and later ABC specials as his fame persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wayne
Wayne
Bataan
Red River
Rooster Cogburn
Duke
Sands
Iwo Jima
Cambridge
Harvard Square
Harvard Lampoon
The
American Cancer Society
U.S
Joseph Young
Baltimore
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Wayne Was
Marion Michael Morrison
Winterset
Iowa
California
Naval Academy
University of Southern California
Ward Bond
Fox Film Corp
John Ford
Montgomery Clift
William Holden
Robert Stack
Thomas Mitchell
Victor McLaglen
Alamo
Texas
Green Berets
Lauren Bacall
America
Abc-Tv
Health care plan expansion faces debate and cost clash
The administration details Phase I of a federally run health care program similar to Medicare with private firms handling claims. It would expand Medicaid to 30.2 million, cost over 10.7 billion, and total about 24.3 billion in public and private spending, while Kennedy's plan runs higher. Jody Powell warns that Kennedy allies pose the main threat to the administration’s plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Jody Powell
Carter
Powell
Hijacked Delta plane lands in Havana after near Wilmington flight
The Delta L-1011 was seized near Wilmington and diverted to Havana. FBI removed captain and crew, one passenger Lawrence Winters, 42, arrested for interfering with crew and assaulting an agent. Passengers described fear and relief, with one traveler noting the adventure and others shaken by the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Miami
Delta
Nettles
Lawrence Winters
Cuba
Havana
Fay Rudomen
Cedar Rapids Teens’ Fatal Plane Crash Sparks Lawsuit
A lawsuit stems from a two year old fatal plane crash that killed Cedar Rapids teenagers. The suit seeks accountability from the flight operator and the aircraft owner amid ongoing federal investigations and civil claims from families seeking damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Stolen power tools reported at Cargill Plant near Otis Road
Police report tools valued at 1635 dollars were stolen from a tin shed at the Cargill Plant near Otis Road SE between Thursday night and Monday. The notice also notes a $1,250,000 lawsuit filed in Linn District Court. The suit involves Joyce E. Foster’s estate and alleges Civil Air Patrol negligence linked to the 1977 Squaw Creek crash that killed 18-year-old Foster and 17-year-old Mark Kabelitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cargill
Otis Road SE
Linn District Court
Joyce E. Foster
Civil Air Patrol
Squaw Creek School
Mark Kabelitz
National Transportation Safety Board
Kabelitz
U.S. Air Force
Beef Slaughter Decline Ties To Possible Market Shift
Wilson Mykleby cites reduced beef volume as key factor behind a potential Midwest plant shift. Wit h the national independent truckers strike excluded, he notes cattle scarcity limits slaughter capacity. The Wilson Co is Iowa Minnesota’s only lamb slaughterer, with lamb buyers from Cedar Rapids likely moving to Albert Lea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mykleby
Midwest
Wilson Company
Iowa
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
Albert Lea
Hygrade Packing Co
Postville
Dubuque
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C.R
Nancy Stevens
Gazette
Abby
U.S. A
Republic Studios
Ford
Josephine Saenz
Michael
Toni
Patrick
Melinda
Ezperanza Baur
Pilar Palette
Aissa
John Ethan
Marisa
Federal Treasury
Sam Kass
Boca Raton, Fla
Patrice Robbins
Wilmington
N.C
New York
Kennedy Airport
Florida
Linn County Democrats
Adv
Montrose
Emerald Knights
Siebke Hoyt Jewelers
U.S. Supreme Court
John B. Turner & Son
Turner
Second Ave
Turner's West
First Ave
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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