Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns
A long obituary list reports deaths of Meri L. Roe 65 of Cedar Rapids born 1917, Reuben A. Nelson 78 of Lisbon, Bernice King 77 of Cedar Rapids, and multiple other local residents. The notices include birthplaces, spouses, survivors, funeral times, burial sites, and memorial contributions. Services span First Church of the Open Bible in Cedar Rapids, Lisbon Cemetery, Goettsch Perrin in Gladbrook, Cedar Memorial Chapel, and other area funeral homes with details for friends to attend or donate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meri L. Roe
Route 1
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Milo
Meta Blood
Laurel
F.W. Truck & Equipment Co
First Church of the Open Bible
Debra Miller
Marilyn Metcalf
Sally Herman
Linda Shoning
Norwalk
Richard R. Blood
Robert C. Blood
Flo Biddle
Faye Schrader
Wanda Huckfeldt
Earl of
Neal B. Gail
Clemons
Turner Chapel West
E Ave
Reuben A. Nelson
Lisbon
Leonardsville
Kan
Irma Carroll
Burlington Railroad
Galesburg
Ill
Mechanicsville
Mr. Nelson
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Nelson
United Methodist Church of
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Howard
Fountain Valley
Calif
Lowell
Rockville
Karen Fristad
Bernice King
Gladbrook
Roger Cowan
Wayne Paustian
Iowa City
Goettsch-Perrin Funeral
Badger Hill
United Methodist Church
Turner Chapel East
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Cedar
Dysart Cemetery
Shank
Stewart E
Robert A. Dennett
Trinity United Methodist Church
Fairfax Cemetery
Mizpah Lodge
Shriner Crippled Children’s Hospital
el Kahir Temple
Fifth St
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Tyne
Dolores
Cedar Memorial Chapel
David Roth
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
10Th St
B Ave
Charles L. Wenger
Park Ave
Buchanan County
Evelyn M. Appleby
Weyerhaeuser Co
Charles A
Robert L
Vernon J
Donna Prohaska
Marlene Frankle
Germaine Wenger
Elmer
Marion
Margaret Cornwell
Independence
Florence Black
Dorothy Byers
Central City
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Leroy Bauman
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
American Legion Hanford Post
Anamosa
Weston
Mary) Youngman
Goettsch’s
Coralville
Geraldine L
Geri” Kennedy
George L. Gay
Charles
Jean Gustafson
George L. Gay’s
New Albia
Otto
Alice) Kubitz
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Hanson’s
Oxford
William T. Watson
Oxford United Methodist Church
Oxford Cemetery
Oxford Chapel
Tipton
Esther Walters
IOOF
Victor
McAninch- Fremming’s
S. Vinton
Herman Salger
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Garrison
Phillips
Vinton
Garrison Cemetery
George G. Hardinger
American Legion
Vinton Lutheran Home
Waukon
Kathleen Collins
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Mount Olivet
Raymond Spinner
Gethsemane
Lansing
Vital Statistics Entries and Local Incidents
Vital statistics lists multiple births including a son for Teresa and Joe Myers of Marion born June 14 and a daughter for Mary and Mark Murdock born the same day. Other births include Lamista Klima on June 13 and a son, and a twin birth at Great Lakes Naval Base. The notices also cover various emergency calls and incidents in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
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Teresa
Joe Myers
Valley Park St
Marion
Kayleen
Floyd Latta
32Nd St
Lamista
Kim Klima
Center Point Road
Mary
Mark Murdock
Washington Ave
Sherri
Ben Wright
Linwood St
Sheryl
Jeff Doonan
Kesler Road
Pamela
Stephen Rose
Sixth Ave
Des Moines
Marcia
Larry Zach
Ankeny
Vernon Zach
Swisher
Great Lakes Naval Training Base
Great Lakes
Ill
Sandra
Gerald Foley
Carl O. Morning
E Ave
George Washington and the early American presidency
George Washington led a victorious Revolutionary War army and faced immense postwar tasks. As first president he established key departments including the treasury war state and judiciary and oversaw constitutional amendments to improve governance while managing ambitious colleagues and regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
United States
Washington
Treasury
Supreme Court to rule on legality of home videotaping
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if millions illegally tape television shows and whether makers of video recorders owe royalties. The case pits Sony and others against movie producers with potential royalties passing to consumers. The court also ruled on other matters including Alaska revenue sharing and labor union campaign contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Alaska
California
Texas
Howard Hughes
9Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sony Corp
Appeals
U.S
Warren Ferguson
Los Angeles
Sony
More
9Th Circuit
Ferguson
United States
Universal City Studios Inc
Walt Disney Productions
Charles Edwin Bullard
Bullard
Judge seeks halt on Social Security access to tax records
A federal judge was asked by the National Senior Citizens Law Center to issue a temporary restraining order blocking Social Security from cutting welfare benefits of elderly or disabled recipients who refuse IRS tax data access. The case questions disclosure rules and the agency's plan to verify income and assets.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
U.S
Gerhard Gesell
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Social Security
Fried
SSI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Marshall Berger
Berger
Gesell
Donovan tied to La Cosa Nostra in FBI briefing during confirmation
The FBI reported on January 12, 1981 that Raymond Donovan had close personal and business ties to known La Cosa Nostra figures. A second FBI note cited corroboration from confidential interviews. Meanwhile New York police found Fred Furino dead in the trunk of his car in Manhattan, a possible witness in the Donovan probe.
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Donovan
la Cosa Nostra
FBI
Washington Post
Washington
Reagan White House
Secretary of Labor
Raymond Donovan
Senate
White House
Fred Fielding
New York
Manhattan
Fred Furino
Leon Silverman
Furino
New Jersey
Salvatore Briguglio
Silverman
Cedar Rapids man struck by lightning unhurt and released
Cedar Rapids resident Steve Amthauer, 26, was struck by a bolt of lightning while loading a moped into a van at Meadowlark Lane and First Avenue NW. He was examined at St Luke's Hospital and released the same evening in mild shock with no serious injuries.
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Cedar Rapids
Steve Amthauer
Harriet Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ambauer
Meadowlark Lane
First Avenue NW
Drowns Retrieving Lure At Family Pond
Marion County officials say 19 year old Martin Johnson of Bussey drowned while trying to retrieve a fishing lure from a family pond. The pond is about nine feet deep and Johnson dived in to recover the lure but did not surface as rescuers later recovered his body.
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Bussey
UPI
Marion County
Martin Johnson
Johnson
Wild chase through Cedar Rapids ends with youth jailed
Thirty years ago a wild chase through Cedar Rapids streets involved a Minneapolis youth, resulting in jail time and damage to at least four parked cars.
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Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
Wedding reception snack math per guest from ISU Extension
Iowa State University Extension advises planning 2 pounds of mixed nuts and 2 pounds of mints per 100 guests. For many children attending, add an extra pound of nuts and an extra pound of mints per 100 guests.
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Iowa State University Extension Service
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Masthead and Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa Subscription rates by carrier 165 per week by mail Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues 8050 weeks 52 weeks 12300 52 weeks No mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches USPS 095680
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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Curtis D. Flint Jr
Curtis
Tracy Flint
Okeechobee
Fla
Starlet Kay
Patricia Ann Brogan
Harold T. Brogan
Solon
Roberta J. Flint
Charles Flint
Hopkinton
Edna Fenton
Fern Flint
Pearl Brogan
Okeechobee, Fla
Evergreen Cemetery
St. Luke’s
James B. Taylor
Beatrice R. McFatridge
Daniel N. Moser
Sandra K. Lagerquist
John C. Cantlin
Jean M. Marten
Donald L. Bries
Debra A. Fischer
Jerry A. Albaugh
Teresa M. Clar
Leon W. Durivage III
Lori A. McElmeel
Allen R. Johnson
Carol E. Roche
Bruce S. Frana
Julie A. Dolan
John A. Adams
Charlene K. Endahl
Beverly M. Fetter
Hiawatha
Edward W. Godar
Nancy J. Spear
Charles R. Knudsen
Laura L. Sharp
Steven M. Ary
Gail M. Chiaramonte
LaPorte City
Matthew M. Marx
Becky L. Ellis
Palo
Paul K. Bixby
Cathy J. White
Mount Vernon
Janet L
Richard Bennett Koach
Edgar Nixon
Joyce A
Samuel R. Overturf
Jeannie L
Robert N. Wheeler
Renee Irene
Donald James Parrott Jr
Kathy Lynn
James Alfred Barth
Janice M
Amir Jishani
Laurie Ann
Larry W. Benge Jr
Debra Ann
Anthony Reid Candill
Kathleen Ann
James Michael Rajcevich
Sharon
Martin R. Fitzpatrick
Dianne M
Larry L. Scheib
Sixth Street
Mount Vernon Road
Second Ave
Fourth Ave
J Ave
Lincoln
Stratford Lane
City Hall
May’s Island
Kanji Tamiya
Sony Corporation of America
Tamiya
Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association of America
Bruce Fried
Legal Services
Said Legal Services Offices
Farino
Donvan
Diai 911
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
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