Deaths of Fern Dennison and Several Local Figures
Fern H Dennison 76 longtime Center Point resident died Monday at St Luke s Hospital after a brief illness. She married Eldon A Dennison in 1930 and ran the Dennison Insurance Agency in Center Point for 33 years. A memorial fund is planned and services are at First Christian Church Center Point. Additional notices include A B Kirk 85 of Vinton, Robert E Hill 76 of La Jolla Calif Merl L Turner Chapel East and West services for Merl L Wenger Charles L Wenger Dolores I Tyne Reuben A Nelson graveside Lisbon and memorials to local churches and schools.
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Fern H. Dennison
Center Point
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fern Hayes
Independence
Eldon A. Dennison
Dennison
Cedar Rapids
A.B. Kirk
Vinton
Happy Hollow
Mabel Jeroloman
Shell Rock
University of Montana
Washington State
Castana
Radcliffe
Iowa
Iowa State University
C.O. Donels
Vinton Hybrid Seed Corn Co
McCurdy Seed Co
Wesley United Methodist Church
James
David
Marie Walton
Livingston
Mont
Robert E. Hill
la Jolla
Calif
California
Patricia Howell
Hill
U.S. Navy
Peter
Robert Jr
Jonathan
Barbara
Karl E. Swanberg
West Branch
Turner Chapel East
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post No
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Tyne
Dolores I
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
David Roth
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
American Cancer Society
10Th St
35Th St
Nelson
Reuben A
Lisbon Cemetery
Karen Fristad
United Methodist Church
Lisbon
United Methodist Sunday School
Morgan Funeral Home
Iowa Deaths Honor Several Area Residents
Obituaries list Geraldine J Kennedy 65 in Iowa City with calling hours and burial at Oakhill Cemetery memorial funds. Richard L Pettengill 49 in Dyersville with services at Reiff's and Mount Hope Cemetery. Clarence Becker 88 in Elgin with service at St Pauls UMC and burial at Gods Acre. Dr Edward L Feld 77 in Manchester with service at Shelly's and Oakland Tama burial. George A Dolash 86 in Tama with mass at St Patricks and burial. Frederick Norman Sanache 25 in Meskwakie Indian Settlement pending at Mason-Hand's. Ardell Jim Pieper 72 in Washington with service at Holy Trinity and burial. memorials to St James Church and Washington Long-Term Care Facility.
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Coralville
Geraldine J
Jeri” Kennedy
George L
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Friends
Muehlethaler-Wright
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Mason-Hand’s
Tama
Fréderick Norman Sanache
Mesquakie
Mason-Hand
Washington
Ardell
Jim” Pieper
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Richmond
Sewer backups hit Cedar Rapids after Monday rain
Cedar Rapids public improvements commissioner Wayne Murdock reported widespread sewer backups and basement floods after a heavy Monday downpour. Most calls concerned sanitary sewer backups, with 95 percent, and the west side especially Cedar Hills bore the brunt. He cited a failing pumping station and illegal foundation tiling as major factors, plus clogged storm basins from yard debris. The city plans a stronger warning system and higher sewer spending to prevent recurrence.
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Murdock
Cedar Hills
John Adams A Patriot Leader Of Early United States
John Adams defended British troops in the Boston Massacre trial and emerged as a pivotal figure in American history He served in the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence and held two terms as vice president before becoming the United States second president in 1796 He helped secure peace with Britain gain Dutch recognition and avert a possible war with France.
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John Adams
Boston
Adams
Continental Congress
United States
Netherlands
France
Man in fair condition after car-truck crash
A Cedar Rapids man, Steve Sommer aged 19, remained in fair condition at St. Luke's Hospital after a Tuesday evening crash at E Avenue and Wiley Boulevard NW. Ronald W. Rethman 52 of Belle Plaine drove a pickup that struck Sommer's car, sending the truck over a stop sign into a house on Wiley Boulevard. Marilyn Rethman 50 was treated and released. Rethman faced a charge of disobeying a stop sign.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Steve Sommer
E Avenue
Wiley Boulevard NW
Ronald W. Rethman
Belle Plaine
Rethman
Jerry Patterson
Wiley Blvd
Marilyn Rethman
Sommer
Rothman
Tip on Caring for Electric Blankets
Do not dry clean electric blankets because solvent may dissolve wire insulation. Launder at home following label instructions or use Iowa State University Extension Service guidance. Soak in water with regular detergent, dissolve powders, run a short agitating cycle, then rinse and dry.
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Iowa State University Extension Service
Kaltenbach Arm Breaks in Linn County Jail Struggle
Ronald J. Kaltenbach 20 of 2013 1st St NW was booked on drunk driving disobeying a traffic signal and improper use of lanes. Deputies say he broke his arm during a struggle while being moved between cells and that Deputy Harvey Hall suffered ligament damage from a bite. Kaltenbach was hospitalized in good condition Tuesday as the sheriff defends the deputies actions and the case prompts an ombudsman review.
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Azette
Cedar .Rapids
Linn County
Don “Buzz” Sawyer
Ronald J. Kaltenbach
Sawyer
Kaltenbach
Harvey Hall
Hall
Mercy Hospital
Robert Johnson
Brian Gardner
Former Marion man faces death sentence
Randy Daugherty 21 was found guilty of two Illinois murders and sentenced to die in the electric chair for the Pittsfield homicide of Richard Dark. He had earlier received a 70 year term for the Sept 15 killing of parole officer Robert Shepherd. Authorities note prior forgery and theft but no prior violent crime conviction.
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Illinois
Daugherty
Pittsfield
Richard Dark
Clarence E. Hargis
Dark
Robert Shepherd
Million lawsuit filed over fatal Toronto crash
In Cedar County District Court Albert G. and Lillian Kelly sue for $1 million claiming damages from Robin Kelly’s death in the one car crash one mile north of Toronto. Defendants include Alma Freeman and local businesses alleging alcohol influence and road design contributed to the accident killing four men returning from bowling in Maquoketa.
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Tipton
Real Toronto
Cedar County District Court
Albert G
Lillian Kelly
Robin Kelly
Clarence
Kelly Cedar Farms Ltd
Kelly
John Freeman
Olin
Terry Lee
Boedeker
Scott Stolte
Lowden
Freeman
Toronto
Maquoketa
Alma L. Freeman
John E. Freeman
Gerald L Hodgett
Joseph Savage
Joe
Phil
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Clinton County
Iowa Electric
Holy Cross man dies in southeast Clayton County crash
Russell E. Hefel 23, of North Buena Vista Holy Cross, died when his four wheel drive truck left County Road C-9-Y and struck a tree. Passenger Michael Schulte 23 of Dubuque was taken to Mercy Medical Center and was not believed seriously hurt.
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North Buena Vista
Holy Cross
Russell E. Hefel
Clayton County
Iowa State Patrol
Hefel
Dubuque
Michael Schulte
St. Joseph’s
Mercy Medical Center
Tama death ruled death by own action
Tama Frederick Norman Sanache, 25, of the Mesquakie Indian Settlement, died by his own action at his parents’ home. He was last seen at 3 a.m. by his parents and found hanging from a rope at 6:30 a.m. The Tama County deputy medical examiner ruled it a death by own action. Services are pending at Mason-Hand Funeral Home in Tama.
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Tama
Frederick Norman Sanache
Mesquakie
Dennis Mallory
Tama County
Sanache
Mallory
Mason-Hand
Judge selected for Jesup father's murder trial
Judge Car roll E. Engelkes was appointed to Michael C. Craney 29 of Jesup for first degree murder in the death of his infant son on May 5. Appointment by C W Antes district chief judge. Craney held at Buchanan County Jail bond set at 500000. Jury trial set for August 3.
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Independence
Carroll E. Engelkes
Michael C. Craney
Jesup
C.W. Antes
First Judicial District
Craney
Buchanan County
Vital Statistics June 15 births and residents listed
A June 15 notice lists multiple newborns including Elizabeth and Randy Benesch a daughter and Reba and Rodney Bounds a daughter along with several marriages connected to Cedar Rapids Marion Solon and Anamosa. The document also records a sequence of emergency calls and incidents from 7:05 p.m. Monday to 5:28 p.m. Tuesday at various Cedar Rapids area locations.
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Cynthia
Michael Travagiakis
34Th St. NE
Elizabeth
Randy Benesch
Walker
Reba
Rodney Bounds
Eighth St. SE
Man Dies After Accidental Gun Discharge During Training
Donald V. Johnson, 41, of West Burlington died after a gun he carried discharged when he slipped and fell while training dogs at the Big Hollow Recreation Center near Burlington. The Des Moines County Sheriff's Department reports the incident occurred Monday night.
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Burlington
UPI
Donald V. Johnson
West Burlington
Big Hollow
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication and subscription details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and shows subscription rates by carrier and mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues weekly and yearly costs. It notes Associated Press exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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C.R
Eighth Avenue SE
Pat Trexler
People
Peck
Blairs Ferry
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Linn
By Mark Glenn
State Ombudsman
Marion
By Roland Krekeler
Turners East
John B. Turner & Son
Second Avenue SE
All Faiths
St. Luke’s
Ernest Laren
Bever Ave
Lori
Darwin Meyer
van Horne
Renee Ellen
David Adams
Sprucewood Court
Robin
Larry Asmussen
Monmouth St
Londa
van Buren L. Freer
Lauren Drive
Eliot P. Gould
Shareen A Saari
David L. Boesenberg
Charlotte D. Gott
Jeffrey S. Frink
Cynthia J. Thompson
Steven R. Heyer
Julie A. Huelskamp
Timothy M. O’neil
Ninon M. Rodriguez
Robert S. Stehno Jr
Kimberly A. Wertz
Mark A. Ward
Kristen L. Meskimen
Craig E. Schultz
Dawn E. Erhart
Solon
First Avenue and
Meadow
Park Lane
17Th Ave
Park Towne Court
12Th St
Jacelyn Drive
Park Court
Shaver Road
21St Avenue
First Ave
Eighth Ave
Sherman St
Third Street
A Avenue NE
Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt
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