Deaths of Several Cedar Rapids Area Residents
Obituary notices list Sylvia Amelia Plank 65 of 2430 Fruitland Blvd SW died Friday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Survived by husband Eli D. Plank and eight children, 21 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Services Monday at Cedar Memorial Chapel. Burial Cedar Memorial Park. Also Emma Neckville 78 and Thomas A. Fields 31 with service details and survivors. Additional notices for Archibald Beaty 76 and others follow with funeral plans and family members. Memorials suggested to cancer and church funds.
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Sylvia Amelia Plank
Fruitland Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Fond du Lac
Wis
Eli D. Plank
Marion
LaPlant-Choate Co
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Donutland East
St. Stephen’s
St. Louis
Audrey Prenosil
Patricia Cain
Gary
Des Moines
Walter
Ely
Violet Kasparek
Roy A. Vogel
Eagle River
Bert
Bill
James Vogel
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Landis J. Olson
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
Emma Neckville
Edgewood Manor
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dempsey Cleaners
Louise Stainbrook
West Des Moines
Adeline Ross
Swisher
Brush Chapel
George McDill
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Hus
Thomas A. Fields
Route 2
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Judy Kriz
Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Hanford American Legion Post
Iowa Draft Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Clydesdale Breeders
United States
Frank P. Henry
Linn
Benton
Sunny Crest
Dysart
Lewis Bottom
Linn County
Eva Evens
Hazleton
Don Westcott
Delbert C. Henry
Vinton
Clayton Henry
Garrison
Keturah Strawhecker
Shellsburg
Bertha Henry
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
James Sorensen
Urbana Christian Church
Urbana Memorial Cemetery
Archibald A. Beaty
Mount Vernon
Hallmark
Marengo
Cargill
First Baptist Church of
Herb Beaty
Santa Fe
N.M
Henry Beaty
Portland
Ore
Maxine Lewis
Ellen Edwards Steele
15Th St
Nora Springs
Russell H. Steele
Rockford
Ill
National Lock
Cathedral Baptist Church
Washington High School
Elaine J. Joyner
Gertrude E. Pitt
St. Paul
Minn
Daveen D. Nemerov
Minneapolis
Dorothy Green
Houston
Texas
Turner Crematory
The
Heart Fund
Rockford, Ill
Cedar Rapids weather and birth notices summary
Weather data at 11 p.m. reports NW wind 17 mph and daily sun timings. Forecast shows isolated showers Tuesday, possible east on Wednesday, cooler Thursday with highs in 70s to 80s and lows in 50s to 60s. Births include June 16 entries for Ted Finch and William Hunt III families in Cedar Rapids and out of town Iowa City and Center Point, with several other newborns listed. Traffic and emergency calls logged Friday and Saturday across Cedar Rapids area.
Kalona Restores Water Service After Pump Failures
Kalona’s water system failed when both pumps at the distribution center malfunctioned Friday. Public works superintendent Dave E. Yoder obtained a replacement pump from St. Louis, and by mid Saturday the system was back in operation. Both roughly 12 year old units failed within hours of each other, leaving part of the town without full supply Friday afternoon.
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Kalona
Dave E. Yoder
Public Works
St. Louis
Coralville man seriously injured in cycle crash
Gregory W. Kahler, 22, of Coralville, was injured at 6 p.m. when his motorcycle lost control and hit a pole on Stewart Road in Johnson County. He was taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City with a broken neck pelvis and ribs and is listed in serious condition. He was not wearing a helmet.
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Coralville
Iowa Highway Patrol
Gregory W. Kahler
Old
U.S. 218
Stewart Road
Johnson County
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Kahler
Independents call nationwide truckers strike over fuel costs
Independent truckers rebuffed a government order and urged a nationwide shutdown starting Wednesday night. Across multiple states, blockades, gunfire, and arson incidents accompanied protests against high diesel prices, the 55 mph limit, and state weight restrictions.
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Missouri
Kansas
Alabama
Tennessee
Teamsters Union
Nashville
White House
Capitol
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa gas stations react to shutdown scare across area
Stations faced a panic over fuel limits as some opened with caps and others closed. Allen's Service Station reported a $5 per customer limit while others like Westgate 76 and Glenn's Skelly faced partial closures. Several outlets remained busy as customers queued amid concerns over allotments and fuel supply.
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Allen
First Ave. SE
James Chadek
Chadek
Allen’s
Williams Blvd
Tom Marbach
Marbach
Westgate 76
Johnson Ave. NW
Union Oil
Deanna Vorba
Hiawatha Apco
Hiawatha
Steve Fratzke
Glenn
Skelly
Drowning at Kent State Park in Iowa City
Johnson County authorities reported a male drowned at Kent State Park on Saturday afternoon. The victim's identity was being withheld pending relative notification. Two University of Iowa students attempted to swim across the lake when one went under about 2 45 p.m. Dragging operations recovered the body about 7 15 p.m. in ten feet of water.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Kent State Park
T. T. Bocek
University of Iowa
Six Arrested in Linn County Drunk Driving Sweep
Six individuals face drunk driving charges after arrests Friday night and Saturday in Linn County. Named arrestees include Wesley R. Fernandez 24 Dorothy L. King 26 Michael L. Reynolds 40 Stanley M. McKee 43 Douglas L. Jordan 22 and William Moore 51 with locations in Linn County suburbs.
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Linn County
Wesley R. Fernandez
Brookview Lane
11Th Street
Dorothy L. King
10Th Ave
Fourth Street
Michael L. Reynolds
Old Marion Rd
16Th Street
Stanley M. McKee
10Th St
18Th Street
Douglas L. Jordan
Marion
7Th Avenue
William Moore
Ellis Road
M Avenue NW
Iowa City boy dies in truck rollover accident
A 12 year old Iowa City youth Richard C. Rogers was killed when the pickup he drove overturned on an unmarked Johnson County road 1.6 miles east of Iowa City. He was a Roosevelt Grade School sixth grader and St. Wenceslaus Church member.
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Horner’s
Cascade
Margaret A. Keating
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Temple Hill
Devaney-Reiff’s
William James White
Keswick
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Harden's
Thornburg
Independence
Jean M. Hayzlett
White's
Brandon
Hugh Whitaker
Shiefert’s
Sioux Rapids
Iowa
Brandon Cemetery
Iowa City
Irene Loan
St. Mary’s Church
Lone Tree
Gay’s
Kidney Foundation
Decorah
Palma Arneson
Big Canoe Lutheran Church
Stevie’s
Masonville
James H. Shaw
Silver Creek Methodist Church
Shelly’s
Manchester
Sigourney
Frances Hahn
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Richard Charles Rogers
St. Wenceslaus Church
Richard C. Rogers
Iowa Highway Patrol
Rogers
Johnson County
St. Wenceslaus
Gay's
Roosevelt
Northwest Junior High School
Robert
Marjory Hedges Rodgers
4-H Club
Gerald
Kevin
Larry
Lawrence Rogers
Eastern Iowa Amateur Photo Contest draws 2433 entries
The Gazette reports 2433 photographs entered in its Second Annual Eastern Iowa Amateur Photo Contest, about 600 more than last year. Judging is by The Gazette photo staff, with winners announced on Friday, June 22. First place wins $50, second $25, and all winners exhibited at the All Iowa Fair from June 30 to July 8.
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the Gazette
Eastern Iowa
Gazette
The
Public Affairs Department
City Briefs Awnings Stolen Reported
Jane Ilten of 3200 12th Ave SE reports the theft of long panel awnings worth 350 dollars from her residence between April 1 and May 31.
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Jane Ilten
12Th Ave. SE
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Ted Finch
Johnson Ave
Steven Thomas
Outlook Drive
St. Luke's
Kenneth Graham
Jeffrey C. McMillin
Barkwood Drive
Roger R. Bottazzi
Bever Ave
William Hunt III
Summer Circle
William C. King
Dartmouth St
Michael D. Hoffa
Sixth Ave
John C. Berge
Colleen Merkle
Fifth Ave
Denver D. Dillard
Vernon
Rosalie R. Ruiz
Zeman Drive
Gary J. Miler
First St
Third Ave
Oakland Road
32Nd St
Tenth St
F Ave
16Th Ave
3Rd St
L St
Third St
Sixth Street
Jcpenney
Edgewood Road
Gateway St
First Ave
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Associated Press
C.R. Weather
Tiptiiteee
Oss
Consult
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
United Press International
Marlin Seaholm
Western Montana Independent Truckers Association
Bill Boner
D-Tenn
Cleveland
Teamsters
Bill Hill
Independent Truckers Unity Coalition
Ohio Teamsters
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Nebraska
South Dakota
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
New York
West Virginia
Hill
New England
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Georgia
Florida
Utah
Colorado
Montana
Washington
Bob Sweeney
Sweeney
I-80
Highway 1
First Avenue
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
T.T. Bozek
Cedar Park
Pierson
Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
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