Deaths fill Cedar Rapids area obituary page
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Woodrow Wilson Stolba and Fred G. Taylor among others, with service details, surviving relatives, and affiliations. The list continues with George Joseph Galic Sr., Frank Mack, Herschell D. Pickens Jr., Dorothy M. Greco, N Aileen Wendel, William E. McFadden, and multiple memorial and burial arrangements across Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Military graves, church affiliations, and civic group memberships are noted where applicable.
Duane Arnold Plant Closed For Water Pipe Crack Repair
Iowa Electric Light and Power said a minor crack in a riser pipe within the reactor water recirculation system at the Duane Arnold Energy Center caused water leakage confined to containment. The plant will stay out of service for repairs. power needs will be met by other Iowa Electric units and purchases from outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Iowa Electric
Iowa
Group calls for independent probe after Willow Island scaffold collapse
Families of workers killed in the Willow Island scaffold collapse criticized Secretary Ray Marshall and OSHA for the inspection record and disaster report. R. V. Bowser, chair of the Willow Island Disaster Organization, demanded an independent inquiry into the April 27 accident that claimed 51 lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Island
W.va
Secretary of Labor
Ray Marshall
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
R.V. Bowser
Willow Island Disaster Organization
OSHA
Ray accuses Clark of misrepresenting GOP split in Iowa race
Gov Robert Ray rejects Democratic Sen Dick Clark's claim of a conservative liberal split within the GOP. Ray says Clark misread his remarks and that there is no party rift. He notes GOP members tolerate differing views while supporting Roger Jepsen against Clark’s bid for a second Senate term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Dick Clark
Clark
Ray
Iowa
Roger Jepsen
Maurice van Nostrand
Jepsen
GOP
Elberon man dies by self inflicted gunshot
Elberon Iowa rural resident Roger R. Smith 37 died Saturday noon after shooting himself in the barnyard at his Tama County farm. The Tama County Medical Examiner ruled death self inflicted. He served in the U S Army 1962 to 1965 in Germany and was married to Marcella Breja on January 8 1966. Survived by wife three daughters one son parents two brothers two sisters and several in laws. Services set for Tuesday at 2 PM at Mason Hand Tama with burial at National rural Vining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred G. Taylor
Springville
Cedar Rapids
Atlantic
Josephine Dunbar
Marion
Taylor
Dale Upham
West Union
John Jeffery
Berkeley
Calif
Leonard Johnson
Anamosa
Harmon
Alhambra
Robert
Marshalltown
Fredric
LaMesa
Maude McBride
Clive Cook
Springville Methodist Church
Murdoch
William E. McFadden
Wilder Drive
Davenport
Louisa County
Margery Bundy
Cambridge, Ill
American Window Cleaning Company
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital
Elberon
Roger R. Smith
Tama
C.W. Maplethorpe
Toledo
Mr. Smith
Hartwick
U.S. Army
Germany
Marcella Breja
Luzerne
Judy van Buren
Jean Daniels
Mason-Hand’s
Symposium on Disabled Rights Set by Governor Ray
Gov. Robert Ray called a June 20 symposium at Drake University to study the legal rights of the disabled. Victor Preisser will open the conference with remarks from the Iowa Department of Social Services. Marcia Burgdorf of Maryland leads the speaker lineup, with Steven O Meara and William Mooney among afternoon presenters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Drake University
Victor Preisser
Iowa Department of Social Services
Marcia Burgdorf
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Law Project
Steven O'Meara
Iowa Attorney General’s Office
William Mooney
University of Iowa School of Social Work
Fireworks Blaze At Road Side Stand In Michigan
Fireworks at a roadside stand in Benton Harbor exploded in a fiery chain reaction. No injuries were reported as motorists paused for about 15 minutes on Michigan Highway 139. State police could not determine the ignition source. Fire fighters allowed the flames to burn out.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Man charged in Winthrop burglary and theft
Independence authorities charged 23 year old David E. Bearbower of Quasqueton with first degree burglary and trespassing after he allegedly broke into a Winthrop area farmhouse and took a small caliber handgun.
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Independence
David E. Bearbower
Quasqueton
Buchannon County
Sheriff's Office
Bearbower
Winthrop
Death of Grace Vogel in a boating accident near Topeka
Grace Vogel died in a boating accident that capsized a vessel on a lake. Her body was recovered while her granddaughter Melisa remains missing, and her husband Milton Vogel, son Lynn, and grandson Alan survive. Funeral arrangements set with Davidson-Duff Funeral Home and cremation plans.
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Vogel
Clark's Business School
Topeka
Milton
Lynn
Alan
Davidson-Duff Funeral Home
Defiance
Supreme Court weighs discrimination test in federal case
The court reviewed whether Los Angeles County must prove intentional bias under federal law as in a 1976 police hiring ruling. The decision could affect whether job discrimination suits succeed when an official act adversely impacts minorities. The court also acted on other matters including Gainesville 8 suit against a prosecutor and adoption record laws.
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Gray
Appeals Court
Fire Department
Supreme Court
Washington, D.C
Los Angeles County
Gainesville
Detective Capt Ricci outlines Chin profile and restaurant killings
Detective Capt. Frank Ricci described suspect Chin as an introverted man with a wife and four children who had a yearlong barricade episode with claims of attempts to poison him. Victims identified include Robert Lee a 51yearold Warwick owner and four restaurant staff. Chin faced assault charges related to a kitchen worker.
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Frank Ricci
Chin
Ricci
Robert Lee
Warwick
John O’dell
North Kingstown
Danny Linn
Dorothy Johnston
Cranston
Wayne Carroll
Carroll
Americans, Foreign Fellows Share Eleanor Roosevelt Cancer Grants
The American Cancer Society announced 20 Eleanor Roosevelt International Cancer Fellowship grants totaling 281400 dollars for 1978-79. Eleven Americans and nine foreigners receive support covering genetics to breast cancer studies, part of 348 grants issued since 1961.
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New York
The
American Cancer Society
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woodrow Wilson Stolba
25Th St. SE
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Mr. Stolba
Amvets
Vfw
American Legion
Hanford
Mizpah Lodge
el Kabir Shrine
South Side Commercial Club
Eagles
CSPS
CSA
CSA Lodge
Patricia Kramer
Elizabeth Stolba
North Liberty
Olga Crow
Turner Chapel East
George White
Coralville United Methodist Church
George Joseph Galic Sr
Fifth St. NW
Iron Mountain
Susan Burlingham
Greenville
N.C
George Joseph Gallc Jr
Midland
Rose Schwalm
Catherine Running
Mesa, Aziz
Turner Crematory
Council On Aging
Turner Chapel
Frank Mack
Park Ave. SE
Chicago
Ill
Mack
Foot Brother Gear Co
Men's Christian Club
Mary M. Heaton
Emily Machovsky
Helen Machovsky
Cicero, Ill
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bohemian National Cemetery
Herschell D. Pickens Jr
Detroit
Pickens
St. Stephen’s A.M.E
Ford Motor Co
Lavonia
Mildred
Dorothy M. Greco
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mercy Hospital
Victoria Greco
Drinkward St
Gerald
Victoria
Dorothy Stokley
Alexandria
Newport
Muehlenkamp-Ershell Funeral Home
Stewart Funeral Home
N. Aileen Wendel
Golden Court
Decorah
van Buren County
Elkader
Marion Independent
National Education Association
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
James R. Wendel
East
Chapel of Memories
Otto A. Zwanziger
Purdom
Keosauqua
Janzam
John
Trinity Lutheran Church
Richard Thompson
Turner Chapel West
Marengo
Glen
Sarah E. Simmons
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Hoover-Valentine’s. Visitation
Tipton
Wilbur W. Conrad
First United Church of Christ
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Sheets and Son’s. Visitation
Alta R. Mandel
Mason-Hand
S. Parnell
Charles Murphy
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Harvey Lasley
Orville B. Iverson
Greenwood Cemetery
Cedar Falls
Beckman-Jones
Palo
Duchess of Windsor
Oren
Floral and Botanicals
16Th Ave
Law
John B. Turner & Son
Turner’s
Second Ave
Turner's
First Ave
Mon
Wava Nollsch
St. Paul’s
Eugene Hancock
Grace Vogel
Westmar College
Grace Kingsbury
Lake Pomona
Kansas
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Kansas ‘ City
Miles
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Illinois
Internal Revenue Service
Cecilia Bagley
Johnston
Bagley
Kent County Memorial Hospital
Canton
China
United States
Raymond Gagnon
Charles Horton
Gagnon
Horton
Chins
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
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