Deaths and funeral notices from Iowa area obituaries
Obituary notices list Leah M. Thompson 82 of 1400 2nd Ave SE died Friday at Americana Health Care Center after a brief illness. Born May 18 1899 in Onslow, she was married to Frank Thompson who preceded her in death. Surviving sister and three brothers plus three grandchildren. Private services at Turner Chapel East. Burial Cedar Memorial. Services for many others are pending in Anamosa Gladbrook Keota Marengo North English St Olaf Wellman West Branch with various funeral home arrangements and service times.
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Leah M. Thompson
2Nd Ave
Americana
Onslow
Frank Thompson
Marion
Thompson
Iowa State Highway Commission
Order of Eastern Star 183
Sinclair T.M.S. Club
Regena French
Cedar Rapids
Gaylord French
Walter French
Fairfield
Oscar French
Acampa
Calif
Turner Chapel East
Lloyd Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial
Turner’s
St. Boniface Church
Garwin
Goettsch- Perrin Funeral
Gladbrook
Keota
Edythe L. Nutling
Powell’s
Shirley Brothers Funeral Home
Drexel Chapel
Indianapolis
Ind
Memorial Park
Indiana
Powell’s. Marengo
Katie Schindler
Hoover-Valentine’s. Marengo
Leslie
Lula) Jones
Hoover-Valentine’s
Chapel Hill
Des Moines
Blanche M. Smith
North English Christian Church
North English
St. Olaf
Cornelia B. Embretson
Norway Lutheran Church
Commission Deadlocks Over Iowa Redistricting Plan
The Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission split along party lines and did not recommend any plan to the Legislature. Republicans abstained on motions, while Democrats supported attempts to adopt or study plans and seek an attorney general opinion on the corrected plan balancing two Iowa City districts.
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Des Moines
UPI
Worthington
Legislative Service Bureau
Roberts
Mayne
State prison bill links inmate caps to releases and reform
The bill caps prison population at 2,650 and requires review of sentences nine months before release. if needed, inmate discharge dates for property crimes shorten by 90 days. It expands the Parole Board to seven members and moves Mitchellville inmates to Toledo. It creates a Mount Pleasant facility flip flop and a commission for women and juveniles.
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State Board of Parole
Mitchellville
Toledo
Mount Pleasant
Ray signs bill replacing like force with reasonable belief standard
Sen. Richard Ramsey sponsors a bill removing the like force provision and adopting a reasonable belief test for deadly force. The measure allows deadly force if a person reasonably believes life is in danger and clarifies that burglary or property crimes do not justify such force. It also extends rape statute of limitations to three years and creates indecent contact with a child as an aggravated misdemeanor.
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Sen
Richard Ramsey
Rosceola
Ramsey
Cedar Rapids
Government air controllers strike looming over FAA pay plan
Union leaders refuse the FAA proposed $40 million package while demanding higher wages and shorter hours. If no tentative deal by midnight Sunday, walkout could halt most flights, with civil and criminal penalties possible.
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Poli
House
FAA
Justice Department
Amtrak
Congress
PATCO
Lawsuits seek 2.2 million after I 380 cycle crash
Three lawsuits in Linn County District Court seek nearly 2.2 million in damages from owners and drivers of a car and a truck involved in a July 7 1979 crash on Interstate 380. Merle M Price and Donna Meserault sue for personal injuries and related costs, while Juanita Halverson files for her daughter’s injuries.
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Interstate 380
Linn County
Merle M. Price
Cedar Rapids
Price
Donna Meserault
Meserault
Juanita V. Halverson
Halverson
Meseraull
Downtown Cedar Rapids McDonald’s set for September opening
Owner Jerry Mrozinski says interior decor decisions will be made in a week and a tentative September opening is planned for the downtown Cedar Rapids McDonald’s in the former J C Penney building at 109 Second St SE. Exterior will be brick with copper awnings. remodeling bids will follow final plans. The 5,600 square foot facility seats about 160.
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McDonald’s
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Mrozinski
McDonald's
Minneapolis
Iowa
Mrozinski
Cedar Rapids-Marion
J.C. Penney
Second St
McDonald’s Restaurants
Tornado Hits Lawrence Kansas Mobile Home Park
A tornado struck Gaslight Village and nearby areas in Lawrence at about 7 30 p.m. Friday tearing through a mobile home park a small shopping center and a department store. One person was killed and at least 29 injured with 19 released and 10 still treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. About 50 National Guardsmen assisted with debris removal and traffic control as victims sought shelter at a nearby roller skating rink.
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Lawrence
Kan
Allen Loyd
Kmart
Loyd
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
New Cedar Rapids Driver's License Office Planned
The Iowa DOT announced a new driver's license station to open June 30 in Cedar Rapids on 16th Avenue and Williams Blvd SW at the former State Patrol Post Headquarters, replacing the Bowling Street site. Hours run Tuesday 10:30 to 6:30, Wednesday to Friday 8:30 to 5, and Saturday 8 to 3. other locations include Marion 3405 Seventh Ave and Smulekoff's basement 97 Third Ave SE.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation
16Th Avenue
Williams Blvd
Iowa State Patrol
Bowling St
William Kendall
Iowa Dot
Seventh Ave
Marion
Smulekoff
Third Ave
Ozark faces FAA contingency as strike may halt Cedar Rapids flights
Ozark Air Lines plans to fly Monday while monitoring FAA contingency rules that would halt all Cedar Rapids departures and arrivals if tower traffic cannot be managed. Mid-Continent Airlines warns Iowa service could suffer under visual flight rules and weather constraints, with priority given to longer routes.
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Ozark Air Lines
Cedar Rapids
Federal Aviation Administration
Don Morrison
Ozark
Morrison
FAA
Iowa
Terry Hudik
Mid-Continent Airlines
Federal Aviation Agency
Mid-Continent
Hudik
Dubuque
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Des Moines
Correction note on accuracy of Gazette reports
Karen Hoyt an art teacher at Linn Marion schools was pictured Friday in the Gazette painting the statue in City Square Park. The Gazette will publish corrections for wrong or misleading reports or headlines and provide contact phone 398-8313 for complaints.
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Karen Hoyt
Linn-Mar
Gazette
City Square Park
The
Weather Report Readings at the Airport and Forecast
Readings at the airport show wind from the east at 7 mph. Sunrise Sunday 5 31, sunset 8 46. Year ago today high 74, low 43, precipitation none. Extended forecast shows a chance of thunder showers Monday, otherwise partly cloudy and mild through Wednesday. Highs in the low 70s to low 80s, Lows in the 50s.
Weather Averages Reach 100 in Southwest Amid Rain Across Regions
The Nation reported temperatures hitting the 100 mark in the southwest while rain showers dotted the Mississippi Valley on Friday. Cape Girardeau Missouri and Jonesboro Arkansas logged the heaviest rainfall at about an inch, as strong winds caused damage in northwestern Mississippi. The forecast expects thundershowers along the Atlantic coast through eastern Mississippi Valley with generally clear skies elsewhere and afternoon highs near 80 from southern New England to southern Iowa Wyoming and Montana.
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Mississippi Valley
Cape Giradeau
Jonesboro
Ark
Mississippi
Atlantic
New England
Iowa
Wyoming
Montana
Vital Statistics Births St Luke's Cedar Rapids Area Names Many New Babies
June 19 births announced for Beverly and Gary Oberfoell of Solon a son and Janet and Duane Sills of Cedar Rapids a son. Additional Cedar Rapids area pairs listed with birth announcements. Times note sprinker system surge at 2600 Edgewood Road SW and unknown grass at 2244 First Ave NE.
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Beverly
Gary Oberfoell
Solon
Janet
Duane Sills
Park Ave. SE
Edgewood Road
First Ave
Marion Cedar Rapids Bridge Winners At Kenwood Park Church
Ariene Kanellis and Frank Zemon won first in the Howell Movement at Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church. MeVerne Smoker and Royce McCray took second, while Detic Wolfe and Jeannie Siamon finished third. A unit game is set for next Thursday at noon at the church.
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Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Ariene Kanellis
Frank Zemon
MeVerne Smoker
Royce McCray
Detic Wolfe
Jeannie Siamon
Toes CODAR RAPIDS GAZETTE Established in 1883
The Gazette and its carrier system publish local news for Republication. Subscriptions are accepted in areas served by Gazette carrier routes. The paper notes distribution rights and AP news dispatches as part of the publication.
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Codar Rapids
The
Gazette
Third Ave
St Coan
U.S
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Helen) Jindrich
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Kevin C. Martin
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Jeffrey T. Sears
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Peggy I. McVay
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LuAnn K. Schmidt
Steven A. Jeffords
Catherine F. Radloff
Mark K. Bugely
Laurel S. Smith
Bradley A. White
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Minn
JoAnne McDonald
James A. Hursh
Fairfax
Glee A. Kessler
Steven W. Parker
Marlene K. Glew
Scott R. Syverson
Jon S. and
Nancy L. Gordon
Bridge
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