Death notices concise list of Iowa area obituaries
Multiple death notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. Helen Stirsky 86. Mamie Shaw 72. Donald Wing 68. George Convey Sr. 73. infant Damon. Selma Earl. Pearl Snyder. Hugh Snyder. Harold Jones 64. Mary Kuhn 86. Alma Miller 92. Viola Geiger 69. Tony Whetstine 88. Luana Zachary Jones infant. Cletus Klostermann 73. Eleanor Whelan 76. Esther Geater 67. Includes birth, marriage, deaths, survivors, service details, burial, and memorial notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Polk
First Christian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Legion
Marion
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
High Amana
Viola Geiger
Amana
Lee Herr
Hoover-Valentine’s
Marengo
Iowa City
Tony Whetstine
Beckman-Callahan’s
Memory Gardens
Luana
Zachary Sutter Jones
Rodney
Rita Jones
Schultz
Monona
Rossville
New Vienna
Cletus Klostermann
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Kramer’s
Dyer
Dust Cloud Causes Head-On Crash Injuring Two Women
A La Porte City woman and a Cedar Falls driver were injured when a dust cloud from Interstate 380 construction blinded vision on Boyson Road in Hiawatha. Arlene Wagner, 52, suffered fractured ribs and was listed in fair condition after a two-vehicle collision that totaled both cars. Phyllis Henderson, 52, also treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte City
Hiawatha
Arlene J. Wagner
St. Luke’s Hospital
Boyson Road
Center Point Road
Eldrenkamp
Randall
Phyllis A. Henderson
A Ave. NE
Police investigate Marion gunshot death at hospital
A Marion resident died of an apparent gunshot wound Tuesday afternoon at St. Luke's Hospital. Assistant medical examiner Dr. Alfred Kresnicka said no ruling had been made and police withheld the victim's name and address while the investigation continues.
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Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Alfred Kresnicka
Kresnicka
Clarifications Corrections Policy In Gazette Space
The Linn County attorney did not file a formal complaint charging Kelly M Blitz and two other car occupants with intoxication, despite an initial police filing. The Gazette invites complaints about accuracy and will publish corrections or clarifications in this space.
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Kelly M. Blitz
B Ave
Linn County Attorney’s Office
Gazette
Army selects Bignone as president in Argentine coup reshuffle
The Argentine army named retired Gen Reynaldo Bignone as president while navy and air force leaders withdrew from daily governance. Sources say they oppose another army chief, seeking a neutral civilian leader after the Falklands War. The army vows a short term transition to civilian rule by early 1984.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Wire
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Reynaldo Bignone
Air Force
Navy
Army
Falkland Islands
Britain
Bignone
West Beirut cease fire halts Israeli assault after heavy invasion
A shaky cease-fire in West Beirut followed seven hours of fierce air and ground attacks by Israel on Palestinian camps and Syrian positions. The U S Embassy advised Americans to leave Beirut as Begin faced tough questioning in Washington over the Lebanon invasion and use of U S supplied arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Beirut
United Press
Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Israel
Philip Habib
Palestine Liberation Organization
Menachem Begin
Washington
Senate Committee
Paul Tsongas
Begin
Massachusetts Democrat
Birth announcements list Cedar Rapids area families
Vital Statistics notes multiple June births at St. Luke's and Iowa City with parents from Lynn Hutton to Connie LaBarge and Sara Strand. Out-of-town births include Judy Doran Jr. in Cedar Rapids area and JoAnne Soukup in Holland Michigan with several regional grandparents named. Additional entries cover medical emergencies and incidents on Monday and Tuesday in Cedar Rapids.
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Mamie E. Shaw
Route 3
Solon
Hallmar
Mamie Eaton
Nashville
Kan
James A. Shaw
Redding
Iowa City
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
James “Fred
Venerie Hanson
Kansas City
Mabel Walker
Anthony, Kan
Sanford Eaton
Medicine Lodge
L.E. Eaton
Overland Park
Alma R. Miller
Methwick Manor
St. Luke’s Hospital
Buchanan County
Iowa Public Service Company
Independence
White Funeral Home
Eugene Hancock
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Wilson Cemetery
Lynn
Sam Hutton
Tower Terrace
St. Luke’s
Laurie
Kevin Nurre
Palo
Mary
Robert
Taylor
Patricia
Dennis Smolik
Newhall
Pamela
Thomas Hackbarth
Marion
Linda
Dale Colby
Stanwood
Denise
Andrew Dawson
First Ave
Judy L
Robert C. Doran Jr
North Pointe Drive
Holland, Mich
Joanne
Michael D. Soukup
Milo J. Soukup
Staub Court
Texas native named Amana Community schools superintendent
Dennis Schrag a 1969 SMU graduate will start July 1 on a one year 34500 contract as Amana superintendent. He earned a doctorate at Drake University and was director of educational services at Northern Trails AEA in Clear Lake from 1976 to 1981. Schrag formerly served as a Mallard high school principal and a Greene teacher while living in Middle Amana.
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Helen J. Stirsky
15Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Fourth Avenue
Helen J. Campbell
Belle Plaine
Arthur J. Stirsky
Killian’s Department Store
Presbyterian Church
Winthrop
Winthrop High School
Verl A
Hot Springs
Ark
Dorothy L. Swarzentruber
Turner Chapel East
Theodore G. Lilley
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Amana
Texas
Iowa
Dennis Schrag
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Amana School Board
Reynold Moessner
Schrag
Drake University
Northern Trails Area Education Agency
Clear Lake
Tip of the Day: Parents urged to guard children near traffic
Cedar Rapids police urge parents to teach children to look both ways before crossing, avoid running into streets, and ride bicycles safely. Bicyclists should follow traffic laws, ride on the right, and obey signs. Children should stay off city streets with roller skates and skateboards and not pull skateboards behind motor vehicles.
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Cedar Rapids
Dennis Benters
Traffic Bureau
Benters
Alexander Hamilton and his lasting impact on the early United States
The article traces Alexander Hamilton’s rise from Revolutionary War hero to Washington’s secretary. It notes his push for a strong central government, support for ratification of the Constitution, creation of the Bank of the United States, and the first U.S. Mint. It ends with his fatal duel with Aaron Burr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Hamilton
Continental Congress
Treasury
Washington
Bank of the United States
U.S. Mint
West Indies
Aaron Burr
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and on Sundays at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid in Cedar Rapids. Subscriptions by carrier 1.65 weekly. by mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues 8.054 weeks 85.80 52 weeks. Other States and US Territories 123.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas. Associated Press has exclusive republication rights. USPS 095680.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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Romaine Barber
Brush Funeral Home
Donald E. Wing
LaGrange Park
Ill
Illinois
Central City
Roy & Toms
Brookfield
Harriett Bjarnesen
Joplin
Myrtle Wing
W.C. Watson
Ruth Blume
John Talley
North Canton
Ohio
Richard A
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Robert Bouton
Christ Church United Presbyterian
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
George W. Convey Sr
Oak Hill Manor
Dean
Sheryl Damon
Springville
Harold M
Johnny” Jones
Route 1
Monticello
Idea Exchange
Europe
Independence Bulletin-Journal
Conservative
Monticello Express
Express
Iowa Press Association
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Goettsch
Mary E. Kuhn
Walker
Urbana
Mercy Hospital
Mary E. Nie
William J. Kuhn
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Altar
Lucille Michael
Irene McDermott
San Jose
Calif
Leo
Savant Lake
Ontario
Canada
Joe
Glenn, Minn
Ralph
Wayne
Minneapolis
R.J. Axen
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Lori A. Eldrenkamp
Cedar Falls
Lawrence A. Randall
A Ave
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Area Ambulance
Peck’s
F.I.D. Florist
Blairs Ferry
Edgewood Rd
Jose Miret
Adm
Carlos Lacoste
Air
Yasser Arafat
Charles Percy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sharon A. Tiernan
Thomas J. Malloy
Mary Elaine Snyder
John A. Miller
Mary P. Trenkamp
Dennis L. Mayne
Carrie Lou A. Andreesen
Kirk L. Baker
Karen A. DeMeulenaere
Craig M. Dunlap
Sherri L. VanGent
John F. Beard
Patty C. Murphy
Robert G. Moser
Diane M. Good
George M. Thome
Houston
Jean M. Selinger
Cheryl L. Nissen
John J. Pickart
Norway
Janet A. Heger
Mount Vernon
Randy D. Larson
Fairfax
12Th Ave
Lewellen Drive
First Street
O Avenue
15Th St
Mallard
Greene Community Schools
Greene
University of Iowa
Middle
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Pierson’s
Gookine, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
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