Deaths and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Obituary notices list Kathy Sue Nelson Wacker 18 of Mt. Vernon area who died after a short illness in Iowa City. Also named are Steven Cerveny 68 Fairfax, Ray Cook 43 Cedar Rapids, Adolphi Cummings 70 Fort Myers, and many others with details on births, marriages, survivors, service times, and burial plans across multiple area churches and cemeteries.
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Kathy Sue Nelson Wacker
Orchard Trailer Court
Mt. Vernon Road
Lester Wacker
Iowa City
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Waukon
Zion Reformed United Church of Christ
Richard L. Nelson
Fairfax
Leanne Harman
Vicki Nelson
Ricky Nelson
Merle Burns
Bessie Smith
Turner Chapel East
Henry Heinbach
Fairfax Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Steven Cerveny
Olga Kilberger
Ely
Diane Cerveny
Lakewood
N.J
Dennis Cerveny
Ralph Pilgrim
Bettendorf
Fred Smithmeyer
Seattle
Wash
Brush Chapel
William Harnish
Czech National Cemetery
Ray Francis Cook
Eleventh Street
Dexter
Alice Nelson
Perry
Cook
Monarch Typewriter Co
U.S. Navy
Douglas
Donald
Dennis
Thomas
Scott
Ray P. Cook
Patricia Norris
Carlisle
David
Arizona
Jacob
Jacksonville
Ark
Robert
Des Moines
Jim
England
Turner Chapel West
Murry Haber
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Adolphi Cummings
Fort Meyers
Fla
Conover
Iowa
Bertha Zobel
Cummings
Armstrong Paint Co
Navy
Cyril
Royal Oak
Mich
Alvin Danielson
Rogers Grove Cemetery
Council Okays Boost In Civic Center Funds
Cedar Rapids city council approves about 200000 more for Five Seasons Community Center equipment and design changes raising total to 574450. New seating options include riser attached chairs and padded folding chairs plus startup gear and stage equipment. Funding sources include revenue sharing or interest from center bond proceeds.
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Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Community Center
Community Center Commission
Mike Gebauer
Gebauer
Commission
Ing
Truman orders forces to aid Korea invasion response
On this date in 1950 President Truman ordered U S naval and air forces to help repel the North Korean invasion of South Korea, directing military assistance and coordination with allied units in the region.
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Truman
U.S
South Korea
Three Separate Counts Filed Against Three Arrestees
Cedar Rapids police arrested Gregory A. Karrick 27 of 318 Eighth Street SE for grand larceny after allegedly stealing cash from Karen Sidwell’s wallet. Thomas J. Hasley 20 of 3224 Sue Lane NW was charged with defrauding an innkeeper for leaving Sambo’s on Third Avenue SW without paying. Benjamin Hines 20 from Chicago was charged with soliciting without a license for selling magazine subscriptions on the southwest side.
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Cedar Rapids
Gregory A. Karrick
Eighth Street
Karen Sidwell
Sixth Street
Thomas J. Hasley
Sue Lane
Sambo
Third Avenue
Benjamin Hines
Chicago, Ill
Warn Residents of Quick Roof Repairs
The Chamber of Commerce business consumers department warns area residents to beware itinerant roofers offering quick fixes. A resident in Amana paid $200 for silver paint on shingles, and another incident occurred in Walford. Deal with local business men for repairs.
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Chamber of Commerce Business Consumers Department
Amana
Walford
Chamber
Lisbon Boy Drowns in Farm Pond Near Cedar Rapids
Gary Lehr 13 of rural Lisbon drowned Sunday while wading with three friends in a farm pond west of Lisbon. Lehr stepped into a six foot deep hole. friends tried to help but he went under. Body recovered at 1:36 p.m. Services set for Wednesday at Federated church. memorial fund established.
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Dorsey
Mary G
Immaculate Conception Church
William P. Leonard
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Father Leonard
Montgomery
Harvey
Cedar. Memorial Cemetery
Thomas Prochnow
Fort Madison
Marion
Mr. Montgomery
University of Iowa Medical School
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Charles E. Cuhel
Twentieth Avenue
Fairfax
Swisher
Mildred Sobehart
Cedar Rapids
Bessie Jandik
Amana
Dorothy Hartl
Hiawatha
Lillian Cuhel
Brush Chapel
Shueyville Cemetery
Theodore G. Frerick
Kencrest Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Ohio
Myrtle Kelso
Vinton
Sieg Company
Salem United Methodist Church
Ambroz Senior Citizens Center
Raymond
Orlyn Brunssen
Keystone
George
Herman
William
John Heideman
Robert Vale
Campbell-Russell Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Mechanicsville
Gary Lehr
Lisbon
Here
Cedar County
Lehr
Everett Fisher
John
Jim
Stanley Lewis
Henry Unruh
Gary Robert Lehr
Robert Lehr
Tami
Glenn Lehr
Emil Reyhans
Vernon
Ray Kohl
Ada Lehr
Federated Church
Morgan’s
Three Teens Injured in Separate Accidents Near City
Michael Fisher 17 of Walker admitted in good condition to Mercy hospital after his car struck a tree on Thirty second street and D avenue NE. Janet C. McCarthy 16 of 124 Janice drive NW taken to Mercy but not admitted after a one car crash when reaching for her purse. Bruce J. Hadsell 17 of St Charles admitted to Mercy then released after his motorcycle hit a southbound car on Interstate 380 near the city limits. Hadsell faces a charge of failure to have control.
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Michael Fisher
Walker
Mercy Hospital
Thirty Second Street
D Avenue NE
Janet C. McCarthy
Janice Drive
Mary Buchanan
McCarthy
Bruce J. Hadsell
St. Charles
Interstate 380
Roy E. Wilson
Bettendorf
Hadsell
Can City Pay For Signals At Edgewood Road?
Cedar Rapids officials debated funding for traffic signals at Edgewood Road and Highway 30. The project totals 7 183 dollars with 50 percent state 25 percent city and 25 percent county shares. The legality of city 25 percent on non city roadway was questioned and referred to the city attorney.
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Cedar Rapids
Edgewood Road
Highway 30
Mel Meyer
Iowa Department of Transportation
Meyer
Don Canney
Two Bids on Jail TV
The Linn county jail project received two bids for a closed circuit television system. Motorola Communications and Electronics bid 55455, while Fandel Inc and Stout Video Systems bid 87864. The Metro Communications board will study bids and prepare a supervisor recommendation next week based on specs, price, and maintenance viability.
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Metro Communications Board
Linn County
Motorola Communications and Electronics
Fandel, Inc
Stout Video Systems
Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court rules advertising of routine legal services allowed
The court held that routine legal ads such as uncontested divorce and simple adoptions may be advertised without violating professional discipline. It rejected claims that ads would mislead or raise costs, while permitting monitoring of misleading claims. Justices split on other rulings including prison height-weight standards and school desegregation remedies.
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Blackmun
Organized Bar
William Brennan
Byron White
Thurgood Marshall
John Paul Stevens
Powell
Warren Burger
Potter Stewart
William Rehnquist
Alabama
Stewart
Jail Fire Tragedy Claims 42 at Maury County Hospital
Panic erupted as a jail blaze spread lethal gas killing 42 and injuring 33. Sheriff investigator Jerry Dickey urged rescue while visitors stormed doors. ambulances carried 75 to Maury county hospital with 12 later moved to Nashville facilities.
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Jerry Wayne Dickey
Maury County
Nashville
Amin's Escape After Uganda Coup Plot Revealed
The Observer reports an informant among Ugandans in Nairobi linked to the coup attempt that killed about 300 in Kampala. Newsweek cites Ugandan refugees claiming Amin survived in the bush after rebels destroyed his presidential Mercedes in a gun fight. Nine rebel officers fled to Kenya with possible light wounds.
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Lake Victoria
Libya
Nairobi
Uganda
Amin
Kampala
Newsweek
Kenya
Sunday Times
Godfrey Lule
Britain
Home Office
Lule
Adams weighs higher fuel standards and airbags
Adams argued that fuel economy gains via lighter cars and new engines may require tougher standards for 1985 and beyond. He said a decision on mandating airbags could come this week and expressed concern about safety in 1980 to 1985 models.
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Adams
Cbs-Tv
Face the Nation
Welty Way Production Restart Planned After Shutdown
Welty Way Products Inc at 5480 Sixth Street SW plans a July 5 restart after a May 19 shutdown due to weak business. About 30 of 50 production workers will be recalled, with more as demand improves. The firm, maker of sheet metal processing equipment, cites a 6 day backlog now and aims for 90 days by week’s end. ON THIS DATE in 1943 Allied bombers attacked Athens.
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Welty
Tion
Correction on A. J. Ziskovsky Salary Error
The Gazette corrects that A J Ziskovsky secretary of the South Tama school board receives 1000 dollars per year not per month. The paper apologizes for the error and clarifies the correct annual amount.
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the Gazette
A.J. Ziskovsky
South Tama
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Frank Novak
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Hazel O. Runkle
Lisbon Cemetery
Bruce Funeral Home
Fort Dodge
Arlington
James J. Carnall
Church of Christ
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Gleim’s. Monona
Abbie DeSotel
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Schultz’. Anamosa
Chester
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Mt. Vernon Rd
John E. Lopes
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Supreme Court
Dayton
High Court
New York
Newsweek Magazine
Welty Way
Athens
Greece
Pi E Rso ii
Ellis Blvd
N.W Avenue
16Th Avenue
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