Death notices and obituaries from Cedar Rapids area
A list of deaths including Ella C. Rubel 77 of Cedar Rapids, long illness, former Spirit Lake resident. services at Brush Chapel with Rev. Slinde. Other obituaries include Mack McKinley 28 Nevada, suicide. Addie Mielke 90 Monona. George Quandt 82 West Union. Ruth Ann Thomas 33 Vinton. Perry McLane 71 Independence. Herman Henningsen 61 Onslow. Jacob Mishler 68 Kalona. Retha Filloon House 77 Mechanicsville. Ermina Henning 67 McGregor. Sarah Anthes 83 Springville. Cecil Knouf 77 Daytona Beach. Frances Novotny 83 Solon, with services and burial details listed.
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Ella C. Rubel
1625Th Ave
Fourth Avenue
Cedar Rapids Care Center
Spirit Lake
Cedar Rapids
Oxford
George D. Wolf
Marengo
Charles P. Rubel
Shueyville
Monona
Addie Mielke
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Monona City
Schultz’s. West Union
George Quandt
Zion Lutheran Church
West Union
Burnham-Wood's. Vinton
Ruth Ann Thomas
Phillips
Evergreen
Independence
Perry McLane
Hope Wesleyan Church
Washington Township
Morrison
White's
East Union Mennonite Church
Peterstein
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
McGregor
Thornburg's
Cecil E. Knouf
Daytona Beach
Fla
Urbana
Norway
Harmie Guzzle
Marion
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Anthony Frank
Lloyd Knouf
Winterset
Frances Novotny
Solon
West Branch
Iowa City
Edward E. Novotny
Memorial services for DeBerg Minnie C and Zumwalt Naomi M Loesbe
Memorial services were held today at Christ United Presbyterian Church for Minnie C DeBerg with graveside rites at Rose Hill Cemetery Grundy Center. Naomi M Loesbe Zumwalt had a 1 30 p m service at Turner Chapel West Central City burial at Mount Clark Cemetery. Private services for Lisa Marie Swearingen at St Luke's Chapel Cedar Memorial Funeral Home arranged by Cedar Memorial.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Urbana
R.J. Axen
St. Mary's Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Swearingen
Lisa Marie
St. Luke's Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Iowa to Launch Record $194 Million Road Improvement Plan
The Iowa Department of Transportation will start the new fiscal year with a $194 million highway program the largest in state history. Northeast Iowa gets about 57 percent of funds. tax increases for gasoline and diesel take effect, while officials warn against boom bust cycles and emphasize steady, year to year planning.
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Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa
Idot Commission
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Ray
IDOT
Gus Anderson
Des Moines Tribune
Rigler
Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Anamosa
Maquoketa
Iowa City
Eskader
Donald Gardner
Allen Thoms
Dubuque
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, is a daily and Sunday newspaper printed at 500 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier and mail vary by edition, with rates listed for local and out of state, and mail subscriptions not offered in carrier areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Des Moines committee eyes 9 percent home loan cap
A Des Moines special legislative panel on home loan interest rates met Wednesday and signaled potential progress on whether Iowa’s 9 percent ceiling should rise. Chairmen said extra sessions only if a firm compromise appears, but no specifics emerged.
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Des Moines
Legislative Committee
Bach Named College Community Superintendent Candidate
Bach, Illinois native and former Edgar County superintendent since 1974, will reside in College Community district Cedar Rapids area. He plans to implement long and short term goals after board interviews, noting district size supports comprehensive programming. The contract includes 50k life, 100k accidental, 1.8k monthly disability, 75 monthly hospitalization, 300 annual mileage, 20 days vacation, 10 holidays, and dues support.
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College Community
Bach
Cedar Rapids
Illinois
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
University Laboratory School
American Association of School Administrators and Ethics and Welfare Committee
Eastern Illinois Area Special Education Board
Phi Delta Kappa
Michael
Anne
County plans move to shared courthouse and new building
The county will use federal revenue sharing funds for a courthouse project pending a public vote. A six officials plus 24 public-interest members committee will seek input as options include Penick and Ford building, leasing Memorial Coliseum, or adding behind the courthouse. The plan would centralize courts and county offices in one complex with a possible remodeling cost of 260000 dollars and a completion target next spring.
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Memorial Coliseum
Oxley
Penick and Ford
First Avenue
May’s Island
Sheriff's Department
Don
Ald Wehr
Cedar Rapids
St Luke’s Plans Small Rate Hikes Amid National Trend
St Luke’s announces two percent rate increases for the next two years while projecting a 9.2 percent overall cost rise. President Carter had threatened a nine percent annual hospital increase but will wait for an American Hospital Association program aimed at cutting rate growth. Officials note national costs have risen about 16 percent yearly, with potential reduction to 12 percent in two years if the program succeeds.
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Carter
American Hospital Association
St. Luke’s
Crawford freed in Moscow swap talks at Lefortovo Prison
Lefortovo Prison released into U S Ambassador Malcom Toon custody in Moscow following an understanding that Crawford remains available to Soviet authorities. Embassy spokesman notes the swap concept and possible exchange for two Soviet diplomats. Bail set at two million dollars in the New Jersey Turnpike case.
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Crawford
New Jersey Turnpike
Anatoly Dobrynin
United States
C R News Briefs and Advertisements Summary
C R News Briefs lists travel ads for Mackinac Island Holland Saulte Ste. Marie Wisconsin Dells and Agana Canyon and includes July 10 16 dates with charter coaches numbers. It also features Pompeii Exhibit in Chicago motorcoach tour dates Johnny's Parkway Wednesday roast beef and local garden and plant ads. On this date in 1847 telegraph wire links NYC and Boston.
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Mackinac Island
Holland
Michigan
Saulte Ste. Marie
Wisconsin
Dells
Agana Canyon
Canada
D.J
Adv
New York City
Boston
Rate adjustments put St Luke's average patient day charge at 176
Hospital officials compare the new rate plan to broader medians noting Iowa's 150 bedplus hospitals average $182.86 per patient day while national medians for 400 bedplus hospitals run at $209.70.
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St. Luke’s
Iowa
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Iowa State University
Jean Oxley
Penick
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West Side Garden Center
L St
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Anatoly Myshkov
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