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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1982

Page

2

Local Obituaries and Death Notices From Marion Area

Obituaries list Max T Knudsen 64 of Marion died at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Also Charles Ricketts 60 of rural Solon died at University Hospitals Iowa City after a sudden illness. Several other listings include Laura Mitchell 97 of Tucson former Cedar Rapids resident and multiple services set for relatives in Marion Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids with burial and callers details.

Max T. Knudsen 31St St Marion Mercy Hospital Margaret Taylor Marion High School Cedar Rapids Business College U.S. Air Force Mr. Knudsen Universal Engineering First United Presbyterian Church International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Lodge Charles R. Ricketts Solon University Hospitals Iowa City Fairfield Genevieve Wilson Cedar Rapids Diamond Enterprise Signal Corps Diane Ricketts Champaign Ill Julie Ricketts David Laura M. Mitchell Tucson Ariz Santa Rosa Sutherland Laura M. Shumway Lloyd T. Mitchell Morningside College Sioux City St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Malta Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery George E. Petrick Mount Vernon Morgan Funeral Home Leslie H. Rheimers Laguna Hills Calif Turner Chapel West Stewart Funeral Home Oetting Ernnest Lisbon Vernon Bundy Free Methodist Church Stanwood Morgan’s Lisbon-Mount Vernon Reed Kenneth L Trinity Church of the Nazarene Paul D. Beaver Cedar Memorial Funeral Home St. SW Norman Reed Madera Gazette Stivers Eugene J R. Thomas Stewart St. Luke’s Hospital Olin Cemetery Wick Manor 13Th St Kathryn M. Bonebrake Central Ave Raymond Bonebrake Sr Miami Fla Square D Grace Baptist Church Raymond Jr Amboy Rex Richard Sean Amanda Marie Probst First Ave Americana Amanda Marie Sundberg William M. Probst First Lutheran Church Bbb’s Lydia Circle Keen-Agers Anne Henderson Jean McDowell Littleton Colo Marjorie Ullerich Conifier First Lutheran Sylvan M. Brotzman East Towne Manor Independence Scholtz Medical Center Waterloo Burnside Wis Eva Brotzman James Pittsburg Bruce San Francisco Sonny California Patricia Emma Jean Idaho Margaret Oregon Sylvanne Australia Zelphia Quale Winona Minn Basil Brotzman Rushford Harry Brotzman Elkhorn White Funeral Home Kevin Patrick Bly Steve Bly Oakland Road Shirley Bly Dubuque Clifford Foster Bloomfield Pat Thier Remson Ella Barrowman Lelia Foster Turner Chapel B.L. Brown Noelridge Park Christian Church Kidney Foundation Hickman Road Des Moines

Waukon Woman Killed In Trailer Fire Near Waukon

A trailer home fire near Waukon in the early hours killed Roxanne Jones a 30 year old invalid who was wheelchair bound Neal Jones 40 and the couple s three children escaped while two other children were staying with friends Fire Chief Phil Stone said Jones suffered minor burns and was treated at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon The fire engulfed the trailer leaving a burned out shell and partially melted Mrs Jones s wheelchair authorities said

Anamosa Charles Holmes Goettsch’s. Belle Plaine Anna Sparrowgrove Russell Funeral Home Dyersville Vitus H. Langel Kramer's Hawkeye John N. Pieper Trinity Lutheran Church Hawkeye Cemetery Milnes Iowa City Jennie Owen Beckman-Callahan’s Oakland Cemetery American Cancer Society Mechanicsville Carl A. Warren St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Stanwood Horner’s Inland Cemetery Bennett Tipton Gladys I. Anderson First United Methodist Church Shawver Cedar Bluff Sheets and Son Otto J. Sell Rochester Toledo Harlan Pat) Huyck Otterbein United Methodist Church Woodlawn Henderson’s Waukon Fred Isell Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Lansing Lansing Ridge Cemetery Hanson’s Neal Roxanne) Jones St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Moody Cemetery McGregor Roxanne Jones Iowa Neal Jones Phil Stone Jones

Cedar Rapids Women Rally for New Day Beyond ERA Network

Women across Cedar Rapids join a noon Wednesday rally at the YWCA to back equality and the nationwide New Day Beyond ERA coalition. Organizers Karen Gilbertson and Bertine Motley describe eight national task forces and broad alliance with groups like LWV, NWPC, AAUW, NCNW, YWCA, and NCJWA as part of a broader call for legal and attitudinal change.

Cedar Rapids YWCA Fifth St Karen Gilbertson Bertine Motley National Women’s Conference Committee Houston League of Women Voters National Women’s Political Caucus American Association of University Women National Council of Negro Women, Young Women’s Christian Association Inc National Council of Jewish Women

Dismembered leg found in Coralville reservoir

Johnson County Sheriff confirms a reported partial leg found in the Coralville reservoir during spring floods. Pathologists at the University of Iowa identified the bone as that of a woman aged 25 to 35. Investigators say they are no longer pursuing the case.

Coralville Iowa City Johnson County Gary Hughes Coralville Reservoir Hughes

Des Moines Gay Rights March Receives Rep Leach Message

About 150 marchers rallied from the capitol to downtown Des Moines in support of gay rights. Rep Jim Leach sent a letter opposing discrimination and opposing the McDonald amendment restricting Legal Services Corp. from representing homosexuals. The Gay Coalition of Iowa organized the Gay Lesbian Pride event with civil rights and church groups in attendance.

Des Moines UPI Capitol Jim Leach Iowa The Gay Coalition of Iowa Leach Legal Services Corp

Birth notices from Mercy and area families

Vital Statistics lists several birth announcements including Rosemary and Donald Guehrn 4716 Weing Road NE a daughter. Karen and Ronald French 1050 Grand Ave Marion a child. Susan and Rodney Grother 708 M Ave NW a daughter. Linda and Gerald Tenney 910 36th St NE a daughter. Brenda and Randall Sleep Anamosa a daughter. Julia and David Philips 1424 Seventh Ave SW a son. Michelle and Eric Calef Atkins a son. Also notes a defective floor plug at Grande Ave SE and various emergency calls. At Denver Sharon and Neil Flesher welcomed a son on June 23.

Karen Ronald French Grand Ave Marion Susan Rodney Grother M Ave Linda Gerald Tenney 36Th St Brenda Randall Sleep Anamosa Julia David Philips Seventh Ave Michelle Eric Calef Atkins

Samuel Gompers A Life of Labor Leader and Reform Advocate

Samuel Gompers (1850 1924) rose from London to New York to lead the cigar makers union. He rebuilt the union into a model group and helped form the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in 1881, which became the American Federation of Labor. He rejected radical reforms, fought for shorter hours, higher wages and greater freedom, and was noted for his crisis management until his death.

Samuel Gompers London Gompers New York Cigar Makers Union Cigar Makers Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions American Federation of Labor

Radar speed checks planned on multiple city streets this week

Speed enforcement will periodically monitor Southeast 12th Avenue 10th Street Third Avenue and First Avenue Northeast A Avenue 29th Street C Avenue and J Avenue. Southwest Williams Boulevard Sixth Street Interstate 380 and Third Avenue. Northwest F Avenue Jacolyn Drive Edgewood Road and E Avenue.

12Th Avenue 10Th Street Third Avenue First Avenue A Avenue 29Th Street C Avenue J Avenue Williams Boulevard Sixth Street F Avenue Jacolyn Drive Edgewood Road E Avenue

Boyle Sentenced Five Years For Union Fund Conspiracy

Ten years ago United Mine Workers president W A Tony Boyle was sentenced to five years in prison for making illegal political contributions with union funds.

United Mine Workers W.A Tony” Boyle

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Gazette Company Third Ave. SE U.S Associated Press John Mclivor George Carpenter Kim Craven Robins Lake Bassmasters Club Iowa Conservation Commission Rosemary Donald Guehrn Weing Road St. Luke’s Norbert M. Banowetz Franklin Ave Cache Flesher Suburban St Grande Ave 14Th Avenue C Street Pinehurst Drive Williams Blvd Denver Sharon Neil Flesher Speed Peck’s Flower Shop F.T.D. Florist Blairs Ferry Edgewood Rd John E. Lapes Third Avenue S.E Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc Ellis Boulevard Wed Center Pt. Rd Tombstone Arizona Boot Hill Western America First Avenue N.E
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