Deaths and obituaries in Belle Plaine and surrounding area
Lawrence R. Waters 42 a Belle Plaine barber business owner died at home after a year with cancer. Born in Coggon Feb 17 1940 he lived in Coggon Independence and Belle Plaine. Survived by wife Mary two daughters Lisa Erin son Eric mother Alma and father Thomas plus three sisters. Services at St Michaels Belle Plaine. Memorial fund at Citizens State Bank. Additional notices follow for Ralph L Beckner Loren D Anderson Patricia Bulmer Paul Lockwood Emily Van Scoy and others with funeral details and burial sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence R. Waters
Belle Plaine
Coggon
Independence
Cedar Rapids
National Guard
Army
Mary Mulherin
Hope Masonic Lodge
St. Michael’s Catholic
Almira Anderson
Tellico Plains
Tenn
Thomas Waters
Delores Bieck
Nelsone Beck
Marsha Birch
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Alvan Hearing
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hrabak Funeral Home
Citizens State Bank
Paul C. Lockwood
Elmhurst Drive
Mercy Hospital
Frances Brown
Dubuque
Lattner Manufacturing Co
American Legion
Hanford
Jim
Iowa Lung Association
Walnut St
Des Moines
McManus adopts interim plan to ease Linn jail crowding
Federal Judge Edward McManus in Cedar Rapids approved an interim Linn County Jail plan to relieve overcrowding. The county and inmate attorneys proposed limits on cellblock one to 13 inmates except in rare cases and expanded cellblock eight usage. If ten inmates crowd cellblock one after 4 am and space is limited, nonbonded nonforcible felons who meet release rules may be released. Implement by Aug 1 with bi monthly population reports to the judge through Oct 1 and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McManus
Linn
Gazette Courts
Edward McManus
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Department of Correctional Services
C R man gets 10 years for burglary in Swisher
Cedar Rapids man Ronald Milton Thompson 26 was sentenced to up to 10 years for second degree burglary in the March 23 Swisher home break in. He pleaded guilty with James Emery Rouse 29 also charged. Rouse found guilty and awaits sentencing after a request for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County Bureau
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Milton Thompson
Johnson County District Court
August Hansell
Elmer Kloubec
Milton
Swisherman
James Emery Rouse
Linn County
Rouse
Iona City
Larry Fugate
William Eads
Fugate
Steven Regenwebher
Johnson County
Tip on Dryers and Synthetics
Synthetic fabrics melt when touching the hot dryer drum causing random shrinkage. Dry synthetics first in a cycle before the drum heats up to reduce damage and wrinkling as clothes tumble.
Fatal Waukon fire blamed on gas dryer and loose line
State fire marshal links mobile home blaze to loose gas line on the gas dryer. The pilot light ignited fumes burning Roxanne Jones, 30, who died at 2 30 a.m. Saturday. Her husband Neal, 40, helped firefighters. The couple’s three children escaped.
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Waukon
Roxanne Jones
Neal
James Monroe and the Era of Good Feeling
James Monroe who served as Virginia governor, senator, secretary of state and war, and ambassador led the United States during the Era of Good Feeling. He secured re election in 1820 with 231 of 232 electoral votes and issued the Monroe Doctrine to curb European attempts to regain Western Hemisphere possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Monroe
George Washington
Monroe
Virginia
Louisiana Purchase
Shuttle arm lifts weights as Columbia tiles dry in sun
Astronauts Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield ran the shuttle’s mechanical arm through a day of weightlifting exercises then turned Columbia’s belly to the sun to dry storm-damaged tiles. Officials fear rain and hail left water in tiles, risking ice during reentry heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ken Mattingly
Henry Hartsfield
Columbia
NASA
Tom Moser
Yarragadee
Australia
Hartsfield
Alabama
George Hardy
Space Agency
Atlantic
Hardy
Draughon
Radiation during surgery shows promise against tough cancers
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital report promising results using intraoperative radiation therapy to target tumors during surgery. The high dose aims to spare nearby organs while delivering effective cancer control, with early success in locally advanced rectal and lower colon cancers cited by Dr. Joel Tepper.
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Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Joel Tepper
Tepper
Cancer
Vital Statistics and Fire Reports Highlight Iowa Areas
The long notice lists June births in Iowa towns from Hiawatha to Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Anamosa, and beyond, with details on parents and locations. City incidents include smoke odor, false alarm, backfire, recreational fire, and medical emergencies, plus a hospital radiation program led by Tepper and findings from Cancer journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth St
First Ave
Memorial Drive
34Th St
Former Brooklyn man dies in Albuquerque motorcycle crash
Allen McCluskey, 31, formerly of Brooklyn, was killed near Albuquerque when his motorcycle hit a bridge guardrail at 3 a.m. He was thrown 300 feet into a gorge and pronounced dead at the scene. Funeral services are pending in Brooklyn.
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Anamosa
Jennie Westrom
Goettsch's
Clermont
Donald E. Lamborn
East Clermont Lutheran Church
Burial Church
Friends
Schutte's
Postville
Brooklyn
Allen McCluskey
Albuquerque
N.M
Nevenhoven's
Elkader
Henry Larson Jr
Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department
McCluskey
Nevenhoven Funeral Home
Body of Clinton man found in river
Edward Mullaley 21 of Clinton was found in the Maquoketa River where he fell into a hole while canoeing with friends Saturday. Deputies spotted his body floating about 11 30 a m Tuesday during a surface search. He was reported missing Saturday at 6 30 p m by friends.
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Maquoketa
Edward Mullaley
Clinton
Jackson County
Mullaley
Corrections to Dog Show Caption and Drunk Driving Charge
The Gazette clarifies that Champion Eli Frans Athena's handler Charles Nash was misidentified as owner Antonio Gomez in a Sunday caption. A Linn County District Court June 27 judgment wrongly labeled a drunk driving case against Dean L Redmond. the order referenced Robert Redmond. A later April 3 charge against Dean L Redmond awaits judgment.
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Cedar Rapids Kennel Association
Charles Nash
Eli Fran
Athena
Antonio Gomez
First Avenue
Linn County District Court
Gazette
Dean L. Redmond
First St. SW
Robert Redmond
Clerk of Court
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates show carrier 1.65 per week and mail options with weekly and yearly pricing for different regions. USPS 095680.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ralph L. Beckner
Route 2
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Murdoch Chapel
Thayer
Elsie C
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
John Gossman
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral
Anderson
Loren D
Neal B. Gail
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
E Ave
Turner Chapel West
Bulmer
Patricia A
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
Gary N. Roe
Turner Crematory
Meadowbrook Drive
31St Street
Turner Chapel East
Emily Marie van Scoy
Washington
Arlington
Wash
Emily Rissmiller
Missouri
Roy van Scoy
van Scoy
James
Baton Rouge
Carol Teply
Arlington, Wash
James W. Rissmiller
By Roland Krekeler
C.R. Man
Swisher
Ann Mittman
Ane
List Daily
Peck
Blairs Ferry
Wagewood Ra Rd
Shuttle
Harold Craughon
Mattingly
Paycom
Air Force Satellite Control Facility
Sunnyvale
Calif
Jean
Jeffrey Marks
Amberjack Drive
Hiawatha
Laurie
Larry Little
35Th St
Maive
Virgil Ashley
Marcia
Richard Marie
Palo
St. Luke's
Catherine
Donald Kaplan
14Th Ave
Brenda
Keith Reule
Lois
Leo Wickman
Coggan
Julie
Edward Schmidt
Eighth St
Holly
James Moore
Bettendorf
Peggy
Mark Kerr
Hubbard Ave
Linda
Randal Kramer
Middle
Amana
Barbara
Robert Lovell
Central City
Lisa
Terry Erlacher
Anne
Jerry Hoopes
White Pine Drive
John
Martha Erlacher
30Th St
LuAnn
Jerry Adams
Darrell Dake
Mount Vernon Road
Louise Adams
Daniels St
Truman, Minn
Jill
Randall Roloff
Leo L. Ledore
32Nd St. SE
Janet
Wayne Graeve
North Liberty
Morris Allen
Danny W. Atkins
Michelle R. Poe
David M. Schmitt
Pamela M. Rippey
Dale L. Muldoon
Carla J. Swain
Donald E. Sandquist
Marie E. Gabrielson
Travis G. Arnold
Elaine C. Kruse
Roger D. Warrington
Elizabeth A. Yeast
Mark B. Clark
Jeannie L. Clark
Donald R. Dew
Doris J. Simon
Charles E. Gance
Mary L. Alden
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
Jas
Center Pt. Rd
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