Deaths in Iowa City and surrounding areas reflect long lives
Obituary notices span Calvin P. Griffith 75 of Wellman Army WWII veteran and business founder. George Hepker 88 Urbana area farmer and public servant. Astrid Handshew 78 Cedar Rapids resident born in Denmark. John Elliott 69 Cedar Rapids native who died in Tucson after a career in foundry work. multiple memorials and services across Iowa towns including Wellman Urbana Cedar Rapids Iowa City and surrounding communities with church services and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin P. Griffith
Griffith Oil Co
Wellman
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Griffith
Helen Birkey
Morrison, IN
Griffith Oil
Asbury United Methodist Church
Dayton Masonic Lodge
Iowa
Kaaba Shrine
Wellman Cemetery
Church of the Wellman Ambulance Service
George
Albert” Hepker
Urbana
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton
Mable R. Kissing
Marion
Hepker
Woodsmen Lodge
Elias
Clifford
Rowley
Merle
Cedar Rapids
Urbana Christian Church
James C. Sorensen
Urbana Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Astrid
Susie” Handshew
Edgewood Road
Astrid Sorensen
Denmark
Lee A. Handshew
West Branch
Robert D. Veitch
Alice J. Handshew
Peter H. Sorensen
Oxford
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Robert A. Dennett
Trinity United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Soviet Venera 13 lands on Venus with first color surface images
Soviet news service Tass reports Venera 13 landed in Phoebe foothills near Venus equator after a 62 minute descent from 28 miles. The craft, fifth Soviet probe to touch Venus, sent color images and a soil sample for chemistry analysis, with Venera 14 expected to land Friday nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New York
Venus
Tass
Soviet Union
Phoebe
Beta
Mars
Harold Masursky
U.S. Geological Survey
Flagstaff
Ariz
Two Dubuque Men Die In Separate Crashes
Two Dubuque residents died in separate Monday traffic accidents. Miles Martin Jr., 45, died when his car hit a truck on U.S. 20 west of Dubuque. truck driver Allan Dvorak, 24, of Belle Plaine, was not seriously injured. Joseph Werner, 24, lost control while rounding a curve in downtown Dubuque, his car struck a utility pole and he died at a city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
UPI
Iowa Highway Patrol
Miles Martin Jr
U.S. 20
Allan Dvorak
Belle Plaine
Joseph Werner
Werner
IRS Clarifies Tax Rules for Lottery and Prize Winnings
The IRS states that cash winnings from lotteries races and raffles must be reported as income on Form 1040 under other income. Prize money from contests and awards from employers are taxable. Non cash winnings and donated items are included at fair market value. Gambling losses may be deducted to the extent of winnings if itemizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Stromer stays out of Branstad bid for GOP governor nod
Garner Republican and Iowa House speaker Del Stromer announced he will not seek the GOP nomination for governor or lieutenant governor, ending speculation. He will run for re election to the General Assembly. Governor Ray pledged wholehearted support for Branstad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Terry Branstad
del Stromer
Iowa House of Representatives
Des Moines
Branstad
Terry
Stromer
General Assembly
Robert D. Ray
Ray
U.S
Tom Tauke
Steve Roberts
GOP
Iowa
Senate bill allows unlimited cash reserve levy for Iowa districts
Iowa Senate approved a measure to let school districts issue unlimited cash reserve levies, lifting a 74 percent cap of the district budget. Supporters say reserves enable investment income for unbudgeted needs. critics warn potential circumvention. The School Budget Review Committee will annually review reserves, and the bill moves to the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate UK
Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
Iowa Senate
Berle Priebe
D-Algona
Art Gratias
Nora Springs
Priebe
House of Representatives
Iowa House keeps sobriety test rule after crashes
Iowa lawmakers upheld a provision requiring sobriety testing after serious crashes as part of a push to stiffen drunk driving penalties. The 78-16 vote kept mandatory tests after fatal or critical injuries, with Rep Steve Rapp citing a northern Iowa fatality where a breath test was refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House
Judiciary Committee
Steve Rapp
D-Waterloo
Rapp
Passenger crew foil hijack on United Flight 674 to Miami
A passenger and crew subdued a man on United Airlines Flight 674 from Chicago to Miami who threatened to light a liquid bottle and divert to Cuba. The captain reportedly steered toward the Florida Keys then returned to Miami International Airport landing at 8 50 p m. The suspect, in his 20s or 30s, was restrained by a passenger and tied up by crew before police took him into custody at about 9 p m EST.
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Miami
Cuba
John Celestin
Chicago
United Airlines
Miami International Airport
Iowa Senate OKs hunter safety course for licenses
The Iowa Senate approved a bill 39 4 requiring hunters to attend a safety and ethics course to receive licenses. It bars solo hunting for those under 12, allows certificates without full classroom attendance if a local conservation officer approves, and preserves existing rules for under 16 hunting with parental and escort conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Iowa Conservation Commission
Crash Kills Former Iowa City Woman Nancy Herdliska
Nancy Joy Herdliska 21, formerly of Iowa City, and now of Ocala Florida, died Saturday in a traffic crash near Ocala. She rode as a motorcycle passenger when the bike struck a stopped car, was thrown into traffic, and struck by another vehicle. A 1978 Iowa City high school graduate she attended Kirkwood Community College and beauty school before moving to Florida. Funeral services set at George L. Gay Funeral Home Iowa City Thursday at 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Beatrice Wray
35Th St
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Olin
Lloyd L. Wray
Steven
White Salmon
Wash
V. Bernice Miller
San Francisco
Vera Toft
L.K. Lyon
Huntington Beach
Calif
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Arlington
Ervin John Barrack
St. John Lutheran Church
Gleim’s
Taylorsville
Blairstown
Anna Johnson
Russell’s
Hedrick
Harold Henry Messerschmitt
Mount Zion Church
Martinsburg
Reynolds
Sigourney
Independence
John Jacob Sk
Evangelical Free Church
Coralville
Jesup
George Arthur Davis
Grace Lutheran Church
White’s
Cedar Crest Cemetery
Kalona
Urban N. Berg
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Richmond
Peterseim’s
Holy Trinity
Luana
Hermie E. Sherbonda
Schultz’s
Monona
Oelwein
Ethel Glen
Hintz’s
Woodlawn
Ryan - Irene Catherine Burke
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Bohnenkamp- Vernon’s
Manchester
Waukon
Nathan Hale
Martin’s
Oakland
Iowa City
Nancy Joy Herdliska
Ocala
Fla
George L. Gay
Vital Statistics and Local Notices February moments in Cedar Rapids area
Vital Statistics list births for multiple families including Butler Quick Shaull Strovers Cady O Malley Fowler Faurote Wilcox Faulkner Maxwell Gail Thimmaiah Bohren Hubbard Dumbleton Mallicoat Welbes Mrstik Wage Perez Stanek Gipson Montague Crissinger Ryan Johnson with dates and addresses. Fire and utility incidents follow: chimney fire at 212 Boyson Road NE downed wire at 10th Avenue and Fifth Street SE overdue calls to 29th Street and A Avenue NE sump pump motor overheating 2612 O Ave NW assistance call 2008 E Ave NE defective washing machine 3400 Sue Lane and short in wiring 1945 42nd St NE.
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Sheri
James Butler
41St St
Karen
Earl Quick
Western Pine Drive
Leanne
Neil Shaull
Tipton
Linda
James Strovers
Daleview Drive
Marion
Cheryl Cady
Toddville
Janet
Kevin O'Malley
Devonshire Drive
Tina
Ted Fowler
Vinton
Kathleen
John Faurote
Memorial Drive
Mable
Derald Wilcox
Linnview Drive
Teresa
David Faulkner
Joyce
George Maxwell
Central City
Rickie Gail
Bowling St
Vani
K.A. Thimmaiah
Windsor Drive
Boyson Road
10Th Avenue
Fifth Street
29Th Street
A Avenue
O Ave
E Ave
Sue Lane
Clarifications Corrections on Art Sandwiched In Program
The Art Sandwiched In program featuring a survey of German and Austrian art is scheduled for noon Wednesday March 10 not March 3 as reported in Sunday's Gazette. The Gazette will respond to complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness. Corrections or clarifications will be published in this space. Phone 398 8313.
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John M. Elliott
Tucson
Houston
Texas
Roosevelt and Grant High School
34Th
Red Bull Division
National Guard
Joan Elliott
Janice Carson
John R
St. Cloud
Minn
Alice Jacobsen
Phoenix
Winifred Myers
Thermopolis
Wyo
Fawley
Charles L
Eugene Hancock
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Mount Hermon
Anderson
Yvonne Knapp
First Methodist Church
Iowa Falls
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Naibert
Lottie Mae
Beatty- Bearle-Murdoch
Vernon Bundy
Free Methodist Church
Lafayette Cemetery
Michalec
Marie P
Clarence A. Kitts
St. NW
Springville
Garnett Beatrice Sells
Anamosa
Rock Island Railroad
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
United States
Canada
Gerald C
Allen D
Nellie Hamer
18Th Ave
Nellie Kadera
Solon
Paul Hamer
Mount Vernon
Harrison School
St. James Methodist Church
Silver Club
Nelda Hamer
Alma Kretschmar
Doris Moyer
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lenard
Sebring
Alma Brannaman
Lisbon
Brush Chapel
Roberts
Larry Pope
Rolf Craft
Decorah
Craft
Senate
Tom Harkin
Washington
Florida Keys
Nita Johannson
Crash
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
St. Luke’s
San Diego
Katie
James Bohren
C.A. Bohren
Sixth Ave
David Hubbard
Robert Kopp
Brookland Drive
Green Bay
Wis
Susan
David Dumbleton
Jerry Urbik
Applewood Place
Ankeny
Lynn
Steve Mallicoat
Donald Miller
Swisher
J.R. Mallicoat
Richmond Road
Thomas E. Welbes
Patricia E. Mrstik
James D. Wage
Axjina M. Perez
Michael E. Clayton
Priscilla A. Stanek
42Nd St. NE
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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