Deaths in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns obituary notices
A long obituary list notes the deaths of Helen F Hlina Zipperer 84 of Cedar Rapids Louise M Soenksen 79 of Marion Russell C Moneypenny 57 of Cedar Rapids Ruby Jewell Parsons 70 of Tipton and other residents. Services and burial details follow for each, with memorial funds established at several institutions. Additional death notices include Richard E Curley 60 and Lora A Harbert 97 among others with pending services and cemeteries named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen F. Hlina Zipperer
Henry Court NW
Cedar Rapids
Fifth Avenue
Marshalltown
Alex J. Zipperer
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
George J
Wilfred E
Maxine Sager
Agnes Heaverle
Clyde Solomon
Lubbock
Texas
Joseph Musel
Belle Plaine
Robert M. Hirsch
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Ruby Jewell Parsons
Tipton
St. Luke’s Hospital
Elmer Parsons
Anamosa
Edward T. Parsons
Richard E. Curley
Park Ave
Mercy Hospital
Margaret Convey
Collins Radio
Amana Refrigeration
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
IEEE
Michael R
Weimar
Calif
Stephan A
Aurora
Colo
Karen Richardson
Ames
Patricia Clatt
Nevada
Iowa
John E. Jack
Clarence Hess
Lockport
Ill
Mary Parks
Joseph Griffin
Stewart Funeral Home
Immaculate Conception Memorial Fund
Third Ave
Veronica E. Flynn
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Hrabak’s
St. Joseph Cemetery
Chelsea
Castalia
Helen M. Finnegan
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Clermont
Schutte’s
Postville
Decorah
Idelia Bakke
Washington Prairie Lutheran Church
Friends
Stevie’s. Decorah
Mayme J. Steen
Big Canoe Lutheran Church
Stevne
S. Garwin
Raymond E. Mohler
Garwin United Methodist Church
Rose Hill
Toledo
Henderson’s
Harper
Lloyd Dumont
Holm’s
Sigourney
Hazleton
Clyde Bigelow
St. Peter’s Cemetery
Cosgrove
London
Lena Jeffery
Chapman's
Clarence
Dayton Valley Cemetery
Mechanicsville
Rose Bess Taylor
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Horner’s
Rose Hill Cemetery
Monticello
Henry C. Stadtmueller
Goettsch’s
Oelwein
John Corkery
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Brant-Kern’s
Oxford
Mary Louise Crane
George L. Gay’s
Rock Island
National Cemetery
West Liberty
Alma Walker
Snider’s
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Iowa Warm Streak Breaks City Records Across State
Winter vacationers seek sun as Iowa cities post record highs Des Moines tied 75 degrees Newton 72 Red Oak 74 Iowa City 70 and Decorah 54 marked statewide warmth Cedar Rapids near 68 with 70 forecast possibly breaking 1946 record A year ago highs were far cooler with snow in Cedar Rapids and 29 in Des Moines
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Newton
Red Oak
Iowa
Iowa City
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Court hears case on coercion in donor contact
In Iowa City a judge heard testimony on whether contacting a potential donor again would be coercive. Dr. Mark Siegler and others argued that pressuring Mrs. X to participate violates confidentiality and risks harming medical research. Head, facing a terminal illness, seeks to uncover her identity to advance his life saving transplant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Mittman
Johnson County
Iowa City
Loranger
Siegler
University of Chicago
Head
U of I
Houston
James Armitage
U of I’s
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Armitage
Lloyd Filer Jr
University of Iowa Hospital
Caplan
L. Vern Robinson
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Brent Appel
Jobless rate hits industrial areas hardest in Iowa
UPI reports a county by county breakdown shows Linn County up .9 percent to 8.4 percent, with 6,700 unemployed. Dubuque and Davenport show sharp rises while Floyd County tops at 19.5 percent. Statewide rate reaches a record 8.3 percent as manufacturing cuts bite Iowa cities and industrial centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Des Moines
UPI
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque County
John Deere Co
Job Service of
Iowa
Davenport
Floyd County
White Tractor Co
Charles City
Ida County
Judge sends Lewellyn to prison on stock charge
Federal Judge Constance Baker Motley orders six months in prison for Gary Lewellyn criminal contempt of a court asset freeze. Lewellyn sold about 41 000 Safeguard Securities shares worth $200 000 through Bache & Co in St Louis while an asset freeze was in effect. He had pleaded guilty to the contempt after fleeing to avoid Iowa charges and had earlier been convicted of embezzlement and fraud, receiving a 20 year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gary Lewellyn
Towa
U.S
Constance Baker Motley
Des Moines
Lewellyn
Iowa
William C. Stuart
Safeguard Securites Inc
Bache & Co
St. Louis
Vital Statistics Births and Emergencies Report
Vital statistics list births on February 28 to Linda and Michael Little at 1748 10th Ave Marion a son and March 1 for Carla Williams of Fairfax a daughter. Several other births are noted with names and addresses. Medical emergencies and police assist events are logged Wednesday including a odor investigation, alarm malfunction, and multiple medical emergencies. A has adoption noted for Connie and Lowell A Rutz of 1425 Seventh Ave SW a son born November 3 1982 in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Elizabeth Lortz
Belmont Parkway
Mercy Hospital
Florence Schlesselman
Williamsburg
Harlan J. Lortz
Cedar Rapids
Calvary Baptist Church
Karen Marie
Eldridge
Iowa
Charles Batzel
Concord
Calif
W. Mark
Wilmington
N.C
John I
Everett
Dale Schlesselman
Frank A. Mercer
Pilot Grove Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Hall
10Th St
Johnson Ave
Linda and
Michael Little
10Th Ave
Marion
Carla Williams
Fairfax
Third Ave
Otis Road
Cedar River
18Th Ave
Eighth St
Sierra Drive
26Th St
Crestview Drive
Connie
Lowell A. Rutz
Seventh Ave
Korea
Thought for Today by William Henry Hudson
The American writer William Henry Hudson said you cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren. The quote reflects on limits and ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Hudson
Rays buy Blair House condominium
Former Gov. and Mrs. Robert Ray have purchased a Blair House condominium in Cedar Rapids. Realtor Tom Hoegen of Hedges Associates confirmed the purchase and said occupancy is planned in the near future. Ray began as Life Investors Inc. CEO on Feb. 1 after 14 years as governor. Blair House sits at 2222 First Ave NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ray
Blair House
Cedar Rapids
Tom Hoegen
Hedges Associates
Hoegen
Ray
Life Investors Inc
Des Moines
First Ave
Rural Delhi man in stable condition after rollover
William J. Oehler, 62, of rural Delhi, is in stable condition at John McDonald Hospital in Monticello after his pickup overturned on Highway 38. Delaware County Sheriff's Dept reports a top vehicle in a ditch call at 12:42 a.m. Wednesday. The truck was totaled and the accident remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
William J. Oehler
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Delaware County Sheriff's Department
Oehler
Marion council to see plan for Twixt Town Theatre site
At a March 17 meeting the Marion City Council will receive only a plan for possible uses of the former Twixt Town Theatre property. A Wednesday story misidentified a speaker and parking report. City Engineer John Bender provided the downtown parking report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion City Council
John Bender
Gazette
Also Mentioned on This Page
Louise M. Soenksen
14Th St
Willow Gardens
Maquoketa
Alvin F. Svenksen
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid
Marvin
Dolton
Wis
Doris Pieper
Guttenberg
Eloise Herren
Bernadine Padfield
San Antonio
Tex
J. Robert Cunningham
Buckhorn Cemetery
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Russell C. Moneypenny
16Th Ave
Carolle Humble
Peoria
FMC Corp
Steven Charles
James R
Little Rock
Ark
Nancy Rippey
Center Point
Julia Eden
Hiawatha
Ray Moneypenny
Raymond DeWitt
Arlo Z. Miller
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Eton Pelzer
Twin Pines Baptist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Hanford Post 5
The
American Legion
Perrine Cancer Center
Sheets and Son Funeral Home
Jerrold Swinton
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Lora A. Harbert
Palo
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton
Phillips Funeral Home
John B. Turner
Turner Chapel East
Adrian
Alice Viola
Kuba Funeral Home
Louis J. Trzil
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Troy Mills
O’brien
Myrtle A
Murdoch Funeral Chapel
Kenneth Adcock
Oak Shade
Ingels
Bertha Wiley
Cedar Memorial Chapel
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir Fund
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Wagner
Arlene L
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
David Roth
American Cancer Society
35Th St
Waddington
Helen
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
St. Luke’s
Anita Menge
Mount Vernon Road
Connie League
B Ave
Catherine
Richard Limkemann
Fruitland Blvd
Kendell
Rick Lehrer
Sheryl
Eugene Betenbender
Central City
Cheryl
Donald Coleman
20Th St. NW
Rebecca
Dale Forkner
Boca Chica Drive
Patricia Perry
Springville
Janet and
John Lekin
Ninth St. NW
Eric M. Hender
Julie L. Waggoner
Donald L. Michaels
Carol L. Amthauer
Cedar
Rays
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!