Deaths in Cedar Rapids Area Highlight Local Notables
Obituaries detail the deaths of Edward Paul Snyder 89 and Chester Spicer 68 in Cedar Rapids nursing homes. Also listed are birth origins, family survivors, church affiliations, and funeral arrangements or pending services. Additional notices include Josephine Drahos 88 and others with burial sites, wake times, and cemeteries across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Paul Snyder
Staubcourt
Cedar Rapids
Orange City
Snyder
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Arthur H. Birney
Frank E. Wells
Turner Chapel East
Turner East
Chester J. Spicer
Robins Road
Hiawatha
Benton County
Palo
Milwaukee Railroad
William and Hunting
Allis Chalmers
Hughes Brothers
Marion Cashway Lumber Co
Oakland Church of the Nazarene
Edna Fulton
Myron Spicer
Marion
George Spicer
Humansville
Turner Chapel
Crawford Howe
Spring Grove
Covington
Josephine M. Drahos
Chelsea
Amana
Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Catholic Foresters and Rosary Society
Hawkeye
Mikael Frank
United Methodist Church
Emerson-Milne’s
Grandview
Fayette
Elberon
Edward Dostal
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Clutier
St. Wenceslaus
Mason-Hand
S. Tama
Conklin Morgan
Mesquakie
Mason Hand
S. Hartwick
Rayman Smith
Nevenhoven’s
Brooklyn
Decorah
Ella L. Jerviss
First United Methodist Church
Burr Oak
Steine’s. Vinton
Jessie J. Gaines
Campbell-Russell
Ray Seeks Regent Budget Cut Decision from Democrats
Gov. Robert Ray denounced House Democrats for slicing 5.3 million from the state universities and two special schools budget, urging clarity on where cuts should fall. The Education Subcommittee favored a broad cut, deferring itemization to the regents, while the Senate plan shifted two schools to the Department of Public Instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Regent
Des Moines
House
State Board of Regents
Robert Ray
Subcommittee
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Senate Education Budget Subcommittee
Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School
Vinton
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Regents
Department of Public Instruction
Developments In Love Case
Three men face murder charges in the Feb 8 stabbing death of Calvin Love. Terry Fowler, granted immunity in return for testimony, must aid the case against others. Emanuel Whiteside pleaded innocent and set a May 9 trial date. Derek Doolin was no billed by the grand jury. The death followed an argument over a $25 bag of marijuana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Love
Fourth Avenue SE
Terry Fowler
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Fowler
Emanual Charles Whiteside
Love
Derek Doolin
Norris T. Aschem Charged with Larceny in Theft Case
Norris T. Aschem, 40, of 1307 Lavenue NE, faces a larceny charge over a theft at the Harold Thor ington residence on 1239 Thirty-third Street NE. Police say he took rings from the home on March 3 and was taken into custody Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris T. Aschem
Lavenue
Harold Thorington
Thirty-third Street
Aschem
Two Citizens Comment on Cedar Rapids Budget Hearing
Cedar Rapids public budget hearing attracted only two speakers Ed Kral of Falbrook Drive NE urged trimming travel by city staff to fund wages and benefits John Carter of Eighth Street NW proposed reallocating about 98000 from the aviation department to the police department After the hearing Carter faced questions about alleged property and equipment misuse with assurances to name involved parties later The proposed budget totals 72842179 a drop from last year and sets residential tax at 1167 per 1000 valuation a reduction of about 29 cents
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Cedar Rapids
Ed Kral
Falbrook Drive
John Carter
Eighth Street
Aviation Department
Police Department
Carter
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
Don Canney
Loss of Sanitation Tools Hits William Zahn in Cedar Rapids
Thieves struck the Cedar Rapids sanitation department Tuesday night, stealing more than two thirds of William Zahn’s repair tools worth over 2500 dollars and Gary McClure’s 1200 dollar tool set. They forced entry through an east garage window, used bolt cutters to break into the tool room and parts area, and left many tools marked with department or owner identifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zahn
Westland Road
Cedar Rapids
Zahn
Sanitation
Gary McClure
Twelfth Street
Sanitation Department
Lieve
McClure
Marion Police Benefit Funds Audit Sought in Iowa
The Marion Protective Association asks Linn County Auditor Merle Kopel for an audit of five funds within the Marion police benefit system amid concerns over management and actuarial studies. If needed, a full audit would be performed by the state auditor. a recent actuarial study suggests the city could cut its contribution from 23 to 15 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Protective Assn
Linn County
Merle Kopel
Marion
Kopel
Robert Chiafos
Chiafos
Seven Drunk Driving Arrests Reported
Seven people were charged with drunken driving in a span from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning. Names include Douglas C. McKay 27 of 640 Cottage Grove avenue SE Walter H Schoenfeld 23 of 4441 Rushmore drive NE Ole J Evjen 47 of 1514 First avenue NE George W Wilson 44 of 1714 Fourteenth avenue SE Gregory R Albough 18 of Mechanicsville and others with arrest locations listed across Cedar Rapids area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas C. McKay
Cottage Grove Avenue
Walter H. Schoenfeld
Rushmore Drive
First Avenue
Tenth Street
Ole J. Evjen
Second Avenue
George W. Wilson
Fourteenth Avenue
Fifth Street
Gregory R. Albough
Mechanicsville
Cedar Rapids
Albert C. Shandy
Nineteenth Street
Johnson Avenue
Twentieth Street
Dennis L. Webster
Nineteenth Avenue
Streets Closed For I 380 Work In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids city traffic department announced closures related to I 380 construction. Second Street NW between A and E avenues is permanently closed since Monday and Second Street NE between A and B avenues will close next Monday for reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Second Street
A Avenue
First Street NW
E Avenue NW
Third
First Street
Washington plan eyed as litter tax by legislators
IDOT officials note the Washington plan could avoid a non returnable deposit but effectively taxes litter. They cite over 500000 dollars yearly to retrieve highway litter and 11000 cubic yards in 1976. The board also debates foreign steel bids for the Ash Pit bridge and possible trade swaps with Japan on meat prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State of
IDOT
Thre Commission
Interstate 380
Cedar Rapids
Juvenile Justice Reform Talks At Amana Hearing
Doderer and Lipsky chaired the four year old study committee on juvenile justice. They defended inclusive invites and expert counsel while critiquing perceived failures to hear professionals and the system’s harm to youths. Lipsky blamed probation officers resisting change and stalling progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doderer
Lipsky
Myers
the Gazette
Linn County
Josephine Gittler
Iowa Law School
Hartford
Conn
Iowa
Department of Justice
Washington
American Bar Assn
Hostages at B N R Headquarters After Gunmen Fire
Shots rang out at the B N A I B R I headquarters in Washington where four gunmen seized hostages on the fifth floor. Police said the captors held seven to twenty people with at least three injured and no confirmed gunshot fatalities. A man with a Moslem sounding name spoke to officers by phone and was identified as one of the gunmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
America
B’nai B’rith International
Washington
J.G. Gentile
B’nai B’rith
Dianne Dilling
Illinois Attorney General’s
Consumer Fraud Bureau
Chicago
Anderson
Illinois
Columbia Research
David Kingsley
Las Vegas Vacation Deception Reported By FTC Case
California AG alleges consumers pay 75 for two nights lodging plus deposits and fees upon reservation. The saga involves Andersons Market Development and Columbia Research tied to sewing machine ventures and vacation offers. Court filings mention bankruptcy in 1974, deceptive practices, and Irvine/Chicago connections with a Florida vacation alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benowitz
California
FTC
Anderson
Cincinnati
Market Development Corp
Florida
Columbia Research
Chicago
Chicago Better Business Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Las Vegas
Columbia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward P. Snyder
Josephine Drakos
Drakos
Agnes Reeder
Bessie McNall
Hrabak’s
Independence
A.H. Trask
Black River Falls
Wis
Oakwood Cemetery
White’s
Sylvia Nelson
Elmer G. Nelson
Richardson
Texas
Ossian
David
Donald
Richard
Colorado
Randi
Susan
Sandra Ryden
Orian
Turner Chapel West
Linwood Cemetery
Turner West
Baldwin
Earl E
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Frank Nye
Gazette
Senate Action
Marion Police
Larry Tanner Marion Bureau
United Auto Workers
Case Manufacturing Co
Racine
Japan
Stanley Schoelerman
Spencer
Baxter Freese
Wellman
Iowa Cattlemen’s Assn
U.S. Meat Export Federation
Commission
Stephen Garst
Kevin Kelly
Sioux City
Philip Hill
Rdes Moines
Earl Willits
Tom Higgins
D-Davenport
Chicago Bbb
Cleveland
Ray Brock
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
JO Pes E. LA Flowers
Third Avenue
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