Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids area
Multiple deaths listed with ages and residences including Harry W Dunker 82 Meth Wick Manor Cedar Rapids and longtime residents such as Gilbert Storm 78, Wilson Francis 85, Emma Diggins 89 and Margaret White 84. Details cover birthplaces former homes, spouses, burial sites at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery and churches. Services dates and funeral home calls noted along with memorial fund suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Dunker
Meth Wick Manor
Crescent St
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke's Hospital
Ashton
Neb
Helen Walpole
University of Nebraska
Beta Theta Pi
New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co
First Presbyterian Church
Crescent Masonic Lodge
el Kahir Shrine
Royal Order of Jesters
the Elks
Malta Chapter
The
Eastern Star
Order of the Eastern Star
Iowa
Susan McDonald
Thomas
Fresno
Calif
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
13Th St
Barthel O.E.S
Decorah
Gilbert G
Ellis Blvd
St. Luke’s Hospital
Preston
Mabel Hill
Minneapolis
Chicago & North Western Railroad
St. James
Wallace G
Detroit
Phillip Thimmes
Santa Barbara
Erma Boka
Laguna Beach
Helen Crawford
Torrance
Howard
Des Moines
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Gordon Packard
St. James United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Jake A. Thorson
Waterloo
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Industry
Ellen Manchester
Los Angeles
Masons
Nazarene Lutheran Church
Optimist's Club
Professional Photographers of
Duncan Studios
Kirk
Chicago
Deborah Brown
Fredericksburg
Amelia Thorson
Fort Dodge
Russell
Sherwin
Ellen Onner
Newton
Maurine Timmer
Pella
Bruce Funeral Home
Palmer B. Wold
Memorial Park Cemetery
Emma B. Diggins
Monterey
California
Wilson
Bill” J. Francis
Maplewood Drive
Henry
Ill
Mabel Ireland
Rock Island
Trinity United Methodist Church
Eagles Club
Florence Steggall
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Robert A. Dennett
Margaret L. White
Jacksonville
Cedar Rapids Fifth Avenue
Margaret Louise Hale
Tamaroa
Earl L. White
Springfield
New Method Book Bindery
Central Christian Church
American Legion Auxiliary
C.A. Reeve
Turner Chapel East
Krejci
Edwin J
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Czech National Cemetery
Rush
Erma M
Eugene Hancock
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Britain to buy Trident II missiles
Britain confirms a purchase of the U S Trident II submarine based nuclear missiles. Defense Secretary John Nott says the system provides a credible deterrent into 2000 and beyond, despite opposition arguing it is costly and unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
U.S
Defense
John Nott
House of Commons
Nott
Royal Navy
Moscow
Washington
Reagan
Labor Party
Guished
NATO Western Alliance
Williamsburg School Budget Approved for 1982-83
The Williamsburg Community School Board approved a 1982-83 budget of $2,726,482, up $172,000 from the current year. Estimated tax levy per $1,000 assessed valuation stands at $9.81, with property taxes projected at $1,368,591, down $13,000 from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Directors OK Budget and Staff Cuts for 1982-83
Kirkwood College board approved the 1982-83 budget estimate totaling 16.765 million dollars, with a 9.2 percent rise, and voted to lay off 28 staff. The phase III microwave telecom system contract for 635 thousand dollars was also approved, expanding two way TV to Tipton Monticello and Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt Rogalinazette
Kirkwood College
Kirkwood
Nielsen
Bill Stewart
Stewart
Todd Co
Tipton
Monticello
Williamsburg
Johnson Hall
Linn Hall
B.A. Jensen
Sharon Kromminga
Richard Foerstner
Roy Wingate
Teens charged in Southeast Side burglary case
Westley Allen Starr 18 of 627 Sixth St SE and a 16 year old boy face second degree burglary charges after a break in at Don Vranish residence 408 14th St SE. Police say 15 coin proof sets and a .38 handgun were taken. coins recovered, handgun missing. Juvenile charged with false use of a financial instrument and possession of a controlled substance. Starr held pending arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westley Allen Starr
Sixth St. SE
Don Vranish
14Th St. SE
Vranish
Youth Bureau
Starr
Linn
Ray signs four bills including unemployment and boating updates
Gov Robert Ray signed four bills including a measure updating unemployment compensation to match federal changes with a higher trigger for extended benefits and a requirement for Job Service to coordinate child support deductions. The package also strengthens boating rules prohibiting operation while intoxicated and grants the Conservation Commission rulemaking on boat mufflers and horsepower limits on some artificial lakes. Additional bills create an employee suggestion program for state workers and revise declaration of value and real estate transfer tax filing rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Robert Ray
The
Conservation Commission
Ray
Des Moines Woman Returns to Poland After Leaving
Des Moines native Carol Christian, 33, a 1966 Des Moines high school graduate and English teacher, has returned to Poland by train from Berlin. Her mother, Cora Lepper, says the decision follows an invitation from the same professor who advised her to leave amid martial law last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Poland
Carol Christian
Berlin
Cora Lepper
Woman Dies of Multiple Stab Wounds in Iowa Case
An autopsy found Darlene Bales died from multiple stab wounds. DCI chief Gerald Shanahan says the investigation continues and hopeful leads may emerge. Her husband Roy Bales, 40, is held as a material witness in Harrison County Jail on $20,000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace H. Herbst
Mount Vernon
Mercy Hospital
Lisbon
Clarence
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar County
Lisbon- Mount Vernon
Andrew F. Laing
William Herbst
Iowa City
Monticello
Lillian Kaplan
Jean Wilkus
Darrel Laing
Laverne Herbst
Marguerite Krob
United Methodist Church
Karen Fristad
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Morgan Funeral Home
Des Moines
Darlene Bales
Woodbine
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
DCI
Gerald Shanahan
Roy Bales
Harrison County
Logan
Posse member charged with involuntary manslaughter
In Ottumwa a Wapello County auxiliary posse member Steven Mulcahy 31 is charged with involuntary manslaughter after a red light crash that killed Charles Drewry 40. Mulcahy pleads not guilty and a preliminary hearing is set for March 19.
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Ottumwa (Ap
Wapello County
Steven Robert Mulcahy
Mulcahy
Charles Drewry
Ottumwa
Drewry
Auxiliary Sheriffs Unit
Sheriff's Department
Wapello
Tom Kintigh
Pakistan Releases 55 Prisoners After Hijack Standstill
Government officials freed 55 inmates a year ago to satisfy hijackers who had seized a Pakistani airliner with over 100 aboard. Among those on board were three Americans.
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Pakistan
Thoughtful inaugural line from F D Roosevelt
In his first inaugural speech on March 4 1933 President Franklin D Roosevelt said the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fire destroys shed and contents near hospital in Iowa City
Early morning fire at 1017 Rider St near the Veterans Administration Hospital destroyed a wood frame shed and its contents including garden tools and lawn mowers. Fire officials estimate $1,500 in damages and note possible start from a match or lighter. a 14 foot boat on a trailer outside may have warped.
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Iowa City
Veterans Administration Hospital
Gary Anson
Rider St
Vital Statistics March events list births and households
The record notes multiple births: Debra and James Smith 718 Second St SW a daughter. Debra and Roger Lennox Coggan a son. Karen and Terry Smith 6512 Laurel Lane NE a son. Deborah and James Turner 3010 Third Ave Marion a son. Debra Lee and Steven Larson 1009 11th St Marion a son. Deborah and Ken Huber 2279 C St SW a daughter. Rebecca and John Auld 271 Larick Court Marion a daughter. Sharon and Phillip Carnes 6807 Idlebrook Lane NE a daughter. Cheryl and Steven Mayfield 4447 C Ave NE a daughter. plus Lynn C Muesing Davenport and Marcia L Muesing Cedar Rapids. Mark K Melchert and Sindi S Haughenbury Marion. Also incident log entries with times: 9:06 p.m. leaking gas line 921 Oakland Rd NE. 9:13 p.m. medical emergency 1909 Mallory St SW. 9:56 p.m. arson of car Van Vechten Park SE. 11:34 p.m. medical emergency 1604 Fourth St NW. 7:05 a.m. Thursday malfunction alarm 314 Eighth St NW. 10:08 a.m. Thursday unknown trash dumpster 703 Third Ave SE. 11:29 a.m. Thursday needless call 1900 block Johnson Ave NW. 3:26 p.m. Thursday gas flush 4700 Bowling St SW.
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Debra
Roger Lennox
Coggan
Karen
Terry Smith
Laurel Lane
Patricia
James Turner
Third Ave
Marion
Debra Lee
Steven Larson
Llth St
Deborah
Ken Huber
C St
Rebecca
John Auld
Larick Court
Sharon
Phillip Carnes
Idlebrook Lane
Cheryl
Steven Mayfield
C Ave
Oakland Road
Mallory St
van Vechten Park
Fourth St
Eighth St
Johnson Avenue
Bowling St
Hiawatha Mayoral Candidates Night Date Corrected
The Hiawatha mayoral Candidates Night at Hope United Church is now set for 7 30 p m next Thursday March 18 in Hiawatha. The Gazette story this week had an incorrect date.
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Hiawatha
Hope United Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Robert Reeves
Ninth St. NW
Reno
Nev
Cargill
Teamsters Union
Tiffany
David
Escondido
Earl of
Florence Dresselhaus
Beloit
Wis
Peoples Church
Stevne’s
Phelps Cemetery
Florence M. Pye
First United Methodist Church
George L. Gay
Monroe
Gertrude E. Foubert
Piersol
Powell's
Ridgeway
Ellen M. Thompson
Peace Lutheran Church
Steine's
Sanderson Cemetery
Sigourney
Robert Joseph Reasor
Lynn and
Rita Shearon Reasor
Holm’s
Pleasant Creek
Toledo
Norman Christensen
Harrison's
Tama
Mary (Williams) Wolfe
Prescott, Ariz
Uhlmann’s
Williamsburg Board OK
Kirkwood Directors OK
Norm Nielsen
D.M
Sherry
Lyle Collingwood
Fairfax
James Smith
Second St
Anna
Robert Angerer
O Ave
St. Luke's
Lynn C. Muesing
Davenport
Marcia L. Muesing
Mark K. Melchert
Sindi S. Haughenbury
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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