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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1983
Page
2
A batch of death notices and funeral details from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns lists Floyd McDowell and numerous others, detailing birth places, marriages, careers, military service, survivors, service times, and burial plans. Included are references to Drake University, the University of Iowa, local clubs, and area funeral homes.
A notices column lists numerous East Iowa deaths and memorials. Alice Decker 78 a former teacher of Clarence. Eunice A. Kreeb 59 Coralville. Herman B. Fretheim 79 farmer. Robert H. Lind Sr. 79 former Iowa City leader. Leo A. Wineke 76 Iowa City. Marion K. Park 81 nurse. Carl H. Antons 81 Monticello. Jack K. Floetchinger 55 Lone Oak Arkansas. Benjamin J. Bouska 89 Protivin. Marshall Wyckoff 60 Des Moines. Richard L Woods 67 Vinton sports editor. Inez L. Mills 60 teacher and farmer. Services and burial arrangements follow for many at local churches and cemeteries with multiple call times and venues. Memorials and cremations noted where applicable.
Donald S. Whity Nading 67 died Sunday at Elkader hospital after a long illness. He retired as custodian at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife Evelyn a son Allen of Shellsburg two grandchildren a brother Carl of Mederville two sisters Alice Hubbard Mederville and Iva Nell Hines Independence.
A House panel backed a bill using nearly $500,000 in interest from a $5 million bequest for state projects. The Old Capitol at Iowa City would receive $160,000 for west stairs, Center Point depot $130,000 for trail restoration, and $30,000 for a Dubuque Dyersville trail. Also funded: Iowa State Fair Heritage Village, Boone Arboretum, Living History Farms 50,000 each for historic projects.
A baby found in a ditch along a Story County county road near Maxwell Iowa was declared a homicide. Detective John Evans said the infant had been dead at least a month and likely died shortly after birth. The baby's identity and cause of death remain undetermined.
A man and a woman were found shot to death in a west side Sioux City house in what police called a double homicide. Autopsy showed Kathy Schaa age 22 was shot twice in the upper chest and once in the head while Raymond Powell 25 was shot through the neck. Powell’s body rested near the front of the home and Schaa’s in a bedroom at the foot of a bed. A shotgun and a .22 rifle were recovered from the residence and Mrs. Schaa’s husband Daniel L. Schaa 25 was being sought for questioning while the victims worked at Cruse’s restaurant. The bodies were discovered by a coworker around 6:30 a.m. after one failed to report for work.
A quotation from President Andrew Jackson asserts that there are no inherent evils in government, only evils arising from abuses. The line reflects Jackson’s distrust of centralized power and emphasis on accountability.
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