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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1983
Page
2
Obituaries list multiple local residents including Dennis Chapman Lenore Pardubsky and John Chrisman with services pending at Teahen Janeba Kuba and Lafayette churches. Details include graveside services for Julia Hamilton and memorial funds for Asbury Methodist and a military funeral with rites at St. Pius X.
A batch of notices lists Vera Primmer of Garwin, Gary Ross of Garber, Arthur Schmeichel of Iowa City, Glen Swartz of Iowa City, Amasa Brown of Manchester, Dillon Holcomb of Martelle and others. Funeral details show services in Garwin, Colesburg, Iowa City and Martelle with burials at Maplewood Shellsburg, Hansel Cemetery Garder, and Wilcox Cemetery Viola. Survivors include spouses, children, grandchildren and relatives across Cedar Rapids State Center Greeley Edgewood and surrounding towns. Memorials support Lions Eye Bank and American Diabetes Association. Services span Friday and Saturday with calls at multiple funeral homes.
Gertrude M. Kaskie 74 dies Wednesday at Waterloo hospital. Survived by husband Edward four daughters Delores Bradley Pueblo West Colorado Sharon Johnson Chicago July Sanstrom Pueblo Colorado Carole Kaskie Traer one brother Edward Szachni tow ski Cicero Illinois two sisters Rose Masterson Palos Hills Illinois Martha Zack Nevadah Wisconsin nine grandchildren three great grandchildren. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St Paul Catholic Church Bur ial in Church cemetery Friends may call at Overton's in Tract after 6 p m today Scripture service 7 30 p.m Friday.
Mrs. Edwin Mamie Boerm aged 69 of rural Toledo died Wednesday. Services pending at Henderson's Funeral Home.
The Grant Wood Area Education Agency board argued last night over proposed changes to fold the Educational Services division into the Media section under a single director. John Cordes and Dwight Bode offered competing savings and staffing arguments as board members delayed a decision.
About 180 students at Hudson High School walked out to protest cutting three full time teaching positions to half time. Principal Marc Haack said the students, about 60 percent of enrollment, had parental notes and were allowed to leave. He noted a planned return the next day while a school board meeting looms to discuss proposed cuts and potential teacher appeals.
About 75 farmers gathered at the Iowa Statehouse to press for relief on farm credit and prices. The House Agriculture Committee advanced a resolution urging Governor Branstad to review the situation and consider a state emergency and a moratorium on farm foreclosures, with a report due by April 15 if no emergency is declared.
A Johnson Space Center symposium features experts predicting a permanently manned lunar base by 2000. Proposals include Little America II for solar power, metal harvesting, and deep space observatories, with solar power beamed to Earth and an orbiting Earth station in planning stages.
Iowa will have enough surplus government cheese for April distribution after three firms in Illinois and Wisconsin contract to process and package 1.3 million pounds. Tate Cheese Co. will handle 800,000 pounds while Thiels Cheese Co. and Wohlo Cheese Co. take 250,000 pounds each. The Iowa National Guard may assist with transport.
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