Deaths Richard C. Kottmeier 73 at Trinity Lutheran
Richard C. Kottmeier 73 of 1333 Hinkley avenue NW died Thursday in a local hospital. Born February 7 1904 in Cedar Rapids he married Leone Rabus May 12 1927. He worked as an automotive mechanic for several firms retiring in 1971 and was a long time Trinity Lutheran member serving as church leader and Sunday school superintendent. Surviving are a son and three daughters, a brother and two sisters and eight grandchildren. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial at Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call Turner Chapel West through Sunday and at the church Monday morning. memorials to Trinity Lutheran Memorial Fund.
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Richard C. Kottmeier
Hinkley Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Leone Rabus
Mr. Kottmeier
Beck Hawkeye Motor Works
Keeshin Motor Express
Tubbs Transport and Equipment Co
Bjornsen Development Corp
Trinity Lutheran Church
Board of Education
Theodore
East Dundee
Ill
Marilyn McIntyre
Dorothy Tschopp
Ames
William
George Cluett
Paul Heinicke
Evansville
Ind
Richard L. Thompson
Linwood Cemetery
Turner Chapel West
Griffeth M. Wodtke
Thirteenth Street
Charles City
Osage
Mona Kelley
Wootke
Burnham Manufacturing Co
Hall Manufacturing Co
Wodtke Sales Co
Wodtke
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Charles City School Board
Charles City Lions Club
Lions International
Clear Lake
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
St. Michael’s Church
Cancer Fund
T.O. McFall
Marion
Denver
Colo
Kansas
Myrtle Hawk
U.S. Postal Service
Marion United Methodist Church
Frances Majerus
Ralph Hawk
Goose Lake
Iowa
Stewart Hawk
Mesa
Ariz
Frank McFall
Fenton
Nellie Wolfe
Ada Hite
Oskaloosa
Glen W. Lamb
Turner West
Mary D. Spillman
Clover Drive
John Spillman
Iowa City
Barlow-Meany Drug Co
Spillman
Frank J. Whitters
St. Matthew’s Church
Ronald G. Friedell
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Knights of Columbus
Janeba- Kuba
Seysler
Rolland B
John Little
Ellis Park Church of
Kellerman
Alvin T
Richard Kothe
Obituary notices and memorials from Cedar Rapids area
A long obituary list notes Griffeth M. Wodtke 87 of 1224 Thirteenth Street NW died after a long illness. He held business roles, served on civic boards, and was active in Lions clubs. Additional death notices include Owen C. Waychoff 76 former superintendent, George J. Prizler 74 and others with service details across Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Cremations and local funeral arrangements followed.
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George J. Prizler
Cedar Rapids
Riviera Beach
Fla
Barnard and Leas Manufacturing
Mr. Prizler
Alice
Edna M. Wicklund
Edwin
Bettendorf
Des Moines Senator Questions Cedar Rapids Mayor on Tax Ruling
State Senator Cloyd Robinson accuses Cedar Rapids Mayor Donald Canney of silence after the Iowa Supreme Court upheld local property tax limits. Robinson says Canney blamed federal and local causes, while voters in Cedar Rapids must live within means under a 7 percent tax increase cap, or 9 percent with a hearing.
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Des Moines
Cloyd Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Donald Canney
Iowa Supreme Court
Canney
Robinson
Prison Terms In Two Holdups In Linn District
Linn district Judge Robert Ford Thursday handed down suspended ten year prison sentences to two men. Richard R Holt III age 22 of Orchard Trailer court pled guilty to robbery in the December 23 holdup at the Martin Oil station at 201 Eighth avenue SE. Mitchel Dochterman age 22 of 1440 Fourth avenue SE pled guilty to robbery in the January 30 holdup of the 7-Eleven store at 3301 J street SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Robert Ford
Richard R. Holt III
Orchard Trailer Court
Martin Oil Station
Eighth Avenue
Mitchel Dochterman
Fourth Avenue
J Street
Vietnam Gives 12 US Flyers Remains to Commission
Vietnam assigns the remains of 12 U.S. flyers to a presidential commission for repatriation and outlines steps to locate more missing in action. Leonard Woodcock, head of the UAW, announced after talks with Vietnamese leaders promising better prospects for future U.S. Vietnam ties. The Pentagon lists 795 Americans still missing in action. 1,710 other crews’ remains not recovered.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
Commission
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
United Auto Workers
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Manchester Girl Killed In Accident
DeAnn Schulte a 16 year old Manchester girl died in a traffic crash on Iowa 136 near Worthington. Raymond Bockenstadt and Duane Vaske, both Greeley area residents, were injured in the crash. Services for DeAnn Schulte arranged at St Marys Catholic Church Manchester with wake and rosary information.
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Worthington
DeAnn Schulte
Manchester
Iowa 136
Here
Schulte
Raymond Bockenstadt
Greeley
Bockenstadt
Duane Vaske
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids Man To Get Top State Labor Post
Allen Meier of Cedar Rapids, longtime lobbyist for the Iowa Federation of Labor, is the likely pick for Iowa labor commissioner after a vacancy since last year. Gov. Ray plans to announce a selection next week as Meier serves on the OSHA review commission and has deep ties in labor circles.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Allen Meier
Iowa Federation of Labor
Meier
Robert Ray
Ray
Jerry Addy
Ellis Boulevard
Federation
Osha Review Commission
Tax cut rebates face house vote and senate cutback
The finance committee backs a flat 2200 for singles and 3200 for couples as a replacement for prior rates. Republicans push for permanent rebates while Democrats split but stay loyal. Senate appropriations strips 3.2 billion from funding though heads of household gain the same deduction standard as married couples.
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House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
GOP
Long
Carter backs U N human rights push and chrome aid
President Carter outlined broad aims at the United Nations urging stronger action on human rights and proposing limited arms talks with the Soviet Union. He noted U.S. support for chrome availability and called for a new funding approach to stabilize commodities and foreign aid.
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U.N
Carter
World Organization
Palestine Liberation Organization
General Assembly
U.S
United States
Exhaustive study approved on Regent two schools for the disabled
Des Moines IA two Iowa regents agree to an exhaustive study of the governance and funding of the Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School at Vinton and the Iowa School for the Deaf at Council Bluffs. The review will involve the board office and an advisory panel from the schools, the public instruction department, and area education agencies. The aim is an objective report to guide any future decision.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Senate Budget Committee
State Board of Regents
Vinton
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Regents
R. Wayne Richey
State Department of Public Instruction
Area Education Agencies
Mary Louise Peterson
Harlan
Charles Woodcock
IBSSS
Woodcock
Joe Giangreco
School For the Deaf
Board of Regents
Legion Fined $75 in Bootlegging Gambling Case
Independence Iowa Aurora American Legion post fined 75 dollars in Buchanan county district court after its attorney pled guilty to gambling and bootlegging linked to a February 11 charity fundraiser. Six co-defendants saw charges dropped. Judge C W Antes split the fine 25 for gambling and 50 for bootlegging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Aurora American Legion Post
Buchanan County
Legion
Daryl Roberts
Exiled King Farouk of Egypt Dies in Rome
On this date in 1965 the former Egyptian monarch Farouk I, who had lived in exile, died in Rome. His reign ended in 1952 after the revolution, and his death marks the final chapter of his tumultuous era in royal history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farouk
Egypt
Rome
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Zion Lutheran Church
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