Death notices detaile many local deaths and services
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices across Cedar Rapids, Dyersville, Decorah, Iowa City and surrounding towns. Includes Jane Blank 22 of 806 15th Ave SW killed in a Dyersville area crash with services planned in Worthington. Charles Altfiltsch 85 Decorah with long architectural career. Genevieve Whelan 71 Iowa City died from car strike. Mary Brenneman 77 Cedar Rapids area. P Hope Overturf 82 Toledo longtime mail carrier and scout leader. additional funeral times for Patterson, Halstead, Beall, McGarry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Blank
15Th Ave
Dyersville
Dubuque
Beckman High School
Kirkwood Community College
Jeffrey Blank
Worthington
Ronald Kelchen
Hopkinton
Kenneth
Dan Kelchen
Cascade
David Benke
Waterloo
Joan
Bev
Debbie Kelchen
George Becker
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Kramer
Charles Altfiltsch
Decorah
Bellevue
Lela Marsh
Oregon
Mr. Altfillsch
University of Iowa
Carnegie Tech
Pittsburgh
U.S. Army
Europe
C.K. Preus
Luther College
Luther
Altfillsch
Phillip Tone
Chicago
Olson-Fjelstul Funeral Home
Genevieve Whelan
Iowa City
Dan Whelan
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Thompson Street
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Fred Arganbright
Guthrie Center
Forrest Fountain
Crystal Lake
Ill
P.A. Dooley
Immaculate Conception Church
William P. Leonard
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Mary N. Brenneman
Eighth Ave
Ernest E. Brenneman
Mr. Brenneman
Ralph
Marion
Murdoch Chapel
Hougen
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Oak Shade
Murdoch
Keota
Dennis Alan Patterson
Powell’s. West
Union
Herbert Halstead
Burnham Wood
S. Charles City
Blanche Beall
Hage Funeral Home
Riverside Cemetery
Victor — William McGarry
St. Bridget's Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
McAninch- Fremming Funeral Home
Nine science fair finalists named in Eastern Iowa event
Nine finalists from six schools including Alburnett Amana Community and Muscatine were chosen for the senior division of the Eastern Iowa Science Engineering and Science Fair. Winners receive trips to the International Science and Engineering Fair in Anaheim California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alburnett
Amana
Kevin
Linda Berens
Dubuque
Anaheim
Calif
Washington Little Theater
Rotary Club Briefs and Community Notices
Rotary Club of CR meets at First Presbyterian Church at noon Monday to attend Lenten services with Rev John Barnes speaker. Lunch at Roosevelt Royale afterward. Also notes upcoming events Nashville trip May 4 Grand Ole Opry Opryland and April 6 Chicago Flower Show April 8. Evening Optimist recruits police officers at Cafe Shiloh. Also town events and services listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club of
First Presbyterian Church
John Barnes
Anamosa Reformatory
Roosevelt Royale
Gary Hinzman
Cedar Rapids
Drunk Driving Charges Filed Against Nine Individuals
Officials reported nine people charged with drunk driving. Arlo J. Becker, 40, was arrested at 3:15 a.m. east of the Benton County line on Highway 30. Christopher A. Burns, 18, was arrested at 2:19 a.m. on Twix Town Road in Marion. Jimmy W. Thygesen, 21, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. on Sixth Street SW and charged with reckless driving. Gale D. Fuessley, 43, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. in Marion. Michael J. Driscoll, 30, was arrested at 12:50 a.m. on Ellis Boulevard NW. John Sawyer, 40, was arrested at 5:40 p.m. on Fifth Avenue SE. Richard Risk, 27, was arrested at 7:30 p.m. in Springville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlo J. Becker
Route 1
Atkins
Benton County
Christopher A. Burns
35Th St
Marion
Twix Town Road
Jimmy W. Thygesen
Harlan
Sixth Street
Gale D. Fuessley
Walker
Michael J. Driscoll
Emmons St
Hiawatha
Ellis Boulevard
John Sawyer
Third St
Fifth Avenue
Richard Risk
14Th St
Springville
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions: carrier 1.15 per week. mail seven issues 5 174 weeks 56.00 52 weeks. states and territories 80.00 52 weeks. AP has exclusive republication rights for local news and dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Gunman dies after helicopter standoff in Memphis
Howard Guess, 38, seized two women and a child after a rural Oakland robbery. He forced a mother and another woman toward a police helicopter, then shot a hostage, the pilot, and a deputy before collapsing. Officials say the tactical unit fired only at Guess. Hostages identified as Lanita Pugh 22 Trinity 4 and Debbie Allen of Little Rock Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Guess
Arkansas
Oakland
Shelby County
Eugene Barksdale
Lanita Jo Pugh
Trinity
Debbie Allen
Little Rock
Ark
Terrorism charges filed against Hiawatha man in Cedar Rapids
Police reported a 19 year old man from Hiawatha faces terrorism charges after threats to family and a traffic incident on Collins Road NE. Officers found two assembled rifles in the vehicle and another stop light violation noted at the stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
Mark Stephen Callanan
Samoa
Collins Road
Callanan
Kim E. Howard
15Th St. SE
First Ave
Howard
Joseph R. Vondracek
Shellsburg
Thomas Carney
Earl Douglas Norton
Bever Ave. SE
Norton
Fourth Ave. SE
March births and local weather brief update
The record notes wind NW at 14 mph and sun events for Monday. Extended forecast shows mild temperatures with possible rain midweek. highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s to 40s. Birth announcements include a son for Richard Groth Jr. and wife, and several other couples reporting newborns across Iowa locations including Davenport and Mount Vernon.
Middle East conflict deepens as Israel widens Lebanon push
Israeli jets pounded Na batiyeh and forces sought to clear Palestinian positions in south Lebanon as Prime Minister Begin prepared for talks with President Carter on how to handle the invasion. The PLO claimed a jet downing near Tibnin and warned of advancing Israeli forces toward Tyre. The dispute over UN 242 looms large as Carter and Begin prepare for tense discussions in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nabatiyeh
Metulla
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
Tibnin
Tyre
PLO
Haddata
Haris
Begin
Carter
Middle East
New York
U.N. Security Council
Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Bell Says Tuition Tax Credits Unconstitutional
Attorney General Griffin Bell says a bill for tax credits to parents sending children to private grammar and high schools is unconstitutional. Health secretary Joseph Califano agrees, opposing the tuition tax credit as Congress advances the administration backed school aid program without tax credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Griffin Bell
Bell
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano
Congress
Settlement seeks injunction over Financial General case
The SEC pursues a civil action seeking an injunction rather than jail or fines after a settlement. Lance and associates face asset freezes on shares in Financial General, with a mandatory tender offer at 15 dollars per share by three Arab defendants and Overseas Ltd to buy all outstanding stock. If no tender within a year, defendants must sell. they must match higher offers if someone bids more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SEC
Lance
Financial General
Lance Group
International Credit and Investment Co. (Overseas) Ltd
American Stock Exchange
Firefighter Standards Cited By Schwarz In Letter
In a letter Schwarz calls firefighting the nation’s most dangerous occupation and warns that lowering hiring standards would endanger citizens and firefighters alike. He notes relief from relaxing rules but fears decline in quality of new recruits and praises the Civil Service Commission for upholding high employment standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwarz
Civil Service Conmission
Working Women See Newspaper Ads Key To Purchases
Women workers rate newspaper advertising as most useful for shopping and identify where to buy, signaling ads drive purchase decisions and retail visibility for urban consumers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
P. Hope Overturf
Toledo
Veteran's Hospital
Tama
Belva Mae Scott
Traer
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Elberon
Twin Cities Real Estate
Mr. Overturf
Methodist Church
Toledo American Legion
Overturf
American Legion
Mesquakie
22Nd Engineers
France
Benita Eason
Green Bay
Wis
Ray Antles
Curtis Overturf
Lester Overturf
Clutter
James Bridges
Casa Grande
Ariz
Don Heaton
Keystone
John Muller
Lakeland
Fla
First United Methodist Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Harrison Funeral Home
Joseph Beach
Henry Dickinson
Maquoketa High School
Dickinson
Nashville
Grand Ole Opry
Opryland
D.J
Adv
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Gunman
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
St. Luke's
Richard Groth Jr
Linda Winegardner
36Th St. NE
Rick Furler
van Horne
Jon Barnes
Mount Vernon
Jay Atwood
Jerald Trimble
13Th St. NW
William Bails
Stanwood
Charles Connell
Vernon
Davenport
Tom Swanson
Swanson
Ralph Bader
Ave
C.R
Erie
Bentesaeenenese
General News
Sun
Mideast
South
Ezer Weizman
Anwar Sadat
U.N
Syria
Golan Heights
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Jordan
West Bank
Jerusalem
Haifa
Litani
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Stephens
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
N.W
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