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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1985
Page
12
Sidney James Nance Sr 69 Cedar Rapids longtime butcher and World War II Army veteran dies Mercy Hospital. John J Burke 58 Troutdale Ore Cedar Rapids native Navy veteran. Harry W Ribble 84 Cedar Rapids longtime industry manager and inventor of draft beer system. Many more obituaries list survivors, service times, and burial at Cedar Memorial and other local cemeteries with memorial gifts to Cancer centers and colleges.
Obituary notices report Donald Dickel 55 owner of D H Feed Service Kalona died after a lengthy illness. Other deaths include John Dettmann 94 Elkader farmer Marie Eister 55 Oxford died at University Hospitals Iowa City, and Marie A Greazel born 1929. Memorial funds and funeral details listed with survivors and service times.
Glenn Zerbee 71 died Thursday at Savanna City Hospital Savanna IN. Survived by son Richard of Manchester KY. daughters Georgetta Garrison Delton FL Connie Warner Cedar Rapids Judy Zerbee Sabula. sisters Catherine Fox Mildred Richmond Sabula. half-brother Kenneth Bracy Cedar Rapids. 14 grandchildren 5 great grandchildren. Services 11:20 a.m. Monday Law Jones Sabula. Burial St Peters Catholic Cemetery with military rites. Friends may call 7 9 p.m. Sunday at funeral home with 8 p.m. Scripture wake.
Carl G Berry 59 owner operator of Berry's Bowling Center in Vinton died Friday after a long illness. He was born November 6 1925 in Otterville moved to Cedar Rapids attended Coe College worked at Iowa Manufacturing then Muscatine before relocating to Vinton in 1961. He served as Iowa Bowling Proprietors Association district director and belonged to the Syrian Orthodox Church Eagles Kiwanis and Vinton Country Club. Survived by wife Evelyn son Stephen and daughter Carlyn with services 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church Vinton burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Cedar Rapids with American Legion rites. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Sunday at Campbell Russell's. Memorials established.
Edward R. Dvorak a farmer aged 67 died Thursday at Methodist Hospital Rochester Minnesota while undergoing surgery Surviving are his wife Mildred two daughters Cindy Dvorak and Carol Luke both of Cedar Rapids his mother Libby of Belle Plaine two brothers Robert of Chelsea and Arthur of Fairmont Minnesota and one grandchild Services 10 a.m. Monday at St Patrick's Catholic Call after 1 p.m. today at Mason Hands where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday
A Friday evening two vehicle crash on Highway 52 at Madison Road in Decorah killed one person and seriously injured two others. Seven people were involved. identities withheld pending relatives’ notification. Victim died at Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital. two were helicoptered to Rochester, Minnesota, for treatment.
Waterloo Mayor Del Bowers said the city will seek relief from automatic stay to gain first claim on its 4 million loan if Rath Packing Co is liquidated. A bankruptcy judge will decide April 1 on Rath’s reorganization plan. The city pays over 38 thousand dollars quarterly in interest and 30 thousand weekly to maintain Rath plant during shutdown amid interest from buyers.
Rodney Frantz, 48, of Iowa City, was listed in serious condition at University Hospitals after his car ran off Old Highway 218 three miles south of Iowa City on Friday at 3 05 p m. He attempted a left turn, lost control, and the vehicle rolled into a ditch before landing upright.
St Luke's reports multiple births and out of town births with parents names and locations. Debra Douglas and Stephen Weler welcome a son in Central City. Debra Canfield and Dennis welcome a son. Susan Northrup and Larry welcome a daughter. Cathy Fisher and John welcome a son at Center Point. Connie Nicholson in Sioux Falls welcomes a daughter. Barb Fortune and Mike welcome a daughter in Des Moines. initials and grandparent details appear for several entries.
Hawley Thompson 79 of West Union died Thursday evening at Good Samaritan Center. Survived by wife Agnes and children Berniece Latham Waterloo Alvin Cedar Rapids Leslie Floyd Robert Le Grand Raymond Marshalltown, 14 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Monday at Bethany Lutheran Church rural West Union with burial church cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at Burnham Wood's.
American Central Airlines closed its Omaha facility and began moving supplies to its Dubuque headquarters. Twenty workers were offered transfers, twenty were laid off, and 22 Omaha pilots were told to relocate or lose their jobs. The airline filed for Chapter 11 protection and blamed a recent federally ordered 30 day grounding for its money troubles.
Entries note the dissolution of Jeanetta and Kenneth D. Yardley and list multiple emergency incidents in Des Moines area locations. Events include medical emergencies at 1415 First Ave SE and 1441 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, a broken hydraulic line at Weing Road and J Avenue NE, and a grass fire at Johnson Avenue SW. Police and responders recorded events across Thursday and Friday with times ranging from 11:55 p m to 5:22 p m.
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