Deaths fill Cedar Rapids area obituaries
A string of Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids area: Clifford H. Swaner 84, formerly of Cedar Rapids, dies at Perry Memorial Masonic Home after long illness. Forrest G. Cousins dies in Miami after 16 years as a resident there. Gladys A. Layer 91 dies in Marion after short illness. Arthur H. Miller 69 dies in Cedar Rapids. Robert Richard Shaver 65 dies at home. Glen Radford 60 of West Branch dies of heart attack. Mary Jane Davenport 63, formerly Cedar Rapids, dies in Loveland Colorado. Dan T. Wolfe 77 of Mount Vernon dies after short illness. Mayme M. Carter 84 dies in Cedar Rapids area. numerous funeral notes and pending services for other residents in surrounding towns. Existing survivors include spouses, children, and multiple family members. services and burial details listed with churches, cemeteries, and funeral homes.
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Clifford H. Swaner
Perry-Rowley Memorial
Perry
Cedar Rapids
Mechanicsville
Florence Sandness
Launa Gregory
Chicago Northwestern Railroad
Milwaukee Railroad
Marion
Snow White Pharmacy
Mechanicsville United Presbyterian Church
Crescent Lodge No. 25
el Kahir Shrine
Cedar Chapter
Masonic Lodge
White Shrine
High Twelve
Order of Eastern Star
Retired
Railroad Veterans Association
Senior Chamber of Commerce
the Eagles
Thurston A. Alexander
Nevada
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Dick Harberts
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Crescent Lodge No
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Forrest G. Cousins
Miami
Fla
Clinton
Blanche Mahon
Mr. Cousins
A.F
A.M
Yorkrite Masonic Bodies
Consistory
Eastern Star Malta
American Legion
National Cost Accountants Association
Old Cutler Presbyterian Church
Elberta Acton
Miami, Fla
Velva Hill
Low Moor
Snell-Zoning Funeral Home
Elvira
Gladys A. Layer
Eighth Ave
Gladys Joyce
Woonsocket
S.C
Garrison
LeRoy L. Layer
Metropolitan Supply
Jeffries Bank Note Co
Los Angeles
Layer
Maywood
Calif
First Baptist Church
Victor Bangle
Fullerton
Richard Alexander
Ruth Price
Murdoch Chapel
Lyle Lee
Linwood Cemetery
Arthur H. Miller
12Th St
Vinton
Wartburg
Laura E. Johnson
Kahoka
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Hanford Post No. 5
The
Turner Chapel West
Hawkeye Area
Robert Richard Shaver
Boice Road
Frances M. Shaver
Kalona
Frances M. Quinn
Iowa City
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Phillip R
Denver
Colo
Kevin Q
Leland
Gail
Eugene
Wichita
Kan
Eugene Kutsch
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Linn County Heart Association
11Th St
Glen Radford
Radford Motor Co
West Branch
Mr. Radford
White Oak
Oklo
Nedra Fleming
Arma
Moline
Ill
Davenport
West Branch Lions Club
West Branch United Methodist Church
Jerry
Janice Fuhrmeister
Lone Tree
Edith Radford
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Samuel Hahn
Barker’s
West Branch Cemetery
Mary Jane Davenport
Loveland
North English
Washington High School
Mary Jane Martin
Charles McKim
Ralph Davenport
Newman’s
Colin Martin
Indianapolis
Ind
First Christian Church
Dan T. Wolfe
Mount Vernon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cornell College
University of Chicago Law School
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co
Chicago
Wolfe
Illinois Bar Association
Continental Ilinois Bank
R.B. Wolfe
John D
Thomas L
Robert F
David F
Elizabeth Kroul
Mary Smith
Morgan Funeral Home
Richard H. Thomas
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Morgan
Mount Vernon Ambulance Fund
Mount Vernon Bank
Mayme M. Carter
Oakland Road
Fourth Ave
Antigo
Wis
Fred R. Carter
J.C. Penney
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Barnerd Hayes
Milwaukee
Irene Winter
Dennis Cahill
Turner Chapel East
Obituary notices list funeral services across Cedar Rapids area
A series of funeral notices recount services for Shanahan Florence A. Held at St. Jude's Church and burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Isabelle Rich and Ruth E. Buckles to be laid to rest at Cedar Memorial chapels with calls and prayers. John Thomas and Birdena Good receive memorials, while August F Hansell and Thomas Koranda to be buried at local cemeteries. Congregations, cemeteries, and memorial funds noted.
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Shanahan
Florence A
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Eugene Kutsch
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Rich
Isabelle
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Edward M. Bateman
Faith Bible Church
Robins
Bellal
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Buckles
Ruth E
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Leroy E. Bauman
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Mount Vernon Memorial Park
Lemont
Ill
American Heart Association
Marion
Meth-Wick Manor
Thomas
John
St. John Hellenic Orthodox Church
Nicholas Pastrikos
St. John Hellenic Orthodox
Constantine Nasr
Linwood Cemetery
John Thomas Memorial Fund
Ave
Good
Birdena V
Turner Chapel West
Neal B. Gail
First Church of the Open Bible
Hansell
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Ardel A. Sodawasser
St. Matthew's
Cedar Memorial Park
Turner Chapel East
Perrine
Perrine Cancer Care Center
Mercy Hospital
10Th St. SE
American Cancer Society
Ardhe! A. Sodawasser
University of Iowa
Cancer Research
Iowa City
Barbados Coast Guard Detains Retired Train Robber in Harbor
The yacht tied at Bridgetown harbor houses Norman Biggs the man linked to the Great Train Robbery. He was escorted in after engine trouble and police question his identity. Barbados officers, joined by the British assistant high commissioner, examine fingerprint records for extradition prospects. Biggs allegedly was kidnapped from Rio de Janeiro and flown to Belem before heading toward Antigua.
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Barbados
Bridgetown Harbor
Barbadian Coast Guard
Biggs
Brazil
David Montgomery
London
Britain
Montgomery
Australia
Rio de Janeiro
Belem
Antigua
Weather Report Reflects Past Day And Forecast
Weather notes show high 30, low 32 with trace precip. Record high 80 in 1938, record low 4 in 1974. Extended forecast fair Thursday with showers Friday into Saturday, milder into weekend with highs in 60s to 70s and lows 30s to 40s. National extremes include 89 in Palm Springs and Yuma, 10 in Houston Maine. light rain from Missouri to Dakotas, snow mix in New England, freezing temps in North Carolina. Atlantic City and Huntsville tied/ reset lows.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Yuma
Ariz
Houston
Maine
Missouri
Kansas
Dakotas
New England
North Carolina
Piedmont
National Weather Service
Atlantic City
N.J
Huntsville
Ala
Births and Grandparents Listed Across Multiple Families
Vital Statistics notes births on March 23 including girls for Susan Hutchings at 628 2list St NE and Mary Solyntjes at 245 Wiley Blvd NW as well as sons for Faye Dykema and Elizabeth Wilson. Additional births to Marilyn Soukup and Peggy Schott, with Mar lene Marolf and more listed. Grandparents named for Haerther Hayner and Lewis families. locations include Mahtomedi Forest City and Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan
John Hutchings
St. NE
Mary
Scott Solyntjes
Wiley Blvd
Faye
Richard Dykema
Clifton St
Elizabeth
Fred Wilson
25Th Ave
Marion
Marilyn
Nathan Soukup
Alburnett
Peggy
Joseph Schott
Vinton
Rickey Parker
Marengo
Marlene
Joe Marolf
Mount Vernon
Mahtomedi
Minn
Diane
Charles R. Haynor
L.W. Haerther
Alleghany Drive
Charles L. Hayner
F Ave
Forest City
Gretchen
Kent Lewis
Ted Lewis
Aspen Lane
Woman sues Linn district over bus job loss
Carolyn J. Vinson files a $220000 suit against Linn-Mar Community School District and officials alleging conspiracy to oust her from a bus driving job after she questioned seniority policies and refused to speed routes. She seeks damages for loss of employment, defamation and emotional distress plus punitive damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha
Linn- Mar
Carolyn J. Vinson
Linn District Court
David J. DeWalle
Jerry Williams
Cedar Rapids school board approves budget tweak and claim
The Cedar Rapids Community school board met to discuss closings and reorganization then heard a claim for injuries from David Colson. His daughter Christina was struck in the eye by a football at Squaw Creek Elementary on January 14, 1981. Damages remain undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mosebach, Griffith & Co
David Colson
East Post Road
Colson
Christina
Squaw Creek
Cedar Rapids Gazette subscription rates and details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists pricing for carrier and mail subscriptions with weekly and annual rates. It notes edition timings, service areas, and that the Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Viola Liuzzo Killed Near Selma During Voting Rights March
On this date in 1965 civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo of Detroit was shot and killed on a road near Selma Alabama after joining a protest march demanding equal voting rights for Black citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Selma
Ala
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