Deaths in Cedar Rapids area claim several locals
Obituaries recount deaths of John Rodney Crowley 74 of 1658 Ninth St NW at Mercy Hospital after a long illness born April 27 1908 Waterloo married Mary M Hannon November 20 1948 Iowa City. Angeline A Thomas 54 of 1602 Bever Ave SE Cedar Rapids dies at St Luke's after brief illness born May 31 1928 Iowa City graduate of University of Iowa 1952. Mary A Lorence Comley 91 of 945 Rockford Road SW dies at St Luke's after long illness born August 25 1891 near Solon wife of Robert Comley. Rose E Caffrey Neuhaus 57 of Walford dies at Mercy Hospital after brief illness born January 10 1926 Cresco Iowa wife of Jack Neuhaus. Charles C Shriver 83 of 1607 12th Ave SW dies at home after brief illness former West Branch resident now Cedar Rapids salesman for Combined Insurance. Burial and service details listed for each with churches and cemeteries noted. Memorials and rosaries are mentioned along with nearby funeral homes Teahen and Brush Chapels.
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Waterloo
Mary M. Hannon
Iowa City
Schaefer’s
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
The
American Watchmakers Institute
Iowa State Watchmakers Association
Anne Derr
Catherine McGovern
Newton
Joseph Kau
Mary A. Lorence Comley
Rockford Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
Solon
Robert Comley
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Rebekal
Western Fraternal Life Association
Ceska Matice Skolska
Ceske Vlastenky
Alma Easton
Fort Washington
Leo Kopetsky
Littleton
Colo
Jack Kopetsky
Frederick
S.D
Joe Kopetsky
West Port
Brosh Chapel
Joseph Griffin
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Rose E. Caffrey Neuhaus
Walford
Mercy Hospital
Cresco
Iowa
Jack Neuhaus
Cedar Rapids
O.S.B. Academy
la Grange
Ill
U.S. Postal Service
Fairfax-Walford
Fairfax
Mercy Hospital Auxiliary
American Postal Workers Union
Nancy E. Koestner
Jean Meredith
J. Edward
Paul
Mark
James
Delores Drilling
Des Moines
Roger Caffrey
Dallas Center
Don Caffrey
Leo Caffrey
Tom Caffrey
Colona
William A. Arquitt
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Teahen Funeral
Elks National Foundation
Box 125
Charles C. Shriver
12Th Ave
West Branch
Washington County
Rose Chila
Davenport
Combined Insurance Co
Leland Achenbach
Swisher
Brush Chapel
Charles Mehaffey
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Memorial services and burials listed for multiple local figures
Memorial services today at St. Pius X Catholic Church for Violet Chestnut and Turner Chapel East for Clara K McCallum, followed by burials at Mount Calvary and Memorial Park Cemeteries. Arthur W Mehaffey also observed with Cedar Memorial services, casket closed. Donations suggested to Camp Courageous or Kenwood Park UMC. Marie C Strader’s service held in New Hampton with burial at Graceland Cemetery. memorials to Linn County Cancer Society.
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Scott A. Woeste
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Chestnut
Violet
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Joseph O’brien
Wayne Droessler
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
McCallum
Clara K
Turner Chapel East
Robert Dennett
Trinity United Methodist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Waterloo
Mehaffey
Arthur W
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Leroy Bauman
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Charles Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Camp Courageous
P.O. Box
Monticello
33Rd St
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Strader
Marie C
Larkin-Martin Funeral Chapel
New Hampton
Tom Fritz
Graceland Cemetery
Linn County Cancer Society
East Iowa Obituaries: Campbell Stadler Neal Petersen Neuzil
Obituary notices list Dean Campbell 66 of Monticello and Anna Stadler 77 of Tama with service details and survivors including siblings. Alice Neal 73 of Houston and Gene Petersen 60 of Dysart are also noted with church services burial details and survivor lists. Memorials requested for Regina High School wrestling.
Death notices for Mary McGuire and Grace Stouder
Mary McGuire, 74, of Kalona died Wednesday. Survived by Stephen Riverside Sally Kern Kalona sisters Jane Paul Des Moines Helen Haman Richmond Cecilia Malichky Richmond and five grandchildren. Services Friday 10 a.m. Holy Trinity Church Richmond with burial Riverside Cemetery. Rosary 3 p.m. and prayer service 7 p.m. at Peterseim's. Memorials to Parkview Rest Home. Grace Minert Stouder, 88, longtime Ames resident died Monday at Manchester hospital. Survived by Henry Jr. Grafton Ohio Don Delhi five grandchildren six great grandchildren. Services and burial Friday 1:30 p.m. Ames Municipal Cemetery. Shelly's handling arrangements.
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Mans
Waterloo
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Robert M. Hirsch
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Parnell
Teahen Funeral
American Lung Association
Walnut St
Des Moines
Mary McGuire
Stephen
Riverside
Sally Kern
Kalona
Jane Paul
Helen Haman
Cecilia Malichky
Richmond
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Riverside Cemetery
Peterseim’s
Parkview Rest Home
Grace Minert Stouder
Ames
Manchester
Manchester Hospital
Henry Jr
Grafton
Ohio
Don
Delhi
Ames Municipal Cemetery
Shelly
Obituary notices for Nicodemus Simmermaker and Rich
Margaret Elizabeth Nicodemus 94 of Shellsburg dies Wednesday with sister Mary Sangster of Waterloo. Services Saturday 11 a.m. Grace Trinity Church. burial Oakwood Cemetery, Shellsburg. Memorials to Virgina Gay Hospital Annex, Winton. Loretta Simmermaker 92 dies in Winfield Kan after brief illness. former Tipton resident moved to Kansas with Loren Voss family. Services Saturday 11 a.m. Sheets and Son Tipton. burial Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Zella Rich 85 dies. services Thursday 1:30 p.m. Fawcett's. burial Fairview Cemetery.
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Margaret Elizabeth Nicodemus
Mary Sangster
Waterloo
Grace Trinity
Loretta
Lottie) Simmermaker
Winfield
Kan
Tipton
Kansas
Loren Voss
Sheets and Son
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Senate panel approves Salvador aid with conditions
A Senate appropriations subcommittee backed $60 million in military aid to El Salvador with strings. It demanded the administration commit to unconditional talks for elections and added limits on advisers, justice reforms, and witness protection. House action postponed until after Easter recess.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Reagan
el Salvador
Senate
Appropriations
Mark Hatfield
R-Cre
Appropriations Committee
Patrick Leahy
D-Vi
Radio Venceremos
Congress
Bob Kasten
R-Wis
Subcommittee
U.S
Clarence Long
D-Md
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Charles Percy
R-Ill
Law and order strengthened in parimutuel betting bill
A House Democrat leader plans amendments to strengthen law and order provisions of the parimutuel betting bill. Rep. Jack Woods proposes full computerization at tracks, tougher penalties for book making and illegal gambling, and giving the racing commission power to discipline workers who violate rules. He backs separate penalties for habitual offenders and county attorney grand jury requests. The measure has passed the Senate and faces votes in House committees before floor debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmie Lazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Jack Woods
D-Des Moines
Iowa
Tom Miller
Polk County
Dan Johnston
Woods
State Racing Commission
Violet A Arch Kinross 90 dies. services planned
Violet A Arch age 90 died Tuesday. Survived by two daughters Jeanette Banach of Wonder Lake Illinois and Elsie Canott of Kinross a son Royston E Arch of Darlington England a sister Gladys of England five grandchildren and nine great. Services Friday at 10 a.m. Powell's Wellman where friends may call tonight. Burial Wellman Cemetery.
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Dean Campbell
Monticello
Anamosa
Rex
Delhi
Ray
Laverne Fulwider
Robert Fulwider
Richard Fulwider
Mary Postel
Goettsch’s
Oakwood Cemetery
Anna M. Stadler
Darlene Sedlacek
Tama
Edward Behounek
Grinnell
Louise Upah
Cape Coral
Fla
Hrabak’s
Rector Cemetery
Chelsea
Iowa City
Rose Anne Sluka
Flushing
N.Y
Suzanne Whatley
Riverside
Kelly Smith
Houston
Texas
William
Gary
Los Angeles
Calif
Mary Neal
Cedar Rapids
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Joseph B. Denning
George L. Gay’s
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Gene Petersen
Dysart
Leah
Douglas
Garrison
Charles
Ronda Hopkins
Lloyd Petersen
Fern Powers
Brighton
Dysart United Methodist Church
Dysart Cemetery
Overton’s
Violet A. Arch
Jeanette Banach
Wonder Lake
Elsie Canott
Kinross
Royston E
Darlington
England
Gladys
Powell’s
Wellman
Wellman Cemetery
March births and incidents reported in Iowa area
Vital statistics list multiple March births including Dion and Jack Strother in Toddville and Deborah Olson in Marion plus other families with addresses. Grandparents named. Also notes incidents at 3:14 a m 5:28 a m and 9:28 a m including overheated food warmer 2825 Johnson Ave NW broken sprinkler pipe Third Street and 16th Avenue SE and medical emergencies at two Cedar Rapids area addresses.
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Johnson Ave
Third Street
16Th Avenue
12Th Ave
Klinger St
Sentencing set for April 6 in Blue Grass murder case
Two Litchfield Illinois men, Michael Marit 28 and Mark Sauls 18, face April 6 sentencing after a Scott County District Court jury found them guilty of first degree murder in the December 13 stabbing death of Steven Estabrook Sr a 31 year old Blue Grass resident. They were also convicted of theft for taking Estabrook s car battery.
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Davenport
Litchfield
Ill
Blue Grass
Scott County District Court
Michael Marit
Mark Sauls
Iowa
Steven Estabrook
Estabrook
Marit
Sauls
Interstate 80
Here
Scott County
Ron Silver
Driver charged in fatal Decorah crash
Michael Exey 21 of Route 6 Decorah faces drunk driving and reckless driving charges after a one car crash east of Decorah on Winneshiek County Road A-6W killed 17 year old Timothy Steffen. The fatal crash occurred early Tuesday morning and involved a rural Decorah teenager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Michael Exey
Timothy Alan Steffen
Winneshiek
Iowa Senate rejects campaign funds plan
Des Moines Iowa. The Iowa Senate voted 27 to 17 to reject a proposal that would have allowed use of campaign funds for public office expenses. The plan would have formalized a practice that voters already see occurring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Senate
DES Moines
Iowa Senate
Corrections at Gazette Cite Fire Chief Name Change
The Gazette corrects a prior report misidentifying Ron Brehm as Shellsburg fire chief. William Montgomery is the fire chief. The paper will address complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness with clarifications published in this space. Phone 398 8313.
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Gazette
Ron Brehm
Shellsburg
William Montgomery
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METRO
John Rodney Crowley
Ninth St. NW
Angeline A. Thomas
Bever Ave
University of Iowa
Zeta Phi Eta Sorority
Belle Plaine
Coralville
Alice C. Neal
Fifth St
Watertown
S.C
John W. Neal
Walker
University Hospitals
Altar and Rosary Society
Sharon Doran
Tom J. Neuzil
Oxford
Johnson County
Tiffin
Irene Vitosh
Knights of Columbus
Bishop Cosgrove Assembly
Tom Jr
Roseburg
Ore
Delores Denner
Fort Madison
Ann Langenberg
John
Emma Rogers
Bessie Miller
Donohue-Lensing’s
Regina High School
Winthrop
Zella Rich
Fawcett’s
Fairview Cemetery
Salvador
Long
Thomas Enders
Inter- American Affairs
Full Ways and Means Committee
House Finance Committee
Dion
Jack Strother
Toddville
St. Luke's
Deborah
Mark Olson
Clark Ave
Marion
Carmelita
Jerry Baldwin
M Ave
Debra
Roger Bussey
Dunham Drive
Joan
Jerry Cochrane
Second Ave
Susan
Robert Dunning
30Th St
Carolyn
Rodney Hilleshiem
Vinton
Denise
Zen Miller
Marengo
Jill Marie
Jay Iben
Betty
Dennis Rommann
Lone Tree
Max E. Hocken
37Th St
Oren Rommann
Carmen
Dale Grimm
Amana
Donna
Leroy Trumpold
Mable
Robert Grimm
Robin J. Ragger
Deborah J. Dudley
LaWayne B. Zundel
Diane M. Dollinger
Mark A. Sorensen
Jennifer L. Blue
John E. Lapes
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