Local Deaths Include James Franklin and John Seber
James D. Franklin 46 of 2123 Greenwood SE died in Houston after a sudden illness. He was born March 9 1931 in Dubuque and married Feb 11 1956 to Mardell Reinberg. Surviving spouse two sons a daughter mother five brothers two sisters and extended family. Burial Cedar Memorial. John Dick Seber 47 of 729 F avenue NW died Saturday of a heart attack. He was born March 27 1929 in Wilton Junction and married Elaine Petrusch in 1951. Surviving wife three sons three daughters a brother and extended relatives. Burial Mt Calvary. Edna E Jordan 85 of 1137 I avenue NE died Friday after a long illness. Born February 29 1892 in Jones county she married Franklin Jordan in 1961. She worked as a cook at several Cedar Rapids eateries and was a member of United Brethren church of Vinton and Eagles auxiliary. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Services for all are listed with local churches and Cedar Memorial.
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James D. Franklin
Greenwood Drive
Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board of Directors
Houston
Dubuque
Mardell Marie Reinberg
Keystone
Franklin Land Surveying
Franklin
First Lutheran Church
The
American Legion
Elks Lodge
Crescent Lodge
Navy
John “Dick” Seber
F Avenue NW
Wilton Junction
Elaine Petrusch
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Marion
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Cryovac Co
Mark
Jeff
Chris
Cedar Rapids
Matt Dostal
Ann
Mary
Robert
Kalamazoo
Mich
Emil Seber Newhall
de Ette Kean
Dyersville
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Martin T. Laughlin
Mt. Calvary
Teahen Funeral Home
Edna E. Jordan
I Avenue NE
Jones County
Franklin Jordan
Independence
Hallwood Cafe
Commonwealth Apartments
Ella Mae Wutzke
Vinton
James Trinder
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Glen Lamb
First United Methodist Church of
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Central City
Ruth Williamson
Linn County
Iowa City
United Methodist Church
Ira Kearns
Davenport
Peg Cropp
Maxine Stanley
Cross Lake
Minn
United Methodist
Murdoch Chapel
Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns
The page lists multiple death notices across Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids Central City Monona and other locales. It names the deceased ages birth dates and burial details and notes survivors and visitation times with church and cemetery information for each.
Hazel Ford Lacy obituary noted in Cedar Rapids area
Hazel Ford Lacy 85 of Winslow House Marion died Friday after a long illness. Born August 13 1891 in Polk County she lived most of her life in Cedar Rapids area. Survived by daughter Mrs Dale Minor two grandchildren and a great grandchild Private service Monday 10 30 a.m. Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Rev Charles Moore Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may donate to charity of choice. Casket will be closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Ford Lacy
Winslow House
Marion
Polk County
Cedar Rapids
Claude R. Lacy
Dale Minor
Cedar Memorial
Charles Moore
Thai Coup Plotters Stranded at Bangkok Airport
Gen Chalard Hiranyashi who was ousted as deputy army commander and later became a monk led a failed coup. He and four officers tried to flee to Taipei on China Airlines but were refused entry. They were removed from the aircraft and escorted from Don Muang Airport as the junta imposed curfews and stabilized Bangkok.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Chalard Hiranyashi
Don Muang
Chalard
China Air Lines
Taipei
Taiwan
China Airline
Adm
Sangad Chaloryoo
Tanin
Cedar Rapids Gazette details and subscription rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates by carrier and mail vary by edition with several weekly and yearly options listed for local and distant destinations. The Associated Press supplies local and AP news dispatches for republication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
AP News
President Johnson orders Klan probe after Alabama slaying
On this date in 1965 President Lyndon Johnson ordered a federal investigation into the Ku Klux Klan following the killing of a white civil rights worker in Alabama, as four men were arrested in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
Ku Klux Klan
Alabama
Multilanguage classes at central YMCA start soon
New methods for learning German Spanish French and English will be used in classes at the central YMCA taught by Ralph Schreiber a former Chicago YMCA instructor. Classes run eight weeks from 4 to 9 pm Wednesday and Thursday with six students per class and one and a half hour sessions. Registration starts Monday at 9 am by calling Nancy Lain at 366 6421.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ymca
Ralph Schreiber
Germany
Hitler
Chicago Ymca
Schreiber
Nancy Lain
Central Y
Coins Stolen From Georgena Brown Home
Georgena Brown reports a theft from 3405 First Avenue SE within the last two weeks, with a coin collection valued at about $2,500 taken from her residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgena Brown
First Avenue SE
Seven people hospitalized after Auto mobile accidents
Seven persons were admitted to hospitals Saturday after auto mobile accidents. The most severely injured was William R. Wanatee, 39, of 515 C avenue NE, in satisfactory condition at Veterans hospital in Iowa City. Wanatee’s car struck a bridge abutment and then a creek after failing to negotiate a curve on old highway 30 west of Tama. The Iowa highway patrol continues its investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Wanatee
C Avenue NE
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Wanatee
Tama
Iowa Highway Patrol
High Amana
Davil Ollinger
Ladora
Marengo Hospital
Ollinger
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Richard L. Heck
Palo
Robert Curran
Burlington
Sherry Minks
Decorah
Heck
Curran
Minks
Linn County
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Edgewood Road
Signal Ridge Road
Mercy Hospital
Tracy Eggleston
Kiowa Trace
Theodore M. Graves
Hogan Avenue
Cedar Rapids youth charged after YMCA locker room incident
A 15-year-old boy faces assault charges after an 11-year-old girl accused him of entering the Ellis YMCA girls locker room Saturday afternoon, yelling and attempting to pull off her clothing as she and others changed. The girl reported the confrontation to authorities and the teen was charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Ymca
Night School Courses Begin at Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood Community College opens an evening education program in Cedar Rapids and Marion with courses in typing shorthand bookkeeping and office skills. A ten week grantsmanship class taught by Holly Zanville meets Wednesdays 7 to 9 in Linnhall room 151. tuition is 20 dollars. For details call Shirley Grulke at 398 5495.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Linnhall
Kirkwood
Holly Zanville
Shirley Grulke
Khouri Lounge Owner Held on Conspiracy Charge
Police reports indicate Hani Khouri, 42, owner of Khouri's lounge at 608 Sixteenth Street NE, is being held on a $15,000 bond after a Friday night charge of conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance. Officials said he had been released on a court order without posting bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette Saturday
Hani Khouri
Khouri
Sixteenth Street
Polk County Robbery Suspect Captured After Cedar Rapids Rampage
McClelland terrorized Cedar Rapids area on June 21 1967 before Linn deputy Sheriff William Serbousek captured him on a southwest side street. He murdered Gladys Schwab and Leonard and Garith Skoog. Two 11 year old girls were kidnapped and found in his car trunk. He pleaded guilty to open murder charges in Boone County District Court and received a life sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant
Polk County
McClelland
Cedar Rapids
Linn
William Serbousek
Gladys Schwab
Belle Plaine
Leonard
Garith Skoog
Elberon
Skoogs
Tama
Schwab
Serbouse
Boone County
First California Woman Chief Justice Sworn In
Rose Elizabeth Bird was sworn in as California’s first woman chief justice and the first woman regular justice on the state Supreme Court. Gov. Edmund Brown Jr praised her vision as balanced rights with public safety, noting her long career and liberal leanings. The ceremony reflected a historic milestone amid a contentious appointment process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Rose Elizabeth Bird
California
Supreme Court of California
Edmund Brown, Jr
Bird
High Court
Brown
Agriculture and Services
University of California
Remem
Explorer Scouts Build Canoe Lagoon at Camp Wakonda
Members of an Explorer Scout unit at Boy Scout Camp Wakonda will view a new canoe lagoon when completed later this year. They helped plan and design it as part of a civil engineering post sponsored by Shive-Hattery and Associates. Pictures of the Explorers at work on a recent Saturday appear in Monday's Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakonda
Shive-Hattery and Associates
Seven People Charged With Drunk Driving
Seven individuals were charged with drunk driving over Friday night and Saturday. Mary J. Hill aged 39 of 219 G avenue SW was arrested after her car struck a utility pole. Others include Jeffrey S. White age 17 of 1725 Tenth Street NW and Kenneth L. Billman age 21 of Lisbon Route 1 with multiple arrests across Edgewood road Lisbon and nearby highways. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Hill
G Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Jeffrey S. White
Tenth Street
Edgewood Road
Local Weather and Birth Announcements
Wind at 10 p.m. 17 mph. sun up 5 57 Monday sun set 6 27. Year ago today high 61 low 48 no precipitation. Births at St Luke’s and Mercy hospitals include multiple newborns with listed addresses in Marion and surrounding areas. Fire and rescue calls reported through Saturday afternoon including grass fires and rubbish burns.
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Cary J
Cal J
Candy M
Marie Franklin
Robert W
Thomas A
Donald W
Portland
Ore
David L
Lafayette
Ind
Richard
San Francisco
Shirley Crawford
Virgina Engels
Tracr
Dennis W. Wright
Cedar Memorial Funeral
John
Seber
Mrs
Mary J. Warner
Twenty-second Avenue
Mt. Vernon
Rachael Kroupa
Turner Chapel East
Terry D. Houser
Pioneer Congregation
Jehovah's Witnesses
Campbell Cemetery
Turner East
John W
Brush
Charles Mehaffey
Monona
Minnie Elet
Schultz's
McGregor
Fernette Echard McLaughlin
Schultz
Wilma Gilbert Schlitter
Marion Frances Ware
White’s
Harpers Ferry
Raymond A. Mathis
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Martin's
Waukon
Bertha S. Gilster
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Visitation
Thornburg Funeral
Pleasant Grove
Laura J. Allen
T.W. van Beck
Bennett
Mary S. Paustin
Peace United Church of Christ
Durant Cemetery
Sheets and Son
Tipton
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Peck’s Flowers
Center Pt. Rd
Donald Wright
Commission On Judicial Appointments
Kenneth L. Billman
Route 1
Lisbon
Robert D. Wade
Ryan
Coggan
Richard D. Fleming
Blairs Ferry Road
First Avenue
Dean L. McDermott
North Towne Place
Hiawatha
Brian R. Barry
Thirtieth Street
Mt. Vernon Road
C.R. Weather
St. Luke’s
Barbara J. Luethye
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Donald Gardner
Mercy
Garry Eul
Brockman Avenue
Patrick Starry
Hillview Drive
Patrick Nolan
Twenty-first Avenue
George Steinke
Maplecrest
Patrick E. Stepanek
Fairfax
Kenneth Houser
Norway
Forty-second Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Hawkeye Downs Road
C Street
Prairie Creek
Blue Ridge Court
H Avenue
E Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Wilson Avenue
Fruitland Boulevard
Harber Avenue
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Charles, Henrietta & Charles, Jr
Pocobradsky
MT. Vernon RD
S.E
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
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