Notable Obituaries From Cedar Rapids Area Deaths
Obituaries note the deaths of Mena Dunlap Marsh 91 of Kalona died at Pleasantview Retirement Home funeral details for Antonie Jansa 89 Cedar Rapids and Nellevieve Nell Ross 78 of Cedar Rapids. Also listed are Lawrence Hick 72 Joseph G Hughes ?? and others with service times and memorial funds. The notices include funeral plans, cemeteries, and calls for condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mena Dunlap Marsh
Pleasantview
Kalona
Frank F. Marsh
Marsh Funeral Home
Keota
Powell Funeral Home
Washington
Marsh
Washington Christian Church
Lorraine Krueger
Mount Morris, Ill
Belle D. Davis
University of Iowa Medical College
Pleasantview Home
Antonie Jansa
St. SW
Cedar Rapids
Javornice
Czechoslovakia
Louis
Western
Swisher
Leona Poduska
Ely
Adeline Volesky
Leonard
Brush Chapel
Charles Mehaffey
Czech National Cemetery
Lawrence A. Hick
Seventh Ave
Oelwein
Bondurant
Bishop Cafeteria
Edmund
Emma Kecker
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Herbert L. Rogers
First Church of the Nazarene
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Joseph G. Hughes
Bever Ave
Mason City
University of Notre Dame
All Saints Catholic Church
Fire damages couch and windowsill in efficiency apartment
Rosemary Barlow, owner of the 237 29th Ave. SW building for 24 years, said she plans to install fire extinguishers in each apartment and consider a smoke detection system after fire damage confined to a couch and part of a windowsill with smoke impacting the rest of the interior. She spoke at the scene this morning after repairs were underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Barlow
29Th Ave
Fire fatality in Cedar Rapids prompts safety measures
In Cedar Rapids a fatal apartment fire claimed Hick who had recently been hospitalized for pneumonia. Neighbors with a monitoring system reported melted wires in the blaze and said they would install extinguishers inside doors. The death marked the first fire death there since 1978 with prior fatal incidents linked to smoking materials and a faulty television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Barlow
Hick
Cedar Rapids
Tauke poll shows Iowans oppose gun registration
A questionnaire from Rep. Tom Tauke shows 54 percent of 2nd District respondents oppose handgun registration while 37 percent support it. Tauke says registration is unworkable but supports tighter security and waiting periods. he expects renewed interest in gun legislation after Reagan assassination attempt.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
2Nd District
Tauke
The
Gazette
Iowa
Reagan
Congress
Garden plot leases lag as Beverly plots open
Parks Department opened about 100 Beverly area garden plots this morning with roughly half leased by press time. At Robbins Lake only a dozen of 197 spaces remained. rentals began Monday. Leasing of 408 plots near Squaw Creek Park starts 8 a.m. Thursday in City Hall basement.
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Parks Department
Beverly
Robbins Lake
Squaw Creek Park
City Hall
Hinckley Letter Suggests Risk of Self Harm
Federal investigators found an unmailed letter by John Hinckley Jr indicating he might go out and do something to get himself killed. The note, found in his quarters, also showed an "I don't care what happens to me" mindset. Hinckley is charged with attempting to assassinate the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Warnock Hinckley Jr
Justice Department
Hinckley
Evening Music Series At Hancher And Paramount Events
Tonight the Waverly Consort performs at 8 p.m. in Hancher Auditorium with tickets $8.50 and $6. Dollars for Scholars hosts a 7:30 p.m. pop concert at the Paramount Theatre. George Baldwin plays the Mighty Wurlitzer at 7 p.m. with jazz and vocal ensembles from Jefferson Kennedy and Washington high schools. admission $2.50 for adults and $1.50 for students.
Weather report flags snow totals and storm spreads
Overnight low and high Monday data show new snow around six inches with March totals noted. Extended forecast calls for partly cloudy mild days, with showers late Thursday or Friday and temperatures in the 50s to 70s, while storm systems push rain and snow across the northern states.
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E.e
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Manitoba
Montana
Wyoming
Pacific
Cascade Mountains
Oregon
Shasta and Siskiyou Mountains
California
Maine
Lower
Michigan
Plains
Central
Rockies
Gulf Coast
Plateau
Quillayute
Wash
Rumford
Olympia
Newport
Caribou
St. Louis
Weather Extremes Across Regions Reported
National summary notes high of 95 at Laredo Texas and a low of 8 at Gunnison Colorado. Coralville Lake pool level sits at 672.77 and rising with unsettled conditions elsewhere.
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Laredo
Texas
Gunnison
Colo
Coralville Lake
Wednesday Vote on FMC Contract by Cedar Rapids UAW Local 299
Production workers at FMC Corp in Cedar Rapids members of United Auto Workers Local 299 will vote Wednesday on a proposed three year contract that expires tonight. About 850 workers eligible. those laid off over six months cannot vote per UAW rules. Voting at Veterans Memorial Coliseum using machines starts 8 a.m. Registration opens 7 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FMC Corp
Cedar Rapids
United Auto Workers Local 299
UAW
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Jim Hurtt
Local 299
UAW International
Hurtt
Postville OKs $165000 School Bonds for High School Additions
Postville school board approves sale of 165000 general obligation bonds to the Iowa-Des Moines National Bank at 7.6 percent interest to pay architect fees for a high school addition design.
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Postville
Iowa-Des Moines National Bank of Des Moines
Clarifications Corrections for Sunday's Growing Order Page
Three items were omitted from the activities column. At the Witwer Senior Center on Thursday Pau line Wagamon of Job Service of Iowa speaks on Jobs for Senior Citizens at 10 a.m. Exercises run 10 to 11 and blood pressure screening 1 to 2. The Gazette will publish corrections for errors or misleading headlines. Phone 398 8313.
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Witwer Senior Center
Pauline Wagamon
Job Service of
Iowa
the Gazette
Birth notices and family announcements from various locations
Vital statistics list multiple birth notices across several addresses including Denise Maxwell in Marion and Nanette Waddllove in SW area with sons and daughters named. Other items include grandparents or relatives, plus medical emergencies and a small fire or light fixture incident with times.
Witness credits agent with saving Reagan's life in DC shooting
Davenport city officials who were in Washington to lobby for projects described the moment President Reagan was shot. They credit a Secret Service agent with diverting the gunfire as Reagan smiled then grimaced in pain. Witnesses like Mulready Kadlecik and Wright detailed the gunman, the rapid response, and the agent’s decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Robert Mulready
Reagan
Washington
Secret Service
Mulready
Kadlecik
Wright
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nellevieve
Nell'’ Ross
Edgewood Manor
Olin
Earl William Ross
Minneapolis
Minn
St. Luke’s Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
YWCA
Turner Chapel East
Russell C. Striffler
Linwood Cemetery
Paramount Restoration Committee
Myrna
Patricia Rigatuso
St. Paul
Titusville
Fla
Eleanor Addabbo
Hollywood
M. Evagelita Hughes
Glendale
Calif
University of Iowa Medical School
Edmund J. Becker
Joe McCabe
Jim Gilchrist
Coe College
First Ave
Perrine Cancer Care Center
Mercy Hospital
10Th St
Manchester
Walter V. Millam
United Methodist Church
Bohnemkamp-Vernon’s. Monticello
James McDonald
Monticello
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Castle Grove
Devaney-Reiff’s
Reynolds’. Tipton
Louie Heick
Sheets and Son
Tipton
Henry Kerner
Wellman — C. L
Laddie” Conklin Sr
George L. Gay
Oak Hill Cemetery
Coralville
Williamsburg
Frank Herdlicka
Powell’s
North English
Millersburg Cemetery
White House
James S. Brady
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
National Weather Service
Los Angeles
Denver
Dallas
New. Orleans
Khowers
Boston
New York
Anchorage
Lia
Atlanta
Ho Miami
Anes Bismarck
Once Mpis
Tee Boston
Nashville
Naae Chicago
N.orleans
Anes Denver
Duluth
Phoenix
Eens Honolulu
Seattle
Houston
Nee
Bic Dalcuie
Travelers
Bismarck
Chicago
Cincinnati
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Sioux Falls
Craaa Oe
Vanes LaCrosse
Rise
Lansing
Wee Tae Ete Eenane
Steady
Dam
McGregor
Seid Ree
Guttenberg
Serer Rer
Dubuque
Mornday
Baer Ny
FMC
Postville Bonds
Denise
James Maxwell
Monmouth St. SW
Mary Ann
Steven Glenn
14Th Ave
St. Luke's
Nanette
Timothy Waddllove
Bramble Road
Sandra
John Scriven
Rapids Ave
Kathleen
Dale Green
Highwood Drive
Gayle
Darrell Cole
C St
Patricia
Thomas Chester
L St
Gloria J. Crosby
Ninth St
Diana
Robert Ray
29Th St
Lucinda
Lyle Rummel
Cary
Gregory Outlaw
Broadview
Ill
Kathie
DeWayne Nerbert
Central City
Shirley
David Lubbock
Shellsburg
Greeley
Richard
Mimi Moore
Gary F. Schillig
Elmhurst Drive
Madrid
Spain
Berna
Lawrence J. Stockman
Leo Schwab
Orlo Stockman
Dennis W. Barger
Martha H. Benter
Lamont A. Myers
Kathryn A. Hahn
Danny J. Wallerich
Sandra J. Davis
Raymond J. White
Deana D. Ruggles
East Grand Forks
Thomas C. Yanecek
Jan C. Yanecek
Paul V. Beltz
Des Moines
Sheryl A. Lensch
Thomas J.hoxmeier
Colleen K. Palumbo
Hiawatha
Sun
Alvin Boots
Marine H
Glenn L. Lonsdale
Barry Dean
Lorrie Irene Alger
Rex Otto
Paula Jane Karas
Daniel L
Cheryl D. Puckhaber
Becky A
Paul Michael Reiff
Richard J
Donna K. Hanson
12Th Ave
Second Ave
Witness
Gazette Company
Third Ave
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue
S.E
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