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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1990

Page

6

Deaths in Linn County Honor Local Residents

Ruth A. Miller Davis 82 of 404 Edgewood Rd NW died in Meth-Wick Retirement Community after a short illness. Florence E. Hamer 88 of 2424 O Ave NW died at Mercy Medical Center after a sudden illness. Phyllis L. B. 72 of 414 16th St SE died at home after a long illness. Funeral and memorial details list church affiliations and surviving family members. Additional notices include memorials, service times, and burial details for several other local individuals.

Ruth A. Miller Davis Edgewood Rd Meth-Wick Mechanicsville C. Russ Davis Dike Edgewood Davis Order of Eastern Star Fairest Edna Duncan Gethsemane White Shrine Sheppardess Guard Daughters of the Nile Shirley Wieditz Cedar Rapids Richard R Ralph New Port Richey Fla Frances Collier Iowa City Carl Miller Myrne Miller Florence E. Hamer O Ave Mercy Medical Center Springville William Hamer Allen David Morgan Laura Keister Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Jack Hooten Sharon Phyllis L. B 16Th St. SE Davenport First Presbyterian Church Betty Giza Cedar Memorial Chapel of Earl Ferguson Cedar Memorial Mausoleum Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Darlene M. Urbanek 1644 C Ave Lisbon Morgan Funeral Home Herbert Schroeder Sunnycrest Care Center Helen Grace Schroeder Northfield Minn Zion Lutheran Church Dysart Cedar Memorial Park Mausoleum Overton's

Deaths in Iowa and surrounding areas reported

Kathleen Rammersberg 63 died after a brief illness at St. Luke's Cedar Rapids. Alan J. Fedderson 53 died in Cedar Rapids from carbon monoxide poisoning. Harold Takes 61 died after a long illness in Maquoketa. Isabelle Takes 58 died of an apparent heart attack in Cascade. Emmett Stromseth 83, Ira D. Bender 98, Vidamae Ellison 56, Ethel Nieukirk 93, John R. Anderson 51, and many others listed with deaths and funeral details across Linn, Jones, Dubuque, Clinton, and surrounding counties. Arrangements pending or services scheduled at various churches and cemeteries. Memorial funds noted for several communities.

Kathleen Rammersberg St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids Phillips Vinton Alan J. Fedderson Amana Refrigeration Linn County Percy Harris Hrabak’s University of Iowa Harold P. Takes Takes Grocery Store Jackson County Public Hospital Maquoketa Reiffs Cascade Isabelle M. “Tootie’ Takes St. Joseph's Anit-Mercy Dubuque Takes Livestock Co Paul James Steve Bill John Suzanne Entre Rios Bolivia Mary Kay Leytem Patty Delaney Sheila Monster Judy Kedley Beverly Takes Janet Thomas Wayland Linda Takes Clyde Hunt Robert Hunt Hopkinton Virgil Hunt Edgewood Norbert Hunt Monticello Dave Hunt Ralph Hunt Bernard LaVonne Callahan Rachel Budden Petersburg St. Mary's Catholic Church Church Vidamae Ellison St. Luke's Hospital Delaware Goettsch’s

Commodity prices rise in April across several crops and livestock

The Agriculture Department reports a 0.7 percent April rise in raw commodity prices, lifting the index 2 percent from a year earlier while the prices received index fell about 2 percent from January’s peak. Higher oats oranges corn potatoes and cattle boosted gains, with declines in tomatoes milk eggs and broilers offsetting some of the upward drift. Net cash income for 1990 is projected at 54 to 58 billion dollars, with consumer food prices forecast to rise 3 to 5 percent this year.

Washington Agriculture Department Department Agricultural Statistics Board USDA

Man's death in C.R. ruled death by own action

A 53-year-old Benton County man Alan J. Fedderson is ruled to have died by his own actions from carbon monoxide poisoning in a Perkins Restaurant parking lot. Police say he rigged the car exhaust to fill the interior and was found slumped in the front seat by two customers about 9:15 a.m. No note was found.

Norman Lund Union Beach N.J Monticello Monticello Implement New Jersey Leta Sharon Gentile Ruby Bank Forest City Beulah Barness Mason City Barnell Chesapeake, Va Goettsch’s William “Bill” J. Good English Valley Roosevelt Hotel Cedar Rapids Elsie Forrest North English Howard Colorado Springs Colo Iva Moyer Sylvia Good Benton County Perkins Restaurant Southgate Ct Linn County Percy Harris Harris Alan J. Fedderson Feddersen Belle Plaine

Vital Statistics Notes From Mercy and St Luke’s

Mercy reports April 30 a daughter to Anne and Terry Jones of 204 17th Ave SW. St Luke’s lists April 28 Michelle Klouda of 1050 Grand Ave Marion and April 30 a daughter to Jane and Bret Adams of Independence. Victoria and Al Fritz Robins have a daughter and Rebecca Searcy at 1825 Lake Blvd SE has a daughter. Kimera and Scott Banes of 1211 Bowler St Hiawatha welcome a son.

Mercy Anne and Terry Jones 17Th Ave ST. Luke's Michelle Klouda Grand Ave Marion Jane Bret Adams Independence Victoria al Fritz Robins Rebecca Searcy Lake Blvd. SE Kimera Scott Banes Bowler St Hiawatha

McCor kle and Shilds Report Through April 27

Robert L and Donna R McCor kle Leona J Hotchkiss Shild and Alvin L Shild Tracy Faye and Christopher John Chadek are listed with totals through April 27 and through April 27 1989. The report compiled by Iowa Illinois Gas & Electric Co shows total through April 27 6307 6558 percent of normal year 97 percent total normal year 6495.

Robert L Donna R. McCorkle Leona J. Hotchkiss Shild Alvin L. Shild Tracy Faye Christopher John Chadek Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co

Illinois Lottery results Monday drawing

Winning numbers from Springfield show Daily Game 6 8 9 Pick Four 4 4 9 7 Little Lotto 11 15 18 27 31 and a 6 of 54 Jackpot of 10 million dollars.

State utility board rejects Iowa-Illinois Gas rate plan

The Iowa Utilities Board unanimously rejected Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co. proposed annual rate increases tied to nuclear plant decommissioning costs. The board will not allow a rate rise until a full rate case with new financial data is presented, a process that could cost utilities millions and take hours to complete.

Chris Knight Gazette News Inter Des Moines Iowa Utilities Board Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co Iowa-Illinois Johnson, Scott and Webster Cedar Rapids Nagel

Also Mentioned on This Page

California St. Mark’s United Methodist Church Romaine Barber Pleasant Hill Cemetery Blairstown Teahen Funeral United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery George L. Auman Turner Chapel West Ed Bateman Bible Church Shiloh Friends Nora L. McSkimming Cedar Memorial Chapel Roland Hischke Trinity Lutheran Church Cedar Memorial Park Anna T. Stadler All Saints Catholic Church David Wheeler St. John’s Cemetery Kuba Funeral Home East Agnes E. Walker John Blackmon Bethel Ame Church Iowa Atkins Decorah Emmett Stromseth Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital Edna Donald Mae Louise Judas Oelwein Sonja Molitor Waukon Arthur Niland Calif Russell Cemetery French & Balik’s Grinnell John R. Anderson Iowa Methodist Medical Center Betty Amy Gunnison Bart Carolyn Kutler Brooklyn Hazelwood Cemetery Smith's Memorial Fund Ethel M. Nieukirk Independence Care Center Ruth Kahne Caldwell Idaho Dorothy Button Maxine Shoemaker Immanuel Lutheran Church Wilson Cemetery White's Memorial Fund Kalona Ira D. Bender Ivan Lloyd Monroe Mary Bender Dorothy Shetler Greenwood Del Ruby Miller Oxford Fairview McGregor Jessie May Bachtell Memorial Hospital Prairie du Chien Wis McGregor Hospital Martha Stuckey Betty Allert Janet Craig Carmel Ind Jolene Huckstadt Bennett Pleasant Grove Thornburg’s Nancy McKibben Horner-Morgan’s North English United Methodist Church Powell's Memorial Fund Sumner Max L. Hill Rural Electric Cooperative Community Memorial Hospital Becker-Milnes Tipton Elia S. Cromer Frances Kuehl Sarah Steindorf Allison Park Lois Wellendorf Wanda Martens Rock Falls Ill Edna Schlapkohl Durant Harry Schneider Muscatine First United Church of Christ Tipton Masonic Cemetery Sheets & Son's West Union Richard Brockmeyer South St. Paul, Minn West Union Area South St. Paul Rock Island Railroad Dorothy Esther Biermann Burnham-Wood's West Union Cemetery Larry Peterson Buena Park Fullerton Lisa Peterson Elgin Kee Ann Kempt Calmar Mildred Dennis Postville Burnham Wood Wheatland Mildred Knoche Samaritan North Hospital Clinton Chapman's Man C.R Illinois Lottery Electric Company Paul Franzenburg Franzenburg Greg Gackle Gackle Barry O’brien John E. Lapes Third Avenue
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