Deaths of Kerry Philipp and Solon community mourns
Kerry Lynn Philipp 17 of Solon died after injuries from an automobile crash on March 10 at University Hospitals Iowa City. Also noted are memorial details for Lillie Schmidt Rossler 80 of Solon and other local obituaries with services and burial plans across Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerry Lynn Philipp
Fred J. Philipp Jr
Route 4
Solon
Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Winterset
Solon High School
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Kim
Lisa
Jenee
Gary
Ken
Chris
Shannon
Danny
Fred J. Philipp Sr
Ralph Thoren
Robert Cizek
St. John’s Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Lillie Schmidt Rossler
Route 1
Vernon Rossler
Richard Trost
Oakland Cemetery
Brosh Funeral Home
Herman Rikkels
13Th Ave
Westerhauderfehn
Germany
Rose Vizal
Little Brown
Nashua
Rikkels
University Hospital
Oakdale
Bethany Lutheran Church
Henrietta Michaelsen
Beatrice, Neb
Immy Prins
John Rikkels
Kuba Funeral Home
Ronald Pfluger
Czech National Cemetery
Kuba
Iowa Guard commander promotion withdrawn amid review
Brig. Gen. Junior H. Burkhead, named as Iowa National Guard commander, had his promotion from colonel to brigadier general halted by the White House and DoD after a complaint was reviewed by Army Inspector General. Senator Culver and Gov. Ray officials cited ongoing checks delaying Senate confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Junior H. Burkhead
Burkhead
Carter Administration
Adjutant General
U.S. Senate
Quad-City Times
Inspector General
U.S. Army
Donald Brownlee
John Culver
Iowa
Culver
Army
Brownlee
Clifford Alexander
White House
U.S. Department of Defense
Guard
Robert Ray
Greeley Man Dies by Own Action in Rural Iowa
GREELEY The death of a rural Greeley man Sunday night was ruled a death by own action by Clayton County authorities. Harlin V. Ingles, 59, was found dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound near his home north of Greeley. Services set for Thursday at 1 30 p.m. at Shelly's Manchester with calling hours after 2 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Clayton County
Harlin V. Ingles
Shelly’s
Manchester
Estate sues five doctors over suicide at St Luke's Hospital
Lawyers for the Nancy Jacobs estate filed in Linn District Court against the hospital and five Cedar Rapids doctors alleging negligence after Jacobs hanged herself in the St Luke's psychiatric ward on May 8 1976. The suit seeks unspecified damages for loss of services as wife and mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn
Charles G. Wellso
Robert Hranac
Whealan Koontz
David A. Rater
Alan Bilseu
Cedar Rapids
Nancy Jacobs
Wellso
Burglary at Nelson's Meats and Tale of Theft
Police report a burglary at Nelson's Meats 1140 Old Marion Road NE with $100 in change a $125 calculator and other items valued at $250 taken. Separate theft from a residence on 1621 Ave NE involved a lawnmower $149 and paint brushes $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson’s Meats
Marion Road
Tillie Telecky
Ave
Decorah High School honors seven seniors in state scholarship program
Seven Decorah Senior High School seniors were recognized for outstanding achievement in the Iowa State Scholar ship Program. Named are Hilary Nelson Kay Lacquirie Marshall Anderson Derek Loeb Becky Borseth Paul Erdman and Pete Hasvold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Decorah Senior High School
Why did you leave me there to die
A stabbing in a quiet neighborhood leaves a man to crawl in the rain as passersby ignore his plea for help. The writer, Case No. 77-422752, reflects on indifference, crime, and the lack of communal responsibility in a humane, unnamed city.
Grant Wood board weighs legality of a matter
The Grant Wood Area Education Agency board revisited the legality of a matter. They amended the 1977-78 operating budget raising it by 104 260 to 6 367 092 excluding the 2 952 946 special education pooling fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Bowers
GWAEA
Area Education Agency 16
Unitarian Universalist Society of
Iowa City
West Branch
AEA 16
Israel U.S. ties pledged for ever amid regional disputes
Begin says deep friendship with Israel and total security commitment will last forever. Clinton disagreements surface over arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. U.N. troops fire on Palestinians in southern Lebanon, killing two and wounding one. A car bomb injures 30 in Zaghorta, Franjieh’s hometown. Arafat urges U.S.-Soviet guarantees for a Palestinian state as essential to peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Carter
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Begin
U.N
Lebanon
Zaghorta
Suleiman Franjieh
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
The
New York Times
Mideast
Arafat
Man dies while fighting hay truck fire near New Albin
Dorchester man Glenn Beardmore, 55, died of an apparent heart attack Monday while attempting to extinguish a hay fire in his pickup along Iowa Highway 26, three and a half miles south of New Albin. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Waukon hospital. Visitation begins after 2 p.m. Wednesday at Martin's in Waukon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albin
Dorchester
Glenn Beardmore
Iowa Highway 26
Waukon Hospital
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Waukon
Martin’s
Kidnapped Girl Freed in Tennessee Case
Jodie Gaines an 18 year old daughter of a local businessman was released unharmed four days after her disappearance. Federal and state agents reported three suspects in custody with more possible. She was freed at a cabin near the Big Sandy River in Henry County amid a prior ransom effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mckenzie
Tenn
Jodie Gaines
U.S
Mike Cody
Memphis
Cody
Miss Gaines
Big Sandy River
Springville
Henry County
Carroll County
Lawrence Garett
Cummins Named to Rights Unit for Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Governor Ray appointed Tait Cummins, 71, Cedar Rapids sportscaster and former Gazette sports editor, to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission for a term ending June 30, 1981, pending Senate confirmation. Cummins, a University of Iowa graduate, succeeds Ila Plasenciz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert Ray Today
Tait Cummins
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Cummins
University of Iowa
Senate
WMT
The
Gazette
Ila Plasenciz
West Des Moines
Dysart Farmer to Enter Guilty Plea in Tax Case
Dysart-area farmer Larry Fleshner, 40, will plead guilty to three counts of filing false income tax returns for 1971 through 1973. Indicted in Sioux City, he reportedly underreported income by about 50,000 and avoided roughly 19,000 in taxes. No sentencing date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dysart-area
Larry Fleshner
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Fleshner
Sioux City
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry H. Flow
Minneapolis
Mr. Flow
Fraser- Smith Co
Clara
Marilyn
Lillian Schulder
Werness Brothers Chapel
Lakewood Cemetery
Andrew
Guy W
Chapel of Memories
Neville Clayton
Cedar Christian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cruise
Howard P
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Joseph Schneider
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Father Schneider
Teahen Funeral Home
First Ave. NW
Meyer
Almedia C. Burrell
First Church of the Nazarene
Herbert Rogers
IOOF
Marengo
Turner West
Allen L. Bell Sr
12Th Ave
Kirksville
Mr. Bell
Penick and Ford Ltd
Church of Christ
Sandra J. Reed
Sharilyn J. Bell
Allen L. Bell Jr
Lavina Hayes
Kansas City
Kan
Norma J. Chinn
Richard W. Reed
Linn County Cancer Society
Estella M. Adams
Fourth St. SE
Estella Rose
Pine Isle
Minn
Clarence Adams
Brush Chapel
Louis Trzil
Coralville
Nancy Fisher
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
George L. Gay’s
Calmar
Alvin Reisner
Trinity Lutheran Church
Calmar City
French's
Littleton
Glen Richard Shaukis
Parker’s
Jesup
Orange Township
Waterloo
Tama
Donald L. Smith
Harrison's
Ingolf Olson
Olsen-Fjelstuhl
Clarence
Eda Gendelmann
St. John’s United Church
Walter Fox
Overton
Westview Cemetery
la Porte City
David Oman
Ray
Oman
Dennis Stevens
Mount Vernon
Richard D. Meyocks
Creswell, Munsell, Shubbert and Zirbel, Inc
National Association of Animal Breeders
Milwaukee
Siebke Hoyt Jewelers
Stickney
Marion
New York City
Yeslerday
Yesler
Lloyd's Rocket Service Station
Grant Wood Board
Church
Benton
To Rights Unit
Ewelen
Florist
Dysart Farmer
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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