Deaths and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Obituaries record deaths of Donald Earl Debler Opal J Flaucher Gladys M Haugen George R Goodall Beulah Irene Von Stein Brooklyn Frances Chvala Carol J Degner Elmer Hedeman Clay Keefer Adam M Finders Nellie Verdin Opal S Flander George W Calvert Chloe M Daily Susan Bronneman Caldwell Wilbur Harvey Laura Thierer Howard H Cleveland Lilah D Nix Schmid Mary M Henderson Kathleen C Fields Lucile A McElroy Hazel L Leary Kenworth Joseph Henry Rosa Helen Moyer Sidney L Myers Edwin O Thomas Harlan I Levy and others with funeral plans and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Francis Chvala
Indianapolis
Ind
Hrabak
Harper
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Powell’s
Keota
Iowa City
Nellie Verdin
Oaknoll Retirement Center
Donohue Lensing
Bohnenkamp-Vernon’s
Oakland Cemetery
Millersburg
George W. Calvert
Community Cemetery
North English
Monona
Chloe M. Daily
Rockford
Schultz’s
Overton’s
Buckingham Cemetery
Traer
Waterloo
Howard H. Cleveland
Jesup
Parker’s
Cedar Crest Cemetery
Cottage Grove Ave
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Moyer
Rosa Helen
Turner Chapel West
Paul Hasel
Salem United Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
First Ave
Myers
Sidney L
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Glenn Bender
First Congregational Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Thomas
Edwin O. Sr
Jack Hooten
Sharon United Methodist Church
May births and emergency calls listed for several families
Vital statistics show multiple births from May 5 to May 6 including Ellen Spilman in Solon and a daughter. Judy Bowers in Marion with a son. Lisa Dircks in Hopkinton and a son. several other couples welcoming daughters and sons. Emergency and service calls follow: medical emergencies at several addresses, a fuel flush, electrical short, and smoke removal actions logged through Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carla
Kenneth Menge
Ripon St
Ellen
Terry Spilman
Solon
Judy
Larry Bowers
28Th Ave
Marion
Sheila
Martin Robertson
F Ave
Lisa
Steve Dircks
Hopkinton
Douglas King
Atkins
Carlise Miller
Park Court SE
Cynthia
Dan Kuda
33Rd St. NE
Dawn
John Pinckney
17Th St
Lynn
Robert Ocken
Heatheridge Drive
Quick Paint Trick for Interruption Saving Brushes
If you are interrupted during a latex paint job, store the brush or roller in a plastic bag. Push out the air and seal to prevent drying. This keeps the paint workable for several days and ready for continued use.
Reagan approves home care rule for disabled in institutions
The Reagan administration loosened Medicaid rules to allow disabled people in institutions to receive lower cost home care. A one year process by a government board will decide cases submitted by state agencies, with 28 000 children potentially eligible and some adults as well. The policy aims to end unnecessary institutionalization and cut hospital costs while states build home based services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Iowa
Reagan
Health and Human Services
Richard Schweiker
Congress
Ray Praises Kirkwood Dedication At Johnson Hall Ceremony
Governor Robert Ray lauded Kirkwood Community College during the Johnson Hall dedication, a $1.6 million, 29 277 square foot fitness and recreation facility. He highlighted growth, funding increases, and enrollment rises from 166 in 1966 to 5700 today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkwood
Johnson
Board of Regents
Ray
College
Area Community College System
Linn Hall
Community College
Kirkwood Community College
B.A. Jensen
Kirkwood Board of Directors
Bill Stewart
Don Canney
Richard Foerstner
Johnson County
Roy Wingate
Gary Kurdelmeier
University of Iowa
Ed Sauer
Brown Healy Bock
Robert Henderson
Stewart
Lewellyn Returns Partial Missing Money Amid Contempt Motion
Des Moines report that stockbroker Gary Lewellyn turned over 98500 to a liquidation trustee while 267000 remains missing from 600000 in cashier checks taken before he fled his West Des Moines home. The trustee plans to pursue contempt as May 17 bankruptcy hearing nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
UPI
Gary Lewellyn
G.W. Lewellyn & Co
Paul R. Tyler
Lewellyn
West Des Moines
Don Neiman
Neiman
Cedar Rapids
Humboldt
Richard Stageman
Tyler
Crack closes major bridge linking Sioux City
The Veterans Memorial Bridge between Sioux City and Nebraska was barricaded by IDOT due to a through crack in a tie girder steel plate. Spokesman George Norris said the 12 million bridge design is widely used and the fracture is considered critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Nebraska
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
George Norris
Norris
Prairie du Chien
Mississippi River
Marquette
Earl King
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Polite thieves leave thank you note after theft
Davenport police report Terrie Carlson found a tape player and 20 tapes stolen from her car and a neatly typed pink note. The note thanked the victim for a tax write off and claimed the theft was a prank for Sticky Fingers Inc. Officials say duplicate notes may appear at other scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
UPI
Terrie Carlson
Sticky Fingers Inc
Carlson
Riverside Man Killed in Head-On Crash Near Hills Iowa
A Riverside man 21 named David John Muller died in a head-on collision with a semi-trailer on Highway 218 one mile south of Hills. The truck driver William Heisendeger 50 of Napoleon North Dakota was uninjured. The crash occurred around 2 44 a m and the highway was closed two hours while authorities cleared debris.
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Hills
Riverside
Highway 218
Iowa State Patrol
David John Muller
Muller
William Heisendeger
Napoleon
N.D
Johnson County
Judge Dismisses Additional Robbery Charges Against Wares
Davenport Iowa UPI Scott County District Judge J Hobart Darbyshire dismissed several robbery counts against Albert and Daniel Ware. The brothers who face murder convictions in the Nov 19 slaying of tavern owner Eugene Tappa had earlier been prosecuted for first degree murder and robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
UPI
Scott County
Albert
Daniel Ware
J. Hobart Darbyshire
William Davis
Wares
Eugene Tappa
Khrushchev Says Powers Admitted CIA Spy Mission
On this date in 1960 Soviet Premier Khrushchev stated that U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers confessed to carrying out an intelligence mission for the CIA when his plane was shot down over Russia on May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita Khrushchev
Francis Gary Powers
U.S
Russia
CIA
Corrections for Wednesday Collision and Iowa Artists Results
Clarifications correct that Robert E. Brooks was involved in a Wednesday collision at Eighth Avenue and Fifth Street SE, not the other driver. Brooks faced several charges after his pickup collided with Daniel L. Seeman's vehicle, which overturned. Seeman’s truck struck Brooks after Brooks failed to yield. Robert Smith of Cedar Rapids won first place in the Amateur Iowa Artists state competition, not second as previously reported. Gazette will publish corrections upon review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Earl Debler
Cedar Bluffs
Hallmar
Erie
Kan
Ethel Rita Meskimen
Seattle
Wash
Asbestos Workers Local 81
Hanford Post 5
American Legion
Janet Dinges
Cedar Rapids
Linda Frankenfeld
Minneapolis
Gladys M. Haugen
Johnson Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Calmar
Clarence Haugen
Decorah
Trinity Lutheran Church
Richard
Carol
Cecil
Iowa
Allyn
Ivan
Turner Chapel West
Richard L. Thompson
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Robert E. Brooks
Eighth Avenue
Fifth Street
Brooks
Daniel L. Seeman
Seeman
Robert Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication details and charges
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and notes daily and Sunday publication. Subscription rates include $1.65 per week by carrier and $8.05 per 7 weeks by mail with $85.80 for 52 weeks, excluding some areas with carrier service. The AP holds exclusive republication rights for local news and dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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Opal J. Flaucher
C St
Mercy Hospital
Delaware County
Raymond E. Flaucher
Delta Sigma Delta
Sigma Chi
Eagles
el Kabir Women’s Auxiliary
Twin Cities Shrine Hospital
Raymond J. Flancher
Vernon Heyer
Manchester
Bohnenkamp- Vernon’s
George R. Goodall
Vinton
Danvers
Beulah Irene von Stein
E Ave
Kuba Funeral Home
Lilah D. Nix Schmid
Crestview Acres
Rock Island
Ill
Springville
Tenn
Carl J. Schmid
Stuttgart
Ark
Schmid
William
J.C. Hogg
Hill City
S.D
Rock Island National Cemetery
Thomas Murphy
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Murdoch Funeral Home
Mary M. Henderson
Central City
United Church of Christ
Agama
Valley Farm Club
Murdoch
Murdoch Chapel
Kathleen C. Fields
Jefferson
Paton
Ames
Connecticut
Madison
Creighton University
Omaha
Neb
Drake University
Greene
Carroll
Guthrie
Mount Mercy College
St. Joseph’s Church
Catholic Daughters of America
James E
John P
Charles
Mary Wilbur
Betty Lindgren
Helen Gingery
Churdan
Margaret Wilson
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Grand Junction
Lucile A. “Skippy” McElroy
Ellis Blvd
Americana Healthcare Center
Northwestern Bell
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Telephone Pioneers of America
Charlotte E. Black
Independence
John Dalton
St. Luke’s
Joseph Hansen
Diana
Ronald Dogotch
Windsor Drive
Laurie
Louis Folken
26Th St. SE
Second Ave
Fourth St
First Avenue
L Street
Homewood Lane
Ninth Ave
Schweiker
Katie Beckett
Katie
Claire Dorrell
HHS
C. Everett Koop
By Kurt Rogahn
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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