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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1988

Page

14

Deaths in Cedar Rapids area list several notable obituaries

Pearl M. Lawson 91 formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Columbus Ohio after a long illness born Oct 27 1896 in Brookfield Missouri married Feb 24 1929 in Milan Missouri survived by three daughters two sons grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren services before Linwood Cemetery Turner Chapel East memorial Alzheimer's Association. Mary A. Stanek 83 of Cedar Rapids died in Living Center West born May 3 1905 in Czechoslovakia married Jan 18 1924 survived by two sons seven grandchildren two great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren services at St. Ludmila's Catholic Church burial Czech National Cemetery rosary at Teahen Funeral Home. Rex S. Levis 85 of Fairfield formerly Central City died in Jefferson County Hospital survived by two nephews services at Murdoch-Linwood Chapel Cedar Rapids inurnment Linwood Cemetery. Richard Lee Knapp 25 of Marion died April 28 Des Moines from shotgun wound ruled self-inflicted survived by parents siblings and grandparents services at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with memorial fund.

Pearl M. Lawson Cedar Rapids Americare Columbus Ohio Brookfield John Lawson Milan Lawson Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Doris Akers Bernice Hairston Nellie Bright Donald Akers Hiawatha Kan Harley Akers Inglewood Calif Turner Chapel East Charlotte Gore St. James Pentacostal Church Linwood Cemetery Alzheimer's & Related Diseases Association Michigan Ave Chicago Mary A. Stanek 21St Ave Living Center West Vambruk Czechoslovakia Oldrich Stanek Stanek St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church Zcbj-Csa Lodge Asbury Richard Harold Houston Clarence Frana Czech National Cemetery Teahen Funeral Rex S. Levis Fairfield Central City Jefferson County Hospital Grinnell Norma Nelson Mr. Levis Marshalltown South Dakota Killians First Baptist Church Murdoch-Linwood Richard Lee Knapp Eighth St. Marion Des Moines Polk County Lincoln Technical Institute Ronald and Carol Knapp Marion Renee San Antonio Texas Roger Jacksonville N.C Roy and Mollie Merritt Cedar Memorial Chapel of Jay Miller First Presbyterian ‘Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery

Obituary notices for Harriet E. Barger and Barbara E. Durow

Funeral services conducted today. Harriet E. Barger of Teahen Funeral Home with mass at St. Patrick's Church and burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Barbara E. Durow to be laid to rest at Center Point Cemetery after services at Murdoch Funeral Home Center Point. Friends may call before respective services.

Harriet E. Barger St. Patrick's Catholic Church Vince Hatt Mount Calvary Cemetery Friends Teahen Barger Barbara E. Durow Murdoch Center Point Jack Hooten Sharon United Methodist Church Cedar Rapids

Obituaries for Mayo Olinger Wagner in Iowa City region

Thomas Mayo 70 of Mount Vernon Road SE died Friday at Mercy Hospital after a brief illness Teahen's Funeral Home handling. Mary E. Olinger 97 of Springville died Friday at Monticello Senior Home Monticello Murdoch Funeral Home Marion in charge. Austin "Jack" Wagner 74 of First Avenue NE died Friday at Veterans Administration Medical Center Iowa City after a brief illness Cedar Memorial Funeral Home in charge.

Thomas Mayo Mount Vernon Ra. SE Mercy Hospital Teahen Mary E. Olinger Springville Monticello Murdoch

Fake Credentials Shatter Promising Lawyer at Major Firm

At 33 Michael Fontana rose in Sonnenschein firm circles, but in 1987 he disclosed he never graduated from law school and did not pass the bar. He was fired immediately. Senior partner Harold Shapiro called the situation heartbreaking and said no one could retain a lawyer who lacks qualifications. Fontana declined further comment. Legal experts warn potential malpractice exposure and discipline in the wake of the revelation.

II Cago Michael Fontana Fontana Harold Shapiro Sonnenschein, Carlin, Nath & Rosenthal Shapiro William Harte University of Michigan Law School Law Review John Roadhouse

Postal Service to reissue self adhesive stamp plan

Washington reports the Postal Service will likely issue a pressure sensitive self adhesive stamp later this year. officials say technology has improved since the 1974 failed self stick issue, which proved costly and prone to adhesive damage.

Postal Service Washington Dickey Rustin Austin Rustin Stamp Collector Magazine Ronald DeHaas Marshall Mich Rde Sierra Leone Tonga

Obituary notices for Moyna Spencer Wentzel Whitney McKay and others

Edward J Moyna 74 died Friday in Elkader Care Center after a long illness. Florence S Spencer 94 died in Prince George s General Hospital Cheverly Md while visiting her daughter. Ardys Ruby Wentzel 79 died in Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Lois A Whitney 93 formerly of Jews City died April 29 in Chicago. William J McKay 73 formerly of Delta died after a short illness in Iowa City Medical Center. Graveside services listed with locations Memory Gardens Cemetery Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and Harden s What Cheer among arrangements by George S Gay s Callahan s and Harden s.

Edward J. Moyna Elkader Leonard Witt Florence S. Spencer Oaknoll Dr Prince George's General Hospital Cheverly Landover Flushing Ohio Robert Spencer Iowa City Spencer University of Iowa College of Nursing First United Methodist Church Pilgrim Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution River Lois A. Whitney Jews City Northwest Memorial Hospital Chicago R. Richard Helena Davis Iowa Ed Heininger Callahan's William J. McKay Delta Veterans Administration Medical Center Iona Iola What Cheer Carol Reed Payson Ariz Robert Morehead City N.C Earl Irene Baxter Alberta Lewis Harriett Caswell Newton Cathleen Marengo Harden's Thornburg

Betty L. Lang McGregor dies at 47 in Prairie du Chien

Betty L. Lang McGregor, 47, died of cancer Thursday at Memorial Hospital in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. Survived by husband Robert. two daughters Kymm of Omaha Nebraska and Amy at home. son James at home. her parents James and Dorothy Teynor of Prairie du Chien. four brothers Clarence Teynor Waureka Bill Teynor Ontario Tony Teynor Danny Teynor Prairie du Chien. three sisters Jeannie Shinko Sullivan Linda Vance Trudy Adams Prairie du Chien. Services 10:30 a.m. Monday at St Marys Catholic Church, burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Friends may call 2:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Thornnburgs. wake service 7 p.m. Sunday.

Ardys Ruby Wentzel Dearborn Mercy Hospital Higgins Texas Harry Ruby Iowa City Glenn Wentzel Wentzel Judy Shop Daily Iowan Gloria del Lutheran Church Women of the Moose Eagles Auxiliary Lutheran Church James Ruby Edna Michener Gertrude Sorenson Burton, Mich Don Roessler Clinton Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Roy Wingate Memory Gardens George L. Gay American Cancer Society Betty L. Lang Prairie du Chien Wis Memorial Hospital Robert Kymm Omaha Neb Amy James Dorothy Teynor Clarence Teynor Waureka Bill Teynor Ontario Tony Teynor Danny Teynor Jeannie Shinko Sullivan Linda Vance Trudy Adams St. Mary's Catholic Church Pleasant Grove Cemetery Thornnburg's

Obituaries From Oelwein La Porte City Greensboro

Donna Aliano of Oelwein dies after long illness in Independence hospital. survived by brother George Edwards and two grandchildren. services 10:30 AM Monday at Brant Kemps Jamison's with calling after 2 PM Sunday. burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Lola Tharp dies in Colonial Manor Nursing Home La Porte City after extended illness. arrangements pending. Ar = Adith Emmons Williams obituary details include Greensboro NC family. memorials to Friends Home.

Donna D. Aliano Peoples Memorial Hospital Independence George Edwards Oelwein Brant-Kemns- Jamison’s Woodlawn Cemetery Lola M. Tharp Colonial Manor Nursing Home la Porte City Phillips

Mrs. Leeta Pridey Dies at 79 in Manchester Rural Home

Mrs. Leeta G. Pridey, 79, of rural Manchester, died Thursday evening after a lengthy illness at the Good Neighbor Home. Services are pending at Shelly's.

Herbert Leeta G.) Pridey Manchester Good Neighbor Shelly's

Daily Game Jackpot and Pick Four Numbers

Daily game update lists a 6 0 0 record, seven six three two for a four digit pick. The jackpot is reported as eleven million dollars.

Man Arrested for Carrying Weapons After Gunfire Reports

Toan Hoang, 21, held on $2,300 bond in Linn County Jail after police found him hiding behind a tree at 17th Street and Eighth Avenue SE with a 32 caliber revolver nearby. The incident followed reports of gunfire. additional details include past entries of stolen items from multiple locations and a video recorder and radio taken in separate burglaries.

Toan Hoang Hoang 17Th Street Eighth Avenue SE Linn County

Multiple thefts and drunken driving charges listed across city

Unlocked autos at Summer Field Lane NE and Roosevelt Hotel room 801 report thefts valued at 600 and 900 dollars. A long list details drunken driving arrests from April 26 to Friday, naming 18 defendants with ages and addresses and arrest times in various blocks and intersections.

Summer Field Lane Roosevelt Hotel Jewlery

Coe College art sale planned today and Sunday

Coe College announces its eighth annual student art sale set for today and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. in Sinclair Auditorium lobby and front lawn. Students will offer framed drawings prints photographs collages and other two dimensional works plus paintings textiles ceramics and sculpture. A 10 percent commission supports the art department special projects fund with remaining proceeds returning to student artists.

Coe College Sinclair Auditorium Art

Fire Calls Report From Thursday and Friday

A sequence of emergency responses records multiple fire and medical incidents across several streets including Ellis Boulevard NW Dartmouth Street SW Norwood Drive SE Second Avenue SW Eighth Street SW Fourth Street NE and Ninth Avenue SW. Incidents include medical emergencies gas odor unknown debris sparks and traffic light or pole issues, with times ranging from 7:58 p.m. to 4:01 p.m.

Eve Anderson M Ave M Avenue John Lacey Jr Kirkwood Blvd Sixth Street 16Th Avenue Mark Klouda Third St A Avenue Eighth Street Christopher Vogel 66Th Ave First Street Second Avenue Lloyd Rhoads Keystone Michelle Richmond 15Th Street Steven Powell 29Th St Ilinois Street Allen Zahner Jr Fourth Ave Bever Fourth Avenues Edward Frethage Peosia Seventh Avenue Marion Joseph Long Jr Morrison, IL Ellis Boulevard Dartmouth St Norwood Dr Second Ave Eighth St Third Ave 16Th Ave 51St St Fourth St Sparks Pole Wilson Avenue Ninth Ave

Feldkamp to direct Kirkwood concert

Kirkwood Community College presents a spring pops concert Thursday at 7 30 p m in Ballantyne Auditorium directed by Timothy Feldkamp. The Concert Band Jazz Combo and Jazz Ensemble perform tunes from Sousa Monk Coltrane Miles Davis and others. Admission 3 for adults 150 for children and seniors. Call 398 8578 for tickets.

Kirkwood Community College Department of Music Ballantyne Kirkwood Timothy Feldkamp John Phillip Sousa Thelonious Monk John Coltrane Miles Davis

Carpenters Local 308 vote on contractor proposal

Carpenters Local 308 members will vote today from 3 to 6 p.m. at the union hall 350 Waconia Ct SW on a proposal from area contracting firms. Laborers Local 43 holds a 6 a.m. meeting at Teamsters Hall 8000 J St SW amid ongoing Cedar Rapids Iowa City area picketing. Four crafts have settled while eleven building trades contracts expired May 1 as contractors bargain independently with Allied Construction Interests no longer the default.

Carpenters Local 308 Carpenters Union Hall Waconia Ct Laborers Local 43 Teamsters Hall J St. SW Cedar Rapids-Iown City

Birth notices from Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals

Birth announcements list newborns to families in Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals. Karla and Kreg Tjelmeland welcome a son. Debra Zirkelbach and Erwin Zirkelbach at 2925 Johnson Ave NW announce a son. In Independence Mary and Dale Wells report a son. Patricia and Hal Hughes at 1576 Forest Grove Rad SE greet a daughter. Leilani and William Hogan welcome a daughter at 3345 Blairs Ferry Rd NE. Shelley McMurrin reports a daughter. Pamela and Robin Naggatz in Ely greet a son.

Mercy Debra Erwin Zirkelbach Johnson Ave. NW Karla Kreg ‘Tjelmeland Bowler St. Hiawatha Mary and Dale Wells Independence ST. Luke's Patricia Hal Hughes Forest Grove Rad. SE Leilani William Hogan Blairs Ferry Rd Aaughter Shelley McMurrin 1St Ave Pamela Robin Naggatz Ely

Cedar Rapids area marriage licenses listed in brief

The notices include marriages between Paney and Wort Streeter, Daniel L. Arnold and Brenda D. Allen, Kelly W. Thompson and Michele R. Brammer, Terrence J. Pesek and Patricia J. Hullermann, all Cedar Rapids. Scott A. Wilson of Marion and Nancy S. Sieren of North Liberty. Robert J. Rennebaum of Earlville and Kimberly A. Smith of Delhi. Kenneth L. Cole and Karla K. Osborn, both of Hiawatha.

Paney Wort Streeter Daniel L. Arnold Brenda D. Allen Kelly W. Thompson Michele R. Brammer Terrence J. Pesek Patricia J. Hullermann Cedar Rapids Scott A. Wilson Marion Nancy S. Sieren North Liberty Robert J. Rennebaum Earlville Kimberly A. Smith Delhi Kenneth L. Cole Karla K. Osborn Hiawatha

Dissolutions of multiple couples listed in marriage records

The notice lists dissolutions involving Mary and Carl Ledford Rebecca Marie and Michael R Carson Rosa Erminda and Michael John Daigrepont Jean A Burroughs Steven A Burroughs Sondra Sue and Lesly Ernest McLane Julie K Schindler and William J Schindler in a series of adjournments or terminations of marital unions.

Mary Carl Ledford Rebecca Marie Michael R. Carson Rosa Erminda Michael John Daigrepont Jean A Steven A. Burroughs Sondra Sue Lesly Ernest McLane Julie K William J. Schindler

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