Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids area feature multiple deaths
A Cedar Rapids area death column lists Carl J. Besler Jr 68 died after a long illness at a local hospital along with Paul G. Walter 79 of St. Petersburg Florida and several other centenarian and middle aged residents. The notices provide birthplaces marriage details church affiliations funeral services and burial plans across Worthington Oelwein Manchester Arlington Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and Sigourney. Surviving relatives include spouses siblings children and grandchildren with service times and burial sites noted.
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Carl J. Besler Jr
23Rd St
Cedar Rapids
Worthington
Ruby Sweaney
Earlville
Mount Vernon
Besler Auto Repair
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Edwin
Florence Recker
Oelwein
Margaret Recker
Manchester
Russ Rubner
Arlington
Alfred Brosius
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Paul G. Walter
St. Petersburg
Fla
Oberordhwitz
Germany
United States
Tait and Wagner Realtors
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Margaret
George
Everett, Wash
Robert W
Arvada
Colo
Alfred
G. Pitts Funeral Home
Woods
Anna M
St. John’s Catholic Church
John Barnes
Lisbon Cemetery
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Adams
Walter L
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Gary Hunstad
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Margaret J. Donovan
16Th Ave
Burlington
Herman A. Donovan
Des Moines
Southside
Merle Starr
Patsy Hale
Laura Lee Donovan
Phoenix, Ariz
Nancy Burley
Sheldon
David
Elmhurst
Ill
Richard
Fox Lake
Ralph
Walford
Johnny Hollingsworth
Hamilton Funeral Home
South Des Moines
Robert A. Shattuck
St. Luke’s Hospital
Allamakee County
Kathryn Livingood
Shattuck
Greg
New Hampton
David Digre
Rochester
Rochester, Minn., and Linda Shattuck of Los Angeles, Calif
First Presbyterian Church
Waukon
Oakland Cemetery
Martin's Funeral
Edna Steinberg
A Ave
Turner Chapel East
Reagan wins groundwork on budget path amid Senate action
Reagan hailed his victory as a historic step toward a government that serves the people and lives within its means. The Senate debates a 699.1 billion budget resolution with similar aims to the House plan as GOP and White House allies push for swift passage.
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Reagan
Congressional
Senate
House
Veterans Administration
Washington
White House
Archbishop Runcie Tours Iowa Farms Then Heads to Chicago
Archbishop Robert Runcie praised the event organization during a church service and highlighted the Iowa Scottish Heritage Pipes and Drum corps. He joked about keeping step with the pipers and carried a Berkshire pig gifted by the George Bienson family near State Center. He toured hog operations west of Des Moines before boarding a private jet to Chicago to discuss urban affairs.
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Iowa
George Bienson
State Center
Robert Runcie
Des Moines
Chicago
Weather Report: Wind SE at 10 mph With Daylight Facts
Wind is southeast at 10 mph at 11 a.m. Sunrise 5 53 sunset 8 14. Record highs and lows noted with no precipitation. Extended forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies Sunday through Tuesday with cool temperatures and a chance of showers Tuesday.
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Plains
mid-Mississippi Valley
Lewistown
Mont
Rockies
Great Lakes
Chicago
North Carolina
Mississippi Valley
Utah
Oregon Coast
May 7 Birth Announcements and Local Incidents
Vital Statistics list multiple May 7 births for Nancy Stumpff in Norway Monnie Varney III Marion Neva Litscher Stanwood Ruth Maxedon Fowler Joyce Fowler Susan Gross Julie Ehret Walker and an out of town birth in Ashland Wis to Beth and John Oustin. Incident entries note gas odor at 1230 Sixth St NW trash set on Second Ave SE medical and wiring emergencies across multiple streets with times today and Thursday.
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Nancy
Donald Stumpff Jr
Norway
Monnie
Allen Varney III
Third Ave
Marion
Neva
David Litscher
Stanwood
Ruth
Lynn Maxedon
Blairs Ferry Road
Joyce
Tim Fowler
26Th St. NW
Susan
Robert Gross
Fourth Ave
Julie
Donald Boysen
Monticello
Cynthia
Michael Ehret
Walker
Sixth St
Second Ave
36Th St
16Th Ave
16Th St
Fifth St
Oakland Road
Nissen president calls OSHA fine harassment
Nissen Corp of Cedar Rapids faces a 19810 dollar penalty for alleged safety violations. President Joe Connaughton says inspectors targeted long-standing conditions and that the plant has not substantially changed since prior checks.
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Nissen Corp
Cedar Rapids
Nissen
Joe Connaughton
Connaughton
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Former Cedar Rapids woman found murdered in Aurora
The body of Susan Dreibelbis 36 daughter of M D and M D Dreibelbis of Belle Plaine was found strangled in her Aurora apartment. A friend discovered the body in a closet after police ruled out robbery and rape as motives. Autopsy to determine exact time and cause of death.
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Cedar Rapids
Aurora, Colo
Susan Dreibelbis
M.D. Dreibelbis
Belle Plaine
Aurora
Carl Norberg
Dreibelbis
Norberg
John Wood
University and high school plays and shows schedule
Tonight features Fables at 8 p m in MacLean 301 Theater. Best of Midnight Madness at 10 p m and midnight, plus Bach Festival IX with the Iowa City Chamber Singers at Clapp Recital Hall. Tickets range from 3 50 to 4 50. Oliver and Circus Magic at Regis and Kennedy and Jefferson high schools with varying prices. Movies list on page 5C.
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MacLean 301
U of I
MacLean
Iowa City Chamber Singers
Clapp Recital Hall
Oliver
Kennedy High School
Regis High School
Jefferson High School
Jefferson High to stage Carnival on two weekends
The Jefferson High School production Carnival will be presented on two weekends, tonight and Saturday, and May 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. Some readers misread Thursday's Gazette. the paper will print corrections for accuracy and fairness. Call 398-8313 with concerns.
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Jefferson High School
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates Ad
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription details including carrier and mail rates for afternoon editions and Sunday issues. Rates cover 7 issues weekly, 52 weeks, and an international/territory surcharge, with caveats on mail availability in carrier areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette Comper
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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