Deaths of Donald Schmidt and others in Cedar Rapids area
Donald Schmidt 56 of 1410 Fifth avenue SE died Tuesday after a heart attack at home. Born March 29, 1921, he married Rose Tripp in 1972. he worked as a technician at Merveaux and was a WWII veteran. Surviving include his wife, mother, and brother. Services Thursday at Emanuel Lutheran, Strawberry Point. Burial in Strawberry Point cemetery with military honors. Also listed are death notices for Catherine Spacek 55 of Cedar Rapids, Hand Aleta F, Barbara Ann Fox, and funeral services pending for Iaa W. Bragg, with details on residences, marriages, occupations, and service times.
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Donald Schmidt
Fifth Avenue SE
Strawberry Point
Rose Tripp
Galena
Ill
Schmidt
Merveaux Typewriter and Adding Machine Company
Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge
Agnes Schmidt
LeRoy Schmidt
Jackson, Mich
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Roberson
Obituary for Mrs Vertus W Soenksen Cedar Rapids Resident
Mrs Vertus W Soenksen 69 of 3016 Kenridge Terrace NE Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a sudden illness Born April 11 1908 in Cedar Rapids she married Vertus W Soenksen Sept 21 1929 at Waterloo He died April 24 She worked for Collins Radio and Killian Co and was a member of St Mark s Lutheran Church Surviving: son Charles San Diego Calif daughter Gloria Bennet Cedar Rapids six granddaughters one great granddaughter a brother H J Bjornsen Cedar Rapids three sisters Hilda Frederick Cedar Rapids Trophy Huston Springfield Ohio Christine Yungman Palmdale Calif Services Noon Thursday Turner Chapel East Rev Gordon S Lundberg Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call at Turner s East until 11 45 am Thursday Casket will not be opened after service Heart fund contributions suggested by family.
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Catherine
Kate
Emma Spacek
Waveland Drive
John Spacek
Cedar Rapids
Kenwood Park
Mr. Spacek
Kokoko
Spacek
Arlan’s
Forresters and
Edgewood Baptist Church
Leanne Stath
Red Oak
Judith Aguilar
Seattle
Wash
Sally Curtis
Teresa Wallig
Timothy Spacek
Davenport
Chuck Kennedy
Calvin Kennedy
Marilyn Domine
Ruby George
Turner Chapel West
Roger T. Goodson
Turner Crematory
Marie L. Bjornsen Soenksen
Kenridge Terrace
Vertus W.soenksen
Soenksen
Waterloo
Charles
San Diego
Calif
Gloria Bennet
H.J. Bjornsen
Hilda Frederick
Trophy Huston
Springfield
Ohio
Christine Yungman
Palmdale
Turner Chapel East
Gordon S. Lundberg
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner’s East
Mt Vernon resident Dillon D Bridges dies in hospital
Dillon D Bridges 65 of 208 First Avenue South Mt Vernon died on arrival at a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness Born December 30 1911 in Montour he married Florence Pitlik September 19 1932 in Galena Illinois He was a St John s Catholic Church member Surviving wife three sons nine grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services 1030 a m Friday at St John s Catholic Church Rev Robert Ferring Burial Lisbon Cemetery Rosary 730 p m Thursday Baxter funeral chapel Mt Vernon.
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MT. Vernon
Dillon D. Bridges
First Avenue South
Cedar Rapids
Montour
Florence Pitlik
Galena
Ill
St John’s Catholic Church
Joseph
John
Decatur
Ronald
Buena Park
Cal
Iowa Death Notices List Obituaries for Dyersville and Others
Dyersville Lawrence Rucker 58 died Thursday with services at Basilica of St Francis Xavier and scripture service Wednesday. Independence LaVern Von Lehmden 64 to be buried at St John Catholic, rosaries and wake planned Thursday. Tipton Jeremy Kessler 11 months to be mourned at St Mary's with visitation and wake details. North English Alice Riesland 97 to be laid to rest at Best's with burial in Millersburg.
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Dyersville
Lawrence Rucker
St. Francis Xavier
Kramer’s
Independence
LaVern C. von Lehmden
St. John’s Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Daughters
Mason-Howe
S. Tipton
Jeremy R. Kessler
Lawrence E. Kessler
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Visitation
Sheets and Son
Alice May Riesland
Best’s
Millersburg
Legislators and lobbyists strike deal to kill utility bill
An unannounced Iowa meeting among legislators and lobbyists ends with a pledge to kill a bill expanding bonding authority for municipal utilities. Opposed by IBEW REC and investor utilities, Speaker Cochran neutralizes progress while a compromise plan aims for a fall meeting to craft a broader agreement among rivals.
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Des Moines
House
Organized Labor
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Rural Electric Cooperatives
REC
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
Chamber
Energy Committee
Clark
Pat Touchae
Iowa Assn
Municipal Utilities
Hugh
Touchae
Bart Hale
Griffee
Recs
Earl King
Iowa Rec Organization
SALT Talks Resume as Vance Gromyko Meet Ahead of Deadline
Geneva reports say negotiators Warnke and Semenov reopen talks on secondary issues while Vance and Gromyko plan to resume next week. Officials stress Vladivostok terms guide discussions ahead of the Oct 3 SALT I expiry. Vance reiterates US Israel security ties and no imposed Middle East peace plan.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Cyrus Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Paul Warnke
U.S
Vladimir Semenov
Carter
Vance
Moscow
Gromyko
Semenov
Vladivostok
Leonid Brezhnev
Ford
Warnke
United States
Brezhnev
Israel
Middle East
Yigal Allon
Kreps Urges New Goals At Duke Commencement
Commerce Secretary Juanita Kreps tells about 2,000 graduates at Duke University commencement that unprecedented growth in power income and material goods is no longer appropriate. She urges shifting away from profit focus to broader options benefiting others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N.C
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
City Briefs and Miscellaneous Notices
NAACP Cedar Rapids to meet at Jane Boyd Community House Friday at 7 30 p m. Correction: John Carl Elliott Jr 22 of 153214 First avenue SE suffered a fractured right leg not left in a Sunday traffic mishap. Mishap at about 1 50 p m not the later time first reported. Stolen items include a diamond watch worth 800 and wedding ring 350 from Lucile Nadel at 1220 Fifth avenue SE. Sound equipment valued 419 taken from a vehicle at 371 Nineteenth street SE.
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NAACP
Cedar Rapids
The
Jane Boyd Community House
John Carl Elliott Jr
First Avenue SE
Lucile Nadel
Fifth Avenue SE
Terry Skilling
Nineteenth Street
Keystone AEA Wins Job Suit Against Former Clinician
Dubuque District Court Judge J L Degnan dismissed Lew Bishop of West Union for lack of merit in his suit against the Keystone area education agency. Bishop sought his former job and back wages after the Fayette Chickasaw joint county system reorganized. The trial occurred in Dubuque after a venue change, with the judge taking the matter under advisement before ruling.
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Eleader
Keystone Area Education Agency
Dubuque
J.L. Degnan
Clayton County District Court
Lew Bishop
Mandamus Bishop
West Union
Fayette-Chickasaw
Degnan
Coffee Break as Price Protest
Don and Nancy Burnham ranch near Helena have shifted from malting barley sales to supplying barley as a coffee substitute. Since January they sold about 350 dollars worth to Helena area residents. Roasted barley costs 1.50 per pound and raw barley 0.15 per pound. Users mix barley with coffee to stretch supplies.
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Helena, Mont
Don
Nancy Burnham
Burnham
Helena-area
Health care costs prompt calls to rein in hospital spending
The testimony argued hospital costs may double in five years as experts push curbs on spending. Carter warned about impact on small hospitals while Califano touted a $5 billion potential cut from a hospital fat list. He proposed closing weekends admissions if labs and operating rooms are shut. He said about 100000 beds are on the fat list and 15 percent of acute care patients could be better served at home or in nursing facilities.
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Carter
Califano
NATO Summit Set for Washington Focus on Soviet Threat
NATO leaders plan a Washington summit a year ahead to study immediate and long term defense needs. They will review East-West relations, arms limits talks, and seek troop cuts in central Europe while accelerating a European defense plan. Work begins with Brussels ministerial talks.
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Washington
NATO
Carter
Luns
Europe
Harold Brown
Brussels
Soviet Bloc
Legislature Delays ERA Hearing Amid Party Debate
Iowa senators debated postponing a proposed ERA public hearing as Sen. James Redmond shifted from opposing to supporting the measure. The committee voted to indefinitely postpone with Minnette Doderer proposing a January 1979 reschedule and Sen. Gene Glenn casting the sole no vote.
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City
Lucas DeKoster
Hull
Richard Ramsey
Roseola
Doderer
Real Estate Board Faces Suit Over Commission Split
Turner says the Trade Restraint Authority suit targets discriminatory commission splits between listing and selling agents based on board membership. The motion seeks board membership access for part time salespersons and MLS access for all licensed agents with non members paying proportional admin costs.
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Orty
Turner
Pretty Baby cast stars Sarandon Shields in New Orleans tale
Keith Carradine Susan Sarandon and Brooke Shields will headline Paramount Pictures film Pretty Baby about Storyville in early 20th century New Orleans. Sven Nykvist signs as director of photography. Louis Malle produces and directs with Polly Platt co writing.
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New York
Keith Carradine
Susan Sarandon
Brooke Shields
Paramount Pictures
New Orleans Red Light
Sven Nykvist
Louis Malle
Polly Platt
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Hand
Aleta F
Chapel of Memories
David Nelson Roth, Jr
Kenwood United Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial
Amy Squires
Tony Squires
Gazette
Fox
Barbara Ann
Walden Askren
Calvary Baptist Church
Turner West
Murdoch
Vertus W. Soenksen
Iowa
Cochran
Ways-Means Committee
Hugh Clark
Iowa State Federation of Labor
William Griffee
Nashua
Arthur Small
Iowa City
Kreps
Howard Johnson's
Suzanne
Nashville
Opryland
Edgewood Rd
Klinger Paint Company
5Th Ave
UNI
L. Jeff Moravec
Hillside Drive
University of Northern Iowa
Ruth Culbertson Jordan
Northern Iowan
Camera Club
Grace Episcopal Church
Paul Hunter
Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club
Jackson Grade School
U.N. Assn
Cedar Rapids-Marion
United Nations Assn
People’s Church
Third Avenue SE
Donald Bryant
Unicef
Keystone Aea
Tim Lee Carter
R-Ky
Hope
James Redmond
Senate
Redmond
Earl Willits
Minnette Doderer
D-Iown
FBI
Medical Society
Foundation
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Suzuki
Marvin McKain
R.R
Marion, la
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