Death notices from Cedar Rapids area sources detail multiple obituaries
Olga Griffin 82 Cedar Rapids resident since 1916 died after short illness. Born Milwaukee 1894 married 1913. Civil affiliations include Eastern Star Daughters of the Nike and Ambar Grotto. Cremation after 11 a.m. Saturday service. donations suggested to Shriner Crippled Children Hospital. Joseph Jasa 89 Cedar Rapids resident died after short illness. born 1887 in Czechoslovakia. survived by son Jerry, sister Emma, brother Jerry. Services 10 a.m. Saturday. cremation, Janeba Kuba Funeral Home West. Leon Charles Frederickson 48 Cedar Rapids resident died of heart attack. co-owner of former Leon and Jerry’s in Marion. service Friday 1 p.m. Teahen Funeral Home. burial Cedar Memorial. Delia E. Mills 10 a.m. Friday at St John’s Catholic Church Coggon. burial Calvary Cemetery Ryan. rosary Thursday Murdoch Chapel Coggon. Gladys Christine Emerson 3 p.m. Friday Turner Chapel East. burial Cedar Memorial. Roy William Andrews funeral Friday 1:30 p.m. Fawcett Funeral Home Winthrop. burial Fremont Township Cemetery. Beatty Bearle Murdoch Chapel to handle local arrangements.
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Olga Griffin
Cedar Rapids
Michael J. Griffin
Milwaukee
Wis
Marion Williams
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Shriners Crippled Children Hospital
Joseph Jasa
D Street
Czechoslovakia
United States
Jasa
Hubbard Ice and Fuel Co
Jerry. Jasa
Emma Jasa
Anna Maria
Fla
Jerry Jasa
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Theodore B. Hlubacek
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
Leon Charles Frederickson
Second Avenue SE
Chicago
Marengo
Leon
Jerry
Marion
Angela Frederickson
Teahen
Eugene Kitsch
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Mills
Delia E
St. John’s Catholic Church
Coggon
Calvary Cemetery
Ryan
Rosary
Murdoch
Andrews
Roy William
Fawcett Funeral Home
Winthrop
Fremont Township
Beatty- Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Iowa Deaths: Numerous Obituaries Across Towns
A list of funeral notices from Iowa towns includes Urbana Urbana Memorial cemetery services for Kisling, Murdoch's handling arrangements in Center Point, and several others: Belschner in Calmar Trinity Lutheran service at 2. DeSart in Elgin Lutheran church. Leib in Tipton burial at Rose Hill Mechanicsville. Luker in Olin with visitation. Kriz in Clutier funeral chapel. Weber in Tama services pending. Paist in Stanwood. Rose in Independence. Harris in North English. Mueller in Postville. Rummell in Iowa City with viewing. many services set or pending across communities.
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Urbana
Kisling
Loren Kisling
Urbana Memorial Cemetery
Murdoch’s
Center Point
Spillville
Wayne
Eleanor) Belschner
Trinity Lutheran
W.G. Weber
Harrison’s. Stanwood
Ida Paist
Stanwood
Chapman's
Clarence
Independence
Roy L. Rose
Mason-Hawe
Rose M. Harris
North English Christian Church
Best’s. Postville
Arthur Mueller
Schultz
Monona
St. Paul Lutheran
Iowa City
Mabel Rummell
George L. Gay
Street Name Change Injunction Lifted by Judge Eads
Linn District Judge William R. Eads dissolved a temporary injunction blocking the renaming of Willowood court NW to Fitzpatrick court NW. The order ends the halt on the city council finalizing the ordinance amid a dispute raised by John R. and LaVon Wilkinson and Midwest Development Company’s Hoover Place addition.
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Willowood Court NW
Linn District
William R. Eads
Eads
Fitzpatrick Court NW
John R
LaVon Wilkinson
Twentieth Street
First Avenue
Wiley Boulevard
Midwest Development Company
Hoover Place
Midwest
Fitzpatrick
Wilkinson
Signals for West Post road at 30 SW in less than a month
Traffic signals may be installed at the West Post road and highway 30 SW intersection within 30 days after a meeting among local traffic engineers, SDOT, and FHWA. The plan includes temporary signals with a left turn lane westbound and a right turn lane eastbound, with state and local cost sharing and possible city financing repaid later.
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West Post Road
Highway 30
Mel Meyer
Meyer
State Department of Transportation
SDOT
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA
Computerized system speeds up trial transcripts
A 20 month Philadelphia court project shows a stenotype to English transcription system halves appeals backlog by reducing transcript time from 37 days to 18. Researchers say the computerized process could produce transcripts in hours, according to J Michael Greenwood of the National Center for State Courts.
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Washington
UPI
Philadelphia
Martin Named In City Zoning Suit
Cedar Rapids spaces alleges Robert Martin at 3215 Manfield Ave SE operates a firearm business from home against zoning rules. The Linn district court petition seeks injunction to bar sale of firearms ammo and shooting supplies at his residence, which is claimed to be in an R-2 single family zone.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Martin
Manfield Avenue
Linn District Court
Martin
Johnson County Crash Kills Man
Iowa City David Lee Condon 23 of Indian Lookout Village was killed when his car swerved to avoid a bird and rolled off Highway 218 near the Johnson County fairgrounds. State troopers reported the 1:40 a.m. crash south of the fairgrounds.
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Iowa City
David Lee Condon
Indian Lookout Village
Here
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Condon
Correction on Cathy Mayor nominating petitions error
The Gazette corrects a Wednesday Cedar Rapids safety commissioner report noting Cathy Mayor 515 Sixth Avenue SE had obtained nominating petitions. The original story misspelled her name and vows to uphold accuracy.
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Cathy
Sixth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Wedelstedt Pleads Innocent in Cedar Rapids Fraud Case
Edward J. Wedelstedt, 35, of 1663 Twenty-fourth Street NW, pled innocent in Cedar Rapids federal court to five counts involving receipt of stolen goods and interstate transportation of obscene material. A July 20 trial date was set, with a possible continuance. he posted $10,000 bond and operates Danish Book World at 1601 Sixteenth Avenue SW.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward J. Wedelstedt
Twenty-fourth Street NW
U.S
James Hodges
Wedelstedt
Chicago
Cedar Falls
Woman buried in nightgown in car burial plan
Sandra Ilene West, wealthy California widow, was buried in her lace nightgown inside a 1964 Ferrari reburying beside her husband as approved by a California probate judge. The $9,000 funeral includes a concrete crate and a mausoleum burial near Ike West Jr. Authorities have not disclosed the death cause.
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San Antonio, Texas
Sandra Ilene
Hospitalized After Accident Involving Local Teen
Ricky L. Booker, 16, of Hiawatha, was listed in good condition at St. Luke's hospital after a 3 p.m. Wednesday traffic accident near Harding junior high. Police said his motorcycle spilled at the Gulf street NE entrance.
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Ricky L. Booker
Hiawatha
St. Luke’s Hospital
Gulf Street NE
Harding Junior High School
Edwards Resigns to Lead Wisconsin School System
The Marion Independent school board accepted acting superintendent Jerry Edwards resignation after ten years with Marion. He will become Marion Wisconsin superintendent on July 1. Robert Bennett was named as successor to start July 1, and Robert Pilcher moves to assistant principal. Lowell Morgan returns to classroom teaching as junior high social studies teacher after serving as high school principal since 1965.
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Marion Independent School Board
Jerry Edwards
Edwards
Marion
Wis
Ronald Wheeler
Munity
Robert Bennett
Ayrshire
Robert Pilcher
Duane Kramer
Cedar Rapids
Lowell Morgan
Morgan
Lawmakers edge toward adjournment amid budget fights
The session nears end as a million-dollar operating-budget bill for regents and education programs stalls over revenue. A Senate-approved pay-raise bill for officials and judges faces slim House debate, while unions gain easier organizing rules. A land-use policy bill nears compromise, and a special session is planned in about a month to address state employee contracts.
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Regents
House
Senate
Robert Ray
Avenson
Rhode Island and Wisconsin Officials Clash on Voter Registration
Vice-president Mondale opposes the measure while Rhode Island Secretary of State Robert Burns calls the proposal a disaster that would destroy Rhode Island’s electoral process. Wisconsin Secretary of State Douglas LaFollette credits a similar system with higher turnout and says registration laws hinder Americans’ right to vote.
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Mondale
Robert Burns
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Douglas LaFollette
OSHA vows to target top dangers in high risk workplaces
New OSHA chief Dr. Eula Bingham outlines a shift to concentrate 95 percent of inspections on the construction manufacturing transportation and petrochemical sectors. She pledges streamlined rules voluntary consultations for small firms and broader worker protection procedures to cover large groups of toxic substances.
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OSHA
Eula Bingham
Bingham
Credit Card Theft Case Plays Out in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids woman, Cathleen Schropp, faces four federal charges over suspected use of a Master Charge card to buy $545 in goods after allegedly obtaining the card through sexual favors. Gene Light denies ownership and says his card was stolen in the mail.
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Cedar Rapids
Cathleen Schropp
Glenbrook Drive
Gene Light
Thirty-eighth Street Drive
Miss Schropp
Light
Continental Terrace Apartments
Master Charge
Labor Meeting Set Today in Cedar Rapids Iowa City Contracts
The multicraft collective agreement in the Cedar Rapids Iowa City building trades is paused with laborers withdrawing from talks. A Thursday session is set by mutual agreement between laborers and Allied Construction Interests representing 19 area firms. Seven unions lack contracts and five are on strike. Operating engineers and carpenters work on sites with no pickets as the strike began Monday, delaying major local projects.
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Multicraft
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Building
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Leon C. Frederickson
Iowa
Mike Deupree
Gazette City Hall
West Post
IDOT
Johnson County
Tom Fruehling
Federal Courthouse
Janet Jones
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Aewellen
Florist
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