Death Notices From Cedar Rapids Area
Multiple obituaries from Cedar Rapids area list Jim R Brady of Cedar Rapids died after a brief illness. he was a WWII veteran, longtime florist, Sertoma leader and community volunteer. John A Huber Solon, 36, died in a semi accident. he served in the Navy and leaves a wife and several relatives. John Wennekamp, 60 Marion, died in hospital. Andrew J Bohr, 73 Cedar Rapids area, died after a short illness with survivors including sons and a Mormon church ties. Burial and service details provided for each case.
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Jim R. Brady
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Brady
Catholic University
Washington, D.C
Tom J. Brady
Brady Mortuary
Cedar Park
Immaculate Conception Church
Elks Club
Iowa Florist Society
Elmcrest Country Club
Sertoma Club
International Club
Marion American Legion Post
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
First Ave
John A. Huber
Solon
Swisher
Iowa City
Huber
Mobile Plywood Inc
Judy Cahn
Nashua
U.S. Navy
Cindy Runge
Dina Armstrong
Mildred Huber
Annice Heinsius
Delia Huber
M.K. Merritt
Marengo
Paul
Anaheim
Calif
Lawrence
James
Ben
Brosh Funeral Home
Dennis Tevis
Oakland Cemetery
Brosh
Andrew J. Bohr
15Th St
Ossian
Land O’ Lakes Dairy
Ted Bohr
Omaha, Neb
Edward
Obituaries Notice from Iowa Cemeteries and Funerals
Obituaries for Kalona Adolph Young 64 Anamosa Leonard Allamand 27 Chelsea Charles Kulisek 64 Elberon Essie Strochata 87 list funeral times and locations. Funeral home details include George L. Gay in Iowa City Goettsch's Hrabak Funeral Home and burial sites at St John Lutheran Cemetery Rector south of Chelsea National Cemetery near Vining. Visitation and service dates noted for Monday with callers advised.
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Kalona
Adolph Young
George L. Gay
Iowa City
St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
Sharon Center
Anamosa
Leonard Allamand
Goettsch’s. Chelsea
Charles Kulisek
Hrabak
Chelsea
Elberon
Des Moines Bank Robbery and Suspected Flight Tie
Three armed men robbed the South Des Moines Brenton National Bank around 4 p.m. taking cash and fleeing in a beige car later found abandoned. Police said the suspects, who matched a general description, allegedly boarded a Braniff flight for Minneapolis just before takeoff. The FBI reported no arrests and no further details were released.
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Des Moines
Braniff
South Des Moines
Brenton National Bank
Thomas Cooper
Cooper
Jerry Viers
Kirkwood talks move to fact finding
The Kirkwood Faculty Association asks the state PER board to supply a fact finder for contract talks with the college administration. A mediator was assigned April 24 and fact finding typically follows if mediation stalls after 10 days. Both sides hoped to avoid it but now may reach that stage.
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Kirkwood Faculty Association
State Public Employee Relations Board
Community College Administration
Doreen Maronde
PER
Ken Kupka
Maronde
Kupka
Minor injuries after bus accident near I-80 bridge
A Pleasure Bus Inc. bus driven by Gerald Koenig of Fort Dodge struck a bridge wall near Highway 30 and veered off the road, causing minor injuries to Koenig and four Koenig family members en route to Cornell College graduation. Dr. Rubin Koenig was treated for a hip injury at St Luke's Hospital.
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Highway 30
Pleasure Bus Inc
Gerald Koenig
Fort Dodge
Koenig
Cornell College
Rubin Koenig
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn
Iowa Highway Patrol
Gunman hits school bus in Philadelphia shooting
A gunman fired from the Manayunk area across the Schuylkill River striking a school bus returning from a zoo trip to Philadelphia. Eight students were wounded, one seriously. Krista Lang, 12, Downingtown, was admitted in guarded condition with leg wounds. The others were treated and released.
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Philadelphia
UPS
Schuylkill River
Manayunk
Downington
Paoli Memorial Hospital
Krista Lang
Downingtown
Thunderstorms Cross Iowa Hit Southwest to Central
Heavy storms swept across Iowa on Friday bringing winds up to 50 mph and hail with locally heavy rains. Eight minute downpour near Atlantic dropped 1.60 inches as multiple counties including Pottawattamie Cass Audubon Montgomery Adair Adams Shelby Guthrie Union Marshall Marion Jasper Lucas Wayne Polk reported damage and downed trees.
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Iowa
Atlantic
Pottawattamie
Cass
Audubon
Montgomery
Adair
Adams
Shelby
Guthrie
Union
Marshall
Marion
Jasper
Lucas
Wayne
Polk
Spencer
Dubuque
Estate of Cedar Rapids Man Wins 35000 in Auto Accident Suit
The Linn District Court awarded the estate of 65 year old John Kopecky $35000 after a pedestrian collision in Cedar Rapids. Dean M. Hartman was found liable for negligence though the car owner was not found liable for punitive damages. Kopecky died in April after suffering from a pre existing heart condition.
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Cedar Rapids
John Kopecky
Linn District Court
Dean M. Hartman
Marion
Hartman
Clinton Shaeffer
Danny Hartman
Births and Weather Summary From Local Bulletin
Vital statistics note light to moderate winds at 10 p m and calm conditions. Sun times indicate sunrise Sunday at 5 41 and sunset 8 26 with no precipitation reported year ago. Extended forecast shows little rain through Wednesday with highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s and lows in the mid 50s to around 60. Birth announcements list Mercy May 19 and multiple couples across Cedar Rapids and nearby towns welcoming daughters and sons. A Camden Arkansas birth is noted along with a long list of names and pairings from Cedar Rapids, Marion, and surrounding areas. At 11 32 a m Friday gas to hot engine at 1532 Ellis Boulevard NW.
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Ellis Boulevard
Iowa Wesleyan honors three area students and others
Three area students Sheree Beam Cedar Rapids and Tony Voss Marengo were inducted into Blue Key national honor fraternity at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant. Kathy Noble Cedar Rapids received a 250 Pioneer Scholarship.
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Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Sheree Beam
Cedar Rapids
Tony Voss
Marengo
Blue Key
Kathy Noble
Stuntwoman Dorothy Coburn Heep Dies at 73 in Glendale
Dorothy Coburn Heep a stunt woman famed for horse stunts in Hollywood westerns for Gary Cooper and Joel McCrea died Monday in Glendale at age 73. Her career included performing dangerous horseback scenes in classic Westerns.
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Glendale
Calif
Dorothy Coburn Heep
Hollywood
Gary Cooper
Joel McCrea
Cedar Rapids Gazette Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription options include carrier 1.15 per week and mail 7 issues weekly price 56 dollars per year plus 80 dollars for 52 weeks in other states. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Spy trial reveals love, loyalty, and espionage charges
Humphrey pleads his love for Kim and seeks improved U S Viet Nam relations to free her. He claims no knowledge of Truong passing documents to Hanoi. Jury convicts both men on conspiracy and espionage charges with one innocent verdict on a separate theft count.
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Humphrey
Hanoi
Kim
United States
Truong
Capitol Hill
Vietnam
Bryan
French Rescue Effort Freezes Kolwezi Massacre Toll
French Foreign Legionnaires pressed the Kolwezi assault to rescue about 3,000 Europeans as rebels massacred whites. Four dozen bodies were found, with Belgium and Britain mobilizing paratroops and aircraft to secure hostages. US and Belgian forces joined the Western effort as tension and reports of Cuban involvement circulated.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
UPI
French Foreign
U.S
Kamina
Belgium
Kolwezi
French Defense Ministry
U.S. State Department
Paris
le Figaro
French Foreign Legion
Katanga
Defense Ministry
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Brussels
Leo Tindemans
French Legionnaires
Tindemans
Zaventem
Royal Air Force
Umbadi Lutete
Shaba
Umba
M’bumba
2Nd Foreign Legion Regiment
Angola
Mutshatsa
Whistling Ends 38 Year Marriage in London
Retired teacher Jane Judge wins divorce from Walter after neighbors report hours of whistling and hymn singing. Judge cites constant festive noise. Walter says he was in the spirit. Judge Cox approves the breakup after evidence.
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London
Jane Judge
Walter
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Henry
Rockford
Iil
St. Paul
Minn
Mary Doris Bohr
Clara Holten
Canton
Frances Herold
Cresco
Bohr
Stewart Funeral Home
John Wennekamp
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Minneapolis
FBI
Denise Brall
Pinkertons Inc
Kirkwood
Gunman
C.R. Man
Dwayne E. May
37Th St. NE
St. Lukes
Patrick W. Burns
Kenridge Terrace
Kalachandra Thimmaiah
Windsor Drive
Vernon J. Frasher
Robins
Wayne S. Olson
Volga
Camden, Ark
Craig Lenocker
Mr. Lenocker
B.C. Lenocker
Chandler St
William C. Brooker
Connie L. McGregor
Stephen R. Jenkins
Linda K. Orman
Larry N. Covington
Deborah C. Sheets
Lawrence D. Dodge
Mary C. Bean
Matthew D. Nerborne
Bonnie M. Clapp
Brad A. Fuessley
Mary P. Margrett
Alburnett
Michael L. Prior
Rebecca S. Westbrook
Gene A. Meeker
Springville
Anita L. Kauffman
Harry J. Yauslin
Sheryl D. Batye
Rollie W. Rowe
Coralville
Tamara S. Sebers
John F. O'Connor
Central City
Carolyn Kelley
Craig A. Homan
Charleen F. Kortlever
Orange City
Thomas G. Smith
Mary B. Ulrich
Toddville
Mary Kathryn
Roy E. Cress
Ronald L
Ellyn K. Jackson
Barbara Ann
Larry Gene Spina
Teresa J
David C. Slager
Marilyn
Wayne Slaughter
Patricia A
Lonnie R. Louvar
Ronald H
Alice K. Davis
C.R. Weather
Perret
Cedar Rapids Federation of Teachers Building
Holiday Inn
Nashville
D.J
Becky
35Th St
Adv
Vince D. Fiala
Mallory St
Cedar Rapids Horsemen’s Club
Matsell Bridge Park
Viola
Giscard
Philippe Brulin
Louis de Guiringaud
United Nations
Congo National Liberation Front
Zambia
Jean-Baptiste Mpondo
Front
Mpondo
Whistling
John E. Lapes
Florist
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