Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids area deaths
A sequence of obituaries from Cedar Rapids area papers notes deaths of Louis Edward Shepard 53, Betty Suzuki about 40, Helen J. Dvorak 72, John W. Drums, Donald G. Kramer, Helen O. Vanderlinden, Laura Lee, Charles H. Smith, George R. Vogel 57, Ruth W. Turner 73, Henriette Meyers 71, Donna Polance and Dennis Meyers, and several others with service times, burial plans, and memorials. Surviving relatives include spouses, children, and siblings. many entries list churches, cemeteries, funeral homes, and specific service dates. Memorials to cancer or heart funds are mentioned in several notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Edward Shepard
Blake Blvd
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Geraldine “Terry” Smith
Shepard
Whipple, Winterberg and Shepard Inc
Frank B. Hall of
Iowa
All-Iowa Fair
Cedar Rapids Independent Agents Association
Cedar
Betty Suzuki
Tempe
Ariz
Helen J. Dvorak
Godfrey O. Dvorak
Oakland Road
Mr. Dvorak
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
St. Bernadette Circle
Altar and Rosary Society
St. Matthew’s Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home
Drums
John W
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Louis J. Trzil
St. John’s Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home East
Dryml
Eileen
Kramer
Donald G
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Martin T. Laughlin
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
Teahen Funeral Home
Vanderlinden
Helen O
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Lyle W. Lee
First Baptist Church of
Oak Hill Cemetery
Calvin DeVries
First Presbyterian Church
Joseph E. McCabe
Coe College
Turner Chapel East
Smith
Charles H
Edward M. Bateman
Faith Bible Church
Heart Fund
George R. Vogel
Hollywood Blvd
Athelstone
Wis
Ruth Stourne
Kahoka
Lefebvre Corp
Mizpah Masonic Lodge
el Kahir Shrine
Jolly Jokers Clowns
International Shrine Clown Association
Central States Shrine Crown Association
Daniel J
Davenport
David G
Toddville
Eli Plank
Milo Kasparek
Roy
Eagle River
Bert
William
James
Landis J. Olson
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Mizpah Lodge
American Cancer Society
Shriners’ Crippled Children’s Fund
Henriette Marie Meyers
Keith Drive
George M. Meyers
Iowa State Liquor Commission
Donna L. Polance
Dennis G. Meyers
Ardmore
Anamosa
Richard L. Rathjens
Goettsch’s
Monticello
Joe E. Messerli
Presbyterian Church
Noah V. Miller
Powell
S. Tama
Henry Mikkelson
Mason-Hand
S. Hayesville
LeRoy Benjamin Mertz
Hayesville
Reynold’s
Sigourney
Brandon
Virgil
Betty) Topp
White’s
Independence
Elkader
William H. Kruse Sr
Zion Lutheran Church
Clayton Center
Witt's
Church
Earlville
Joe
Dina) Dingbaum
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Clifton’s
St. Joseph's Guild
Riverview Care Center
Guttenberg
Iowa City
al Wonick
George L
Cedar Rapids man among two killed in Mississippi head-on crash
Jessie Earl Wright 38 of Cedar Rapids and Marie D. Meeks 52 of Lexington Mississippi died in a head-on collision on Mississippi 17 near Lexington. Wright, returning from his uncle’s funeral, worked nine years at Quaker Oats. Meeks’ two teenage sons were injured and taken to Mississippi Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Funeral plans are pending and likely in Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Jessie Earl Wright
Seventh Ave. SE
Marie D. Meeks
Lexington
Miss
Wright
Jamie Richmond
Richmond
Quaker Oats Co
Meeks
Mississippi 17
Mississippi Baptist Hospital
Jackson
Preservation of Iowa land through new foundation
A private nonprofit Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation is formed to buy wilderness areas and transfer them to public conservation. Chair Robert Buckmaster and President Bill Brenton plan private funding, rapid land acquisition, and flexible strategies to preserve natural lands amid Iowa’s shrinking open spaces. Governor Ray lauds the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Robert Buckmaster
Waterloo
Bill Brenton
Brenton Bank
Robert Ray
Foundation
Foundatin
Buckmaster
Nuclear investigation reveals control room noise and misstatements
Congressional investigators heard a deep thump in the control room during the incident while company officials allegedly misled officials. Separately, federal officials plan to use at least 400 degraded nuclear fuel rods in an experimental breeder reactor near Richland Washington, saying defects are minor and pose no danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRC
The
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Gas lines widen as nationwide fuel shortages loom
Reporters note California motorists face long lines as Carter energy policy faces congressional tests. DeNike says Alaska oil is moving east and not in glut. Stations on the East Coast report limited openings and high waits as Memorial Day nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeNike
Jackson
California
Connecticut
Edmund Brown Jr
Regulators Slammed Over Oil Pipeline Rate Claims
The GAO report faults regulators for not probing many questionable practices of oil pipelines. The Washington Post cites 41 of 110 lines earning returns above allowed in 1976, suggesting tighter control could have cut consumer costs by up to 30 million dollars that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Accounting Office
Washington Post
Culver pushes 90 day delay on Milwaukee Road suspension
Senator John Culver urges the Senate subcommittee to delay Milwaukee Road service halt for 90 days citing Iowa concerns. He seeks compensation for shippers, contract honors by new carriers, and stock protection for lines taken over. Iowa IDOT states no change in stance. clerks union backs delay to aid employee decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Culver
Iowa
Senate Surface Transportation Subcommittee
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Culver
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Les Holland
Clerks Union
Larry Doughterty
Apollo 10 crew skims lunar surface nine miles up
On this date in 1969 the Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan flew about nine miles above the moon while scouting surface sites for future landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Moon
Lunar
Gazette appeals ruling on Iowa closed meetings suit
The Gazette appeals to the Iowa Supreme Court a Linn County ruling denying review of a suit challenging late last year’s ad hoc city committee meetings. Judge Clinton Shaeffer said the case was like beating a dead horse as the law had been repealed and the committee dissolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Iowa Supreme Court
Linn District Court
Clinton Shaeffer
Iowa
Floyd Bergen
Iowa to Use Mailbox Bond Plan to Slow Speeders
Iowa state troopers will escort speeding motorists to a mailbox to mail a bond as part of a Memorial Day program to enforce the 55 mph limit. The plan aims to coerce payment of fines, extend license suspensions for repeat violators, and boost ad campaigns about safety and fuel economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Kuwait
Department of Transportation
Mary van Dusseldorp
Governor's Highway Safety Office
Holetz
Lindbergh Completes First Solo Atlantic Flight
In 1927 Charles Lindbergh completes his famous solo flight across the Atlantic. He lands in Paris to a cheering crowd of 100000 awaiting his arrival.
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Charles Lindbergh
Atlantic
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruth W. Turner
J Ave
St. Ansgar
Elory A. Turner
Little Brown Church
Nashua
First Lutheran Church
New Encounters
Boyson Jewelry
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Julia Ann Turner
Salt Lake City
Harley Bruce
Grove
Okla
J.O. Landdeck
Goodrich
N.D
C.R. Man
Preservation of
Richland, Wash
Alaska
Georgia
AAA
Texas
New Jersey
New York
Pacific Northwest
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue 5.E
Gazette
Liberty Center
Pierson’s Flowershop
Ellis Blvd
Avenue Floral and Botanicals
16Th Ave
S.W
Cedar Park
DOT
Louis E. Shepard