Deaths in Cedar Rapids Area Obituaries
Notices for James W. Ensign Jr 58 of Cedar Rapids died Saturday in San Diego after a long illness. Survived by wife Jane Moore daughter Carol Martin son Thomas and two grandsons all of San Diego. Services were held in San Diego. Also listed are multiple memorials and funeral details for other individuals with births, marriages, church affiliations, and burial arrangements across Iowa communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Ensign Jr
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Hospital
San Diego
Burlington
Roosevelt High School
University of Iowa
Jane Moore
Toledo
Ohio
Marine Corps
Carol Martin
Thomas
James W. Ensign
Robert B. Martin
Fred Dripps
Center Point
St. Luke’s Hospital
Urbana
Mary Rouse
Howell
Frank
First Covenant Church
James M. Danhof
First Covenant
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
25Th St
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Ford
James
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Kenneth Adcock
Marion Christian Church
Steinke
Marvel
Trinity Lutheran Church
Richard Thompson
Turner Chapel
First Ave
Rovang
Reuben
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Louis Trzil
St. John’s Cemetery
Brush Chapel
Mersh
Robert J. Sr
Stewart Funeral Home
T. Donelan Collins
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Mount Calvary Cemetery
VFW Post
Roddy
Zoe
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Joseph Griffin
High Court to issue new rules on abortion regulation
The Supreme Court agreed to review cases from Ohio Missouri and Virginia to determine how far government can regulate abortions. The Akron Ohio case centers on hospital versus clinic abortion rules while Missouri and Virginia challenge or illustrate related requirements. The court may also decide issues on parental consent for minors and doctor reporting duties with a decision likely next year.
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High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
Ohio
Missouri
Virginia
Akron
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
8Th
Chris Simopoulos
Falls Church
National Abortion Rights Action League
California
Connecticut
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Montana
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Nevada
Utah
Wisconsin
Arizona
Florida
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Nebraska
Rhode Island
Iowa
FBI
Nixon
Oregon
Farmers Home Administration
Tip for safer washing and fabric care
Advice to improve washing results and prevent snagging includes checking garments before washing, closing hooks and zippers, mending tears, emptying pockets, shaking loose dirt from cuffs, and placing belts sashes stockings or tights in a mesh laundry bag if needed.
Ruling: Civil rights commission can't take inmate complaints
Des Moines based ruling states jail or penal institutions are not public accommodations under the Iowa Civil Rights Act. Solicitor General Mark Schantz explains public accommodations require voluntary availability of services to the general public for a fee, which penal facilities do not.
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Civil Rights Commission
Des Moines
UPI
Mark Schantz
Bankruptcy filing shows Lewellyn’s large debts and losses
Gary Lewellyn, a former Des Moines stock broker, lists more than 41 million dollars in debts in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. He alleges 16 million dollars in damages from Swiss American Securities and 9.3 million from Merrill Lynch in disputes over stock. The document notes 58 million in assets including properties in Des Moines and West Des Moines, plus various cash and investments. He also faces multiple criminal actions and a pending Cedar Rapids court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Gary Lewellyn
Nevada
FBI
Lewellyn
Internal Revenue Service
Iowa
IRS
Swiss American Securities Inc
New York
Safeguard Scientific Co
Lewllyn
Merrill Lynch
Pierce Fenner & Smith
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Ames
West Des Moines
Kathryn Barakat
Senator Pushes USS Iowa Refurbish at Brooklyn Yard
New York Senator Al D Amato urged that the mothballed battleship Iowa be reconditioned at the Brooklyn Navy Yard where it was built. He said 1800 private jobs and 145 million in payroll would result, plus 1500 naval personnel and 125 million in payroll. A mid July contract announcement was anticipated with Coastal Dry Dock and Repair leading a defense team including Sperry Raytheon and J J McMullen Associates. The Iowa, built in World War II, served in Korea and is currently at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfonso D'Amato
Brooklyn
D’amato
Iowa
Department of Defense
Navy
Coastal Dry Dock and Repair Corp
Sperry Corp
J.J. McMullen Associates Inc
Raytheon
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Cedar Rapids Woman Dies After Car Crash
Velma B. Wetzel of Cedar Rapids died at 11:45 p.m. at University Hospitals Iowa City after suffering a heart attack while waiting for a wrecker to remove her car from a ditch on a Cedar County gravel road. The crash occurred about 7 p.m. as she attempted to swat a bug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Bell
Lillis Wetzel
First Ave
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Benton County
Portus B. Wetzel
Beatty- Bearle-Murdoch
Tom Fogle
Cedar Valley Bible Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Bluffs
Cedar County
University Hospitals
Velma B. Wetzel
Iowa State Patrol
Wetzel
Brazil jet crash near Brasilia kills two on landing
A VASP Boeing 737 arriving from Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo crashed on landing at Brasilia airport late Monday night. Two people died and an unknown number were injured as officials said the plane broke nearly in two and the cause was not yet determined.
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Brasilia, Brazil
Brasilia
VASP
Porto Alegre
Sao Paulo
Correction of mud run photo and camp phone numbers
The Gazette corrects the cutline naming Gary Bouzek as driver of the mud run truck. The Camp Good Health phone listed earlier is not active until camping season. girls camperships contact is 365-9164. The Gazette welcomes accuracy complaints and will publish corrections when needed.
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Gazette
Gary Bouzek
18Th Ave. SW
the Gazette
Van accident ends in Iowa City man’s death
Charles Hood 51 died when a van slipped from a wood block while he worked on the differential in his driveway at 22 S Mount Vernon Dr. The plank failed and the vehicle pinned his neck and shoulder. Police and rescue units responded but Hood died at the scene.
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Iowa City
Charles Hood
Lewis H. Jacques
Johnson County
S. Mount Vernon Drive
Jacques
Freese seeks tattooed lady in bid for parole
Davenport Iowa parole hopeful Tom Freese 28 seeks a nameless young blonde with two cherries tattooed on her chest who he says shared drinks with him during a 1980 Davenport burglary. He hopes her memory can help clear one burglary and improve his November chances.
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Davenport
UPI
Tom Freese
Iowa
Freese
Quad City Times
Dubuque
Quad Cities
Rock Island
Ill
Adams warns Texas annexation could spark war with Mexico
On this date in 1836 Rep. John Quincy Adams spoke against Texas annexation citing fear of provoking a Mexican war and urged caution in the national debate.
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John Quincy Adams
Texas
Adams
Mexico
Vital Statistics births and incidents in Iowa areas listed
May births include a daughter for Vital Statistics couple Mary and Steve Fessler in Des Moines area and other families in Center Point Hopkinton Urbandale Salt Lake City with names and addresses. Police and emergency calls list incidents from 8:15 p.m. Sunday to 4:45 p.m. Monday including debris, trash, boiler, medical emergencies and mistaken alarm in multiple locations.
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Mary
Steve Fessler
12Th Ave
Connie
Terry Trout
Center Point
Urbandale
Vicki
Gary White
Boyd White
Vernon Tumilty
Shellsburg
Salt Lake City
Utah
Bonnie
Alan Kirkpatrick
E.J. Kirkpatrick
Marion
Fourth Ave
26Th St
Center Point Road
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier 1.65 weekly by mail 8.054 weeks 85.80 52 weeks. Other states and territories 123.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions where carrier service exists. Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights. USPS 095680.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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Arlington
Lowell Dallenbach
Eastside Church of Christ
Oelwein
Brant-Kerns
Union Cemetery
Aurora
Belle Plaine
Vernon
Loraine) Dollash
Hrabak’s
Koszta Cemetery
Charles (Freeda
St. John’s Catholic Church
Church Cemetery
Shelly’s
Manchester
Dysart
Delbert Hopkins
Dysart United Methodist Church
Overton’s. Independence
Blanche A. Wilson
Mason’s
Mount Hope
Keystone
Lena Stein
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Fellmer’s
Keystone Cemetery
Waukon
Dorothy Gene
St. Patrick’s Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Martin’s
West Liberty
Emma C. Hixon
Snider’s
Memorial Park Cemetery
Muscatine
Eva M. Noe
26Th St. Drive
Turner Chapel East
Artis Reis
Securities and Exchange Commission
Des Mones
First National Bank
Humboldt
E.F. Hutton
Allegro Petroleum
Dustin
Anna
USS
Brazil
van Slips
St. Luke’s
Teresa
Eddie Adkison
Fourth St. NW
Colette
Arthur Dunham
Hopkinton
Julie
David Tucker
27Th St. NW
Hue
Tai Tan le
Seventh Ave. SE
Donna
Steven Hansen
Oxford Junction
Brenda
Robert Gehring
Leisure Blvd. NE
David K. Reeves
Ottumwa
June E. Lewis
Hiawatha
James P. Morgan
Connie L. Jones
Gary H. Clark
Alice M. Albin
David E. Gorman
Terry E. Milburn
Dallas K. Pettingil
Cynthia L. Bockenthien
Peoria
Shawn P. Haggerty
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Karin S. Kadlee
Mount Vernon
Fourth Street
Coe Road
Gwendolynn Drive
Third Avenue
4Th Street
21St Ave
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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