Deaths News: Alice Bothell and Others Pass On
Obituaries list for Kingston Hill and Cedar Rapids area includes Alice Bothell 87 of Kingston Hill who died at St Luke's after a short illness born June 29 1890 in Johnson County she worked with Iowa YWCA and Linn County welfare later served in various organizations. George A Struck 88 of Marion died in Anamosa after a long illness born May 29 1889 married Lois Garrison worked 45 years for Milwaukee Railroad. Marie F LaGrange 73 Cedar Rapids died after long illness born May 4 1905 Ladora survived by seven sons five daughters and many grandchildren. Walter C Heffron 63 Marion died after Cedar Rapids hospital illness born May 12 1915 veteran and state liquor store clerk. Cecil W Whip Luense 70 Cedar Rapids Marion area died after sudden illness born Sept 11 1907 retired from Iowa Manufacturing. George E Zingula 79 Marion died from farm accident survived by wife and children. Mary Jane Fisher 55 Iowa City died after lengthy illness born June 9 1922 widow of Vernon Fisher survived by two children and several siblings. Florence Mabek Madison 88 Cedar Rapids died after long illness born Oct 11 1889 marriage to Charles Madison owners of Madison Auction House. Various memorials and services set across Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Bothell
Kingston Hill
St. Luke’s Hospital
Miss Bothell
Johnson County
Iowa Ywcas
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Department of Welfare
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Phi Beta Kappa
The
YWCA
Kings Daughters
Red Cross
United Nations Association
University of Iowa Alumni Association
National Association of Social Workers
St. Luke’s
George L. Gay
Iowa City
George A. Struck
Eighth Street
Marion
Anamosa
Lake City
Lois M. Garrison
Milwaukee Railroad
Bernard
Roy Barcal
Sioux City
Murdoch Chapel
Lyle W. Lee
Oak Shade
Marie F. LaGrange
C St
Marie Heck
Ladora
Frederick W. LaGrange
Grace Baptist Church
Wayne
Robert
Harvey
Leo
Aaron Lee
Alvin
Darryl
Fort Madison
Raymond Aldrich
Glen Reynolds
Marilyn Fowler
Donald Tharp
LaVerne Kreutzer
Hiawatha
Lester Heck
Toddville
Harry Heck
Belle Plaine
Turner Chapel
Don R. Martin
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Marion Post
American Legion
Catherine
Frank
J. David Pepper
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Cecil W
Whip
Luense
K Ave
Mr. Luense
Strawberry Point
Emily Drakos
Elko
Nev
Iowa Manufacturing Co
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Afl-Cio
Harmony Lodge
David L
Joseph C
Orville Mortensen
Lyle
Minn
Rose Suense
Mason City
George E. Zingula
12Th Avenue
Viva Tudeen
City
Zingula
Prairie Chapel
Richard
Houston
Paul
Matilda Rouner
Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church
Clive Cook
Cedar Memorial Park
Mary Jane Fisher
Mercy Hospital
Miss Klimes
Vernon Fisher
Whetstone Drug Store
Joseph Klimes
Robert Klimes
San Francisco
Richard Klimes
Logansport
Ind
Elizabeth Ann Klimes
St. Mary’s Church
Florence Mabek Madison
13Th St
West Union
Miss Rush
Charles Jasper Madison
Whittier
Madison Auction House
Cedar Falls
Bob
Turner Chapel West
Edwin Simon
First Baptist Church
Ambroz Senior Center hosts community dance Thursday night
Cedar Rapids notices describe a seniors dance at Ambroz Recreation Center on Mount Vernon Road SE from 7 to 10 30 PM with cookies, sandwiches, punch or coffee. The Dixieland Band will perform and information is available by calling 398-5065.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambroz Senior Center
Ambroz Recreation Center
Mount Vernon Road
Dixieland Band
Memorial Day services announced in Cedar Memorial area
Memorial Day events are set with speaker Attorney Tom Riley of Amvets post 50 at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. City observances include services at Mt. Calvary, St. John's and St. George's cemeteries, and on Second Avenue bridge. A parade forms at Lindale Plaza at 9:30 and proceeds to the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Riley
Amvets Post 50
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
American Legion
St. John’s
St. George's
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Second Avenue Bridge
Fleet
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Lindale Plaza
Plaza Theater
Nick Kersbergen
Amvets Post
Robert Flowers
Salvation Army
VFW
Congressman Burke Arrested at Nude Club in Florida
Rep J Herbert Burke Republican member of the House select committee was arrested on a disorderly intoxication charge early Saturday at a Dania nightclub with nude dancers He says he followed two men there after hearing them discuss a narcotics deal He was also charged with resisting arrest and released on bond after a brief jail stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dania, Fla
J. Herbert Burke
Burke
House Select Committee On
Dania Police Department
Centerfold Club
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Miami Herald
U S funded opposition bid in Vietnam 1971 election
CIA papers cited by the Washington Post say Ellsworth Bunker as ambassador offered to back Gen. Duong Van Minh with funds to run against incumbent Nguyen Van Thieu in 1971. The move aimed to ensure a genuine electoral contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United States
CIA
Washington Post
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
Duong van Minh
Minh
Nguyen van Thieu
Injury probes in Cedar Rapids crash on Blairs Ferry Road
Sandra Hoffa, 20, of 424 21st St NE, suffered a skull fracture after a fall from a moving vehicle on Blairs Ferry Road in Hiawatha near Ninth Avenue Saturday night. Her husband, David D. Hoffa, 20, was charged with drunk driving as Cedar Rapids police continued the investigation at University Hospitals in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Blairs Ferry Road
Hiawatha
Ninth Avenue
Sandra Hoffa
21St St
University Hospitals
Iowa City
David D. Hoffa
Look at Demo races in Linn County contests
Contests for Democratic nominations fill Linn County legislative seats. The Gazette will publish candidate views beginning Monday for the 25th House district, Tuesday for the 26th, Wednesday for the 30th, and Thursday for the 13th Senate district, helping voters prepare for the June 6 primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication details and rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 lists address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It bills subscriptions by carrier and mail with weekly and yearly rates and notes AP news dispatches are exclusive to reprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Associated Press
Waterloo man drowns in Cedar River at city bridge
Charles Thompson, 56, of Cedar Rapids, drowned while wading in the Cedar River at Waterloo Saturday morning. Fire crews pulled his body from four blocks downstream near Pioneer Park. Police say this is Waterloo’s only drowning this year. Memorial Day weekend fatalities nationwide rise with three Iowa deaths reported Friday night. Betty King 15 died after being struck by a car at Lake Rathbun campground. Albert Hollander 69 died crossing a street in Denison. Randall Witt 19 of Clinton died Saturday from injuries after a motorcycle collision with Joseph Petersen on U.S. 30 in Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Charles Thompson
Louisa St. NE
Pioneer Park
Thompson
Betty King
Centerville
Lake Rathbun
Albert Hollander
Denison
Randall T. Witt
Clinton
Joseph F. Petersen
U.S
Weather and notices from a midcentury issue
Wind E 6 mph at 11 p.m. Sun rises Monday 5 36 and sets 8 33. Extended forecast partly cloudy and warm then cooler with highs in the 80s to 70s and lows in the 60s to 50s. May 27 births to Ross of Solon and Hargens of 619 41st St NE and Nichols of 2137 Richard Drive NE. Ellestads in Middletown RI. Marsh in Phoenix AZ. Friday times report multiple medical emergencies, a porch railing rescue, a backfire, nuisance call, and Everest anniversary note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ross
Solon
Richard A. Hargens
41St St. NE
Middletown
Rhode Island
Stephen Ellestad
Ellestad
John Siefken
Wilson Ave
Dolores Ellestad
Fifth St
Phoenix
Ariz
Robert Marsh
Marsh
James D. Marsh
White Pine Drive
Chandler St
Sue Lane
C Ave
Edgewood Road
Jacelyn Drive
Storm's Winds Cause Power Outages in Eastern Iowa
Thunderstorms and rain squalls brought high winds up to 50 mph in parts of Eastern Iowa, knocking out power for about 100 IE customers in the 300 block of 17th Street SE between 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. Scattered outages appeared in Quasqueton Center Point and rural Troy Mills as tree limbs felled wires while Cedar Rapids reported gusts near 38 mph at the airport. Heavy rains affected some neighborhoods though the official station logged none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
17Th Street
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Quasqueton
Center Point
Troy Mills
Cedar Rapids
Two youths arrested on separate Friday and Saturday charges
Bennie Ray Rogers age 18 of 402 14th St SE was arrested about 11 15 p m Friday on interference with official acts after police were called to the 420 Club tavern to quell a disturbance. Jeffrey Allan Taber age 18 with no address listed was arrested about 2 30 a m Saturday on burglary after officers found him at Franklin Junior High School following a witnessed open window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie Ray Rogers
14Th St. SE
420 Club
Rogers
Jeffrey Allan Taber
U.S. Withdrawals in Zaire as Katanga Offensive Continues
U S military personnel left Kolwezi, but refueling and communications equipment remained on loan to Belgian forces. Rebels recaptured Mutshatsha as heavy fighting raged, with hundreds of insurgents still at large in Shaba province amid French Legionnaire sweeps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Zaire
Kolwezi
United States
Mutshatsha
Shaba
French Legionnaires
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter C. Heffron
12Th St
Turner Chapel East
Fairfax Cemetery
Davis
Howard F
Cedar Memorial
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Richard L. Thompson
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Frances Manson
Quasqueton Union Church
White’s
Independence
Waukon
Althea Harrison
Zion United Church of Christ
Oakland
Martin Brothers
Elkader
Freda W. Eggimann
Peace
Phelps Cemetery
Iverson
Lillian Sokol
Grace Lutheran Church
National Cemetery
Vining
T.W. van Beck
Blairstown
Winthrop
Ralph Cunningham
Church of Christ United
Fremont Cemetery
Visitation
Fawcett’s
Dial
Adv
Charles
Chapel of Memories
St. Paul’s
United Methodist Womens
3Rd Avenue SE
Edward Kopecky
1St Ave. SE
For
Farmers State
First National Banks
Gamestenue
D.J
Ozark Opry
Shepherd of the Hills
Jim’s
3Rd Street
Smoky Mountains
Colonial
Virginia
Cubs
Padres
Squire Barber Shop
Grand Ole Opry
Opryland
Hall of Fame
Nashville
All Saints School
St. Patrick’s
A Ave. NW
Mackinac Island
Wisconsin
Dells
Canada
Soo Locks
More
Chicago
Woodfield Mall
Wisconsin Dells
Mackinac
Travel & Transport
Berger Furrier
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
Josephine Kuba
Woman's Relief Corps
Logan
Marjorie Barr
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Jack Hines
Armory of Veterans Memorial Building
Demo
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
C.R. Man
United Press International
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
John Nichols
Richard Drive
J St
K Avenue
Benton St
Collins Road
Mt. Vernon Road
Sixth St
10Th Ave
Edmond Hillary
New Zealand
Tensing Norkay
Nepal
Mount
Everest
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
N.W
Floral & Botanicals
16Th Avenue
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