Obituary notices for Astrosky Smith Echard Dunlap
Deaths include George D Astrosky 62 former Cedar Rapids resident who died in Long Beach California after a long illness. Survivors include wife daughter son siblings and a memorial fund. Charles Herbert Smith 77 a Linn County native died in Niland California. Several local church services and burials noted with memorial funds. George E Zingula Amalea Rezabek Leona Suhr Luense Marie LaGrange Lee Echard 68 died in La Crosse and Marion deaths list services, survivors, and funeral details. Larry E Dunlap 36 former Marion resident died in Branson Missouri. services scheduled with memorial fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Astrosky
Cedar Rapids
Veterans’ Hospital
Long Beach
Calif
Charlotte
Bonnie
Astrosky
Wilson Foods
California
Elvin Swinning
Michael
Charles
Elizabeth Lauratan
Chicago
Robert Beaver
St. Petersburg
Fla
Rose Bergstrom
Patterson-Shively Funeral Home
Charles Herbert Smith
Linn County
Niland
Panama Canal Zone
Ida Carpenter
Yvonne Eda Idee
Des Plaines
Dorothy Noyd Smith
Kirkland
Wash
Zingula
George E
Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church
Clive Cook
Cedar Memorial Park
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
George A
Lyle W. Lee
First Baptist Church
Oak Shade Cemetery
Rezabek
Amalea G
Immaculate Conception Church
William Leonard
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
Louis Gates
Mason City
Suhr
Leona Anderle
Turner Chapel West
Earl A. Huebner
Calvin-Sinclair Presbyterian Church
Turner West
Luense
Cecil “Whip
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Fairfax Cemetery
Turner East
LaGrange
Marie F
Don R. Martin
Grace Baptist Church
Lee Echard
Waukon
Lutheran
Waukon Lumber Co
Walter Wede
Harold
LaCrosse
Violet Peterson
Howard Johnson
Maybelle Perrin
Minneapolis
Martin’s
William Traden
First Presbyterian Church
Larry E. Dunlap
Branson
Taney County
Corsoner
Dunlap
Mr. Dunlap
Wyoming
Bertha Applegate Dunlap
Rockaway Beach
Leona
Iowa Deaths List Includes Multiple Local Obituaries
Obituaries note deaths in Homestead Delhi Marengo Tipton and Stanwood areas. Details list ages names and funeral home arrangements including visitation wake services and burial plans. Names include Johanna Moreshel Sheila K Smith Mrs William Danskin Nettie E Horne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Johanna Moreshel
Homestead Community Church
Hoover
Valentine Funeral Home of
Marengo
Delhi
Sheila K. Smith
Kenneth Smith
St. Luke’s Catholic Church
Goettsch Funeral Home
Hopkinton
William Danskin
Hoover-Valentine Funeral Home
Tipton
Nettie E. Horne
Sheets and Son
Stanwood Cemetery
Two sought in bungled gem theft at Ardan's store
Police seek two white males linked to an attempted diamond ring theft at Ardan's department store on First Ave SE. About 4:30 p.m. one suspect grabbed four rings worth 3600 dollars, then fled. rings were later found in the toy department under a red paddle. Both men about 5 feet 7 inches, Illinois natives. one with long dark brown hair in a beige corduroy vest, the other with light brown hair in dark brown pants and a print shirt. charges pending if located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardan
First Ave
First Avenue
Toy Department
Illinois
Woman Hurt in Fall From Vehicle Serious
A Cedar Rapids woman, Sandra Hoffa, 20, suffered a skull fracture after reportedly falling from a moving vehicle on Blairs Ferry Road in Hiawatha near Ninth Avenue about 9 p.m. She remained in serious condition in the University of Iowa Hospitals post operative unit. Her husband, David Hoffa, was charged with drunk driving in connection with the incident as Cedar Rapids police continue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa Hospitals
Sandra Hoffa
21St St. NE
Blairs Ferry Road
Hiawatha
Ninth Avenue
David Hoffa
Urbandale Man Killed by Cable Hitch Incident
DES MOINES AP David Sykes aged 20 from Urbandale died Sunday after a cable hitch struck his jaw while he and a friend tried to pull his jeep from mud. Authorities investigated the fatal accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
David Sykes
Urbandale
Driver injures leg swerving to miss child
Jerry Lee Kleinmeyer 18 of Coraville is in good condition at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids after swerving to avoid a four year old boy Brian Davis who rode into the street. Kleinmeyer hit a parked car owned by Marvin Emken then suffered a fractured leg and bruises. The boy had minor injuries and was released from St Luke's Hospital. The incident occurred about 2 15 p.m. on Underwood Avenue and Atwood Street SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Lee Kleinmeyer
Coralville
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Underwood Avenue
Atwood Street
Kleinmeyer
Brian D. Davis
Davis
Larry Sharp
Underwood Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Marvin Emken
Petersen
David J. Pomeroy
Central Drive
Pomeroy
Normal L. Kanneberg
16Th Ave
Mercy
Third Street
First Avenue
Andy McAtteer
St. Luke’s
Center Point Road
Rod J. Wunn
Marshalltown
Youths nabbed for break in at East Side Maid Rite
Police arrest two 16 year old males after a burglary at 1323 First Ave SE. They broke a window, one entered and distributed four cases of beer and eight packs of gum before police sought a third youth. Incident reported 5 20 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Maid Rite
First Ave. SE
Bodies of four climbers found on Mount Rosa
Four Italian climbers missing five days were found buried under an avalanche on Mount Rosa in the Italian Alps. The search team located the victims on the mountainside, confirming the tragedy after days of effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aosta
Italy
Mount Rosa
Alps
May births and local notices and incidents summary
May 28 announcements list numerous births at homes in Marion and nearby areas including Thom Butler Orr and Kleinmeyer families with several new sons and daughters. At St Paul a birth to Charles R Hayner’s family is noted. Incidents include a medical emergency and gas incident at Highway 30 West Post Road and a natural gas leak at 750 29th St NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Charles R. Hayner
Mr. Haynor
C.L. Haynor
Haynor
L.W. Haerther
Alleghany Drive
Highway 30
West Post Road
29Th St
Memorial Day Reflections on Pacific War Remembrance
In Port Moresby Butch Iwabuchi, a Tokyo native, searches for his father’s grave among battle sites in Papua and Irian Jaya. He funds trips for bereaved Japanese families and recalls the human cost of WWII while noting Japan’s limited graves registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Moresby
Nobutero Iwabuchi
Tokyo
Air Niugini
Butch
President Carter
Normandy Beach
Jayapura
Irian Jaya
South Pacific
Japan
Battle Fields
Pacific
Tojo
Australia
Imperial Navy
Adachi
Rabaul
New Britain
Hospitalized Marion man undergoes heart surgery at University Hospitals
Robert F Holecek of 1255 Eighth St Marion underwent heart surgery at University Hospitals. The page also lists event notes including cemetery service timing at St Johns Cemetery 8:45 a.m. and various local ads for jewelry, plants, tours, and a Shrine Circus at Veterans Memorial Stadium on June 2 3 4 with children and adult prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Holecek
Eighth St
Marion
University Hospitals
Shrine Circus
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Man Dies in Fall at Yellow River State Forest
A man was found dead at the base of a 70 foot cliff in Yellow River State Forest Allamakee County near Alla makee by a camper Sunday morning. Officials say the death is an accident with no foul play suspected and relatives had to be notified. The fall occurred after 10 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Yellow River State Forest
Allamakee County
Postal rate history and wage effects after 1970 reform
Congress withdrew from postal operations in 1970 and created the independent Postal Service under the Postal Reorganization Act. Wages rose from about 8 757 in 1970 to 15 877, with seven of eight dollars of every payment funding workers. First class stamps rose from 5 to 13 cents between 1968 and 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Postal Reorganization Act
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Bolger
New York City
Rainy Weekend Weather Drenches Parts of Iowa
Rain and hail battered northwest Big Spirit Lake campers while southern areas saw no rain. Fayette County warns five parks of flash floods as heavy storms roll across the state. Two funnel clouds reported in Harlan and Wanamingo West Central Iowa with no touchdowns. Carroll records two inches of rain in an hour as NWS predicts easing activity and cooler, drier air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Spirit Lake
Fayette County
Harlan
Iowa
Carroll
Camper accident at Palisades Kepler State Park injures boy
Seven year old Wayne Kercher of Clintonville Wisconsin was nearly crushed when a trailer jack collapsed under a camper while he helped his father set up the unit. He avoided broken bones and was taken by Mount Vernon ambulance to Mercy Hospital for observation, listed in good condition in ICU sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Kercher
Clintonville
Wis
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Andrew Kercher
Cedar Rapids
Wayne
Wisconsin
Kercher
Mount Vernon Area
Mercy Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert B. Petersen
Blairstown
West Post Road Sn
Frank Becicka Jr
Devonwood Ave
Becicka
Sheri
Jeffrey L. Stephen
F Ave
F Avenue
Stephen
Robert D. Rowell
Robert Thom
E Ave
John Butler
Henderson Drive
William Tomkins
12Th Ave
St. Luke's
Casey W. Orr
Virgil High
21St Ave
Dennis Kleinmeyer
Barry Christensen
East Clark St
Mark Timmons
Bramble Road
C.R
Psp
Pci
The
Sepik
Bataan
New Guinea
U.S. 5Th Air Force
Sullivan Brothers
Adm
Samuel Eliot Morison
Lae
Papua
St. John’s Cemetery
St. Wencelaus Church
Liebke Hoyt Jewelers
Adv
Bastad
Center Point Rd
Linn Democrats
Broadway
Springville
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Rolls Royce Limousine
Constantinople
Istanbul
Avenue Floral and Botanicals
S.W
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
Funnel
National Weather Service
Camper
Boy
Kuba Funeral Homes
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