Deaths and funeral notices in Cedar Rapids area
Obituaries and death notices for Alfred A. Hartson and infant Nicholas Medberry, plus memorial services for Ramsey, Bond, Milner, Braverman, and Lindsey. Includes survivor details, burial sites, visitation hours, and memorial fund notes from Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities.
Midwest pollution tied to acid rain study findings
EPA study conducted by 54 scientists finds sulfur dioxide from Midwest power plants harming lakes fish and forests in the Northeast and parts of Canada. The 1,200 page report prepared under FOIA is released for technical review and could renew criticism of U.S. policy on emissions.
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Washington
Midwest
United States
Canada
Mississippi River
Vital Statistics and Emergency Calls Report
Birth announcements list Barbara Young and Howard Young on Ninth Ave SW with a son Brenda and Larry Adams in Amana with a son Deeanna Johnson and Douglas Johnson in Elm Ave SE with a son Janet Logan and Dona Logan in Van Horne with a daughter Ann Meyer and Michael Meyer on Ryan Ave in Hiawatha with a son Stulken at Park View Drive Marion with a son Jajko at F Ave NE with a son. Emergency logs note medical emergencies at addresses including East Post Road SE Center Point Road NE Third Ave SE Fourth Ave SE 27th St NE Bever Ave SE First Ave NE Bever Ave SE Vernon Drive SE First Ave SE and Wilson Ave SW plus a roof fire probe at Fourth Ave SE.
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Barbara
Howard Young
Ninth Ave
Brenda
Larry Adams
Amana
Deeanna
Douglas Johnson
Elm Ave
Janet Sue
Donaa Logan
van Horne
S. Ann
Michael Meyer
Ryan Ave
Hiawatha
Don Stulken
Park View Drive
Marion
Deborah
Michel Jajko
F Ave
East Post Road
42Nd Street
Center Point Road
Third Ave
Fourth Ave
27Th St
First Ave
Second Ave
Bever Ave
Vernon Drive
Wilson Ave
Two injured in crash near Stoney Point Road in C R
Early Sunday a crash on FE Avenue injured Connie Pusateri a 17 year old passenger and Douglas Mickell 19 who drove the car. Pusateri remained in Mercy Hospital ICU with lacerations while Mickell was treated and released. Dennis Williamson 22 of Cedar Rapids faced drunk driving and driving left of center charges.
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Stoney Point Road
FE Avenue
Connie Pusateri
First St
Mercy Hospital
Douglas L. Mickell
First Ave
Mickell
Lime Deputies
Dennis H. Williamson
Route 1
Cedar Rapids
Williamson
First Avenue East
St. Luke’s Hospital
John Quade
D Ave. NE
Robert T. Long
Shasta Court NE
Quade
Long
Brent E. Anderson
Vinton
Anderson
David Bray
Garrison
St. Luke’s
Iowa
Tragic Drowning of 18 Month Old in Bucket Water
An 18 month old Davenport boy died of asphyxiation after falling head first into a five gallon mop water bucket at home. Police and emergency responders aided the child before he was transported to Cedar Rapids hospital for later autopsy.
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Davenport
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Jeremy Keith Swayze
Ronald
Debbie Swayze
Mercy Hospital
Linn County
Percy Harris
Nuclear plant safety study warns of catastrophic losses
Washington Post reports a Sandia led NRC study using CRAC2 projects worst case reactor accidents could cause over 100000 early deaths and more than 300 billion dollars in damage at some U S sites. Salem New Jersey shows highest toll with Wilmington Delaware area affected.
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Washington Post Service
Washington
The
Washington Post
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Commission
Sandia National Laboratories
United States
NRC
Three Mile Island
Salem, N.J
Delaware River
Salem
Wilmington
Del
Flexsteel Delays Plant Openings Amid Union Contract Vote
Flexsteel Industries Inc delays reopening its three strike bound plants in Elgin Illinois as workers vote today at 10 a.m. on a new contract proposal. Jim Schiltz director of labor relations at the Dubuque plant declined comment on the terms of the proposal.
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Elgin, Ill
UPI
Flexsteel Industries Inc
Upholsterers International Union
Jim Schiltz
Dubuque
Tinker Named Administrator at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids
James Tinker 40 assumes post as Mercy Hospital administrator in Cedar Rapids replacing Bernard Grahek. Formerly vice president for administration at Oakwood Hospital Dearborn Michigan he led new inpatient services and private clinics and served on Health Emergency Medical Services Inc. board. He holds a master’s in hospital administration from the University of Michigan and a long career at Wisconsin and Delaware medical centers. He and wife Jean have three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal M. Harnish
Coggan
Ryan
Hopkinton
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Orville Harnish
Darlene Harnish
Coralville
Lynton
Jonas
Marie Wilson
Eva Wendt
Manchester
Coggon Cemetery
Herbert Shafer
Buck Creek United Methodist Church
Murdoch
A. James Tinker
Tinker
Mercy
Oakwood Hospital
Dearborn
Mich
Detroit
Oakwood
Health Emergency Medical Services Inc
Wayne County
Center For Health Sciences
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Robert Wood Johnson
Institute of Medicine
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, D.C
Kellogg
Wilmington
Del
Delaware
University of Michigan
Jean
Bernard
Bing
Grahek
Surgeons save farmer's arm after corn picker accident
Lavern Boots, 61, of Rowley, was operating a corn-picking machine near Toddville when his left arm was caught. Rescued by Linn County deputies and Lifeguard, he was flown to St Luke's then moved to Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids for surgery and remained in fair condition. Surgeons did not amputate. Initial rescue hampered by Interstate 380 construction.
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Rowley
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Lavern Boots
Toddville
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Boots
Nel
St. Luke's
The Gazette Establishment and Subscription Rates
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Carriers tainted rates and mail subscription options listed. prices include Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues for 9.20 every four weeks and 95.00 yearly. outside states 125.00 yearly. some areas excluded from mail service.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowe
U.S
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Alfred A. Hartson
15Th St
Fredericksburg
Center Point
Wilma Winter
Sioux Falls
S.D
Daryl Copler
Patricia Hell
Gary Doty
Snohomish
Wash
Stanton Anderson
Robert Nagel
Brentwood
Calif
Gerald Nagel
Bronson
Kenneth Nagel
Corona
Clifford Hartson
Kuba Funeral Home
Richard Lehmann
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
Dunkard Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home East
Nicholas Donald Edward
Keith E
Susan M. Medberry
13Th Ave
Kristy
Dorothy Medberry
Elgin
Betty Cassaday
First Lutheran Church
Richard J. Mayfield
Gary D. Hunstad
Cedar
Ramsey
Leonard B
Turner Chapel West
Frank Mercer
Calvary Baptist Church
Tutie Emmert
Linda Ramsey
Walker
Larry
Los Angeles
Garland
Alburnett
Keith
Oklahoma
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
VFW
Cak
American Cancer Society
10Th St. SE
Bond
Ralph W
Turner Chapel East
Thomas A. Sears
Springville Cemetery
Springville
A.F
A.M
Milner
Matilda S
Beatty- Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Herbert Rogers
First Church of the Nazarene
Linwood Cemetery
A. Marvin Braverman
Greta F. Lindsey
Roy L. “Pat” Lindsey
Cherry-Burrell Co
Accon
Errol
Verna Cress
Brush Chapel
David Young
Dysart
Lloyd Pritchard
Geneseo United Methodist Church
Overton's
Edgewood
Laura Mabel Hamlett Culbertson
Trinity United Methodist Church
Appleton-Vernon's
Edgewood Cemetery
Garnavillo
Clifford
Irene C.) Behrend
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Church
Luana
Harold L. Guyer
Norway Lutheran Church
St. Olaf
Winthrop
Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Raymond Hare
White's
Independence
Tama
Katherine Halverson
Harrison's
Harrison
Oak Hill Cemetery
Vivan E. Purdy
Phillips
Bear Creek
EPA
North
Carolina State University
Raleigh
Gwendalynn
James Atty
Birchwood Drive
Mary Jean
Dale Goeldner
36Th St
C.R
U.S. Post Office Department
Flexsteel
John McIvor
James Tinker
Farmer
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue S.E
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