Deaths Reach Across Iowa in Marion and Surrounding Areas
Norman H. Sheldon 85 of Marion dies at St Luke's after long illness. Born June 7 1897 in Plymouth Iowa he married E Blanche Gibson in 1924 who died 1970. He later married Ruth Lent in 1972 and lived in Cedar Rapids area for over 50 years. Surviving are two daughters two stepsons seven grandchildren five stepgrandchildren and two great grandsons. Services Thursday at Turner Chapel East with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Donations requested to St Luke's Hospital Foundation. Other obituaries list Belle Plaine Albert Faber 84 Independence Ira Wilson 85 Iowa City Alfred Krogh 92 Manchester Gregory Theodore Larson 23 from Flagstaff Arizona McGregor Helen Gerndt 75 Millersburg Lloyd Schaffner 76 Van Horne Winifred Schallau 72 Vinton Fay Lindsey 72 Pending at Phillips Maude Wax 90 Vinton Dora Stevenson 72 Mildred Hensch 73 John Minish Stoner 39 of rural Mount Vernon and related services and memorials noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman H. Sheldon
Country Club Drive
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Plymouth
Iowa
E. Blanche Gibson
Ruth Lent
Cedar Rapids
Kenwood Transfer
St. James
Belle Plaine
Albert Faber
Hrabak
McGregor
Helen D. Gerndt
Thornburg’s
Pleasant Grove
Millersburg
Lloyd Schaffner
Mildred Hensch
Miller Ave
Cedar
John Hensch
Hensch
Immanuel Baptist Church
Derald
Eldon
Elvan
Bera
Calif
John Minish Stoner
Mount Vernon
W.G. Stoner and Sons Corp
United Methodist Church
Future Farmers of America of
Lisbon
Cub Scouts
Mount Zion Rangers
Springville
Virgil
Jean Stoner
Warren
Ray
David
Dan
Archie R. Minish
Anamosa
Wayne Wasta
Mount Zion Cemetery
Morgan Funeral Home
Memorial Services and Burials Listed for Area Residents
Memorial services and burials announced for Stanley W. Mally Ronald L. Hulsebus Greta Lindsey and Marvin A Braverman. Ceremonies include services at Kuba Funeral Home Seventh Day Adventist Church Brush Chapel Turner Chapel East and Eben Israel Cemetery with military honors and religious officiants. Memorial funds and donations requested to American Cancer Society or Temple Judah Endowment Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mally
Stanley W
Kuba Funeral Home
Jack Hooten
Sharon United Methodist Church
Czech National Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Clear Lake chemical leak prompts evacuation and highway closure
Authorities evacuated a residential area and four businesses in Clear Lake Iowa after a leaking truck carried 70 barrels of an unknown non-flammable chemical to Minneapolis from Oklahoma. A one mile section of Highway 18 was closed until 10 pm and 2 people were treated at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette News
Clear Lake
Iowa
Minneapolis
Oklahoma
Mercy Hospital
Mason City
3M Co
Educator backs church school academics in Iowa case
Marvin Sturing of Kanawha Christian Grade School testifies that two state approved church schools perform well academically and employ state certified teachers. He notes church schools are overseen by parents and that Christ is central to education while parents resist state control over hiring. The case before Floyd County Judge Ray Clough examines state rules on information requests from church schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Iowa
Marvin Sturing
Kanawha Christian Grade School
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Calvary Baptist Christian Academy
Randall Johnson
Johnson
DPI
Floyd County
Ray Clough
Sturing
Kanawha Christian
Mason City
Christian Reformed Church
Kanawha School
Corrections and Clarifications About Local Notices
The Gazette corrects and clarifies items from recent issues. The 25th wedding anniversary of Norman and Arlene Main Ryan will be celebrated at an open house Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Ryan Legion Hall. A report notes Rebecca Zimmerman reported two rifles stolen from a pickup truck late Sunday and states the first name was previously wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Arlene Main
Ryan
Ryan Legion Hall
Rebecca Zimmerman
West Post Road
Gazette
Zimmerman
Former Cedar Rapids man gets 10 years for manslaughter
Greig Madlom, 23, a former Cedar Rapids resident, was sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of Theresa M. Kelly, 19, whose body was found Oct. 16 near an Altus reservoir in Kiowa County Oklahoma. Scott Madlom pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact and drew one year in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Okla
Cedar Rapids
Greig Madlom
Oklahoma
Kiowa
Madlom
Theresa M. Kelly
Altus
Greig
Scott Madlom
Kelly
Scott
Herb Henderson
Greig Madlem
Linn County
Nuclear ballot measures loom after sweeping Tuesday voting
Voters in nine states and the District of Columbia weigh nuclear freeze proposals with wins noted in Washington D C Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Ohio rejects a penny sales tax for 150 mph trains. DC constitutional statehood trails narrowly as crime and gun control measures draw attention nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ohio
District of Columbia
Maine Yankee
Washington, D.C
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
California
Patrick McGuigan
Free Congress Foundation
Washington
Florida
Craney receives life term for murder of infant in Iowa
Michael Cecil Craney, 29, of Jesup, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the May 5 stabbing death of his 3‑week‑old son Robert. District Judge Carroll Engelkes ordered transfer to the Iowa Men's Reformatory at Anamosa. Craney was found guilty Oct. 18 by a six‑person jury after a two‑week trial. his attorneys plan an appeal within 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Michael Cecil Craney
Jesup
Robert
Carroll E. Engelkes
Craney
Iowa
James F. Whalen
Waterloo
Iowa Supreme Court
Engelkes
Whalen
Buchanan County
Daryl Roberts
Federal agents arrest eight from four states on drug charges
Eight people from Minnesota New York New Jersey and Iowa were arrested by federal drug agents for what a source called a cocaine deal. The group including Robert A McCue Dennis R Fish Gregge K Johnson Scott B Knowlton Arthur L Peterson Raul Marin Javier L Espinal and Jose DeJesus Espinal were held at Linn County Jail on federal drug violations along with Cathy L Fish a state charge arrest sheets note sums of money found on several suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
New York
New Jersey
Iowa
U.S
Vinton Airport
Robert A. McCue
Northview Place
Dennis R. Fish
Vinton
Gregge K. Johnson
Scott B
Pinal
New York City
Linn County
Cathy L. Fish
Route 3
Peterson
Marin
Espinal
Former Manchester man dies in two-car accident
Gregory Larson age 23 formerly of Manchester died in a two car crash on Interstate 17 about 40 miles north of Phoenix Arizona. Passenger Amy Smith from Flagstaff also died. Larson had worked as an assistant manager at a Flagstaff Kmart and is survived by his parents a sister and a brother plus grandparents. Services will be held at St Marys Catholic Church in Manchester. Bonenkamp Vernon Funeral Home is managing arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Gregory Larson
Phoenix
Ariz
Amy Smith
Flagstaff
Larson
Robert Larson
West Delaware High School
University of Northern
Brenda Larson
Cedar Rapids
Timothy
Ted Larson
Dan McCauley
Waukon
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Bonenkamp-Vernon Funeral Home
Change of venue hearing set for Elledge case
District Judge Forest Eastman scheduled a Nov 24 change of venue hearing that could move the second Bert Elledge Jr. trial out of Delaware County. The Iowa attorney general's office filed the request. Elledge faces two perjury counts and one obstructing justice count. a September deadlocked jury preceded the Dec 6 scheduled start. Elledge, who ran as an independent for Delaware County sheriff, is alleged to have tampered with fingerprints and lied under oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Forest Eastman
Delaware County
Bert Elledge Jr
Iowa
Elledge
Winneshiek inmate escapes during jail exercise hour
Winneshiek County sheriff reports inmate Brian Coonradt 18 Decorah is at large after walking away from the jail during a noon exercise period. He is described 5 foot 10 and 120 pounds with shoulder length brown hair and was last seen in blue jeans and a red checkered shirt. The escape occurred while awaiting trial on burglary charges. Separately the note recalls that in 1970 Salvador Allende became president of Chile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
Brian Coonradt
Decorah
Sheriff's Department
Coonradt
Haig accuses White House aide of undercutting Reagan
Secretary of State Alexander Haig charged a senior White House aide with trying to undermine his position with President Reagan, alleging efforts to weaken his influence within the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Haig
White House
Reagan
Vital Statistics Report Listings and Emergency Calls
A compilation of births on Oct 31 through Nov 2 and a sequence of local emergency incidents. Names and addresses of families appear with birth outcomes, followed by multiple 911 calls and incident notes from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
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Hulsebus
Ronald L
Seventh Day Adventist Church of
John Morrison
Troy Mills
Murdoch’s
Central City
Lindsey
Greta
Brush Chapel
David Young
Center Point
American Cancer Society
10Th St
C.R. Man
D.C
Cedar Falls
Kmart
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Winneshiek
Salvador Allende
Chile
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Janet
Fred Pilcher
Knollwood Drive
St. Luke’s
Karen
Stephen Martin
Deborah Boots
Otis Road
Christine
Steven George
18Th Ave
Jane
Mark Pennington
Judy
Francis Peterson
12Th St
Deborah
William Lafler
Renae
Anthony Michael
April
Bradford Walusz
Timothy E. Fairlie
Susan E. Lebsock
Robert M. Holland Sr
Mary E. Mendoza
Jeffrey P. Moon
Beth R. Nielsen
Patrick C. McGrath
Mary K. Novak
Kenneth L. Blackburn
Faith M. Schminkey
Charles J. Dickerson
Myra J Mesplay
Jeffrey D. Wilson
Cynthia A. Orris
Murray C. Mann
Sharie A. Anson
Douglas A. Gabriel
Hiawatha
Cheryl J. DeGroot
Craig J. Dostal
Sheryl J. Sedrel
Fairfax
Glenn A. Roberts
Tracy L. Adams
Denver
Colo
Park Terrace
Edgewood Road
Dennis Drive
Wilson Ave
Collins Road
Third Street
16Th Avenue
F Ave
First Ave
Council St
St. NW
21St St
Blairs Ferry Road
Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
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