Deaths of several Cedar Rapids area residents
Obituary notices list Ray A. Wuestenberg 83 longtime West Liberty insurance agent died after long illness born 1897 near Donahue. Edward Paula 86 Swisher resident died after brief illness. Elsie M. Miller 86 Cedar Rapids area resident. Ralph M. Hickey 78 Toddville area resident. Mary C. Lee 83 former Cedar Rapids resident died in Cincinnati. Jason Dale Vandersee infant son. Virginia C. Nelson 50 Cedar Rapids area resident. Walter J. Henderson 86 Cedar Rapids resident. William E. Owen Sr. 89 Cedar Rapids area resident. Multiple services and burial details follow with churches and cemeteries named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray A. Wuestenberg
West Liberty
Donahue
Scott County
Grace Dittmar
Dorothy Templeman Hetherington
Wuestenberg
American Legion
Mount Calvary Masonic Lodge
Kaaba Shrine
Davenport
Wayne
Greenville
S.C
W.A
Marilyn) Largent
Stamford
Memorial Park Cemetery
Snider's
West Branch
Edward Paula
Swisher
Iowa City
Johnson County
Leona Tomash
Cedar Rapids
Shueyville
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Gordon B. Freeburg
Shueyville United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
National Parkinson Foundation
Ninth Ave
Miami
Elsie M. Miller
Center Point
Raymond
Paul Roberts
Escatawpa
Clinton Williams
Maben
Dorothy Landis
Richard R
Eldridge
Kenneth
St. Paul
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Allen Schmitt
Eagle Center Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Ralph M. Hickey
Toddville
Beulah B. Hopker
Nashua
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Robert C. Hollowell
The
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Mary C. Lee
Cincinnati
Iowa County
Fort Smith
Ark
Clarence M. Lee
Grace Tison
Savannah
Fielding
Calvin
San Francisco
Bertha Kelsey
Libbie Powers
Phoenix
Blanche Schillaci
Chicago
Bessie Paula
Orchers Funeral Home
van Buren
Burial National Cemetery
Jason Dale Vandersee
Sharon
Michael Vandersee
Blairs Ferry Road
Corey
Betty Bascom
Marvin Vandersee
Fred Bascom
Oklahoma
Mildred Bascom
Hank Lazenby
Grandview Cemetery
Fayette
Charles Klink
Brant-Kern Funeral Home
Oelwein
Virginia C. Nelson
24Th St. NW
Waterloo
Fort Atkinson
Claude R. Nelson
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Frank J. Barloon
Russell
Greg
Roger
Donald
Marcus
Bruce
K-Lyn
Lorraine Zahara
Tacoma
Wash
Imogene Barloon
George Barloon
Eugene Kutsch
St. Jude Catholic Church
William E. Owen Sr
25Th St
Williamsburg
Norma E. Gartzke
Independent
University of Iowa
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
First Presbyterian Church
Jean Fulkerson
Austin
Texas
William E
Lee B. Winterberg
Calvin DeVries
Theodore G. Lilley
Cedar Memorial Park
Turner Chapel East
Hostages and War Strain Mark Gulf Front
Reigniting efforts to end the Gulf war looms as Iran and Iraq reveal war strains. Tehran imposes new rationing and calls citizens over 65 to volunteer within 10 days, while Baghdad radio hints at an unclear elderly role. Officials claim small victories amid a static battlefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
Iraq
Tehran
Baghdad Radio
Bani Sadr
Weather snapshot with regional drama and extremes
Dense fog and subzero conditions marked the north central states while the South saw clear skies and humidity. Snow fell in Michigan and International Falls logged five below. tropical Jeanne moved toward the Yucatan Channel as rain spread in Cuba and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Alabama
Middle Tennessee
South
Michigan
Marquette
International Falls
Minn
Minnesota
New England
Jeanne
Yucatan Channel
Gulf of Mexico
Cuba
Florida
Plains
California
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Local births tallied with addresses in Iowa and Oklahoma
Vital Statistics entry lists numerous births from Nov 8 and Nov 9 in Marion Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. Names include Dannette Murray Pamela Fishell Judy Shaffer Cynthia Barron Barbara Stone Gwenyth Ulfers Connie Rote Patricia Tesar Diane Ulis Deborah Bowen Linda Haack Lynn Rechterman with spouses. Tulsa birth noted for Nancy Knutson. Grandparents names follow. Evening fire and medical calls logged in Cedar Rapids area with times.
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Helen
Michael Ramsey
Clover Drive
Cynthia
John Barron
Lincoln Heights Drive
Barbara
Arthur Stone
41St St
Gwenyth
Gary Ulfers
Wilson Ave
Connie
Harry Rote
B Ave
Patricia
Daniel Tesar
E Ave
Diane
Michael Ulis
Canbern Lane
Deborah
Rod Bowen
Surrey Court
Marion
Linda
Greg Haack
Blairstown
Lynn
Paul Rechterman
Tipton
Court appeals split ruling on religious observances in public schools
An 8th Circuit panel ruling was upheld by a tied vote as the Supreme Court consider whether Christmas pageants in 21 Sioux Falls schools 1978 minority faiths. ACLU and American Jewish Congress press to define allowed religious observances in public schools. Also Supreme Court to reexamine right to counsel for suspected drunk drivers. AFL-CIO political campaign spending fine request denied. Rock Island Railroad bankruptcy case proceeds to study of worker reemployment law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8Th Circuit
Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union
American Jewish Congress
Sioux Falls
Washington State Supreme Court
Afl-Cio
Rock Island
Recital by Richard Zimdars at Clapp Hall University
Faculty recital features pianist Richard Zimdars at 8 p.m. in Clapp Recital Hall on the university campus. The event lists the performance time and venue for a university music program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Zimdars
Clapp Recital Hall
U of 1
Veterans Program Set at Armory Tribute in Cedar Rapids
A veterans tribute will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum armory. Lt. Cmdr. William Fisher of the U.S. Naval Training Center will speak, and Amvets Post No. 6 Cedar Rapids sponsors the hour-long public program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Vernon C
Jordan’s Grove Baptist Church
Central City
Mark Riggins
Charles West
Troy Mills
Baxter Memorial
Marion
Beeman
Ethel R
Murdoch Chapel
Wayne Green
Cedar Memorial Park
Olson
Stella M
Center Point
Charlotte Mallett
Dunkard
Rothfolk
Bernard M
Barney
Walker Bible Church
Merle A. Pedersen
Murdoch Funeral Home
Walker
Puckhaber
Herman C
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Steven B. Snider
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
St. John's Episcopal Church Building Fund
Armory of Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Cmdr
William Fisher
U.S. Naval Training Center
Amvets Post No. 6
Cedar Rapids
Elliott hearing reconvenes for polygraph testimony
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission reconvened to hear discussion of Merle Spicer polygraph results in the Daniel Elliott Jr. case. Spicer’s second test, administered by Lynn Marcy, found no deception. Elliott seeks reinstatement after a 60 dollar disappearance tied to a dead woman's effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Daniel Elliott Jr
Jan Kazimour
Gazette
Merle Spicer
Elliott
Spicer
Lynn Marcy
Dearborn
Mich
Marcy
Lynda Thomson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter J. Henderson
Fourth Avenue
Cedar Rapids Sash and Door Co
William L. Brown
Leo Biskup
Melvin K. Ferguson
Stephen Snider
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Mausoleum
Lowa
Elgin
James Yearous
Illyria Community Church
Muehlethaler-Wright
Cancer Fund
Louise A. Winslow
Beckman-Callahan's
Jesup
Edward W. Kemp
Ottumwa
Parker's
Monticello
Ben
Anna M.) Husmann
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Goettsch’s
Southern War Front
Dizful
C.R. Weather
Shiva Dens
Parpean Deve
Yuma
Ariz
Anchorage
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Td Nashville
N.orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Honolulu
Seattle
Houston
Washgun
Coralville Lake
Travelers
Des Moines
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St.Paul
National Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commerc
Omaha
Peer
Cloudy
St. Louis
Sunny
River Stages
LaCrosse
Lansing
Seem
Renee Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Keithsburg
Keokuk
Clinton
Cedar
C.R
Donna
Mark Godar
Dannette
Patrick Murray
Glass Road
Pamela
Phillip Fishell
Alburnett
Jeanie
Gary Gregory
32Nd St
Marie
Michael Ireland
Katherine
William Ellis
Sue Lane
St. Luke's
Ann
Ron Cook
12Th St. NW
Judy
Steven Shaffer
Springville
Tulsa
Okla
Nancy
Robert Knutson
Bob Nance
Clark A. Linn
Teresa J. Boston
Gregory L. Steele
Teresa J. Stelpflug
Steven R. Darling
Barbra A. Doyle
Donald C. Ellison
Carlotta M. Curran
Donald D. Andrews
Barbara A. Bevins
Ronnie G. Deitrich
Jane A. Cavin
Gerald E. Turner
Melody A. Turner
Michael D. Swain
Kathy A. Kray
North Liberty
Robert G. Boyd
Hiawatha
Mary L. Galvin
Kevin I. Anderson
Cathy S. Cretin
Fort Dodge
Terrace Hill Drive
Fruitwood Lane
16Th Ave
19Th Street NW
A Ave. NW
Coger Rapids
Associated Vrs 8
Elliott Hearing
Nancy Clements
Daniel Elliott
South Dakota
Kazimour
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
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