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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1985

Page

12

Deaths in Linn County include Smith and Johnson figures

David Wayne Smith 21 of 4609 Sherman St NE Cedar Rapids died in a car crash near Grand Rapids Minnesota. Born April 6 1964 in Cedar Rapids he belonged to the Northwood Speed Skaters Club and St Pius X Church. Funeral services at St Pius X Tuesday with burial at Cedar Memorial Park. Charles E Baker 78 Cedar Rapids born 1907 Cresco retired farmer died at his son’s home. Services Tuesday Cedar Memorial Chapel Burr Oak Burial. Anna M Johnson 80 Cedar Rapids died Mercy Hospital. Services Wednesday Cedar Memorial Chapel First Lutheran Church burial Cedar Memorial Park. Multiple other Linn County residents listed with services and memorial funds.

David Wayne Smith Sherman St Grand Rapids Minn Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School Northwood St. Pius X Catholic Church Minneapolis Northwestern Electronic Institute Angela Debbie Hansen Marion Cindy Smith Brian Arthur Smith Adams Catherine Freund Johnsburg Joseph O’brien Cedar Memorial Park Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Charles E. Baker 40Th St. NE Cresco Alverado Florence Harvey Winneshiek County Donald Joyce Ringden Ridgeway Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Philip Hougen St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church Burr Oak Methodist Church Burr Oak Burr Oak Cemetery Decorah Steine Funeral Home Anna M. Johnson Fifth Ave Mercy Hospital Dubuque Sven Johnson First Lutheran Church Verne Carolyn Myers Third Ave Jarod Paul Craig Mount Olivet Coggon Conrad Schallau Murdoch Funeral Home Central City Nellie M. Gammon Murdoch Clarence Frana Shueyville Henry G. Matejka Sr Kuba Funeral Home Charles Mehaffey Asbury United Methodist Church Oak Hill Cemetery American Legion Hanford Post Grace Kimbrough Maude Price Center Point Earl Luginbuhl First Christian Church Bernice L. Olsen 20Th St. SE Libbie K. Vejda Boldt Lodging Home Linn County Turner Chapel East Helen L. Einwalter Linda Virkovsky St. John's Catholic Church Fort Atkinson Checkal’s Germaine Klaren Hopkinton Gilbert David Nancy Hayes Arlington Mary Lou Klaren Dyersville Susan Roling Monticello Jane Klaren Jeanette Hamer Raymond Knipper Edgewood Leonard Knipper Alfred Knipper Eldon Knipper Manchester St. Luke’s Catholic Church Lela F. Carroll Independence Russell “Bud Mount Pleasant Geraldine Beatty Marjorie Rasmussen Barbara Kress Belle Plaine Quasqueton Union Church Quasqueton Quasqueton Cemetery Vernon H. Burns Delmar Albers Mequon Wis Ferga Gallagher Gurnee Ill Robert Dale Dierkson Eugene Cooper Rogers, Ark Merle Hollister Marwan First Baptist Church Oakland Cemetery Shelley Mary M. Schroeder Colonial Manor Amana Lucille Kolk Naples Fla Trinity Lutheran Church University of Iowa Anatomical Research Department Uhlmann’s Williamsburg David A. Bang Community Memorial Hospital Midway Implement Co Sumner Vietnam Diane Christopher Michael Anthony T.H. Bany Mark Federal Way Wash Forest City Patricia Stucky San Antonio Texas Eileen Millard New Hope St. Paul's Lutheran Church Lutheran Sumner Township American Legion Thomas E. Woods Becker-Milnes

Deaths in Eastern Iowa Honor Several Residents

Obituary notices report the deaths of Donna Ward 74 of Iowa City and A B Vondersitt 94 of Ossian among others. Services are planned across Arlington Calmar Hopkinton Independence Dyersville Cedar Rapids Amana Sumner Manchester and West Union with multiple church burials and family survivors listed.

Donna Evelyn Ward University Hospitals Iowa City LeRoy Lorraine Seedorf Strawberry Point William Porterville Calif Filetta Dodge Springfield Paul Sniffins Waterloo Kerns-Jamison’s Arlington Union Cemetery Aurora

Hunter dies in fall from 110-foot cliff near Mediapolis

Paul Webb, 49, of West Burlington, fell 110 feet while hunting with two friends six miles south of Mediapolis. Officials say darkness prevented his sight of the cliff, and he landed in Kaiser Quarry water. A deputy swam to him, but Webb was dead.

Hunter West Burlington Paul Webb Des Moines County Kaiser Quarry Des Moines Webb

Small towns weigh exit from Linn County planning group

Linn County small municipalities including Bertram Center Point Central City Coggan Ely Fairfax Lisbon Mount Vernon Palo Prairieburg Springville and Walker may quit the Regional Planning Commission to join East Central Iowa Council of Governments ECICOG. The shift would save about ten thousand dollars in dues while members pay nothing to join ECICOG. non metro group would maintain some staff via the council and projects already planned.

Linn County Regional Planning Commission Linn Johnson Jones Iowa Benton Washington Jean Oxley Rebecca Palmer Metro Marion Cedar Rapids Hiawatha Robins Gary Rogers Commission Rogers Palmer Central City Prairieburg Mount Vernon James Hickey Hickey Don Salyer City of Salyer Oxley Council Ecicog

Magnificat Worthy Gala by Cedar Rapids Orchestra and Chorus

The Cedar Rapids Symphony Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Chorus, 50 voices, conducted by Christian Tiemeyer, delivered a Birthday Gala program featuring Scarlatti, Bach, and Handel at Ballantyne Auditorium. Notable solos from Leslie Morgan, Karen Gesme Brunssen, Richard Cohn, and Jerome Padorr highlighted a richly textured performance of Bach’s Magnificat and related works.

Cedar Rapids Scarlatti J.S. Bach Leslie Morgan Karen Gesme Brunssen Richard Cohn Jerome Padorr Christian Tiemeyer

Power outages in Mount Vernon area and Cedar Rapids fire investigation

Iowa Electric Light and Power Co reported 2935 customers lost power at 10:50 a.m. Sunday from a Mount Vernon substation insulator failure, with restoration by 1:10 p.m. A vacant Cedar Rapids house suffered upstairs fire damage at 374 Eighth Ave. SW with arson considered probable and investigation ongoing.

Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Mount Vernon Lisbon Bertram Cedar Rapids Iowa Electric Eighth Ave Dan Dolph Sue Ln Tom Phelps

Vital statistics and incidents from Mercy and St. Luke's

Birth notices list a series of newborns at Mercy and St. Luke's with parents and addresses from Nov 16 to Nov 17. Public safety log records a string of 12 incidents and medical emergencies across multiple streets and times on Sunday, including alarms, overheated equipment, and gas issues.

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Calmar A.B Tony” Vondersitt Ossian Senior Ruth Humker Lancaster Marie Joseph St. Aloysius Catholic Church French's Henry A Heinie’ Wilhelm Ruth Ann Wilhelm Mary Pat March Worthington Bill Ross Joe Blairstown Minnie Wieneke St. Francis Xavier Kramer's Elgin A.C. “Shake” Henninger Muehlethaler’s Goettsch's Funeral Home Norway West Union Harry Davis Good Samaritan Parker Fayette Burnham Wood’s Grandview Cemetery Mittee Les Zachers Metro-Iowa Phelps Chain Lakes Barbara A. Walser Darwin Ella M. Heetner Order of the Eagles Spencer Heemers Palo Walser Scout Fraternal Order of Eagles National Association of Teachers of Singing Victoria Maters Fifth Ave SE Don Gitty Fox Meadow Dr. SE Peter Westphalen Bever Ave. SE Washington High School Iowa State University Ames Dubuque Greyhound Park Roy Burger Mercy Cindy Jim Arp Walford Judy Paul Schenkelberg Underwood Ave ST. Luke's Carolyn Michael Brown Fairfax Kathie Charles Rowray Apache Trail NW Mary Stephen Brain Valleyview Dr Janice Cole 16Th St. SE Teresa Michael Flockhart Diane Kesselring 18Th St Elizabeth Richard Smith 19Th St. NW Bever Avenue Second Ave 20Th St Crestwood Dr First Ave Eighth Avenue Second Street B Ave Edgewood Rd E Ave 33Rd St 34Th St John E. Lapes 3Rd Avenue Ellis Boulevard East 395 Center Pt. Rd
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