Multiple Iowa Deaths Include McCracken Zieser Parsons And More
A string of obituaries from Cedar Rapids to Urbana lists Richard A. McCracken 68 of Marshalltown Mary M Zieser 84 of Urbana Mearl Guingrich Parsons 82 of Marion Gale E Pirkey 77 of Slater Frank Beatty 79 of Shellsburg Pamela Lynn Mrstik 19 of Cedar Rapids Rose E Kaplan 80 Cedar Rapids area child Breanna Ciha 1 Cedar Rapids Woodrow Woodie Abodeely 69 Cedar Rapids Nina Lawler 76 Cedar Rapids area and other local residents. Services and burial details follow for each, with churches cemeteries and funeral homes named and survivors listed where available.
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Richard A. McCracken
South Fourth St
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Borden Ice Cream Co
Manitowoc Equipment Works
Manitowoc
Wis
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Alice Harrington
Walter McCracken
Staunton
Haverhill Catholic Cemetery
Estel Perrin Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Mary M. Zieser
Urbana
Herman F. Zieser
Spencers Grove
Zieser
Edna Takes
Carl Hosch
Rowley
Herbert Hosch
Cascade
Duane
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Mearl Guingrich Parsons
Lindale Drive
Marion
East Linn
Ill
Paul A. Parsons
Colton
Calif
West Side Hospital School of Nursing
Alumni Association Institute of Technology
Frank Beatty
Shellsburg
Hazel Yates
Palo
Beatty
Shellsburg Grain and Lumber Co
Eden Mutual Insurance Association
Benton City
Pamela Lynn Mrstik
Lewellen Drive
Linn County
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Coralville
Robert Mrstik
Jeremy Mark
Terri Fish
Ely
Patti Welbes
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Lee Roy Collins
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Woodrow ‘'Woodie
Third Ave
What Cheer
Pauline Pender
Midwest Flooring Co
St. John’s Orthodox Church
Bertha Moses
Mary Cookman
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Alexander George
Nina V. Lawler
First Ave
Edgewood Manor
Parnell
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
State Board of Nurses Examiners
Des Moines
Vista-Vision Service
Mercy Hospital
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Catholic Daughters of America
Daughters of Isabella
Marjorie Scott
Bernice L. Driscoll
John Crowley
St. Patrick’s Church
John Dalton
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Weather Report High Thursday and Weekend Outlook
Barometer at 11 am rising. Humidity and wind SW at 12 mph observed at 11 am. Sun rises 7 07, sets 4 39. High 32 and low 26 a year ago with no precipitation. Extended forecast partly cloudy cold Sunday then sunny warmer Monday, chance of showers Tuesday. Lows 20s Sunday rising to 30s by Tuesday. Highs 40s Sunday, mid 40s to mid 50s Monday and Tuesday. Fort Myers high 85 Thursday. Alamosa 15 below this morning. Coralville Lake pool level.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Alamosa
Colo
Travelers warned as freezing rain and snow affect Northwest
Advisories extend across Washington Oregon and California mountains with snow in Idaho Utah and Nevada. Six hour totals include Boise one inch and Salt Lake City one inch while Burley Idaho records five inches. Mississippi River stages shown with several readings rising or steady.
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Northwest
Washington Cascades
Oregon Cascades
Siskyous
Oregon
Sierra Nevada
California Mountains
Nevada Mountains
Tahoe Basin
Idaho
Utah
Boise
Salt Lake City
Burley
Malad
Gooding
Midwest
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Ad Mix
Pregnancy, newborn, and birth announcements appear alongside a series of city incidents. Names and addresses of families with newborns are listed, followed by multiple fire and accident notes on Fifth Avenue SE, 40th Street NE, and nearby areas. The page closes with a historical note about Maryland’s 1765 Stamp Act repudiation.
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A Avenue
24Th Street
Fifth Ave
Kirkwood Boulevard
76Th Avenue
Turmoil in Pakistan as mobs attack missions and schools
Following protests and violence, Zia's military regime expressed deep regret and opened an investigation. U.S. evacuees criticized the pullout from Pakistan as unrest hit Rawalpindi and Islamabad, with damage to Bank of America, American Express branches, the American culture center, and a Catholic convent school.
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U.S
Pakistan
Zia
Rawalpindi
Bank of America
American Express
Obituary notices from Iowa communities list services and burials
Multiple memorials indicate private graveside services or funerals across Iowa towns including Blairstown Chelsea Elgin Iowa City Kalona Manchester Strawberry Point and Traer. Services are at various churches cemeteries and residences with burial details and visitation times.
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Blairstown
Helen M. Waychoff
Pleasant Hill
Russell’s. Chelsea
Ralph
Eula Marie) Horrigan
Harrison’s
Tama
Haven Cemetery
Elgin
Lyle Martin
Elgin Lutheran Church
Muehlethaler-Wright
Iowa City
Betty M. Mighell
Trinity Episcopal Church
Donohue-Lensing
Manchester
Fred B. Schechtman
Shelly’s
Oakland Cemetery
Floyd Smith
Bohnenkamp-Vernon’s
Strawberry Point
Victor Haynes
United Methodist Church
Roberson’s
Traer
Louis Novak
Overton’s
Oneida
Clutier
Coburn and Sharif Star in The Baltimore Bullet
Hollywood reports James Coburn and Omar Sharif star in The Baltimore Bullet a film about hustlers in high stakes pool.
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Hollywood
James Coburn
Omar Sharif
Streisand Directs Debut Film Yentl in Global Shoot
Barbra Streisand will make her directorial debut with Yentl adapting Isaac Bashevis Singer. The project will be filmed next year with several foreign locations.
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Hollywood
Barbra Streisand
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Iran crisis deepens as Khomeini urges action against U S
The document cites Khomeini endorsing hostages’ fate if the U S acts, White House condemnation of Iranian student threats, and comments by Rep George Hansen visiting detained diplomats Laingen Tomseh and Holland. Demonstrations in Tehran express mixed views toward Americans and the shah.
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Khomeini
United States
White House
Powell
Tehran
George Hansen
Idaho
U.S
Laingen
Victor Tomseh
Michael Holland
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Hansen
Congress
Idaho Statesman
Washington
Ferdowsi Square
Tehran University
Peter Davis
Bani Sadr
Tehran Radio
Saudi mosque siege sparks religious conflict claims
Information Minister Yamani said the government regained complete control after gunmen stormed the Prophet's Mosque during the eve of the Islamic century. Two civilians died and eight were wounded in the Tuesday attack amid claims of Mahdist extremism and calls for Islamic justice.
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Mohammad Abdo Yamani
Saud Al-Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Radio Monte
Medina
Mecca
United Way Board Meeting Scheduled and Jaycees Toy Drive Update
United Way directors will meet Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the United Way office. A wrong address was listed for the Cedar Rapids Jaycees clubhouse. correct address is 225 Fifth Ave SW. Jaycees toy drive runs through Dec 10 with drop-off and pickup details and contact numbers provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Way
Cedar Rapids
Jaycees
Fifth Ave
Criss Gladwin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gale E. Pirkey
Mount Vernon
Mary Greeley Hospital
Ames
Golda
Hazel
Slater
Rose E. Kaplan
Oakland Road
University Hospitals
Kuba Funeral Home
Breanna L. Ciha
Jack E. Ciha
Deborah Schwab
Jennifer Ciha
Robert Frendle
Sally Ciha
Joyce Hennings
Ed Ciha
Turner Chapel East
Netolicky
Libbie A
Brush Chapel
James DeSmith
Rogers Grove
Brecke
Byron Grant
Edgewood Baptist Church
Roger T. Goodson
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Teahen
Kozel
Eleonora
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Louis J. Trzil
St. John’s Cemetery
St. Mary’s Lodge
Rosary Society
St. Vincent DePaul
Harper
Robert J
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Eugene C. Kutsch
Memorial Park Cemetery
Muscatine
American Cancer Society
Turner Chapel West
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
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Miss
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Ind
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Flint
Mich
Memphis
Tenn
Rockies
Travelers
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Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
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Keithsburg
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Clinton
Cedar
C.R
Fair
Cincinnati
Wee Clear
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Sunny
St. Loui
Shoux Falls
Pamela
Charles Wenger
Central City
Mary
Vernon Zahradnik
Joann
Gary Horn
E St. SW
Debra
Robert Phelps
Iris Ave
St. Luke's
Wilma
David Hovland
Brentwood Drive
Rhonda
Scott Lindseth
Crystal
Richard Asby
I Ave
Glenda
David Burgy
South Amana
Karen
Randy Hartman
H Ave
Lori
Darrell French
South Ave
40Th St
Knollshire Drive
16Th St. SE
40Th St. SE
Frederick County
Britain
The
American Culture Center
Iowa
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Sharif
Dial
Iran
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Tunis
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John E. Lapes
China
United Nations Security Council
Flo
Cedar Park
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