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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1979

Page

2

Death notices collection from Iowa area newspapers

Obituary roundup lists Leonard J. Smith 85 of Urbana and Center Point died in Lake Worth Florida. Juana Beltran 84 Cedar Rapids and other family obituaries follow with details on births marriages and services. Additional notices include Hannah Bennett Wilfred French Richard Schmidt Ruby Tuttle and Albert Hamman and more with service times burial locations and funeral homes.

Leonard J. Smith Urbana Center Point Lake Worth Fila Alta M. Brody Leota Supple Boynton Beach Fla Mary Bisdorf LaVerne Calif Harold Palo Cecil Independence Loretta Gifford St. Petersburg St. Mary’s Catholic Church R.J. Axen St. Mary's Cemetery Murdoch Juana Beltran Westminster Leon Mexico Callentino Beltran Cedar Rapids California Tony Connie Wickhart Mary Heald Fountain Valley Betty Smith Bettendorf Theresa Beltran Waterloo Beatrice Morris Angie Bonney Dispay Mortuary Huntington Beach Huntington Cemetery Hannah L. Bennett 17Th St Elkader Garber Charles H. Bennett Red Wing Minn St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Dorothy Bennett Jackson Miss Jeanette McDonald Arizona Jean Nafal Kenneth Brookfield Wis Donald Carl Mequon Carl Lange San Diego Arnold Lange Guttenberg Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Heart Fund Diabetes Fund Wilfred Howard French B Ave Onslow Ruth Swacha Davenport Marion French Iowa Steel Afl-Cio Mary Ellen Null Oscar Gaylord Ruby Tuttle Norway Colonial Manor Amana Norway High School Cedar Rapids Business College United Methodist Church OES Fairfax Otis Royal Howard William Long Beach Clara Tow Thelma Hutchinson Lanesboro Donald Hodson Blairstown Norway Cemetery George Brush Albert P. Hamman Sr Chatham Springfield Ill Iowa City Lois Howard DeWoody Fiat Allis Marine Corps Gerald Indianapolis Albert Jr Gainsville Sybil Kissner Orange Park Esther Christianson Atkins Bardman-Smith Funeral Home

Foster home Boys Acres investigated after abuse complaints

The Cedar Rapids Social Services district reviewed accusations of physical abuse at the private foster home Boys Acres. Investigations found some complaints unsubstantiated while others did not proceed to substantiation. The district notes program changes needed before future referrals, and current licensing monitors visits and contracts.

Boys Acres Department of Social Services Cedar Rapids Reid Linn Benton Iowa Johnson, Jones Washington Social Services

Family collision near Highway 20 injures no one

A husband and wife, Dennis Gilson 33 and Mrs. Gilson 29 of Route 2, collided at Highway 20 and Fifth Avenue SE in Independence this morning. Both drivers were uninjured and no other passengers were reported.

Independence Dennis Gilson Highway 20 Fifth Avenue SE

Weather Summary for C.R. October Weather Report

Weather details show high readings for Wednesday with a low overnight and measurable precipitation for October. Extended forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies weekend into Monday with mid 60s to low 70s highs and upper 30s to mid 40s lows. National notes report widespread cool conditions with lows from the 20s to 50s, plus several rainfall totals and a Windsor Locks tornado incident with one fatality and about 400 injuries.

Plains Mississippi Valley Upper Great Lakes Central Plains Rocky Mountain Yellowstone Mont New England Atlantic Coast States Appalachians Ohio Tennessee United States Florida Mississippi Alabama Georgia Ohio Valley Lake Erie Greenwood Miss Birmingham Ala West Suffield Conn Windsor Locks Connecticut Wallingford Hartford

Births Registered at St Luke's and Other Locations

Birth notices list couples in multiple cities with newborns and dates. Names include Elliot Jolesch, Jimmie Wesbrook, Joseph Kolesick with addresses in Northgate Drive NE K St SW and First St Marion. Ill Moweaqua birth to Alan Bilyeu on Oct 2 with Railsback grandparents.

LaSalle St 12Th Ave F Ave Seminole Valley Park 10Th Ave Fifth Ave. SE Third Ave. SE Elliot Jolesch Northgate Drive Jimmie Wesbrook K St Joseph Kolesick First St Marion Moweaqua Ill Alan Bilyeu Thomas J. Railsback Schultz Drive

Pope John Paul arrives for Des Moines to visit farms

Crowds braved cold to greet the pope as he prepared to celebrate mass at Living History Farms after a 5 p.m. Des Moines departure bound for Chicago. Pilgrims from across Iowa and beyond, including Polish parishioners from Sioux City, gathered at the airport and farms to show their faith and pride in his visit.

Bismarck Cue Chicago Cincinnati Suns PtCldy Des Moines Detroit PtCidy Kansas City Milwaukee St. Paul Omaha St. Louis Sunny Sioux Falls Living History Farms Maurice Dingman Robert Ray Richard Olson James Lane Iowa National Guard Lawrence Burns Tony Anania Gertrude Utterback Jim Altoona Kirksville, Mo Julisa Duggan Sisters Hayes Catholic School Muscatine Secret Service Los Angeles St. Francis of Assisi Sioux City Iowa Vatican John Paul Ted Hansen Jesus Christ Hansen Laura White Hanover Kan Maryville Miss White John XXIII White America Laurita Hendrickson Adventureland United States

Coggon Youth Injured in Drag Racing Crash

Jeffrey Smith, 16, of Route 2 Coggon, was listed in fair condition at St Luke’s Hospital neural medical unit after a two car drag race crash near Troy Mills. Randall Crowley, 17, also of Route 2, Coggan, was uninjured and both drivers charged with drag racing and reckless driving.

Jeffrey Smith Coggon St. Luke’s Hospital Smith Troy Mills Linn Sheriff's Acci Dent W-45 Randall Crowley Coggan Crowley

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Richard Allen Schmidt Shirley Schmidt Brentwood Drive Tripoli Shirley Shaffer Elgin Knox Presbyterian Church The Armour Co Edwin Polk Springville Tracey Nancy Anthony Ewald Skeries Manchester Burton Stumme Readlyn Paul Walker Eagle Grove Betty Hills Lloyde Claypool Sumner Robert Floyd Conroy Illyria Community Cemetery Teahen Funeral Home Don Samuel Bacon Ocoee West Orange Memorial Hospital Winter Gardens Mr. Bacon Hopkinton Linn- Mar Dolores Fiedler Samuel Lee Stanley Lawrence Orlando Steven Lynn Marsha K. Hudson Harvey Monticello Fay Vera Lakeland Vera J. Bacon Neva Thompson Atha Cahalan Huntsville Hoequist Feuerhelm Kenneth LeRoy Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel George B. McDill Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Walker Cemetery Walker Robert Cornwell Coldwater Mich Steve Dughi Gail Foust Michael Dale Foust Brutsman Genevieve Central City Duane Manning Blodgett Cemetery Ced Memorial Funeral Home Farley Clarence Buck” Dietz St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Friends Reiff’s Burial Resurrection Cemetery Ashbury Earl Seemann White’s. Lansing John Hill Attery Weather Report C.R. Weather Travelers C.R Anchorage Atlanta Boston Nashville N.orleans Denver New York Phoenix Duluth Honolulu Seattle Houston Coralville Lake Serevecesenee Abby Buchwald St. Luke's Aft C. Akers Eileen L. Mays John M. Schenkelberg Anita L. Lefebvre Mark A. Orr Leanne M. Kvindley John B. Young North Liberty Connie S. Kiracofe John D. Auld Rebecca A. Gilchrist Mark W. Olson Ames Pamela J. Whiting William S. Lindsley Wynette G. Wittkowski Glenn M. Culbertson Judy K. Gilbert Ralph E. Beck Dubuque Janis I. McNeal Jeffrey J. Ilten Teresa M. Hogan Penney’s Pope Mrs. Utterback John Mary Ann Kukula John B. Turner & Son Turner’s Second Ave Turner’s West First Ave
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