Deaths in Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding areas
Obituaries list multiple local deaths with ages and residences. Clifford Broxey Sr. 57 of 1900 B Ave NW died after short illness at St. Luke's. service at Olivet United Presbyterian Church. Cecille M. Kieckhaefer 81 of Marion died at home after short illness. service at Cedar Memorial Chapel. Clarence Collins 63 of 604 Seventh St SE died at home. veteran and Oats Co. retiree. Margaret E. Kahler 96 of 1143 L Ave NW died at St. Luke's. services at Turner Chapel West. Additional notices for Brooklyn Henry Manatt, Cascade Eugene N. Lees Sr., Independence Maedell Wendling, Iowa City Elmer W. Hills, Newhall Rosa Connor, Randalia George Franks, Traer Judith McElhinney, West Branch Irene M. Lodge. Burial and visitation details given for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Broxey Sr
B Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Arlene Barton
Center Point
Broxey
Quaker Oats
Olivet United Presbyterian Church
Clifford Jr
Rural
Palo
Dennis
Nancy Kay Broxey
James Beamer
Helen Broxey
Gerald Holtz
Winthrop
Charles
Orville
Jack
Loren
Nadim E. Saikaly
Linwood Cemetery
American Legion
Hanford Post No
Friends
Turner Chapel
Olivet United Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund
10Th St. NW
Cecille M. Kieckhaefer
Lincoln Drive
Marion
Chicago
Otto O. Kieckhaefer
First United Presbyterian Church
Handicraft Club
Tuck-A-Stitch
Railroad Auxiliary
Wayne O
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Jay A. Miller
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Clarence Collins
Seventh St. SE
Albia
Mary A. Goodman
Jeffersonville
Ind
Collins
National Oats Co
David Raveill
Spring Valley
Minn
Earl C. Miller
Edith Pratt
Kuba Funeral Home
Alexander George
Margaret E. Kahler
L Ave
Linn County
Margaret Ellen van Note
Robert E. Kahler
Lincoln United Methodist Church
Mary Francis
Roland
Howard
Lloyd
Bradenton
Fla
Glenn van Note
Turner Chapel West
Lee Roy Collins
Palo United Methodist Church
Palo Cemetery
Brooklyn
Henry Manatt
First Presbyterian Church
IOOF
Neuenhoven’'s
Cascade
Eugene N. Lees Sr
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Church Cemetery
Devaney- Reiss
Independence
Orville (Maedell) Wendling
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. John’s Cemetery
White Funeral Home
Iowa City
Elmer W. Hills
Beckman-Collins Funeral Home
Oakland Cemetery
University of Iowa Department of Business Administration
Government plan caps attorney fees to deter frivolous cases
The new law would cap attorney fees at up to 75 dollars per hour and require expert costs for civil actions, aiming to deter unwarranted cases for a three year test. Critics fear a chilling effect on enforcement while supporters cite improved agency quality control and a yardstick for appropriations.
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Appropriations Committees
DeConcini
U.S
Internal Revenue Service
Environmental Protection Agency
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
IRS
Leontyne Price dazzles in Hancher return recital
Leontyne Price, Metropolitan Opera star, returns to Hancher Auditorium Iowa City to a large Eastern Iowa audience. She opens with Handel arias and German songs, moves through Puccini and Rorem pieces, then showcases grand opera with Tosca and Le Couvreur. Accompanist David Garvey supports a polished, expressive performance lauded for breath control and high tessitura.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancher
Joseph Marx
Puccini
Hall Johnson
Butterfly
Gershwin
Adrian le Couvreur
Cilea
David Garvey
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Listing
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions priced by carrier and mail include weekly and yearly rates with geographic limitations and AP content rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Washington High cancels homecoming parade and dance
Washington High School canceled its homecoming parade and dance after about $1,000 in vandalism following a Thursday pep rally. Eight windows were smashed and roof damage occurred at the school building. Police cited around 40 students but no charges were filed. The townwide vandalism led to the cancellation as a disciplinary measure amid a 14-6 football defeat to Linn-Mar.
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Washington
Washington High School
Connec
Kelly Schlapkohl
Burge Hammond
Schlapkohl
Linn-Mar
Seven Cedar Rapids residents hurt in I 80 crash west of Brooklyn
A Saturday 2 a.m crash on Interstate 80 near Brooklyn involved a semi truck and two Cedar Rapids vehicles. Seven passengers from Gospel Tabernacle Church were hospitalized, five at Grinnell General and two flown to University Hospitals in Iowa City. Names include Mary Coates and Betty Trent. drivers were Randy Lambright, Paul Beets, and Betty Trent. The bus rolled, the Lincoln burned, and fire crews extinguished the blaze.
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Brooklyn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Patrol
Des Moines
Lincoln
Grinnell General Hospital
Grinnell Hospital
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Mary Coates
9Th St. SE
Betty Trent
2Nd Ave. SE
Randy Lambright
Lagrange, Ind
Paul Beets
Blessing Service Marks St. Francis Day At Church
Ellsworth Maxey and his 4 year old Shepherd Husky Betsy attend a pet blessing at St. Michael's Episcopal Church to honor St. Francis of Assisi on his 800th birth anniversary. The ceremony moved indoors due to cold weather and Betsy hesitated before joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Maxey
Marion
Raymond Hessell
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
40Th St. NE
Maxey
Betsy
St. Francis of
Father Hess
Chimney Fires Damage Two Homes
Firefighters responded to two house fires Saturday. At 2453 Fruitland Blvd SW the Chapman residence suffered extensive damage to the kitchen and living areas as the fireplace flue ignited combustibles. At 43 Julia Ann Drive NW the Bullcek home had roof damage when the flue sparked truss members in a two story dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Chapman
Fruitland Blvd
Chapman
Greg Bullcek
Julia Ann Drive
Trio Robs Man in Cedar Rapids Alley
Three white males in their 20s robbed a 57 year old man in a 400 block Third Street SE alley Saturday night. A knife was used to threaten the victim, Frank Riha of 422 6th St SE. The assailants fled with $1.
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Third Street SE
Frank Riha
6Th St. SE
Hinckley Rates Reagan Best President This Century
John Hinckley Jr. writes to Newsweek praising Ronald Reagan as "the best President we've had this century" and asks singer Jodie Foster to marry him. He notes Lennon as the only idol and discusses gun control and TV watching in a handwritten letter postmarked September 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Ronald Reagan
John Hinckley Jr
Reagan
U.S
Newsweek
Jodie Foster
Jodie
Hinckley
Colorado
John Lennon
Miss Foster
Russia launches first man made space satellite Sputnik
On this date in 1957 the Soviet Union sent aloft the first artificial satellite named Sputnik marking the start of the space age.
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Russia
Sputnik
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Newhall
Rosa Connor
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s and Paul’s Cemetery
Watkins
Fellmer
Randalia
George Franks
United Methodist Church
Floral Hills
Oelwein
Belles-Wright
Fayette
Traer
Judith McElhinney
Geneseo Methodist Church
Buckingham
Church
Overton Funeral Home
West Branch
Irene M. Lodge
West Branch United Methodist Church
West Branch Cemetery
Barker's Funeral Home
Treasury
Steve Babcock
U.S. Administrative Conference
Leontyne Price
Hancher Auditorium
Price
Holby
Rorem
Dougherty
Ned Rorem
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Tosca
Les Zacheis
People Stories Daily
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Crash
C.R
Mary Steele
3Rd Ave
Mary Beets
6Th Ave
Westella Thompkins
Bever Ave
Andrea Ballew
38Th St
Wendy Sims
8Th St
Gospel Tabernacle Church
8Th Ave
Gazette
Tom Merryman
Trio
Man
John E. Lopes
Washington, D.C
Yale
East 395
Center Pt. Rd
James F. Stewart
Stewart General
First Avenue
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