Notable Obituaries in Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Areas
Obituaries list numerous local deaths with ages, birthplaces, and survivor details. Miriam A. Seigler, 89, died after a brief illness in Marion. Spiros C. Spanos, 70, a Cedar Rapids resident born in Samos, Greece. and others including Margaret Downing Suck, Wendell T. Edwards, Oakley Cross, Mary Wilson, Pauline White, Lynn Laurie Ann, James E. Kirby, Shawn R. Jones, and several names from Dyersville to Tipton. Services and burial plans listed with churches, cemeteries, and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam A. Seigler
Winslow House
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Fort Wayne
Ind
Cartwright’s
Quota Club
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Turner Chapel East
Allen S. van Cleve
Oak Hill Cemetery
Spiros C. Spanos
Seventh Ave
Athens
Greece
St. Luke’s Hospital
Samos
Castania
Mary Karagianis
Iowa Manufacturing Co
St. John the Baptist Hellenic Greek Orthodox Church
Margaret Downing Suck
Fourth Ave
Albert W. Suck
Vinton
Virginia
Woodward
Iowa
Gary Wells
Atkins
William
Murdoch Chapel
Lyle Lee
First Baptist Church of
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
White
Pauline V
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Ardel Sodawasser
Mount Calvary Cemetery
American Heart Association
Brush Chapel
Lynn
Laurie Ann
Brosh Chapel
Charles Mehaffey
Czech National Cemetery
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Kirby
James E
All Saints Catholic Church
Edmund J. Becker
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Jones
Shawn R
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
William B. Harnish
Galena, Ill
American Legion
Hanford
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
High School Students Disciplined Over Canoe Trip Drinking
Twenty one Vinton High School students were disciplined for allegedly consuming alcohol during a school sponsored canoe camping trip on the Upper Iowa River September 25. One teacher, Gordon Nordgren, was suspended for a day without pay amid reports of dereliction of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton High School
Gordon Nordgren
Everett Hidlebaugh
Hidlebaugh
Gazette
Nordgren
Iowa
Bluffton
Winneshiek County
Winton
Dennis Brown
Diane Ipsen
Eric Petersen
Brown
Tony Olson
the Gazette
Juhl
John Pitz
Jerry Figg
Figg
Conlin Proposes Bond Fund to Repair Iowa Roads and Create Jobs
Democratic candidate Roxanne Conlin unveils a $300 million bond issue to fix 5000 structurally bad bridges, improve rail lines, and fund energy and soil conservation. She plans a revolving loan fund for local energy upgrades and says $36 million in cuts would back the debt over 20 years. Branstad calls the plan unconstitutional and a tax on Iowans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conlin
Iowa
Roxanne Conlin
Terry Branstad
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Branstad
Eilers separation filed amid deprogramming case beliefs
In Winona Minnesota Sandy Eilers filed for legal separation from Bill Eilers while a grand jury probes charges tied to an attempted deprogramming of the couple from a Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ group. Sandy, moving to Fairmont, cites concern for their unborn child and fears of the cult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona, Minn
Bill Eilers
Eilers
Sandy
Winona Daily
Galesville
Wis
Lord Jesus Christ
Rama Behera
Shawano
Winona County
Fear of prison drives man to hang himself in jail
In Davenport a 19 year old man Kelly O Young committed death by own action in the city jail while awaiting arraignment on a weapons charge. He was found unconscious with a shirt tied to his neck and the cell door and died at Mercy Hospital. Alec Young 16 said his brother feared prison for probation violation though prosecutors said an arrest alone does not revoke probation unless a lengthy police record exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell T. Edwards
Vinton
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Helen Mae Stoner
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa Highway
Schlarbaum Real Estate
Benton County
State of
Wesley United Methodist Church
Dennis L
Frankfurt
Germany
Craig A
Tampa
Fla
Catherine Kramer
Richard Woods
Leonard
Dale
Robert D. Butler
Dysart Cemetery
Dysart
Phillips’ Funeral Home
Oakley Cross
Sixth St
Marion
Tama
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Chelsea
Grace Bennett
Davenport
UPI
Kelly O. Young
Mercy Hospital
Young
Alec Young
Kelly Young
Scott County
Iowa Senators See Office Expense Boost as Incremental
The Senate approved a spending bill raising office expense funds for senators from 50 000 to 55 000 a year starting January 1. Iowa Republicans Roger Jepsen and Charles Grassley say the increase will not change spending as they rarely exhaust the current allocation. The rise comes after the first update since 1977 and covers travel postal costs and other office expenses based on state size and distance from Washington. Jepsen mainly charged travel between Iowa and Washington. Grassley similar patterns with minimal gadget purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Iowa
Roger Jepsen
Charles Grassley
Appropriations
Jepsen
Grassley
Easier Grasp: Foam Handles Aid Tool Use
As people age grip strength declines, making tools harder to hold. Thickened handles wrap in foam and masking tape to improve grasp and protect sensitive skin.
King Richard's Fitness Center Seized Over Tax Delinquency
The fitness center at 222 Glenbrook Drive SE was sealed by a heavy chain and official notice after the U.S. government seized the property for non payment of internal revenue taxes. Owner Rick Davis and manager Wayne K Meiers Jr could not be reached for comment. Members paid about 272.95 dollars annually for access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Richard's Fitness Center
Glenbrook Drive
U.S
Rick Davis
Wayne K. Meiers, Jr
Richard’s Fitness Center
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Chronology
Vital statistics report births on Oct 5 6 from Cedar Rapids area and Delta Colorado. The narrative lists multiple couples and newborns with addresses. A sequence of 12:11 p.m. Tuesday to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday times notes emergencies and false alarms at local residences and Westdale Mall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta
Colo
Terri
Kevin West
Eckert
Lyle Abarr
Deborah Drive
Douglas West
Crawford
Cedar Rapids
Third St
I Ave
B Ave
A Ave
Fourth Ave
Westdale Mall
27Th St
33Rd Ave
Memorial Drive
Leftists release 10 hostages ending three-week siege
On this date in 1980 activists occupying the Organization of American States offices in San Salvador freed their 10 hostages ending a three week standoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organization of American States
San Salvador
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Harold MacMillan
Albia
Church of the Nazarene
Monticello
Ottumwa
Rosebank
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Cora C. Walker
Calgary
Alberta
Canadian Nazarene College
Red Deer
Northwest Nazarene College
Nampa
Idaho
Reece Funeral Home
Forrest E. Whitlatch
Iowa Church of the Nazarene
Nazarene
Elmsdale
Cross
Packaging Corp. of America
Amphibious Engineers
Far East
New Guinea
Philippines
Roger Bennett
Delores Kuester
Union
Earl
Cerritos
Calif
Arlene Long
Harrison Funeral Home
Tama American Legion
Mary Wilson
Stewart Funeral Home
Dyersville
Val Goedken
St. Francis Xavier
Friends
Kramer’s
Guttenberg
Alvin E. Steinfadt
Colesburg
St. John Lutheran Church
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Guttenberg City Cemetery
Louis C. Ro
Pleasantview
Keota
Matilda E.) Kirkpatrick
Powell's
Keota Cemetery
Maplewood Manor
Manchester
Harold R
Syble) Hutchinson Sr
Shelly's
Thorpe Union Cemetery
Esther Nagel
Goettsch
Oakwood
Chuck Juhl
Ken Sullivan
Atte Politice
Sandy Eilers
Winona Clinic
Iowa City
Wisconsin
The
Disciples of the
David Lynch
King Richard’s
Patricia
Jeffrey Davis
33Rd St. NE
St. Luke’s
Jennifer
Gregory Stearns
Day St. NW
Sandra
Samuel Leitch
18Th St. SW
Linda
Bill Burgess
Toddville
Kathleen
Ervin Poduska
Mount Vernon
Brenda Kay
Mike Sweet
Belle Plaine
David O. Coghlan
Tamara L. Morrow
James T. Johnston
Gail J. Brownell
Randal J. Kirby
Rose M. Dezsi
William C. Ross
Catherine L. Scanlon
Mark E. Short
Joni J. Caster
David M. Bell
Traci L. Rance
Julie C
Richard L. Kness
Carolyn A
Gregg A. Glass
Kathryn Anne
Louis A. Gilbert
Mary Susan
Stephen Stanley White
Lois Y
Sing Ho
Judith A
Nicholas A. Nakos
Kristine
Howard Schiffer
Kathleen M
Michael J. Schulte
Marilyn A
Richard T. Palma
Mary M
Robert J. Curtis
Gwendolyn
Morton Edwin Arrington
Susan Marie
Richard W. Simpson
Sandra K
Larry L. Smith
Linda L
Joseph W. Burkart
Cynthia Sue
Paul Wayne Davisson
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
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