Local obituaries list Cedar Rapids residents and others
Death notices report Helen Cashman Long 86 Cedar Rapids and Marjean Coady 43 Solon with service details. Other names include Goldie Eva Turner Chinitz Rhonda McKim Ward and Carolyn Chapman with funeral times burial and visiting hours. The notices reference St. Paul's United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial and St. Mary's Solon among locales and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Cashman Long
Fifth Ave
Cedar Rapids
Harrisburg
Penn
Fred E. Long
Clarence
Craemers Department Store
St. Paul’s
Methwick
St. Luke’s
Irene Douglas
King’s Daughters
Richard Long
Chapel of Memories
Arnold Herbst
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Cedar Memorial Funeral
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Chinitz
Goldie Eva
Turner Chapel East
Robert Durach
Eben Israel Cemetery
Turner East
Heart Fund
McKim, Rhonda Agnes
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Canon D.A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Tracr
Ward
Anna) Wilson
Overton's
Independence
Marcus Eugene McGrath
White Funeral Home
Marengo
C. Ethel Slaymaker
Waterloo
Hoover — Valentine Funeral Home
Marengo Cemetery
Tipton
Carolyn M. Chapman
Dye Funeral Home
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mechanicsville
Belle Plaine
Foster P. Chekal
St. Michael’s Church
Hrabak’s
Teahen Funeral Home
Lowa
John B. Turner & Son
East
Roland-Wilbert
Marion
Five construction workers dead as Spartanburg building collapses
An abandoned eight story office building under demolition in downtown Spartanburg collapsed, killing five workers. Foreman James Rusty Russell and four others from Florida and local companies were among the victims as rescuers spent hours recovering bodies after about 40 feet of rubble fell.
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Spartanburg
S.C
UPI
James Rusty Russell
Tompkins Demolition Co
Oklahoma City
Okla
Jack Deutsch
Plantation
Fla
Dennis Collins
Big Chief Construction Co
Fort Lauderdale
Joe Durham
Durham Construction Co
Durham
Deutsch
Gil Blackwell
Two Car Crash Near Prairieburg Hospitalizes Three
A two car head on collision on a Linn County gravel road near Prairieburg left Paul Christiansen 78 of Central City with spinal injuries and hospitalized at University of Iowa Hospitals. Stanley Holub 56 of Central City and his daughter Tamara 39 were taken to Mercy Hospital with Holub in fair condition and Tamara in fair condition in ICU. The crash occurred two miles west and one mile north of Prairieburg at 10 57 a m. No charges filed and deputies continue the investigation.
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Prairieburg
Paul Christiansen
Central City
University of Iowa
Stanley Holub
Tamara Holub
Mercy Hospital
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication details and rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription rates list carrier 1.15 per week and mail options with weekly and yearly pricing. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Associated Press
Four Arrested in Linn County Larceny and Speeding Cases
Police report four individuals arrested Friday night and Saturday. Dennis A. Mills 18 of 532 F Ave NW charged with larceny under 20 dollars at Pizza Inn 1810 Sixth St SW for allegedly taking a glass. Bond 125 dollars. Jimmie F. Hackett 25 of Greeley and Daniel Ray Holladay 18 of 219 Second Ave NW charged with larceny of a motor vehicle at 720 Center Point Road NE in connection with a reported wrecker valued at 1800 dollars taken Friday. Both held in Linn County Jail in lieu of 5000 dollar bonds. Randy J. Rompet 19 of 402 A Ave NW arrested Saturday 10 23 for speeding. Bond 150 dollars.
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Dennis A. Mills
F Ave
Pizza Inn
Sixth St
Mills
Jimmie F. Hackett
Greeley
Daniel Ray Holladay
Second Ave
Center Point Road
Gary Netherton
Arizona Ave
Hackett
Hollady
Linn County
Randy J. Rompet
A Ave. NW
Solo Pacific Voyage Ends at Pilar Point
Former Japanese ship ping company employee Siji Okamura, 24, completed a five month solo Pacific crossing and docked his 20 foot sailboat at Pilar Point California after receiving charts from the yacht Fancy Dancer. Coast Guard reported him in good health and spirits he departed Ube City May 17.
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Princeton -By-The-Sea
Calif
UPI
Japanese Shipping Company
Pilar Point
California
Pacific
Siji Okamura
San Francisco
Fancy Dancer
Coast Guard
Okamura
Ube City
Yamaguchi
Birth notices and weather roundup from local Gazette
Oct 8 births announced for Mr. and Mrs. David Con dit Whittier a daughter. Oct 6 Gary Tichenor and wife a daughter. Oct 7 Randall Northway and Scott Brady boys. Oct 8 Viengkham Xayasouk and David Glass boys. Cedar Rapids area weather forecast Tuesday to Thursday with highs in the 50s and 30s midweek, rain chances low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adnan Org
David Condit
Whittier
and S Ballard
Amana
William Fiala
29Th Ave
Gary Tichenor
Fruitwood Lane
Randall Northway
Inwood Lane
Scott Brady
Vermont St
Robert Valentine
West Post Road
Viengkham Xayasouk
19Th St. SE
David Glass
St. SW
Richard Bos
Center Point
John Novak
26Th St. SE
Scott Long
Holly Ave. NW
Nald Peacock
Shellsburg
USDA Cancels Plans to Ease Garbage Fed Hog Movement Controls
First District Congressman Jim Leach of Iowa announced Friday that U S Department of Agriculture plans to ease controls on the movement of garbage fed hogs have been canceled. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reported on the development.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jim Leach
Iowa
Bold Robber Steals $2000 From Mr Steak Restaurant
A composed thief, 20 to 25, about five foot five, wearing a light tan jacket, took between $2000 and $2500 from the unlocked safe in Mr. Steak Restaurant at 130 Collins Road NE Cedar Rapids. He exited at 9 10 p.m. after meeting manager Gerald Lentz in the hallway. Police have not confirmed a weapon.
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Collins Road
Gerald Lentz
Lentz
Cedar Rapids
Introductory TM Presentations Set Across City this Week
Two sessions on The Transcendental Meditation Program Living Wholeness of Life planned this week at Coe College Gage Union room D Tuesday 7 30 p m and TM Center 4245 First Ave SE Wednesday 7 30 p m. Harvest Moon Dance marks 31W Dance for Parents Without Partners October 15 at Teamster Hall 5000 J St SW 6 p m to 1 a m New Relation band performs. A stolen A 35 mm movie camera valued at 185 dollars was taken from Paul C Phillipson residence 1515 Sixth Ave SE Saturday police said.
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Coe College
Gage Union
First Ave. SE
Teamster Hall
J St
Paul C. Phillipson
Sixth Ave
Veterans Discharge Rules Tighten Benefit Eligibility
President Carter signed a bill restricting government benefits for veterans with undesirable general discharges. The measure requires discharge review hearings for benefit recipients and denies benefits to those AWOL over 180 days, a move debated as potentially unconstitutional and affecting thousands of veterans. U.S. officials cited a few hundred affected under the 180 day rule, but estimates suggest many thousands could be impacted.
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Carter
Justice Department
Defense Department
Stuart Eizenstat
Eizenstat
Iowa Officials Debate Death Penalty Policy Aligning with 1976 Ruling
Gov. Robert D. Ray and conference speaker discuss bringing Iowa laws into line with the Supreme Court 1976 decision. They oppose mandatory executions, emphasize a fair justice system, and note no sharp crime rise since 1962. Ray questions deterrence and calls for broader state and federal work on a solution.
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Supreme Court
Hughes
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Ten People Charged With Drunken Driving in City Night Arrests
Ten persons were charged with drunken driving Friday night and Saturday. Names include David A. Kneeland 28 of 1640 Quail Hollow and Steven P. McNeal 24 of 517 18th St NE. Bond totaled 1375 dollars. Additional arrests recorded across the city with multiple accompanying offenses.
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David A. Kneeland
Quail Hollow
Fifth Avenue
Steven P. McNeal
18Th St
18Th Street
Harold Ira Alden
Walker
First Ave
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Marjean Mae Coady
Solon
John E. Coady
Des Moines
Arnolds Park
Sherlyn Blankenburg
Ruthven
Chris
Park Rapids
Minn
Bob
Spencer
Jerry
Marcene
Fort Dodge
Gary
Reno
New
Brosh
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
J.J. Fath
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Linn
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
First St
Penick & Ford Ltd
Ninth St
Third Street
16Th Avenue
Edgewood Road
Fifth St
North Towne Place
General News
Sun
Veterans Law
Richard L. Carpenter Jr
C St
First Avenue
29Th Street
Cathy Marie Smith
Palo
Alfred Lee Nelson
Tenth St
Edward John Kittleson
Postville
Sixth Street
Wilson Avenue
Kathryn M. Douglas
Vinton
Highway 150
County Road E
James Leroy Upah
Sue la NW
Sixteenth Avenue
Roger Alan Petersen
Gordon Ave
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Coytromai Te
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Sovereign
Charles
Henrietta
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
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