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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 2001
Page
13
Obituaries note the deaths of Eva Grimm 80 of West Union and Pat Svatos 94 of Iowa City. Services set for Eva at Elgin Cemetery with no visitation. Pat Svatos to St. Wenceslaus Church Iowa City followed by burial at Newport Township Cemetery. Both were longtime residents with families and community ties.
Jean C Verdine Paul 62 of 5012 110th St NE Solon died Oct 8 2001 after a cancer battle. Services 11 am Thursday at Sts Peter Paul Church rural Solon. Visitation 4 7 pm Wednesday Brosh Funeral Solon and one hour before services. Burial church cemetery. Survived by daughters Christina Sher ri Paul Julie Viar and spouses Mark Alicia Turner and David Johanna Belin and Mike Kathleen Jimenez. sons William Florence Paul Larry James Paul. 15 grandchildren. parents Mildred Herman Verdine. sister Judy Scannell Jim. brother William Verdine Judy. Preceded in death by infant son Jonathan Charles Paul. Jean born Sept 14 1939 in St Louis MO worked as lab tech at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids. Member Bethel AME Cedar Rapids. Memorial fund established. Memorial note praises devoted mother and grandmother.
The Gazette invites death notices and obituaries from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 12:30 to 7 p.m. Saturdays, and 4 to 7 p.m. Sundays and holidays. Submissions must meet the 7 p.m. daily deadline and may include arrangements pending, survivors, and a photo at no charge if aligned with Gazette style. extra details cost 35 cents per word.
Youssef Hmimssa, 30, remains jailed in Linn County awaiting return to Detroit to face federal charges of possessing counterfeit identification. Secret Service arrested him September 28 outside his Cedar Rapids apartment after his photo appeared on Americas Most Wanted. Authorities connected the case to documents tied to Na bil Al-Marabh, once linked to Osama bin Laden. Hmimssa also faces Chicago credit card fraud counts. a friend allegedly skimmed numbers to make counterfeit cards. He previously claimed to be a software engineer for a Chicago firm.
About 60 protesters gathered at the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City to oppose bombing and defend civil liberties. Leaders from Iowans for Peace urged nonviolence, education on terrorism, and an end to racial scapegoating as vigils continue weekdays from noon to 1 pm.
Ralph Palmer pitched horseshoes to raise funds along North Center Point Road in Cedar Rapids. He completed a 4.2 mile loop from Ar-Jay Center to The Place then to The Comfort Living Center and back. In October 1999 he pitched nearly nonstop for 24 hours, raising over $16,000 for charity.
A dense listing of civic meetings across Linn County and surrounding towns including the Eastern Iowa Airport Commission Cedar Rapids City Council Linn County Supervisors and various boards. Also notes exhibits concerts lectures farmers markets and lottery results with births and crime summaries throughout the region.
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