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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1988
Page
16
Obituaries list Earl W. Edgington 80 of Marion, Nellie Bowdish 100 of Marion, Alma R. Parker 95 of Hills, and others with dates, birthplaces, spouses, survivors, and funeral details. Services held at Murdoch Linwood and Marion chapels, with burial at Linwood and Wilcox Cemeteries. Memorials to churches and local auxiliaries.
A batch of notices reports Robert W. Ray 87 died in Iowa City after a long illness with a large survivor list and funeral details. Willet S. Sampson 76 died in Aase Haugen Home with service at First Lutheran Church. Lila Virginia Crane 65 died after a stroke with services in Sigourney and burial at Pennington Cemetery. Milford Pug Roberts 88 died in Ottumwa Regional Health Center with services at Sigourney Christian Church. Cora S. Rieke Portzline 88 died in Virginia Gay Hospital with services at Salem United Methodist. Lucille M. Meyer 84 died in Heritage Acres Care Center with private graveside pending. Juanita H. Haller 86 died in Mercy Hospital with services at St James Church Wellman and prayer service at Jones’.
Leida M. Mueller aged 92 formerly of Elgin died Sunday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Hospital. Services are pending at Muehlethaler's Funeral Home in Elgin.
Orville L. Henderson 87, of Phoenix Arizona formerly of West Liberty died October 3 after a short illness. He is survived by two sons Willard and Lester and two daughters Evelyn Leggins and Wilma Weinard along with seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services were held Friday at Hansen Mortuary Phoenix with burial at Mountain View Cemetery near Casa Grande.
U S Attorney General Dick Thornburgh at a Charleston gathering faults Congress for underfunding anti drug efforts. He cites 10 percent cut in U S attorney positions and a $321 million cut from prison funding, urging fuller support and reports on trafficking scope.
Mercy on Oct 8 reports a son for Dawn Betzer of Anamosa. St Luke's lists Oct 8 birth of a son to Susan and James Morgan of 2312 A Ave NE. On Oct 9 Betty and Michael Edwards at 443 Amberjack Dr Hiawatha welcome a son. Debra and Daniel Hoffman 9409 C Ave Marion welcome a daughter. Diane and Jerry Rabe Blairstown a son. Debra and Kenneth Young 6216 Langdon Ave SW a daughter. Tina and Clayton Bulmer 3508 Dalewood Ave SE a son.
The Illinois Lottery in Springfield released the winning numbers drawn Sunday for the Lotto game. No further details on the numbers are provided in the available text.
Thousands in Riga attend a Lutheran Cathedral service and a two day Popular Front of Latvia congress urging economic self determination and veto power over Kremlin mandates. The movement seeks a separate currency and legal system while Latvian language and culture gain prominence amid broader Baltic reforms.
Eight people were injured, one seriously, in a two vehicle crash Saturday near Burr Oak at County Road A-18 and Highway 52. Janice Mensink 45 failed to stop entering the path of Carl Jahn 62 of Rochester Minnesota. The Jahn family members were treated and released with Erlyne Jahn admitted and flown to St Mary's Rochester in serious condition.
Des Moines police treat the death as murder but medical examiner says Suzanne Marshall, 56, was bludgeoned to death about two hours before a Thursday house explosion. Her husband Lawrence, 66, died in the same blaze from smoke inhalation.
Two Soviet Jews who were refused permission to emigrate will visit Cedar Rapids to meet Congressman Stephen Solarz and candidate Eric Tabor. A press conference is planned at 1 30 p.m. at Charlies on the River 415 First St SE. The visitors recently emigrated to the United States and settled in Iowa.
In Des Moines a $5 million Lotto America jackpot went unclaimed after Saturday's drawing. No ticket matched all seven numbers 2 7 13 19 24 29 30, but 22 tickets hit six numbers winning $1,867 each. Additional tickets matched five or four numbers for smaller prizes.
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