Death notices and obituaries in Cedar Rapids area
Multiple obituaries list Kenneth F. Benesh 68 of 3350 Oakland Road NE who died after a brief illness at St. Luke's Hospital and Ronald J. Serovy 27 of Route 2 Solon who died from a gunshot wound. Other notices cover funeral times, burial locations, and memorials across Cedar Rapids, Solon, Iowa City, and surrounding towns with names of churches, funeral homes, and cemeteries.
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Kenneth F. “Slim” Benesh
Oakland Road
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Shellsburg
Evelyn E. Voracek
FMC
UAW
Marie Benesh
Kenneth E
Shirley M. Pusateri
Louis
Lloyd
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Gary D. Hunstad
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Ronald J. Serovy
Route 2
Solon
Johnson County
Iowa City
Julie Schmidt
Krob Elevator
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Allen Serovy
Merle Carlson
Vinton
Mary Serovy
Carol
Larry
Mike
Mount Sterling
Wis
Francis Lenoch
St. Peter and Paul’s
Leonard D. Miller
Alabama, Nelson, Skaggs win top CMA group awards
Alabama from Fort Payne won Entertainer of the Year Vocal Group of the Year and Instrumental Group of the Year at the CMA awards. Willie Nelson took Single of the Year and Album of the Year for Always on My Mind. Ricky Skaggs won Top Male Vocalist and the Horizon Award.
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Alabama
Nelson
Skaggs
Nashville, Tenn
Country Music Association
Fort Payne
Ala
CMA
Grand Ole Opry House
Academy of Country Music
Myrtle Beach
S.C
RCA
Willie Nelson
Bible
Johnny Christopher
Wayne Thompson
Mark James
Ricky Skaggs
Merle Haggard
George Jones
Ronnie Milsap
Horizon
Vital Statistics and Local Fire Calls Digest
Vital statistics list multiple births across Cedar Rapids Marion Mount Vernon and Iowa City with names and addresses. Fire calls include incidents and medical emergencies across several city streets including Shaver Road Center Point Road Trailridge Road and Second Ave SE.
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Shaver Road
Center Point Road
Trailridge Road
Second Ave
Second St
12Th Ave
Carlisle St
13Th St
Tip of Day for Leather Bag Care
Clean leather bag with saddle soap per instructions dust off. When slightly damp apply neat's-foot oil then rub in. on dry leather use lanolin or castor oil. For glossy leather use lanolin or castor oil or both. neat's-foot oil hinders polishing.
Have we got your number in The Gazette Scramble
The Gazette urges entrants to include the puzzle number on the envelope front. About 10 percent of over 600 entries on Monday were disqualified for the daily $50 prize for missing numbers. All entries stay in the grand $500 drawing on November 25, but only those with numbers are eligible for the daily prize. Unnumbered puzzles may be resubmitted by 3 p.m. five days after publication.
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Gazette
Craney admits killing son to "save world" in trial
In Buchanan County District Court, Michael Craney told his former attorney he killed his 3‑week‑old son to save the world. The defense sought an insanity or diminished capacity defense, while witnesses described Craney’s mental state and behavior.
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Independence
Michael Craney
Steven Ristvedt
Craney
Matthew Robert
Buchanan County District Court
Dubuque
Thomas Sannito
Ristvedt
Sannito
Rita Craney
David Kuhn
Buchanan County
Jesup
James Whelan
State rejects C R man s claim for Legionnaires case
A Cedar Rapids man, Richard E. Curley, sought 250000 damages after contracting Legionnaires disease from contaminated water at University of Iowa Hospitals. The State Appeal Board denied the claim, paving the way for a lawsuit. Curley was treated in July 1981 and alleges Carver Medical Facility hot water was the source.
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C.R. Man
Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
State Appeal Board
Richard E. Curley
Park Ave. SE
Iowa
Curley
University Hospitals
Carver Medical Facility
Amana Refrigeration
Carver Pavillion
Bolivian police capture suspect in 1980 Bologna bombing
In a Bolivia shootout, Pier Luigi Tagliari was wounded and seized by Bolivian agents near Santa Cruz. Officials said he was flown on an Alitalia DC-10 from La Paz to Rome via San Juan, after an unauthorized landing at La Paz. The operation involved about 20 Bolivian officers.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
UPI
Bolgona
Italy
Alitalia
Rome
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Sion
Santa Cruz
Pier Luigi Tagliari
Rio de Janeiro
Explosion at Avondale shipyard kills one, injures six
An explosion aboard the tanker Ogden Argus at Avondale Shipyard Wet Dock No 3 left one man dead and three in critical condition. Six people were injured or missing as responders investigated the blast on the 270 meter vessel while Ogden Willamette was moored nearby. No cause released.
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Avondale
Ogden Argus
Ogden Willamette
Tickets still available for Who concert at UNI Dome Cedar Falls
A few hundred tickets remain for the Friday Who concert at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls. Promotional tickets are released for sale to the public, with general admission floor seating. Call 273-6131 with MasterCard or buy at the UNI Dome ticket office, northeast entrance. If any remain, tickets will be sold at the door on October 15. All tickets are 16 dollars.
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Cedar Falls
Uni-Dome
Mastercard
Grinnell Boy Killed In Pedestrian Crash
A 7 year old Grinnell boy Justin Capers was killed while crossing a street in Grinnell. His twin Andrew Capers, also 7, was hospitalized in critical condition with multiple injuries after being struck by Roy Strawser age 84 of Grinnell. State Trooper said a crossing guard and portable stop signs were in place at the intersection. This marked Grinnell’s first pedestrian death since December 1979.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Justin Capers
Andrew
Roy Strawser
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Mark Davis
Tractor overturns. Osage man dies in silo accident
Richard Dick Goff, 43, died when a tractor backed over the silo edge and overturned at the Eddy Goff farm near Osage Iowa about 1 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene by a Mitchell County sheriff's deputy.
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Osage
Iowa
Richard “Dick” Goff
Mitchell County
Eddy Goff
Goff
Dreyfuss Hurt In Beverly Hills Car Crash
Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss was hospitalized in good condition after his sports car flipped and hit a palm tree in a Beverly Hills canyon. Police found a small amount of white powder believed to be cocaine and he was booked in absentia for DUI and possession.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Richard Dreyfuss
Beverly Hills Canyon
Russ Olson
Dreyfuss
Thought for Today Quote by Voltaire
A concise quotation attributed to Voltaire, noting his line about God defending him from friends while he can defend himself from enemies.
The Gazette Established In Cedar Rapids 1883
The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with second class postage. Subscriptions by carrier are 1.95 weekly and by mail 9.20 for 7 issues 95.00 for 52 weeks. USPS 095680. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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HE Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
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Urba
Emma M
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Clarence Frana
Czech National Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home West
Scollon
DeVere Christopher
All Saints Catholic Church
Edmund J. Becker
Mount Calvary Cemetery
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Krall
John L
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Fairfax
William Arquitt
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Fairfax Public Library
Teahen
Cedar Christian Church
Neville G. Clayton
Cedar Memorial Park
Third Ave
Thelma L. Zahradnek
George L. Gay’s
Memorial Gardens
Kalona
Betty Ehrenfelt
Peterstein’s
Edgewood Cemetery
Monticello
Roger Sackett
Goettsch’s
Carl Hutton
Oakwood Cemetery
North English
Carl C. Wolfe
Harper
Marengo
Traer
Gordon Hubbard
Richardson’s
Buckingham Cemetery
Rosanne Cash
Emmylou Harris
Miss Mandrell
Julie Newton
Marty Robbins
Robbins
Lefty Frizzell
David Frizzell
Shelly West
Chet Atkins
Los Angeles
Nashville
Barbara
Jeffrey Martin
Rebecca
Rodger Neuhaus
Lori
Dan Gorman
Jackie
Donald Knepper
Toddville
Jacqueline
James Wallace
Mount Vernon
St. Luke’s
Julieana Inge
Krumholtz Drive
Marion
Maureen
Robert Brown
Bayberry Drive
Donna
Jerry Lawrence
Pine Wood Drive
Cindy
Rick Mormann
Earlville
Diana
Philip Beeson
19Th St
Carlena
James Minor
Ely
Craig A. Johansen
Diane L. Lundak
Chad H. Leathers
Lori J. Wegner
Richard I. Vesole
Joann K. Nase
Sandra Kay
Ernest C. Dudley
Sally Lou
Paul David Remington
Bethine Kay
Robert Edward Benson
Anne T
Calvin J. Colony
Laurie E
Michael L. Meyer
Jean M
Scott K. Abernathy
Marsha Lee
Carel
Eugene Bargar
Carole Ann
Ronald Ray Ribble
Sherrel K
Donald G. McKee
Phyllis M
David L. Marshall
Lars Jo
Gary L. Collins
Wilberta A
Jon E. Schmidt
Ida
Carl Witt
Son
World
By Donna Jones
Pasattana Andant
John Hinckley
Reagan
Whalen
Kuhn
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
John L. Krall
Fairfax State Savings Bank
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