Deaths mark Cedar Rapids area obituaries and services
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns list deaths of Danita Lynn Straw and several local residents. Details include birth years and dates, parental names, survivors, service times, locations, and arrangements by local funeral homes.
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Mary Visitation Touhey
Sacred Heart
Mercy Hospital
Monti
Congregation of the
Cedar Rapids Sisters of Mercy
Mercy School of Nursing
Cedar Rapids
School of Radiologic Technology
Spokane
Wash
Army Nurses’ Corp
David Remy
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Hanford Post 5
American Legion
Stewart Funeral Home
Crisis Center defends Oppelt handling after murder case
Iowa City Crisis Center defended its contact with convicted murderer David Oppelt on the night before he fatally stabbed a teenager. Directors argued the center tried to help him enter treatment, while critics said the response damaged community trust and raised questions about crisis intervention effectiveness.
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Iowa City
Oppelt
Steven Scott White
White
David Loney
United Way
Johnson County
Crisis Center
Duncan
Loney
Mount Pleasant
The
University of
Hunger strike at Iowa State Penitentiary protests lockdown
Four inmates at Fort Madison Iowa State Penitentiary refuse solid food since Oct 12 in response to a lockdown tied to Sept uprising that caused 1 death and 1.1 million dollars in damage. Inmates cite human rights violations including cold cells and no religious services while 640 inmates remain housed under restriction.
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Fort Madison
UPI
Iowa State Penitentiary
Ron Welder
David Scurr
Welder
Lawrence McDonald
Herschel Davis
Timothy Green
Glenn McGhee
Taylor's attorney concedes client shot Waterloo officers
In Waterloo, James Michael Taylor admits in court he shot and killed two police officers answering a noise complaint. Prosecutors say Taylor deliberately opened fire, while defense plans to argue diminished responsibility due to drugs and alcohol.
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Gazette Wire Services Council Bluffs
James Michael
T-Bone
Taylor
Waterloo
Michael Hoing
Wayne Rice
Alvin Davidson
Davidson
David Correll
T-Bone” Taylor
Dean Nelson
Cigarette Free Samples Stir Iowa Law Debate
Iowa Revenue Department told a legislative committee there is no law preventing cigarette makers from giving free samples if procedures are followed. Retailers fear the rules would permit price discrimination and threaten businesses not favored, said Jim West of the Iowa Retail Food Dealers Association.
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Des Moines
Iowa Revenue Department
Jim West
Iowa Retail Food Dealers Association
West
Administrative Rules Review Committee
Iowa
Revenue Department
Carl Castelda
Queen Beatrix to visit Iowa for Dutch ties
Northwestern College officials report Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has accepted an invitation to visit their campus in June during a U S tour to celebrate 200 years of friendship. Central College is also seeking a visit to Pella as part of the queen's U S trip.
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Orange City
UPI
Northwestern College
Beatrix
Netherlands
U.S
United States
Washington
Iowa
Central College
Pella
Michigan
Clarifications issued on Henry E. Paul obituary details
The Gazette notes corrections to an obituary about Henry E. Paul aged 69 who died Oct 8 in Omaha. Survivors include wife Irene five children Betty Wilkinson Lois Anderson Blanche Lovell Harold E. Paul James Witticock 14 grandchildren seven great grandchildren and brother James. A Saturday edition printed the obituary and readers may request corrections by calling 398-8313.
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Henry E. Paul
Omaha
Irene
Betty Wilkinson
Marion
Lois Anderson
Blanche Lovell
Vinton
Harold E. Paul
Jacksonville
Fla
James Witticock
Appleton
Wis
James
Cedar Rapids
Mets Win First World Series Crown in 1969
On this date in 1969 the New York Mets defeated Baltimore to capture their first World Series title. The Mets, an expansion club formed in 1962, claimed the championship in a historic fall classic.
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New York Mets
Baltimore
Coulter Man Dies in Franklin County Crash
Iowa State Patrol reports Jerry Thompson 27 of Coulter died when his car apparently lost control on a county road 34 miles south of Coulter in Franklin County. He was dead at the scene officials said.
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Iowa
Jerry Thompson
Coulter
Franklin County
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Data
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It lists subscription rates including carrier weekly and mail 52 weeks and notes no mail subscriptions in carrier areas and AP republication rights.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
AP News
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Danita Lynn Straw
Rockford Road
Marengo
Iowa Valley High School
Iowa County Park Producers Association
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Northeast Missouri State College
Kirksville
Amana Refrigeration
Atlanta
D&d Hydro Air Inc
Dottie Felling
Gordon Straw
Biloxi
Miss
Daniel Straw
Reo Straw
Edward
Dorothy) Hartl
Hiawatha
Nyle Felling
Lewis
Veda) Felling
Uhlmann Funeral Home
Williamsburg
William F. Leist
30Th St
St. Luke’s Hospital
Manson
Eloise M. Burch
Tampico
Ill
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Marie Dahlene
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Carl H. Berhenke
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Leonard A. Miller
University of Iowa
Sioux City
Robert
Donald
Beckman-Callahan Funeral Home
Ehrenberger
Bessie
Neville G. Clayton
Cedar Christian Church
Thiem
Ralph H
First Presbyterian Church
Calvin DeVries
Westview Cemetery
LaPorte City
Turner Chapel
Fifth St
Friends of the Public Library
Watson
Melvin R
Marjorie A
St. Pius Catholic Church
Bernard Collins
Murdoch Chapel
Dianna Hamman
John J. “Jack’’ Swaner
Lantern Park
Coralville
Ruth Joy Ray
Swaner Farms
Iowa House
Iowa State Highway Commission
the Hills Bank and Trust Co
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
St. Joseph’s
George L. Gay’s
Mercy Hospital Foundation
Market St
Davenr
Dodge Streets
Clarence
Joanne Buck
Chapman's
Fort Atkinson
Clarence Reihle
St. John’s Catholic Church
Chekal’s
Independence
Lee C. Bellmer
St. Athanasius Cemetery
Jesup
Lam
United Methodist Church
North Liberty
Tama
Bernard R. Condron
Harrison's
Milo
Christine) Buffalo
Mason-Hand
S. Tipton
Edna Dorcas Gardner
Dye’s
Stanwood Cemetery
Traer
Elvera Eichorst
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Overton's
Theodore A. Podhajsky
St. Vaclav’s Catholic Church
Clutter
Overton’s
By Tom Walsh
Burlington
U of I Psychiatric Hospital
Brian Cook
Terry Hayward
Correll
Joseph Malnix
Hoing
Richard Knief
Knief
Kniel
Rice
St. Louis
Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Queen Beatrix
the Gazette
Joan E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
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