Deaths of Several Area Residents Mark Week
Obituaries list multiple deaths across Iowa communities including Donald H. Cover 75 of Riverside and Ethel Quinn Hickey 84 of Fairfax. Entries note births marriages and prior occupations with service details and burial plans. Additional notices include Howard L. Haines 71 and Vernon E. Wadsworth 1 30 p m Thursday at local chapels and various cemetery arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald H. Cover
Riverside
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Clarksville
Fern L. Washburn
Cover
Peoples Bank and Trust Co
Douglas
Mayfield Village
Ohio
Cliff Crowe
Tehachapi
Raymond
Green Bay
Wis
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Warren L. Feller
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Ethel Quinn Hickey
Fairfax
Roy Hickey
Hallmar
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
National Catholic Society of Foresters
St. Patrick's Altar and Rosary Society
Bernadine Brecht
Glenn
Michael
LeRoy Quinn
Fayette
William Arquitt
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Teahen Funeral
Altar and Rosary Society
Teahen Funeral Home
Western Fraternal Life Association
Misbach
Juli
David
Laura Sejba
Eighth St
Wadsworth
Vernon E
Viola Methodist Church
Dennis Tevis
Solon United Methodist Church
Wilcox Cemetery
Viola
Murdoch Chapel
Springville
Local races in light voter turnout maintain status quo
Voters chose incumbents Wayne Murdock and others in a low turnout primary. Candidates pledged to push for park improvements including more lighted softball diamonds and better handicapped access. Mayor Don Canney and unopposed officials will seek re election on November 6 while Jim Roberson challenges for the mayoralty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bever Park Zoo
Cook
Ments and Parks
Don Canney
Jim Roberson
Jacelyn Drive
Cathy
Second Ave
Floyd Bergen
Harold Schaefer
Mother Teresa Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Humanitarian Work
Nobel committee salutes Mother Teresa born Agnes Bojaxhiu in Skopje for decades helping Calcutta poor. They cite her Missionaries of Charity and relief efforts across India and 14 other countries, including homes for the dying and medical dispensaries. Friday sports results noted in Saturday Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skopje
Yugoslavia
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
Mother Teresa
Calcutta
India
Northeast India Hill
Darjeeling
Order of the Missionaries of Charity
Weather Report for October Normal Conditions and Extreme Temperatures
A detailed October weather summary notes normal conditions for CR and statewide temperatures, with highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s and lows in the 40s. It records 11 am barometer, humidity, and NE wind at 10 mph, sunrise and sunset times, and a year-ago high of 56 and low of 31 with no precipitation.
Marion man hurt as semis wheels strike on Center Point Road
Raymond Patterson 41 of Marion was injured Tuesday when the rear wheels of a semi truck pulled him along the side of a pickup on Center Point Road in Hiawatha. He was in fair condition with hip injuries at St. Luke's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Point Road
Hiawatha
Raymond Patterson
Route 1
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Patterson
Center Point
Clayton Bramble
Sioux City
Bramble
Princess Margaret denies Irish temper claim at party
Houston visit tied to fundraiser for London's Royal Opera House prompts tabloid splash. Kupcinet cites an unnamed witness at the Saturday party to report Mayor Byrne's anger, while Princess Margaret's staff deny the quote and say she was unavailable for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Princess Margaret
Houston
London Evening Standard
Kupcinet
Byrne
Margaret
London
Royal Opera House
Births and incidents in Mercy area listings
Birth announcements list several families in Mercy with newborns and recent arrivals including Wayne Whittam Kerry Lawrence David Ramm Nicholas Allen Michael Cataldo Allan Worthen and others. The second section items show a string of emergency calls and alarms with times and locations including fires false alarms medical emergencies smoke odor and a burnt food incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ramm
D Ave
Nicholas Allen
Fifth Ave
Marion
Michael Cataldo
Allan Worthen
Vinton
B Ave
Oakland Road
Vine Ave
E Ave
First Ave
Third Ave
19Th St. NW
Hayes suit dismissal sought in Cedar Rapids case
The city of Cedar Rapids asks Linn District Court to dismiss a suit filed by former Fire Department dispatcher Charles J. Hayes claiming unfair termination. City officials say Hayes was fired for failing to follow a directive to lose weight. The dismissal request argues no issues have been formulated for the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Charles J. Hayes
Hayes
Fire Department
Lisbon mayoral race set with Greiner challenge
Incumbent Glenn Plattenberger faces Peter Greiner in Lisbon mayoral election. Primary results show Greiner with 180 votes, Plattenberger 84, and Joan Ortmann 42. Voter turnout was 40 percent of 828 registered. 24 paper ballots invalid for double voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Glenn Plattenberger
Peter Greiner
Plattenberger
Greiner
Joan Ortmann
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard L. Haines
St. SW
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Mayme Forshay
Berneta Weaver
Richard
Santa Monica
Robert
Sarasota
Fla
Donald
Brush Chapel
Oak Shade Cemetery
Bertha K. Krejci
Central City
Murdoch
Iowa
Belle Plaine
Donard “Dewy” Bussey
Hrabak’s. Dyersville
Susan Vaske
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier
St. Boniface Cemetery
New Vienna
Kramer's
Homer Degner
United Methodist
Ladora
Sylvester F. Sherman
First Presbyterian Church
Marengo
Koszta Cemetery
Hoover-Valentine’s
Montezuma
Jennie Facile
Brooklyn
Rosaries
Nevenhoven’s
Nichols
Oak Ridge Cemetery
West Liberty
Volga
Mary Jane Eder
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Witt’s. West Union
Otto Schmelzer
Burnham Wood’s. Ww
Mary J. Green
St. John’s Catholic Church
Immaculate Conception
Kramer’s
Dyersville
C.R
Wayne Murdock
Murdock
Gardner
Iowa Department of Transportation
Stan Reinis
Justein
Jeff’ Cook
Larry Lawrence
Otto Kosek
Aeeenennen
Robert Jamison
Edward Lynn
Fof
Reese
Home For the
South
Loreto
Rome
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
Laredo
Texas
Warroad
Minn
Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keithsburg
Keokuk
Fall
Clinton
Cedar
Coralville Lake
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Missouri
Ohio Valley
West Virginia
New York State
Idaho Panhandle
Montana
West Palm Beach
McAlester
Okla
Enid
Gulf Coast
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Plains
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Dakotas
Upper Midwest
National Weather Service
Ather Forocast
St. Louis
Sioux Falls
Bismarck
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ates
Ane
Des Moines
Paciay
St. Paul
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Abby
U.S. A
Wayne Whittam
Janice Drive
Kerry Lawrence
Redbud Road
St. Luke's
Kevin H. Donlea
Linda K. Cook
David M. Lloyd
Donnell J. Stonebraker
Alex S. Hadjis
Pamela J. van Scoy
Mark S. Hathaway
Ada S. Stone
Todd R. Bennett
Kelly L. Wilson
Michael A. Colby
Penny J. Kula
Kent D. Walton
Lisa M. Whitney
James R. Miner
Sue M. Lacey
Keith W. Kadlee
Amy L. Thenaus
David M. Brower
Laurie L. Hoskins
Luke A. Godar
Jean C. Garner
South Vietnam
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!