Obituary Notices from Iowa City Area Mercy Hospital Deaths
Multiple death notices from Mercy Hospital and area churches detail services and burials for Anthony J. Palumbo 77 of Marion. William P. Leonard 77 near Solon. Florence M. Gillick 72 of Cedar Rapids. Jean Walford Heasty 84 of Cedar Rapids. Evalyn Bessie Ford 92 of Lisbon. Ruth La Combe 70 of Cedar Rapids. Frances K Plummer 64 of Fairfax. Services and burial details list churches, cemeteries, and funeral homes across Cedar Rapids, Solon, Lisbon, Mount Vernon, and surrounding towns. memorial funds and call times noted for several families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J. Palumbo
Route 1
Marion
15Th St
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Cahill
Palumbo
Chandler Grocery
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Jean Walford Heasty
13Th St. NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pilot Mound
Iowa
Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing
Des Moines
Lambert Eklund
Ralph Heasty
Rainbow Division Veteran Auxiliary
Beauseants
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
Linn County Pharmacists Wives Auxiliary
Jeanne Neuenswander
Miriam Eyres
Hopkinton
Vernon Wolford
Young America
Minn
Byron Wolford
Fergus Falls
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Allen van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Highland Memorial Gardens
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Westover Funeral Home
American Heart Association
Seventh Ave
Evalyn Bessie Ford
Lisbon
Newell
Joe Raymond Ford
Yankton
S.C
Urbana
Federated Church of Lisbon
Lucille Briggs
Susie Bogaard
Jessie Crozier
Fairfax
Marion Sutliff
Inglewood
Calif
Morgan Funeral Home
Kenneth Glover
Lisbon-Mount Vernon
First St. West
Mount Vernon
Ruth la Combe
14Th Ave
Turner Chapel West
Frances K. Plummer
Memorial Services Dunsmoor Bertha B and Others
Memorial services set for Bertha B Dunsmoor at 1 p.m. today Turner Chapel West with burial at Linwood Cemetery. William J Hemmer to have services at 2 p.m. Tuesday Teahen Funeral Home with Masonic notes from Mount Hermon Lodge and Cedar Memorial Cemetery burial. Lottie Prasil to have service 2 p.m. Tuesday Brush Chapel and Czech National Cemetery burial. William Bill Simon to be laid to rest 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Murdoch Chapel Center Point with burial at Troy Mills Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D
Marion
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Ardel Barta
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
Teahen
Florence M. Gillick
10Th St. S
Cedar Rapids
Fifth Avenue
Boone
Iowa
James H. Gillick
Rock Island, Ill
Mercy Hospital
Donald E
John J
Faribault, Minn
al Strauss
Robert Strauss
Richard Strauss
Washington State
Christine Goldstein
Turner Chapel West
Robert A. Dennett
Trinity United Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Dunsmoor
Bertha B
B. Gordon Packard
St. James United Methodist Church
Hemmer
William J
Teahen Funeral
Mount Hermon Lodge
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Prasil
Lottie
Brush Chapel
George McDill
Czech National Cemetery
Simon
William
Bill
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Sheridan Mallet
Troy Mills
Tom Jones Charms Crowd in Cedar Rapids Concert
Tom Jones played a 75 minute Cedar Rapids show to about 4,000 fans at Five Seasons Center backed by a 10 piece band and three female singers. He mixed hits with covers and included a belly dance moment, while comedian George Wallace opened and fired off political humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Jones
the Gazette
Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids
Jones
Elvis
Eagles
Delilah
George Wallace
Wallace
Fire destroys barn on Hemesath farm near Castalia
Fire swept a large barn at the Jack Hemesath farm about 24 miles southwest of Castalia on Sunday evening. A few calves milking equipment and 1500 bales of hay were lost. Hemesath was milking at the time and managed to save most of his livestock.
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Castalia
Jack Hemesath
Hemesath
Dressing a Baby: Comfort First in All Weather
Practical guidance on dressing infants for different temperatures. Start with a breathable undershirt, add a gown or stretch overall, and layer in cold weather. Keep the baby's head covered outdoors and in the sun to minimize heat loss.
Lebanese President Seeks U.N aid Amid Lebanon Crisis
President Amin Gemayel arrived in the United States to press for aid to rebuild Lebanon as Lebanese army moves into the Shouf mountains to halt fighting between Christian and Druze factions. He planned to address the U.N General Assembly before meeting President Reagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Wire Services
Amin Gemayel
United States
Lebanon
Beirut
Rocky Shouf
Gemayel
Middle East Airlines
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Washington
Reagan
General Assembly
Telecommunication Conference
Israel
Michael Gardner
U.S
Nairobi
Shultz
Dan Meridor
Meridor
Yitzhak Shamir
Middle East
Edwin Meese
CBS’ Television
Nuclear arms views discussed at Decorah town meeting
About 200 residents from diverse backgrounds attended a Northeast Iowa Town Meeting in Decorah to discuss nuclear defense, seek information, and share viewpoints. Organizers planned multiple sessions with topics on war and peace, and future community forums were proposed to sustain public dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Bureau
Iowa
United Nations Association of Iowa
Iowa Humanities Board
Rolf Craft
Dave Nagle
Marilynn Larson
Larson
Fred
Mildred Luzum
Calmar
Fred Luzum
Luther College
Kerstin Stenson
Grays Lake
Ill
Northeast
Grace
Marengo Fire and Medical Calls Chronicle Weekend Report
Vital statistics list new births for Marie Pohlman and Leann Niswander, with two more births. A sequence of fire and medical calls follows from Saturday into Sunday including multiple medical emergencies at Lawrence Street NE Bever Avenue SE and other location notes. Several alarms malfunctioned or were under investigation with smoke odor checks and a defective electrical panel noted.
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13Th St
Ellis Blvd
Mayden Ave
Bever Ave
Second Ave
Second Ave. SE
Fourth Ave. SE
Fifth Ave. SE
Royal row clouds Balmoral vacation reports
Prince Charles and Princess Diana reportedly had a blazing row during a Balmoral visit as Diana demanded an early return to London with William. The Sun and Daily Express quoted friction and Diana’s wish to see friends, while palace staff opposed traveling with the heir and the royal baby.
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London
UPI
Charles
Diana
Balmoral
Sun
William
Scottish Highlands
the Daily Express
Prince Charles
Nobel Prizes Awarded in Chemistry and Physics in Stockholm
The Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm presents the 1982 Nobel Prizes in chemistry and physics. Each prize carries a cash award of $157,000. Prizes for peace and medicine were announced last week.
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Stockholm
Sweden
UPI
Royal Academy of Sciences
Man Dies After Motorcycle Truck Crash in Nebraska
Lonnie D. Lamb, 18, of Omaha died after a motorcycle struck the rear of a stopped pickup in council bluffs. Rider Jack P. Branigan, 19, also of Omaha, was treated as a suspect for operating a motorcycle while intoxicated and without a license. he escaped injury. Dewayne Heinz, 19, of Ames, drove the pickup involved.
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Council Bluffs
UPI
Nebraska
Lonnie D. Lamb
Omaha
Mercy Hospital
Lamb
Jack P. Branigan
Dewayne Heinz
Ames
Branigan
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William P. Leonard
Solon
Iowa City
Lavona Cerny
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Tony Serbousek
Richard Rogers
Steve Jensen
West Branch
Anamosa
George “Nada” Globes
Goettsch’s
Riverside Cemetery
Alfred “Bill” Ahrens
Trinity Lutheran Church
Uhlmann’s
Williamsburg
Church Cemetery
Ventura Dillon Landis
United Methodist Church
Hopkinton Cemetery
Manchester
Dorothy H. Knipp
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Bahnenkamp-Vernon's
Calvary Cemetery
Waterloo
Monticello
Fred H. Bohlken
Goettsch
Dick Hogan Gazette
George Shultz
Boston Globe
Jordan
Egypt
Camp David
Menachem Begin
Hussein
Camp David No. 1
Israel Radio
Kennedy Airport
Leslie Sand
St. Luke’s
Marie
Steve Pohlman
Marengo
Coleen
Albert Adkins
33Rd St
Leann
Andrew Niswander
Ann
Bill Miller
C Ave
Lawrence St
C St
Outlook Drive
First Ave
15Th Ave
Rockford Road
Pilicer Drive
Britain
Holiday Tiff
West
Elis Bouleverd
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue S.E
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