Deaths and services in Linn County obituaries
A sequence of Linn County death notices announces Karen Wortman age 25 of Hiawatha and several other locals dying recently. The items list family survivors, church affiliations, workplaces, and funeral arrangements with dates and locations across Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Rae Wortman
Pirie Drive
Hiawatha
Waterloo
Linn County
Fort Dodge
Faith Bible Church
International Hawaiian Inn
Road House
Obituaries and funeral notices from multiple Iowa towns
Death notices list residents from Cascade to Wellman with service times and burial plans. Vera Less 60 at St Martin's Church visitation today. Carrie Stanlake 89 Irving burial Clarence Cemetery. John Altman 51 Basilica of St Francis Xavier burial. Tom Meese 44 St Mark's Church burial. Ella Hageman 82 United Methodist burial Hopkinton. Evlyn Maske 71 funeral Peterseim's burial Sharon Hill. Harlan Alt 86 North Liberty service at United Methodist Church. Willard Frank 65 Sacred Heart Church. Adam Sok 83 Brant Kern's burial Greenwood. Emery Kerr 62 Kenneth Kerr 48 Wanda Alderson 62 killed in Kansas traffic accident. services pending. Josephine Yoder 101 Asbury Church burial Lower Deer Creek. Burial and visitation details follow each entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Henry
Vera
St. Martin's Catholic Church
Devaney-Reiff's
Clarence
Carrie Stanlake
Irving
Texas
Chapman's
Clarence Cemetery
Dyersville
John F. Altman
St. Francis Xavier
Friends
Kramer's
Edgewood
Tom Meese
St. Mark's Catholic Church
Appleton-Vernon's
Hopkinton
Ella) Hageman
United Methodist Church
Hopkinton Cemetery
Goettsch’s
Kalona
Evlyn Maske
Ridgewood Cemetery
Oelwein
Willard Frank
Sacred Heart Church
Brant-Kern’s
Woodlawn
Adam Sok
Brant Kern’s
Greenwood Cemetery
Westgate
Sigourney
Emery Kerr
Kenneth Kerr
Wanda Alderson
Kansas
Helms
Reynolds
Wellman
Josephine M. Yoder
Asbury United Methodist Church
Powell’s
Lower Deer Creek
Percy backs MX in reinforced silos focus
Senator Charles Percy urges Reagan to keep MX missiles in hardened silos, rejecting a Carter plan of shelters. He favors 100 missiles in reinforced Titan silos, cites lower cost, deterrence, and arms control potential. Percy also supports 100 B 1 bombers and Trident II subs but warns on wide sea launch cruise missiles and long war preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Percy
Reagan
Illinois
Percy
West
United States
Soviet Union
State ban on burning leaves upheld in Des Moines area
A Polk County judge upheld the Iowa DEQ leaf burning ban for Des Moines and four suburbs. Des Moines and West Des Moines failed to prove irreparable harm or lack of public interest, with the cities contesting DEQ authority and health impact through medical testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Polk County District Court
Harry Perkins
West Des Moines
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
DEQ
Drunk Driving Charges Filed Against Two Men
Gregg D. Gongwer age 29 of 3980 Johnson Ave NW and Charles C. Mathis age 38 of 1015 16th St NE were arrested Sunday evening. Gongwer faces drunken driving and vehicle equipment violations after a 9 35 p m stop at Oakland Road and J Avenue NE. Mathis is charged with drunken driving and no valid license. Both were released pending court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg D. Gongwer
Johnson Ave
Oakland Road
J Avenue
Charles C. Mathis
16Th St
16Th Street
Travel up during 1981 in Iowa travel season
Davenport AP reports that summer travel by Iowans rose over 14 percent in 1981 from 1980 levels, according to the AAA Motor Club of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
AAA Motor Club of
Iowa
Dubuque Packing workers vote for 15.8 percent wage cut
In Dubuque the UFCW Local 150A voted 662 to 628 to accept a company wage cut of 15.8 percent for the plant’s 1,400 workers. The deal lowers hourly wages from 10.69 to 9 with fringe-benefit cuts through September 1983, amid financial concerns and lawsuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
UPI
Dubuque Packing Co
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 150A
Mel Maas
Maas
John Mancuso
UFCW
Chicago
Mancuso
Chuck Stoltz
Stoltz
National Labor Relations Board
Loras College
Should IRS pay after loss in court
Rep. Cooper Evans of Iowa backs legislation to hold the IRS financially responsible for court costs when it loses in tax court. The measure also makes the agency liable for bad advice and faulty tax computations, aiming to curb unnecessary tax disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cooper Evans
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Evans
Accidental Shooting Incident In Rural Norway Iowa
Police say a 22 year old man David Snyder threatened to shoot himself with a .22 revolver at a wedding party, then was accidentally shot in the forehead when another man tried to disarm him during a car stop. Snyder listed in stable condition at University Hospitals Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
David Snyder
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Mike Duss
Benton County
Snyder
Duss
Blairstown
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Clarifications issued for Al Anon meeting location
Information corrected for Fridays Al Anon meeting at 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Marion. The Gazette will respond to complaints about accuracy and publish corrections or clarifications in this space. Phone 398 8313.
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Al-Anon
First Presbyterian Church
Marion
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates list Carrier 1.65 per week and Mail Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues 8.054 weeks 85.80 52 weeks with regional exclusions noted. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. USPS 095680.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Thought for today by Charles de Gaulle
A brief quotation notes that men become great only when determined to be so. Reflects on self motivation from the French statesman Charles de Gaulle.
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Charles de Gaulle
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Kristopher Shawn Stoecker
Michael David Wortman
Ronald Hinsch
Dianna Jones
Linda Frederickson
Ronald
Darrell Smith
Elva Roy
Turner Chapel West
Ed Bateman
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Lawrence McBurney
Covina
Calif
Margaret Schumaker
Whiting and
Melrose Dairies
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Keith
Rodger
Judy
Harold
Houston
Merle
Fern Edaburn
Grantsburg
Wis
North Fair Valley Ave
Clara B. Hoyt
25Th St. SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Clara B. Shepard
Walcott
Ind
Harry G. Hoyt
Coe College
Eastern Iowa
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Irene Douglas
King’s Daughters
Cedar Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Richard William Marion
St. SW
Kathleen Burr
Leo Marion Concrete Construction Co
Laborers Local Union 43
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Jennifer
Paul
Leo Marion
Robert
Minneapolis
Minn
Bill
Georgetown
Colo
Chuck
Pam Dollarhide
Grandview
Debra Sindelar
John and
Denny Burke
Marty Striegel
Linda Segriff
Sandra Wasta
San Francisco
Willard Crain
Springville
Clarence Frana
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Teahen Funeral
Ronald K. O'Kelly
Shelby
Mich
Wilson High School
Donna Jean Dvorak
O’kelly
Cherry-Burrell Corp
Michigan
Pine Haven
Walkerville
Michael
Rhonda
Ruby O'Kelly
Sharron Elguezabal
Ralph Walter Kirkpatrick
Second Ave
Poweshiek County
Frieda Schoenfelder
Marengo
Rock Island Railroad
Bethany Lutheran Church
Ron
Gloria Schumacher
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Ronald Pfluger
Marengo Cemetery
Hoover-Valentine Funeral Home
Joseph P. Lastuvka
19Th St. SE
Czechoslovakia
Elsie Haviena
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
St. George
Doris Turner
Leo
Joseph
Lillian Tanner
Ben
Las Vegas
New
Louis Trzil
St. John's Cemetery
Brush Chapel
Donald Anderson
Route 3
Anderson Land Company
Linwood Cemetery
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Funeral Home
Joseph G. Herman
Beloit
Amana
Wanda Pomeroy
Dorothy Roman
Irene Herman
Ruth Zearley
Donald
Indiantown
Fla
Gary
Steven
Edward
Emil
Swisher
Milner
Independence
Frank
Lumir
Agnes Detert
Lillian Caldwell
Shellsburg
Hansen Funeral Home
Floral Lawns
South Beloit
Ill
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Thomas Miskimen
Covington Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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