Cedar Rapids area mourns multiple local deaths
A string of deaths includes Virginia Turner Evans 66 of Cedar Rapids wife of Ronald Evans with a service at Turner Chapel East and burial at Oak Hill. Donald Timms 65 of Center Point with service at Murdoch Chapel and Lafayette Cemetery. Beverly Techau 42 of Marion with cremation and memorial at First United Methodist Church. Jolene Bell 69 formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Las Vegas. Emmett Evans 64 of Cedar Rapids with services at St. Patrick's Church. Ollie Ulch 72 of Solon with service at Brush Funeral Home and Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Leonora Hugle 87 of La Jolla. and others listed with funeral details in several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Turner Evans
Cottage Grove Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Ronald P. Evans
Molly Scott
Timothy
Michael
Thomas
John B. Turner
Turner Chapel East
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Donald
Jack'’ Timms
Center Point
Lafayette
Timms
Ella M. Miller
Waterloo
Lafayette Christian Church
Naomi Dunn
Murdoch Chapel
Joe Jones
Lafayette Cemetery
Jolene D. Fomiony Bell
Las Vegas
Nev
Springville
Iowa
George R. Bell
Nevada
Ollie C. Ulch
Solon
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Lisbon
Rocksy Phillips
Ulch
Johnson County
Leonora Sabin Hugle
LaJolla
Calf
Edgewood
Neenah
Wis
Wisconsin State Teachers College
Wisconsin
la Jolla
M.J. Boyd
Delhi
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery
Beloit
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Julie Suchomel Memorial Service And Burial Details
Julie Suchomel is remembered with a funeral service at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Ludmila's Catholic Church officiated by Rev. Robert W. Cizek. Burial will follow at St. John's Catholic Cemetery. The parish rosary is Sunday at 7 30 p.m. at Janeba Kuba Funeral Home West where friends may call. Memorial gifts may be made to St. Ludmila's Memorial Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Paul Evans
Ninth St. NW
Cedar Rapids
Blanche Kubalak
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s Church
Knights of Columbus
Fraternal Order of Eagles
International Association of Machinists
International Molders and Foundry Workers Union
Keystone
Leona Paulsen
Immaculate Conception Church
van Horne
Fellmer’s
Toledo
William A. Polley
Mason-Hand's
Tama
National Cemetery
Postville
Alvin C. Monroe
Schutte’s
Vern G. Thornton
Vinton
Roy
Myr) Powers
Wesley United Methodist
Evergreen Cemetery
Phillips
Memorial Fund
Decorah
Henry N. Holm
Steine’s
Lutheran Cemetery
Tipton
Irvin Kimberling
First United Methodist Church
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Sheets and Son's
Francis T. Mahoney
Suchomel
Julia E
Julie
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Robert W. Cizek
St. John’s Catholic Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
St. Ludmila’s Memorial Fund
Two Ackerman Roofers Burned In Tar Spill Accident
Two Ackerman Roofing employees from Cedar Rapids were injured Saturday afternoon in Alburnett when hot tar exploded from an overheated kettle. James William McGuire, 66, suffered burns to the head face neck chest arms and legs and was admitted to the University Hospitals burn unit in Iowa City. Alan Lusk, 21, received burns to the face and arms and was treated at St Luke’s hospital then released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackerman Roofing
Cedar Rapids
Alburnett
James William McGuire
Alan Lusk
Ninth Ave. SE
Linn County Sheriff's Office
McGuire
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Lusk
St. Luke’s Hospital
Man in Critical Condition After Center Point Road Crash
Kyle W. Heppe, 23, of 118 20th St NE, was listed in critical condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City after a Saturday dawn crash on Center Point Road near G Avenue NE. His southbound car failed to turn at G, hit warning barriers, and ended against the Linn County Health Department building. Rescue crews extricated him and he was first taken to St. Luke's before transfer to Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle W. Heppe
20Th St
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Center Point Road
G Avenue
Heppe
Linn County Health Department
Cedar Rapids
City Briefs: Video Recorder Stolen and More
A 25 year old man reports a break in at 727 Fifth Ave SE Friday after 7 p.m. and the theft of a $1000 video recorder a $900 TV an inflatable boat $300 an outboard motor and 17 video cassettes worth $425. Building materials valued at about $1625 were taken from 1825 Coldstream Ave NE. The Police and Fire Pension Boards meet Monday at noon in City Hall council chambers. John Karras of the Des Moines Register will speak at the Rotary Club meeting Monday at the Roosevelt Royale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley H. Beshears
Fifth Ave. SE
Coldstream Ave
Blick Construction Co
Police Pension Board
Fire Pension Board
Council
City Hall
Rotary Club
John Karras
The
Des Moines Register
Roosevelt Royale
Man injured by shotgun blast in suspected accident
Glenn Benters, 19, of 525 McKinley Street SW was listed in fair condition at St. Luke's Hospital after a shotgun blast at a southwest side home just after midnight Friday. Police say the injury occurred when Randal Baker, 25, was handling a loaded shotgun at Baker's home on 124 11th Ave SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Benters
McKinley St
St. Luke’s Hospital
Benters
Randal Baker
Lth
Ave
Baker
Horses Missing Near Cedar Rapids Home
Chris Orman notified police after 10 p.m. Friday that a brown and white pony and a stocky brown horse were missing from a field near her home at 3809 E Ave NW Cedar Rapids. The two animals were valued at 450 and 250 dollars respectively and were found not to have escaped through the fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chris Orman
E Ave
Orman
Death Triage: Suicide Pending Lab Tests in Marion
Beverly M. Techau, 42, of 2140 Hillview Drive Marion, is tentatively ruled a suicide by the Linn County Medical Examiner pending lab results. She died Friday after a long illness. Dr David Kresnicka confirmed he was called in and said final ruling awaited laboratory tests possibly by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Beverly M. Techau
Hillview Drive
Marion
Techau
David Kresnicka
Musical theft report from Cedarwood Hills van break in
Police report a burglary early Saturday in Cedarwood Hills where Robert R. Tierney’s van at 2030 Glass Road NE was broken into. Stolen items include electronic musical equipment valued about 1800 plus a Norlen String Thing device valued 1295, a microphone, an electronic equalizer, and a guitar strobe tuner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Tierney
Glass Road
Tierney
Cedarwood Hills
Weather and local notices summary for the area
The report lists wind from ESE at 4 mph and a 6:37 sunrise with a 5:04 sunset. It notes a rain threat ending in the southeast Tuesday with cool, partly cloudy highs in the 50s and night lows in the 20s to 40s by Thursday. It records multiple October events including births in Lisbon and Central City.
Samaritan Struck While Aiding Blind Pedestrian
Esther Kaplan 68 of 424 12th St SE remained in fair condition at St Luke's Hospital after being struck by a car Friday morning on First Avenue while assisting Mrs Edith Neal crossing from 15th Street NE. The driver Rebecca M Kirk 24 of 1130 Center Point Road NE was southbound on 15th Street and turning left onto First Avenue when she hit Kaplan nine feet from the crosswalk. Kirk was charged with failure to do duty as a driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Kaplan
12Th St
St. Luke’s Hospital
First Avenue
Kaplan
Edith Neal
Fifth Ave
15Th Street
Rebecca M. Kirk
Center Point Road
Kirk
Four charged with drunk driving in Linn County
Four drivers face drunk driving charges after arrests Friday night and Saturday dawn in Linn County. Juveniles Carol Cremers and Michael Franck were taken to the juvenile detention center and Marion Police cited them at Third Avenue and Third Street. Dennis Baretti and Winston Landers were also arrested in separate incidents for related offenses including license suspension and left of center violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Carol P. Cremers
East Post Road
Marion
Seventh Ave
Michael A. Franck
Troy Mills
Third Avenue
Third Street
Dennis E. Baretti
Robins Road
Highway 150
East Willman Street
Winston R. Landers
Key Court
Carter seeks progress in Middle East talks after Israeli moves
President Carter relayed a message to Anwar Sadat after a Cairo meeting on the peace treaty framework with Egypt. The West Bank and Gaza settlement intensification by Israel complicated efforts to finalize the Camp David accord. Secretary Vance defended Harold Saunders amid accusations he undermined settlers’ rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Vance
Sadat
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza
Israel
Egypt
Camp David
Harold D. Saunders
Middle East
Carter aides accused of thwarting policy aims
The report says Carter plans to recruit loyalists to run agencies and give them rope with the threat of replacement if they fail. It also notes that Carter officials have resisted administration positions in testimony to Congress, while Kirbo and Bell had roles in 1976 recruiting and vetting candidates for Cabinet posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Kirbo
Bell
Daylight Saving Time Ends Clock Returns to 2 AM
Rita Leigh presses a button to set back an electronic clock as DST ends this morning. The old pendulum clock shows 2 a.m. when standard time resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Leigh
Typhoon Rita Causes Widespread Philippine Floods
Typhoon Rita and floods kill at least 34 in two days across provinces near Manila. The storm, strongest in eight years, damaged tens of thousands of homes and left hundreds of thousands displaced. A dam overflow report and rescues by U S Navy crews are noted amid extensive agricultural losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Red Cross
Ministry of Social Services and Development
Bulacan
Here
U.S. Naval Base
Subic Bay
U.S.S. Flint
Constellation
South China Sea
Damages sought in truck train death case at Shellsburg
A 338000 damage suit was filed in Fayette County District Court by Paul Erickson's family of Independence. The 15 year old was killed October 28 1977 when a Maynard Co op truck collided with a Rock Island train at a Shellsburg crossing. The action names Edwin Erickson Jr Maynard driver the co op Rock Island trustee William Gibbons engineer Larry Kolpek and the city of Shellsburg as defendants alleging poor visibility signal malfunction and driver and engineer negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Fayette County
Independence
Paul Erickson
Rock Island
Shellsburg
Thomas Erickson
Paul
Edwin Erickson Jr
Maynard
Maynard Co
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details Writeup
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces its daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with subscription rates by carrier and mail. It notes post office publication standards and AP news republication rights for local content and older dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Lowe
U.S. Territories
Gazette
Associated Press
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Kenneth Techau
Springdale
First National Bank of
Kevin
University of Iowa
Lisa
Howard Small
Northridge
Calif
Walter Saur
American Cancer Society
Marion Athletic Booster Club
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
Steven Quint
Brentwood Drive
Kenneth Clark
Dean Wood
Central City
Fourth Ave
Brentwood Circle
C St
First Ave
Burch St
Eastern Avenue
Collins Road
Council Street
31St St
Eighth Avenue
Sixth Street SE
Bever Park
Samaritan
Flowers & Plants
Peck’s Flower Shop
Center Pt. Rd
Sun
Buffalo
Saunders
Nueva Esja
Agriculture Ministry
Fort Magsaysay
Stewart Funeral Home
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Avenue Fora & Botanicals
16Th Avenue
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