Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids area deaths
Obituaries note Mary J. Andes Creger 47 of 395 27th Ave SW died Friday at Americana Healthcare Center after a long illness. Born 1936 in Des Moines, she married Davis E. Creger in 1962 and worked for the Des Moines Register in Cedar Rapids. Services Monday at Teahen Funeral Home. Burial Linwood Cemetery. Memorials to American Cancer Society. Also listed are Helen Anfinson 84 and Ethel Kindig 81 with service details, and Harry Carney 85, plus several other death notices and funeral arrangements for local residents. Hazel Bell 73 of Mount Vernon and Jesse Hammond 64 of Cedar Rapids area noted as pending services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Andes Creger
27Th Ave
Americana
Des Moines
East High School
Davis E. Creger
Kingsville
Texas
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines Register
Asbury United Methodist Church
Dawn Dennis
Sharon Creger
Kenneth
Oklahoma City
Okla
Michael
Julia Antles
Teahen Funeral
Charles R. Mehaffey
Linwood Cemetery
American Cancer Society
10Th St. SE
Helen P. Anfinson
Meth-Wick Manor
Belmond
Iowa
St. Luke’s Hospital
Elmore
Minn
Martin J. Anfinson
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Sarah Gulbrandsen
Graceland Cemetery
Buffalo Center
Turner Chapel
Ethel S. Kindig
St. NE
Osceola
Paul E. Kindig
Waterloo
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
PEO
Raymond L. Hess III
Elmwood Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
40Th St
10Th St
American Heart Association
Seventh Ave
Marion
Hazel L. Bell
Mount Vernon
Americana Healthcare Center
Morgan Funeral Home
East Iowa Obituaries Highlight Local Notables
Roy C. Lawrence 79 retired publisher and Anamosa businessman dies after long illness. Rosa Mae Chase 97 longtime area resident passes away. Earl G. Martin 83 dies at Mercy Hospital with family survivors listed. Edna S. Gehring 76 dies at Good Samaritan Home, multiple survivors named. Leo A. Moser 68 dies, services pending. The Rev. Merlin C. Davies 56 dies, survivors and service details provided. John H. Buchanan 97 dies, longtime feed and seed businessman with family survivors noted. Funeral details for each are given with burial sites and service times in several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Lawrence
Anamosa
University of Iowa
Ray
Marian Card
Goettsch’s
Keith Hamilton
Riverside Cemetery
Maurice J. Lynch 66 Tipton Retired Farmer Dies
Maurice J. Lynch, 66, of Tipton, a retired farmer, died Friday at University Hospitals Iowa City. Survived by daughter Maureen Peck of Tipton, son David of Iowa City, six grandchildren, four sisters Lucille Edgerton Vera Lynch Maxine McCalley Lorraine Knipp, and brother Desmond. Services Monday 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Visitation Sunday 2-8 p.m. at Sheets & Son with rosary at 7:30 p.m. Burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery Cedar Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna S. Gehring
Good Samaritan
West Union
Joyce van Sickel
Phoenix
Ariz
Grace Meighan
Sumner
Norma Gehring
Peoria
Edith Bryant
Hyattsville
Janet Luise Gehring
Fairfield
Iowa
Lawrence Jr
Ottawa
Gerald
Des Moines
Frank
John
Lawrence Brackin
Waterloo
Richard
Harmony
Minn
Marie Thomas
Chana
Verna Herold
Casper
Wyo
Darlene Henninger
Bonnie Ford
Lake Forest
Apostolic Christian Church
Muehlethaler’s
Maurice J. Lynch
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Maureen Peck
Tipton
David
Lucille Edgerton
Vera Lynch
West Branch
Maxine McCalley
Lorraine Knipp
Cedar Rapids
Desmond
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Sheets & Son
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Cedar Valley
Marines survive Beirut bombing. more accounted in Iowa
Seven Marines and one sailor arrived at Andrews Air Force Base after a 94 hour flight from Rhein Main. A Dubuque family learned Marine Patrick A. Konzon survived uninjured in Beirut and a Burling-ton family learned Lance Cpl. Larry Magorian Jr. was also unharmed. All Iowa servicemen in Beirut are accounted for. Reports of arrests tied to the bombing could not be confirmed, while officials blamed possible Syrian and Iranian involvement. Sniper fire near the airport continued as searchers reached the Marine post basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
Andrews Air Force Base
Rhein-Main Air Force Base
Frankfurt
West Germany
Dubuque
Patrick A. Konzon
Beirut
Burlington
Lance Cpl
Larry Magorian Jr
Iowa
U.S
Al-Anwar
Bir Hassan
Syria
Iran
Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah
Dawa Party
Fadlallah
Associated Press
U.S. Marine Post
Maj
Robert Jordan
Obituaries: Lloyd W Lovell and Ilo Stanz Die in Iowa Homes
Lloyd W Lovell 72 retired heavy equipment operator and farmer died at Veterans Administration Hospital Iowa City. Survived by wife Joann ten children and many grandchildren. Memorials to Ilo Stanz 79 Good Samaritan Home West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd W. Lovell
Veterans Administration Hospital
Iowa City
Joann
Lyle
Vinton
Lloyd Jr
Cedar Rapids
Bill
New Albany
Iowa
Raymond
Brighton
Colo
Troy
Eileen Wilson
Luella Martinec
Garrison
Pauline Hobbs
Beulah Feuerhelm
Bessie Todd
Waterloo
Charlotte Vanquaz
Garden Grove
Calif
Diane Baumgardner
Pine River
Minn
James
Walker
Bertha Andrews
Urbana
First Christian Church
Campbell-Russell’s
Evergreen Cemetery
Vinton American Legion
Des Moines Man Sues Trooper Over Detention
David L. Block files a 75 000 suit in Cedar Rapids federal court against trooper Charles Taylor and the state alleging illegal detention after a Corvette plate stop. He says the officer inspected under the hood without a warrant, impounded the car, and returned him to Bible Camp in a marked car. Block claims lost meetings and missing bolts, seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cedar Falls
David L. Black
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Charles Taylor
Taylor
Block
Vital Statistics and Incident Log
Birth notices list a daughter for Jackie Caldwell in Marion and several other newborns with addresses in Marion Tipton Palo and Dubuque plus an Iowa City birth to Denise Schumacher and Jerald Schumacher at 2801 12th Ave SW. An Oklahoma birth is reported for Marjean and Rick Burkhart. Fire and medical emergencies, a ballast overheat at Montgomery Ward, and multiple medical emergencies plus a fire and a cigarette disposal incident are logged with times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Denise
Jerald Schumacher
12Th Ave
Tuttle
Okla
Marjean
Rick Burkhart
Robert Burkhart
11Th St
Marion
Dubuque
Linda
Scott Taylor
Richard C. Taylor
Hickory Hill Lane
End Daylight Saving Time With Clock Adjustment Tips
A guide explains rotating analog clocks counterclockwise by one hour to revert to Standard Time and notes most digital clocks require moving the hour readout 23 hours ahead as DST ends.
Rural Eldon man killed in crash
John Duane Cloke, 28, of rural Eldon died in a one car crash on a Wapello County gravel road two and a half miles west of Eldon after his vehicle ran a stop sign and hit a culvert. His wife Lisa, 19, suffered a broken leg and facial injuries and was treated at Ottumwa hospital. Two other passengers refused treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon
Iowa
John Duane Cloke
Wapello County
Interim head named for AGRI Industries
A special committee of the AGRI Industries board named Lowell Rasmussen to be interim chief executive officer after the resignation of President B J O Dowd. Rasmussen, 61, has 30 years in farm cooperatives and is senior vice president at Harvest States Cooperative in St Paul Minnesota. He will begin Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Agri Industries Board of Directors
Lowell Rasmussen
B.J
Jerry’ O'Dowd
Phil Dukes
Marathon
Iowa
Tee
Rasmussen
Harvest States Cooperative
St. Paul
Minn
Wisconsin To Raise Drinking Age To Nineteen
The Wisconsin legislature sent Gov. Anthony S. Earl a bill to raise the legal drinking age from 18 to 19, with an 89 to 8 Assembly vote. The border hopping provision was dropped. the change takes effect July 1. Wisconsin is one of four states still allowing 18-year-olds to drink beer and hard liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Anthony S. Earl
Earl
Assembly
Illinois
Michigan
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Paul
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John Hemann
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Teahen Funeral Home
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Chad” Taylor
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Alan C
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John P. Woods
Westminster United Presbyterian Church
Oakland Cemetery
Manchester
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Third Ave
Perrin
Carl M
Leroy E. Bauman
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Thune
Harold O
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Ellis Park Church
Tillie
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Gerald Condon
Stewart Funeral Home
James L
Gary Wendall
Jesse D. Hammond
Council St. NE
Arlington
Rosa Mae Chase
Oelwein
Gleim’s
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Elberon
Earl G. Martin
Mercy Hospital
Tony
San Leandro
Inez Early
Rosemary Rayman
Hopkinton Cemetery
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Keystone
Elgin
Guttenberg
Leo A. Moser
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Merlin C. Davies
United Methodist Church
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Karen
Owen
West Hollywood
Mark
Elizabeth Dalton
Salix
Anne
Frances
Sioux City
Everton
Richardson
Charity Pratner
Dallas
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Woodbury Township
Sergeant Bluff
Monticello
Charles C. Schneiter
John McDonald Hospital
Quasqueton
John H. Buchanan
Arlene
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Quincy
Ill
Ruth Beckman
Virginia Zimmerman
Quasqueton Union Church
Mason-Harris
Lebanon
Ilo Stanz
Betty Mark
Zion Lutheran Church
Burnham- Wood’s
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Rolfe
Winthrop
Tracy K. Werner
People’s Memorial Hospital
Independence
Mason’s
D.M. Man Sues State Trooper
Jackie
Harvey Caldwell
First Ave
Cynthia Welsh
Ave. NW
Louise
William Murray
Eastland Drive
St. Luke’s
Teri
Allan Baird
Marlene
Keith Livingston
Franklin Ave
Constance
Paul Louis
Palo
Diana
Richard Stahle
Solon
Rebecca
Robert Lacey
Fifth Ave
Amy
Alan Brockhohn
N Ave
E Avenue
15Th Street NW
Montgomery Ward
Edgewood Road
21St Ave
Crimson Drive
Council St
Echo Lane
Clive Drive
AGRI
Dukes
Fort Worth
John E. Lapes
Ellis Boulevard
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Center Pt. Rd
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