Death notices and services for multiple Cedar Rapids area residents
Obituaries list Leona A. Wunsch 67 of Cedar Rapids and Marjorie Ward 62 of Fountain Hills with service details and burial plans. Also noted are Ann E. Riordan 56 long-time Miami resident, Joseph E. Hruska 77 of Cedar Rapids, Ruth Evanson 87, Ralph Pilgrim 81, Robert Hartford 62, Anna Kratzer 86, Louise McClain 74 and other deaths with funeral arrangements, memorials, and calling hours across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie M. Ward
Cedar Rapids
Fountain Hills
Ariz
Urbana
Paul Ward
Boone
Arizona
Ascension Catholic Church
Rosary Society
Randy
Coralville
Danny
Huntington Beach
Calif
Marcia Zachar
Debra Dogotch
Linda Rickertson
Atlanta
Kent
England
Arlene Reed
Albuquerque
N.M
Betty Blake
Sierra Vista
All Saints Catholic Church
Edmund J. Becker
Albert Zachar
Phillip Saunders
St. John’s Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Marjorie P. Osborn Bowser
Mount Vernon Road
Mercy Hospital
Center Point
Eagles Club
Robert
Carroll Osborn
Lois Hendryx
Louis Cronin
Marion
Donald Johnson
Belle Plaine
Murdoch Chapel
Jim Simon
First Baptist Church
Ann E. Riordan
Miami
Fla
Detroit
Mich
Ward Belmont Preparatory School
Nashville
Billy Browning
Madison
Wis
John E. Riordan
Livermore
Oak Hill Cemetery
Theodore G. Lilley
Turner Chapel East
Decorah
Chellis
Ruth) Evanson
First Lutheran Church
Lutheran Cemetery
Olson-Fjelstul
Edgewood
Ralph E. Pilgrim
Trinity United Methodist Church
Appleton-Vernon’s
Edgewood Cemetery
Farley
Robert W. Hartford
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Reiff’s
Manchester
Anna E. Kratzer
Shelly’s
Oakland Cemetery
Vinton
Louise McClain
Campbell-Russell
Vital Statistics Rumor to Aug. 31 Names Daughters and Sons
Aug. 31 births listed for Kathy and Nicholas Moore a daughter Jacqueline and James Ludley a son Cindy Sue Runge a daughter Becky Lynn and Todd Steinman a daughter Aug. 31 Rita and William King a daughter Rachel and Theodore Munger a son Joan Anne and Joseph Seye a son Rita and Gerald Hastings a daughter Patricia and David Laronde a daughter At Nashville Tenn To Jaynie and Bob Paulson a son Aug. 31 Grandparents listed. At Boise Idaho To Marcy and David Woito a daughter Aug. 27 Grandparents named. Names listed Cedar Rapids area and surrounding states. Various emergency or service calls logged with times and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline
James Ludley
Anamosa
Cindy Sue Runge
Schaeffer
Becky Lynn
Todd Steinman
Third Ave
Rita
William King
Fifth Ave
Rachel
Theodore Munger
Brentwood Drive
Joan Anne
Joseph Seye
Ladora
Gerald Hastings
Circle Drive
Patricia
David Laronde
27Th St
Nashville
Tenn
Jaynie
Bob Paulson
Pete Thompson
Indiandale Road
Boise
Idaho
Marcy
Signed Auto Registration Card Rule Cited in Iowa
Cedar Rapids police officials warn drivers must sign and carry their vehicle registration. Capt. Louis Stepanek says the signed card identifies the driver and proves ownership. Offenders face a $5 fine plus court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Louis Stepanek
Cedar Rapids
Baby in Stable Condition After Barn Milk Bucket Fall
An eight month old baby crawled in a barn northwest of Oelwein and fell into a bucket of milk. He was unconscious when found and admitted to Mercy Hospital before transfer to St Francis Waterloo and then University Hospitals Iowa City where he remains in stable condition. Russell White is the child of Mr. and Mrs. Donald White of Route 2 Oelwein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Russell White
Donald White
Mercy Hospital
DCI to Probe Drowning in Centerville Farm Pond
Appanoose County Sheriff asked the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation to examine a farm pond drowning on August 22. The death of 19 year old Craig Ridding of Centerville was ruled accidental, but officials say the inquiry aims to address suspicions of a racial coverup. Ridding, who was Black, attended a party at the pond when the incident happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Iowa
UPI
Appanoose County
Craig Ridding
Ronald Powell
DCI
Ridding
Leading indicators rise as recession prospects brighten
The government reports a 1.3 percent July rise in the composite leading indicators, with seven of ten components improving. Officials say the recovery is underway, aided by stock gains, lower rates, and forecasts of gains near year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
White House
Commerce Department
Larry Speakes
Santa Barbara
Calif
Reagan
Jerzy Jasinowski
National Association of Manufacturers
Michael Evans
New York
McMahon, Brafman, Morgan and Company
Indica
Grant Wood AEA seeks candidates for three board seats
Three seats on the Grant Wood Area Education Agency board are up for election in Districts Eight Four and One. Incumbents in two seats will not seek re election. Interested residents must file by Sept 7 or declare candidacy at one of three conventions. Each district serves about 38 000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Grant Wood Board
Sue Holmes
Grant Wood Aea
Cedar Rapids
Kathryn Gutz
Norwood Drive
Second Ave
Amana
College Community
Deep River-Millersburg
English Valley
HSV
Iowa Valley
Norway
Williamsburg
Clear Creek
AEA
Harland Muller
Victor
Iowa Valley High School
Marengo
Clarence-Lowden
Lincoln
Midland
Olin
Oxford Junction
Solon
Tipton
West Branch
Iowa City
Robert Orris
Center Junction
Lincoln Community
Sixth St
Grant Wood
Grant Wood Board of Directors
Centerville Couple Found Dead In Home Tragedy
Police found Mary Virginia Wisian and Donald Lee Wisian dead at their Centerville residence after contacting the wife for missing work. Their 11 year old daughter Kyla endured carbon monoxide poisoning and was hospitalized in guarded condition. An autopsy was planned in Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Iowa
Mary Virginia Wisian
Donald Lee Wisian
Kyla
Muscatine girl shot in the eye
A 15 year old girl Tillie Hope Willis was shot in the eye Monday night at a rural Muscatine residence. She was taken to Muscatine General Hospital and then moved to Iowa City for treatment. Police said a handgun was used and the shooting occurred along Route 6, Muscatine, with no further details released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Muscatine County
Tillie Hope Willis
Muscatine General Hospital
Inci
Route 6
Tauke and Jepsen push action to curb gas abuse
Iowa lawmakers Tom Tauke and Roger Jepsen plan legislation to reform natural gas contracts. Tauke proposes amending the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1975 to curb alleged abuses in long term producer pipeline agreements. Jepsen calls for tighter FERC review of these contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Dubuque
Tom Tauke
Washington
Roger Jepsen
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Starmont enrollment drops by 26 students
Strawberry Point reports first enrollment figures for the school year show a 26 student decline. Total district enrollment is 1 002 with 323 at Strawberry Point Center 170 at Arlington Center 172 at Lamont Center and 337 at the high school. The junior class has 94 students the smallest eighth grade has 67 final figures set for Sept. 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Starmont Community
Strawberry Point Center
Arlington Center
Lamont Center
Aulwes Wins Guttenberg City Council Special Election
Gary Aulwes won the Guttenberg City Council vacancy in a special election with 240 votes. Other candidates Arther Herman Sr. 141, Bill Wieben 27, and Leo Yardley 25 also ran as the seat became vacant after Steve Sherretts resignation. Aulwes and his wife Sue own a flower shop and he works at Erts in Dyersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guttenberg
Gary Aulwes
Aulwes
Sue
Arther Herman Sr
Bill Wieben
Leo Yardley
Steve Sherretts
Erts
Dyersville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leona A. Wunsch
St. NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Aledo
Ill
Arnold Wunsch
Davenport
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
YWCA
St. Luke’s
International
Cedar Rapids Club Memorial
ABWA
Charles W. Anderson
Galva
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Glenn W. McMichael
Viola Cemetery
Viola
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
University of Iowa
Dvorak
Godfrey C
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Frederick Fangmann
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
First Ave
Kuba Funeral Home East
Donald Leroy Shaheen
Clark Road
Linn County
Conger
Minn
Delores Skaff
Charleston
W.va
Flame Room
D & E Distributing Co. Inc
St. George Orthodox Church
Joseph E. Hruska
Hughes Drive
Lillian Racer
Swisher
Oddfellows No. 51
College Township
Brush Chapel
Charles Mehaffey
Kathy
Nicholas Moore
Sharwood Drive
David Woito
William Woito
Lincoln, Neb
Douglas B. Moylan
Sheri L. Petrie
William J. Niesz
Lynda K. Holvenstot
Donald H. Steggall
Karen P. Brokaw
Patrick D. Samson
Karen D. Seybold
Turin
Phillip W. Nielsen
Lynn M. Wilson
Central City
Anne H
James F. Wichael
Donna Lee
Leonard Kepler Sharp Jr
Barbara Jeanne
George Albert Patschke
Fifth St
Ninth St
Preston Terrace Drive
Fourth St
Fifth St. NW
B Ave. NE
Wiley Blvd
Diai 911
Grant Wood Area Education Board
Ottumwa
Tauke
Jepsen
CR. News Daily
Peck’s
Mortet Blairs Ferry
Edgewood Rd
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
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