Multiple Death Notices in Cedar Rapids Area Obituaries
Obituary notices list Mary L. Whitehair 78, Dora O. Vavra 93, Minnie Harman 93, and others with residences in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Details include birthplaces, spouses, church and fraternal affiliations, survivors, service times, and burial locations. Additional notices cover cremations, memorials, and church services across several area cemeteries and funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Whitehair
10Th St
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Elmer C. Whitehair
Waterloo
Straka Travel Bureau
Czech Heritage Foundation
Western Bohemian Fraternal Life
Navy Mothers
St. James
Dora O. Vavra
Edgewood Manor
Clive Drive
Davenport
West Liberty
Joseph D. Vavra
Rohlf
Davenport Temple
Pythian Sisters
Praha
Rebekah Lodge
Ladies Auxiliary Patriarch Militant
Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church
Louis Meyer
Cedric J. Lofdahl
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Jennie Prosser
Dorothy Harman
Evelyn Kleppe
Grace Fox
McAllen
Texas
Katheryn Ohrt
Iowa City
Turner Chapel East
LeRoy E. Bauman
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn
Rebekah Lodge No
Stanley Swanda
Independence
People’s Hospital
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Wilson and Company
Mary Riley
Kuba Funeral Home
George B. McDill
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Woman loses custody of two sons in first under new kidnapping law
Harriet Berne, 37, critical after overdose as a Rochester, New York custody dispute reached Texas. A Texas court ordered custody to Scott Berne, 11, and Mark Berne, 7, prompting a habeas corpus action and the boys’ tearful reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
UPI
Harriet Berne
Harriet
Fairfax sewer plan sparks Cedar Rapids Fairfax meeting
Cedar Rapids and Fairfax councils convene at 2 30 p m to discuss Fairfax request for sewer treatment and extension outside city limits. Fairfax through Howard Green Engineering seeks Cedar Rapids participation with estimated cost over 1 million dollars and Fairfax offering 700 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Don Canney
Howard Green Engineering
Probe into cadet theft and forgery ring at Air Force Academy
Five years ago the Air Force launched a full-scale probe into allegations that cadets at the U S Air Force Academy operated a theft and forgery ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Air Force
U.S. Air Force Academy
Little River Band Triumphs At Five Seasons Center
The Little River Band staged an 80 minute return to the Five Seasons Center before about 4200 fans. Lead singer Glenn Shorrock guided a mix of mellow and hard rock numbers with strong harmony and tight instrumentation. Opening act America struggled with sound but recovered on hits like The Sandman and Sister Golden Hair.
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Australia
Little River Band
Five Seasons Center
Glenn Shorrock
Shorrock
Beeb Birtles
Graham Goble
America
Sandman
Golden Hair
Library switchboard mix causes misdialed calls
Cedar Rapids Public Library reports about 50 mistaken calls daily as numbers are split between adjacent columns in the government blue pages. The error leads callers to the top-of-next-column numbers, often before hours end, leaving circulation staff unreachable after 5 30 p.m. and on Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Settle
Cedar Rapids
Public Library
Cedar Rapids City
Linn County deposits earn over two million in interest
Linn County general fund interest for the year ended June 30 1981 totaled 2 004 853 with 1 782 360 from the general fund and 222 493 from revenue sharing. Treasurer James Hennessey cited a shift to higher earning time certificates and noted assets rose from 10.1 million to 13.7 million in time certificates while savings fell to 718 000.
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Linn County General Fund
Linn
James Hennessey
Hennessey
County General Fund
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Mom charged with murder after Niagara Falls plunge
Dunia Sayegh, 27, is charged with second degree murder in the death of her 2 month old son Hesham who plunged over Niagara Falls. Police say the incident occurred while the family visited the Horseshoe Falls in Ontario. Hesham’s body has not been recovered and may never be found due to strong currents.
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Niagara Falls
Ontario
UPI
Niagara
Dunia Sayegh
North
Toronto
Hesham
Sayegh
Rafik
Horseshoe Falls
Gunshot kills Newton youth in accidental shooting
Newton police say three boys were playing with a 12 gauge shotgun in an apartment complex after leaving school Monday when it discharged. Christopher Paul Karsten, 14, died from a single back wound. Names of the other youths were not released. The incident was ruled accidental.
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Newton
UPI
Christopher Paul Karsten
Karsten
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Report
Aug 31 to Sep 1 listings show births for Mary and Steve Young Rita and Steven Becker Ann and Ronald Seebach Cindy and Roger Chandler Mona and Ronald Peterson Mary and Michael Hansen Judy and James Serbousek. Multiple Cedar Rapids area marriages dissolved and residents named. Fire and medical emergency calls logged across several Iowa addresses with a garage fire rekindling and other incidents.
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Mary
Steve Young
Highwood Drive
Rita
Steven Becker
Stanwood
Anna
Ronald Seebach
Shellsburg
Cindy
Roger Chandler
B Ave
Ann
Clayton Bergren
Langdon Ave
Mona
Ronald Peterson
Janet Place
Michael Hansen
Summer Circle
Three Linn County camping areas closed due to flooding
Linn County Conservation Board closed Flying Squirrel at Pinicon Ridge Wakpicada Natural area Walnut Grove on Buffalo Creek and Chain Lakes area on the Cedar River because of high water. Rivers crest may worsen closures. two days needed to dry. Call office before Labor Day weekend camping.
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Linn County Conservation Board
Pinicon Ridge Park
Wakpicada
Wapsipinicon River
Walnut Grove
Buffalo Creek
George Hamilton
County Conservation Board
Chain Lakes
Cedar River
Hamilton
Independence
Linn County
Conservation Office
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates Information
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists pricing for carrier and mail subscriptions. Rates include Morning Editions and Sunday editions, with weekly and yearly options and location caveats. AP owns republication rights to local news and dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Minnie M. Voight Harman
Meth Wick Manor
St. Luke's Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Frank D. Harman
Harman
Ralph V
Raymond L. Hess
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Richard F. Koering
13Th St. NW
University Hospitals
Erma Byers
Trinity Lutheran Church
Great Plains Gas Company
Larry Larson
Gary Maraggos
Waukesha
Wis
Arthur Koering
Mountain Home
Ark
Louis McGuire
Olin
Lenard Hamer
Sebring
Fla
Francis Burda
Oxford Junction
Teahen Funeral
Roland Hischke
Alva A. Possehl
Elkader
Mercy Hospital
Mederville
Erna M. Herrmann
Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association
Canada
Afl-Cio
Oscar
Rudy
Ralph
Florence Marie Lane
Fourth St
Milwaukee
Mount Auburn Methodist Church
Home Rebekah Lodge
Royal Neighbors
Turner Crematory
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Third Ave
A Ave
Rowell
James Andrew
Elmwood Service Chapel
Birmingham
Ala
Elmwood Cemetery
Jane House
Margaret Latham
Sara Thomas
Virginia Whitlock
Turner Chapel West
Cherry
Earl J
Charles Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
McNutt
Marian Kimball
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Lloyd Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Shea
Timothy J
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
John Dalton
Mount Calvary Cemetery
St. Patrick's Organ Fund
First Ave
Cascade
Gladys M. Driscoll
St. Martin’s Catholic Church
Visitation
Devaney-Reiff's
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Fillmore
Decorah
Vernon Richard Vick
Glenwood Lutheran Church
Steine's
Dunkerton
Helen L. Barber
Barclay United Presbyterian Church
Black Hawk County
Parker's
Jesup
Greenwood Cemetery
Nashua
Manchester
Bernice Schlarmann
Bohnenkamp-Vernon's
Monona
Frederic S. Otis
Hastings
Neb
Methodist Church
Schultz's
Williamsburg
Gary L. Mumm
St. Paul United Methodist Church
Pilot Grove
Uhlmann
S. Winthrop
Gary Myers
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Fawcett’s
Atory
Charles Owens
Edgewood Road
Green Engineering
Dick Ransom
City of
Review
Dick Hogan Gazette
Settle
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
St. Luke’s
Judy
James Serbousek
Ronald J. Brandt
Lynette E. Brammer
Randy J. Rooney
Patricia L. Schamberger
Joseph D. Johnson
Sherry A. Dutton
William J. Gillette
Ely
Denise R. Serbousek
Sean J. Bonebrake
Marion
Rhonda J. Sampson
Bruce R. Creel
Hiawatha
Bonnie C. Hutchins
Ray L. Carman
Susan A. Sproston
Urbana
Charles L
Janice Ann Janey
David A
Barbara J. Runde
Linda D
Roger J. Workman
Thomas William
Donna J. Olson
Jennie P. Lanzo-Fields
Alfred Leo Fields
Bever Ave
Park Ave
30Th St
Skylark Lane
Mount Vernon Road
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
East 395
Center Pt. Rd
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