Deaths of Mamie E. Rorah and others in area obituaries
Mamie E. Rorah 84 of 1300 Oakland Road NE Cedar Rapids died at Willow Gardens Care Center after a brief illness. Born January 11, 1898 in Delmar Iowa she married Edgar Rorah in 1919. She worked 22 years as a proofreader for The Gazette retiring in 1970. Surviving include two daughters Glatha McCallum Marion and Jeanette Astom Cedar Rapids a son Paul Cedar Rapids two sisters Daisey Harrington Maquoketa and Dora Fitch Appleton Wisconsin seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today. Donations to Camp Courageous. Multiple other obituaries listed for Anna May Preclik Joseph E Hruska Marjorie Bowser Maurice Ferguson Leona Wunsch Ward and others with services at Cedar Memorial Murdoch Turner and other local chapels.
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Mamie E. Rorah
Oakland Road
Cedar Rapids
Willow Gardens
Delmar
Iowa
Edgar Rorah
Emeline
The
Gazette
Jackson County
Glatha McCallum
Marion
Jeanette Astom
Paul
Daisey Harrington
Maquoketa
Dora Fitch
Appleton
Wis
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Lewis L. Howard
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Camp Courageous
P.O. Box
Monticello
Donald
St. George Orthodox Church
Paul Nemer
St. George Cemetery
Brush Chapel
St. George Memorial Building Fund
42Nd St
Hruska
Joseph E
Charles Mehaffey
Bowser
Marjorie P
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Jim Simon
First Baptist Church of
Ferguson
Maurice C
Turner Chapel
Edmund J. Becker
All Saints Catholic Church
Linwood Cemetery
Wunsch
Leona
Glenn W. McMichael
Viola Cemetery
Viola, Ill
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Maurice Goldberg
Crestview Acres
Russia
Ann Baker
Rock Island
Ill
Goldberg & Son Iron & Metal Co
Beth Jacob Synagogue
Eagles Club
B'nai B'rith Lodge
Jane Alperin
Los Angeles
Calif
Saul Shark
Minot
N.D
Arthur Perry
Turner Chapel East
Robert E. Durach
Temple Judah
Eben Israel Cemetery
Temple Judah Trust Fund
Lindsay Lane
Harold Henderson
R.J. Emerson
Coggan
W.J. Woods
Cody
Wyo
Tom
Ryan
Clyde Goodwin
Phoenix
Aziz
Ray Brewer
Muscatine
Cecil
Azuza
United Parish Church
Coggon
Nancy Nichols
Coggon Cemetery
Clifford E. Wiley
18Th St. SE
Rita J. Cashman Cullivan
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Teamsters Local 238
Clifford
Cindy
LeRoy
Richard
Oliver
California
Darrell
Virginia Wiedegar
Darleen Reedy
Independence
Dorothy Carruthers
Fort Madison
Mary Belle Seeman
Margaret Bolton
Doris Yoder
Edward Cullivan
Colorado Springs
Colo
Tim Cullivan
Rochester
Minn
Sean Cullivan
Air Force
Guam
Daniel James Cullivan
Stewart Funeral Home
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Vital Statistics and Incident Log Summary
The record lists births on August 31 and September 1 in Mount Vernon Marion and Cedar Rapids areas, naming multiple couples and newborns including daughters and sons. It also notes alarms, power issues, a sprinkler break, and medical emergencies at various local addresses in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas, with times ranging from 7:40 p.m. Tuesday to 5:40 p.m. Wednesday.
Iowa State Patrol outlines Labor Day enforcement plan
DES MOINES Col. Edward Dickinson states the Iowa State Patrol will focus enforcement at the start and end of the three day Labor Day weekend. Troopers will target recreational areas where crowds gather to improve safety.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Patrol
Edward Dickinson
More pleas in Buchanan beer sting
Three more pleas entered in Buchanan County Magistrate Court tied to a beer crackdown on minors. Cathy Crawford of Cathy's Supper Club Winthrop and Virginia McElroy of McElroy's Grocery Winthrop pleaded not guilty and sought jury trials scheduled for Oct 28 and Oct 7 respectively. Earlier six others pleaded not guilty as forty people were arrested using underage buyers in county stores.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Sheriff's Department
Cathy Crawford
Cathy’s Supper Club
Winthrop
Crawford
Virginia McElroy
McElroy
FBI probes Des Moines shooting of man by police
The FBI opened an investigation into the Aug. 14 shooting death of John Monroe Branch by Des Moines police officer James Harkin. Police Chief Billie Wallace and Polk County Attorney Dan Johnston said the probe began earlier Wednesday after a grand jury cleared Harkin.
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Des Moines
FBI
Billie Wallace
Polk County
Dan Johnston
James Harkin
John Monroe Branch
Lawmaker accuses Blue Cross boards of excluding women
Des Moines lawmakers charge Blue Cross Blue Shield boards deny women seats across five boards. Rep. Minnette Doderer cites 5 of 107 female directors and urges action or possible new law. She questions CEO Libery about token women and calls for reform as costs rise.
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Des Moines
Blue Cross- Blue Shield
Minnette Doderer
Lowa City
Sibery
Doderer
Libery
Iowa
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Elaine E. Lawler
Parkersburg
Blue Shield Board
Rosemary Perschau
Pharmacy Service Corporation Board
Blue Cross Board
Western Iowa
South Dakota
Delta Dental Board
Helen Crabb
Panora
Mary Schilling
Burlington
Carol Trewer
Atlantic
Polish riots leave 3 dead and 4050 arrested in Solidarity protests
Riots across 13 Polish towns mark the Solidarity second anniversary with three killed, scores injured, and 4050 detainees. Curfews imposed in four provinces as military regime deploys a new law and order plan. Government blames political adventurers as violence spikes and communication links are disrupted.
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Warsaw
Poland
UPI
Solidarity
Wroclaw
Legnica
Walbrzych
Gorzow Wielkopolski
Military Council
Wojciech Jaruzelski
PAP
Clock theft hits small Toledo church clock
Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church eight miles northeast of Toledo in Tama County prays for the thief or hopes the sale of the Regulator clock funds the thief’s poverty. The 23 member church plans its centennial next year and reported the clock last seen August 15 after a Sunday service. The Rev LaVern Seth and parishioners alerted the Tama County Sheriff after discovering Aug 22 the clock missing from the sanctuary.
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Toledo
Pleasant Hill
Welby Dixon
Dean Robert F. Ray of Iowa dies at 60
Robert F. Ray 60 longtime leader at the University of Iowa died after a short illness in Iowa City. He led the Division of Continuing Education and served as NCAA president 1963–65, was a Big Ten faculty representative since 1956, and on the NCAA executive committee 1965–71. He held multiple university roles and was a Coe College trustee.
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Gazette Wire Services
Iowa City
Robert F. Ray
University of Iowa Division of Continuing Education
Ray
National Collegiate Athletic Association
U of I
NCAA
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Davenport
Coe College
University
Institute of Public Affairs
Division of Special Services
Division of
Extension and University Services
Division of Continuing Education
James Freedman
Fairfax City Council Meeting Time Clarified
The Fairfax City Council will meet at 7 tonight instead of 2 this afternoon as previously published. The Gazette notes it will publish corrections for accuracy and fairness and welcomes complaints about reports.
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Fairfax City Council
Labor Day Closures Across Cedar Rapids Area
City county and state offices will close Monday for Labor Day in Cedar Rapids. Garbage collection shifts one day later the rest of the week and stations close. post office lobby services suspend with limited box access and special delivery continues. Normal service resumes Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion City
Marion
Robert Hart
Johnson Avenue
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Local History Notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa presents subscription rates and service notes including mail editions and territorial pricing. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
Eal Cotes
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Anna May Preclik
Ely
Horse Shoe Bend
Solon
St. John’s Lutheran Church of
Jerry Crow
Oakland Cemetery
Frank Filip
Linn County
Sun City
Ariz
Harold W. Ayers
St. Luke’s Hospital
Iowa County
Gheula Coakley
Mount Pleasant
Atalissa
Carl Dotson
Snider
Tuecke- Allyn
van Horn
Lowden
Ronald Gottschalk
Chapman's
Clarence
Monona
Frieda S. Schultz
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Schultz's
Lutheran Cemetery
Vinton
Louise McClain
Campbell-Russell’s
Evergreen Cemetery
Brenda
Dale Broulck
Mount Vernon
Jolene
David Ott
Henry Court NW
Linda
Steven Sadler
Concord Lane
Crystal
Randy Larson
Wellington St. SE
Twila
Dallas Nissen
Boca Chica
Hiawatha
St. Luke's
Terri Fox
Springville
Jane
Jerry McInroy
Staub Court NE
Janet
Richard Weber
Central City
Vickie Lee
Michael Nurre
Second Ave. SE
Julie
Ronald Vowels
12Th St. SE
Susan
Kenneth Stalkfleet
Lindale Drive
Joann
Reuben Ruckdaschel
A Ave
Debra
Frank Buchino
Third St. SW
Sindi
Mark Melchert
Third St
Steven K. Mabry
Deborah J. Frisby
Scott A. Grim
Susan M. Goddard
Stephen M. Leighton
Lynn R. Rieck
Michael D. Gerth
Tamara L. Teed
Roger M. Federick
Lisa D. Dawson
All
Cedar
Betty S. and
William Lee Jones
13Th St
Rockford Road
Sixth St
E Ave
East Road
Cherry Hill Road
27Th Ave
Third Ave
Patrol
Buchanan
D.M
Blue Cross Boards
Ees
Charles Johnson
Health Policy Corporation of
Johnson
LaVern Seth
Tama County
U of
Dean Ray
Kenwood
Gary E. Clouse
B Ave
Winston C. Halstead
14Th Ave
the Gazette
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
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