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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 2005
Page
13
Ray A. Mitchell's funeral service is set for 1 p.m. today at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories in Cedar Rapids with the Rev. Tom Mattson officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established in his name.
Milo G. Heiserman 83 of Council Bluffs formerly Manchester died Aug 26 2005 after a short illness. Services Aug 29 with military rites burial Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Lucille M Parker 71 of Manchester died Aug 31 2005 in Strawberry Point Lutheran Home. Teresa Gabriel 45 of Oelwein died Sept 1 2005 in Buchanan County Health Center Independence.
Mark Thomas Baumgard born June 12 1986 in Worthington Minnesota died August 3 2005 in a vehicle accident while returning from the Twin Cities airport. He was a Windom High School graduate class of 2005 Lutheran Church of Our Savior member and St. Cloud State University psychology major hopeful. He is survived by parents Tom and Judy Baumgard Windom Minnesota grandparents Ivan Mozelle Davis Cedar Rapids Iowa Alan Jane Davis Seattle Washington and other relatives. He was preceded in death by uncle Steven Davis.
The State of Working Iowa 2005 from the Iowa Policy Project notes median wages and overall job counts have returned to March 2001 pre recession levels. Researchers warn growing service sectors offer lower pay and fewer benefits than declining manufacturing jobs. Elaine Disler cites slow growth and weak recovery harming household budgets and financial security.
Iowa policy researchers note shrinking high wage, benefit rich sectors. average annual pay in growing sectors falls below 30 000 with fewer than half offered health coverage. 2004 inflation adjusted pay nears 1999 levels while median wage remains below national. David Osterberg warns recovery not good news.
A three month long, last ditch search for Breiton Ackerman, four, who vanished May 22 after falling into Willow Creek on his grandfather’s farm near Alton, yielded no signs. A 100-person volunteer team joined Sioux County deputies as searches extended from the creek to the Floyd and Missouri rivers, but officials say no body has been found and no further searches are planned.
Iowa officials urge caution at lakes and rivers during the holiday weekend after 26 drownings so far this year, more than doubling 2004 and 2003 figures. Recreation safety supervisor Rod Slings notes hot weather and alcohol as factors, urging swimmers to avoid drinking near the water.
Mindy Cheap Iowa City aquatic supervisor urges swimming education and life jacket use. Do not enter the water alone or drink alcohol when boating or swimming. Monitor children, throw flotation devices to strugglers, and call trained rescuers. Slings stresses life jackets for all near water and on boats, especially for non swimmers. Gazette staff writer Frank Fernandez contributed to this report.
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with immediate survivors and a photo published as news. Submissions follow exact style and sequence or incur a ward charge. additional material costs 40 cents per word. See a funeral director for help and guidelines details.
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