Multiple Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Cedar Rapids Area
The notice lists deaths of Sherman LeRoy Dobbs 20 Atkins at St Luke’s Hospital from a truck bicycle accident with service details and survivors. Thomas Hobson 60 Fairfax died Mercy Hospital after brief illness with family and service info. Ethel Ora Case 72 Cedar Rapids died after long illness with church and cemetery details. Independence-Fae Graves 78 and London Ronald Gottschalk 57 with funeral details. Clara I Streif 84 and Earl Zenor 62 with burial plans. Opal Mae Schirm 68 Cedar Rapids area death details. Dean L Brownell 58 Cedar Rapids area death details. each entry includes birthplaces, spouses, children, and funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Tom” Hobson
Lillian Hobson
Barbara Boston
Cedar Rapids
Thomas C
George R
Alice Goetschius
Peosia
Wally
England
Turner Chapel West
Richard L. Thompson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Linwood Cemetery
Independence
Fae
Grandma” Graves
White’s
Poyner
Gilbertville
London
Ronald Gottschalk
Chapman’s
Clarence
Lowden Cemetery
Manchester
Clara I. Streif
Shelly’s
Fairview Cemetery
Farley
Toledo
Earl Zenor
Mason-Hand’s
Tama
Woodlawn Cemetery
Opal Mae Schirm
B Ave
Vinton
Mercy Hospital
Washington
Iowa
Lee R
Columbia
S.C
Deloris A. Williams
Marion
Vivian Tsantz
Wayland
Dorothy Anderson
Texas
Homer Darnell
LaPorte City
Evergreen Cemetery
Winton
Leroy E. Bauman
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Dean L. Brownell
E Ave
Waterloo
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Muscatine
Bette Allenstein
Maynard
American Freight Co
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Lost Cord
Deanna Shepard
Key West
Fra
Sandra Livingston
Cedar Falls
Deborah Marshall
Bishop
Dale
Omaha
Neb
Cora Brownell
Marvin Ehnen
Memorial Services for Ayers and Others Noted
Memorial services announced for Harold W Ayers at United Parish Church Coggon burial at Coggon Cemetery arranged by Murdoch Chapel A memorial fund set. Maurice Goldberg observance at Turner Chapel East burial Eben Israel Cemetery temple Judah trust fund requested. Anna May Preclik service at Brosh Funeral Home Solon burial Oakland Cemetery. Ann Elizabeth Riordan service at Oak Hill Cemetery mausoleum. Mamie Borah service Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Clifford E Wiley service Stewart Funeral Home burial Mount Calvary Cemetery memorial fund. Robert Melsha death at Mercy Hospital services pending Brush Chapel Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayers
Harold W
United Parish Church
Coggon
Nancy Nichols
Coggon Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Goldberg
Maurice
Turner Chapel East
Robert E. Durach
Temple Judah
Eben Israel Cemetery
Temple Judah Trust Fund
Lindsay Lane
Preclik
Anna May
Brosh Funeral Home
Solon
Jerry Crow
Oakland Cemetery
Riordan
Ann Elizabeth
Oak Hill Cemetery
Theodore G. Lilley
Borah
Mamie
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Lewis L. Howard
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Camp Courageous
P.O. Box
Monticello
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Wiley
Clifford E
Stewart Funeral Home
Edmund J. Becker
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Sept births and local notices from Marion and surrounding areas
Vital Statistics lists multiple birth announcements across Marion Williamsburg Anamosa Manchester Spokane and Anamosa with parents and addresses. Grandparents named for several families. Also notes mistimed alarm medical emergency and gasoline leak incidents with times.
Tip of the Day on handling a poisonous snakebite
Dr. Steven Griffith of Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids advises on snakebite first aid and when antivenom is used. He notes most bites are not lethal and warns against certain home remedies and tourniquet use that can worsen outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Griffith
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Truck hits bike on Highway 30. man dies in Cedar Rapids
A 20 year old cyclist, Sherman L. Dobbs, died after a pickup struck him from behind on Highway 30 near Edgewood Road. The driver, Shelby R. Cason, 29, of Gretchen Drive SW, was charged with drunk driving after the 11:35 p.m. crash as the victim, an employee of Denny's Restaurant, was returning home from work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman L. Dobbs
Atkins
Cedar Rapids
Shelby R. Cason
Gretchen Drive
Dobbs
St. Luke’s Hospital
Edgewood Road
Denny’s
33Rd Ave
Appreciation Day Slated in Victor
Victor residents plan a Monday Appreciation Day with a 10 am parade starting at the athletic field lot. A children pedal pull at 11 am on First Street, activities at the football field at 1 pm, water fights by firefighters at 1 pm, a free Pumpkin Vine Players play at 3:30 pm and a second show at 7 pm, plus a 4 pm rolle bolle contest on Second and Union streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
First Street
Union Street
Pumpkin Vine Players
Cocaine kingpin offers deal to Reagan in Bolivia letter
Roberto Suarez, described as a global cocaine trafficking figure, offers to surrender if the United States forgives Bolivia’s $4 billion foreign debt. He also asks the release of relatives held in Switzerland and warns against kidnapping or murder as U.S. agents pursue extradition. Suarez cites Bolivian sovereignty and criticizes potential U.S. intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Paz. Bolivia
UPI
Reagan
United States
Bolivia
Roberto Suarez
la Paz
Switzerland
Suarez
U.S
Santa Ana de Yacuma
Florida
Roberto
Judge allows school Klan rally in Louisville many here
A federal judge ruled the Ku Klux Klan may hold a rally at Valley High School in Louisville despite a bid to block it. Judge Charles M. Allen rejected a request for an injunction, ordering school protection and police coordination for security at the Saturday event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Ku Klux Klan
U.S
Charles M. Allen
Valley High School
Robert Cusick
Jefferson County
Allen
Ad Hoc
Klan
Wilkinson
Jim Kennedy
Teenager receives death sentence for rape and nun murder
An 18 year old Amarillo man, Johnny Frank Garrett, was sentenced to death by injection after jurors found he would be a future danger to society. He was convicted of the Oct. 31 rape and strangulation of 76 year old Sister Tadea Benz at St Francis Convent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas
Johnny Frank Garrett
Tadea Benz
St. Francis Convent
Garrett
Reagan Plan Faces Israeli Rebuke and Regional Debate
Mideast critics warned the United States plan deviates from Camp David and risks Israel. Begin described the proposal as betrayal and pressed Weinberger on Israel’s objections. Reagan urged a fresh start toward peace, calling for Palestinian autonomy under Jordanian guidance and a Camp David spirit, while officials argued the plan largely aligns with the accords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Camp David
Israel
Begin
Ben Meir
Reagan
U.S
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Mideast
West Bank
Gaza
Gaza Strip
Occupied Territory
Jordan
New firm buys Sigourney site for sausage production
The North Forty Farm Co. a Rudy's Farm Co. subsidiary and Consolidated Foods Corp. unit buys the former Sigourney Boise Cascade plant. The firm plans hog slaughter for sausage by late summer or early fall next year and expects 100 workers with a 1.5 million payroll. Tim Wrinn will be general manager. The 15 year old Kingsberry Homes plant has been idle since 1980.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
North Forty Farm Co
Rudy’s Farm Co
Nashville, Tenn
Consolidated Foods Corp
Sigourney Boise Cascade
Tim Wrinn
Nashville
North Forry Farm Co
Kingsberry Homes
Boise
FAA Sets Rules for Hang Gliders and Ultralight Airships
The FAA released its first regulations for hang gliders and ultralight aircraft restricting night flight and operations near populated areas. The rules prohibit carrying passengers, require permission for controlled airspace, and aim to minimize regulation while prioritizing safety. FAA spokesman Fred Farrar noted gliders have flown up to 13,000 feet in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Fred Farrar
Man Surrenders After Suburban Bus Siege Climax
Dalton, a former subway worker with a cast on his left ankle, threatened to detonate a grenade strapped to a suitcase during a bus siege. Police negotiators persuaded him to surrender at a park after he insisted on his demands and showed signs of mental illness.
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Dalton
Reagan
John
Thought for today not as sudden as massacre
A quotation attributed to Mark Twain contrasts soap and education with massacre, suggesting quieter, long term harm. The line frames education and cleansing as equally potent dangers over time, underscoring a grim ethical reflection rather than a news event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
U.S
Des Moines Worker Killed By Power Line Contact
A Demco Inc. employee, Eric Royce Zilge, 31, was killed at a Des Moines residence when the truck’s metal boom touched a high voltage line while unloading concrete blocks. Authorities said he died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Demco Inc
West Des Moines
Eric Royce Zilge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sherman LeRoy Dobbs
Shenandoah
Shenandoah High School
Pamela Melson
Denny’s Restaurant
Lester Dobbs
Jennifer J
Teahen Funeral
Michael R. Boots
Church of God of Prophecy
Ethel Ora Case
Fourth Avenue
Williamsburg
Elmer J. Case
Christ United Presbyterian Church
Cedar Chapter
Ces
Gethsemane Shrine
Clark Seedt
John Kahler
Robert Melsha
Mount Vernon Road
Brush Chapel
Joan
Wayne Anderson
Third St
Nancy
Randy Williams
25Th Ave
St. Luke’s
Sandra
Ted Miller
Donna
Lon Marley
South Amana
Jamie Robinson
Julie
Kraig Rosendahl
Ninth St. NW
Teresa
Donald Plowman
Julianne
Mike Weston
19Th St. SE
Carol
Gerald Burke
Bobbie
Craig Digmann
Hopkinton
Charles Dennison
Raney St
Hiawatha
LaVern Digmann
Spokane
Wash
Rae
Jeff Johnson
F. William Hilker
Dunreath Drive
Anamosa
Esther
James Benesh
Robert W. Jones
Patricia J. Rose
Gregory Brooks
Susan J. Cobler
Mark B. Witting
Susan A. Tabbert
James G. Ashby
Deborah M. Hewitt
Nile R. Mentzer Jr
Central City
Debra A. Faust
William C. Pearson
Lissa M. Ingle
Boulder
Colo
Michael R. Bostrom
Sheryl A. Lensch
William S. Holmes
Michelle M. French
Frisco
Edward A. Landayt
Victoria J. Harvey
Springville
Jerome Brooks
Marva L. Reece
Dallas
Bruce D. Potter
Newton
Joanna L. Wilson
Grinnell
Kenneth R. Mrstik
Cheryl L. Tollefson
Larry R. Schlehuber
Karen L. Bolinder
Thomas M. O’connor
Deborah A. Boyles
David J. Huber Jr
Tammy T. Sheffert
Teresa Lavina and
William Francis McGrath
Sixth St
Eastview Ave
Second Street
Fifth Avenue
Miami
Citizens’ Group
Bill Wilkinson
Illinois
Collin
Chicago Park Board
Jefferson County Board of Education
Judea
Samaria
Carter
D.M
Ae A Cena
John E Elapes
Third Avenue S.E
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