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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1982

Page

2

Multiple Obituaries Published for Local Residents

The death notices reflect a slate of local figures dying in Marion regions and surrounding towns. Fern B Schertz 76 of Maple Lawn Home Marion died after a short illness at Mercy Hospital Born February 20 1906 in Norway Iowa services set at Turner Chapel East with burial Linwood Cemetery Various other services and visitations listed for Greeley Christian Tibby Baehler Dale Martinson Lucille Kalinay Ida Mae Barton Alice Bixby Patsy Fillmore Emily Butters Gaylord French Joe Havlck Hildred Lear Bruce McCullough Lloyd Nagel Louise Secor with sites Turner Chapel East Cedar Memorial and local churches and cemeteries. Memorial funds and charities noted for several families.

Fern B. Schertz Maple Lawn Marion Mercy Hospital Norway Iowa Fellowship Christian Center Cedar Rapids Hazel C. McGraw Rock Falls Ill Turner Chapel Glen V. High Berean Baptist Church Linwood Cemetery Greeley Christian N Tibby” Baehler St. Joseph's Catholic Church Bohnenkamp- Vernon’s Manchester Homestead Dale R. Martinson St. John’s Lutheran Church Uhlmann East York Cemetery Harrington Williamsburg Tama Louis Lucille) Kalinay St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Mason-Hand’s Church Cemetery Waterloo Ida Mae Barton Mount Carmel Chapel East Mortuary Garden of Memories Alice E. Bixby 19Th St St. Luke’s Hospital Turner Chapel West Patsy Fillmore 25Th Ave Marion Christian Church Murdoch Chapel Butters Emily F Beatty- Beatly-Murdoch Frederick C.W. Keil French Gaylord E Cedar Memorial Chapel Gary D. Hunstad First Lutheran Church Cedar Memorial Mausoleum Third Ave Havlck Joe Terry Houser Rogers Grove Putnam Township Lear Hildred Hellie Turner Chapel East Glen N. Bender First Congregational Church Greenwood Cemetery Muscatine McCullough Bruce T Brush Chapel Bill Striegel Oakland Cemetery Lisbon Mount Vernon Nagel Lloyd F John Woods Westminster Presbyterian Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Leukemia Foundation C. Patrick Burns University of Iowa Iowa City Secor Louise A Lloyd E. Brockmeyer St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Friends American Cancer Society 10Th St American Heart Association Seventh Ave

U I faculty salaries rise in Big Ten ranking

University of Iowa faculty average pay for 1981 82 rose to seventh in the Big Ten from last year. The nine month 1981 82 full time salary average was 29600 versus 26800 the prior year with a national average of 28520 and Big Ten average 30950. A U I official warns the gain may reflect others’ cuts and not local improvement.

Iowa City University of Iowa U of I American Association of University Professors Chronicle of Higher Education Indiana University Iowa Board of Regents Ment Richard Remington Remington University of Michigan School of Public Health

Four Die In Iowa Traffic Crashes Saturday and Sunday

Four people died in Iowa highway crashes over the weekend. In Winneshiek County, David Thomas Jacobson 22 of Charles City died when his Jeep overturned on County Road W 38 northeast of Decorah. Two Charles City residents Scott Hovey 23 and Marsha 22 were injured and released. In Muscatine County Elmo Lewis Talmadge 27 and Gene Duff Soppeland 28, both of Muscatine, died when their car left the road and rolled into a slough. Divers recovered the bodies. In Marion County Pete Llamas 59 of Des Moines died in a single vehicle crash on Highway 5 near Louila. a passenger Esther Huston 60 of Des Moines was treated for injuries.

Iowa Winneshiek County Satuday Decorah Jacobson Sheriff's Department Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital Scott Hovey Marsha Charles City Elmo Lewis Talmadge Gene Duff Soppeland Muscatine Muscatine County Conesville Columbus Junction Pete Llamas Des Moines Louilla Marion County Esther Huston Knoxville

Two charged with burglaries in unrelated cases

Police arrested Larry L. Smith Jr. 23 inside Henry Freie’s residence on 14th Ave SE after Freie found a back door unlocked and lights on. Smith admitted entering the home and was taken into custody with food taken as the only item. Floyd Kott 18 of Fourth Ave SE was jailed for burglary and attempted burglary after a nighttime intrusion reported by Carol LaVaas on Meadowbrook Drive SE.

Larry Lee Smith, Jr Henry Freie 14Th Ave Freie Larry L. Smith Carol LaVaas Meadowbrook Drive Floyd Kott Fourth Ave. SE

Lightning blamed for three fires across area

Thunderstorms Sunday sparked three fires in Cedar Rapids Central City and Coggon. Dennis Haefner’s home on East Post Road suffered wiring and siding damage from a lightning strike. A water tower well at Camp Huaga near Walker was hit destroying a 2000 gallon tank and damaging a pumping shed. At Bernard Quint residence west of Coggon fire damaged the kitchen and caused smoke and heat damage to the rest of the house.

Cedar Rapids Dennis Haefner East Post Road Central City Camp Huaga Walker Don Hawker Coggon Bernard Quint D-62 Laurence Rowe Rowe

Mexico adopts two tier peso as banks reopen

Mexico launches drastic monetary reforms with a fixed peso two tier rate. The government nationalizes 59 private banks and sets preferential 50 peso and ordinary 70 peso exchange rates for dollars, aiming to curb capital flight and inflation while preserving imports and savings.

New York Times Mexico City Mexico Antonio Carrillo Flores David Ibarra Munoz Bank of Mexico Carlos Tello Macias

Springfield rocks Cedar Rapids crowd with youthful energy

Rick Springfield headlined at the Five Seasons Center before 9,500 fans in Cedar Rapids. The Australian pop rock star delivered high energy for about 90 minutes backed by four musicians, playing hits from Working Class Dog and Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet. The show opened with the Greg Kihn Band. crowd scenes featured intense fan contact and onstage interactions.

Five Seasons Center Cedar Rapids Springfield Elvis Rick Noah Drake Sylvia Jesse Greg Kihn Berkley, Calif Kihn

Three women still hospitalized after Iowa crash

Denise Wagner of Coon Rapids improved to fair condition at Mercy Hospital from injuries after a two vehicle crash Friday near Elberon at the junction of highways 30 and 21. Denise Albertson, 28, and her mother Darlene Bland of Mount Auburn remained in serious condition with multiple fractures and internal injuries.

Coon Rapids Iowa Mercy Hospital Elberon Denise Wagner Mount Auburn Denise Albertson Darlene Bland Albertson Bland

Man leads police on chase ends in theft charges

Charles Andrews 52 of Cedar Rapids charged with first degree theft and interference with official acts after a five hour pursuit across cornfields following a traffic stop on Highway 30 near Mount Vernon. A rented truck contained four garden tractors owned by Iowa Implement Inc. Deputies, Lisbon and Mount Vernon police aided by a Cedar Rapids helicopter tracked him. He was arrested at his home at 9:30 p.m. and held at Linn County Jail pending arraignment.

Cedar Rapids Charles Andrews Second Street Highway 30 Mount Vernon Linn County Sheriff's Deputies Andrews Linn

Labor Day deadline notice for Gazette submissions

Holiday advisory from The Gazette states the newsroom opens at 4 p.m. today and informs contributors to deliver obituaries and forms by 9 p.m. for Tuesday morning publication. Call city desk at 398 8313 after 4 p.m. for arrangements.

Gazette Riemer City Desk

Vital Statistics Birth Announcements

Julie Ann and Jim Foltz Robins welcome a daughter. Sue and Kevin Drew at 2102 North Town Lane NE have a son born Sept. 5. Marilyn and Tom Fitzgerald Mount Vernon have a son. Karen and Ronald Nichols Fairfax welcome a daughter. Kathryn and Robert Furmanski 1509 14th Ave SW have a daughter. Maria Lee and Thomas Harmon 1828 Seventh Ave SE have a son. Muriel and William Stead man 441 10th Ave Marion have a son.

Julie Ann Jim Foltz Robins Sue Kevin Drew North Town Lane Marilyn Tom Fitzgerald Mount Vernon Karen Ronald Nichols Fairfax Kathryn Robert Furmanski 14Th Ave Maria Lee Thomas Harmon Seventh Ave Muriel William Steadman 10Th Ave Marion

Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscriptions and Publication Info

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists daily and Sunday publication at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with lowa ZIP code 52406. Subscription rates include carrier $1.65 per week and mail options with varied weekly and yearly prices. no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news printed.

Cedar Rapids The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Lowe U.S Associated Press

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gazette Wire Services LaVaas Tello Los Angeles Rick Springfield Dick Hogan Man Chase Iowa Implement Inc. of Linn County Sheriffs Department John E. Lapes Avenue S.E Pierson Ellis Boulevard Center Pt. Rd St. Luke's Kuba Funeral Homes
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