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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1976

Page

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Oma Kirk Dies, Cedar Rapids Pastor and Founder

The Rev Oma Lucille Kirk 69 of 1050 Eleventh Street NE Cedar Rapids died after a short illness She was born August 26 1906 in Grundy County Missouri and lived in Cedar Rapids since 1926 Ordained in 1951 she led Evangelistic work and pastored several churches In Cedar Rapids Swisher and other communities She was married December 14 1923 and survived by her husband a daughter two sons twelve grandchildren thirteen great grandchildren four sisters and a brother Funeral services 2 pm Thursday Open Bible Church Burial Czech National She held a radio pastor role and helped found many Full Gospel churches in the Midwest Funeral home arrangements and calling hours are listed.

Oma Lucille Kirk Eleventh Street George Kirk Grundy County Cedar Rapids Marshalltown B.O. Duncan Kirk Kuba Funeral Home

Obituaries in Cedar Rapids feature Bolgren Kampfer Lee and Hinzman deaths

Sylvia M. Bolgren 74 of 1101 Tenth Street SE dies after long illness. Ervin Bolgren husband since 1927, two sons, six grandchildren, three sisters and two brothers survive. Ethel Mae Ehrke 67 formerly of 388 Thirtieth Street SE dies after long illness. Two sons, a daughter, sister and grandchildren survive. Orville Beaner 71 of 3406 Clover Drive SW dies after long life in the city. Raymer Mingo 81 lifelong Cedar Rapids resident dies after long illness. Ethel Elliott Kampfer 91 of Meth-Wick Manor dies. she was society editor for the Glasgow Courier and taught at Cornell College. Rudolph C. Lee 65 of 3041 Sixth Street SW dies while visiting Rock Island. former credit manager and World War II veteran. Jennifer Lynn Hinzman stillborn daughter of Gerald and Mrs. Hinzman. private graveside services scheduled. Burial and funeral details listed for multiple area cemeteries and funeral homes.

Sylvia M. Bolgren Tenth Street SE Ervin Bolgren Calmar Cedar Rapids Ervin Jack Oklahoma City Okla Gerald Air Force Litchfield Park Ariz Edward Tasz Ethel Mae Ehrke Thirtieth Street Davenport Eastern Star Chapter Donald Gary Ben Lomond Calif Ronald Roupe Boston Floyd Gold Teahen Funeral Home Robert L. Bouton Christ Church United Presbyterian Cedar Memorial Teahen Funeral Raymer Mingo Clive Drive Morris Sanford Co Emil Falr Robert G Center Point Gladys Suchomel Helen Larson Evelyn Hoffey Iowa Chapel of Memories Mary A. White Bethany Congregational Church Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Ethel Elliott Kampfer Meth-Wick Manor Crescent W. Kampfer Garner Montana Glasgow Mont Courier Cornell College St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Mayflower Dar PEO WSCS St. Paul's Methodist Church Royal Max H. Kampfer Great Falls Norman Crescent Kampfer Tampa Fla William Clark Kampfer Las Vegas Nev Madge Elliott Fisher Meth- Wick Manor Philip Elliott Boynton Beach Arthur Elliott Earlton Turner Chapel West Bell Funeral Home Rudolph C. Lee Sixth Street Franciscan Hospital Rock Island Everett Lee Lee Great Plains National Propane Gas Co Volga S.C Edith J. Smith Los Angeles Curtis Lundy Lansing Mich Wheelan Funeral Home Lee Funeral Home Wessington Springs S.D Lutheran Church Jennifer Lynn Hinzman Gerald Hinzman Lauren Drive Paula Vernon Gibson Ennis Texas Earl Hinzman Bert Gibson T.M. Nichols Corsicana Terry Slinde Hope Lutheran Church

Woman Hospitalized After Early Morning Crash in Cedar Rapids

A car on O avenue NW struck two parked vehicles near Twenty fourth street NW at 4:19 AM. Debora J. Zearly, 17, of 918 G avenue NW, suffered a fractured arm and pelvic injuries and was admitted to St. Luke's hospital in good condition. Margie M. Best, 15, of 2105 North Towne lane NE, received minor injuries and was charged with reckless driving and no license. The article also lists multiple obituaries and funeral notices for local residents with services scheduled this week.

Avenue NW St. Luke’s Hospital Deborah J. Zearly O Avenue Twentyfourth Street Margie M. Best North Towne Lane Richard W. Troendle O Avenue NW Troendle Jerry A. Driscoll Best

Flood stage updates and a list of local births

Flood readings for Cedar Rapids LaCrosse Lansing and nearby towns shown in brackets with rises and falls. Birth notices dated Sept 6 list newborn daughters and sons to Mercy Hospital and multiple Cedar Rapids area families including Kirk Procok and Gear Swisher Muench Schaldecker Farmer Zern Quigley Peters etc. Also police and fire log entries record incidents along Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding towns with times from Sunday evening to Tuesday morning.

Barge User Fee Proposal and Impacts on Transport

The plan mirrors highway fuel taxes and river maintenance costs across a 300 mile waterway. It would tax commercial barge use via fuel and locking fees while recreational boaters face no fee. Increases include grain 0.4 cent per bushel and coal 10 cents per ton, yet overall barge rates would stay far lower than rail costs.

IDOT Davenport New Orleans St. Louis Guttenberg Fort Madison

Carter criticizes Nixon Ford policies in campaign swing

In Philadelphia and ahead of a Groton stop, Jimmy Carter assailed urban policy under Nixon and Ford, blaming Republicans for lagging housing, stagnant wages, and rising crime rates. He linked crime among youths to governance, Wat ergate, CIA abuses, and FBI actions, pledging support for urban needs and criticizing media-quoted statements.

Carter New York City Watergate CIA FBI Bureau

Mondale Starts 1976 Tour With Labor Focus in West

Sen Walter Mondale kicks off the 1976 campaign on Labor Day with a focus on economic measures and a larger federal role. He tours union halls in Los Angeles and heads to San Diego Albuquerque and Waterloo after a Pleasanton rally stressing putting America back to work and achieving full employment.

Los Angeles Walter Mondale Minnesota San Diego Albuquerque N.M Waterloo Pleasanton Calif Barberton Ohio Washington National St. Louis Mondale Oakland America

MIG 25 in Hakodate May Trigger Forays Into U S

A MIG 25 lands in Hakodate prompting charges against a pilot for immigration and aviation violations. Officials study its electronic systems as Western experts seek details on radar, interception gear, and possible low altitude flight capabilities. The jet’s origin and fate remain under tight scrutiny.

United States Hakodate Japan U.S Misawa Honshu Japanese Defense Agency Soviet Union Russia North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defense Attache Defense Agency

Also Mentioned on This Page

Oma Kirk C.R. Pastor Orville Beaner Clover Drive Wilson and Co Church of the Brethren, Cedar Rapids Aerie Eagles Moose Lodge Wilson Ann Christian Kenneth Riverton Wyo Earl Elson Marion Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Wayne E. Shireman Church of the Brethren Mrs Crescent Kampfer Hinzman Infant C.R Velasco Raylene Melisa Jane Velasco Richard Velasco Wildwood Drive Ricardo Lee Velasco Donald Wicklund Fremont Neb Roy Garcia Bader-Rozanek-Lawson Memorial Henry A. Thompson Tenth Street Lismore Minn Beulah Baker Rock Rapids Thompson Hanford Post American Legion Arlene N. Schroeder Twentieth Avenue Rockwell City Beatty-Bearle- Murdoch Chapel David Polk First Christian Church Norway Lester William Schulte St. Michael’s Catholic Church Catholic Order of Foresters George Brush Iowa City Zell Ross Coralville United Methodist Church George L. Gay Circle Grove Mason-Harris Quasqueton Ladora Elba Maschmann McAninch’s Victor Charles R. Whitcomb Clarence — Wilhelmina Kleppe St. John’s United Church of Christ Chapman's Dyersville Ben J. Naber St. Francis Xavier St. Boniface New Vienna Kramer’s. Anamosa Herbert Derga St Patrick’s Catholic Church Goettsch’s Wellman Katie E. Miller Wellman Mennonite Church Powell’s C.R. Weather Daily Record Mississippi LaCrosse Dam Poet Dubuque Keokuk Cedar Stea Coralville Lake Mercy Kirk Procok Nineteenth Street Darrell Gear Swisher St. Luke's Dennis Aswegan Greenfield Street Gerald Muench Luzerne R. Michael Schaldecker Summer Circle David Farmer Toby Brownfield Douglas Zern Patti Quigley Neal Peters Diana Kirkpatrick Gerald Fry, Jr Kathryn Staub John Pease Cheryl Murray Charles Norberg Deborah Sieren Gregory Keper Christine Azinger Stephen Carsner Marcene Butler Kelly O'Meara Central City Debbie Novak Donald Tesar Mt. Vernon Gloria Parks Ronnie O’neal Weing Road Washington Avenue Thirteenth Street Eleventh Avenue First Avenue SE Sixteenth Avenue Edgewood Road First Avenue First Street Second Avenue Twenty-sixth Street Anchorage Atlanta Miami Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago Denver New York Duluth Phoenix Honolulu Seattle Houston Cincinnati Cleveland Des Moines Detroit Indianapolis Kansas City Sooo Milwaukee Mpls St. Paul Omaha Sioux Falls Gop South Carolina Franklin D. Roosevelt Warm Springs Bob Dole Darlington Dole Jody Powell Strom Thurmond R-S Wild Claude Wild, Jr Gulf Oil Corp Larry Speakes Ford Philip Buden New York Times Harry Reasoner Abc-Tv White House Thomas Gates China Peking Congress Transportation William Coleman U.S. Air Force U.S. Navy Jones John. E. Lapes Third Avenue S.E
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