Death notices and obituaries from Cedar Rapids area
Oscar Fritjof Paulson 92 of 2222 First Avenue NE dies at St. Luke's Hospital after a short illness born August 26 1885 in Trondheim Norway moved to Cedar Rapids in 1908 married Flossie Gay Jones March 15 1909 founded O F Paulson Construction Co in 1913. Several survivors and services announced with memorials to Camp Good Health.
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Oscar Fritjof Paulson
First Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Tronheim
Norway
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
H.F. Jones
Flossie Gay Jones
Marion
O.F. Paulson Construction Co
Masonic Library
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids City Hall
Roosevelt Hotel
Coe College
Stewart Memorial
Mt. Herman Lodge No. 263
Royal Arch Masons of Iowa
Apollo Commandery
Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters
Iowa Consistory
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
el Kahir Shrine
Royal Order of Jesters
Knights of Pythias
Elks Club
Gethsemane Shrine No. 1
Cedar
Margaret Tuck
Los Altos
Calif
Signa Webb
Charlotte LaPosca
Oakland
Helen Gunderson
Portland
Ore
Turner Chapel
Memorial Chapel of Memories Mausoleum
Camp Good Health
Gazette
Crane Kills Marengo Man At Salvage Yard Accident
A Marengo man, 45, was killed when a crane operated by his brother backed over him at Roggentien and Sons Salvage Yard Wednesday at 7 p.m. Robert G. Roggentien, co owner, died at the scene. Autopsy planned. He was born Sept 20 1932 in rural Iowa county. survived by wife Ann, son Mike, daughter Suzet te, his brother Dean, his mother Alice, and two granddaughters. Services set for Saturday at First United Methodist Church, burial in Marengo. Visitation at Hoover Valentines Friday to noon Saturday.
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Pearl E. Moffitt
Robert G. Roggentien
Roggentien and Sons
Marengo
Dean Roggentien
Robert
Roggentien
Iowa County
Ernest
Alice Elick Roggentien
Ann Schramrek
Vinton
Roggentien and Sons Salvage Yard
Mike
Suzette
Kansas City
Dean
Alice Roggentien
First United Methodist Church
Hoover-Valentine’s
Sleeping Owner Fails To Foil Porch Theft
Police report a $380 purse theft at Sandra Smith residence 111 Tenth Street NW. Smith was asleep on a living room couch when she woke to find the purse on the front porch emptied, with unusual circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Sandra Smith
Tenth Street NW
Smith
Carter Extends Push for Canal Treaty Amid Senate Doubt
President Carter strengthens his campaign for two canal treaties after his Panama signing with Torrijos, citing international support and neutrality rights. He argues the pact upholds fairness over force as critics challenge the plan and public polls show limited backing.
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Carter
Senate
Organization of American States
United States
Panama
White House
Torrijos
OAS
Ford
Rockefeller
Henry Kissinger
William Rogers
Bird Johnson
Death ruled self-inflicted for Mary L White
The Linn medical examiner ruled last Thursday that Mary L White aged 51 of 3000 J Street SW died by her own action. The death was caused by a drug overdose. White was the mother of Dennis Stastny who died last August. police suggested Stastny may have been murdered.
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Mary L. White
J Street
Linn
White
Dennis Stastny
Stastny
Whitneys Attack on Ray Sparks Iowa Ouster Debate
Democratic leaders led by Whitney condemn Governor Ray for neglecting state problems. They argue his long tenure erodes accountability and warn against crisis-to-crisis planning that shifts duty from the future. Whitney frames Ray's record as a primary target in removing him from office.
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Iowa
Whitney
Ray
Whitney Rays Gubernatorial Bid Shapes Iowa Campaign
Former governor Whitney Rays criticizes his successor and pledges to emphasize a 14 year tenure if he runs in 1978. He labels the Ray administration unwholesome and unhealthy as he campaigns with speeches and a $10 per person rally at the Iowa State fairgrounds.
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Ray
Iowa
Carter job rating slips amid Lance controversy
A Harris poll released Thursday shows Carter’s overall job rating falling from 59 to 52 percent with 1,419 respondents between August 13 and 20. Voters largely disapprove of Carter’s handling of Lance’s financial troubles while Lance faces Senate hearings and growing cross-agency scrutiny.
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Harris
Carter
Lance
Georgia
Clark Clifford
Cyprus
Senate Committee
Office of Management and Budget
Energy emergency plans debated by governors conference
Governors discussed widespread energy shortage preparations while a C 130 experienced an electrical issue delaying takeoff in Des Moines. Ray learned he was the only governor present among 11 on a sub committee. staffers approved several recommendations urging states to adopt specific energy emergency plans and authority for emergency powers.
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Des Moines
National Guard
van Nostrand
Ray
Iowa
Ing
OPEC
Fourth Arrested On Robbery Counts
A fourth person has been arrested in Cedar Rapids in a wave of armed robberies earlier this year. Robert D. Walker, 21, of 1049 Thirty-second Street NE, was charged with robbery with aggravation. Earlier arrests included Lionel Page, 21, Daniel L. Hodges, 16, and James D. Amey Jr., 20, tied to about 20 armed and strong arm robberies and five purse snatchings. Walker was the last of those sought in these incidents.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert D. Walker
Thirty-second Street
Lionel Page
Ninth Street
Daniel L. Hodges
Seventh Street
James D. Amey, Jr
Eighth Street
Walker
Alcan route chosen over Alaska gas line in 1967 energy debate
Policy makers weighed a Canada pipeline route cutting costs and shipping Canadian gas from Alberta to the United States, potentially sidelining El Paso Alaska Co. plans. Hearings were to examine the proposal as Carter's energy team favored cleaner cheaper delivery, amid student strikes across the nation on this date in 1967.
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Alberta
United States
Congress
Canada
Alaska
el Paso Alaska Co
Trans-Alaska
Valdez
California
Carter
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