Deaths in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns
Notices announce memorial and funeral arrangements for multiple individuals including William Marion Elam of Cedar Rapids, 65, who died at Mercy Hospital after a long illness, and Mary L. McQuilla, 80, of Cedar Rapids, who died at St. Luke's Hospital. Other obituaries list Paul Vernon Goodrow of Torrance, California, Sandra Ann Coonrod of Mesa, Arizona, Louis Frank Dolezal of Cedar Rapids, and regionally listed burials and services across towns such as Blairstown, Farley, Hayesville, Iowa City, London, Monona, Oelwein, Ossian, Sigourney, Tipton, and Waukon with church services, burial details, and memorials noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Vernon Goodrow
Torrance
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Edna Serbousek
David
Goleta
Martha Ronhovdee
San Luis Obispo
Cecil
West Lake Village
Ruth Johnson
Robins
Green Hill Chapel
San Pedro
Green Hill Cemetery
Sandra Ann Coonrod
Mesa, Ariz
Lisbon
Mesa
Larry Coonrod
Larry
Troy
Tory
Frank Gelski
Ariz
Louis Frank Dolezal
St. SW
Mercy Hospital
Ely
Julia L. Mrstik
Iowa City
Posledni Taberna 16
Putnam Township
Election Board
College Community School District
Jean Brutsman
John
Libbie Konigsmark
Francis Havorka
Brush Chapel
David Rebeck
Rogers Grove
Ely Community Center
Blairstown
Elizabeth M. Sandersfeld
Grace Lutheran
Georgina E. Decker
Holm’s
Sigourney
Burial East Cemetery
Karl L. Kaufmann
First Presbyterian Church
University of Iowa Foundation
George L. Gay
London
William Kahl
Chapman's
Clarence
Monona
Ray Canoe
Garden City United Methodist
Monona City Cemetery
Schultz’s. Oelwein
Glatha Love
Brant Kern
Union Cemetery
Aurora
Ossian
Edward Bernard Remke
St. Francis de Sales
Church
Schmitz’s. Sigourney
Valeta Fair
Pleasant Grove
Tipton
Gustave
Gus” Ohrt
Red Oak
Visitation
Sheets and Son
Waukon
Clarence Schulte
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Dorchester
Hanson’s
Obituaries: Nell M Kunz and Marie K Milota services today
Nell M Kunz funeral at Turner Chapel East at 3 p.m. with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call 9 a.m. to service time. casket open after. Memorials to Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children via El Kahir Temple. Marie K Milota service 10:30 a.m. at St Ludmila’s Catholic Church with burial at St John’s Cemetery. donations to Mercy Hospital Endowment Foundation for Cancer. Janeba Kuba Funeral Home West in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. McQuilla
10Th St. SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Leighton
Ala
Jack McQuilla
Iowa City
McQuilla
Redemption Missionary Baptist Church
Carrie M. Goss
Oakland
Calif
Margie G. Settle
Detroit
Mich
Hazel Martin
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wesley Hampton
Claude Hampton
Cincinnati
Ohio
Earl Hampton
Harmon Webb
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Milota
Marie K
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Clarence Frana
St. John’s Cemetery
Mercy Hospital Endowment Foundation
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home West
Assessors Protest Iowa Farmland Tax Formula Hearing
Des Moines reports tax assessors protested the state revenue department formula that would raise farmland values by up to 37 percent in counties like Taylor and Wapello. The equalization orders also lift urban and rural home values, with hearings set across the state before final Oct. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
State Revenue
Gerald Bair
Taylor
Wapello
Montgomery County
Leonard Bartles
Taylor County
Bartles
Carol Renander
Marvin Julius
Julius
Senate
Calvin Hultman
Red Oak
Hultman
Bair
Department of Revenue
State Board of Tax Review
Jordan to announce resignation as Urban League leader
Vernon Jordan plans to resign as president of the National Urban League, set to announce at a noon news conference at the league headquarters in New York. Details of departure unclear, with his tenure as head since 1971 amid civil rights unrest and policy shifts under the Reagan era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vernon Jordan
National Urban League
Jordan
The
League
Urban League
Whitney Young
South Tama Board to Meet in Closed Session
Members of the South Tama school board will meet in closed session at 3 p.m. Friday to discuss negotiation strategy in contract talks with certified personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TAMA
South Tama School Board
Allied Forces Land in Korea Ends World War II Phase
On this date in 1945 American troops landed in South Korea marking the final phase of World War II as Soviet forces moved north of the 38th parallel to take control from Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Korea
Nebraska plant facing crack risk among eight reactors
NRC identifies eight aging pressurized water reactors as most vulnerable to cracks that could release radiation. Fort Calhoun Unit One near Omaha is among the facilities listed. Regulators seek rapid data on steel shell deterioration and estimate the point where safe operation would fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nebraska
NRC
Fort Calhoun
Omaha
Linn County union contract talks set for Sept 23
The first negotiating session for Linn County employees with Public Professional and Maintenance Employees Local 2003 is scheduled for 10 a.m. on September 23. Union represents about 66 law enforcement personnel. talks aim for a new two-year contract by June 30, 1982. Elliott will meet the Board of Supervisors Sept 28 to plan a county response for the Oct 7 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
State of Iowa
IBPAT
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades
SECO
Trude Elliott
Elliott
Board of Supervisors
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afl-Cio
Intersection safety plan faces higher costs and study
City and Iowa DOT weigh extending a median to curb illegal turns at the First Street NW off ramp from I 380. Officials find the ramp must be widened seven feet to allow trucks to turn right, at an added 5 000 to 6 000 dollars, with alternatives like ramp widening or banning trucks under study and no major delay anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Avenue NW
First Street
City
Iowa Department of Transportation
William Meyer
E Avenue
First Street NW
Meyer
Mel Meyer
Wayne Murdock
Murdock
Counterclaim filed in plant killing case
A former Cedar Rapids couple sued for 36,500 over alleged poisoning of a neighbor’s plants filed a 125,000 counterclaim. Vincent Noce sues Joseph and Violet Lutzenberger. Lutzenbergers deny, saying Noce harassed them. They seek 25,000 emotional distress and 100,000 punitive damages. They seek dismissal of a 72 inch fence claim, arguing it moderated harassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Vincent Noce
Evertoy Road
Joseph
Violet Lutzenberger
Noce
Lutzenbergers
Linn County
Embankment collapse kills Riverdale man at school site
A high school construction site embankment collapsed in East Moline Illinois killing Gary Hylton a 26 year old Riverdale Iowa man who was buried under soil for about 15 minutes Officials attributed the slide to recent rains as rescue crews recovered the body about 10 30 am authorities said Heitzman of Fred Peterson Contracting Corp described the collapse and its fatal outcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Moline
Ill
UPI
Riverdale
Iowa
Gary Hylton
Ron Heitzman
Fred Peterson Contracting Corp
Voters approve school property disposals in four districts
In four districts a small share of eligible voters backed measures to dispose of former Eisenhower and Hayes Elementary Schools and to sell a vacant lot near the high school on A Avenue. Approval rates ranged from 3.9 to 18.5 percent across Cedar Rapids Community College Community Linn-Mar and Marion Independent districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Hayes
Marion Independent
Cedar Rapids
College Community
Linn-Mar
Vital Statistics Births and incidents noted in Cedar Rapids area
A bulleted list records births on Sept 5 to 8 for Becker Acton Martin Myers and others at Marion Wyoming Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Mesa. Grandparents named for Snell Smith and Anderson. Also listed are multiple medical emergencies and a smoke odor report with times and addresses across Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesa
Ariz
Cinda
Gary Snell
Raymond Snell
Sharon Lane
Decatur
Ill
Mark
Dencan Smith
Cedar Rapids
Dale Anderson
Martelle
Waterloo
Julie
Michael Hess
Miles Hess
Eighth Ave
Marion
Don Bullard
Seventh Ave
Clarifications Corrections Issued On Local Gazette
The 50th anniversary reunion of Immaculate Conceptions High School's 1931 graduates is set for Saturday and Sunday. Incorrect dates appeared in Sunday's Gazette. For corrections contact Dorothy Cummins at 362 4049 or the Gazette at 398 8313.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conceptions High School
Dorothy Cummins
The
Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company. Published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates by carrier and mail listed. Associated Press rights noted. USPS 095680.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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William Marion Elam
Johnson Ave
Green City
Lois Gingrich
St. James United Methodist Church
American Legion
Cedar Rapids Asphalt Company
Engineers and Operators Union
Marie Clay
Charles Wayne
Fort Dodge
B. Gordon Packard
Kent Funeral Home
Mount Olivet
Teahen Funeral Home
Perrine Cancer Center
Tenth St. SE
Warren County
Linn
Johnson Counties
New York Times Service
Fort Wayne
Ind
Martha Coleman
South Tama Board
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Suzanne
Jamé Becker
Watkins
Laurel Ann
Thomas Cashman
Wyoming
St. Luke’s
Stephanie
Davi Acton
Terrace St
Machelle Martin
Tenth St. NW
Cynthia
Thomas Rogers
G Ave
Mary
James J. Myers
35Th St
Marilyn
Dennis Evans
Iowa Ave
Linnae Marie
Jay Bosch
Mosswood Lane
Terri
Lonnie Potter
Scott D. Dorrance
Denise M. Hemphill
Larry D. Fields
Mary L. Jibben
Roger M. Pope
Ann L. Boldt
Jeffrey S. Conner
Ann M. Cole
Kim W. Nelson
Debra J. Mahoney
Richard E. Adam
Debra K. Hammes
Harper
William G. Mochal
Karen K. Taylor
Marion L. Reinhardt
Maria J. Barker
Harlan C. Skeels
Mary M. Lehmann
Dennis L. Koopman
Newhall
LuElla Seeman
Atkins
Timothy L. O’brien
Tracy A. Rich
Coggan
Theodore James
Lilian Alice Springman
Christine Ann
Nile Vernon Brown
Mearle C
Blanche G. Fowlie
Janette Sherry
Kenneth Eugene Nelson
Roberta Jean
Thomas Frank Comreid
Sheryl A
Arnold M. Lane
Leona M
Marlo M. McMillen
Mary Lynn
Eddie Lee Perdue
Joann M
Charles G. Schmitt
Trudi A
Steven J. Hansen
Margaret R
Francis R. Edgeton
Harold K
Erma Aleridge
Shela M
James H. Olstead
Linda Lou
Ronald Clair Shaffer
10Th St
Ninth St
First Ave
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
East 395
Center Pt. Rd
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