Deaths and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Obituary notices list Ella M Pesek 81 of Cedar Rapids died after long illness. Survived by husband Edward J Pesek three sons nine grandchildren four great grandchildren sister and brother. Services in St Wenceslaus Church burial at St Johns Cemetery. Memorial Heart Fund. Other notices include Long Rollie F at Baxter Memorial Chapel cremation Brethren Cemetery. Berns Donald R at St Joseph Marion burial Mount Calvary Cedar Rapids. Henderson Wayne E at United Church of Christ Central City burial Mills Cemetery memorial fund. Rowley Floyd Bicke 90 at St Johns Church. Decorah Ralph M Olson 87 pending. Stanley Richard Hill 63 Phoenix grave side Oelwein. Edith M Freese 66 West Branch burial Tipton. Harry P Olson 66 West Branch funeral. Dennis Marek 29 Riverside funeral. Ivan Mumm 67 Ladora pending.
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Ella M. Pesek
Edward J. Pesek
19Th Ave
Pocahontas
Mr. Pesek
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Marvin
Glenn
Dennis
Marion
Agnes Humpal
Mesa, Ariz
William Shors
Indianapolis
Ind
Louis Trzil
St. John's Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Long
Rollie F
Baxter Memorial Chapel
James Simons
First Baptist Church
Brethren Cemetery
South English
Heart Fund
Berns
Donald R
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
John Gallagher
Maurice Lynch
Joseph McGuire
Mount Calvary
Murdoch
Rowley
Floyd Bicke
St. John’s Catholic Church
Mason-Howe
Hintz’s
Oelwein
West Branch
Edith M. Freese
Sheets and Son’s
Tipton
Harry P. Olson
Bethany Lutheran Church
Barker’s
Riverside
Dennis Marek
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Peterseim’s
Kalona
Sharon Hill
Ladora
Ivan Mumm
McAninch- Fremming’s
Victor
Kopel blasts blank check ballot for county offices
Linn County Auditor Merle Kopel condemned the Board of Supervisors plan to ask voters to authorize spending up to 1.1 million dollars for administrative space without fixing a location. He urged specifying a site such as the Penick and Ford building or Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Building and warned the measure risks failing due to voter uncertainty.
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Linn
Merle Kopel
Board of Supervisors
Kopel
Penick and Ford Ltd
City of
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial
May’s Island
Five Seasons Community Center
Penick
Memorial Building
City Hall
Marion Gets HUD Grant for Housing Rehab Funds
Marion will receive 115000 dollars to rehabilitate about 20 housing units in the city. City officials said the funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development has final approval and written confirmation is expected later, following a call from district representative Michael Blouin’s office.
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Marion
Larry Asaro
2Nd District
Michael Blouin
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Draw of Lots Decides Deep River-Millersburg School Board
Bonnie Keller wins a one year term on the Deep River-Millersburg school board after a tied vote with Jerry Hopwood. Iowa County board of canvassers used a hat draw to determine the outcome. Marion residents will receive the grant funded rehab work for deteriorating structures with environmental reviews and possible HACAP or CETA staff involvement. Rehab work is slated for spring.
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Marengo
Bonnie Keller
Deep River-Millersburg
Jerry L. Hopwood
Iowa County Supervisors
Drew Keller
Marion
Jeff Schott
Schott
Hawkeye Area
Mount Mercy enrollment hits all time high in fall
Mount Mercy College reports fall enrollment at 1 015, an all time high, with on campus resident students likewise at a peak. President Thomas R Feld notes room conversions in Regina Hall and the college’s rapid growth among private Iowa schools. The college founded in 1928 marks its 50th anniversary, drawing over 90 percent of students from Iowa and about 60 percent from Linn County.
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Mount Mercy College
Thomas R. Feld
Feld
Regina Hall
Iowa
Linn County
CRST earns safety honor in Iowa trucking awards
Cedar Rapids firm among 16 motor carriers cited by the Iowa Motor Truck Association for outstanding safety records. Briggs Transportation of St Paul named overall winner for four million miles. others include Ace Lines Des Moines and Ryan Transportation among listed honorees.
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Fort Dodge
UPI
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Motor Truck Association
Iowa
Briggs Transportation Co
St. Paul
Minn
Ace Lines Inc
Ryan Transportation Co
Des Moines
Cast Inc
el Segundo
Calif
LeRoy L. Wade & Sons Inc
Omaha
Neb
Warren Transport
Waterloo
Escapees Bow Out in Dickson Prison Bowling Clash
A guard, an inmate, and one of the escapees were wounded after they shot their way from a Dickson bowling alley. The group hijacked a car, forced a woman to drive to Dickson Airport, traded her for the airport manager Meil Romine, then flew to Marianna Arkansas before taking a vehicle and drifting through Woodlawn and Hoxie while police closed in.
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Missouri
George Bonds
Floyd Brewer
Hoxie
Ark
Jack Kenney
FBI
Little Rock
Chism
Lyons
Dickson
Tenn
Meil Romine
Marianna
Justice Wins Tight Local Primary Vote by One
The official tally after Fridays final counting shows David Good trailing Justice by one vote and Lee dropping to third. Final totals: Justice 63, Good 62, Lee 59, Hulubar 45, Cutler 41. Justice called the result a surprise and said he did not expect it.
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Justice
David Good
Carnaby Drive
Lee
Good
Mel Hulubar
Jody Cutler
the Gazette
Canvass Recounts Leave School Board Race Beside Itself
After a recount the results show minimal shifts. Justice may have gained votes due to a transposed total while absentee ballots and miscounted write ins altered small margins. Lee and Good gained or lost slight tallies as canvassers adjusted entry errors and partial names.
Firefighters Strike, Police Officers Walk Off Again
The police chief warned the protest could grow but expected limited scale. Firefighters walked off Thursday night for the third time since May and second since August, while officers began resigning badges with minimal incidents and no major fires reported. LaManyon noted more officers on duty due to off-duty and supervisory staff.
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Sonne
la Manyon
Negative withholding part of panel tax plan
The Senate Finance Committee backs a tax cut for low and middle income Americans including a negative withholding option for workers under $12,000. The panel approved key tax relief steps, raising the per person exemption to 1000 dollars while repealing certain credits, and plans to extend the earned income credit to more families starting next January. A maximum EIC of 600 dollars would begin July 1 with periodic pay during the year.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Long
Sen
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Linguist Albert Hornby Dies at 80 in London
Albert Sidney Hornby, author of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English, died Wednesday at age 80 in London. His dictionary became the best selling language reference for students of English and remains a flagship Oxford University Press publication.
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London
Albert Sidney Hornby
Oxford University Press
Bush defends CIA role in ousting governments
Former CIA chief and current ambassador George Bush told about 100 University of Iowa students that CIA involvement in foreign regime changes may be justifiable to halt undemocratic turnarounds. He admitted some illegal acts but refused to confirm specific foreign actions, urging focus on broader injustices.
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Iowa City
UPI
George Bush
CIA
University of Iowa
Bush
U of I
Iran
U.S
Chile
Senate
Tee
Jim Leach
Attorney vows appeal of Pledge ruling in teen case
Court-appointed attorney Lowell Forte representing 16 year old Isaac Pledge Jr. calls the ruling a triumph of form over substance and announces plans to appeal.
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Lowell Forte
Isaac Pledge Jr
Juvenile case to be transferred to adult court in Iowa ruling
Juvenile Judge Brent Harstad ruled Thursday to transfer the case to adult court. Forte said the youth will likely appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court and has requested Forte continue as attorney. Arraignment in Linn District Court this afternoon will determine if Forte will remain counsel.
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Brent Harstad
Forte
Iowa Supreme Court
Pledge
Linn
Voters Reject Electric Rate Increase in North Little Rock
In North Little Rock Arkansas voters defeated a city council approved electric rate hike that would raise bills by 2 to 10 dollars monthly. Unofficial returns 5451 against 4182 for the measure. Officials warned cuts of 16 police and 23 firefighters would occur if the rejection persisted.
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North Little Rock, Ark
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