Deaths of Several Residents Noted in Local Obituaries
Obituaries list Elvira Mary Dougherty 83 of North Brook Care Center with services at St. Ludmila and burial at Mount Calvary. Also noted are Joseph W. Petrzalek 80, Stanley A. Hunter 67, Mildred May Strange 88, Alphonse J. Meyers 82, Cornelia Murfield 88, Carroll Wade 69, Howard M. Leacox 82, Paulena B. Bowler 61, and Kenneth K. Wells with service details, burial places, and memorial funds where indicated. Surviving relatives span Cedar Rapids, Milwaukee, Lanark, Dubuque, Anamosa, Independence, Fairfax, and Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvira Mary Dougherty
Northbrook Care Center
Frank Dougherty
Mercy Hospital
Cascade
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Roosevelt Hotel
St. Ludmilas Catholic Church
Raymond J. Cooley
Orville Cooley
Melvin Cooley
Cedar Rapids
Albert Hill
Milwaukee
Wis
Caroline Standish
Lanark, Ill
Lloyd Marsh
Clarence Frana
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Belle Plaine
Joseph W. Petrzalek
Hrabak’s
Oak Hill
Garnaville
Stanley A. Hunter
Marquette
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
McGregor
Tuecke- Allyn’s. Lamont
Mildred May Strange
Lamont Baptist Church
Linn Grove Cemetery
Mount Vernon
Fawcett
Dyersville
Martelle
Clayton
Cornelia) Murfield
Goettsch’s
Anamosa
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
North English
Carroll J. Wade
Powell's
Howard M. Leacox
Independence
People’s Memorial Hospital
Keokuk County
Velma L. Hotle
Washington
Iowa
Paulena B. Bowler
Route 1
Fairfax
Oxford
Ralph Bowler
Amana Woolen Mill
Barbara Schisler
Rushville
Ill
Marvin
Carl Wagner
Anton
North Liberty
St. Patricks Catholic Church
William Arquitt
St. Patricks Cemetery
Brush Chapel
Poland Warns Solidarity Could Spark Bloodshed
The Polish Communist Party accused Solidarity of turning political opposition and breaking Gdansk and Jastrzembie accords. It warned of hostile action to defend socialism, amid tensions after Solidarity’s congress and calls for democratic elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party
Solidarity Trade Union
Solidarity
Union
Jacek Kuron
Committee For National Salvation
Politburo
Ror
Gdansk
Jastrzembie
Socialist Poland
Kremlin
Stanislaw Kania
Boris Aristov
Aristov
Hiawatha to buy IBM computer system for city offices
Hiawatha City Council voted to purchase a $15 609 computer system to streamline billing and accounting. A Cedar Rapids firm will design programs for water bills, payroll, and general accounting with maintenance from IBM and additional setup costs estimated between $2 000 and $5 000. Water bills should be computerized by March and other accounting by July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha
IBM
Tom Theis
Martin Bruns
Theis
Creative Software
Cedar Rapids
Bruns
Databank
Robins Road
Center Point Road
Man Missing After River Search Near State Park
Park Ranger and Linn County deputies searched Cedar River area after fisherman found Cady's gear near the dam. Marion police with Cady's family conducted foot searches as drag lines and river inspections were planned, while officials declined to speculate on causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cady
Mike Schoneboom
Marion
Cedar River
Schoneboom
Linn
Man pleads guilty in death of teacher
Charles L. Tyler 34, formerly of Des Moines, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and first degree robbery in the 1980 death of Alberta Michael, a 68 year old Mount Ayr teacher. Sentencing set for Oct 16. max 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Charles L. Tyler
Des Moines
Mount Ayr
Robert Frederick
Tyler
Alberta Michael
Winterset
Harold Todd
Ronald Todd
Michael
C R Iowa City locals to merge two seek to head combined unit
Communication Workers of America locals in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City will merge October 1. Dick Novotny and Gene Porter were nominated to lead the combined Local 7101 of Cedar Rapids and Local 7116 of Iowa City. Ballots go out September 24 with results at the October 20 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communication Workers of America
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Dick Novotny
Gene Porter
Gary Stoner
Jarry Johnson
Benefits drop misleading says Iowa economist
An Iowa Job Service economist says unemployment benefit declines reported for August are misleading. He notes calendar effects created a temporary leveling off rather than a true drop, with August benefits totaling 11.75 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Job Service of
Iowa
Robert
C R firm wins contract to clean City Hall
Midwest Janitorial Service of Cedar Rapids has been awarded the City Hall cleaning contract by the City Council. The bid is 3834.22 dollars per month, higher than Premier Cleaning Service Inc. The city will save money by switching to private night cleaning, with six city workers and two CETA workers losing jobs on Sept. 30. The contract includes price guarantees, more employees, and deduction provisions for unsatisfactory work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest Janitorial Service
Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Premier Cleaning Service Inc
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo
Bill Baker
Baker
Premier
City Hall
CETA
Ron Kuhlman
Seven Firefighters to Be Honored at Central Station Luncheon
Seven firefighters will receive 25 year service certificates from the Fire Prevention Committee of the Cedar Rapids Marion Chamber of Commerce at a noon luncheon at Central Fire Station. Public Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen will speak as the meal is prepared by firefighters. Names include William Bennett Meryl Bowers Lloyd Crawley William Davidson James Dulin James Hamilton and Robert Salasek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Fire Station
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Public Safety
Floyd Bergen
Cedar Rapids man pleads guilty to burglary charge
Derek Doolin 27 of 1410 Seventh Ave SE pled guilty in Johnson County District Court to a second degree burglary tied to a June 24 Coralville home break in. Sentencing set for Oct 16. He faces additional charges from a July 7 Iowa City incident and is held in Linn County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Coralville
Derek Doolin
Seventh Ave
Doolin
Johnson County
Allen Humphrey
Lth
12Th Avenue
Linn County
Vital Statistics News Brief
Sept. 15 to Sept. 16 births include Karmen and Kevin Casey, a daughter. Kristi Kay and Darrell Merta, a son. Delores Beckley, a son. Kimberly Kraut, a daughter. Also listed are multiple couples in Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha. Local incident notes report medical emergencies and a possible heat related issue at 80 Simpson St SW and 1330 36th St SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karmen
Kevin Casey
Ryan
Kristi Kay
Darrell Merta
Marion
Delores Beckley
38Th St. Drive
Kimberly Kraut
Fourth Ave
Kencrest Drive
Simpson St
36Th St
Walkathon for Cerebral Palsy planned October 11
The seventh annual Walkathon for Cerebral Palsy is set for October 11. Registration forms and sponsor sheets are available at Wendy's locations in Cedar Rapids and Marion, HandiMart stores, local schools, or the United Cerebral Palsy Center at 1201 Eighth St. NW. Wendy's and KQCR Radio co sponsor this event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendy’s Hamburgers
Cedar Rapids
Marion
HandiMart
United Cerebral Palsy Center
Eighth St
Wendy’s
Kqcr Radio
Clarifications corrected for Linn County Council on Aging location
The Linn County Council on Aging is at 136 36th St Drive SE not on the Kirkwood campus as previously listed in a Linn County office shuffling story. The Gazette will publish corrections or clarifications for accuracy and fairness and welcomes complaints at 398-8313.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
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Wells
Kenneth K
Kuba Funeral Home
Herbert Rogers
First Church of the Nazarene
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
The
Washington Post
Europe
Hiawatha Council
John D. Campbell
Gazette
Brunson
Blairs Ferry Road
112Th Avenue
Richard McConville
Marion County
Knoxville
Frederick
Ringgold County
C.R
Keever Swenka
Joyce Hermanstorfer
Cindy Skally
Esther Cooling
Kerry Bowen
Cindy Maher
Bob Gorton
Claire Posusta
Jinny Bibbs
Bernie Frieden
Aldo Nunez
Marlys Ard
Jim Bex
Dennis Sweenka
Terry Thompson
Gary Beenstra
Norway
C.R. Man
St. Luke’s
Steven M. Long
Denise D. Hillson
Randy A. Dee
Cynthia A. Posekany
Darryl D. Borchardt
Juanita L. Heikkinen
Kevin D. Arnold
Teri L. Slaymaker
Walker
Cocking’s
Cedar Valley
Hawkeye Downs
Sertoma
Town House
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
Center Point Rd
33Rd St. SE
Glandorf Promotions
Ample Lady Shop
American Legion
Adv
Ft. Meyers
Florida
Murray's Grocery
4Th Ave. S.E
Gazette Company
Third Ave
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
John E. Lapes
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