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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1987
Page
10
Multiple obituaries list Linn County residents and others from Cedar Rapids Anamosa and Marion. Highlights include mortalities of Mrs Reynolds 46 who died after heart surgery, Max B Accord and Russell Garrs, plus Robert Harms and Joseph Kopecky with services scheduled in Monona Marion and Cedar Rapids. Memorial funds are noted and funeral arrangements announced.
Multiple memorials funeral notices list services for John E. Beatty Louis H Folkins Guy C Morton Stellar Randall Neil C Spain Raymond P Spratt Steven A White and Jack E Lewis Jr v2. The services take place at Turner Chapel East Murdoch Chapel Noelridge Park Christian Church St Josephs Catholic Church Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories and Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery with burial arrangements and donors noted. Most services occur today or Friday with visitation windows and burial sites specified.
Obituaries detail Arthur Svendsen 66 of Ossian Castalia and Agnes wenda 94 of Cedar Rapids, plus Orville L. Tollefson 71 Decorah Genrage Nornen 89 Monona Garl Beyer 76 Epworth, and others. Each notice lists survivors services burial and viewing times amid local churches and cemeteries.
Nell J Kluesner 34 farmer Route 1 Farley Iowa died Wednesday at University Hospitals Iowa City after a two year illness. Survived by wife Donna son Brian daughter Emily mother Adele Farley brother Philip Farley sisters Janda Heister Farley Jillings Cedar Rapids Jeanette Kleusner Farley. Services 10 30 a m Saturday St Josephs Church burial church cemetery. Friends may call 7 10 p m tonight and 2 10 p m Friday at Reiffs Farley Knights of Columbus rosary 8 tonight wake service 8 p m Friday. Ruby L Besler 73 former Cedar Rapids resident died Tuesday evening in Delaware
A string of obituaries from North English Wellman Tipton Cedar Falls and surrounding towns. Leroy Banes 60 farmer died at Parkview Manor Wellman with service at Powell's and burial North English Cemetery. Mary M Schroeder former teacher died Tipton with service Red Oak Church and Cedar Memorial burial. Milo Nation 86 retired farmer died Cedar Falls with service at Overton's Traer and Buckington Cemetery burial. Mary Lou Rummells 56 West Branch dies at home with service West Branch United Methodist Church burial Cedar Memorial and Cedar County Hospice fund. Judy Snively 44 Palmer Memorial Hospital death with service United Methodist Church burial West Union Cemetery. Family survivors include spouses children and siblings. memorial funds established where noted.
Cedar Rapids Fire Department will hold open houses at four new satellite stations on two Sundays. A ribbon cutting will accompany each event. Sept 26 at Station 9 415 Broderick Dr NW 10 am to 3 pm ribbon at 10 am. Sept 26 at Station 4 3600 42nd St NE 1 am to 9 pm ribbon at 11 am. Oct 3 at Station 8 100 Wiley Blvd SW 9:30 am to 3 pm ribbon at 9:30 am. Oct 3 at Station 2 442 50th Ave Cr SW ribbon at 11:30 am.
A 19 year old Tales woman, Tanya Haines, bolted from the Tama County Sheriff's Office while awaiting transport to Marshall County Jail. Deputies recaptured her about a block from the courthouse. Haines, previously of Toledo, faces escape charges and is jailed after appearing on warrants in Cedar Rapids with bond set at 5300 dollars.
Sept 16 births include Mary ann Randy Thompson at 1844 B Ave NE a son and Brigit and Walter Fritshen at 438 39th St NE a daughter. Sept 15 a daughter for Teresa Dresback and Steven Dresback at 342 29th St NW and daughters for Christine Maher at 854 44th St SE and Joanne Shedek in Central City. Sept 16 a daughter for Christine Plueger of Clarence and a son for Amy Maher on Route 1 Marion. Additional listings show Reed, Sanders, Hite, Rasmusse, Hintz, Conner, Bates, Walderbach families. Marriage licenses issued for Elliott and Leighty, Sanders and Muntz, Ondler and Pflughaupt.
Springfield AP reports the Wednesday Lotto draw results with Daily Game numbers 3 3 5, Pick Four 7 9 8 5, Lotto 2 4 9 21 23 35 36, Lotto Jackpot at 4 million dollars and Lotto 7 Jackpot at 6 million dollars.
April L and Robert K Warkpa along with Stella Mae Basker and Charles W Swaney are among couples named in dissolution filings. Norma D and Robert E Thomas, Linda K and George R Thullen, Kimberli Anne and William David Wiebold, Kathlene Diane and John William Bilsland also appear in the docket.
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission recommends a Dec 8 referendum to approve a 7.75 million bond to replace Ambroz Recreation Center. If approved, construction on the site of the public works facility between the Cedar River and First Street SW would start in spring and open in 1990 after a two year build period. A 60 percent yes vote is required.
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