Deaths and funerals in Iowa region names and services
Obituary notices list Betty Jean Rathjen and several others with ages birthplaces and spouses. Services and burial details, church names and funeral homes are provided for multiple deceased individuals across Cedar Rapids Marengo Palo Port Angeles Winthrop North English Oelwein Waukon Decorah Belle Plaine and other communities with dates and times.
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Aurora
Eugene Wilson
St. Patrick’s Church
Winthrop
Fawcett’s
Belle Plaine
Edward Lenaburg
First Lutheran Church
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Decorah
Phillip Nelson
St. Louis
Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
Friends
Steine’s
VFW
Carroll J. Wade
North English United Methodist Church
Powell's
Piersol
Oelwein
William Stevens
Grace United Methodist Church
Hintz’s
Woodlawn
Waukon
Louise C. Dickson
Martin’s
Elmer L. Bechtel
First Presbyterian Church
Martin's
Lansing Ridge Cemetery
Judge keeps high bond in Nebraska murders case
Pottawattamie County District Judge Gordon Abel refused bond reductions for Charles Chadwick and John Hrbek, two Nebraskans charged with first degree murder in the roadside killings of Kate and Stanley Fisher near Council Bluffs.
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Council Bluffs
UPI
Pottawattamie County
Gordon Abel
David Richter
Pangland
Charles N. Chadwick
Elkhorn
John Lee Hrbek
Omaha
Kate Fisher
Stanley
Abel
Richter
Haig warns against defeat of AWACS arms sale to Saudi Arabia
Secretary of State Alexander Haig told Congress that blocking the 8.5 billion AWACS package would harm national security and the peace process in the Middle East. Senate foes led by Robert Packwood claim enough votes to reject the sale, with other lawmakers joining against. President Reagan’s administration argues rejection would damage U S credibility and threaten U S ally security and peace.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Alexander Haig
Congress
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Senate
Robert Packwood
R-Ove
Packwood
LI Hayakawa
R-Calif
Middle East
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
United States
Grand Rapids, Mich
David Gergen
Haig
America
Reagan
Former U of I dean soothes defamation suit with 24000 payout
Evelyn Barritt, former dean of the University of Iowa College of Nursing, will receive 24000 from the state and drop her January 1980 defamation suit against the state and eight University of Iowa faculty members. Barritt resigned Aug 2 1979 after an internal probe into nursing college squabbling. she now leads the University of Miami School of Nursing in Coral Gables Florida.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
University of Iowa College of Nursing
State
U of
Evelyn Barritt
Barritt
Willard Boyd
U of I
College of Nursing
University of Miami
School of Nursing
Coral Gables, Fla
Prison employee linked to murder at Iowa penitentiary
Thomas Leffler 36 of Burlington, an Iowa State Penitentiary kitchen worker, is charged with aiding and abetting in the murder of inmate Gary Tyson and with smuggling .410 shotgun shells to inmates prior to the Sept. 2 uprising. He faces additional counts of accepting a bribe and aiding in second degree kidnapping.
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Fort Madison
Iowa State Penitentiary
Thomas Leffler
Burlington
Leffler
Gary Tyson
Waterloo
Grant backing for handicapped housing project approved
The Linn County social services board approved a $1,000 grant from its special projects fund to support Project Independence Inc. in developing two six unit houses for 12 physically handicapped adults. The plan includes $3,000 local contributions and $27,220 in state funds to hire a coordinator.
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Social Services Board
Project Independence Inc
Department of Social Services
Florence Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Systems Unlimited of
Iowa City
Systems Unlimited
Linn County
Project Independence Board of
Sue Beaty
Bruce E. Boland
Phyllis T
Bond Reduction Denied in Iowa City Murder Case
Mildred McSparen of Lomax Illinois had her Johnson County bond kept at 50 000 after a judge refused a reduction she faces first degree murder charges in two counties for poisoning sons Michael 9 and Stephen 6 Both died at University of Iowa Hospitals and a Burlington hospital respectively separate trials are pending in Des Moines and Johnson counties
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Betty Jean Novak Rathjen
Marengo
Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Don Rathjen
Marengo Golf Club
Steve
Alexandria
Denny
Waterloo
Jeff
Richard Novak
Don Novak
Bea Day
Mount Pleasant
Lee Chermak
Edmonds
Wash
First United Methodist Church
Charles Birchmier
Hoover- Valentine Funeral Home
Marengo Cemetery
Johnson County
Mildred McSparen
Lomax
Ill
Stephen
University of Iowa
McSparen
Des Moines
Michael
Robert Ford
Burlington
Marion Fisherman Mark Cady Missing After Cedar River Search
Marion resident Mark Cady 25 remains missing after day long diving and dragging by Linn County deputies on the Cedar River near Palisades Kepler State Park. His truck and fishing gear were found at the park. authorities suspect a fall into the rapid current.
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Marion
Mark Cady
Linn Sheriff's Department
Cedar River
Palisades Kepler State Park
Cady
22Nd St
U.S. Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Darold Smith
Doc
Lyons Lane
Vital Statistics Births and Related Incidents Listing
Vital statistics record multiple births with names and addresses from Sept 16 17 across Cedar Rapids Marion Anamosa Estherville Fort Collins and Carbondale Ill. including Patricia Cham berlain a daughter and several sons plus adoptions and grandparent details. Incidents logged include car fire at 4444 First Ave NE a fire at 906 Pawnee Drive NW a 7:43 a.m. emergency and smoke detector malfunction and a medical emergency with locations and times.
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Dixie
Charles Long
S. Seventh St
Marion
Ann
Brian Wolf
Bever Ave
Pamela
Wayne Silver
E Ave
Marlene
James Potter
Anamosa
Carbondale
Ill
Sara Beth
John M. Long
Russell F. Coltons
16Th St
Richard D. Longs
Center Point Road
Fort Collins
Colo
Mary
Kevin Taylor
Lillian L. Rompot
15Th Ave
Milver J. Rompot
Oakland Road
Mount Vernon Road
Pawnee Drive
First Ave
74Th St
Wilson Ave
Trial evidence received in Cedar Rapids neurologist case
Judge Thomas Horan heard the Linn County District Court trial challenging Dr. Donald Castle for negligence after Connie Loebsack, formerly of Manchester and now of Cedar Rapids, alleges he refused a referral and failed bolder actions when conservative therapy failed to relieve her severe headaches. Written arguments are ordered with a final brief due by October 14.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas Horan
Linn County
Connie Loebsack
Manchester
Donald Castle
Weight lifting accident paralyzes Vinton youth
Mike Lyons age 16 of Vinton sustained paralysis from a weight-lifting accident at Washington High School. After squats without permission he fell and damaged a spinal nerve. He flew to University of Iowa Hospitals for an eight hour surgery and remains hospitalized with limited leg sensation and uncertain walking prospects.
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Vinton
Mike Lyons
Washington High School
Jerry Figg
Lyons
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Figg
Dick Lyons
Five-Vehicle Crash Injures Cedar Rapids Man Near Fredericksburg
A Cedar Rapids man, 53, Joseph Benzer of 3422 First Ave SW, was hurt in a five vehicle crash on Highway 18 east of Fredericksburg when a pickup driven by Paul Denner of New Hampton rear ended a stopped car lineup waiting for a school bus. Benzer was taken to West Union Hospital with facial injuries.
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Fisher
Council Bluffs
Hrbek
Chadwick
Fredericksburg
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Benzer
First Ave
Paul Denner
New Hampton
Benzer
West Union
Clarification issued on University tuition chart error
Correction notice from The Gazette explains a chart error in proposed state university tuition changes. It states resident medical student tuition at the University of Iowa is $2,670 not $670 as printed and invites reader complaints about accuracy and fairness with a published response space. The paper provides contact phone 398-8313.
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Gazette
University of Iowa
Two Cuba Hijackers Returned Under New U.S. Agreement
One year ago two men who hijacked a jetliner to Cuba were sent back to the United States. They were the first hijackers returned under a new government-to-government agreement recently enacted by Cuba.
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Cuba
United States
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