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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1988
Page
14
A string of Linn County obituaries lists Oma Corinne Miller 94 of Fairfax and Saundra Franks 46 of Cedar Rapids among the deceased. The notices name survivors, birth dates, marriage details, funeral arrangements, and memorials to various churches and organizations. Additional deaths include Archie Bottoms and Louis Picek with service details and burial sites in Cedar Rapids area cemeteries.
Duane Schmidt 69 of 2215 29th St SW died at home Sunday after a long illness. Services are pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home.
A series of obituaries from eastern Iowa lists Henry Dwight McNamara of Rio Rancho New Mexico and multiple residents of Anamosa Cedar Rapids Clarence Williamsburg Monticello Marion Sumner and other towns. Notices include service times burial details and survivor lists with memorial funds.
Esther Mclenathan of rural Victor dies at 75 from an apparent heart attack. Survivors include husband Ray two sons Loren and Kenneth a daughter Louise Bastian two brothers Ted and Vernon eight grandchildren and seven great. Graveside services set for 2 pm Tuesday at Victor Memorial Cemetery with visitation today at McAninch-Fremming's 9 am to 9 pm and family receiving friends 7 to 9 pm. Memorials suggested to Victor United Methodist Church.
Edward C. Bachus 88 a Wheatland retired farmer died Sunday in De Witt Community Hospital after a long illness. Survived by wife Malinda two sons Kenneth and Robert both of Wheatland a brother Erwin of Bennett five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m Tuesday at St Pauls United Church of Christ Burial Inland Cemetery Bennett.
The piece reports Iowa retailers and restaurants facing worker shortages as a shrinking teen pool and rising pay push employers to recruit adults and retirees. K Mart and Burger King managers note openings and higher wages while Pizza Hut and others expand recruitment. Some stores hire mentally and physically able workers, and managers focus on retention and job attractiveness. Emma Jane of Hardee's shares personal health benefits from the active pace.
A 29 year old carnival worker died at Allen Memorial Hospital after an 8 45 p m accident at the Cattle Congress festival in Waterloo. He fell from atop a double Ferris wheel while repairing the ride as a cable reportedly came loose.
The Daily Game numbers are 9 9 4 and Pick Four draws 5 1 7 7. The Lotto jackpot stood at 5 million dollars.
An Ottumwa man aged 49 died when three of four motorcycles crashed on a Wapello County road southwest of Eddyville. Injured were 40 year old Melvin Surber and 8 year old Patrick Surber, both Ottumwa. Separate crashes near Fort Dodge and Plano left additional fatalities and injuries in Iowa.
An unidentified driver was killed in a single car crash two miles southwest of Fort Atkinson on a county gravel road. The victim’s name was withheld pending identification by the county medical examiner. The car left the road, rolled over in a ditch and caught fire.
DES MOINES AP The Lotto America jackpot rose to an estimated 3.3 million for Saturday's drawing after no one claimed the 2.6 million prize. A computer check showed no ticket matched all seven numbers 2 18 21 29 30 32 and 33 from Saturday night.
Birth notices from Mercy and St. Luke's detailed nine births with dates and family locations. Names include Kronlage Kennedy Williams Squires Campbell Benson Dullea Ellis Hayes Moyle Schubert Walters Young Yuska, with associated addresses and genders.
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