Deaths mark Cedar Rapids and surrounding area in obit list
A sequence of notices reports deaths and funeral details across Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Marion, Dysart, Decorah, and nearby communities. Included are William M. Dallas Sr. 76, a Cedar County attorney and wartime naval intelligence officer, and Chester L. Kennedy 77, longtime Linn County resident, among others, with service times, burial places, and memorial fund requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester L. Kennedy
First Ave
Hiawatha
Linn County
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Porter
Dubuque
Kennedy Metal and Plating
St. James United Methodist
The
Hawk-A Antique Car Club
Russell L
Rock Island, Ill
Edward Pulda
Yuma
Ariz
Billy Pulda
Emery
Kathleen Grafton
Turner Chapel West
Lee Roy Collins
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Disappearance in Kepler Park shifts to missing person case
Marion police and Linn County deputies reoriented search for Mark Cady after his abandoned pickup and fishing gear were found at Palisades Kepler State Park. Investigators deem the case a missing person inquiry with no foul play evident, as divers and volunteers fail to locate a body. Cady, 25, owner of Doc's Gun Hutch, was last seen fishing. his family waits on leads while the search continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Cady
Marion
Palisades Kepler State Park
Linn Sheriff's
Cady
Edward Holocek
Holecek
Molecek
Doc
Cedar River
Norve
First St
Norve Cady
Acid spill in Martensdale damages drainage ditch
An estimated 6000 to 8000 gallons of toxic phosphoric acid spilled from a ruptured fiberglass storage tank in Martensdale Sunday night. Fire chiefs and Iowa Department of Environmental Quality representatives contained the spill with sandbags before it posed a serious threat, according to Martensdale Fire Chief Peter Lull. The tank was owned by Carpenter Sales Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martensdale
Representa
Tives
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Peter Lull
Carpenter Sales Co
Linn County camping revenues dip in July and August
Linn County Conservation Board reports July camping fees at 9678.00 and August at 6162.50, each below 1980 figures, amid a statewide decline and possible effects from rain and gas prices. Lodge and shelter fees rose. The board approves a 1982 spring planting plan including ginseng seeds and habitat work at Morgan Creek Arboretum and Lewis Preserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Conservation Board
George Hamilton
Conservation Board
Hamilton
Morgan Creek Arboretum
Lewis Preserve
Vital Statistics and Incidents Across Iowa Communities
Vital statistics list births in Sept 19 21 including Rebecca and Steven Smith Victor a son. Regina and Wayne Walters Marion a son. Patricia Peacock Center Point a daughter. Beck y and Joseph Unruh Anamosa a son. Pamela and William Perkins Hiawatha a son. Ju dy and Dick Ruemmele Chicago a daughter. Grandparents named. Ames Baumgartner a son. Iowa City Hamnan a daughter. Several couples listed with Cedar Rapids Marion and other Iowa locations. Times note various 2:18 p.m to 12:45 p.m incidents including faults and medical emergencies across Glass Road NE D Ave NE Elmhurst Dr NE First Ave SW Third Ave and Sixth St SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Peacock
Center Point
Becky
Joseph Unruh
Anamosa
Pamela
William A. Perkins
Amberjack Drive
Hiawatha
Chicago
Judy
Dick Ruemmele
Gene D. Carsons
Village Court
Harold A. Ruemmeles
16Th St
Ames
Tamee
Kent Baumgartner
Carl Boyds
22Nd St
Iowa City
Sandra
David Hamnan
Alma Drive
Linn inmate slashes wrists at county jail
Linn County Jail inmate Stacy Lee Carr, 19, slashed both wrists with a jail razor Saturday. He was treated at St Luke's Hospital and is held on burglary and controlled substance charges plus a North Dakota burglary warrant. Carr was jailed August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Stacy Lee Carr
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dennis Blome
Carr
Blome
26Th St. NW
North Dakota
Disbarred Lawyer Sued Over Lawsuit in Henry County
Dan E. and Bette L. McAllister filed two $3 million suits in Henry County District Court against disbarred lawyer Donald E. Gartin. They allege he filed a malicious suit in 1977 accusing McAllister, a bank official, of four counts of slander. Gartin’s original suit was dropped after seeking $1 million in general damages and $1,000 in punitive damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
UPI
Henry County
Dan E
Bette L. McAllister
Donald E. Gartin
McAllister
Gartin
Hyatt skywalk disaster toll rises to 113 in Kansas City
The 113th victim, Dr Evylynn Gerster 62, died at the University of Kansas Medical Center from massive injuries suffered when two skywalks collapsed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on July 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
UPI
Hyatt Regency
Evylynn Gerster
University of Kansas Medical Center
Inmates to be Transferred From Iowa Penitentiary Riot
At least 22 inmates from the Iowa State Penitentiary will be moved to other facilities, voluntary and involuntary, after the Sept. 2 riot. Assistant Warden Hedgepath cites reducing peer pressure and aiding escape risk reduction as reasons. One rioter Ray Sheffey, 28, of Davenport, has been moved to Leavenworth. Names and destinations of others were not released. A public hearing is planned for Sept. 28 and 29 to decide those resisting transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
UPI
Iowa State Penitentiary
Paul Hedgepath
Hedgepath
Ray Sheffey
Davenport
U.S Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kaw
Corrections hearing set on state juvenile facilities
The Advisory Commission on Institutions will hold a public hearing Thursday at 2 30 p m in the Community Building in Toledo Eldora to discuss the future of the Toledo Mitchellville Rockwell City and Mitchellville facilities. Lawmakers have funded Rockwell City for only one more year and have not decided where the programs will move. The commission must report to the Legislature by January 15 on plans for the juvenile home Toledo Mitchellville and the Juvenile Training School at Mitchellville. The Legislature aims to close Mitchellville by June 1 1982 and transfer girls to Toledo and boys to Rockwell City. The panel will also meet with staff residents and Department of Social Services officials at 10 a m Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella M. Jakubec
Cedar Rapids
Madison, Minn
Carolyn Landergott
Tomahawk Trail SE
Jakubec
Mercy Hospital
Luella Wilde
Nora Springs
Edward J. Schiller
St. Paul
Minn
Schiller
S. Louis Jakubec
Merchants National Bank
Zion Lutheran Church
Hiawatha
Order of the Eastern Star
Raphael Bendel
Madison
Rudd
Decorah
Norman E. Wood
United Methodist Church
Friends
Steine’s
Phelps Cemetery
Dysart
Elsie Jones
Dysart United Methodist Church
Overton's
Dyersville
Leo L. LeBer
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier
Kramer's
Fort Atkinson
Eunice Hayden
St. John’s Catholic Church
Chekal’s
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
Spillville
Guttenberg
Kenneth E. Snengling
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Mount Olivet
Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home
Iowa City
John E. Pendergast
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
George L. Gay
Quasqueton Cemetery
Waukon
Michael D. Duncklee
Martin's
Oakwood Cemetery
Dean H. Miene
Zion United Church of Christ
Oakland Cemetery
Williamsburg
Joseph J. Spratt
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Parnell
Uhlmann’s
Des Moines
Toledo
Advisory Commission On Institutions
Eldora
Mitchellville
Rockwell City
Iowa Women's Reformatory
Department of Social Services
Pair charged after shooting in Cedar Rapids home
A Cedar Rapids couple was jailed after a family argument led to a shooting. Richard Reinhold 26 and Marsha Reinhold were arrested after Marsha fired a .357 Magnum, grazing Richard in the chest. Richard faced intoxication charges. Marsha faced discharging firearms within city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Richard Reinhold
Marsha Reinhold
L Ave
Reinholds
Reinhold
Cedar Rapids man held in theft tied to Blackhawk burglary
A Cedar Rapids man Kevin E. Keane twenty one of 531 Wilson Ave SW was arrested at 4 30 p m Monday by Cedar Rapids police in connection with a Blackhawk County burglary. He faces second degree theft possession of firearms as a felon and theft as a receiver of stolen property. Police say Blackhawk authorities suspected his involvement in a burglary where knives swords and firearms were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Blackhawk
Kevin E. Keane
Wilson Ave
Blackhawk County
Keane
House panel rejects punishment for CBS correspondent Schorr
Five years ago a House committee panel rejected proposals to punish CBS correspondent Daniel Schorr for his unauthorized disclosure of an Intelligence Committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
CBS
Daniel Schorr
House Intelligence Committee
Also Mentioned on This Page
William M. Dallas Sr
St. Dr
Mechanicsville
Winifred Lillie
Dallas
Coe College
University of Iowa Law School
Iowa Bar Association
Cedar County
Republican Party
Iowa
Donnelly, Lynch, Lynch and Dallas
Lynch
Westminster Presbyterian Church
William M. Jr
New York City
Denise Dallas Gibson
Los Altos
Calif
Mary Dallas Tschirgi
John P. Woods
Claude Jones
Turner Chapel
Mason Ladd
Stephen Nelson
Ecuador
Third Ave
Lloyd W. King
Franklin Ave
Corydon
Patricia A. Fortune
Altorfer Machinery Company
Corydon Masonic Lodge
Delta Upsilon
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Ulech
Frank
Brosh Chapel
Clarence Frana
Czech National Cemetery
Ludvicek
Anna M
George McDill
Castell Cemetery
Brannaman
Betty
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Mount Vernon
Burton Hager
Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
Douglas Johnson
Craig Kelinson
Eloise Dennis
Dennis
Dan Biechler
Matsell Bridge
Biechler
Rebecca
Steven Smith
Victor
Teresa
Paul Clark
17Th St. NE
St. Luke’s
Regina
Wayne Walters
Britton J. Johnson
Kathy A. Brown
Ronald R. Pratt
Annette L. Dion
Dennis L. Dolezal
Molly A. Juen
Dallas C. Bayles
Patricia A. Houlahan
Louis D. Yeater
Patricia M. Shonka
Carlton D. Vine
Teresa K. Rezab
David P. Svoboda
Terese R. Ewing
Lewis R. Amundson
Marilyn D. Klepach
Meryl G. Wilson
Gladys K. Ross
Mary Louise
Michael H. Alden
Virginia M
Robert William Jones
Don Bradley
Shirley B. Scholl
Glass Road
North Park Place
16Th Ave
D Ave
Elmhurst Drive
Fifth Ave
Third Avenue
Sixth Street
Linn
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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