Obituary notices list Local residents' deaths and services
Deaths include Louis H. Nolte 76 of Watkins and Edward Kilberger 69 of Fairfax. Obituaries note spouses, children, churches, and burial details with funeral times, callers, and cemeteries. Other notices include multiple regional names and funeral arrangements across Anamosa Monticello Marengo Stanwood Clarence Vinton and surrounding towns.
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Louis H. Nolte
Watkins
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Vernie Buscher
Jefferson, Ohio
Nolte
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
John
Montclair
Calif
Max
Marengo
Dan
Rural
Audrey Heagney
Lancaster
Miriam
Marilyn Nolte
New Hope
Minn
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Everett Frese
Russell Funeral Home
Blairstown
St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery
Norway
Memorial and Funeral Services Listed in Cedar Rapids Area
Memorial services and burial details for William M. Kennedy Lloyd W. King Luella M. Jakubec are listed along with contact options for memorial funds. Turner Chapel East and Turner Chapel West handle arrangements. Graveside rites at Linwood Cemetery Corydon Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery Rudd and Cedar Memorial Funeral Home are noted with service times and donation directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
William M
Westminster Presbyterian Church
John P. Woods
Claude Jones
Linwood Cemetery
Mason Ladd
University of Iowa Law School
Iowa City
Stephen Nelson
Ecuador
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel East
Kennedy
Chester L
Turner Chapel West
Lee Roy Collins
St. Mark’s United
Jakubec
Luella
Beatty-Beurle-Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Larry E. Brelje
Zion Lutheran Church
Hiawatha
Evergreen Cemetery
Rudd
Railroads challenge Iowa diesel fuel tax in court
Several railroads filed suit in U S District Court contesting the 3 cent a gallon diesel fuel levy set to take effect Oct 1 arguing it burdens interstate commerce and is not fairly apportioned. The action names major lines and a trustee as plaintiffs and seeks a ruling that the law is unconstitutional and that legal fees be paid by the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
U.S. District Court
Iowa Railway Finance Authority
Rock Island
Chicago & North Western
Egg Drop at Cider Days Draws Hopkinton Crowd
Delaware County Historical Society hosts Cider Days on the former Lenox College campus from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday features an egg drop from three stories with prizes for successful catches, plus pedal powered pull, footraces, music and food. Activities include a flea market and crafts. museum complex open. Call 926-2315 or 926-2416 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Delaware County Historical Society
Lenox College
Soviet threat looms as Poland faces aid cut risk
Polish Communist Party leader Stefan Olszowski warned on TV that the Soviet Union could suspend vital aid to Poland unless anti-Soviet agitation ends. The message came as a Soviet delegation arrived to discuss economic ties and followed talks of a national unity front including Solidarity and the church.
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Warsaw
Poland
Soviet Union
Politburo
Stefan Olszowski
Solidarity
Olszowski
Paganda
Communist Party
Roman Catholic Church
Front For National Unity
Church
Herr Wins London Trip At Paramount Theater Event
Mildred L. Herr of 3015 G Ave NE won two airline tickets to London at a free travelogue program held Tuesday night at the Paramount Theater. The event, produced by Kodak with sponsorship from seven agencies, nine airlines and The Gazette, drew nearly 2000 attendees to a slide and sound show on Great Britain and Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred L. Herr
G Ave
London
Paramount Theater
Nine
Airlines
the Gazette
Great Britain and Ireland
Kodak
Martelle Man Injured In Hay-Baling Machine Accident
Leon Shaffer, 57, of Martelle was listed in serious condition in Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids after his right arm became caught in a hay-baling machine on a Jones County farm ten miles west of Martelle. He was airlifted to the hospital after the 2:35 p.m. Tuesday incident.
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Martelle
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Leon Shaffer
Jones County Sheriff's Department
Shaffer
Right to strike OK'd by union
The Palo branch of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 204 voted 46 to 13 to give its negotiating committee the right to initiate a strike as talks continue with Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. The Duane Arnold Energy Center contract expired Sept. 1 and a Sept. 3 IE offer was rejected 38 to 21. no strike vote was taken then.
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Palo
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Drowning Death of Rock Valley Toddler
Sioux County authorities report the drowning of 14 month old Jeff Winters son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Winters of Rock Valley. The child fell into a farm trough near Rock Valley and was dead on arrival of a hospital rescue unit. efforts to revive him failed.
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Rock Valley
UPI
Sioux County
Jeff Winters
Lloyd Winters
Judge grants venue change for Taylor murder trial
Black Hawk County judge orders venue transfer for James T-Bone Taylor. He is charged with the fatal shooting of Waterloo police officers James Rice and Michael Hoing. Trial moves to Pottawattamie District Court in Council Bluffs starting October 13.
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Waterloo
UPI
Blackhawk
James “T-Bone
Michael Taylor
Taylor
James Rice
Michael Hoing
Pottawattamie District Court
Council Bluffs
Nuclear arms talk expert warns of policy drift at Coe College
University of Illinois political science professor Edward Kolodziej told about 230 Coe College students that arms control has moved apart from economics and social needs. He warned increased defense spending could fuel inflation and unemployment while raising accident risk and suggested U.S. policy may be pressured by Reagan budget cuts and European opposition to missiles in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Coe College
Edward Kolodziej
Kolodziej
University of Illinois
Pentagon
Minsk
United States
Russia
Coe
Dr. Strangelove
Reagan
Wizard of Oz
Pakistan
South Africa
Libya
Congressional Quarterly
Europe
Vesely murder trial hears lab test results
Iowa City jury hears lab findings on Laura Vesely death and grave site. Tests show the body clothed except jeans, gunpowder residue on the body, blood matching Vesely's wife, and alcohol presence. Prosecutors seek first degree murder. defense argues diminished responsibility due to chronic alcoholism.
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Iowa City
Laura Vesely
Robert Vesely
Vesely
L. Vern Robinson
Department of Criminal Investigation
Des Moines
Robert Harvey
Harvey
DCI
East Iowan dies in crash
A 25 year old Dubuque woman Teri Ann Anderson was killed when her 1981 Toyota crossed the center line on Highway 151 two miles south of Anamosa and struck a Mack semi driven by Theodore Knouse 48 of Indianola. Knouse was taken to Anamosa Hospital for observation after the 8:30 p.m. accident on the Anamosa bypass.
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Dubuque
Jones County
Teri Ann Anderson
Iowa City
Toyota
Highway 151
Anamosa
Theodore Knouse
Indianola
Iowa Highway Patrol
Knouse
Jones Defeats Serapis in Bonhomme Richard Battle
On this date in 1779 the USS Bonhomme Richard under John Paul Jones defeated the British frigate Serapis off the coast of Scotland in a pivotal naval engagement.
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John Paul Jones
Serapis
Scotland
Vital Statistics and Local Notices Summary
Vital statistics list multiple births on dates in September including names such as Robin Kannenberg Hiawatha Sharon Bacon Delhi Frances Hanover Palo Huffman Mechanicsville Mundt Marion guests Kramer Allnutt Newhall Stufflebeam Waterloo Davison Fort Gordon GA Theiss Cisler Heusinkveld Roeniig Knoll Faas Meis Lewis Theiss etc. Police and fire run entries note times and locations: 6 24 p m Monday unknown trash at 107 Eighth Ave SE 8 23 a m Tuesday broken sprinkler head at Smulekoffs Furniture 4 10 p m Tuesday medical emergency at Mount Vernon Road SE.
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Sharon
Rodney Bacon
Delhi
Frances
Dean Hanover
Palo
Iris
Rudolph Huffman
Mechanicsville
Jody
David Mundt
Ninth St
Marion
Stephanie
Jan Kramer
N Ave. NW
Diana
Rick Allnutt
Newhall
Eighth Ave
Smulekoff's Furniture
Third Ave
General Mills Company
Edgewood Road
Mount Vernon Road
Robbery At King's Gard Cleaners
Police seek a 30 to 35 year old black man about 6 ft 2 in and 250 pounds who robbed King's Gard Cleaners at 3100 First Ave NE around 2:20 pm Tuesday. He wore a multicolored lady's scarf over his face and a dark brown cowboy hat, grabbed cash and fled. the clerk was threatened but unharmed.
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King’s Gard Cleaners
First Ave
Alburnett approves start of teacher contract talks
The Alburnett school board on Monday set contract negotiations with the Alburnett Education Association to begin between September 28 and October 5, correcting earlier date errors. Superintendent Rampulla defended not delaying despite the association's request for October 15.
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Alburnett School Board
Alburnett Education Association
Robert Rampulla
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette is a daily and Sunday paper founded in 1883 by The Gazette Company. It lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and details subscription rates for carrier and mail editions including regional restrictions and AP republication rights.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward Kilberger
Route 1
Fairfax
Rosie Blanche Lamparek
First Presbyterian Church
Ely
Ilene Kitzman
Swisher
Allen E
Muscatine
Eldon C
Gary
Route 4
Solon
Brush Chapel
James DeSmith
Anderson Cemetery
Albert T
Dutch” Hughes
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Goettsch’s
Oakwood Cemetery
Monticello
Emma Swanson
Lyons
Neb
Elmwood
de Witt
Douglas
Florence) Waddell
Stanwood Cemetery
Vinton
Max H. Wiesner
Campbell-Russell’s
Clarence F. Welp
Crimson Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
Teahen Funeral Home
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co
Burlington Northern
Chicago & North Western Rail Transportation Co
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Co
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Richard B. Ogilvie
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co
Railroad Finance Authority
Washington Post
Herr
John C. Campbell
East Iowan
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Robin
Joe Kannenberg
St. Luke’s
Jennifer
John Stufflebeam
W. Glenn Robbins
Idledale Road
Fort Gordon
Juanita
Steven Davison
George Davison
Maplecrest Drive
Randall Aegerter
School St
H. Eugene Barlow
33Rd St
Alvin E. Miller
Carol A. Reece
David A. Skeesick
Carlos E. Martin
James D. Popelka
Julie A. Hofer
James E. Meis
Teresa K. Lewis
Vincent J. Theiss
Denise I. Cisler
David B. Heusinkveld
Carol A. Roeniig
North Liberty
Douglas W. Knoll
Darcy J. Faas
Ladora
Pierson’s Howershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
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