Obituaries of Olaf Longberg and Zoe Perley
Olaf S Longberg 83 of 1805 Sixth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Friday after a short illness Born July 10 1894 in Sweden he was a 54 year Cedar Rapids resident He married Selma Fergus on Aug 1 1927 Retired from Rock Island Railroad He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and Eagles Lodge Surviving wife daughter two sisters and a brother in Sweden and two grandsons Graveside or memorial details and visiting hours listed Zoe Graham Perley 89 former Cedar Rapids resident died Thursday in Corona del Mar California She had been living with her son in law and daughter Esther Rahe Born Sept 22 1888 at Shell Rock She graduated Coe College 1910 Member of First Congregational Church Surviving daughter seven grandchildren Funeral and visitation details provided — burial Monday at Cedar Memorial Cemetery officiated by Rev Glenn M Bender Friends may call Teahen Funeral Home Sunday evenings Mrs Rahe staying with Marian Teahen at 600 First Avenue NW
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Olaf S. Longberg
Sixth Avenue SE
Sweden
Cedar Rapids
Selma Ferguson
Anamosa
Rock Island Railroad
Longberg
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Eagles Lodge
Fred A. Anthony
Robins
Cedar Memorial Chapel
John P. Woods
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Zoe Graham Perley
Webster Perley
Corona del Mar
Calif
Norman Rahe
Shell Rock
Coe College
First Congregational Church
Esther Rahe
Baltz and Bergeron Funeral
Glenn M. Bender
Teahen
Rahe
Marian Teahen
First Avenue NW
Cremation and Funeral Notices from Iowa City Independence and Oelwein
Cone Florence E 1 p m Saturday at the Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Ellen Hogan 89 Iowa City service Monday at St Patrick s Church. Harold J Nachholz 66 Independence service Monday at White s. Judy Hogan 21 Oelwein service Monday at St Mary s Episcopal Church with burial in Minneapolis and calls after noon Sunday at Brant Kern s.
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Cone
Florence E
Chapel of Memories
Gordon N. Freeburg
Meth Wick Manor
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Iowa City
Ellen Hogan
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Donohue’s
Independence
Harold J. Nachholz
White
Vital Statistics and Weather Summary for Sept 77
Weather data shows 10 p.m. readings with SSE winds at 18 mph gusts to 25 mph and a barometer falling. Extended forecast calls for showers Monday and Tuesday, partial clouds Wednesday, with highs in 60s to 70s and lows mid 40s to mid 50s by midweek. Local birth notices list several newborns and extended city incident notes follow.
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Wednesay
Driver Serious After Accident Involving Car Collision
Steven J. Chiamosta 18 of 152 Cherry Hill Road NW was listed in serious condition at St. Luke's Hospital after a single vehicle crash Friday night. He survived a 6:30 p.m. admission to the ICU following a collision with a tree at 184 West Post Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven J. Chiamosta
Cherry Hill Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
West Post Road
Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Hamfest Oct 2 at Hawkeye Downs
The Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club in Cedar Rapids sets its annual Hamfest and Flea Market for Sunday October 2 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hawkeye Downs. Talks and movies explain amateur radio and public involvement. For details call 393-1080 or 364-0855.
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Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club of
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Merrill Concert Dates Still On
Metropolitan Opera baritone Robert Merrill missed a Cedar Rapids luncheon planned in his honor but officials said his guest performances Saturday and Monday evenings were expected to go ahead as scheduled. He delayed his trip on doctor's orders and was to arrive at the Cedar Rapids airport late Friday night.
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Metropolitan Opera
Robert Merrill
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Merrill
State rests case in Fisher murder trial
The state rested its case in the second murder trial of Dennis Fisher, 31, Anamosa, accused of fatally shooting Howard Miller, a Masonville area farmer, two years ago. Defense to begin Monday in Clayton County District Court after transfer. BCI agents linked Fisher’s gun to the weapon and matched his handwriting to a letter in evidence.
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Eleader
Dennis Fisher
Anamosa
Fisher
Howard Miller
Masonville
Clayton County District Court
BCI
Phillips Jailed After South Cedar Rapids Chase
Craig W. Phillips, 18, of 1006 Dover Street NE, was jailed Friday night after attempting to elude police during a chase on Cedar Rapids southeast side. The arrest followed a 10:50 p.m. pursuit beginning at Carrol Drive and Thirtieth Street SE. He faced charges including improper muffler failure to stop speeding reckless driving and attempting to elude police with bonds set at $125 per share.
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Craig W. Phillips
Dover Street
Cedar Rapids
Carroll Drive
Thirtieth Street
Phillips
Craig
Hatt Wins Injunction In Spat With Airport
A temporary injunction bars Cedar Rapids Airport from denying Hatt Rent A Car access to facilities. John A. Hatt seeks resolution on issues of restraint of trade and interference with business while operating under airport rules.
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Cedar Rapids
Hatts
John A. Hatt
Linn District Court
Ansel Chapman
Hatt
Jameson
Judge Rejects Florida Death Penalty Challenge
A federal judge refused John Spenkelink’s challenge to Florida’s capital punishment law while keeping a stay of execution until September 30. The ruling prompts an appeal to the 5th Circuit, as Gov. Askew plans a Europe trip and will not issue a new warrant until stays or federal orders exist. Spe kelink, a white convict, argued the law is irrational and racially biased in applying the death penalty.
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Tallahassee
Fla
John Spenkelink
Florida
Andrew Graham
Speakelink
U.S
William Stafford
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Reubin Askew
Europe
Paul Schnitt
Askew
Spenkelink
Florida State Prison
Stafford
Space Shuttle Enterprise tests new landing system
At Edwards Air Force Base California astronauts Fred Haise and Gordon Fullerton guided the shuttle Enterprise to a dry lake bed landing. They released control to on board computers for 45 seconds during a five minute 34 second flight testing a microwave scanning beam landing system developed for naval aircraft.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
UPI
Enterprise
Fred Haise
Gordon Fullerton
U.S. Navy
Theft at Bob's Happy Hour tavern reported
Robert Primrose reported more than 550 dollars in cash and liquor taken from the tavern early Friday. Entry was gained by bricking the front door, with about 400 dollars taken from a cigarette machine, a jukebox, a pinball machine, and a pool table. the rest from a cash box.
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Robert Primrose
Bob
Happy Hour
Third Street SE
Congress Battles Drift Over Reactor Aid and Wage Rise
President Carter faces strong opposition as Congress passes a final $1.9 billion plutonium reactor measure amid Labor Department compromise on minimum wage. The plan would raise the wage to 3.40 by 1981. Labor, AFL-CIO and Senators Wilre and Javits brokered the deal. House approves a retirement pay increase for next year, boosting pension bases for departing members.
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Carter
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Congress
House
Senate
Tornado Watches Issued as Storms Roam Iowa Friday
Lightning caused phone issues at Towne House Motel in Cedar Rapids and minor outages in the area. About 25 Walford customers lost power as lines fell on multiple streets. Rain persisted with .33 inches at Cedar Rapids airport, winds easing after 11 p.m. Tornado watches spread from western Iowa to central and southeast sections through the night as heavy thunderstorms moved across the state. Temperatures stayed mild in the 60s north and 70s south.
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Towne House
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Seventeenth Street
Fifteenth Street
Mt. Vernon Road
Walford
National Weather Service
Iowa
Southwest
Linn-Mar may face practice teaching changes after Mount Mercy case
Linn-Mar officials admit lack of information about Mount Mercy students seeking practice teaching in the district. The board tonight recommended earlier submission of college requests and noted one Mount Mercy student was already teaching at Linn-Mar. The meeting also addressed a board member’s resignation and disaster relief filing, with six colleges already accepted for practice teaching this term.
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Hoffman
Mount Mercy
Linn- Mar
Jerry N. Tharp
Iran
Missouri State University
Joan Marie Cavanaugh
Cedar Rapids
Linn-Mar
Kirkwood Community College
Jody Cutler Named to Linn-Mar School Board Seat
Jody Cutler was appointed to fill the Linn-Mar school board vacancy created by the resignation of Jerry N. Tharp who moves to Iran. Cutler will serve until September. Tharp had two years left. The meeting also approved student contracts and a disaster relief filing after flood damage to the district athletic facilities.
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Jody Cutler
Windsor Drive
Linn-Mar
Cutler
Jerry N. Tharp
Iran
Tharp
Kenyon Hoffman
Mount Mercy College
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
Glen Easterday
Office of Disaster Services
Des Moines
Harold Hulleman
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C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
Paul L. Nelson
Thirty-third Avenue
William J. Kress
John H. Miller
E Avenue
Scottsdale, Ariz
David H. Steinmetz
Steinmetz
Howard Steinmetz
Fairfax
Soaertinaete
First Avenue
Nee To Mattress
Sixth Avenue E
Sixth Avenue
B Avenue NW
Amateur Radio
Hamfest
Chase
Prairie Royalty
Marcia Jensen
Robert Jensen
Solon
Tom Kemmerer
Gene Kemmerer
Prairie High School
Space Shuttle
The
Labor
Ray Marshall
Afl-Cio
Administration
Ers
Harrison Wilre
D-N.j
Jacob Javits
Grant Wood Area
Clinton
Clinton County
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
S.W
Avenue Floral and Botanicals
16Th Ave
John E. Lapes
S.E
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