Deaths include M Eileen Bjorenson and others in Iowa Texas
Obituaries note M Eileen Bjorenson 66 of Springville route died in Zion Illinois hospital after brief illness. Also Lilian V Mitch 74 former Cedar Rapids resident died in Garland Texas, Maxine Boegel 82 of Iowa City area died in Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids. Services scheduled in Marion Garland and Cedar Rapids with burial at Coggan Cemetery and Oak Hill Cemetery.
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M. Eileen Bjorenson
Route 1
Springville
Zion
Ill
Coggan
Alburnett High School
Linn County
William M. Bjorenson
Cedar Rapids
Bjorenson
Keith
Mary Jo) Allenstein
Atlantic
John
Linda) Selleck
New London
Wis
Roy Wright
Georgia Nietert
Central City
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Marilynn Hamilton
Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church
Coggan Cemetery
Lilian V. Mitch
Manchester
Garland
Texas
Mary Lou Dolezal
Mount Vernon
Mildred Hedges
Oakland
Calif
Services Pending for Bernice Brown at Turner Chapel East
Bernice Brown of 200 Clive Drive SW died Saturday at Mercy Hospital. Services pending at Turner Chapel East. Frances R. Klepach has a service at 2 p.m. Monday at Brush Chapel by Dr. George McDill. Burial at Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Brown
Clive Drive
Mercy Hospital
Turner Chapel East
Klepach
Frances R
Brush Chapel
George McDill
Czech National Cemetery
Monona
Donnie Scheffert
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Schultz’s
Church Cemetery
Tipton
Flora
Iowa Obituaries: Yeo Jiras Kindl Barker Ryan Scheffert Lacock
Notices list several Iowa deaths with ages and funeral details. Deep River Deep River Yeo 86. Iowa City Jiras 76. Elizabeth Kindl 67 pending at Gay's. Monona Barker 23. Ryan 82. Scheffert 35. Services and burial places at local churches and cemeteries.
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Iowa City
Nelle Jiras
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Donohue Lensing
Pleasant Grove
Monona
Margaret Ryan
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Visitation
Schultz’s
Church Cemetery
Missing Boy Found Dead In Refrigerator
A 14 year old Shawn Lee Jacobsen was found dead in a refrigerator on an unoccupied farm west of Spirit Lake Iowa. Autopsy conclude death by asphyxia no foul play suspected. Officials say he left home for school Monday and was last seen then. Local and state agencies with Milford Police Department and Dickinson County Sheriff conducted a large search with hundreds of volunteers and classmates aiding in the hunt.
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Spirit Lake
Iowa
Dickinson County
Shawn Lee Jacobsen
Raymond
Lois Jacobsen
Milford Police Department
Dickinson County Sheriff's Office
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Shawn
Iowa Lakes
Milford
60 DSS professionals form new Iowa United Professionals union
Over 60 Iowa Department of Social Services staff attended a Cedar Rapids convention to form the Iowa United Professionals union. Officers elected for two years include Barb Adams, Ron Ewoldt, Pat Morrissey, and Lori Miller. The drive seeks 540 signatures to trigger an election, citing dissatisfaction with AFSCME representation after a statewide reorganization cost 226 positions.
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Iowa Department of Social Services
Cedar Rapids
Iowa United Professionals
Barb Adams
Des Moines
Ron Ewoldt
Iowa City
Pat Morrissey
Waterloo
Lori Miller
DSS
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union
Nancy Wittenburg
Wittenburg
Iowa United Professionals Union
Linn
Johnson County
Afscme
the Gazette
Job Service Iowa to reorganize for expanded unemployed aid
Job Service of Iowa will undergo a major reorganization to provide more services to unemployed people and improve flexibility during budget cuts. Director Colleen Shearer plans to merge unemployment insurance and job placement sections, cross-train staff, and move many Des Moines employees to field offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ms. Shearer
Des Moines
Vital Statistics Births and Grandparents Listed
Birth announcements for multiple families dated Sept 24 and 25 list daughters and sons with names and addresses including Harris Johnson Christensen Armstrong Bowen Gillette Wagner Curtin Vogel. At Birmingham and Fairmont locations provide newborn details and listed grandparents with street addresses. End times include police and medical emergencies at various Iowa addresses with times.
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Bonnie
Randy Christensen
Swisher
Julie
Jeffrey Armstrong
Fourth Ave
Deborah
Rodney Bowen
Surrey Court
Marion
Tammy Burnell
16Th Ave
Sherri
Matthew Gillette
Lindale Drive
Patricia
Thomas Wagner
Eighth Ave
Curtin
34Th St
Fairmont
Minn
Shelley
Dave Vogel
Robert W. Hotchkiss
Burch Avenue
George Vogel
Hollywood Blvd
Barvinek Named Iowa Realtor of the Year
James J. Barvinek of Cedar Rapids was named Realtor of the Year by the Iowa Association of Realtors at the annual convention. The award honored his more than 20 years in real estate and leadership roles including Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors president in 1972 and state association president in 1980. He also started the Student Built House Program during his local board presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Barvinek
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Association of Realtors
Barvinek
Clarifications corrections on handicapped horseback rides
The United Cerebral Palsy Center and the Cedar Rapids Horseman's Club sponsor horseback rides today from noon to 5 p.m. at the Horseman's Club near Shueyville. A correction will be published for Saturday's Gazette if reports or headlines are found wrong or misleading. Phone 398 8313.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Cerebral Palsy Center
Cedar Rapids
Polish labor movement inspires workers worldwide
AFL-CIO president Lane Kirkland praised the Polish labor movement as an inspiration to workers around the world in a statement delivered at the Solidarity convention in Gdansk.
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Solidarity
Gdansk
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
Mideast Tensions Rise as Beirut Deployments Begin
In Beirut, French paratroopers reach 600 with Italy delaying its troops. Habib denies an ultimatum while Washington says he takes a hard line for Israeli withdrawal before multinational forces enter. Gunfire erupts in West Beirut as protests mount in Tel Aviv and accompanying Arab rally.
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Foreign Ministry
Habib
Washington
Beirut
Begin
Sharon
Yitzhak Shamir
Italy
West Beirut
Pilot Subdues Knife-Wielding Hijacker on Alitalia Flight AZ871
In a 34 hour ordeal from Algiers to Rome, hijacker Igor Shkuro, a 37 year old from Leningrad living in Rome, seized control of an Alitalia Boeing 727 carrying 109 total aboard before being tackled by pilot Leonardo Senisi and co pilot Ezio Bertoni. A police officer was injured, and all passengers and five of eight crew members departed at Catania Fontanarossa after the plane landed. Shkuro remained in custody as Algerian visa issues were cited.
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Rome
Alitalia
Catania
Sicily
Algiers
Sky Pirate
Fontanarossa
Leonardo Senisi
Ezio Bertonini
Donato Longo
Igor Shkuro
Leningrad
Shkuro
Marion man charged with attempted murder
Dorrance M. Meister, 35, of 2535 Fourth Ave Marion, was arrested at his home after a family dispute. Police say a weapon was fired and his wife Susan, 33, was not injured. Meister was to be arraigned the following morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Dorrance M. Meister
Fourth Ave
Meister
Susan
Cedar Rapids Gazette Delivery Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists delivery options and subscription prices. Carrier service costs 1.65 dollars per week while mail options cover Morning Editions and Sunday issues for 8 weeks 85.80 per year and 52 weeks in various regions. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Associated Press
Feld Selected to Lead Iowa Independent Colleges Group
Dr. Thomas Feld of Mount Mercy College was named chairman of the board of the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities at the fall Des Moines meeting. The 27 member colleges include Coe College and Cornell College with officers Miles Tommeraasen Meneve Dunham George Drake Pasquale Di Pasquale Dan Johnson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Feld
Mount Mercy College
Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Feld
Des Moines
Miles Tommeraasen
Morningside College
Meneve Dunham
Clark College
George Drake
Grinnell College
Pasquale di Pasquale
Nations Sign Pact Banning War to Resolve Disputes
On this date in 1928 twenty three nations signed the Kellogg Briand Pact outlawing war as a method to settle international disputes.
Crash claims third victim near Marquette Wisconsin
Donnie Scheffert 35 of Monona Iowa died in Lutheran Hospital La Crosse at 6 15 a m Saturday from injuries in a one vehicle crash Friday northwest of Marquette He was one of two taken to the La Crosse hospital Pauline Dettmann 25 also of Monona was the other passenger Cheryl Barker 23 and James Johnson 33 died when their car struck a rock embankment on Clayton County Road B 45 near Marquette Dennis Wagner 23 Monona and Carla Schlitter 19 Luana had minor injuries treated and released from Prairie Memorial Friday.
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LA Crosse
Wis
Donnie Scheffert
Monona
Iowa
Lutheran Hospital
Marquette
la Crosse Hospital
Pauline Dettmann
Cheryl Barker
James Johnson
Clayton County Road
Dennis Wagner
Carla Schlitter
Luana
Prairie Memorial Hospital
Prairie du Chien
Collins Road Reopens After Intersection Reconstruction
Collins Road from Center Point Road to Council Street NE will reopen to traffic Tuesday at 10 a.m. The Iowa Department of Transportation said the closure began June 2 to reconstruct the Center Point Road intersection as part of the Highway 100 project.
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Collins Road
Center Point Road
Council Street
Iowa Department of Transportation
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Maxine Boegel
Iowa Ave
Marengo
Coe College
Drake University
Beethoven Club
Turner Mortuary
Theodore Lilly
Oak Hill Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Deep River
Jennie Yeo
McAninch-Fremming’s
Victor
Golden Rod Cemetery
State
Davenport
Ottumwa
International Hawaiian Inn
Phyllis
John Harris
Lauren Drive
Elizabeth
Steven Johnson
Monticello
Sandra
Colbert Beets
Sixth Street
St. Luke’s
Birmingham
Ala
Tom Curtin
Walt
Donna
Third St
Old River Road
F Ave
Edgewood Road
20Th Ave
Thompson Drive
Apt
Third Ave
Apt. D
Stouffer
Mideast
Palestine Liberation Organization
Corniche Mazraa
Mazran
Concorde
Israel
Tel Aviv
Labor Party
Peace Now Movement
Ih Vindi
UPI
Menachem Begin
Ariel Sharon
Pilot
Marion Man
The
Gazette Company
Lowe
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
College Association
Cal Pierson
Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
James F. Stewart
Stewart Funeral Home
First Avenue N.E
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