Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices
A batch of death notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns lists Emma M Cesek 78, Ruby Bulkley Powles 80, Ruth May Rulon Alcorn 87, Turner Chapel East services for Leslie E Steele 83, and multiple memorials across Marion, Edgewood, Randalia, Waterloo, Tipton, Decorah, Monona, Independence, Monticello, and other communities plus funeral arrangements, visitations, and burial sites. Notable details include birthplaces Cedar Rapids Marion Wood Independence and Lancaster California, affiliations with churches clubs and orders, and memorial funds established at local churches and funeral homes.
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Ruby Bulkley Powles
Tenth Ave
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Jack Powles
Phoenix
Ariz
First United Presbyterian Church
Jay A. Miller
Oak Shade
First United Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund
Murdoch Funeral Home
Ruth May Rulon Alcorn
Route 4
Solon
H. Roy Alcorn
Wood
Robert Nemecek
Nemecek
Burnita Young
Velma Schlemann
Congregational Church
Edgewood
Appleton Funeral Home
Turner Chapel East
Davenport
Leslie E. Steele
Troy Mills
Range Chapel
the Heart Fund
Waterloo
Mable Mabon
Randalia
Randalia Methodist Church
Parrot-Wood’s
Belles-Wright
Fayette
Tipton
Henry L. Ohlinger
Sheets and Son's
Decorah
Friedrich Wedmann
St. John Lutheran Church
Locust
Church
Monona
Frank Walter
Schultz’s
Farmersburg
Wagner
Visitation
Independence
Bernard
Edith) Ratchford
White’s. Victor
Leonard DeKesel
McAninch-Fremming
Monticello
John L. Chapmann
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Immaculate Conception
Castle Grove
Devaney-Reif’s
Elsie Mae Fenner
Lancaster
Calif
Mason-Howe’s
Hazleton
Lake area land debate stalls housing plans near lake
Residents clash with officials over housing development near a lake in Linn County. They argue the land is not for sale and worry housing would lower lake value while silting from the drainage area threatens future use. Officials note conservation concerns and long term facility upkeep.
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Iowa Conservation Commission
Lowell Jenkins
D-Montrose
Perkins
Pleasant Creek Park
Linn County
Squaw Creek Park
Park Expansion Sparks Land Contention and Lake Plan
Solon resident Fred Maley warned against further takings for the Macbride expansion while Cedar Rapids politicians urged state help for Squaw Creek Park Lake. Senators Redmond and Rush proposed a revolving fund or joint construction with a 10 year county buyout, as Conservation official Jerry Schneps favored pursuing federal funds without state banking.
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Jerry Schneps
State Conservation Commission
Squaw Creek Lake plan prompts county debate over funding
Linn County officials weigh Schneps proposal to share costs for Squaw Creek Park Lake. Critics warn it may violate state law requiring on hand funds before expenditures. Proponents say a nearby lake would cut gasoline use and boost regional planning with support from the Chamber of Commerce and local governments.
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Squaw Creek Park
Schneps
Conservation Board
Squaw Creek Lake
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Jean Oxley
Linn Conservation Board
Tom Neenan
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Physician Denies Drug Abuse Allegations in Suit
Dr. Van Slyke counters that the plaintiff had been taking Percodan before becoming his patient and that she altered prescriptions to raise doses. He says she is a manipulator who sought to entangle him, cites referrals to nine specialists, and claims the emotional issues stem from her own actions and a 1976 breakup. He requests dismissal of all divisions of the suit at her cost.
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Marshall
van Slyke
Mercy Hospital
Schamberger Motors
Cedar Rapids approves five detectives instead of eight
Cedar Rapids City Council and Police Department officials debated staffing at a special meeting. Five detectives and one identification officer were approved, despite Police Chief Gareth Clift’s request for eight detectives. The council cited only five vacancies in the Detective Bureau.
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Cedar Rapids
Gareth Clift
Clift
Fred Nordengren
Don Canney
Canney
Larry Greco
Gene Stark
Steven Janett
Joel Kessler
Donald Sawyer
Robert Hagist
Bank Robbery Spree Ends With Suspect Capture at Airport
A gunman fled a southwest Oklahoma City grocery with a bag of cash triggering a police chase. Patrolman Jim Peck was held at gunpoint during a confrontation, bullets damaged a patrol car, and three people were injured or killed in the ensuing crash before the suspect was captured at Will Rogers World Airport.
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Cedar Rapids
Will Rogers World Airport
Oklahoma City
Jim Peck
Jim
Bill Larsen
Peck
Larsen
Brandi Michelle Harris
Susan Harris
Byron Lockhart
Franks
Franks Held After Airport Scuffle With Stolen Money Found
Officers recovered a bank bag filled with money a flashlight hand cuffs and a pistol from Franks after a minor scuffle on the upper level concourse. Franks a Texas-born inmate with a long Iowa record had been released to work release in Cedar Rapids before leaving the state without permission.
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Franks
Iowa
Texas
Scott County
Polk
Black Hawk
Cedar Rapids
Kent Ellithorpe
Third Avenue SE
Ellithorpe
Those Darn Gremlins Strike Aboard DC-8
Inspection crews found a DC-8 tire blown and a spare for the nose wheel instead of the main wheel. Passengers waited about four hours and ultimately faced delays near 24 hours as crews hunted for a correct tire and parts. Contact Dittman Tours in Northfield or Des Moines Airport for updates. The item notes a 10 year ago Johnson defense bill signing worth $70 billion.
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Dittman Tours Inc
Northfield
Minn
Des Moines
Hijacking ransom deadline presses Tokyo as prisoners swap
The hijackers released nine terrorists and offered freedom to three holdouts who refused. Tokyo relayed the threat to Japan's Foreign Ministry and Tokyo said the deadline would be missed by at least seven hours. A Japan Airlines jetliner would carry willing prisoners and ransom from Tokyo at 4 p.m. CDT for an eight hour 4500 mile flight to Dacca. The three dissenting prisoners cited ideological differences with the Red Army. The hijackers promised to free women and children and certain nationals after delivery of prisoners and cash, while keeping other hostages until arrival at an unknown final destination. They warned they would not wait beyond the deadline.
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Foreign Ministry
Tokyo
Japan
Japan Air Lines
Dacca
Red Army
Carter tax plan outlined in White House proposal
The Sept 2 papers obtained by the New York Times detail the main elements of President Carter's tax proposals. The plan aims to slim down taxes for most taxpayers and corporations while pressing reform that some industries and the wealthy may resist. On this date in 1976 Ford summoned Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz to reprimand him for remarks deemed offensive to Black people.
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White House
New York Times
Carter
Congress
Gerald Ford
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Puppy Slaughter Near Iowa Filter Plant Shocks Community
Police hunt two young men described as 25 to 30 with a dog as accomplice after a puppy was shot on the Cedar River bank near Iowa Air Filter Inc. A 12 gauge shell casing was found and the incident is under investigation. On this date in 1903 the first World Series began in Boston.
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Ricky E. Martin
Iowa Air Filter Inc
14Th Ave. SE
Martin
Center Point
Cedar River
Boston
Pittsburgh
Luther College Posts Record Freshman Enrollment
Luther College reported an 8.6 percent rise in freshman enrollment and a 3 percent increase in total enrollment for the year. Freshmen number 568 for fall 1977, the largest since 1972, with total enrollment at 1 971 including 1 906 full time and 65 part time students and 83 transfer students, the largest transfer group in Luther’s history.
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Decorah
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emma M. Cesek
17Th Ave
Frank Cesek
Cesek
Lodge Karel IV No. 13
Western Fraternal Life Assn
Robert Tosh
Robert
Alvin Melsha
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Dominic A. Loferski
Czech National Cemetery
Brown
Beryl
Jack
Chapel of Memories
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Walker Bible Church
Walker
James P. Steel
Walker Cemetery
Ray Post No
The
American Legion
Murdoch
Snetzler
Opal Ann
Reagen Benedict
Cedar Valley Bible Church
van Slyke Answer
Ann Schrader
Gazette
Pardee
Alton C. Franks
Oklahoma City Police Department
Johnson
BROSH
Cedar Rapids Solon
Mt. Vernon Rd
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
S.W
Avenue Floral and Botanicals
16Th Ave
By Tom Alex
Luther
Homes Wheels
John E. Lapes
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