Cedar Rapids Gazette Obits

The Gazette: News obituary for Cedar Rapids native who successfully sued two tobacco companies for $3.26 million; 1964 article on John Eastman

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Robert Vincent Hudson, 89, formerly of Worthington Drive SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, Jan. 3, ...

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News obituary for Cedar Rapids native who successfully sued two tobacco companies for $3.26 million; 1964 article on John Eastman

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Ricky Klein, 63, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully at his residence on , surrounded by family. Visitation will be from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. on Monday, , at ...

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David Roy Grapes, 66, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, by the Rev. William ...

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John Merritt Robertson, 86, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Aug. 18, 2012 at the West Ridge Care Center. Memorial services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 at Cedar Memorial Westside ...

Cultivation of cedars for their wood has an equally long history, with recent genetic and environment studies corroborating local oral mythology and Hittite cuneiform text records that two small geographically isolated populations of Lebanon cedar in northern Anatolia 500 km north of its main native area are of human origin, deliberately ...

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Prominent species of true cedars include the Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica), Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani), and Deodar Cedar Tree (Cedrus deodara), with each offering a distinct landscape beauty.

White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis), also known as Northern White Cedar, is a hardy evergreen tree native to eastern North America. It is a slow-growing species that thrives in wetlands, swamps, and cool forested areas.