Our Walford Families
Our Walford Families
Our Cedar Rapids funeral home at 520 Wilson Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 is honored to serve families in a number of surrounding communities, including Walford, which is just an 18- minute drive away. Local centers such as Kroul Farms and the Swisher Community Library are frequently visited by our staff, and we consider the families of Walford to be our close friends and neighbors. Our facilities cater to diverse cultural and religious needs, providing a respectful and accommodating environment for any event. Our Cedar Rapids funeral home features ample parking, a spacious chapel, a privately owned crematory, and modern amenities. Our Legacy Café and Legacy Center offer additional locations for gathering and honoring your loved one.
Our mission is to create a nurturing and respectful atmosphere where families can find solace and comfort in the form that suits them best. From traditional burials to cremations, we are prepared to handle all arrangements in Walford. We offer several cremation options, including services before or memorial services after cremation. At Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, we also take great honor in serving the veterans of Walford, showing deep respect for those who have served our country. Our pre-planning services ensure that families can arrange their final wishes well ahead of time, offering peace of mind. We are grateful to be trusted by the families of Walford to support them in their times of need. For more information on how we can assist your family, please contact us any time.
In 1973, the Beatty-Beurle Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids was purchased to enable the business to better serve all of metropolitan Cedar Rapids and Marion. (An interesting footnote to this purchase is that J. Frank Beach started his Funeral Director career at the Beatty Funeral home 50 years before in 1922. Frank, who grew up on a farm between Mt. Vernon and Marion, and his father had a livery business in Mt. Vernon that served funeral homes in the area with carriages. In 1914, Frank purchased the first motorized Hearse in Linn County. His daughter, Faye, told about taking the train to Des Moines with her father to pick up the new Hearse. Because of his association with funeral homes, Frank at the age of 49, decided to become a Funeral Director and at the age of 57 he became the owner of the Yocom Funeral Home in Marion.) After being located for 55 years by the City Park in downtown Marion, a new Murdoch facility was opened in 1983 off of Highway 151 East.
