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LaVonne L. Stemper
May 3, 2025
LaVonne L. “Bonnie” Stemper, 78, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Funeral mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Old...
Lorenz "Larry" Sanders
May 2, 2025
Lorenz “Larry” Sanders, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 2, 2025, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation: 4 – 6 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10 a.m. Friday, May 9, 2025, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar...
Carolyn King
Apr 30, 2025
Carolyn King passed away peacefully at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids on April 30, 2025. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with visitation to begin at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial: Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.
She was born on January 24, 1943, in Clinton, Iowa,...
George 'Butch' Hubert Slocum
Apr 30, 2025
George 'Butch' Hubert Slocum, 81, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Marion.
Butch was born on December 4, 1943, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Dale and Emma (Stangl) Slocum. He...
Arlo Ann Sieck
Apr 30, 2025
ArloAnn Betty Sieck, 92, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at the Hiawatha Care Center. A Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A Funeral Service will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025, at...
Beverly Carnahan
Apr 29, 2025
Beverly “Bev” Lynn Carnahan, 81, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Monday, May 5, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Hope Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids. Burial will immediately follow the service at Linwood...
Michael J. Hoeger
Apr 29, 2025
Michael J. Hoeger, 49, of Delaware, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Unity Point Health-Allen Hospital, Waterloo, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Earlville, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m., on Monday,...
Paul Allen Henze
Apr 28, 2025
Paul Allen Henze, 75, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids.
Paul was born on July 28, 1949, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Ernest and Verlyn (Andreessen) Henze. He graduated from Grundy Center...
Eloise "Ellie" Lehrman-Wood
Apr 28, 2025
Eloise “Ellie” Lehrman-Wood, 99, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, April 28, 2025, surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church...
David Lee Fisher
Apr 28, 2025
David Lee Fisher, 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away, Monday, April 28, 2025, at St. Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids. No service will be held. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, assisted the family.
David was born December 14, 1942, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, the son of Clifford and Blanche (Drahos) Fisher. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School...
Matthew Aaron Hamilton
Apr 27, 2025
Matthew Hamilton passed away on April 27, 2025, at 59 years old. Matthew has been living at Harmony – Cedar Rapids the last four years there on May 1, 2021.
Matthew was born on December 29, 1965, in Mason City, Iowa. Parents are Margie Mitchell, mother, and Patrick Hamilton, father. Matthew resided in the Boone, Ames, and Des Moines areas, until...
John "Jack" Darwin Rezabek
Apr 26, 2025
John D. “Jack” Rezabek passed away peacefully on April 26, 2025.
Jack was born on November 16, 1932, to George and Lorraine Rezabek in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. He grew up in Clear Lake, Iowa, working for the family business, Hawkeye Boat Livery. After the family moved to Cedar Rapids, he graduated from McKinley High School.
He married Maryann Dusterhoft on May 7,...
Arnold "Arnie" A. Stevenson
Apr 26, 2025
Arnold “Arnie” A. Stevenson, 73, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was called to Jesus' side on April 26, 2025, at Promise House, Hiawatha. He died from complications due to Parkinson's disease with Lewy body dementia.
Arnold Allen Stevenson was born December 22, 1951, in Sheldon, IA. He was the oldest child of Allen and Arleen (Willert) Stevenson. He grew up in Cherokee,...
Lila Lee Carver
Apr 25, 2025
Lila Lee Carver, 89, went to Heaven on Friday, April 25, 2025. She had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and is free of that pain now. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, located at 316 Vine Street, in Center Point, Iowa, where the family will greet friends from...
Eleanor Ruth Heathman
Apr 25, 2025
Eleanor Ruth Heathman, 83, of Toddville, Iowa, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 2, 2025, at the Free Methodist Church in Toddville, where a one-hour visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Pastor Tim DeVries will officiate. Inurnment will take place...
Donald William Meyer
Apr 23, 2025
Donald William Meyer, 91, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at ABCM Rehabilitation in Independence, Iowa, surrounded by his family. As to Donald’s wishes cremation has taken place. A private family burial will be in the Allison Cemetery, Allison, Iowa, at a later date. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester is assisting the family.
Donald...
Glenda Mysak
Apr 22, 2025
Glenda Mary Mysak, 81, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 4 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April...
Dan Boubin
Apr 21, 2025
Dan Boubin, 52, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 21, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. No services will be held. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, assisted the family.
Dan was born on May 16, 1972, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Donald and Betty (Hockenbury) Boubin. He graduated from Jefferson High School in...
Lois (Brunen) Clark
Apr 21, 2025
Lois Ilene (Brunen) Clark, 89, of Central City, Iowa, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City, Iowa, where a Vigil Service will begin at 3:30 p.m. A Mass...
Marquan Houston Bickhem, Jr.
Apr 20, 2025
Marquan Houston Bickhem Jr., affectionately known as “Junior,” was born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2025—a day already filled with celebration, luck, and love. He was the older twin to his brother Myson Bickhem and arrived as a beautiful blessing, bringing warmth, light, and joy to everyone around him.
Though his time on Earth was short, Marquan made a big...
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