Obituaries

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Shirley Mae (Post) Pantini

Shirley Mae (Post) Pantini

Mar 11, 2021

Shirley Mae (Post) Pantini, 84, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. A funeral service will be held at 11...

Richard "Dick" Keith Balster

Richard "Dick" Keith Balster

Mar 8, 2021

Richard “Dick” Keith Balster, 73, of Coggon, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 8, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his family, after a four-year battle with cancer. A private family service will be held. Family will greet friends from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa....

Earl Anthony Helle

Earl Anthony Helle

Mar 7, 2021

Earl Anthony Helle, 83, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021. The family will greet friends from 4 – 7 pm. on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Cedar...

Harold L Lanning

Harold L Lanning

Mar 6, 2021

Harold L. Lanning, 94, of Toddville, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Meth-Wick Community. The family will greet friends from 12:30 – 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Toddville Free Methodist Church in Toddville. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the church with Pastor Tim DeVries officiating. A livestream of...

Gabrielle L. Devereux

Gabrielle L. Devereux

Mar 6, 2021

Gabrielle L. Devereux of Walker, Iowa, went to be one of God’s angels on March 6, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, 2021, with a visitation one hour prior at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. All guests are respectfully requested to wear a mask and practice social...

Joan Foster

Joan Foster

Mar 6, 2021

Joan Foster, 79, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, March 6, 2021, at the Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa, after a battle with cancer. Funeral service will be held at Sharon United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids on March 13th at 2 p.m., livestream will be offered as well. Joan was born on June 21, 1941, in Brooklyn,...

Athenoula Zulakis

Athenoula Zulakis

Mar 5, 2021

Beloved and compassionate mother and grandmother of incredible character, resilience, generosity, and kindness, Athenoula Zulakis passed away on the morning of March 5, 2021, of natural causes, at the age of 94. Born on September 8, 1926, in the village of Agios Myron, on the island of Crete, Greece, to George and Maria Leparakis, after suffering her father’s tragic death...

Eileen Reilly

Eileen Reilly

Mar 4, 2021

Eileen Reilly, 93, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021, with family at her side. A Parish Vigil Service will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 8, 2021, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City, Iowa. The family will greet friends following the Vigil Service until 7 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. A...

Joan Marie Stone

Joan Marie Stone

Mar 4, 2021

Joan Marie Stone, 86, of Central City, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at her daughter Julie’s home, surrounded by Julie, Joan’s granddaughter, Jill Silver, and Amanda of Mercy Hospice. Joan was born on July 23, 1934, in Manchester, Iowa, to parents Leslie and Lena (Wessels) Grimm. Joan was one of six children, and she had the...

Ed Armstrong

Ed Armstrong

Mar 4, 2021

Ed Armstrong went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 4, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 30, 2021, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids, with a visitation one hour prior. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. All guests are respectfully requested...

Esther Edgerly Stick

Esther Edgerly Stick

Mar 4, 2021

Esther Edgerly Stick, 90, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Central City, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Prairie Hills Assisted Living in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 3 – 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, 2021, and from 10 – 11 a.m. on Monday, March 8, 2021, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...

Charles Martin Frisbie

Charles Martin Frisbie

Mar 3, 2021

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Charles Martin Frisbie on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. He achieved the age of 80 and four months. Charles and his family fought cancer courageously for two years. Per his wishes cremation has taken place and a private family service will be held at a later date. His final resting...

Daryl E. Kern

Daryl E. Kern

Mar 3, 2021

Daryl E. Kern, 72, of Greenfield, Indiana, formerly of Marion, Iowa, departed this life and joined his Savior and Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. The family will greet friends from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in...

Dolores Tollefson

Dolores Tollefson

Mar 3, 2021

Dolores Tollefson, 84, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at The Villages in Marion. Private family graveside services will be held at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, is assisting the family. Dolores was born July 3, 1936, in Harpers Ferry, Iowa, the daughter of Sam and Emma (Straate) Feuerhelm. She...

Delores Lorraine 'Rainey' Zerbee

Delores Lorraine 'Rainey' Zerbee

Mar 3, 2021

Delores Lorraine “Rainey” Zerbee, 91, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died March 3, 2021, at her home. Visitation: 1 – 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2021, Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. All guests are respectfully requested to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Private family burial will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Lorraine was...

Josephine Shadid Daoud

Josephine Shadid Daoud

Mar 2, 2021

Josephine Shadid Daoud passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on Tuesday, March 2nd 2021, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Josephine was born in 1927 in Ain Arab, Lebanon, to parents Ferris and Najibe Shadid. She was preceded in death by her Husband (Elias Daoud) and eldest son (George Daoud), brother...

Stephen "Steve" C. Carolan

Stephen "Steve" C. Carolan

Mar 2, 2021

Stephen “Steve” C. Carolan, 81, of Toddville, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at his home in Toddville surrounded by his family. Family will greet friends from 2 – 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March...

Delores M. Mccormick

Delores M. Mccormick

Mar 2, 2021

Delores M. McCormick, 94, of Toddville, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, a Funeral Mass for the family will be held at St. Piux X Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, conducted by Reverend Phillip Thompson. A committal service will be held at Calvary Cemetery...

Jane Anne Balik

Jane Anne Balik

Mar 1, 2021

Jane Anne Balik, 73, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Marshalltown, Iowa, died Monday, March 1, 2021, at Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids. Jane’s wishes were to gift her body to science to assist in the advancement of education and training to the medical field. A celebration of Jane’s life will be scheduled at a later date. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home &...

Linda M. Morris

Linda M. Morris

Mar 1, 2021

Linda M. (Harris) Morris, 76, of Hiawatha, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from complications of diabetes and cancer. There will be no visitation. A family graveside service will take place at Dunkard Cemetery in Midway, Toddville, Iowa at a later date. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion...