Obituaries
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Tamara Lee Johns
Sep 28, 2020
Tamara Lee (Failor) Johns, 61, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020, at Antioch Christian Church in Marion, Iowa. Private family inurnment will take place at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. All guests are...
Robert A. Luensmann
Sep 28, 2020
Robert “Bob” Luensmann,81, of Delhi, Iowa, passed away suddenly of a heart attack on Monday, September 28, 2020 at Unity Point, Finley Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation for Robert will be held Thursday, October 1, 2020, 3 to 7 p.m. at St John’s Catholic Church, 307 South Street, Delhi. Funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m. Friday, October 2, 2020 at...
Robert J. Langfitt
Sep 28, 2020
Robert J. Langfitt, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020, at UnityPoint St. Luke’s Hospice Unit. No services will be held. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, assisted the family. Robert was born June 14, 1939, the son of Orland and Naomi (Brown) Langfitt. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and...
Marylyn Jane Krog
Sep 27, 2020
Marylyn Jane Krog, 84, of Central City, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In agreement with her wishes, cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church located at 915 27th Street in Marion, Iowa, where...
Patricia Failor
Sep 26, 2020
Patricia Failor, 82, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.
Jan (Schmitz) Gaitan
Sep 25, 2020
Jan (Schmitz) Gaitan, 82, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020, at UnityPoint St. Luke’s Hospice Unit, Cedar Rapids. Per Jan’s wishes, cremation has taken place and her inurnment will be held at a later date in Madison, Wisconsin. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids assisted the family. Jan was born...
Robert Leon Offerman
Sep 24, 2020
Robert Leon Offerman, 94, of Monticello, Iowa passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020, at his home. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2020, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City, Iowa. A Private Family Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, September 28, 2020, at St. Joseph Catholic Church...
Lyle E. Orcutt
Sep 23, 2020
Lyle E. Orcutt, 93, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2020 at the Earlville United Parish, Earlville, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 10, 2020, at the church with an additional visitation...
Florence "Flo" May (Felty) Winkler Robertson
Sep 23, 2020
FLORENCE “FLO” W. ROBERTSON Former Central City Mainstreet Program Facilitator Florence “Flo” May Felty Winkler Robertson, 75, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at Fort Dodge Villa Care Center, Fort Dodge, Iowa from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020, at the United Church of Christ in Central City....
Mary Elizabeth Oxley
Sep 23, 2020
Mary Elizabeth Oxley, 100, of Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Center Point, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 23, 2020. A private family service will be held. Burial will take place at Center Point Cemetery in Center Point. All guests are respectfully requested to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point is assisting...
Reese Harman
Sep 21, 2020
Reese Harman, 66, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020, at his home in Marion following a courageous 10 year battle with cancer. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service. All guests are...
Rex R. Prunty
Sep 21, 2020
Rex R. Prunty, 84, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Swisher, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020, at Meth-Wick at The Woodlands. Family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A private family funeral service will take place on Friday, September 25, 2020,...
Madonna "Donna" Brislawn Rundle Browne
Sep 21, 2020
Madonna “Donna” Brislawn Rundle Browne, 81, of Coggon, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2020, from 3pm-7pm, at the American Legion Post #362, in Coggon, Iowa. Donna was born on December 4, 1938, in Prairieburg, Iowa, the daughter of James...
Kay Ury
Sep 20, 2020
Kay Drury, 75, of Central City, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at her home in rural Central City following a brief battle with cancer. A visitation will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. All guests are respectfully requested to wear a face...
Larry John Petty
Sep 20, 2020
Larry John Petty, 77 of Central City, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at his home on Matsell Park Road, rural Central City surrounded by his family. Family conducted graveside service will be held 11 a.m. on Monday, October 19, 2020, at Hazel Knoll Cemetery, rural Central City with military honors provided by the American Legion Post #412...
Billy Ray Alday
Sep 20, 2020
Billy Ray Alday, 84, died Sunday, September 20, 2020, from lung cancer and COPD, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. A private family service will be held. All guests are respectfully requested to wear a mask and practice social distancing. A livestream of the funeral service may be accessed on the funeral home website tribute page...
Mary F. Harker
Sep 20, 2020
Mary F. Harker, 89, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, September 20, 2020. The family will greet friends from 5 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood in Cedar Rapids, with a Trisagion Service beginning at 7 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 25, 2020, at...
Ronald H. Sevening
Sep 20, 2020
Ronald H. Sevening, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, September 20, 2020, at the Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation: 5 – 7 p.m. Thursday, September 24, 2020, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 25, at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be held at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar...
Samuel Joshua Schade
Sep 20, 2020
Samuel Joshua Schade came into and left the world on September 20, 2020. A private family service is being planned for a later date. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point, Iowa, is assisting the family. Samuel will lovingly remembered by his mom and dad, Jennie and Josh of Walker, Iowa; big sister, Madelyn; grandparents, Steve and Nancy...
Grace Louise Dickerson
Sep 19, 2020
Grace Louise Dickerson, 73, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, where the family will greet friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service....