Obituaries

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Glenn Henry Hamilton

Glenn Henry Hamilton

Dec 24, 2020

Glenn Henry Hamilton, 92, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, December 24, 2020, at Northbrook Manor, Cedar Rapids. Per Glenn’s wishes, no services are scheduled. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, assisted the family. Glenn was born November 10, 1928, the son of Henry and Mary (Cunningham) Hamilton. He was a proud and...

Larry Garrett 'Hallsey' Hall

Larry Garrett 'Hallsey' Hall

Dec 23, 2020

Larry Garrett “Hallsey” Hall, 79, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 23, 2020. A visitation will be held from 4 -7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Burial will be held at a later date at Sixteen Cemetery in rural Thornburg, Iowa. All guests are respectfully requested to wear...

Duane Arthur Palmer Sr.

Duane Arthur Palmer Sr.

Dec 22, 2020

Duane Arthur Palmer, Sr., was born July 12, 1928, to Dale and Lorita (Borett) Palmer. He passed away on December 22, 2020, from complications of COVID-19. A visitation will be held from 2 – 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2021, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m....

Dean L. Havel

Dean L. Havel

Dec 22, 2020

Dean L. Havel, 80, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Family arranged services will be held Monday, June 7, 2021, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. with the Funeral Mass to begin 10:30 a.m. Dean was born January 20, 1940, the son of Louis and Ruth (Shalla)...

Charles Raymond Young Sr.

Charles Raymond Young Sr.

Dec 22, 2020

Charles Raymond Young, Sr., 57, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died from cancer on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Services will be held at a later date. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family. Charles was born on May 16, 1963, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Kathleen (Dougherty) and Marvin Young, Sr. He graduated from...

Dennis James Primasing

Dennis James Primasing

Dec 21, 2020

Dennis James Primasing was suddenly called home and entered into eternal life on December 21, 2020, after a life well lived. A celebration of Dennis’s life will be held at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, with an open visitation from 3-6 p.m. and service at 6 p.m. Friends and family will...

Jeremy Wolfe

Jeremy Wolfe

Dec 20, 2020

Jeremy Wolfe, 37, of Marion, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 20, 2020, when heaven gained an angel much too early. Jeremy was born May 29, 1983, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Jim and Claudia (Anderson) Wolfe. He graduated from Kirkwood High School. He is remembered by friends and family as having a heart of gold and...

Theodore 'Ted' 'Butch' Bean, Jr.

Theodore 'Ted' 'Butch' Bean, Jr.

Dec 20, 2020

Theodore “Ted” “Butch” Bean, Jr., 81, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, December 20,2020, at Northbrook Manor Care from complications of COVID-19. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 26, 2020, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. All guests are respectfully requested...

Steve Schmidt

Steve Schmidt

Dec 20, 2020

Steve Schmidt, 73, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, December 20, 2020 at his home, family by his side. Born May 29, 1947, near White Plains, New York, the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Creedon) Schmidt, Steve’s family, just six short weeks after his birth, moved back to Terre Haute, Indiana to be nearer to family. Steve spent his early...

Jean Marie Flynn

Jean Marie Flynn

Dec 20, 2020

Jean Marie Flynn, 74, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, December 20, 2020. Services will be held at a later date. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family. Jean was born on August 15, 1946, in Canton, Minnesota, the daughter of Calvin and Velma (Bestor) Ruesink. She was united in marriage to Donald Flynn...

Arlis M. Sedlacek

Arlis M. Sedlacek

Dec 19, 2020

Arlis M. Sedlacek, 84, longtime resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020, at her home in Marengo, Iowa surrounded by her family. The family will greet friends from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 27, 2020, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December...

Marjorie Jane Leach

Marjorie Jane Leach

Dec 18, 2020

Marjorie Jane Leach, age 92, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, December 18, 2020 at Northbrook Manor Care Center in Cedar Rapids. She was born August 9, 1928 in Postville, Iowa, the daughter of William and Anna (Baltz) Gentz. Marjorie graduated from Luana (IA) High School with the Class of 1945. She worked at Collins Community Credit Union for 29 ½...

Leroy Walter Bierwirth

Leroy Walter Bierwirth

Dec 17, 2020

LeRoy Walter Bierwirth, 94, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Private virtual services will be held at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. All invited guests are respectfully requested to wear a mask and practice social distancing. A livestream of the memorial service may be accessed on the funeral home website tribute page for LeRoy, under “photos...

Dennis William Ingram

Dennis William Ingram

Dec 17, 2020

Dennis William Ingram, 77, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at his home in Marion. Per his wishes, cremation has taken place. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family. Dennis was born on July 17, 1943, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Roscoe and Rosemary (Horn) Ingram. He graduated from Pius...

Diane Marie Lancaster

Diane Marie Lancaster

Dec 17, 2020

Diane Marie Lancaster, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, went home to be with our Lord on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Northbrook Manor Care. Diane was born on August 26, 1948, in Burlington, Iowa. She was a loyal employee at Souvenir Pen & Pencil for 30 years. Diane will be remembered as a compassionate soul. She cared for her mother...

Howard W. Gentz

Howard W. Gentz

Dec 17, 2020

Howard Gentz, 84, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City. Private family visitation and service for Howard will be held Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, by Allan Christopherson. Private family burial will be held at Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. A...

Irma Josephine Schwendinger

Irma Josephine Schwendinger

Dec 16, 2020

Irma Josephine Theresa Schwendinger, 96, a former long-time resident of Earlville, Iowa, departed this life December 16, 2020, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, Iowa. Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville, Iowa is assisting the family. She was born in Farley, Iowa, on March 29, 1924, the youngest of six children of William Eligius and Mary Elmeda (Kofmehl)...

Andrew Jeremiah Martin

Andrew Jeremiah Martin

Dec 16, 2020

Andrew Jeremiah “AJ” Martin, 19, of Anamosa, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 3 – 6 p.m. on Monday, December 21, 2020, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. A Memorial Service will begin at 6 p.m. on...

Lyle Jerome Sannes Sr.

Lyle Jerome Sannes Sr.

Dec 16, 2020

Lyle Jerome Sannes, Sr., 86, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at the Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha, Iowa due to complications from COPD and COVID 19. Due to the circumstances of the ongoing pandemic, no public visitation will be held and a private Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 21,...

Cesar A. Gonzalez Camejo

Cesar A. Gonzalez Camejo

Dec 15, 2020

Cesar A. Gonzalez Camejo, 46, of Marion, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A private Funeral Mass will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, with Reverend David O’Connor officiating. Cremation rites will follow. A livestream of the Funeral Mass is being provided...