Obituaries
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Verle "Buster" Brooks
Nov 2, 2019
Verle “Buster” Brooks, 76, of Central City, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019, at his home in Central City. Family will greet friends from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at the funeral...
Wayne "Fat Cat" Jones
Nov 2, 2019
Wayne “Fat Cat” Jones, 31, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 2, 2019. Visitation: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Thursday, November 14, 2019, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 15, 2019, at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Wayne was born...
Audrey Ann (Ashenbrenner) Kelley
Nov 2, 2019
Audrey Ann (Ashenbrenner) Kelley, 86, of Mobile, Alabama, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019, in Mobile. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on November 23, 2019, at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, assisted with arrangements. Audrey was born on January 18, 1933,...
Donna Jean "Moppi" King
Nov 1, 2019
Donna Jean “Moppi” King, 87, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed peacefully on Friday, November 1, 2019, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids. Private family services will be held at a later date....
Shirley Marie Danford
Oct 29, 2019
Shirley Marie Danford, 97, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 1, 2019, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at the funeral home conducted by...
Leonard "Lennie" James Haight
Oct 28, 2019
Leonard J. “Lennie” Haight, 70, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away Monday, October 28 2019. Visitation: 3:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, November 1, 2019, at Bohnenkamp – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, and one hour prior to service on Saturday. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 2, 2019, at Bohnenkamp – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester. Lennie...
David Leroy Mason
Oct 27, 2019
David L. Mason, 80, died Sunday, October 27, 2019. Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 31, 2019, at St. John’s Catholic Church, Coggon, Iowa, with visitation an hour prior to service. Visitation from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on October 30, 2019, at All Saints Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Prayer service will be held at 4 p.m. Family burial at...
John Richard Roberts
Oct 27, 2019
John Richard Roberts, 86, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019, at Crestview Acres Care Center in Marion. The family will greet friends from 10 – 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Services will follow at 11a.m. at the funeral home on Thursday conducted by Reverend Brody...
F. Joe Nosek
Oct 27, 2019
F. Joe Nosek, 67, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at long last was reunited with the love of his life, Lois, after eight years on Sunday, October 27, 2019, at his home. The family will greet friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 1, 2019, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Private family services will be...
Harold A. Starks
Oct 26, 2019
Harold A. Starks, 82, of Central City, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Per Harold’s wishes, cremation has taken place and no services will be held at this time. A graveside service will be held at a later date at Mt. Clark Cemetery in Central City. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home &...
Janice Kay Hepker
Oct 25, 2019
Janice Kay Hepker, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, October 25, 2019, at her home. Visitation: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Janice was born on June 3, 1942, in Cedar...
Alan David Beach
Oct 24, 2019
Alan David Beach, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, beloved husband, father, relative and friend, went to be with Jesus on October 24, 2019. A visitation will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 28, 2019, at Marion Methodist, 5050 REC Drive, Marion, Iowa. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29,...
Gilbert Junior "Gil" Thoren
Oct 23, 2019
Gilbert Junior “Gil” Thoren, 94, of Hiawatha, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at UnityPoint St. Luke’s Hospital under the care of hospice. Private family entombment will be held at the Linwood Cemetery Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids, at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Gil was born February 1, 1925, in Des...
Carol Marie Klocke
Oct 23, 2019
Carol Marie Klocke, 57, of Marion, Iowa, passed peacefully during the early morning hours on October 23, 2019, at the Ed and Joan Hemphill Inpatient Hospice Unit within St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Carol offered a tremendous fight to ovarian cancer for more than three years, and we are grateful that she can finally put down her guard and...
Terrance "Terry" Joseph Houlihan
Oct 21, 2019
Terrance J. “Terry” Houlihan, 79, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away at home Monday, October 21, 2019. Visitation: 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 25, 2019, at Bohnenkamp – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, and one hour prior to Mass on Saturday at the church. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 26, 2019, at Immaculate Conception Church, Masonville, with...
Mary Frances Bailey
Oct 21, 2019
Mary Frances Bailey, 79, of Prairieburg, Iowa, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family due to complications of congestive heart failure. Per Mary’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 25, 2019, at St. Joseph Cemetery, Prairieburg. Mary was born October 4,...
Marvin Eberhard
Oct 20, 2019
Marvin Eberhard, 95, of Springville, Iowa, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, October 20, 2019. The family will greet friends from 5 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Faith Lutheran Church, Marion. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 25, 2019, at the church, conducted by Pastor John Albertson. The family...
Lucille H. Cady
Oct 20, 2019
Lucille H. Cady, 97, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2019, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Family will greet friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the...
Claude Roland Pierce
Oct 18, 2019
Claude Roland Pierce, 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully, after receiving his wife’s blessing, on Friday, October 18, 2019, at the Ed and Joan Hemphill Inpatient Hospice Unit within St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, October 25, 2019, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids....
Barbara F. (Gade) Kautz
Oct 17, 2019
Barbara F. (Gade) Kautz, 72, formerly of Marion, Iowa, passed away October 17, 2019. A private service will be held at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Arrangements were entrusted to Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. She was born in Iowa City on November 21, 1946, to Earl and Elva (Rife) Gade. Barb graduated from Tipton High School...