Obituaries
All Obituaries
Doug Comried
Apr 13, 2020
Doug Comried, 76, of Walford, Iowa, died Monday, April 13, 2020, at his home. Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family will not be having a public memorial at this time. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,...
Norma J. (Hall) Tyler
Apr 13, 2020
Norma J. (Hall) Tyler, 87, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020, at the Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha. Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family will not be having public services at this time. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Norma was born...
Stacy (Miller) Valentine
Apr 11, 2020
Stacy (Miller) Valentine, 50, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Stacy’s Life will be held at a later date. Stacy was born September 2, 1969, in Orange County, California, the daughter of George and Christina (Williams) Miller. She graduated from Cedar Rapids Prairie High...
Wayne A. Andersen
Apr 10, 2020
Wayne A. Andersen passed away on April 10, 2020, after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, Theresa Andersen; two twin boys, Adam (Shay) Andersen, Brad (Heather) Andersen; step-daughter, Sara Mammel; step-son, Troy Mammel; sister, Trish (Jeff) Jurgensen; nephew, Chad Phillippe; and his cousin, Jason Hedlund. He leaves behind his grandchildren, Logan, Austin, Hunter, Addysen, Axton, Kaiden, and...
Rod Cameron
Apr 8, 2020
Rod Cameron, 76, of Manchester, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Private family services will be held at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. A public celebration of life in Rod’s honor will be held at a later date. Rod was born June 26, 1943 in...
Jay Alan Duenow
Apr 8, 2020
Jay Alan Duenow, 64, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at his home after a battle with cancer and frontal temporal dementia. A private family service will take place at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids, with burial in Linwood Cemetery. Jay was born on November 20, 1955, in Ames, Iowa, the son of...
Dale William Buenzow
Apr 6, 2020
Dale William Buenzow, 86, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020. No public services are planned at this time. A private graveside service will be held at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion, Iowa. Dale was born December 23, 1933, in Oran, Iowa, the son of Ernest & Hattie (Pfahning) Buenzow. He attended school in West Union, Iowa,...
Carolyn Sue (Adams) Reagan
Apr 4, 2020
Carolyn Sue (Adams) Reagan, 69, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, April 4, 2020, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. A private family burial will take place at Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery in Waterloo, Iowa. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family with arrangements. Carolyn was born...
Milton Bert Arnold
Apr 4, 2020
Milton Bert Arnold, 94, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, due to a brief illness. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday September 19, 2020, at First United Methodist Church at 5050 REC Drive in Marion, officiated by Reverend Mike Morgan. The family will greet...
Michael Richard Mast
Apr 4, 2020
Michael “Mikie” Richard Mast, 23, of Manchester, formerly of Earlville, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020. A private family graveside service took place on April 20, 2020. In honor of his 24th Birthday, a Celebration of Mikie’s life will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 14, 2020, at Hopkinton Cemetery, in Hopkinton. Following...
John O. Sawyer
Apr 3, 2020
John O. Sawyer, 82, of Central City, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020, at the Dennis & Donna Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa, with his family present. A celebration of John’s life will be planned at a later date due to the COVID-19 virus. No funeral service will be held per his wishes. Murdoch Funeral Home &...
David "Dave" M. Saari
Apr 2, 2020
David “Dave” M. Saari, 74, of Robins, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family will not be having public services at this time. Private family graveside services will be held at Springville Cemetery, Springville with Reverend...
Dorinda Coates
Apr 2, 2020
Dorinda Coates, 65, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center. A private family burial will take place at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Life will take place at a later date. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family with arrangements. Dorinda was born on June...
Judy E. Dicken
Apr 1, 2020
Judy E. Dicken (Foote), of 1330 Cardinal Drive, Marion, Iowa, passed away after a short battle with cancer on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in her home surrounded with love from her family. She was 82. Judy was born in State Center, Iowa, on June 7, 1937, to Carl and Edith (Melberg) Foote, the third of six children. She graduated from...
Larry Thomas
Apr 1, 2020
Larry D. Thomas, 73, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Per Larry’s wishes, a private visitation was held. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids assisted the family. Larry was born on January 21, 1947, the son of Paul and Mae Huggins. Larry graduated from Central City High School in 1965. He served in the United States Air Force...
Irwin Ronald Renfer
Mar 30, 2020
Irwin Ronald Renfer, 95 of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020, at The Views of Marion. Public services will be held at a later date. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion is assisting Irwin’s family. Irwin was born October 13, 1924, in Linn County near Central City, and has lived in Linn County all his...
Helen Susanna Kurth
Mar 29, 2020
Helen Susanna (Gater) Kurth, 101, of Coggon, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020, at Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, Iowa. Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family will not be having a public memorial at this time. Funeral services will be held at a later date. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
Jean Elizabeth Oxley
Mar 29, 2020
Jean Oxley, a lifelong resident of Linn County, passed away on March 29, 2020. Private services for the immediate family are being held this week in accordance with state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date and time, to be announced. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
Ronald "Ron" David Macal
Mar 28, 2020
Ronald “Ron” David Macal, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa, after a long hard battle with cancer. Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family will not be having public services at this time. A...
Edith Loretta (Henderson) Raus
Mar 28, 2020
Edith Loretta (Henderson) Raus, 93, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at her home in Manchester. Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family will not be having any public services at this time. Private family graveside services will be held at Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home &...


