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Joan Batchelder
Mar 7, 2018
Joan Batchelder, 77, of Central City, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 6 – 8 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Squaw Creek Baptist Church, Marion,...
Tiffani Nicole Molyneux Novreske
Mar 7, 2018
Tiffani Nicole Molyneux Novreske, 24, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, with her loving family by her side. Visitation: 4 - 7 p.m. Thursday, March 29, 2018, at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood, Cedar Rapids. There will be a private family burial at Linwood Cemetery. Tiffani was born September 2, 1993, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the...
James "Jim" John Sperfslage
Mar 5, 2018
James John Sperfslage, 91, of Earlville, Iowa, died Monday, March 5, 2018. Visitation: 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville, with a 7:00 p.m. Scripture Service. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Earlville, with additional visitation from 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. at the funeral...
Kevin J Gould
Mar 4, 2018
Kevin Jay Gould, 60, of Hiawatha, previously from southern California, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a long battle with COPD. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Friday, March 9, 2018, at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018, at the funeral home. Luncheon to follow at Bali...
Pastor George Stevens Sr.
Mar 4, 2018
Pastor George Stevens, Sr., 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away, Sunday, March 4, 2018, at his home. Funeral Service: 2 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Gospel Tabernacle Church, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Inurnment will be at a later date at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Pastor Stevens was born August...
Alice Fay Bowen
Mar 4, 2018
Alice Fay Bowen, 65, of Marion, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Family will greet friends from 4 – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 8,...
Alice Stick
Mar 3, 2018
Alice Wynema Stick (née Davidson), 94, of Sun City West, Arizona, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Grandview Terrace, Sun City West from complications of the flu. Services: 1:00 p.m. Sunday, ,March 11, 2018, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Campbell...
Shirley Ioan Moore
Mar 3, 2018
Shirley Ioan Moore, 70, of Cedar Rapids, peacefully passed away surrounded by family Saturday, March 3, 2018. Survivors include daughter, Tina Schminkey (Donald); son, Rick Orton (Juanita); daughter, Christine Hale (Hoang); son, James Hale (Patty); daughter, Tammy Prohaska (Dan); and daughter, Summer Stevens (Jeff). Shirley is also survived by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren that she loved and adored. Shirley was...
Charlotte J Wilford
Mar 2, 2018
Charlotte Joffe Wilford, 80, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018, at Northbrook Manor Nursing Home, Cedar Rapids. A private family Gathering of Remembrance will take place at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Charlotte was born April 4, 1937, in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Tweet)...
Kenneth Dean Jackson
Mar 2, 2018
A Celebration of Life for Ken Jackson will be March 24, 2018, from 2 – 5 p.m. at the Elks Lodge 251, 801 33rd Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Family and friends are welcome. Kenneth Dean Jackson, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 2, 2018, after a battle with cancer. His dear...
Lois E. (Loux) Fleagle
Mar 1, 2018
Lois E. (Loux) Fleagle, 86, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away, Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Linn Manor Care Center, Marion, Iowa. Celebration of Life: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Coe College Clark Alumni House, 200 Center Point Road NE, Cedar Rapids. Casual dress is encouraged. Lois and her husband, Don, will be inurned together at a later...
Ella Ruth Tharp
Feb 28, 2018
Ella Ruth Tharp, 86, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Urbana, Iowa, passed away after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s, Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at Crestview Acres, Marion, Iowa. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa. A private family burial will be held at Urbana Memorial Cemetery, Urbana,...
Ronnie D. Fort
Feb 27, 2018
Ronnie D. Fort, 67, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018, from Multiple Myeloma. He leaves behind wife, Becky of 48 years; their sons, Quintin and Brandon; and four wonderful grandchildren. Following his wishes, there will be no services held. Ron will be laid to rest beside his departed parents in Wayland, Iowa, at a later date.
Betty Nappe
Feb 27, 2018
Betty Nappe, 89, of Norway, Iowa, passed away, Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at the Keystone Care Center, Keystone, Iowa. Private family Graveside Service will be held at Norway Cemetery, Norway, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Betty was born August 4, 1928, the daughter of Sever and Helen (Skagland) Enderson. She graduated from Lake...
William "Bill" Doe
Feb 27, 2018
William “Bill” Doe, 63, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away, Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at The University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. Private family burial will be at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Bill was born September 12, 1954, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Clifford and Joan (Arnold) Doe....
Joann Moore
Feb 26, 2018
JoAnn Moore, a daughter, a wife, a mother, a friend, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018. Visitation: 5 – 7 p.m. Friday March 2, 2018, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the funeral home. Burial: Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. A reception will follow burial at The...
Merle E. Loney
Feb 26, 2018
Merle E. Loney, 90, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018, at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 1 - 3 p.m. Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Service: 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2018 at the funeral home, officiated by Pastor Dan Wiersema. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Merle was...
Steven Wayne Lauterwasser
Feb 25, 2018
Steven Wayne Lauterwasser, 38, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, February 25, 2018. Steve was born on May 27, 1979, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Mark & Sharon (Balhorn) Lauterwasser. He graduated in 1997, from Jefferson High School, Cedar Rapids. Steve was a Transit Driver for the City of Cedar Rapids for 19+ years and taught oil painting at...
Izaiah John Inkwater
Feb 25, 2018
Izaiah John Drinkwater, 16, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away following a week-long fight from injuries sustained in an automobile accident, on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Visitation: 2:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2018, at Bohnenkamp – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 3, 2018,...
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