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Margaret Ellen Barta
Jun 25, 2018
Margaret Ellen Barta, 91, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018, at Anamosa Care Center. Visitation: 6 – 8 p.m. Sunday, July 1, 2018, with 6 p.m. Rosary at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, July 2, 2018, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. Burial at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery,...
Nick George Tzortzoudakis
Jun 24, 2018
Nick George Tzortzoudakis, 67, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away, Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation: 5 – 7 p.m. with 7 p.m. Trisagion, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2018, at St. John the Baptist...
Otto Leroy Essington
Jun 24, 2018
Otto LeRoy Essington, 85, of Marion, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Manorcare in Cedar Rapids. In agreement with Otto’s wishes, cremation will take place following a private family gathering. Inurnment will take place at Sunny Hill Cemetery in Adair, Iowa, at a later date. Otto was born October 25, 1932, to Frank Robert and Hazel Irene Essington in...
Leslie C. Klink
Jun 22, 2018
Leslie C. Klink, 91, of Elkader, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on Friday, June 22, 2018 in Elkader. A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Peace United Church of Christ, Elkader, with Rev. Jon Haack officiating. The family will greet friends from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Wednesday,...
Christi Smalley
Jun 22, 2018
Christi (Shaffer) Smalley, 54, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Graveside Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at Anderson Cemetery, Swisher. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Christi was born on September 8, 1963, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Joan Parsons and Charles...
George Earl Maybanks
Jun 21, 2018
George E. Maybanks, 78, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died suddenly in his home on Thursday, June 21, 2018. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 29, 2018 at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. A reception will be held after mass at the church. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. In...
Frances "Janie" Kvicka
Jun 21, 2018
Frances Jane “Janie” Mrkvicka, 75, of Urbana, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City. Visitation: 4 - 8 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Monday, June 25, 2018, at the funeral home. Burial at Walker Cemetery, Walker, Iowa. Janie...
Mark Douglas Reding
Jun 20, 2018
Mark Douglas Reding, 64, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held 1 - 4 p.m. Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Rumors Bar & Grill, 400 F Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Ruth Wulfekuhle
Jun 20, 2018
Ruth Wulfekuhle, 96, of Dyersville, Iowa, formerly of Earlville, died Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Visitation: 9:00 – 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Clifton – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville. Mass of Christian Burial: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 23, 2018 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Earlville. Burial: St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Earlville. Ruth was born November 24,...
Marilyn Jean Atwater
Jun 20, 2018
Marilyn Jean Atwater, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Northbrook Manor, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 3 - 7 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Marion’s Thomas Park State room facility, 343 Marion Boulevard. Graveside Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Lafayette Cemetery, rural Alburnett, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
Harry A. Runyan
Jun 18, 2018
Harry A. Runyan, 81, of Marion, Iowa, passed away peacefully Monday, June 18, 2018, at his home. Visitation: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, Iowa. Graveside service: 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 22, 2018, at Pilot Mound Cemetery, Pilot Mound, Iowa, with military honors. A luncheon will be held immediately following...
William Frank Trout
Jun 17, 2018
William (Bill) Frank Trout, 91, of Marion, died Sunday, June 17, 2018, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Graveside Service: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 21, 2018, at Winfield Cemetery in Winfield, Iowa. William is survived by...
James Allen Howe
Jun 16, 2018
James Allen Howe "Jim" of Central City passed away peacefully at Mercy Living Center West on June 16, 2018, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 67 years old. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. A patron of the arts and the written word, Jim began his career in the printing trades as a type-setter...
Lillian Kolembar
Jun 16, 2018
Lillian Marie Kolembar, 94, of Robinson, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018, at Evergreen Estates, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Silver Creek United Methodist Church, Masonville,...
Evelyn Esther Lorei
Jun 16, 2018
Evelyn Esther Lorei, 84, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 16, 2018, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. A Parish Vigil Service followed by a Knights of Columbus Rosary will begin at 3:15 p.m., on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. The family will greet friends following the Rosary from 4:00...
Dennis "Denny" Smola
Jun 16, 2018
Dennis (Denny) Carroll Smola, 66, of Dyersville, formerly of Central City, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018, after a five month battle with cancer. Visitation: Noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. Funeral Services: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at the funeral home, officiated by Reverend Dianne...
Celia G. Pond
Jun 16, 2018
Celia G. Pond, 80, of Swisher, Iowa, passed away, Saturday, June 16, 2018, at home surrounded by her family. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Private family burial at Anderson Cemetery, Swisher, Iowa. Celia was born March 12, 1938, in Clarion, Iowa, the daughter of Ysidoro and...
Ralph "Keith" Bumgarner
Jun 16, 2018
Ralph “Keith” Bumgarner, 79, of Central City, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018, at the Anamosa Care Center, Anamosa. Visitation: 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 22, 2018, at Zion Presbyterian Church, Coggon, additional visitation one hour prior at the church. A private...
Maurice "Maury" E. Barnes
Jun 15, 2018
Maurice (Maury) E. Barnes, 95, died peacefully on Friday, June 15, at his Burnsville, Minnesota, home of three years. Maury was a 58-year resident of Marion. A memorial service conducted by Rev. Mike Morgan of First United Methodist Church will be held at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion on Friday, June 29, at 11 a.m., followed by...
Mark Florian Stepanek
Jun 15, 2018
Mark F. Stepanek, 58, of Rowley, Iowa, died Friday, June 15, 2018. Visitation: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Bohnenkamp – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, with a time of sharing at 3:30 p.m. Inurnment at a later date: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo. Mark was born February 16, 1960, in Niagra Falls, New York,...
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