Obituaries

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Carolyn Ruth Berry

Carolyn Ruth Berry

Apr 19, 2018

Carolyn Ruth Berry, 79, of Key Colony Beach, Florida, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 23, 2018, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2018, The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood. Burial: Cedar Memorial Cemetery,...

Betty Kimball

Betty Kimball

Apr 18, 2018

Betty Kimball, 93, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, Iowa. Funeral Services: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Betty was born March 12, 1925, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Paul and Alice Harrison. She graduated from Wilson High School. Betty...

Mary Louisa Lensch

Mary Louisa Lensch

Apr 18, 2018

Mary Louisa Lensch, 90, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Marion, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Hiawatha Care Center. The family will greet friends from 2 – 4 p.m., on Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Committal Services will be held at 10 a.m., on Monday, April 23, 2018, at Cedar Memorial Park...

Marjorie Roman

Marjorie Roman

Apr 18, 2018

Marjorie Roman, 97, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died April 18, 2018. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.

Esther Louise Nelson

Esther Louise Nelson

Apr 17, 2018

Esther L. Nelson, 95, of Manchester, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Visitation: 9:00 – 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 23, 2018, at Hopkinton Community Church, Hopkinton, with a Memorial Services beginning at 10:30 a.m. Inurnment: Buck Creek Cemetery, Hopkinton. Arrangements by Bohnenkamp - Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester. Esther was born October 15, 1922, the daughter of Ora...

Curtis Grant Schantz

Curtis Grant Schantz

Apr 16, 2018

Curtis Grant Schantz, 74, of Alburnett, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018. His family will greet friends from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2018, at the Alburnett Christian Church. Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 20, 2018, at the church by Rev. Dan Peterson. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...

Judy Ann Tucker

Judy Ann Tucker

Apr 16, 2018

Judy Ann Tucker, 79, of Marion, died Monday, April 16, 2018, at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion. In agreement with Judy’s wishes, cremation has taken place. There will be no services held. A private committal service will take place at a later date at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. Judy was born January 16, 1939, the daughter of Thomas...

Ellen Theresa Babich

Ellen Theresa Babich

Apr 15, 2018

Ellen Theresa Babich, 81, of Marion, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018, at West Ridge Care Center in Cedar Rapids. A Parish Vigil Service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Funeral Mass will...

Jessie S. Hughes

Jessie S. Hughes

Apr 13, 2018

Jessie S. Hughes, 92, of Marion, passed away Friday April 13, 2018, at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion. Per her request, there will be no service. Cremation will take place and she will be buried in Ocala, Florida, with her husband. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Jessie was born on December 30, 1925, in North...

Anne Margaret Robinson

Anne Margaret Robinson

Apr 13, 2018

Anne Margaret Robinson, of Marion, died on April 13, 2018, at age 93. Anne was born on April 23, 1924, in Riverside, Iowa, to James and Antonia Beranek. After graduating from Riverside High School, she and her sister moved to Cedar Rapids and worked at Killian’s and Penick & Ford. On April 5, 1947, Anne married Raymond Robinson at Trinity...

Diane Marie Lorenz

Diane Marie Lorenz

Apr 12, 2018

Diane Marie “Til” Lorenz, 63, of Hiawatha, formerly of Marion, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Hiawatha Care Center. Til was a very loving, caring, generous and giving person all her life. In agreement with her wishes, Til gifted her body to The University of Iowa, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Deeded Body Program for educational...

Leona "Lee" N. Findley

Leona "Lee" N. Findley

Apr 11, 2018

Leona “Lee” N. Findley, 94, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, Iowa. Services will be given by Pastor Grant Hagen on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 520 Wilson Avenue SW, in Cedar Rapids, at 11:00 am with visitation one hour prior to...

F. Harold Kolda

F. Harold Kolda

Apr 10, 2018

F. Harold Kolda, 76, of Central City, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 2 – 5 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2018, at St. Stephen’s Catholic...

Joanne Marie Sill

Joanne Marie Sill

Apr 9, 2018

JoAnne Marie Sill, 69, of Springville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, April 9, 2018. The family will greet friends Thursday, April 12, 2018, from 4 – 6 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Service will be held 10 a.m. Friday, April 13, 2018, at the funeral home. Burial will take place at...

Russell M. Hansen

Russell M. Hansen

Apr 8, 2018

Russell MacKenzie Hansen died peacefully on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Russell was born on March 6, 1933, in Beloit, Wisconsin, the youngest child of J. Blaine and Clara Bertina (Harred) Hansen. He graduated from Beloit Memorial High School in 1951, where he was a starter for the varsity basketball team and a...

Lorraine M. Schense

Lorraine M. Schense

Apr 7, 2018

Lorraine M. Schense, of Central City, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Service will begin at 1 p.m. at the funeral home on Saturday. Burial will take place at Mt....

Norman Jellison

Norman Jellison

Apr 7, 2018

Norman K. Jellison, 81, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. A gathering in honor of Norman’s life will take place from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where a memorial service will follow...

Richard Lee Dietiker

Richard Lee Dietiker

Apr 6, 2018

Richard Lee Dietiker, 89, of Central City, passed away Friday, April 6, 2018, at the Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha. The family will greet friends from 4 – 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at the funeral home conducted by Reverend...

Robert "Bob" Greve

Robert "Bob" Greve

Apr 5, 2018

Robert Greve, 83, of Central City, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade. Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2018, Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. The family requests casual attire be worn. Inurnment will take place at Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City, at a later...

Marlene K. Myers

Marlene K. Myers

Apr 4, 2018

Marlene K. Myers, 74, of Hiawatha, formerly of Alburnett, passed away peacefully from complications related to Parkinson’s Disease on April 4, 2018, at The Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 9, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Hiawatha. Visitation will be from 2:00...