Obituaries
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Arlyn William Brockmeyer
Jan 3, 2017
Arlyn W. Brockmeyer, 93, of Manchester, died January 3, 2017. Visitation: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2017, Bohnenkamp – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017, United Methodist Church, Manchester, officiated by Rev. Phil Rogers. Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. Arlyn William Brockmeyer was born November 12, 1923, in Edgewood, Iowa,...
James "Jim" Chapman
Jan 2, 2017
James C. “Jim” Chapman, 82, of Marion, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017, at Linn Manor Care Center, Marion. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017, at First Baptist Church-Church of the Brethren, Cedar Rapids conducted by Reverend Jerry Bertleson. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service. Private Family Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Arrangements by...
Helen Lucille Ales
Jan 2, 2017
Helen Lucille (Allen) Ales, 100, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died January 2, 2017. Funeral Service: 3 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lost Nation, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Lost Nation. Helen was born December 21, 1916, on a farm outside...
Valerie Sue Mowry
Dec 30, 2016
Valerie Sue Mowry, 48, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Lowden, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha and went to be in her mother’s arms in Heaven. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, conducted by Father O’Connor with visitation one hour...
John G. "Jack" Roorda
Dec 28, 2016
John G. “Jack” Roorda, 87, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on December 28, 2016, at Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids, after a short illness. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids with visitation one hour prior. Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Jack was born May 22, 1929, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to John...
Mary Kay Wickman
Dec 28, 2016
Mary Kay Wickman, 71, of Central City passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at her home. Per Mary’s wishes, cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Mary’s Life will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017, at the American Legion Wapsie Post #421, at 6 Central City Road, Central City. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Jane Odette Helgeson
Dec 27, 2016
Jane Odette Helgeson, 97, of Ely, Iowa, formerly of Homestead, Iowa, died December 27, 2016, at Colonial Manor, Amana, Iowa. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2016, First Lutheran Church, Conroy, Iowa, with a luncheon to follow. Visitation: 4 – 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Burial: First Lutheran Church...
Vivian Rae Mack
Dec 27, 2016
Vivian Rae Mack, was born December 26, 2016, and passed away on December 27, 2016, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 2, 2017, at the Fairview Cemetery, Earlville. Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Earlville is assisting the family. Survivors include her loving parents,...
Joan Margaret Peters
Dec 26, 2016
Joan M. Peters, 81, of Delhi, died December 26, 2016, at Marietta’s Place surrounded by family and loved ones. Visitation: 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016, St. John’s Catholic Church, Delhi, Iowa, with a 3:00 p.m. Scripture Service, and visitation one hour prior to Mass on Friday. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2016, with Rev. John...
Alice Irene Schirmer
Dec 26, 2016
Alice Irene (Van Hamme) Schirmer, 62, of Vinton, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Per Alice’s wishes, cremation has taken place. Memorial Gathering: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016, at the funeral home conducted by Pastor...
Stanley Theodore Nappe
Dec 26, 2016
Stanley T. Nappe, 93, of Norway, Iowa, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016, at his home. Private Family Graveside Service at Norway Cemetery, Norway, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch- Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Betty Nappe of Norway, Iowa; sons, Gary Nappe of Norway, Iowa and Wayne (Jeanne Muellerleile) Nappe of Monticello, Iowa;...
E. Louise Boddicker
Dec 26, 2016
E. Louise Boddicker, 96, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Alburnett, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016, at Northbrook Manor Care Center where she lived for six and a half years. Her lifelong request was to be cremated. A private Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Louise is survived by her three daughters, Edith McBurney of Toddville,...
Neil D. Neumeyer
Dec 25, 2016
Neil D. Neumeyer, 82, of Walker, Iowa, died Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Living Center East, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Sacred Heart Parish Center, Walker, where a wake service will begin at 7:30 p.m. A Celebration of Life service will be held in the spring. Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Walker. Survivors include...
Richard Carl Schwertfeger Sr.
Dec 24, 2016
Richard Carl Schwertfeger Sr., 84, of Fairfax, Iowa, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2016. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Burial: Zion Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa. Richard was born August, 29, 1932, in Deep River, Iowa, the son of Lewis and...
William "Bill" Jay Lanning
Dec 24, 2016
William “Bill” Lanning, 74, of Delhi, died December 24, 2016. Visitation will be 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Clifton – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville, Iowa with services following at 6:00 p.m. with Pastor Sam Mack officiating. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Delhi, at a later date. William Jay Lanning was born August 16, 1942,...
William "Bill" Paul Dochterman
Dec 23, 2016
A hard fall ended his life at age 97 on December 23, 2016. William (Bill) Paul Dochterman was born on November 13, 1919 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to parents William George and Bernita (Wilson) Dochterman. His father later married Ester Ludwig who raised him. He graduated from Wilson High School in 1937, and then married the one woman in his...
William James Iscoll Jr.
Dec 23, 2016
William James Driscoll, Jr., 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Celebration of William’s Life: 4-8 p.m. December 30, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Paulette of Cedar Rapids; children, Kelly Driscoll of Robins, Iowa and Randall (Cheryl) Driscoll of Arizona;...
Betty J. Delaney
Dec 23, 2016
Betty Miller Delaney, 96, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, December 23, 2016, in the Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Funeral Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at the funeral home with visitation one hour prior. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include two...
Rick Lee Saylor
Dec 20, 2016
Rick Lee Saylor, 53, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, left us to be with his daughter, Hannah, after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Service: 11 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2016, at the funeral home, conducted by Pastor Mark Thomas. Burial:...
Philip Leroy Klinge
Dec 20, 2016
Philip Klinge, 55, of Tripoli, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Service: 11 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2016, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Zach Johnson. The family will also greet friends one...