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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...
Diamond & Donald Hunter
Dec 18, 2016
Diamond Jae Hunter, 8, and Donald Joseph Hunter, 7, of Monticello, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016. Visitation will be held from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, with a Celebration of Life beginning at 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home. They are survived by their parents, Brandon and Molli...
Lynn (Scott) Hansen
Dec 17, 2016
Lynn (Scott) Hansen, age 79, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016, in Seattle, Washington, surrounded by her family. Lynn was born on May 18, 1937, in Marion, Iowa, to LeRoy and Leona Scott. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Health and Nutrition. She was married to Arlen J. Hansen of Rolfe, Iowa, for 33...
Charlotte Jean Schenk
Dec 16, 2016
Charlotte Jean Schenk, 93, of Waubeek, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016, at her home. Memorial Gathering: 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. Private Family Inurnment at Jordan’s Grove Cemetery, Central City. Charlotte is survived by her daughters, Janice Holscher of Lincoln, Nebraska and Linda (Chuck) Van De...
Helen B. Akers
Dec 16, 2016
Helen B. Akers, 73, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, December 16, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Memorial service: 1:00 p.m. Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Bob, Sr; children, Ken (Amy) Akers of Ankeny, Iowa, April (Drew) Tiedtke...
Betty R. Bethurum
Dec 15, 2016
Betty R. Bethurum, 86, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Delhi, Iowa, passed away December 15, 2016, at Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2016, at the funeral home with visitation one hour prior to service with...
Deborah Lynn Morrissey
Dec 14, 2016
Deborah Lynn Morrissey, 64, of Coggon, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, from a brief illness, at her home. Celebration of Life: 2-6 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Survivors include her husband, Steve; daughters, Renee (Jeremy) McKee of Walker, Iowa and Jamie (Ben) Fiedler of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; grandchildren, Jillian...
Lois Ardella Sweeting
Dec 13, 2016
Lois Ardella Sweeting, 89, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital, December 13, 2016. Visitation: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2016 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 17, 2016, at Center Point United Methodist Church. Burial: Center Point Cemetery. Lois was born on March 20, 1927,...
Deanna Lynn Reasor
Dec 11, 2016
Deanna Lynn Reasor, 46, of Marion, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Cedar Valley Bible Church, 3636 Cottage Grove Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral Service: 10 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2016, at the church conducted by Pastor Sean Lillis. Burial: Cedar...
Dennis Dean Petersen
Dec 11, 2016
Dennis D. Petersen, 59, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 11, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Service: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 15, 2016, at King of Kings Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 4:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with one hour of visitation Thursday at...
Emil Francis Bisinger Jr.
Dec 10, 2016
Emil Francis Bisinger, Jr., 82, of Walker, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016, after a short illness. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2016, at the funeral home. Emil is survived by his sons, Eric (Mary) Bisinger, and their children, Steffanie and...
Shirley Jean (Powell) Beach
Dec 9, 2016
Shirley Jean (Powell) Beach, 68, of Union, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and loved ones on December 9, 2016, at Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa. Memorial Gathering: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Burial:...
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