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Acil George Topping
Sep 21, 2016
Acil Topping, 86, formerly of Swisher, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Unity Point St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 2:00 pm Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: after 1:00 pm on Saturday until service time. Burial: Linwood Cemetery. Acil was born on November 17, 1929, in Hale, Iowa...
Libbie Stejskal
Sep 20, 2016
Libbie Stejskal, 94, of Springville, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Pinicon Place, Anamosa. Visitation: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Viola United Methodist Church. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the church. Burial: Springville Cemetery, Springville. Libbie is survived by her children, Susan (Kenneth) Oler of Springville, Steve (Sherri) Stejskal of Brooklyn,...
Joseph Harlan Gluba Ii
Sep 20, 2016
Joseph Harlan Gluba II, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was born September 20, 2016 in Iowa City, Iowa and left us too soon. Graveside Service: 9:00 a.m., Friday, September 23, 2016, Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his parents, Joseph and Tricia; siblings, Trey, Kylee, Jayden, Carsyn, and Aly Kay all of Cedar Rapids; grandparents, B. David Wright, Mary Paxton, Joe...
Richard "Dick" Clark
Sep 19, 2016
Richard “Dick” Clark, 75, of Hiawatha, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 9 – 11 a.m., Sunday, September 25, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Celebration of Life: 11:00 a.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Dick is survived by his wife of 56 years, Janet, of Hiawatha; children, Sherril...
Richard E. Franks
Sep 19, 2016
Richard E. Franks, 79, of Springville, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Per Richard’s wishes, no services will be held. Richard is survived by his wife, Beverly of Springville; children, Leonard (Stacey) Marko-Franks of Westminster, Colorado, Dawn Franks of Springville, Jeffrey (Jess) Franks of Royalton, Minnesota, and Dennis (Elena) Franks of...
Tim A. Martin
Sep 19, 2016
Tim A. Martin, 41, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Visitation: 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday, September 22, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Service: 10 a.m. Friday, September 23, 2016, at the funeral home, conducted by Rev. Julie Hulseberg. Burial:...
Fern Ann Parkin
Sep 18, 2016
Fern A. Parkin, 102, of Manchester, formerly of Earlville, died Sunday, September 18, 2016. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 23, 2016, at Earlville United Parish, Earlville, Iowa, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, Earlville. Clifton – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville, is in charge of arrangements. Fern...
Gayelle B (Hall) Manuel Bowdish
Sep 18, 2016
Gayelle B Hall Manuel Bowdish, 82, of Marion, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016, at Bickford Assisted Living and Memory Care in Marion. Friends and family may gather from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m on Sunday, September 25, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, followed by a memorial service at 3:30 p.m. A private family burial will be...
Robert "Bob" C. Skalsky
Sep 17, 2016
Robert “Bob” C. Skalsky, 87, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully at his home, Saturday, September 17, 2016, following a long illness. Per Bob’s wishes, there will be no services. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Dolores, of 68 years; children, Chris (Mary) Skalsky of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Steven R....
Patricia "Pat" Nefzger
Sep 17, 2016
Patricia “Pat” Nefzger, 78, passed away from a sudden illness, surrounded by her family at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 21, 2016, from 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Clifton – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville, with a 4:00 p.m. Scripture Service. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September...
Maxine Mae Preussner
Sep 17, 2016
Maxine Mae Emerson Preussner, 89, of Delhi, Iowa, died at home after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Delhi United Methodist Church, with Rev. Sam Mack officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 20, 2016, from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Clifton – Murdoch Funeral Home...
Jacob Allen Basemann
Sep 16, 2016
Jacob Basemann, 20, of Atkins, Iowa, was suddenly taken from us in an ATV accident on Friday, September 16, 2016. A Send Off Celebration: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The family invites you to continue this send off in true JBase fashion at Prairie Creek Saloon, 116 E....
Kevin Peter O'Brien
Sep 15, 2016
Kevin Peter O’Brien, 63, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Services: Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, Iowa. Visitation: Monday, September 19, 2016, from 4-7 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Graveside service: 2:00 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery, Ryan,...
Lawrence "Larry" Peter Ruden
Sep 14, 2016
Lawrence “Larry” Peter Ruden, 83, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 16, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Vigil Service will start at 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 17,...
Gregory Stimson
Sep 14, 2016
Gregory Stimson, 58, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 19, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, conducted by Pastor Kermit Jelmeland. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Sunday, September 18, 2016, at the funeral home. Burial: Springville Cemetery, Springville, Iowa. Survivors include his wife, Cindy Stimson of Cedar Rapids;...
Donald "Don" L. Pearson Jr.
Sep 11, 2016
Donald L. “Don” Pearson, Jr., 68, of Marion, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids from Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Memorial Gathering: 1 – 3 p.m., Saturday, September 17, 2016, at First United Methodist Church, Marion. Memorial Service: 3:00 p.m., Saturday, September 17, 2016, at the church conducted by Pastor Mike Morgan. A private committal service will...
Edith "Edie" M. Wheeler
Sep 11, 2016
Edith “Edie” M. Wheeler, 78, of Hiawatha, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Visitation: 4 – 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Service: 10 a.m. Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Hope United Church of Christ, Hiawatha, with a one hour visitation prior to the...
Jeff Alan Woods
Sep 11, 2016
Jeff A. Woods, 43, of Marion, Iowa, formerly of Ryan, died Sunday, September 11, 2016. Visitation will be Sunday, September 18, 2016, from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Ryan, Iowa, with a 3:00 p.m. Scripture Service. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 19, 2016, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Ryan, Iowa, with visitation one...
Dorothy Adelene Scroggins
Sep 11, 2016
Dorothy Adelene Scroggins, 91, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016, at St. Luke’s Unity Point Hospice, Cedar Rapids. Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2016, at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends are asked to meet prior to graveside service at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her daughter, Sharon (Dennis)...
Nathan Allen Twedt
Sep 10, 2016
Nathan Allen Twedt, 20, of Marion, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016. Visitation will be from 4:00 -7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion and one hour prior to the service at the church. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in...
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