Obituaries

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Howard Jay Burnside

Howard Jay Burnside

Sep 5, 2016

Howard Jay Burnside, 92, of Central City, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016, at his home. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2016, at Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church, Monticello. Graveside Service: 2:30 p.m. Friday at Mount Clark Cemetery, rural...

Valeta M. Schnell-Kramer

Valeta M. Schnell-Kramer

Sep 4, 2016

Valeta M. Schnell-Kramer, of Toddville, Iowa, died Sunday, September 4, 2016, after a short illness at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Visitation: 4 – 8 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2016, at Zion Lutheran Church, Hiawatha, Iowa. Conducted...

Kathleen Florence Walker

Kathleen Florence Walker

Sep 4, 2016

Kathleen Florence Walker, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on Sunday, September 4, 2016, at Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown, Iowa. Service: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2016, at Salem United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2016, at the church. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar...

Daniel Erwin Mcelligott

Daniel Erwin Mcelligott

Sep 3, 2016

Daniel E. McElligott, 83, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, Iowa. A celebration of life will be held at Bohnenkamp - Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester, Sunday, September 18, 2016, from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m., with Military Rites at 3:00 p.m. A private family gathering for the scattering of his...

Janele E. Roling

Janele E. Roling

Sep 3, 2016

Janele E. Roling, 43, of Marion, went to be with her Savior on Saturday, September 3, 2016, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Visitation: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home, Marion. Funeral Service: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at Cedar Valley Bible Church, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Pastor...

Patricia J. (Shanahan) Kroupa

Patricia J. (Shanahan) Kroupa

Sep 3, 2016

Patricia J. (Shanahan) Kroupa, 85, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, September 3, 2016, at Ridgeview Assisted Living in Cedar Rapids. Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 9, 2016, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Mark Reasoner. Family will greet friends from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 8, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids...

Bertha Mae Etzel

Bertha Mae Etzel

Sep 2, 2016

Bertha M. Etzel, 87, died September 2, 2016, at Hallmar Care Center, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Graveside Service: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at Lafayette Cemetery, Alburnett, conducted by Pastor Jon Moss. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Bert was born on the Etzel family farm, near Lafayette, Iowa, on October 26, 1928, in the same...

Jeanne Strothman

Jeanne Strothman

Sep 2, 2016

Margaret “Jeanne” Chaffee Strothman, 83, passed peacefully, September 2, 2016, in Paradise Valley, AZ, surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 16, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, IA, conducted by Deacon Laverne Flagel. A reception will be held at Hunters Ridge Lodge in Marion following the...

Heather Heim

Heather Heim

Sep 1, 2016

Heather Heim, 37, of Marion, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Memorial Gathering: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 10, 2016, at Gospel Light Baptist Church, Marion. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 10, 2016, at the church conducted by Reverend Kip Morrow. The family encourages attendees to wear purple. Private...

June R. Auman

June R. Auman

Sep 1, 2016

June R. Auman, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home, Thursday, September 1, 2016. Visitation: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Shueyville Cemetery, Shueyville, Iowa. Conducted by...

James "Jim" L. Kewley

James "Jim" L. Kewley

Aug 30, 2016

James “Jim” Kewley, 94, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Graveside services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 2, 2016, at Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, by Reverend John Albertson. Military Honors provided by American Legion Post #298. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. He’s survived by his children, Jerry (Jane) Kewley of Hurst, Texas, James (Jeanne) Kewley...

William "Bill" Paul Metz

William "Bill" Paul Metz

Aug 30, 2016

William “Bill” Paul Metz, 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at The University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Visitation: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday, September 2, 2016 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Following the visitation there will be a private graveside service...

Linda Sanders

Linda Sanders

Aug 25, 2016

Linda (Smith-Heskje) Sanders, 72, of Colorado, formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away suddenly and peacefully on Thursday, August 25, 2016 in Cedar Rapids. Celebration of Life: 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 5:00 p.m. until service time, Tuesday at the funeral home. Linda is survived by her husband, Tom of...

Charles "Yogi" Walsh

Charles "Yogi" Walsh

Aug 24, 2016

Charles “Yogi” Walsh, passed away on August 24, 2016, after a long battle with his health. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Monday, August 29, 2016, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Charles was born on July 25, 1935, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to...

William D. "Bill" Mahnke

William D. "Bill" Mahnke

Aug 22, 2016

William D. “Bill” Mahnke, 63, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Private burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his siblings, Judy (Ray) Pisarik of Ely, Iowa, Teri (Terry) LeVelle of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Rose “Susie” Fisher of Oskaloosa,...

Illa Faye Menge

Illa Faye Menge

Aug 22, 2016

Illa Menge, 80, of Cedar Rapids, passed away suddenly, Monday, August 22, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Visitation: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 26, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Illa is survived by her...

Jerry Linn Carter

Jerry Linn Carter

Aug 21, 2016

Jerry Linn Carter, 75, of Tyler, Texas, formerly of Marion, Iowa, ascended into heaven on August 21, 2016, as a result of pancreatic cancer in Tyler, Texas while in the loving care of Hospice of East Texas. Memorial Gathering: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Celebration of Life: 11:00...

Gerald E. Miller

Gerald E. Miller

Aug 19, 2016

Gerald “Jerry” E. Miller, 84, passed away Friday, August 19, 2016. No services will be held. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Twila of Marion; and three children, Summer Hamille of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, Kenneth (Sandy) Miller of Palo, and Jeff Miller of Oxford. Jerry was born August 22, 1931. He worked at Rockwell Collins and retired after 32...

Donald E. Balster

Donald E. Balster

Aug 16, 2016

Donald “Don” Edward Balster, 84, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held at The Longbranch of Best Western on Saturday, August 20, 2016, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, is assisting the family. Don is survived by his wife of 57 years, Llewellyn (Boo) Balster...

Deloris Irene Wickham

Deloris Irene Wickham

Aug 16, 2016

DeLoris Wickham, 94, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, August, 16, 2016. Private burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her children, Connie Robinson of Cedar Rapids and Michael (Melissa) Wickham of Cedar Rapids; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Eleanor Wickham of South Carolina. She was preceded...