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David Charles Tracey
Jan 17, 2017
David C. Tracey, 82, of Manchester, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Regional Medical Center. Celebration of Life will be held 3 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Friends may call from 2:00 p.m. until service time. David was born May 13, 1934, in Manchester, Iowa the son of Thomas and Mabel...
Geraldine "Gerry" Mae Cady
Jan 16, 2017
Geraldine “Gerry” Mae Cady, 91, of Troy Mills, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017, at Northbrook Manor Nursing Home, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral Service: 11a.m. Friday, January 20, 2017, at Troy Mills Christian Church, Troy Mills, conducted by Rev. Don McGarvey. Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Friday, January 20, 2017, at the church. Burial: Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills. Gerry was...
Richard John Foust
Jan 15, 2017
Richard “Dick” J. Foust, 73 of Manchester, passed away unexpectedly January 15, 2017 of a blood disease at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Visitation will be Thursday, January 19, 2017 from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Bohnenkamp - Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester , with a 3:00 p.m. Scripture Service. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m.,...
Ordwin H. "Buzz" Hagen
Jan 14, 2017
O. H. “Buzz” Hagen, 74, of Marion passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held from 4-7p.m. Monday, January 23, 2017, at the Cedar Ridge Winery, 1441 Marak Road NW, Swisher, Iowa 52338. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion is assisting the family. Buzz is survived by his wife, Bobbie...
Julie Ann (Danford) Nightingale
Jan 14, 2017
Julie Ann (Danford) Nightingale, 58, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, in Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at the funeral home, conducted by Rev. Michael...
Gary Joe Mcmains
Jan 14, 2017
Gary Joe McMains, 69, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, January 14, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Celebration of Life Service: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 5 p.m. until service time. Survivors include his wife, Linda; his mother, Rosalyn McMains; sons,...
Maureen Patricia Mugan
Jan 13, 2017
Maureen Patricia Mugan, 74, of Marion, Iowa, formerly of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. In agreement with Maureen’s wishes, cremation has taken place. Private family committal services will take place at a later date in Canada. Murdoch Funeral Homes & Cremation Service in...
Leanne Lawrence
Jan 12, 2017
A beautiful soul with a free spirit, Leanne Marie Lawrence, was called home by our Heavenly Father on the afternoon of January 12, 2017. Leanne was born on August 12, 1988, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids to Dawn Marie and Troy Alan Lawrence, shortly after her twin sister Leah Dawn. They joined their older brother Noah. As a...
Ron R. Earnest
Jan 12, 2017
Ron R. Earnest of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away, Thursday, January 12, 2017, with his family and friends present. His very long battle with cancer ended. Family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, January 20, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Services: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21, at the funeral home. Survivors include his...
Charles Lincoln Slater
Jan 11, 2017
Charles Lincoln Slater, 91, of Marion, Iowa, died on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Memorial Services: 2:30 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2017, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Visitation one hour prior to the service. Chuck “Lynn” was born on August 6, 1925, in Coggon, Iowa. He was the third of four children born to Vera (Wright) and Charles...
Martha M. Vanourny
Jan 10, 2017
Martha Marie Simanovsky Vanourny, 96, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died January 10, 2017, at the Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha, Iowa. Private family graveside service will be held at Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Martha was born February 20, 1920, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Ludvik...
Allene Rose Harmon
Jan 9, 2017
Allene Rose Harmon, 84, of Marion, Iowa, formerly of Nipomo, California, passed away peacefully at home on January 9, 2017, where she lived with her daughter and son-in-law. A private family service will be held at a later date. Allene was born on December 22, 1932, the daughter of John and Rose (Prochazka) Kubice, in Chicago, Illinois. She was married...
Lavon Kelley
Jan 9, 2017
Lavon (Franck) Kelley, 76, of Hiawatha, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017, at Crestview Acres, Marion. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2017, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 14, 2017, at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City. Lavon is survived by her husband, Veryl; daughter,...
Grailing Marland Huls
Jan 8, 2017
Grailing M. Huls, 61, of Manchester, died Sunday, January 8, 2017. Visitation: 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 14, 2017, at First Lutheran Church, Manchester, Iowa with funeral services beginning at 10:30 a.m. Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. Grailing Marland Huls was born June 12, 1955, in Delaware County, Iowa, the son of Marland and Gelia (Haynes) Huls. He was a...
Lela Beryl Sands
Jan 8, 2017
Lela B. Sands, 87, of Delhi, passed away suddenly at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester on Sunday evening, January 8, 2017. Mass of Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 13th, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Delhi with the Rev. John Kremer and Msgr. W. Dean Walz officiating. Burial will be in the St. John’s Cemetery....
Charles E. Kress
Jan 7, 2017
Charlie Kress, of Marion, Iowa, passed away in the early morning of January 7, 2017, at the age of 84. A visitation will be held at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service at 3855 Katz Drive in Marion on Thursday, January 12, 2017, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. A memorial service will be the following day, January 13, 2017,...
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...
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