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Bernard "Witt" H. Witting
Jan 14, 2016
Bernard H. “Witt” Witting, 89, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, January 14, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Monday, January 18, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Burial: St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Cedar Rapids....
Shirley Katherine Knapp
Jan 14, 2016
Shirley Katherine Knapp, 86, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016, at her home. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 18, 2016, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, Iowa. Inurnment will be at a later date at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Shirley is survived by her husband, Paul; children, Steve (Martha...
Matthew J. Roes Dc Md
Jan 14, 2016
Matthew John Roes, DC, MD, 46, of Robins, Iowa, died Thursday, January 14, 2016, in his home. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Martha Rogers. The family will greet friends an hour prior to the service. A reception will immediately follow the service at the Legacy Center at...
Carolyn Marie Exler
Jan 14, 2016
Carolyn Marie Drexler, 76, of Marion, formerly of Hiawatha, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa due to complications of COPD. The family will greet friends from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. A Celebration of Life Service begins at 1:00 p.m. Sunday...
John Douglas "Doug" Mercil
Jan 14, 2016
John Douglas “Doug” Mercil passed away peacefully on Thursday January 14, 2016, at the age of 79 after a courageous fight with cancer. Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 18, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, Iowa. Parish Vigil Service: 7:00 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home with a Fourth Degree Chalice Presentation following. Mass: 10:30...
Ann P. Murphy
Jan 13, 2016
Ann P. Murphy, 85, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Private Family Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Burial: Rogers Grove, near Ely, Iowa. Arrangements made by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her siblings, Francis (Sherri) Murphy of Onalaska, Wisconsin, Rosella Netolicky of Ely, Iowa, Mary Lou Murphy-Wood of...
Ruth M. Dinter
Jan 13, 2016
Ruth Margaret Dinter, 94, of Marion passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Friday, January 15, 2016 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Inurnment will be...
Ed Grimm
Jan 11, 2016
Ed Grimm, 74, of Urbana, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016, at Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, Iowa. Memorial Gathering: 3-7 p.m. Friday, January 15, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home, Center Point, Iowa. Survivors include his wife, Kaye of Urbana; sons, Brian Grimm and Darren Grimm, both from Urbana; granddaughters, Kay (Kenny) Ginther of Hiawatha, Kristina Grimm (Nick Ruby) of...
Viola L. Bryant
Jan 11, 2016
Viola L. Bryant, 93, of Bertam/Cedar Rapids, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 9:30 – 11 a.m. Friday, January 15, 2016 at Immanuel Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 15, 2016 at Immanuel Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids by Pastor Dan Wiersema. Graveside Service: 2:00 p.m. Friday, January...
Donald Joseph Keenan
Jan 10, 2016
Donald J. Keenan, 70, of Delhi, Iowa, died Sunday, January 10, 2016. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Bohnenkamp - Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, with a 6:00 p.m. Scripture Service. A Funeral Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 15, 2016, at St. John’s Catholic Church, Delhi,...
Ronald Bruce Wood
Jan 9, 2016
Ronald Bruce Wood, age 89, of Marion, died Saturday, January 9, 2016. He was born February 16, 1926, in Marion, the son of Charles and Daisy (Knapp) Wood. Ron was drafted into the United States Army during World War II on October 20, 1944 and served in the Philippines and occupied Japan until he was honorably discharged November 21, 1946....
Thomas "Tom" G. Vasos
Jan 8, 2016
Thomas “Tom” G. Vasos, 94, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016, at the Hiawatha Care Center. A private family service will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, Iowa. Tom is survived by his daughters, Ann (Larry) Morris and Barb (Dick) Knockel, both of Cedar Rapids; five grandchildren, Stephanie (Andrew) Kathmann, Ryan (Alicia)...
Maribeth Sophia Peyton
Jan 7, 2016
Maribeth Sophia Altenhofen Peyton, 84, of Sigourney, formerly of Marion, passed away from dementia on January 7, 2016, at Sigourney Health Care. Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Marion, Iowa. Visitation will begin at the church one hour prior to the funeral. Burial will follow...
Nancy Jo Foster
Jan 7, 2016
Nancy Jo Foster, 69, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016, at her home after a long battle with ALS. A Funeral Mass celebrating Nancy’s life will be held at: 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 22, 2016, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, Iowa. A visitation will be held prior to the service at the Church beginning at 9:30 a.m. A...
Everett (Duke) C. Hunt
Jan 7, 2016
Everett C. (Duke) Hunt, 87, of Earlville, Iowa, died Thursday, January 7, 2016. Visitation will be held from 2:00- 8:00 p.m. Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Clifton - Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville. A Funeral Service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 11, 2016, at Earlville United Parish, Earlville, with visitation one hour prior to service....
Joyce A. Blair
Jan 6, 2016
Joyce A. Blair, 76, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at St. Luke’s following a prolonged illness. Joyce was born on February 1, 1939, in Anamosa, Iowa, daughter of Willis and Carrie (Kelley) Martin. She married Michael Blair on May 23, 1967, in Los Angeles, California. Survivors include her husband, three children, six grandchildren, three great grandchildren...
Michael Wayne Oglesby
Jan 6, 2016
Michael “Mike” W. Oglesby, 52, of Center Point, completed his earthly journey to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, after a brief bout of pancreatic cancer. Visitation will be on Friday, January 8, 2016, from 3-8 pm at St. Mary’s Catholic Church hall in Urbana. Family memories will be shared at 7 pm with a prayer and...
Joseph C. Napier
Jan 5, 2016
Joseph C. Napier, age 89, of Marquette, MI, formerly of Marion, died peacefully on January 5, 2016 and joyously entered the presence of his Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Visitation: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa with the funeral service starting at 1:00 p.m. Burial to follow...
Jack Meinders
Jan 4, 2016
Jack Meinders, 90, of Cedar Rapids passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. A private graveside service will take place. An open house in celebration of Jack’s life will be held 1 – 4 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Discovery Living located at 1015 Old Marion Road NE...
Dale Richard Newman
Jan 3, 2016
Dale R. Newman, 92, community leader, WWII Navy Patrol Commander, accomplished farmer and above all, family man died on January 3, 2016. Dale courted a beautiful young school teacher from Springville, Iowa. He was married to Doris George upon his return from the South Pacific on February 22nd, 1946. They were blessed with two children, Scott and Christine. Dale loved...
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