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Irene M. Bramer
Oct 4, 2016
Irene M. Bramer, 95, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Visitation: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Friday, October 7, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Services: 12:00 p.m., Friday October 7, 2016, at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Irene...
Scott Blackford
Oct 2, 2016
Scott Brian Blackford, 44, of Marion, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 2, 2016, from injuries sustained in an accident south of Alburnett. Visitation: 4 – 8 p.m. Thursday, October 6, 2016, at the Lynn Dunn Memorial Building at the Linn County Fair Grounds in Central City. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 7, 2016, at the Lynn Dunn Memorial...
Eugene Murphy
Oct 1, 2016
Arrangements are pending at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
David Henry Swain
Sep 30, 2016
David Henry Swain, 85, of Marion, Iowa, passed away at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy on Friday, September 30, 2016, following a bout of pneumonia. David is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ruth of Marion; children, Walter and wife, Amanda of London, England, Michael of Cedar Rapids, Karen Hale of Cedar Rapids, Leigh Ann...
Richard "Dick" Eugene Spearman
Sep 28, 2016
Richard “Dick” Spearman, 87, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dick was born December 21, 1928, the son of Edward and Cecil (Blevins) Spearman. Dick was honored to have served in the U.S. Army’s 724th Railroad Battalion during the Korean War, where he contributed to the effort to keep...
Darlene Dorothy Curtis
Sep 28, 2016
Darlene Dorothy Curtis, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away September 28, 2016 at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her children, Georgia Swalley, George Blozvich, Jeff Blozvich, and Gary Hodges McHugh; 11 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and her sister, Doris Ciha. Darlene was preceded...
Frederick "Fred" Krumm
Sep 27, 2016
Frederick “Fred” Krumm, 82, of Hiawatha, Iowa, passed away after a long courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Visitation: 9-11 a.m. Saturday, October 1, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Hiawatha. Service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 1, 2016, at the church, conducted by Father Mark Ressler....
Gladys Mae Feltes
Sep 27, 2016
Gladys Mae Feltes, 86, passed away peacefully September 27th at Manor Care, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Memorial Celebration: 4:00 p.m. Monday, October 3, 2016, Murdoch Funeral Home, Center Point. Visitation: 3:00 p.m. until service time. Gladys was born April 5, 1930, to Raymond and Leona Feltes in Monticello, Iowa. Gladys spent most of her working years deburring at Rex and Quik...
Virginia "Ginny" Ramsey
Sep 27, 2016
Virginia “Ginny” Ramsey, 73, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Center Point, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at Mercy Hallmar, Cedar Rapids, following complications from diabetes. Visitation: 2:00 – 3:30p.m., Saturday, October 1, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa, with the funeral service immediately following the visitation at 3:30 p.m. at the...
Linda A. Bell
Sep 24, 2016
Linda A. Bell, 55, of Walker, Iowa, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, September 24, 2016. Family will greet friends on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, from 4-8 p.m. at the Walker Bible Church, Walker. Services will be Thursday, September 29, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., at the church, where friends may also greet the family one hour...
Virgil Luther Newhouse
Sep 24, 2016
Virgil Newhouse passed away September 24, 2016, at Northbrook Manor Care Center in Cedar Rapids where he had been briefly in residence. Regrettably, complications of pneumonia and kidney failure did not allow him to return home following surgery for a hip fracture. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 27, 2016, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation...
Mary Louise Walderbach
Sep 24, 2016
Mary Louise Carter Walderbach, 83, of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Ryan, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2016. Visitation: 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. Celebration of Life: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 15, 2016, at the funeral home. Inurnment: Calvary Cemetery, Ryan. Mary Louise Walderbach was born July 29,...
Bradley "Brad" Alan Van Dee
Sep 23, 2016
Bradley “Brad” Alan Van Dee, 43, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, surrounded by his mother and son. God took him away to be with his father and older brother, Daniel Alan. Cremation has been accorded. A memorial gathering celebrating Brad’s life will be held from 4 to...
Richard Dittmar
Sep 21, 2016
Arrangements are pending at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Maurita Elizabeth Ewart
Sep 21, 2016
Maurita Elizabeth Ewart, 94, of Springville, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Friday, September 23, 2016, at the Springville Presbyterian Church. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the church. Burial: Springville Cemetery. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Maurita was born October...
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...
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