Obituaries

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Patricia Elaine Duggan

Patricia Elaine Duggan

Sep 9, 2015

Patricia Mangold Duggan, 93, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at Keystone The Cedars, Cedar Rapids. Services will be at 10:30 am Monday, Sept. 14, at St. Patrick’s Church, Ryan, with visitation from 4 to 8 pm Sunday, Sept. 13, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Ryan. Patricia was born...

Randi William Letts

Randi William Letts

Sep 6, 2015

Randi William Letts, 57, of Manchester, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015. Family will greet friends from 1:00- 9:00 p.m., Friday, September, 11, 2015, at Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester. A social gathering will be held from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m., Saturday, September 12, 2015, at Blue Collar Sports Bar in Manchester. Randi was born June 8,...

Maria Nicole Brooks

Maria Nicole Brooks

Sep 6, 2015

Maria Nicole Brooks was granted her angel wings on the morning of Sunday, September 6, 2015. She was only 8, but touched many people and was loved by countless. Service: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Brother Rich Toomsen. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Friday, September 11,...

Jean Marie Shaffer

Jean Marie Shaffer

Sep 6, 2015

Jean M. Shaffer, 87, of Manchester, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Manchester. Family will greet friends from 9:30 - 11 a.m., prior to service at the church. Graveside services will be at 1:30 pm, at Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. Bohnenkamp Murdoch...

Patricia Ann Carder

Patricia Ann Carder

Sep 5, 2015

Patricia Ann Carder, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, September 5, 2015, at home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 10, 2015, at Sharon United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Kevin Moore. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors...

Darlene S. Craig

Darlene S. Craig

Sep 5, 2015

Darlene Craig, 92, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Mercy Hallmar, Cedar Rapids, after an extended illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 12, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Friday, September 11, 2015, at the funeral home. Additional visitation from 10 until service time...

Larry F. Luzum

Larry F. Luzum

Sep 4, 2015

Larry F. Luzum, 69, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died September 4, 2015. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids by Rev. Ivan Nienhaus. Visitation: 4-8 p.m., Monday, August 7, 2015, Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the rosary will be recited at 4 p.m. Survivors include wife, Kathy, of Cedar...

James Dean Wurster

James Dean Wurster

Sep 4, 2015

James Dean Wurster, 56, of Springville passed away Friday, September 4, 2015. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, September 13, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the family farm south of Springville. Survivors include his mother, Ruth (Wood) Wurster of Springville; daughter, Jillian Wurster (Matt Snell) of Davenport; son, Benjaman (Randi) Ogle of Batavia; siblings, Abby...

James Henry Brodersen

James Henry Brodersen

Sep 3, 2015

James Brodersen, 78, of Guttenberg, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Guttenberg Care Center, Guttenberg. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 12 p.m. until service time on Tuesday. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his children, Brian Brodersen of...

James Delmar Romine

James Delmar Romine

Sep 3, 2015

James D. Romine, 77, of Center Point, Iowa, died Thursday, September 3, 2015, at ManorCare Health Service, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Urbana, conducted by Father Ardel Barta. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, with a Rosary...

Ronald P. Kula

Ronald P. Kula

Sep 3, 2015

Ronald P. Kula, 74, of Prairieburg, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2015. Visitation: 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, September 7, 2015 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City with a scripture service starting at 3:30 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Colleen of Prairieburg; step-son, Shane Power of Central City; five brothers, Gene (Barb) Kula, Kenneth (Judy)...

Mark Wayne Auman

Mark Wayne Auman

Sep 3, 2015

Mark Auman, 61, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died at his home after a long illness, Thursday, September 03, 2015. Service: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, September 6, 2015. Burial: Shueyville Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Christina Auman; daughter, Jessica Reilly; son, Jeremy Auman; parents, Robert and...

Marvin Reed Moon

Marvin Reed Moon

Sep 2, 2015

Marvin R. Moon, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Graveside service: 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2015, at Gosport Cemetery, Marion County. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his son, Fred (Pat) Thompson; grandchildren, Jennifer (John) Takes and...

Joyce Marie Wells

Joyce Marie Wells

Sep 2, 2015

Joyce Marie Wells August 23, 1927 – September 2, 2015 Our Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, Sister, Aunt, and Friend, joined those who preceded in heaven. They include her mother and father, Esther and Walter Schlotterback, husband Bob Wells, husband Garold Wells, infant daughter Kari, son Bill, grandson Joey, as well as many other family and friends. Surviving Joyce are her...

Margie Thompson

Margie Thompson

Sep 1, 2015

Margie Thompson, 70, died September 1, 2015, peacefully surrounded by her family and friends at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha. Celebration of Life: 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 4, 2015 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Ryan, Iowa. Survivors...

Father James W. Flanagan

Father James W. Flanagan

Sep 1, 2015

James W. Flanagan (1935-2015) Retired Catholic priest and distinguished biblical scholar, James W. Flanagan, died peacefully in his home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on September 1, 2015. Flanagan grew up on a family farm near Monti, Iowa. He was awarded a Bachelors degree from Loras College in 1958, a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (1960) and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology...

John Lawrence

John Lawrence

Sep 1, 2015

John Lawrence, 30, of Anamosa, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2015, at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Central City by Most Rev. Richard E. Pates Bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines. The family will greet friends from 3:30-8:00 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2015, at the church, where a scripture service will begin...

Ellen Marie Prochaska (Bruns)

Ellen Marie Prochaska (Bruns)

Sep 1, 2015

Ellen Marie Prochaska (Bruns) 34, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, due to illness. Memorial services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. until service time. Inurnment: Marengo Cemetery, Marengo, Iowa. Survivors include her twin brother, Jonathan Bruns...

Thomas "Tom" Telgenhoff Sr.

Thomas "Tom" Telgenhoff Sr.

Sep 1, 2015

Thomas “Tom” Telgenhoff, Sr., 60, of Marion, died peacefully in his home surrounded by love on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. The family will greet friends from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, September 7, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Celebration of Life will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday,...

Robert Anthony Nurre

Robert Anthony Nurre

Aug 31, 2015

Robert A. Nurre, 89, of Delhi, died Monday, August 31, 2015. Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 4, 2015 at St. John’s Catholic Church, Delhi. The family will greet friends from 4:00 -8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Clifton Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville, with a 4:00 p.m. Scripture service, and from 9:00 -10:00...