Obituaries

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Mary "Jackie" Troester

Mary "Jackie" Troester

Mar 31, 2015

Mary J. “Jackie” Troester, 70, of Earlville and formerly of Guttenberg, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Clifton Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville. Family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will be at Guttenberg City Cemetery. Jackie was born May...

Helen Swalley

Helen Swalley

Mar 30, 2015

Helen Swalley, 88, of Cedar Rapids, died March 30, 2015. Memorial Gathering: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday April 11, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Private Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Helen (Novak) Swalley was born June 12, 1926, in Cedar Rapids, to John and Maria (Svoboda) Novak. She married Robert Swalley on...

Willard Carson

Willard Carson

Mar 30, 2015

Willard Carson, 84, died Monday, March 30, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 4, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion by Pastor Sheri Andersen. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Troy Mills Cemetery with military honors by American Legion Post 712 of Troy Mills. Survivors...

Antonette Teresa Stuessel

Antonette Teresa Stuessel

Mar 29, 2015

Antonette Teresa “Tonie” Stuessel, 66, of Marion, passed at her home surrounded by her family following a courageous battle with Leiomyosarcoma. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 2, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Celebration of Life: 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 3, 2015, at the funeral home in Marion. To...

Henry "Hank" Francis Brunsman

Henry "Hank" Francis Brunsman

Mar 29, 2015

Henry “Hank” F. Brunsman, 83, of Dundee, died March 29, 2015. Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Manchester. Family will greet friends from 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, with a 3:00 p.m. Scripture Service. Additional visitation, one...

Ryan P. Dolan

Ryan P. Dolan

Mar 28, 2015

Ryan P. Dolan, (better known as Dolan), 36, died peacefully at the home of his parents, Tom and Pam Dolan of Marion, on Saturday, March 28, 2015, surrounded by his family and friends. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 2, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....

Iona P. Hrdlicka

Iona P. Hrdlicka

Mar 28, 2015

Iona P. Hrdlicka, 80, of Marion, died Saturday, March 28, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospice, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2, 2015, at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at the funeral home in Cedar Rapids. Burial: Cedar Memorial...

Gladys Lorraine Haar

Gladys Lorraine Haar

Mar 28, 2015

Gladys Lorraine Haar, 96, of Solon, died Saturday, March 28, 2015. A Graveside Service will take place at Czech National Cemetery at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Following the service, the family will greet friends at The Legacy Center, located at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service at 520 Wilson Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, for a time of sharing...

Wallace "Wally" Thiesen

Wallace "Wally" Thiesen

Mar 27, 2015

Wallace “Wally” Thiesen, 85, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, March 27, 2015. A Memorial Gathering will take place Saturday, April 4, 2015, at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. There will be a private family burial at Cedar Memorial at a later date. Wallace “Wally” Thiesen was born December 21, 1929, in Clinton, Iowa, to...

Beverly Trumbull

Beverly Trumbull

Mar 27, 2015

Beverly Trumbull, 78, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, March 27, 2015, at Unity Point Hospice House, Cedar Rapids, after a brief illness. Service: 10:30 Monday, March 30, 2015 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2015, at the funeral home. Burial in the Coggon Cemetery, Coggon, Iowa....

William Frank Smith

William Frank Smith

Mar 26, 2015

William F. Smith, 65, of Cedar Rapids, died naturally March 26, 2015. A Memorial Gathering will take place Thursday, April 2, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Military honors will be provided by the Marine Corp League at 11:00 a.m. William F. Smith was born September 29, 1949, to his...

Janet M. Sumner

Janet M. Sumner

Mar 26, 2015

Janet M. Sumner, 74, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died at her home surrounded by family on Thursday, March 26, 2015. Service: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at First Church of the Open Bible, officiated by Janet’s granddaughter, Bailey Stuefen. Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 30, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial:...

Albert Charles "Chuck" Heller

Albert Charles "Chuck" Heller

Mar 26, 2015

Albert “Chuck” Heller, 82, of Prairieburg, passed away following a long illness Thursday, March 26, 2015. Service: 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 30, 2015, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Prairieburg, Iowa, officiated by Father Dennis Cahill. Prayer Vigil: 3:30 p.m., Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home in Central City, Iowa. Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, March 29,...

Janet Mckinley Hilmer

Janet Mckinley Hilmer

Mar 25, 2015

Janet McKinley Hilmer, 73, of Walker, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2015, at Walker United Methodist Church, Walker, Iowa. Family will greet friends from 3-7 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2015, at the church. Burial: Walker Cemetery, Walker, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...

Donald L. Boubin

Donald L. Boubin

Mar 25, 2015

Donald L. Boubin, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2015, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Dennis Juhl. Family will greet friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids and...

Annola "Bow" Keegan

Annola "Bow" Keegan

Mar 24, 2015

Annola “Bow” Keegan, 99, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at home surrounded by her family. Per Annola’s wishes, cremation has taken place. Her family will greet friends from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2015, at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood, Cedar Rapids. Burial will take place at a later date at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar...

Delrose Gertrude Broghammer

Delrose Gertrude Broghammer

Mar 24, 2015

Delrose G. Broghammer, 84, of Manchester, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 28, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Manchester. Family will greet friends from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, with a 2:30 p.m. Scripture Service, and from 9:30...

Gary E. Honn

Gary E. Honn

Mar 23, 2015

Gary E. Honn, 60, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, March 23, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Murdoch Certified Celebrant Diane Thovson. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 26, 2015, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery...

Larry Virgil Keyes

Larry Virgil Keyes

Mar 23, 2015

Larry Virgil Keyes Sr., 72, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House, Hiawatha. Services will be Held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. The family will greet friends following the service at Larry’s home. Larry was born on...

George Robert Ludlow

George Robert Ludlow

Mar 22, 2015

George Robert Ludlow, 94, of Marion, died Sunday, March 22, 2015, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church, Marion, by Rev. Dr. Howard Chapman. The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home &...