Obituaries

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Pearl Mildred Hart

Pearl Mildred Hart

Feb 22, 2015

Pearl Hart, 89, of Willow Gardens, went to be with our Lord Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha, Iowa. Service: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with Reverend Tim Carter officiating. Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Pearl...

Donald E. Webster

Donald E. Webster

Feb 21, 2015

Donald E. Webster, 78, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, February 21, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. John Howerton. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 24. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife,...

Andrew Duane Hanson

Andrew Duane Hanson

Feb 21, 2015

Andrew D. Hanson, 34, of Marion, Iowa, died Saturday, February 21, 2015, at his home. Private Family services will be held. Rev. Charles Daugherty will officiate. Family will greet friends from 4-6 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2015, at the Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his parents, Colleen (Chuck) Sova of Marion, Iowa;...

Alice M. Hunt

Alice M. Hunt

Feb 21, 2015

Alice M. Hunt, 87, of Earlville, died Saturday, February 21, 2015. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Earlville United Parish, Earlville. Family will greet friends from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, Earlville. Arrangements by Clifton Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville....

James L. Wilks Jr.

James L. Wilks Jr.

Feb 20, 2015

James L. Wilks Jr., 46, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, February 20, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. A Memorial Service will be held July 18, 2015. Survivors include his mother, Rose White of Cedar Rapids; sister, Tina (John) Walker of Alburnett; brother, Rich Henning of Cedar Rapids; niece and nephew, Gema Walton and Jamie (Ashley Fowler) Wilks, both...

Ronald Dean Halstead Sr.

Ronald Dean Halstead Sr.

Feb 20, 2015

Ronald Dean Sr. Halstead, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after a long illness, Friday, February 20, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Monday, February 23, at the funeral home. Burial:...

Everett Lee Squires

Everett Lee Squires

Feb 19, 2015

Everett Lee Squires, 78, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Thursday, February 19, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 23, 2015, at the Center Point United Methodist Church by Ken Graham. Family will greet friends from 3-6 p.m. Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...

Susan Marie Wilkinson

Susan Marie Wilkinson

Feb 17, 2015

Susan Marie Wilkinson, 66, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Visitation: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, February 20, 2015, at the St. Luke’s Hospital Chapel. Survivors include her sisters, Carol (John) Callahan of Bernard, IA, and Karen (Rich) Mayzel of Upton, MA; nieces, Casey Mayzel and Allison Mayzel; nephews, Ty...

Margaret Wood

Margaret Wood

Feb 17, 2015

Margaret Wood, 90, of Menomonie, Wisconsin (formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa) passed away on Tuesday, February 17. Memorial Service: 3:30 p.m., Friday, February 27, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa. Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Marge was born on November 7, 1924, in Palo, Iowa. She...

Jason "Jake" Wayne Smith

Jason "Jake" Wayne Smith

Feb 17, 2015

Jason “Jake” Wayne Smith, 44, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at St. Luke’s Hospital on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Service: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 21, 2015, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Marion, with Pastor Steve Qualben officiating. The family will greet friends from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 20, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...

Ilene D. Whitney

Ilene D. Whitney

Feb 16, 2015

Ilene D. Whitney, 96, of Center Point, entered her eternal rest on Monday, February 16, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Ilene Enabnit Whitney was born April 30, 1918, to Herman and Marie (Brechbuhl) Enabnit, on the family farm near Coggon, Iowa. The second eldest of 10 children, she attended the Boulder School near Prairieburg, completing...

Floyd John Durow

Floyd John Durow

Feb 16, 2015

Floyd Durow, 93, a resident of Summit Pointe Assisted Living in Marion, formerly of rural Center Point, Iowa, died of natural causes on February 16, 2015, at Crestview Acres Nursing Home, Marion. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Center Point United Methodist Church by Pastor Mike Ellson. Friends may visit from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday,...

Bobbie Gene Crouch

Bobbie Gene Crouch

Feb 14, 2015

Bobbie Gene Crouch, 75, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, February 14, 2015, at his home. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 19, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at the funeral home. Additional visitations will be one hour prior to service. Burial: Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton,...

Gail Faye Nemecek

Gail Faye Nemecek

Feb 14, 2015

Gail Faye Nemecek, 66, of Central City, died peacefully after a courageous battle with Ovarian Cancer on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 20, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, by Whitney Rissi. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to...

Kenneth Eugene Winslow

Kenneth Eugene Winslow

Feb 13, 2015

Kenneth Eugene Winslow, 67, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, February 13, 2015, at Northbrook Manor Nursing Home, of pancreatic cancer. First visitation: 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, February 16, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Marion. Second visitation: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Behner Funeral Home, Fairfield, Iowa. Funeral service: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February...

Maxine Loukota

Maxine Loukota

Feb 13, 2015

Maxine Loukota, 89, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, February 13, 2015, at West Ridge Care Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rudy Herb and Denise “Sis” Herb. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Monday, February 16, 2015, at the funeral home. Entombment...

Robert Raymond Klima (A.K.A. Rocket)

Robert Raymond Klima (A.K.A. Rocket)

Feb 12, 2015

Robert R. Klima (a.k.a. Rocket), 81, died Thursday, February 12, 2015, at the Oldorf Hospice House, Hiawatha, surrounded by his family. Funeral service: 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 16, 2015, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Coggon, Iowa with Father Wayne Dressler officiating. Family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, February 15, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home in...

Sharon (Creger) Shaffer

Sharon (Creger) Shaffer

Feb 11, 2015

Sharon Creger Shaffer, 52, of Cedar Rapids, passed away at her home, Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 16, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor David Dyrland. Family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Monday at the funeral home. Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her...

Dawn Marie Wright

Dawn Marie Wright

Feb 10, 2015

Dawn M. Wright, 44, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015, after a long battle with Glioblastoma brain cancer, in her home with the family she loved at her side. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, conducted by Pastor Micheal Ellson. Family will greet friends from...

Freda Kearney

Freda Kearney

Feb 8, 2015

Freda Kearney, 89, formerly of Center Point, died Sunday, February 8, 2015, at Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services: 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 12, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa, with Reverend Larry Daubs officiating. The family will greet friends from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home....