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Vivian Lorraine Norden
Jan 26, 2015
Vivian Lorraine Norden died peacefully on Monday, January 26, 2015, in Iowa City at 91. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. She is survived by sister, Doris...
Marlys L. Raddatz
Jan 24, 2015
Marlys L. Raddatz, 82, current resident of Keystone Place and formerly of Troy Mills, died Saturday, January 24, 2015, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, surrounded by her family. Services: 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2015, Murdoch Funeral Home, Center Point, Iowa, with Reverend Jill Cameron Michel officiating. Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January...
Russell O Sherman
Jan 24, 2015
Russell O. Sherman, 84, of Robins, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Gulf Shores, AL. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 2, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 10 until service time. Inurnment at a later date in Conroy, Iowa. Survivors include his wife, Judy of Robins; children, Sheri...
Beverly Jean Bruce
Jan 23, 2015
Beverly Jean Bruce, 82, of Cedar Rapids and formerly of the Center Point and Urbana areas, passed away on January 23, 2015, after a long, hard-fought battle with heart disease. Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Urbana Christian Church, Urbana, Iowa, with Rev. Melanie VanWeelden officiating. Family will greet friends 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, January...
Clyda Ellistene Carpenter
Jan 21, 2015
Clyda Ellistene Carpenter, 88, of Monticello, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at the Monticello Nursing & Rehab Center, Monticello, Iowa. Services will be at a later date. Clyda was born March 12, 1926, to her parents, Ellis and Eva (Heald) Stanley, in Whittier, Iowa. She graduated from Olney Friends School, Barnesville, Ohio, and became a fabricator for Rockwell. She married...
Edith H. Tharp
Jan 21, 2015
Edith Tharp, 88, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Martelle, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at the Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 26, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Chaplain Jim Goodrich. Family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, January 25, at the funeral home....
Martha Elizabeth White
Jan 21, 2015
Martha Smith White, 93, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at her home in Marion. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 24, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church, Marion, conducted by Pastor Beth Hilkerbaumer. Friends may call from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 23, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Burial will be 3:00...
Rosemary Eiben
Jan 20, 2015
Rosemary Eiben, 56, of Central City, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 24, 2015, at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Central City. Scripture Service: 2:30 p.m. Friday, January 23, 2015, at the church. Visitation: 3-8 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in...
Robert "Bob" Alan Ray
Jan 18, 2015
Bob Ray, 65, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospital. Visitation: 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion. A time of sharing will begin at 11:00 a.m. Robert Alan Ray grew up in Manchester and graduated from Maquoketa Valley High where he met his wife,...
Martha Sue Joyce
Jan 18, 2015
Martha Sue Joyce, 79, of Marion, died Sunday, January 18, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Funeral Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 23, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Survivors include five children, Peggy and James Tempfer of Leitchfield,...
Florence "Oppy" Opperman Glass
Jan 18, 2015
Florence “Oppy” Opperman Glass died Sunday, January 18, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Per Florence’s wishes, there will be no service. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, March 29, 2015, where family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Elks Lodge #251, Cedar Rapids. Florence was born March 17, 1918, in...
Janice "Jane" Ette
Jan 17, 2015
Janice “Jane” Ette, 73, of Center Point, Iowa passed away peacefully with her family by her side Saturday, January 17, 2015, after a lengthy illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa, conducted by Pastor John Caughron Sr. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at...
Cherrie Thompson
Jan 16, 2015
Cherrie Thompson, 53, of Hiawatha, died Friday, January 16, 2015, in her home surrounded by her family. Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 23, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, January 22, 2015, at the funeral home. Survivors include her parents, Chuck and Barb Harrison of Hiawatha; sons, Adam...
David E. Matthews
Jan 15, 2015
David E. Matthews, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Living Center East, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Pastor Lloyd Brockmeyer. Family will greet friends from noon until service time. Inurnment at a later date in Fairview Cemetery, Earlville. David...
Earl Ray Bills
Jan 15, 2015
Earl Ray Bills, 70, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, in his home in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 19, 2015, at First Baptist Church, Marion, by Rev. Randy Bobzien. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church in Marion on Monday. Burial: Oakshade Cemetery,...
Leroy Duane Dunn
Jan 15, 2015
LeRoy Duane Dunn, 84, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa passed away January 15, 2015 at Unity Point Manor Care, Cedar Rapids under the care of Hospice, Manor Care staff and family. LeRoy was born in Oskaloosa, Kansas, the son of LeRoy and Nellie Dunn on September 26, 1930. Jefferson County Kansas is where LeRoy spent most of his life. As the...
Roberta Marie Cameron
Jan 15, 2015
Roberta “Bert” Marie Cameron, 77, of Alburnett, died peacefully Thursday, January 15, 2015, at her home. Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m. Monday, January 19, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, by Rev. Jon C. Moss. The family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 18, 2015, at the funeral home in Marion. Burial: Cedar...
Zereta Eustatia Mitchell
Jan 12, 2015
Zereta Eustatia Mitchell, 95, a resident of the Villages at Marion, died Monday, January 12, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 16, 2015, at First United Methodist Church, Marion, by Pastor Mike Morgan. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home &...
Floyd Jeff Merritt
Jan 12, 2015
Floyd “Jeff” Merritt, 58, of Mt. Vernon, died Monday, January 12, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 17, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion by Father David O’Connor. Scripture Service: 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 16, 2015. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Friday, January 16, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral...
Alice Evelyn Altmaier
Jan 11, 2015
Alice Evelyn Altmaier, 87, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Northbrook Manor, Cedar Rapids. Per Alice’s wishes no services will be held at this time. Arrangements by: Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Survivors include her daughter, Barbara (Victor) Pierson of Cedar Rapids; two grandsons, Gary Heck of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and David Heck of Denver, Colorado. She was preceded...
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