Obituaries
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Warren P. Stephenson
Jun 2, 2015
Warren P. Stephenson, 88, passed away suddenly June 2, 2015, in his home. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 8, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion by Rev. Del Bear. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Squires Cemetery in Toddville. Military Honors by Toddville American Legion Post No. 674. Warren...
Robert Eugene Nelson
Jun 2, 2015
Robert E. Nelson, 91, of Hopkinton, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 12, 2015 at Hopkinton Community Church, Hopkinton. Family will greet friends from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m., Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home, Manchester. Burial will be at Buck Creek Cemetery, Hopkinton. Robert was born August 5, 1923,...
Joann Lorena Luedeman
Jun 1, 2015
Joann Lorena Luedeman (Kiefer) (Peck), 74, of Vinton, Iowa, died Monday, June 1, 2015, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 5, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood...
Jean Anne Peterson
Jun 1, 2015
Jean Anne Peterson, 68, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away surrounded by her loving family Monday, June 1, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 5, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, conducted by Pastor Joe Kane. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, June 4, 2015, at the funeral home....
Emrieanne Ealy
May 31, 2015
Emrieanne (Usher) Ealy, 79, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, joined her husband, son, and the Lord on Sunday, May 31, 2015, morning at Higley Mansion surrounded by her children. A Memorial gathering at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home and Cremation on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from 4:00–8:00 p.m. A Celebration of Life will take place at 6:30. Burial will take place at...
Ladonna "Ld" Harford
May 30, 2015
LaDonna “LD” Harford, 68, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, May 30, 2015, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband, Delbert;...
James J. Mccracken
May 30, 2015
James “Jim” J. McCracken, 98, a resident of Higley Mansion Care Center, Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, May 30, 2015. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at St. Matthew Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by Rev. David Beckman. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the Mass at the church on Tuesday. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar...
Warren Caldwell
May 29, 2015
Warren “Buck” Caldwell, 94, of Coggon, died Friday, May 29, 2015, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 1, 2015, at the United Parish Church, Coggon, by Pastor Stephen Bush. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 6: 00 p.m. Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central...
Donald "Randy" Randall
May 29, 2015
Donald “Randy” Randall, 79, of Center Point, Iowa, went on an eternal fishing trip on Friday, May 29, 2015, peacefully from home. Celebration of Life Luncheon: 1 pm to 5 pm, Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Pleasant Creek Pavilion, Palo, Iowa. Arrangements with Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Survivors include his children, Tamra (Jim) Randall-Osborn, Vinton, Rob...
Dorothy Ann Hilda Hilby
May 27, 2015
Dorothy Ann Hilby, 79, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Immaculate Conception Church, Masonville. Per Dorothy’s request there will be no public visitation. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Manchester. Dorothy was born March 1, 1936, in Earlville, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Magdaline (Eike) Sperfslage....
D. Agnes Kerkman
May 27, 2015
D. Agnes Kerkman, 87, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully with all of her grandchildren by her side on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at Living Center West, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1 p.m. On Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Burial will be at a later date in the Owensville Cemetery in...
Kevin Dale Annis
May 27, 2015
Kevin Dale Annis, 53, of Central City, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at his home. Funeral Service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, by Lisa Becker. The family will greet friends prior to the service beginning at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015, at the funeral home. Private family inurnment...
Robert "Bob" Harris
May 25, 2015
Robert “Bob” Harris, 79, of Cedar Rapids, went to be with the Lord following a sudden illness on Monday, May 25, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Celebration of Life: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by his brother-in-law, Al Lyon. Family will greet friends from 11 a.m. until service...
Joan Burdette Covington
May 25, 2015
Joan B. (Parsons) Covington, 76, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away after a short illness on Monday, May 25, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Pastor Daniel Winn. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2015, at the...
Gordon Warnke
May 24, 2015
Gordon Warnke, 85, of Marion, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015, following a brief battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Survivors include his wife, Ruth of 60 years; daughters, Candis Hebson of Highland Park, IL, Tracy (James) Unmacht of Phoenix, AZ, and Michelle Kennedy of Portland, OR; grandchildren, Grace (Jason) Unmacht Kendall,...
David Kenneth Pearson
May 22, 2015
David Kenneth Pearson, 72, of Marion, died Friday, May 22, 2015, at Linn Manor Care Center. Celebration of Life Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion by Rev. John Moss. The family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Private Family Inurnment: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in...
Kenneth Nels Andersen
May 22, 2015
Dr. Kenneth N. Andersen, 90, of Center Point, Iowa, died Friday, May 22, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids from heart complications. Per Dr. Andersen’s wishes, cremation will take place. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at the United Methodist Church of Center Point, Iowa. Burial: Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, Iowa. Arrangements by...
Ron Ransford
May 21, 2015
Ron Ransford, 59, of Marion, died Thursday, May 21, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral Services: 1:00 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Antioch Christian Church in Marion. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Private Family Inurnment will be at a later date...
Lisa Anne Stodola
May 20, 2015
Lisa Anne Stodola, 46, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of St. Louis, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. Services will be held Wednesday, May 27, 2015 starting at 10:30 a.m. at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids, conducted by Pastor Chris Michael. Family will greet friends from...
Ruth Marie Pickart
May 20, 2015
Ruth Marie Schueler Pickart, 94, a lifelong resident of Marion, passed way Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Hearth Stone Memory Care Unit (OES), Boone, Iowa. Funeral Service: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, by Rev. Dr. Howard Chapman. The family will greet friends Saturday, May 30, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00...


