Obituaries

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Dennis Blome

Dennis Blome

Jan 18, 2014

Dennis Blome, 73, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, from complications of pancreatic cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Rick Gail. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at the funeral home. Honors...

Esther Lillian Close (Blume)

Esther Lillian Close (Blume)

Jan 17, 2014

Esther Lillian Close died Friday, January 17, 2014, at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, Iowa. She was born to Elizabeth (Meyer) and Samuel Blume in Dunn County, Wisconsin, on February 16, 1908. She attended Lyndale School, a one-room school located on property on their Rusk Prairie farm that her father had deeded to the county as a site for...

Jeanne Marie Fuller (Werner)

Jeanne Marie Fuller (Werner)

Jan 17, 2014

Jeanne Marie (Werner) Fuller, 73, of Marion, passed away peacefully in her home, Friday, January 17, 2014. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Vince Hatt. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. Survivors include her husband of 53...

Esther Lillian Close (Blume)

Esther Lillian Close (Blume)

Jan 17, 2014

Esther Lillian Close, 105, died Friday, January 17, 2014, at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, Iowa. She was born to Elizabeth (Meyer) and Samuel Blume in Dunn County, Wisconsin, on February 16, 1908. She graduated from Menomonie (WI) High School, and enrolled in Dunn County Normal to prepare to become a teacher. She graduated from Normal in 1927, and...

Marvin Earl ""Tony"" Elgin

Marvin Earl ""Tony"" Elgin

Jan 17, 2014

Marvin E. “Tony” Elgin, 85, of Cary, North Carolina, formerly of Center Point, Iowa, died Friday, January 17, 2014, at Hospice House of Wake County. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by Rev. Larry Daubs. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 pm Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at the...

Dianna Elizabeth Ries (Wilson)

Dianna Elizabeth Ries (Wilson)

Jan 17, 2014

Greeley Dateline: Dianna E. Ries, 60, of the Greeley area passed away at her home, Friday, January 17, 2014. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. Joseph Schnieder. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with Scripture Service at 4:00 p.m., Monday, January 20...

Dorothy Mary Graf (Loeb)

Dorothy Mary Graf (Loeb)

Jan 17, 2014

Dorothy Mary (Loeb) Graf, 96, dearly loved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, resident of Bickford Cottage in Marion, formerly of Hazelton, passed peacefully on January 17, 2014. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion by Chaplain Dick Ernst. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 20,...

Dianne Mary Heims (Helle)

Dianne Mary Heims (Helle)

Jan 17, 2014

Manchester Dateline: Dianne M. Heims, 63, of Ryan, Iowa, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Ryan, IA by Rev. Joseph Schneider. Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 21 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral...

William Leonard "Len" Billerbeck

William Leonard "Len" Billerbeck

Jan 17, 2014

William Leonard “Len” Billerbeck, 65, died Friday, January 17, 2014, at Windmill Manor, Coralville, Iowa. Services: 10:30 am. Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Blessed John XXIII Church by Father Dustin Vu. Family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapid. Graveside services: 2:00 pm Thursday, Mt. Vernon...

Richard Faye Goldsberry

Richard Faye Goldsberry

Jan 16, 2014

Richard F. “Dick” Goldsberry, 72, of West Amana, Iowa, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Chaplain Mike Slagenweit-Coffman. The family will greet friends at a luncheon at the funeral home...

Amy Pauline Anderson-Severa (Colberg)

Amy Pauline Anderson-Severa (Colberg)

Jan 15, 2014

Amy P. Anderson-Severa nee Colberg, 85, died January 15, 2014, at her home at the Meth-Wick Community in Cedar Rapids. Graveside services will be held at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at the Pecatonica Cemetery, Pecatonica, Illinois. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Amy was born May 31, 1928, the daughter of Claude &...

Kyle Levi Sawyer

Kyle Levi Sawyer

Jan 15, 2014

Kyle Levi Sawyer, 49, of Center Point, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at his mother’s home, of cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 20, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Family will greet friends from 3-6 p.m. Sunday, January 19, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial: Davis Cemetery, Center Point. Survivors include his mother, Yvette...

Margaret T. Gross (Hovanec)

Margaret T. Gross (Hovanec)

Jan 15, 2014

Margaret T. Gross, 95, a resident of Hallmark Care Center in Mt. Vernon, formerly of Parma Heights, OH, died at the care center on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Funeral Mass: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 1, 2014, at St. John’s Catholic Church, Mt. Vernon. There will be no visitation. Private family inurnment will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brook...

Leroy Harold Demeulenaere

Leroy Harold Demeulenaere

Jan 14, 2014

Leroy H. DeMeulenaere, 81, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully with his wife and daughter at his side on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 10:30a.m., Monday, January 20, 2014, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Tom Zinkula and Deacon Jim Berger. The family will receive friends from 2 to...

Margaret A. Freeman (Weirich)

Margaret A. Freeman (Weirich)

Jan 14, 2014

Margaret A. “Miss Maggie” Freeman, went home to be with her Lord surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January, 18, 2014, at Immanuel Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Dan Wiersema. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, January 17, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar...

Ronald Steven "Ron" Palzkill

Ronald Steven "Ron" Palzkill

Jan 13, 2014

Ron S. Palzkill, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died surrounded by his family on Monday, January 13, 2014, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Services: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2014, at St. Ludmilla Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Wayne Droessler and Deacon Jim Berger. The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday,...

Dean Herman (Herman)

Dean Herman (Herman)

Jan 13, 2014

Earlville Dateline: Dean Herman, 86, of Earlville, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Dyersville, IA. Family will greet friends 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 17, 2014 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Earlville. Cremation was held per family wishes. Burial will be at a later date. Dean was born November...

Carl John Studt

Carl John Studt

Jan 11, 2014

Carl John Studt, 85, of Springville, died Saturday, January 11, 2014, at the Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at the funeral home, and from 9:30 a.m. until the service on...

Raymond James "Jim" Brown Jr.

Raymond James "Jim" Brown Jr.

Jan 11, 2014

Raymond James Brown Jr., 62, of Anamosa, died Saturday, January 11, 2014, at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Survivors include his son, Travis (Devona) Brown of Minneapolis; his daughter, Nicole (Robert) Cassidy of Cedar Rapids; three grandchildren, Isis, Claire, and Max; and a brother, Gary Brown. He was preceded in death by his...

Barbara "Jeannie" Randall (Mcclean)

Barbara "Jeannie" Randall (Mcclean)

Jan 11, 2014

Barbara “Jeannie” Randall, 76, of Center Point, Iowa, died Saturday, January 11, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family from a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Family will greet 3-6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial: Center Point Cemetery, Center Point....