Obituaries
All Obituaries
Mavis M. Kratzer (Albones)
Mar 7, 2014
Mavis M. Kratzer, 93, of Center Point, Iowa, died of old age, Friday, March 7, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 10, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by Pastor Mike Ellson. Family will greet friends from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial:...
Dwayne William Boelter
Mar 7, 2014
Dwayne William Boelter, died on March 7, 2014, following a three year battle with cancer. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. LaVerne Harms. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 10, 2014, at the funeral home. Internment will be held on Friday, March 14,...
Glenn Howard Chrystal (Chrystal)
Mar 6, 2014
Glenn H. Chrystal, 91, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2014, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral & Cremation Service in Manchester, by Rev. Mary Green. Visitation will be held prior to services on Monday from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Burial...
Josephine Elizabeth Haines (Jones)
Mar 4, 2014
Josephine Elizabeth Jones Haines, 92, formerly of Marion, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Troy Titus. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Private Family Burial: Oak Shade...
Ervin Junior Price
Mar 3, 2014
Ervin “Junior” Price, 87, of Central City, died Monday, March 3, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Alice Church, Center Point. The family will greet family and friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, and one hour...
Dolores Hampson (Connell)
Mar 3, 2014
Dolores Hampson, 98, of Marion, passed away at Willow Gardens Care Center on Monday, March 3, 2014, after a short illness. Services will be held at Lyons Funeral Home in Rensselaer, New York. Dolores was born in Syracuse, New York on March 10, 1915, to Patrick and Clara (Rohlender) Connell. She married Arthur Hampson and lived in Rensselaer, New York,...
Winnie A. Henderson
Mar 2, 2014
Winnie A. Henderson, 106, formerly of Central City, died Sunday, March 2, 2014. Funeral Service: 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2014, at United Church of Christ in Central City by Rev. Vicki Engelman. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery in Central City. Survivors include her...
Jean Ardis Mulvany (Smith)
Mar 2, 2014
Jean Ardis Mulvany, 90, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away late Sunday evening, March 2, 2014, at Living Center West, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by, Father Curt Moermond. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial: Baker...
Cody A. Simon
Mar 1, 2014
Cody Simon was born on September 29, 1990, and passed away unexpectedly on March 1, 2014, in Faribault, MN where he resided and worked at McDonough Truck Line Incorporated. Family was important to Cody and he enjoyed spending time with his sister, Caitlin. Cody had a good sense of humor and enjoyed joking and laughing. During his time on the...
Charlotte A. Mensen (Funke)
Feb 28, 2014
Charlotte A. Mensen, 88, of Earlville, Iowa, died Friday, February 28, 2014, at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, Iowa. Funeral Services: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 6, 2014, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Earlville. The family will greet friends from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville, also from 8:30 a.m. to...
Alan Blaine "Al" Claypool
Feb 28, 2014
Al Claypool, 58, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, February 28, 2014, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 5:00 p.m. Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 2 p.m. until service time. Survivors include his parents, Bill and Trudeen Claypool of Cedar Rapids; four...
Merle F. Smock
Feb 28, 2014
Merle F. Smock, 92, of Earlville, died Friday, February 28, 2014, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Delaware, by Pastor Donald Krause. The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 3, 2014, at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville, and...
Toby Rose Fisch (Lehrfeld)
Feb 27, 2014
Toby Rose Fisch, 81, of Marion, died Thursday, February 27, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Burial will take place at West Point Cemetery, New York, at a later date. Survivors include her children, Barbara (Bob) Wiltgen, and Dave Fisch; and grandchildren, Cullen...
Donald James "Sparky" Spilman
Feb 24, 2014
Don “Sparky” Spilman, 57, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, February 24, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center after a brief illness. Memorial Service: 2:30 p.m., Thursday, February 27, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday prior to the service at the funeral home. Survivors include...
Carol Lee Ballard (Maudsley)
Feb 24, 2014
Carol Lee Maudsley Hansen Ballard, 66, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, February 24, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Memorial visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her loving husband always of 28 years, Bryan Ballard of Cedar Rapids; daughter, Jackie Hansen of...
Leo Stolba
Feb 23, 2014
Leo Stolba, 89, died Sunday, February 23, 2014. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 1, 2014, followed by a Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m. by Rev. Will Jackson at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Leo was born January 12, 1925, the son of Edward and Anna (Dvorak) Stolba in Cedar Rapids. On November 27, 1999,...
William Harris Marchant
Feb 23, 2014
William H. Marchant Sr., 83, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, February 23, 2014, at his home. There will be a private family inurnment at Linwood Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife Bonnie Marchant of Cedar Rapids; one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his...
Libby Georgia Dalecky (Machacek)
Feb 22, 2014
Libby G. Dalecky, 91, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, February 22, 2014, at Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Randy Scheil. Family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial: Czech National Cemetery,...
C. F. Foster (Foster)
Feb 21, 2014
C. F. Foster, 96, of Manchester, Iowa, died Friday, February 21, 2014, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at the Manchester Gospel Hall. Family will greet friends from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester and one...
Elmer David "Dave" Frazier
Feb 21, 2014
Elmer David “Dave” Frazier, 81, of Alburnett, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, February 24, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial will take place at a...