Obituaries
All Obituaries
Robert Harlan "Bob" Pflughaupt
Aug 15, 2013
Robert Harlan “Bob” Pflughaupt, 76, a resident of the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, formerly of Central City, died Thursday, August 15, 2013, at the care center in Manchester. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at First United Methodist Church, Central City, by Pastor Josh Hansen. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday,...
Nellie Jane Bright (Akers)
Aug 15, 2013
Nellie Jane Bright departed this life August 15, 2013 surrounded by her family at The Ed and Joan Hemphill Hospice Unit-St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services will be held at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 520 Wilson Ave SW Cedar Rapids on August 24, 2013, at 1:00 p.m., officiated by Minister Richard Reed. Visitation will be from 11:00...
Ronald Eugene Higham
Aug 15, 2013
Ronald Higham, 79, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, August 15, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, August 17, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Rick Gail. Family will greet friends from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his children, Bradley Higham and...
Ada Goldie Clark (Midkiff)
Aug 14, 2013
Ada Goldie Clark, 95, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday August 19, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. John Caughron. Family will greet friends from 1-3p.m. Sunday, August 18, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial 1 p.m. Monday,...
Mary L. Garrett (Davis)
Aug 14, 2013
Mary L. Garrett, 91, of Marion, formerly of Monticello, died Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 19, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, by Pastor Darran Whiting. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Monday. Private Family...
John L. Stourac
Aug 12, 2013
John L. Stourac, 78, of Marion, died Monday, August 12, 2013, at his home. Private family services will be held. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his children, John Stourac of Marion, Debbie (Russ) Gamewell of Baltimore, Maryland, and Sharon (Jeff) Wise of Cedar Rapids; and five grandchildren, Jason, Dan, Josh, Sean, and Nicole....
Betty Jean "Becky" Hutton (Knight)
Aug 12, 2013
Betty “Becky” Jean Hutton, 86, formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away following a long illness Monday, August 12, 2013, at Sunnycrest Nursing Center, Dysart, Iowa. There will be no services. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, Jack Hutton; children, Carol Hutton and James (Sheila) Hutton; grandchildren, Carrie Callan, Troy Kornegor, Kelly Kornegor...
John Lee Carpenter
Aug 12, 2013
John Lee Carpenter, 68, of Central City, passed away Monday, August 12, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 16, 2013, at First United Methodist Church, Central City, by Pastor Josh Hansen. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, August 15, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Betty Louise Keffer (Morrow)
Aug 12, 2013
Betty Louise Reynolds Keffer, 90, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died peacefully on August 12, 2013, at Northbrook Manor Care Center, in Cedar Rapids, after a long illness. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday August 17, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Reverend Willy Mafuta of Asbury Methodist Church. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, August 16,...
Joseph E. Foarde
Aug 10, 2013
Joseph E. Foarde, 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, August 10, 2013, at the Iowa Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown. Services: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, August 12, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Entombment: Linwood...
Virginia Ann Barber (Emmons)
Aug 9, 2013
Virginia A. Barber “vab”, 81, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Friday morning, August 9, 2013, at West Ridge Care Center. Services: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Marion Christian Church by Rev. Peter Mitchell. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, August 12, 2013, at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation...
Keith A. Cope
Aug 8, 2013
Keith A. Cope, 86, of Marion, died Thursday, August 8, 2013, at the Jones County Regional Medical Center, Anamosa. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, August 12, 2013, at the funeral home, and one hour prior to the...
Debra Breggette Knight (Daniel)
Aug 8, 2013
Debra B. Knight, 55, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, August 8, 2013, after a long battle with Cancer. She has left us here on earth to join her father Johnnie Daniel and niece Desirea Daniel in heaven. Services: 2 p.m. Monday, August 12, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will receive friends from 12-2...
Gene A. Bell
Aug 8, 2013
Gene Arthur Bell, 70, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013, after an extended battle with cancer. Memorial Services: 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the family will receive friends from 1:00 pm until service time. Rev. Vincent Homan will officiate. Military Honors will be conducted by...
Jay Arnold Miller
Aug 7, 2013
The Reverend Jay Arnold Miller, of Marion, died at the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy on August 7, 2013, after losing his courageous battle with recurrent lymphoma. He was born in Mendon, NY, on November 24, 1929, the third of the three children of Robert and Ruth (Mathews) Miller. He was delivered at their farm home by his grandmother, the...
Anita Mae Fischer (Kaiser)
Aug 6, 2013
Anita Mae Fischer, 84, formerly of Earlville, died, Tuesday, August 6, 2013 in Freeport, IL. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 9, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earlville, Iowa by Rev. Dennis Quint. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 9 prior to funeral services at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home...
Kathryn M. Hawker (Schmidt)
Aug 6, 2013
Kathryn M. Hawker, 75, of Central City, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion following a long illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013, at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Central City by Father David O’Connor. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, August 9, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service...
Hilda M. Johnson (Jenson)
Aug 6, 2013
Hilda Johnson, 92, of Marion, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 in Marion, Iowa, after a brief illness. Memorial Gathering: 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Hilda was born on a farm in Santiago, Minnesota, on February 14, 1921, to Jalmer and Helen Jenson....
William Donald Olson
Aug 4, 2013
William (Bill) Donald Olson, 65, of Marion, died Sunday, August 4, 2013, at home. A private graveside service will be held. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl; four children Marisa, Scott, Laura, and Sean; a sister, Karole; a brother, Rick; and five granddaughters. Bill was born May 27, 1948, the son of Donald and Dorothy (Smith) Olson in St. Paul, Minnesota....
Craig "Corey" Wright
Aug 4, 2013
Craig “Corey” Wright, 42, of rural Shellsburg, died Sunday, August 4, 2013, from complications caused by a car accident July 26. Visitation and refreshments: 1 to 4 pm, Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Brooke; mother, Jeri Freese; father, Craig (Jackie) Wright; Aunt, Jaci Rozek; loving sisters, Alicia (Chris)...