Obituaries
All Obituaries
Lari Jo Neibert (Scott)
Aug 19, 2013
Lari Jo “L.J.” Neibert, 54, of Central City, died Monday, August 19, 2013, at home. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 24, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, August 22, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Jordan’s Grove Cemetery, rural Central City. Survivors include her husband, Maurice; five children,...
Patsy Panola Roethler (Kitchens)
Aug 19, 2013
Patsy P. Roethler, 76, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, August 19, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 23, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 12 until service time at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband, Kenny Roethler of Cedar Rapids; children, Jim (Shirley)...
Leroy Robert Holub
Aug 18, 2013
Leroy Robert Holub, 89, of Central City, died Sunday, August 18, 2013, at his home. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 22, 2013, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Prairieburg. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Prairieburg. Survivors include...
Edith Ann "Brough" Pope
Aug 18, 2013
Edith Pope, 91, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center with her son, Richard; granddaughter, Helen; and her husband, Bill at her side. She was born Jan. 31, 1922, in McKeesport, Pa., the fifth of six children of James and Annie Loy Brough. Edith graduated from McKeesport High School in 1940 and then attended...
Helen Ruth Sauer (Wagner)
Aug 16, 2013
Helen Ruth Sauer, 89, of Troy Mills, died Friday, August 16, 2013, at Northbrook Manor, Cedar Rapids. Per Helen’s wishes, there will be no formal visitation or funeral at this time. Private family graveside services will be held at a later date at Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Helen was born...
William "Bill" Henderson Jr.
Aug 16, 2013
William “Bill” Henderson, 66, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, August 16, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Memorial gathering: 4-7 p.m. Thursday, August 22, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. with military rites by American Legion Post #727. Survivors include his wife, Dianna Coghlan...
Gary Wayne Paulsen
Aug 16, 2013
Gary Wayne Paulsen, 56, of Cedar Rapids, passed away following a short battle with lung cancer, Friday, August 16, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Celebration of life will be 12- 3 p.m. Sunday, September 1, 2013, at Overlook Pavilion, Ellis Park. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his father, Norman Paulsen of...
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...