Obituaries

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Helen Mae Waddle (Dvorak)

Helen Mae Waddle (Dvorak)

Mar 31, 2013

Helen M. Waddle, 86, of Urbana, Iowa, died Sunday, March 31, 2013, at Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, after an extended illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2013, at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Urbana. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2013, with a 7:00 pm Scripture Service, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...

Kyle Bentley Hertzler

Kyle Bentley Hertzler

Mar 28, 2013

Kyle Bentley Hertzler, 42, of Marion, formerly of Lisbon, died Thursday, March 28, 2013. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 1, 2013, at New Covenant Bible Church, 3090 N. Center Point Rd., Cedar Rapids, 52411, by Pastor Tye Male. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, March 31, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include...

Avis Ann Crumes (Landtiser)

Avis Ann Crumes (Landtiser)

Mar 26, 2013

Avis A. Crumes, 76, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died in her home Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Memorial Service: 10:30 am on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at the Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The family will greet friends following the service. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, Paul; daughter, Shelley Crumes; brothers, Ron (Pat)...

Agnes Ellen Triggs (Holmes)

Agnes Ellen Triggs (Holmes)

Mar 25, 2013

Agnes Ellen Triggs, 98, a resident of Heritage Acres, formerly of Garnett Place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, March 25, 2013. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Omaha, Nebraska. Survivors include her sister, Hazel Schenk of Pinehurst, North Carolina; stepsons, Stuart (Gloria) Triggs and Stan (Alice) Triggs; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces...

Arland Keith Speich

Arland Keith Speich

Mar 25, 2013

Arland Keith Speich, 77, of Marion, died Monday, March 25, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Marion by Pastor Steve Qualben. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Graveside Service: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 2,...

Charmaine E. Toom (Lary)

Charmaine E. Toom (Lary)

Mar 24, 2013

Charmaine E. Toom, 85, of Ft. Madison, formerly of Central City, died Sunday, March 24, 2013, at Ft. Madison Care Center. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at Central City United Church of Christ by Rev. Vicki Engelmann. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service...

Donna May Wachal (Cross)

Donna May Wachal (Cross)

Mar 24, 2013

Donna Wachal, 91, of Walker, Iowa, died Sunday, March 24, 2013, at Crestview Acres, Marion. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Walker, conducted by Rev. Dr. Judith M. Bunyi. Family will greet friends one hour prior to service time. Burial: Walker Cemetery, Walker. Survivors include sister, Wanda Sellers of Vinton; several nieces...

Iva Jean Soukup (Soukup)

Iva Jean Soukup (Soukup)

Mar 23, 2013

Iva Jean Soukup, 83, a resident of Hiawatha Care Center, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, March 23, 2013, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dan Peterson. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7...

Mark "Tony" Stalkfleet

Mark "Tony" Stalkfleet

Mar 23, 2013

Mark “Tony” Stalkfleet, 57, of Marion, died peacefully in his sleep, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at Ascension Lutheran Church, Marion, by Pastor Linda Livingston. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include his sons, Daniel and Michael; his mother, Sally Dundee; two brothers, Ken “Bear” (Deb), and Tom; two...

Wesley Eugene "Wes" Jordan

Wesley Eugene "Wes" Jordan

Mar 22, 2013

Wesley “Wes” E. Jordan, 82, of Robins, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a lingering illness. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Mark Lofquist. Friends may visit the family one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the funeral home....

Patricia May Streets (Hayes)

Patricia May Streets (Hayes)

Mar 20, 2013

Patricia “Pat” May Streets, 80, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, after a long illness at Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, March 25, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Del Bear. Family will greet friends from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2013, at the...

Esther J. Dewitt

Esther J. Dewitt

Mar 19, 2013

Esther J. DeWitt, 34, of Hiawatha, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital from complications of pneumonia. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 25, 2013, at Squaw Creek Baptist Church in Marion by Rev. Michael Kleeberger. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial to take place at a later date. Arrangements by...

Leroy Albert Altergott (Altergott)

Leroy Albert Altergott (Altergott)

Mar 19, 2013

LeRoy Altergott, 77, formerly of Earlville, passed away March 19, 2013 in Crystal Lake, IL. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2013 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Delaware by Rev. Donald Krause. Family will greet friends from 9:00 am - 10:00 am prior to the service on Saturday. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery,...

Margaret O. Annis (O'Connor)

Margaret O. Annis (O'Connor)

Mar 18, 2013

Margaret O. Annis, 92, of Central City, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at her home. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City by Rev. Vicki Engelmann. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Wednesday. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City. Survivors...

Julie Ann Mottinger

Julie Ann Mottinger

Mar 18, 2013

Julie Mottinger, 56, formally of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at Royal Oaks Care Center, Kewanee, Illinois. Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 25, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Pastor Bob Voels, with a visitation from 12:00 until service time. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her sister, Laura Mottinger...

Marla K. Taylor (Taylor)

Marla K. Taylor (Taylor)

Mar 18, 2013

Marla K. Taylor, 66, of Coggon, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013, at the Central City United Church of Christ by Rev. Vicki Engelmann. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Burial:...

Robert Rudolf Wazac

Robert Rudolf Wazac

Mar 18, 2013

Robert Rudolf Wazac, 89, a resident of the Hiawatha Care Center, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at the care center. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Phil Jorgensen. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on...

Donald Leroy Jensen

Donald Leroy Jensen

Mar 15, 2013

Donald Leroy Jensen, 87, of Anamosa, formerly of Marion, passed peacefully into Heaven early Friday morning, March 15, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Life will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2013, at First Baptist Church, Anamosa, by Pastor Ron Thatcher. The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday...

David Donald Kruger

David Donald Kruger

Mar 15, 2013

David “Tiny” Kruger, 46, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, March 15, 2013, after complications with heart failure, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Tim Dyck. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Monday, March 18, 2013, at...

Michael C. Vega

Michael C. Vega

Mar 14, 2013

Michael C. Vega, 64, of Central City, passed away March 14, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital due to medical complications after many years of illness. Received last rights from Fr Russell M. Bleich. Mike was born August 7, 1948, in Maywood, California to Margaret Collins and John Vega. Mike served in the Army during the Vietnam War, where he distinguished...