Obituaries

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Richard Allen "Rick" Van Meter

Richard Allen "Rick" Van Meter

Jan 14, 2013

Richard “Rick” Van Meter, 58, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, January 14, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. Services: 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 18, 2013, at Concordia Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Brad Brown. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, January 17, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home &...

John Mitchell Arnold

John Mitchell Arnold

Jan 13, 2013

John M. Arnold, 76, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died January 13, 2013, at his home, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1 p.m. at Thursday, January 17, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include wife, Joyce Arnold of Cedar Rapids; children, Donald (Diane) Arnold of Arkansas, Dianna (James) Whittmore of Arkansas, Mark Arnold...

Ann M. Winter (Jaeger)

Ann M. Winter (Jaeger)

Jan 13, 2013

Ann M. Winter, 72, of Earlville, died Sunday, January 13, 2013, peacefully in her sleep at the Good Neighbor Home with her family at her side. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 19, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earlville. Visitation will be from 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Friday, January 18, 2013 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral...

Leaneta Mae Crippen (Portwine)

Leaneta Mae Crippen (Portwine)

Jan 12, 2013

Leaneta Mae (Portwine) Crippen, 81, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, January 12, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Randy Cole. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include...

Earl Shaffer

Earl Shaffer

Jan 12, 2013

Earl Shaffer, 83, a resident of Crestview Acres, Marion, Iowa, passed away there peacefully on Saturday, January 12, 2013. Services will be held at a later date. Survivors include his children, Steven (Diane) Shaffer of Deep River, Iowa, Dan (Stacy) Shaffer of Leavenworth, Washington, Christine (Terry) Wells of Davenport and Diane Shaffer of Cedar Rapids; eight grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren;...

Wayne L. Wood

Wayne L. Wood

Jan 11, 2013

Wayne L. Wood, 63, of Marion, formerly of Central City, Iowa, died Friday, January 11, 2013, at Strawberry Point Lutheran Home in Strawberry Point. Services: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church of Marion. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 pm Monday, January 14, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Burial: Mt. Clark...

Victor Lee "Vic" Becker

Victor Lee "Vic" Becker

Jan 11, 2013

Victor “Vic” Lee Becker, 60, of Alburnett, Iowa, died Friday, January 11, 2013, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, from complications of a genetic disease. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Dan Peterson. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 pm...

Robert Gerold Hemphill

Robert Gerold Hemphill

Jan 11, 2013

Robert Hemphill, 74, of Central City, Iowa, died Friday, January 11, 2013, at Regional Medical Center, Manchester, following a long battle with cancer. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Central City, conducted by Rev. Mary Green. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Monday, January 14, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Walker Cemetery, Walker, Iowa....

Alvin Leslie "Bud" Koeneke (Koeneke)

Alvin Leslie "Bud" Koeneke (Koeneke)

Jan 11, 2013

Manchester Dateline Alvin L. “Bud” Koeneke, 90, of Manchester, died Friday, January 11, 2013. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester by Pastor Paddy Druhl. Visitation will be from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm prior to services Tuesday at the Funeral Home. Burial; with Military Honors at...

Wesley J. Petrick (Petrick)

Wesley J. Petrick (Petrick)

Jan 11, 2013

Manchester Dateline: Wesley J. Petrick, 94, of Manchester died Friday, January 11, 2013. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. Dennis Cain. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Monday, January 14, 2013 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Manchester with a...

Marjorie L. Flitsch (Mcgowan)

Marjorie L. Flitsch (Mcgowan)

Jan 10, 2013

Marjorie L. Flitsch, 90, a resident of Hiawatha, Iowa and Apache Junction, Arizona, died in Apache Junction on Thursday, January 10, 2013, of natural causes. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service...

Alice F. Fisher (Steggall)

Alice F. Fisher (Steggall)

Jan 10, 2013

Alice F. Fisher, 70, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, January 10, 2013. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Chaplain Mike Patterson. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, January 14, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, Gary; children,...

Robert J. "Robin" Lala, Jr.

Robert J. "Robin" Lala, Jr.

Jan 10, 2013

Robert “Robin” J. Lala, Jr., 59, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, January 10, 2013, of a sudden illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 18, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Sister Linda Bechen, RSM. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 pm Thursday, January 17, at the funeral home. Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery,...

Richard Olinger

Richard Olinger

Jan 9, 2013

Nolan "Richard" Olinger, 69, of Toddville, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at his home from complications of Leukemia and Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Visitation: 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 14, at the funeral home by Pastor Rick Gail. Burial will take place...

Doris M. Shira (Slaymaker)

Doris M. Shira (Slaymaker)

Jan 9, 2013

Doris M. Shira, 90, formally of Las Vegas, Nevada, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, in her home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. William B. Harnish. Family will greet friends from 4-7 pm Friday, January 18, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors...

James E. Hiatt

James E. Hiatt

Jan 9, 2013

James E. Hiatt, 83, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 10 am until time of service at the funeral home. Survivors include his son, Michael Hiatt and fiancé Deb...

Donald Harvey "Don Don" Holscher (Holscher)

Donald Harvey "Don Don" Holscher (Holscher)

Jan 9, 2013

Donald “Don Don” Harvey Holscher, 56, died at home January 9, 2013. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am, Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Greeley Community Church in Greeley, IA by Pete Buschman. Visitation will be 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Friday, January 11, 2013 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Earlville, IA. Graveside Commitial will be...

Irene Quarterman (Overton)

Irene Quarterman (Overton)

Jan 8, 2013

Irene Quarterman, 89, of Urbana, Iowa, went home on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Services: 1:00 p.m., Sunday, January 13, 2013, at the 42nd Street Seventh Day Adventist Church, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor David Bissell. The family will greet friends from noon until service time at the church. Survivors include her husband, Alfonzia; children, Joyce (Colbert Dotson) Quarterman of Silvis, Illinois,...

Leighton Wayne Ford (Ford)

Leighton Wayne Ford (Ford)

Jan 8, 2013

Leighton Ford, 94, of Marion, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, Iowa. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Dr. Howard Chapman. The family will greet guests two hours before the service at the funeral home on Tuesday. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Survivors...

Jean Ruth Stewart (Ford)

Jean Ruth Stewart (Ford)

Jan 8, 2013

Mrs. Jean Ford Stewart, aged 86, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Tuesday January 8, 2013. Funeral Services: 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, 2013, at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Reverend Tim Dyck. The family will receive friends from 1 until 3:00 p.m. Sunday January 13, 2013, at the...