Obituaries

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Kenneth Daniel Pfeifer

Kenneth Daniel Pfeifer

Feb 26, 2013

Kenneth D. Pfeifer, 54, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Del Bear. Family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2013, at the funeral home. Entombment: Linwood Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids....

Gordon Frank Wilson

Gordon Frank Wilson

Feb 25, 2013

Gordon F. Wilson, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, February 25, 2013, at his home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Dave Miller. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, February 28, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife,...

Wilma Marie Gilchrist (Reece)

Wilma Marie Gilchrist (Reece)

Feb 24, 2013

Wilma Marie (Reece) Gilchrist, 95, a resident of Garnett Place, Cedar Rapids, formerly of rural Walker, died Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Winslow House Care Center, Marion. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 28, 2013, at Walker United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home, Walker....

Mark Donald Murphy

Mark Donald Murphy

Feb 24, 2013

Mark Donald Murphy, 57, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, February 24, 2013, at his home. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Graveside Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Buckingham Cemetery, Traer, Iowa. Survivors include his fiancé, Marla Allison of Hiawatha;...

Ronald Eugene Meythaler

Ronald Eugene Meythaler

Feb 24, 2013

Ronald Eugene Meythaler, 78, a longtime resident of Marion, died Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, February 28, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. A private service will be held on Friday. Burial: Springville Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three children, Cindy (Jeff)...

Rodney A. Bounds

Rodney A. Bounds

Feb 24, 2013

Rodney A. Bounds, 58, formally of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, February 24, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana, after a courageous battle with cancer. Surrounded by his father, wife, children and brother he lovingly proclaimed “I fought this cancer with all that I had. I never gave in and my wife and family never gave up on me.” Memorial Services: 1:00...

Lorraine Haas (Mcdonald)

Lorraine Haas (Mcdonald)

Feb 23, 2013

Lorraine Haas, 83, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, by Father Dennis Juhl. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids where a rosary...

Harold Duane "Bud" Jeffrey

Harold Duane "Bud" Jeffrey

Feb 23, 2013

H.D. "Bud" Jeffrey, 72, of Marion, died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Cedar Hills Community Church, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the church, by Pastor Kent Landhuis and Pastor Leonard...

Karen Mae Alderson (Thun)

Karen Mae Alderson (Thun)

Feb 22, 2013

Karen M. Alderson, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, February 22, 2013, at Living Center West, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Hasemann Funeral Home, Wayne, Nebraska. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Nebraska....

Larry Dale James

Larry Dale James

Feb 22, 2013

Gone but not forgotten Larry Dale James, 70, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, left this world peacefully in his sleep this week. Celebration of Life: 1-6 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Moose Lodge. Larry left behind a wonderful family including his son, Brian Dale James of Cedar Rapids and his grandchildren, Austin Dale James of Marion and Bailey McKenzie James...

Connie Lynn Morarend (Farrell)

Connie Lynn Morarend (Farrell)

Feb 22, 2013

Connie L. Morarend, 48, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died unexpectedly Friday, February 22, 2013, at her home. Memorial Service: 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Father David Beckman. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial at a later...

Rose Mary Harrington-Carlton

Rose Mary Harrington-Carlton

Feb 21, 2013

Rose Mary Harrington-Carlton, 86, of Story City, formerly of Ryan, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Funeral Mass: 11:00 am, Monday, February 25, 2013 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Ryan. Visitation: 2:00pm - 6:00 pm, Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, with a 2:00pm Parish Scripture Service,...

Donna J. Gladhill

Donna J. Gladhill

Feb 21, 2013

Donna J. Gladhill, 57, of Hiawatha, died Thursday, February 21, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, from complications of Diabetes. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 28, 2013, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Emory Gillespie. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include her husband, Dennis of Hiawatha; sisters, Linda (Nick) deJonge of...

Harold Charles Henecke

Harold Charles Henecke

Feb 21, 2013

Harold C. Henecke, 86, of Linn Manor Care Center passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2013, after a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids conducted by Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer of St. Paul’s UMC. Family will greet friends from 2-4 p. m. Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the funeral...

Landon Thomas Nagel

Landon Thomas Nagel

Feb 20, 2013

Landon Thomas Nagel, 3 months, of Marion, passed away peacefully in his mother’s arms at their home, and now is in the arms of his Lord, on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Services will be held at a later date. Survivors include his mother, Nerissa Nagel of Marion; brother, Maximillian Jones; aunts, Faith Nagel of Marion, and Hope (Michael) Sheber of...

Linda Sue Wood (Oldridge)

Linda Sue Wood (Oldridge)

Feb 19, 2013

Linda Sue (Oldridge) Wood, 65, of Robins, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, after a two year battle with cancer. Funeral Service: 1:00 p.m. Saturday February 23, 2013, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Faith and Life Center, Marion, by Pastor Perry Fruhling. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m....

William "Bill" Raus

William "Bill" Raus

Feb 18, 2013

William “Bill” C. Raus, 85 of Winthrop, Iowa died Monday, February 18, 2013, at his home following a long illness. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Bohnenkamp- Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Conducted by Hospice Chaplin Joe Kane. Family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m. till service time on Saturday...

Ariel Maurine Early (Olson)

Ariel Maurine Early (Olson)

Feb 17, 2013

Ariel Early, 97, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed peacefully, comforted by the hand of a loving family, embraced by God to the sound of “In the Garden” on Sunday, February 17, 2013, at ManorCare Health Services, Cedar Rapids. Celebration of Life: 1:30 p.m., Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dr....

Robert Duane Anderson

Robert Duane Anderson

Feb 17, 2013

Robert D. Anderson, 79, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, February 17, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his son, Duane Anderson, of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Zava Anderson, Miranda Anderson, Emma Anderson and Levi Doolin; and a brother, Donnie Anderson. He was preceded in death by his...

Daniel Richard Costello

Daniel Richard Costello

Feb 16, 2013

Daniel R. Costello, 66, of Newhall, Iowa, died Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Linda Costello of Newhall; children, Dan...