Obituaries

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Roger D. Main

Roger D. Main

Nov 13, 2012

Roger D. Main, 53, of Central City, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 17, 2012, at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Elizabeth Hilkerbaumer. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 16, 2012, at...

Tina Marie Ellis (Stroschein)

Tina Marie Ellis (Stroschein)

Nov 12, 2012

Tina M. Ellis, 39, of Watkins, Iowa, died Monday, November 12, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 16, 2012, at the Cedar Rapids Family Church, by Pastor Daniel Winn. The family visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and they will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, November 15, 2012, at...

Kathleen June Conaway (Mccomb)

Kathleen June Conaway (Mccomb)

Nov 12, 2012

Kathleen June Conaway, 64, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Monday, November 12, 2012, at her home. Celebration of Life: 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 16, 2012, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Marion. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include two daughters, Kristin (Brett) Meyer and Gina (Jason) Fisher; three...

Mark Merrill Colony

Mark Merrill Colony

Nov 12, 2012

Mark Merrill Colony of Central City, Iowa succumbed to an ongoing health condition at Crestview Acres in Marion, Iowa on November 12, 2012. He died peacefully surrounded by many close friends and family. He was born on July 9, 1960 and is preceded in death by his parents, John Merrill Colony and Ruth Ann Holzinger (Colony). He is survived by...

Gayle Elizabeth Broxey (Mueller)

Gayle Elizabeth Broxey (Mueller)

Nov 10, 2012

Gayle E. Broxey, 59, of Palo, died Saturday, November 10, 2012, after a long illness at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at the First Church of the Open Bible, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Pastors Dan and Amy Stanford. Family will meet with friends from 4-8 Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at the church....

Elaine E. Pierce

Elaine E. Pierce

Nov 7, 2012

Elaine E. Pierce, 87, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Private graveside services will be held at Sunset Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin. Arrangements by: Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include children, James Pierce of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Carol (Eugene) Boggs of Cedar Rapids and Dale Pierce (fiancée...

Donald C. Swanson

Donald C. Swanson

Nov 7, 2012

Donald C. Swanson, 69, of Coggon, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital following a long illness. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 12, 2012 at Zion Presbyterian Church, Coggon, by Sarah Gengler. The family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, November 11, 2012, at the...

Helen M. Hunt (Hunt)

Helen M. Hunt (Hunt)

Nov 5, 2012

Helen M. Hunt, 94, of Earlville, died, Monday, November 5, 2012 in Manor Care, Dubuque. Graveside Services will be 11:30 am, Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Fairview Cemetery, Earlville. Memorial Services will then begin at 12:30 pm following the graveside at the Earlville United Parish, conducted by Pastor Jill Mack. Local Arrangements conducted by Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...

Beverly Ann Redford (Harper)

Beverly Ann Redford (Harper)

Nov 4, 2012

Beverly Ann (Harper) Redford, 80, of Marion passed away Sunday, November 4, 2012. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Thursday. Beverly was born April 28, 1932, in Hickman Mills, Missouri, the daughter of Glen...

Clint Michael Lawrence

Clint Michael Lawrence

Nov 3, 2012

Clint Michael Lawrence, 38, of Vinton, formerly of Cedar Rapids and Alburnett, died Saturday, November 3, 2012. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 9, 2012, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 8, 2012, at the funeral home in Marion. Survivors include his fiancé, Kristine Dillon, and...

Janice "Jan" Keyes (Ruegnitz)

Janice "Jan" Keyes (Ruegnitz)

Nov 3, 2012

Janice (Jan) Ruegnitz Keyes, 76, a resident of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, November 3, 2012. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 8, 2012, at Faith Lutheran Church in Marion where family will greet friends from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at the church. Graveside Service: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Union Cemetery in Littleport, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in...

Richard N. "Dick" Miller

Richard N. "Dick" Miller

Nov 3, 2012

Richard N. “Dick” Miller, 79, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Rev. William B. Harnish will officiate. Burial: Shiloh Cemetery, Hiawatha....

Carolyn Wood Baughman (Magruder)

Carolyn Wood Baughman (Magruder)

Nov 3, 2012

Carolyn Wood Magruder Baughman, daughter of Charles Franklin and Jewell Maud Magruder, was born April 25, 1925 in Lentner, Missouri. She departed this life Saturday, November 3, 2012, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the age of 87 years. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 8, 2012, First Presbyterian Church in Marion by Rev. Howard Chapman. Visitation will be from 4-8...

Patrick W. Goodall

Patrick W. Goodall

Nov 1, 2012

Patrick Goodall, 62, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, November 1, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, November 5, 2012, at St. Pius Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, November 4, 2012, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, rosary at 5:45 p.m. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife...

Lavonne J. "Bonnie" Frasher (Mckenna)

Lavonne J. "Bonnie" Frasher (Mckenna)

Oct 31, 2012

LaVonne “Bonnie” Frasher, 75, of 2410 Kelly St SW Cedar Rapids, died following complications from pneumonia on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 3, 2012, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 11:00 am until the time of...

Michael Montague Phelps

Michael Montague Phelps

Oct 29, 2012

Michael Montague Phelps, 60, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully after a long illness, Monday, October 29, 2012. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 9 a.m. until service time. Rev. Dale Holloway will officiate. Graveside Service: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at...

Raymond Meade

Raymond Meade

Oct 29, 2012

Raymond Meade, 80 of, Walker, died Monday, October 29, 2012, at Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 31, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Walker. Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, October 30, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Walker. Scripture services will follow the visitation. Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Walker. Ray was born on October 26, 1932, in...

Marvin John Menge

Marvin John Menge

Oct 29, 2012

Marvin John Menge, 81, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was born July 13, 1931, to Charles and Margaret (Monnahan) Menge at Edgewood, Iowa. In 1936, they moved to Greeley, Iowa, where he was raised and educated. He served proudly in the Air Force from 1951 – 1955. On November 23, 1956, he married Illa Welsh at the Little Brown Church, Nashua,...

Ilene Mae Kehrli (Anderson)

Ilene Mae Kehrli (Anderson)

Oct 29, 2012

Ilene M. Kehrli, 85, formerly of Ryan died October 29, 2012 in Dallas Texas. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 3, 2012 at the Peace Lutheran Church in Ryan by Rev. Tim Miller. Visitation will be 4:00 - 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 2, 2012 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Manchester. Burial: Peace Lutheran...

John Gifford "Giff" Hood

John Gifford "Giff" Hood

Oct 28, 2012

John Gifford “Giff” Hood, 83, of Battle Creek, Michigan, died October 28, 2012 at home. Giff was born February 11, 1929, the son of Henry J. and Angie M. (Rowley) Hood in Springville, Iowa. Giff graduated from Springville High School in 1946 as the salutatorian of his class. As a Senior, he was the starting center on the Springfield High...