Obituaries
All Obituaries
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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...
Mary C. Crawley
Jan 8, 2013
Mary C. Crawley, 57, of Carrollton, Texas, formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, died in Texas on January 8, 2013. Memorial Service will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at the Immanuel Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Inurnment was in the Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Mary was born January...
Dennis Richard Getz
Jan 7, 2013
Dennis R. Getz, 71, of 824 14th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, January 7, 2013, at his home. Services: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Russ Strabala. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, January 11, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Hill...
Eileen Ruby Mcintosh (Booher)
Jan 7, 2013
A beautiful lady, Eileen R. McIntosh, walked the stairway to Heaven Monday, January 7, 2013, of Fort Worth Texas, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 11, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Pastor J.J. Stevens. Family will greet friends from 9:30 until service time at the funeral home. Survivors include...
Imogene F. Schwandt (Powell)
Jan 6, 2013
Imogene F. Schwandt, 95, of Monticello, IA, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am, Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at the Clifton – Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Earlville, IA. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Karen Sue Shakespeare (Turnbow)
Jan 6, 2013
Karen S. (Turnbow) Shakespeare, 51, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away suddenly Sunday, January 6, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids. There will be a viewing in Iowa and she will be brought home for a viewing and funeral services...
Wanda M. Hunt (Mackin)
Jan 6, 2013
Wanda M. Hunt, 84, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She died 27 years to the day after her husband’s death. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral...
Sheryl Mary Zaruba (Wensel)
Jan 5, 2013
Sheryl Mary Zaruba, 63, of Delhi, Iowa, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Crestview Acres, Marion. Services will be held at a later date. Survivors include aunts and uncles, Dorothy Wensel of Vermillion, South Dakota, Ron (Bev) Wensel of Souix City, Oliver (Vina) Wensel of Aurora, Colorado, Lee Wensel of Watertown, South Dakota and Virginia Wensel of South Sioux City,...
Sharon Faye Wilhelm (Staskal)
Jan 4, 2013
Sharon Faye Wilhelm died Friday, January 4, 2013 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester, IA. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Manchester by Rev. David Weber. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Monday, January 7, 2013 at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Manchester. Additional visitation...
Rudolph J. "Rudy" Ulferts
Jan 4, 2013
Rudolph J. “Rudy” Ulferts, 73, of Marshalltown, formerly of Springville died Friday, January 4, 2013, at the Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, following a battle with Parkinson’s disease. Funeral service: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Ascension Lutheran Church, Marion, by Pastor Linda Livingston. The family will greet friends from 4 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at Murdoch...
Aaron William Greif
Jan 4, 2013
Aaron William Greif, 21, of Central City, died Friday, January 4, 2013, from injuries sustained in an accident near Coggon. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 10, 2013, at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Central City. A vigil service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the church, with visitation to follow from 4-8 p.m. Burial: Mt. Olivet...
Dorothy J. Mensen (Funke)
Jan 3, 2013
Dorothy J. Mensen, 82, of Earville died, Thursday, January 03, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center, Dyersville. Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 am, Monday, January 7, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earlville. Visitation will be 1:00pm – 8:00pm, Sunday, January 6, 2013 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Earlville, with an 8:00 pm Parish Scripture...
Dorothy Sereita Campbell (Sharp)
Jan 2, 2013
Dorothy Sereita Campbell, 99, of Marion, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at her home. Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday. Private Family Interment: Springville Cemetery. Survivors include her children, William (Linda) Campbell of...
William Leo "Bill" Leonard (Leonard)
Jan 1, 2013
William “Bill” Leonard, 88, longtime resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at his home. Graveside Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday, January 7, 2013, at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include a son, Gary Leonard of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Cheryl, Lynette, Jessie and Kirsten; great-grandchildren, Geordyn, Justyce and...
Ruth "Shirley" Smith (Carpenter)
Jan 1, 2013
Ruth “Shirley” Smith, 86, of Olin, formerly of Anamosa, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, January 7, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery,...