Obituaries

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Earl Francis Freiburger

Earl Francis Freiburger

Apr 27, 2012

Earl F. Freiburger, 91, of Manchester died Friday, April 27, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. John Flaherty. Visitation: 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, 2012 with a Scripture Service at 5:00 p.m. Burial: St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in...

Donna J. Smith (Bird)

Donna J. Smith (Bird)

Apr 26, 2012

Donna J. Smith, 71, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, Bill; daughters, Terrie (Ken) Thompson, of Hiawatha, Brenda (Dave) Hansel, of Hills, Minnesota, and...

Louis W. Valliere

Louis W. Valliere

Apr 25, 2012

Louis W. Valliere, 90, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital. There will be no services. Private Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include a daughter, Judith (Eugene) Wieneke of Colorado;; four grandchildren; brother, Richard (Marianne) of Portland, Oregon; sister-in-law, Jacqueline (Richard) Petty of Davenport,...

Shirley A. Willett (Reaves)

Shirley A. Willett (Reaves)

Apr 24, 2012

Shirley A. Willett, 75, of Alburnett, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2012 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Del Bear. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the funeral home...

Linda S. Fitzgarrald

Linda S. Fitzgarrald

Apr 24, 2012

Linda S. Fitzgarrald, 60, of Central City, died at home on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City by Pastor Bobby Dickerson. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City. Surviving are her sister-in-law, Catherine Fitzgarrald...

Barbara Jean Dudley

Barbara Jean Dudley

Apr 23, 2012

Barbara J. Dudley, 78, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012, following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., April 28, 2012, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Reginald Daniel. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, April 27, 2012, at the funeral home....

Emma M. Pranskunas

Emma M. Pranskunas

Apr 22, 2012

Emma M. Pranskunas, 91, of Prairieburg, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26, 2012, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prairieburg by Father Wayne Droessler. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City where a scripture service will...

Ellen M. Fuller (Taylor)

Ellen M. Fuller (Taylor)

Apr 21, 2012

Ellen Marie Fuller, 71, of Springville, formerly of Central City, died Saturday, April 21, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Central City United Church of Christ. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 23, 2012 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City....

Norma Alvina Myers (Christianson)

Norma Alvina Myers (Christianson)

Apr 21, 2012

Norma Alvina Myers, 87, formerly of Alburnett, died Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Northbrook Manor Care Center in Cedar Rapids, IA. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the services at the funeral home on Tuesday. Burial: Blodgett Cemetery, Central City, IA....

Marcia L. Level (Hansen)

Marcia L. Level (Hansen)

Apr 20, 2012

Marcia L. Level, 72, of 3545 E. Ave., NW, Apt. 12, Cedar Rapids, passed away Friday, April 20, 2012, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Memorial Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Chaplain Joe Kane. Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Cameron (Angel)...

Maxine E "Micki" Rohrssen (Kirby)

Maxine E "Micki" Rohrssen (Kirby)

Apr 19, 2012

Maxine “Micki” E. Rohrssen, 90, of Manchester, IA died April 19, 2012 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a brief illness. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Manchester United Methodist Church by Rev. Mike Druhl. Internment will be at 2:00 p.m. in the Fairview Cemetery, Dunkerton, IA. Family will also...

Everett C. Larrabee

Everett C. Larrabee

Apr 19, 2012

Everett C. Larrabee, 86, of Marion, died Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Mark Reasoner. The family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, where a...

Kimberly Marie Christianson (Van Horn)

Kimberly Marie Christianson (Van Horn)

Apr 19, 2012

Kimberly M. Christianson, 37, a resident of the Harmony House in Waterloo, Iowa, formerly of Walker, died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City. Services: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the Center Point United Methodist Church in Center Point, by Ken Graham. The family will greet friends from 9:30 to...

Rick C. Harris

Rick C. Harris

Apr 18, 2012

Rick C. Harris, 70, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Memorial Gathering: 12:00 p.m. Monday, April 23, 2012, at Hope Lutheran Church, by Rev. Dan Clark-Bridges. Family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until service time on Monday at the church. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Sonya; his children,...

Cody Lee Whittaker

Cody Lee Whittaker

Apr 17, 2012

Cody Lee Whittaker, 21, of 1115 16th Street, SW, Cedar Rapids, died April 17, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2012, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. William B. Harnish. The family will greet friends from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors include his mother,...

Blake Cameron Stark

Blake Cameron Stark

Apr 17, 2012

Blake Cameron Stark, 19, of Marion, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at home. Private family services will be held. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Blake was born April 22, 1992. Survivors include his mother, Vanessa Perkins of Cedar Rapids; his father, Steve (Jenni) Stark of Marion;...

Shirley Marie Johnson (Stimson)

Shirley Marie Johnson (Stimson)

Apr 16, 2012

Shirley Marie Stimson Johnson, 80, of Marion, died at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, April 16, 2012. Shirley, the eldest child of Francis and Marie (Barton) Stimson, was born on April 23, 1931, in Des Moines, Iowa. The family later moved to Marion, Iowa, where she grew up and attended school. Shirley married John R. Clark...

Robert John Boehmke

Robert John Boehmke

Apr 15, 2012

Robert John Boehmke, 80, of Walford, passed away, Sunday, April 15, 2012, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Walford, by Pastor David Mosher. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at the church and also one hour prior to service time at...

Frances Ella Snyder (Waterbeck)

Frances Ella Snyder (Waterbeck)

Apr 15, 2012

Frances E. Snyder, 88, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Elberon, Iowa, died Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Services: Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.at Sharon United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids by the Rev. Bob Dagit. The family will greet friends from 5-7 on Friday, April 20, 2012 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral...

Marilyn L. Travis (Thoren)

Marilyn L. Travis (Thoren)

Apr 14, 2012

Marilyn L. Travis, 82, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, April 14, 2012. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Richard Speight. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at the funeral home. Entombment: Linwood Cemetery Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her children, Dennis (Denise) Travis of Cedar...