Obituaries

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Larry Gene "Buck" Mitchell

Larry Gene "Buck" Mitchell

Nov 8, 2011

Larry Gene “Buck” Mitchell, 67, of Marion, died Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at his home. Celebration of Life: 1-5 p.m. Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: at a later date. Survivors include his wife, Carol; three children, Julie Kienol of Mallard, Scott (Angela) Mitchell of Ft. Riley, KS, and Kristin (Jeremy) Anderson...

Eric Palmer Jonason

Eric Palmer Jonason

Nov 6, 2011

Eric P. Jonason, 43, of 422 4th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, November 6, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Friends may stop by any time Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at 422 4th Avenue S.W. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his significant other, Robin Rhomberg; father,...

Ronald Robert Hicok

Ronald Robert Hicok

Nov 6, 2011

Ronald R. Hicok, 63, of Springville, died Sunday, November 6, 2011 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Marion by Rev. Perry Fruhling. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his wife of 43...

Bernard David Coleman

Bernard David Coleman

Nov 5, 2011

Bernard David Coleman, 85, passed away Saturday, Nov. 5th at Mercy Medical Center. His funeral Mass celebrating his life will be at St. John’s Catholic Church in Coggon at 10:30 am Tuesday, November 8, 2011. The wake will be Monday from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm where family and friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Central...

Percy Joseph Brown

Percy Joseph Brown

Nov 5, 2011

Percy Joseph “Peck” Brown heard the final gun on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services will be held at a later date . He was born to Leigh and Anna Brown on September 5, 1920, in Malden, Washington, where his father worked for the Milwaukee Road. The railway was responsible for some of...

Maxine Merth Schoonover (Hepker)

Maxine Merth Schoonover (Hepker)

Nov 3, 2011

Maxine Merth Schoonover, 87, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, November 3, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a short illness. It was Maxine’s wish to be cremated. There will be no visitation or services. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Ray; daughter, Janet Bonifazi and her husband, Leo of Cedar Rapids;...

Martha Marie Winch (Oltmann)

Martha Marie Winch (Oltmann)

Nov 3, 2011

Martha Marie Winch, 79, of Marion, died Thursday, November 3, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital following a sudden illness. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 7, 2011, at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion by Rev. Kevin Jones and Rev. Dennis Johnson. Visitation will be from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in...

Norma Marie Helmrich

Norma Marie Helmrich

Nov 3, 2011

Norma Marie Helmrich, 92, of Manchester, died Thursday, November 3, 2011 at her home. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 7, 2011 at Manchester United Methodist Church by Rev. Mike Druhl. Visitation: 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester. Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. Survivors include her husband, Bob; children, Patricia...

Rockey Lahne Mandel

Rockey Lahne Mandel

Nov 2, 2011

Rockey Lahne Mandel, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 in Hiawatha. The memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 19th, at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point at 2 p.m. Rockey was born October 16, 1956, in Danville, Illinois. He attended Georgetown High School in Georgetown, Illinois. Rockey was...

Richard Harry Held Sr.

Richard Harry Held Sr.

Nov 1, 2011

Richard H. Held, Sr., 80, of Marion, died Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2011, at Garden View Chapel in Waterloo. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Friday, November 4, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Garden of Memories, Waterloo. He is survived...

Janet A. Miller (Young)

Janet A. Miller (Young)

Oct 31, 2011

Janet A. (Young) Miller, 66, of Swisher, died Monday, October 31, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 3, 2011, at Hope Lutheran Church by Pastor Dan Clark-Bridges. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her son, Trent and Ida “Hays” Miller of...

Gary Joseph Haberkorn

Gary Joseph Haberkorn

Oct 30, 2011

Gary Joseph Haberkorn, 56, of Marion, died Sunday, October 30, 2011, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, following a long battle with cancer. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Thursday, November 3, 2011 at New Covenant Bible Church in Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Kim Pagel. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, November 2, at...

Bertha Marie Stoecker (Kistler)

Bertha Marie Stoecker (Kistler)

Oct 29, 2011

Bertha Marie Stoecker, 83, of Central City, died Saturday, October 29, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with her family by her side. Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 4, 2011, at Good Shepard Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Wesley Bruss. The family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...

Laverne E. "Jake" Boots

Laverne E. "Jake" Boots

Oct 28, 2011

Laverne “Jake” E. Boots, 90, passed away with his family and caregivers by his side, Friday, October 28, 2011. He had been a resident of the St. Luke’s Living Center West for the past five years. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 5...

Patricia Ann "Pat" Daugherty (Barnard)

Patricia Ann "Pat" Daugherty (Barnard)

Oct 27, 2011

Patricia A. Daugherty, 69, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, October 27, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 31, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Chaplain Joe Kane. Visitation will be from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and after 9:30 on Monday....

Jo Ellen Goodwin-Conner (Sacora)

Jo Ellen Goodwin-Conner (Sacora)

Oct 26, 2011

Jo Goodwin-Conner, 59, of Cedar Rapids, peacefully passed into the presence of Jesus, in her home. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 31, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Pastor Bryan Regier. Family will greet friends after 10:00 a.m. Jo was preceded in death by her grandparents. She is survived by per parents, Keith and...

Charles Richard "Chuck" Mcallister

Charles Richard "Chuck" Mcallister

Oct 24, 2011

Charles Richard “Chuck” McAllister, 76, of Marion, died Monday, October 24, 2011, at the Hiawatha Care Center. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2011, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, with military honors. Survivors include his wife Bev; children, Shelly (John) Kramer of Marion, Kim McAllister of Marion, and Mike McAllister of...

Walter Webb Woods

Walter Webb Woods

Oct 24, 2011

Per the family's wishes, there will be no obituary or service.

Rita Maxine Koeppen (Mills)

Rita Maxine Koeppen (Mills)

Oct 23, 2011

Rita Maxine Koeppen, 96, of Marion, died peacefully October 23, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids with her children at her side. Funeral Services will be on Thursday October 27, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. by Rev. Mike Morgan at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion. Family will greet friends Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 from 4-7 p.m. at...

Darwin Eugene "Del" Long

Darwin Eugene "Del" Long

Oct 22, 2011

Darwin “Del” E. Long, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died at home on Saturday, October 22, 2011. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 28, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dean Rothchild. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, October 27, 2011, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar...