Obituaries

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Mabel Frances Long (Neal)

Mabel Frances Long (Neal)

Sep 9, 2011

Mabel F. Long, 88, of 136 36th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, September 9, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Del Bear. Born August 12, 1923, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mabel was the daughter of Raymond and...

Raymond Delbert Kincheloe

Raymond Delbert Kincheloe

Sep 9, 2011

Raymond Delbert Kincheloe, 84, of Marion, died Friday, September 9, 2011. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Marion, by Pastor Dennis Johnson. The family will greet friends 4-7 p.m., Monday, September 12, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Irene; children, Susan (Tim)...

Ralph Eldon Gillmore

Ralph Eldon Gillmore

Sep 8, 2011

Ralph Eldon Gillmore, 91, of Springville, died Thursday, September 8, 2011, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Springville Cemetery, Springville. Survivors include his significant...

Thelma Popelka (Schulte)

Thelma Popelka (Schulte)

Sep 8, 2011

Thelma Popelka, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, September 8, 2011. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at All Saints Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father David O’Connor. A lunch will follow in the Social Hall. Inurnment: St. John’s Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, George; her...

Margaret Atlanta Pitcher (Mcnary)

Margaret Atlanta Pitcher (Mcnary)

Sep 7, 2011

Margaret Atlanta Pitcher, 100, of Linwood Apts., died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at the Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha. Committal Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 10, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Bob Dagit. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors...

Zachary Michael Maloney

Zachary Michael Maloney

Sep 6, 2011

Zachary Michael Maloney, 18, of Hiawatha, died Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, September 11, 2011, at the funeral home. Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his father,...

Charles Robert "Bob" Mick

Charles Robert "Bob" Mick

Sep 6, 2011

Charles Robert “Bob” Mick, 69, of Palo, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, following a brief illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 9, 2011, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Jon Seda. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m., Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood...

Stephen Gerald Rose

Stephen Gerald Rose

Sep 5, 2011

Stephen Gerald Rose, 56, of Springville, formerly of Cresco, Iowa, died Monday, September 5, 2011 at his home. Funeral Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2011, at Squaw Creek Baptist Church, Marion. Family will greet friends from 5 - 8 p.m., Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, and 1 hour prior to the service...

Mae E. Constien (Northrup)

Mae E. Constien (Northrup)

Sep 3, 2011

Mae E. Constien, 81, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, September 3, 2011, at Heritage Nursing Home & Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids. Private Graveside services at Park Cemetery, Nora Springs, Iowa, at a later date. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Survivors include her daughters, Dianna May of Denver, Colorado, Delores (Michael) Dammen of Albert Lea, Minnesota,...

Alice Leona Pospisil (Machula)

Alice Leona Pospisil (Machula)

Sep 3, 2011

Alice Leona Pospisil, 91, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, September 3, 2011, at her home. Services: 9:00 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2011, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Christopher Podhajsky. Family will greet friends from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Anderson Cemetery, Swisher. Alice...

David D. Hines

David D. Hines

Sep 3, 2011

David D. Hines, 56, of Vinton, died Saturday, September 3, 2011, in his home. Services: 4:00 p.m. Friday, September 9, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by Rev. John Caughron. Survivors include his wife, Judy; his parents, Carrol and Dorothy Hines of Toddville; his siblings, Roger Hines of Vinton, Terry Hines and Randy Hines, both of...

Inez Lucille Schlagel (Taylor)

Inez Lucille Schlagel (Taylor)

Sep 3, 2011

Inez Lucille Schlagel, 92, of Marion, died Saturday, September 3, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Family will greet friends one hour prior to services. Survivors include her children, Jean (Richard) Strausser of Cedar Rapids, Linda Clemons of Belle Plaine, Dan...

David Packard

David Packard

Sep 2, 2011

David George Packard, 66, of Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, died Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Sept. 29, 2011 at Linwood Cemetery. Please sign the online guest book for David at www.murdochfuneralhome.com . David was a member of Calvin-Sinclair Presbyterian Church. David was...

Gary Duane Benesh

Gary Duane Benesh

Aug 31, 2011

Gary D. Benesh, 70, of 1234 29th Street N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his sisters, Joan Benesh, Waterloo and Kathy Benesh Robinson, Cedar Rapids and her children, Courtney...

Dale Rodger Hormann

Dale Rodger Hormann

Aug 30, 2011

Dale R. Hormann, 77, of 106 3rd Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa, died peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 2, 2011, at St. Pius Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Phil Thompson. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2011, at...

Robert L. Umbdenstock

Robert L. Umbdenstock

Aug 30, 2011

Robert L. Umbdenstock, 83, of Vinton, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at home. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 3, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home in Center Point by Chaplain Bobbie Dickerson. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Urbana Cemetery, Urbana, Iowa with military rites. Survivors include his wife, Marion; his son, Gary Umbdenstock (Jane...

Frances Elizabeth Montgomery (Holliday)

Frances Elizabeth Montgomery (Holliday)

Aug 30, 2011

Frances Elizabeth. Montgomery, 60, of 1025 20th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011, in Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Gospel Tabernacle Church, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Joe Pledge. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m., Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at the church prior...

Pamela Elizabeth Spies (Russell)

Pamela Elizabeth Spies (Russell)

Aug 30, 2011

Pamela Elizabeth Spies, 51, of Hiawatha, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. A private Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, Terry Spies; six children, Cassidy Borcherding of Phoenix, Arizona, Travis Borcherding...

James Wayne "Jim" Poisal

James Wayne "Jim" Poisal

Aug 30, 2011

James “Jim” Wayne Poisal, Jr., 63, of Marion, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, after a courageous battle with cancer. A celebration of Jim’s life will be announced at a later date, per the family’s request. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion is in charge of arrangements....

Donald E. High

Donald E. High

Aug 29, 2011

Donald E. High, 83 of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, August 29, 2011, in his daughter’s home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his children, Kimberly “Kymm”...