Obituaries

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Jeanne L. Morgan (Chaplin)

Jeanne L. Morgan (Chaplin)

Jul 27, 2011

Jeanne L. Morgan, 87, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Funeral Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2011, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church by Father Mark Reasoner. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids where a prayer service will...

Donald Lee Cook Jr.

Donald Lee Cook Jr.

Jul 26, 2011

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Nancy Kelly (Shramek)

Nancy Kelly (Shramek)

Jul 26, 2011

Nancy Ann Kelly, 70, of Cedar Rapids, died, Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids. There will be no services. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Earl; children, Shannon (Josh) Beck, Tim Butterfield, and Todd Butterfield; grandchildren, Jessica, Julie, Eric, Jamie, Theresa, and Willem; a brother,...

Aiden Christopher Beadle

Aiden Christopher Beadle

Jul 25, 2011

Aiden Christopher Beadle, 3 day old son of Derrick & Michelle, died Monday, July 25, 2011, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. Services: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids with burial to follow. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Survivors include his...

Roland Norman Hischke

Roland Norman Hischke

Jul 22, 2011

Rev. Roland Norman Hischke (LCMS), 74, of Marion, died Friday, July 22, 2011 at his home. Family will greet friends from 3-5 p.m. Monday, July 25, 2011, at King of Kings Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where memorial services will begin at 5:00 p.m, conducted by Rev. Mark Halvorson. Private family burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral...

Richard Heaton

Richard Heaton

Jul 20, 2011

Richard Heaton, 63, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital. There will be no services. Survivors include his son Alex Heaton (Melinda Sue Mally) of Cedar Rapids; and three grandchildren, Tabatha Mally, Isiah Mally, and Dante Yeisley. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard & Ildia Heaton. Richard was born October 31, 1947,...

Joan Bickel (Hady)

Joan Bickel (Hady)

Jul 20, 2011

Joan Hady Bickel, 90, resident of MethWick Retirement Community, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Her body has been donated to The University of Iowa College of Medicine. Family services will be held at a later date at Trinity Episcopal Church, Iowa City, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Joan was born in 1920 in Montgomery,...

Verla Hilbert (Eller)

Verla Hilbert (Eller)

Jul 19, 2011

VERLA M. HILBERT, 96, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at the Hiawatha Care Center following a long illness. Per Verla’s wishes, there will be no services. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. Verla was born October 15, 1914, in Broadview Montana to Silas W. and Elsie (Heverly) Eller. She moved to Center Point,...

Robert Dale Jordan

Robert Dale Jordan

Jul 18, 2011

Robert D. Jordan, 92, of Little Rock, Arkansas, formerly of Center Point, Iowa, went to be with the Lord Monday, July 18, 2011. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home, Center Point, Iowa. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2011, and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home....

Joann Darlene Borst (Tipton)

Joann Darlene Borst (Tipton)

Jul 17, 2011

Joann Darlene Borst, 57, of Marion, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Memorial Service: 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, where family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Survivors include her husband, Dan; six children, Todd (Jamee) Holland of Saukville, WI,...

Jeffrey F. Ocenosak

Jeffrey F. Ocenosak

Jul 16, 2011

Jeffrey F. Ocenosak, 46, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, formerly of Marion, died July 16, 2011, in his home following a sudden illness. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Monday, August 8, 2011, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Family will greet friends one hour prior to services Monday at the church. Private family inurnment will take place at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in...

Randy D. Kisling

Randy D. Kisling

Jul 16, 2011

Randy D. Kisling, 54 of Grinnell, formerly of Urbana, died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, where the family will greet friends from 4 p.m. until service time. Burial: Urbana Cemetery, Urbana. Survivors include two children, Jason Kisling of Urbana...

Vera Ann Mcdonald (Northrup)

Vera Ann Mcdonald (Northrup)

Jul 15, 2011

Vera Ann McDonald, 62, of Marion, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 15, 2011. Funeral Service: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Bill Holley. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Survivors include...

Gerald "Jerry" Sill

Gerald "Jerry" Sill

Jul 15, 2011

Gerald “Jerry” Sill, 69, of Springville, passed away with his family by his side, Friday, July 15, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at Springville United Methodist Church, Springville, Iowa, by Rev. John Kiezer. The family will greet friends from 4 – 8 p.m., Monday, July 18, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral...

Lawrence Allen "Spike" Davis

Lawrence Allen "Spike" Davis

Jul 15, 2011

Lawrence “Spike” Davis, 75, of Cedar Rapids, died of a brain tumor on Friday, July 15, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice of Mercy in Hiawatha. He was passed from the loving arms of his entire family into the loving arms of our Lord Jesus. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 18, 2011, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church by...

Mark Allen Dusterhoft

Mark Allen Dusterhoft

Jul 13, 2011

Mark Allen Dusterhoft, 57, of Cedar Rapids, died suddenly at his home on July 13, 2011. Services: 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Del Bear. Burial: Calvary Cemetery in Victor at a later date. Survivors include his brother, Tom (Ruth) Dusterhoft of Olathe, Kansas; his sister, Julie (Jim)...

Cynthia Eileen Squires (Stark)

Cynthia Eileen Squires (Stark)

Jul 13, 2011

Cynthia Eileen Stark Squires, 52, of 4250 N. Center Point Rd., died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at her home. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Center Point United Methodist Church by Rev. Mike Ellson. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:30 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point. Survivors include her husband, Jeff; two...

Suzanne Katz (Sapiro)

Suzanne Katz (Sapiro)

Jul 11, 2011

Suzanne Rosenbaum Katz, 89, of Cottage Grove Place, Cedar Rapids, passed away July 11, 2011. Suzanne was born on April 30, 1922, in Waukegan, Illinois, to Martha and Joseph Sapiro. Suzanne is survived by her husband Bert, whom she married in 1969; her daughter, Nancy of Santa Cruz, CA; 2 step-daughters, Toni Neta (Giora) and Sally Feniger (Bill); step-grandchildren, Erin,...

Lucille Von Essen (Turner)

Lucille Von Essen (Turner)

Jul 10, 2011

Lucille Von Essen, 93, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Toronto, Iowa, and Mesa, Arizona, left this world to join God on Sunday, July 10, 2011, at West Ridge Care Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation and luncheon will begin at 12:00 (noon) on Thursday, July 14, 2011, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Marion, Iowa, with services beginning at 1:30 p.m. Private...

Justin Ray "Justy" Watson

Justin Ray "Justy" Watson

Jul 10, 2011

Justin “Justy” R. Watson, 72, of Delhi, formerly of Cedar Rapids died July 10, 2011, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester. Memorial Services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the Delhi United Methodist Church in Delhi by Rev. Lorraine Hartman. Visitation: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., prior to services on Thursday at the church....