Obituaries
All Obituaries
Ann E. Wendt (Phelps)
Nov 11, 2011
Ann E. Wendt, 73, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Friday, November 11, 2011, at her home, following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. David Bissell. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at the funeral home....
Stanley Christian Pedersen
Nov 11, 2011
Stanley Christian Pedersen, 82, of Springville, died Friday, November 11, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Springville, by Rev. Tony Kruse. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion where a vigil will begin at...
Helen Dora Sannes (Counter)
Nov 11, 2011
Helen Dora (Counter) Sannes, 71, was welcomed into the Kingdom of God on November 11, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with Lymphoma cancer. Helen passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be Monday, November 14, 2011, from 4-7 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion and one hour prior...
Jeanne Suzanne Nosbisch (Richter)
Nov 11, 2011
Jeanne Suzanne Nosbisch, 37, of Anamosa, died Friday November 11, 2011, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Prairieburg, by Rev. Wayne Droessler. Family will greet friends from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Central City....
Kevin David Schmidt
Nov 10, 2011
Kevin D. Schmidt, 56, of Delhi, died November 10, 2011 following a sudden illness. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Manchester. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. until service time Tuesday. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Delhi, Iowa. Kevin was born December 11, 1954 in Monticello, Iowa, the...
Grace Leona Clark (Wilde)
Nov 10, 2011
Grace Leona Clark, 95, a resident of the Solon Care Center, formerly of Ely, died Thursday, November 10, 2011, at the care center, on what would have been her 74th Wedding Anniversary. Funeral Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at St. John Lutheran Church in Ely by Rev. Erika Uthe. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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.
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)
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
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)
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
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...