Obituaries
All Obituaries
Janice Joy Burgess (Gorman)
Dec 13, 2011
Janice Joy Burgess, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, from complication of a heart illness. Funeral Services: 12:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Lt. Kristina Sjogren. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial:...
Loren Lee "Smokey" Mcneal
Dec 11, 2011
Loren Lee “Smokey” McNeal, 76, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away peacefully with his family by his side following a long illness on Sunday, December 11, 2011, at East Towne Care Center, Independence. Services: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 15, 2011, at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by Dr. Scott Meader. The family will greet friends from...
Alfred Hall Errington
Dec 10, 2011
Alfred Hall Errington, age 88, died December 10, 2011, at his home in Marion, Iowa. He was a native of Mobile, Alabama, and attended public schools, graduating from Murphy High School in 1942, and from the U.S. Maritime School in New London, CT, as a licensed steam and diesel marine engineer with the rank of Ensign. He served in WWII...
Irene Lillian Fay (Nelson)
Dec 10, 2011
Irene Lillian Fay, 76, of Hiawatha, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2011, at Hope United Church of Christ, Hiawatha, by Rev. Dr. Sue Weier. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion and 1 hour prior to the...
Robert J. Rose
Dec 10, 2011
Robert J. “Bob” Rose, 87, a lifelong resident of Springville, died Saturday December 10, 2011 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, with his wife at his side. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Marion by Rev. Dennis Johnson and Rev. Kevin Jones. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2011, at...
Gabriel Harlan "Gabe" Roelofs
Dec 8, 2011
Gabriel “Gabe” Harlan Roelofs, 3 ½ month old son of Mike & Laura Roelofs, of Center Point, Iowa, died suddenly at his home on December 8, 2011. Funeral Service will be at 7:00 pm on Monday, December 12, 2011, at the Murdoch Funeral Home in Center Point. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm until services on Monday. Gabe was born...
Mildred L. Henderson (Cole)
Dec 8, 2011
Mildred L. “Millie” (Cole) Henderson, 72, of Marion, passed away peacefully at her home Thursday, December 8, 2011. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion. Graveside Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2011 (just prior to service) at Hopkinton Cemetery. Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday December 13, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral...
Eugene Bernard "Gene" Brincks
Dec 7, 2011
Eugene Bernard “Gene” Brincks, 70, of Marion, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Funeral Mass will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, where...
Raymond A. Beer
Dec 7, 2011
Raymond A. Beer, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids by Father Mark Reasoner. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids...
Allen Lynn Johnson
Dec 6, 2011
Allen Lynn Johnson, 58, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his wife, Lisa; father, Dean; children, Sarah (Charlie) Gandy, and Jon Johnson; step-sons, Jason Waddell, and Rusty Waddell;...
Lisa Marie Pizano (Simmons)
Dec 6, 2011
Lisa Marie Pizano, 36, of 985 Valleyview Drive, Marion, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at her home from complications of breast cancer. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Oakland Church of the Nazarene, by Pastor David King. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Friday, December 9, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion and...
Richard D. "Dick" Benson
Dec 6, 2011
Richard “Dick” D. Benson, 68, of Luzerne, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Dan Hoeger. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia of Luzerne;...
Mary Amelia Russell (Pospisil)
Dec 6, 2011
Mary A. (Pospisil) Russell, 93, a resident of Hallmark Care Center in Mount Vernon and longtime resident of Mt. Vernon and Prairieburg, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at Hallmark Care Center in Mt. Vernon, following a long illness. Services: 11 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2011, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prairieburg by Father Wayne Droessler. Visitation will be held...
Dean Raymond Bond
Dec 6, 2011
Dean Raymond Bond, 77, of Delaware died Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at Greg and Deanna’s home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 10, 2011 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Delaware by Rev. Donald Krause. Visitation will be from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2011 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in...
Thomas Hardman
Dec 4, 2011
Thomas Hardman, 70, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, December 4, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, from a short illness. Memorial service will be at a later date. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include three daughters, Penny (Dana) Teel, Cedar Rapids, Susan (Willie) Paz and Diana Wilson, both of Oakley, California; seven grandchildren;...
Wilma J. Welfare (Leikert)
Dec 4, 2011
Wilma J. Welfare, 91, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Detroit, Michigan, died Sunday, December 4, 2011, at Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service will be held at a later date in Cedar Rapids. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home,Cedar Rapids Survivors include her children, Marilynn Keller of Cedar Rapids, James Welfare of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and Alan Welfare of Detroit, Michigan;...
Harry L. Edwards
Dec 4, 2011
Harry Lee Edwards, 71, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, December 4, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Bethel AME Church, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor W. C. Perkins. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his children, Kevin Edwards of Marion and Kim...
Jean Ann Franklin (Fairchild)
Dec 4, 2011
Jean Ann Franklin, 80, of Vinton, formerly of Hiawatha, died Sunday, December 4, 2011, at Windsor Manor Assisted Living in Vinton. Memorial Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home in Central City. Burial: Coggon Cemetery, Coggon. Survivors include her children, Stephen W. Coomes of Owensboro, KY, Janis Franklin (Dennis Kelchen) of Anchorage, AK, Christopher J. (Marcia)...
Dorothy Mae Newcomb (Toton)
Dec 4, 2011
Dorothy Newcomb, 75, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, December 4, 2011, following a long illness. Mass: 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2011, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, December 8, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, where a rosary will be held at 6 p.m. Burial:...


