Obituaries
All Obituaries
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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
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....
Marcella T "Sally" Naber (Steffen)
Jul 9, 2011
Marcella T. “Sally” Naber, 80, died July 9, 2011 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2011 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. John Flaherty. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service...
Lenore J. Wojtowicz (Fry)
Jul 9, 2011
Lenore J. (Fry) Wojtowicz, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, July 9, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 11 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. on Friday. Burial will immediately follow the service at...
Terryl Lynn Pasker
Jul 9, 2011
Terryl L. Pasker, 39, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, July 9, 2011, while serving in a combat zone. Terryl was born February 26, 1972, in Anamosa, the son of David and Mary (Heims) Pasker. He was a graduate of Lisbon High School. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army and was a self-employed home builder. On November 4,...
Ivan Edwin "Ike" Hoge
Jul 7, 2011
Ivan Edwin “Ike” Hoge, 94, of Anamosa, died Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa, after a short stay. Family will greet friends at 12:00 noon on Monday, July 11, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Graveside Service: 2:00 p.m. Springville Cemetery, Springville, by Rev. Edwin Moreano of Above and Beyond Hospice...