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Joan Wilson Sheppard (Mckeag)
May 24, 2011
Joan Wilson McKeag Brooks Sheppard, 81, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 27, 2011, Oakland Cemetery, Manchester, Iowa. Visitation: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 27, 2011, at the First Presbyterian Church in Manchester with an 11:00 a.m. Memorial Service by Rev. Michael Manaugh. Joan was born June...
Joseph Michael Oujiri
May 24, 2011
Joseph Michael Oujiri, 74, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Living Center West in Cedar Rapids. Per Joe’s wishes, there will not be a formal visitation or funeral. Private family burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Nancy Oujiri; and many nieces and...
Dorothy Magdalene Regan (Timp)
May 23, 2011
Dorothy M. Regan, 87, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, May 23, 2011, at her son’s home, surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, May 26, 2011, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, with Rev. Ivan Nienhaus celebrating. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at...
George Maring Waite
May 22, 2011
George Waite, 71, a resident of Living Center West, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: South English Cemetery, South English, Iowa, at a later date. Survivors include his wife, Doris;...
Ken Lint Sr.
May 22, 2011
Ken Lint, 78, of Marion, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at the Hiawatha Care Center, where he had resided since having a stroke in October, 2010. At Ken’s request, there will be no services. Arrangements are being made by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Ken is survived by his wife of 24 years, Linda; daughters, Allison, Elizabeth, Lisa...
Opal Ruth Polivka (Boal)
May 21, 2011
Opal R. Polivka, 93, a resident of Living Center East, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died there Saturday, May 21, 2011. Burial at a later date at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. There are no survivors. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Allen Richard Kruckenberg
May 21, 2011
Allen R. Kruckenberg, 85, went to be with his Savior Saturday, May 21, 2011, after a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Springs of Life Foursquare Church. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m., Monday, May 23, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife; three children,...
Loretta J. Wilcox (Herbert)
May 20, 2011
Loretta J. Wilcox, 83, a resident of Garnett Place in Cedar Rapids, died Friday, May 20, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Per Loretta’s wishes, there will be no services. Inurnment will be in Michigan at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. Survivors include Gini (Kirk) Hayes of Central City, Marck...
Nancy Anne Caves (Slick)
May 19, 2011
Nancy Anne Caves, 74, of Marion, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at her home. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 23, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Pastor Blair A’Hearn. Family will greet friends from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at a later date. Survivors include her children, Candy Schnepf...
Kenneth Merle Wendell
May 19, 2011
Kenneth M. Wendell, 68, of 1635 25th St. in Marion, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at his home after a courageous battle with carcinoid cancer. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 23, 2011, at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion by Rev. Dennis Johnson. Family will greet friends from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home...
Earnest Ray "Earnie" Highley
May 18, 2011
Earnest R. “Earnie” Highley, a resident of Higley Mansion, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2011, Clark Funeral Home in Neosho, MO. Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial: Howard Cemetery, Goodman, MO. Local...
Hazel P. Keil (Lanning)
May 16, 2011
Hazel Lanning Keil, 96, of Marion, died Monday, May 16, 2011. Services: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa, by Pastor Jay Jentink. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial: Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, Iowa. Survivors include two sisters, Doris Smith of...
Rose Ann Bach
May 16, 2011
Rose Ann Bach, 78, of Center Point, died Monday, May 16, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Hoover Church in rural Troy Mills. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point. Burial: Troy Mills Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Jack; two sons, Byron (Marta)...
Eileen Frances Dolan (Lynes)
May 15, 2011
Eileen F. Dolan, 98, of Ryan died Sunday, May 15, 2011. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 21, 2011 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Ryan by Rev. John Flaherty. Visitation: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 20, 2011 with a 4:00 p.m., Rosary Service at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home in Manchester, and one hour before services Saturday, at the church....
John C. Lower
May 14, 2011
John C. Lower, 88, of Ely, died Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Higley Mansion Care Center, Cedar Rapids. Graveside Services: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska, at a later date. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his children, Robert Lower, Kirkland, Washington, Claudia Halley, Lenexa, Kansas, Connie Follett, West Des Moines, Iowa, Douglas Lower, Concord,...
Joseph P. Parrott
May 14, 2011
Joseph P. Parrott, 85, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, May 14, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital from complications of pneumonia. There will be no services per Joe’s wishes. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Darlene “Polly”; his children, Sharon Domino of Indianapolis, Indiana, Judy Bousquet of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Ralph Parrott of Sebring, Florida; two grandchildren, Thomas (Josetta) Domino...
Matthew Lorenz
May 13, 2011
Matthew John Lorenz, 58, of Aurora, Colorado, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, May 13, 2011, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The family will greet friends from 5 – 8 p.m., Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 27, 2011, at St. Isidore Catholic Church, Springville, Iowa. Graveside Service: 2:00...
Jimmy F. Shimek
May 13, 2011
Jimmy F. Shimek, 70, of Robins, formerly of Marshalltown, died Friday, May 13, 2011, at his home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Chaplain Tammy Buseman. Visitation will be from 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Graveside Service: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Long Grove Cemetery in Maynard. Survivors include his sister, Mary...
Lowell Howard Palmer
May 13, 2011
Lowell H. Palmer, 79, of Marion, formerly of Hiawatha, died Friday, May 13, 2011, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2011, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion with...
Kenneth William Martin
May 13, 2011
Kenneth William Martin, 89, a resident of Evergreen Estates III, formerly of Marion, died Friday, May 13, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Private services and burial will be held by the family. Burial: Wilson Cemetery, Independence. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include a nephew and niece, Steve...
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