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Kay. M. Blahnik (Pollard)
Dec 21, 2011
Kay M. Blahnik, 74, a long time resident of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at West Ridge Care Center. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends Monday, December 26, 2011 from 4 – 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her...
Donald Robert Bedell
Dec 21, 2011
Donald Robert Bedell, 87, a lifelong resident of Whittier, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services for Don will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Martha; son, William Donald Bedell; and daughter, Elizabeth Anna Bedell, all of Whittier. He...
Donald Joseph Jelinek
Dec 20, 2011
Donald J. Jelinek, 78, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, December 18, 2011, at the Dennis & Donna Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, from a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, at the funeral home. Burial:...
Calvin C. Hartbeck
Dec 19, 2011
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 23, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Manchester by Rev. Michael Druhl. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Manchester. Additional visitation: one hour before services Friday at the church. Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. Calvin was...
Sandra L. "Sandy" Teed (Meyer)
Dec 19, 2011
Sandra L. “Sandy” Teed, 69, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at her home. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 22, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4 – 6 p.m. Wednesday December 21, 2011, at the funeral home. Burial: Dunkard Cemetery, Toddville. Survivors include her three children, Tamyre Rounds,...
Esther Ruth Fillmore (Greimann)
Dec 17, 2011
Esther Schuettpelz Fillmore, 98, passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, at Bickford Cottage, Marion. Esther was born Sept. 19, 1913, on a farm near Garner, Iowa, to William and Betty Greimann. Esther was the middle child in a family that included five brothers and three sisters. She attended Iowa State Teachers College and began her teaching career in a one...
Charles Martin "Carl" Sindelar
Dec 17, 2011
Charles “Carl” Sindelar, 85, of Central City, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Central City by Rev. Wayne Droessler. Family will greet friends from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Burial:...
Eileen E. Cornwell (Mccray)
Dec 16, 2011
Eileen E. Cornwell, 92, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 19, at St. Jude Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Mark Reasoner. Family will greet friends from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, December 18, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where a Vigil...
Margarete Beebe (Schmidt)
Dec 15, 2011
Margarete “Margot” Beebe, 80, of Central City, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Willow Gardens Care Center following a long illness. No funeral services are planned. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements. She was born in Cologne, Germany on December 16, 1930 to Gerhard and Maria Schmidt. She later welcomed brother Anthony (deceased), another brother...
Harold "Snooks" Burgess
Dec 15, 2011
Harold M. “Snooks” Burgess, 72, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, from cancer. Harold’s wife Janice died on December 13, 2011 and their service will be held: 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...
Anita Marie Leatherman (Kaalberg)
Dec 15, 2011
Anita Marie Kaalberg Leatherman, 88, a resident of Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, died on Thursday, December 15, 2011. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 19, 2011, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Marion. Visitation: 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion where a Parish Vigil service will be held...
Kenneth Arthur "Ken" Cook
Dec 13, 2011
Kenneth A Cook, 91, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Graveside services will be at a later date at Oakland Cemetery. Per Ken’s wishes, his body was donated to the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics. Ken was born in Manchester on January 31, 1920. He was united in marriage to Alice Mae Satterlee...
Nellie Iva Olson (Boots)
Dec 13, 2011
Nellie Iva Olson, 88, of Marion, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at her home. Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 19, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, where family will greet friends from 11 a.m.until service time. Survivors include her children, Lonnie (Lee) Alitz of Cedar Rapids, Gerry (Jeff) Van Meter of Marion; grandchildren, Robert (Connie)...
Marilyn L. Streight (Topping)
Dec 13, 2011
Marilyn L. Streight, 64, of Marion, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Marion Village, 700 35th Street, Marion. Survivors include her husband, Bob; a son, Mark; two grandchildren, Amanda (Eric) Mager and Allison Streight; great-grandchildren, Kaden Mager and Julian Patrick; step-grandchildren, Deziary,...
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...
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