Obituaries
All Obituaries
Norman Curtis Stordahl
Dec 26, 2011
Norman Curtis Stordahl, 81, of Marion, died Monday December 26, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha Prayer Service: 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2012 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center by Rev. Bob David. Family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial: Finley, North Dakota. He is...
Melvin R Meister
Dec 26, 2011
Melvin R. Meister, 51, died December 26, 2011 at Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West Union, IA following a sudden illness. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., prior to services on Thursday. Melvin was born February 7, 1960 in Manchester, the...
Donald D. Wilkinson
Dec 25, 2011
Donald D. Wilkinson, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, December 25, 2011. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Evelyn; his children, Ron (Sheila) Wilkinson of Chesterfield, Missouri, Sheryl Wilkinson of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Donna (Jeff) Walters of Lisbon, Iowa; five grandchildren, Stephanie (Matt) Petersen of Foristell, Missouri, Adam (Gail) Tenney...
George W. Popelka
Dec 25, 2011
George W. Popelka, 90, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, December 25, 2011, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Memorial Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at All Saints Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father David O’Connor. The family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church on Wednesday. Inurnment: St....
Eunice E. Koeppen (Butters)
Dec 22, 2011
Eunice E. Koeppen, 83, of Marion, went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Faith Lutheran Church, Marion. The family will greet friends between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial: 2:00 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors...
Sharon Ann Meskimen (Burger)
Dec 22, 2011
Sharon Ann Meskimen, 62, of Swisher, died Thursday, December 22, 2011, at home. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at St. Patrick’s Church, Fairfax, by Father Dustin Vu. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Monday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids where a rosary will be recited at 4:30 p.m. and a scripture service will...
Anna L. Brooks (Doolin)
Dec 21, 2011
Anna L. Brooks, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at home. Inurnment: Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Survivors include 4 sons, Melvin Brooks Jr. of Cedar Rapids, Eugene Brooks of Hiawatha, James Nolan Brooks of Rock Island, Illinois, and Paul Anthony Brooks of Cedar Rapids; 11...
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. (McCray) Cornwell
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)...


