Obituaries

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Mary Lou Knepper (Wright)

Mary Lou Knepper (Wright)

Dec 31, 2010

Mary Lou Knepper, 78, of Toddville, Iowa, died Friday, December 31, 2010, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at Toddville Free Methodist Church, Toddville, by Pastor Mark Loftquist. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Burial: Dunkard Cemetery, Midway, Iowa, at a later date. Arrangements...

Bethel Annette Toms (Davis)

Bethel Annette Toms (Davis)

Dec 30, 2010

Bethel Annette Toms, 83 of Sun City, AZ, formerly of Manchester, IA died December 30, 2010. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m, Friday, January 21, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Manchester by Rev. Roger Henry. Family will greet friends one hour prior to services at the church. Arrangements handled by Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services,...

Joyce Ann Grieder (Grieder)

Joyce Ann Grieder (Grieder)

Dec 28, 2010

Joyce A. Grieder, 74, of 6601 Creekside Drive N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010, in her home. A private inurnment will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother, Robert. Born March 8, 1936, in Belle Plaine, Iowa,...

Victoria C. Leach (Fiala)

Victoria C. Leach (Fiala)

Dec 26, 2010

Victoria C. Leach, 90, a resident of Northbrook Care Center, died Sunday, December 26, 2010. Graveside Gathering: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 30, 2010, at Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include two nephews, Wayne (Jan) Karr and LeRoy (Diane) Karr; two nieces, Georgia Anne Kazimour O’Keefe and Win Fiala; great-nephews,...

Helen Marlene Lisenbee (Sullivan)

Helen Marlene Lisenbee (Sullivan)

Dec 25, 2010

H. Marlene Lisenbee, 77, of North Liberty, Iowa, formerly of Solon, died Saturday, December 25, 2010, at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 3, 2011, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Solon, by Rev. Jim Vrba. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, January 2, 2011, at the church, where a scripture service will be...

Boyd Lee Fortner

Boyd Lee Fortner

Dec 25, 2010

Boyd Lee Fortner, 73, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, December 25, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Bill Harnish. Family will greet friends from noon until service time at the funeral home on Wednesday. Burial: Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills....

Josephine A. Jelinek (Karlik)

Josephine A. Jelinek (Karlik)

Dec 25, 2010

Josephine A. Jelinek, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died of complications of heart disease on Saturday, December 25, 2010. Private Graveside Services will be held at Czech National Cemetery. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her children, Jerry (Barb) Jelinek, Judy (Paul) Lillie, both of Cedar Rapids and Diane (Arthur) Ashton of Phoenix, Arizona; five...

Robert W. Bowen

Robert W. Bowen

Dec 24, 2010

Robert Bowen, 87, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, December 24, 2010, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 1, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Patricia Decker. The family will greet friends from 1 p.m. until service time at the funeral home on Saturday....

Norma Jean Clark

Norma Jean Clark

Dec 24, 2010

Norma Jean Clark, 80, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, December 24, 2010, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at Grace Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Dr. Curt Moermond. Inurnment: Grace Episcopal Church with her late husband, Paul Clark. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar...

Frances Selma "Fran" Rucker (Rassmussen)

Frances Selma "Fran" Rucker (Rassmussen)

Dec 24, 2010

Frances S. “Fran” Rucker, 93, a resident of Higley Mansion Residential Care Center, formerly of Marion, died Christmas Eve, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Marion by Rev. Greg Williamson and Rev. Don Loesch. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, December...

Christopher Mitchell Hubbard

Christopher Mitchell Hubbard

Dec 23, 2010

Christopher M. Hubbard, 38, of 1110 Bowler Street, Hiawatha, Iowa, died accidently Thursday, December 23, 2010, in his home. Christopher was born March 5, 1972, in Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 30, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Rick Gail. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at...

Margaret J. Rucker (Foehrer)

Margaret J. Rucker (Foehrer)

Dec 22, 2010

Margaret J. Rucker, 82, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Jay Jentink. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, December 27, 2010, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include...

Elton Marvin Ellis

Elton Marvin Ellis

Dec 22, 2010

Elton Marvin Ellis, 86, of Manchester died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 27, 2010 at the Cornerstone Community Church by Rev. Mary Green. Visitation: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday, December 26, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Manchester, IA. and one hour before services at the church...

Michael Eugene Griffin

Michael Eugene Griffin

Dec 22, 2010

Michael Eugene Griffin, 32, of Cedar Rapids, died December 22, 2010, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Survivors include two children, Jayden and Jaymason Griffin; and his parents Jane and John Griffin of Cedar Rapids. Michael was born September 18, 1978, the son of John and Jane (Tolander) Griffin. He graduated from Jefferson High School...

Edwin R. Boynton

Edwin R. Boynton

Dec 21, 2010

Edwin Boynton, 96, of Coggon, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Memorial Service:11:00 a.m., Monday, December 27, 2010, at United Parish Church, Coggon, by Rev. Jen Filter. The family will greet friends 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Burial: Fairview Dunkerton Cemetery, Dunkerton, Iowa, at a...

Jean Marie Freese (Storey)

Jean Marie Freese (Storey)

Dec 21, 2010

Jean M. Freese, 77, of 631 29th St. NE, Cedar Rapids and formerly of Marion, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at her home. Funeral Service: 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 23, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, by Chaplain Jeremy Hudson. Family will greet friends after 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Wayne Zion Lutheran...

Bessie C. Klopp (Mitchell)

Bessie C. Klopp (Mitchell)

Dec 20, 2010

Bessie C. (Mitchell) Bassett Klopp, 98, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, December 20, 2010, at Evergreen Estates II, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Services: 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. The family will greet friends 1 hour prior to the service. Private Burial: Springville Cemetery, Springville, Iowa. Survivors include a daughter, Marjorie (Roger)...

Jeffrey George Schipper

Jeffrey George Schipper

Dec 19, 2010

Jeffrey George Schipper, 50, of Center Point, Iowa, died Sunday, December 19, 2010, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 23, 2010, at Center Point United Methodist Church, Center Point, by Pastor Mike Ellson and Ken Graham. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...

Stewart David Prince

Stewart David Prince

Dec 18, 2010

Stewart D. Prince, 62, of 506 17th Street N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, in his home. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Jo; children, Tia (Prince) Srachta of St. Charles, Illinois and Melynda Kordus-Kennedy of Anchorage,...

Marian J. Johnston (Paulsen)

Marian J. Johnston (Paulsen)

Dec 18, 2010

Marian J. Johnston, 80, of Hiawatha, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation: 5 – 7 p.m., Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. Graveside Service: 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 22, 2010, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa. Survivors include her 5 children, Dennis Johnston,...