Obituaries

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Alvena M. Michael (Leaven)

Alvena M. Michael (Leaven)

Feb 24, 2011

Alvena M. Michael, 101, of 113 Greene Street, Walker, died Thursday, February 24, 2011, at West Village Care Center, Independence. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Walker, by Father Ardel Barta. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, February 28, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Walker, where a Rosary will begin at 5:00...

Elva M. Hoskins (Sewell)

Elva M. Hoskins (Sewell)

Feb 24, 2011

Elva M. Hoskins, 89, of 3546 Springville Rd., died Thursday, February 24, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 28, 2011, at Jordan’s Grove Baptist Church by Rev. Steve Russell. Visitation will be from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial: Jordan’s Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors...

John Dale Sents

John Dale Sents

Feb 24, 2011

John Dean Sents, 72, of Marion, died Thursday, February 24, 2011, at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion. Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, February 26, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion by Rev. Dan Sanford. Friends may call one hour before services Saturday at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella, Iowa. John...

Lee W. Griffin

Lee W. Griffin

Feb 24, 2011

Lee W. Griffin, 93, formerly of Marion and a resident of Cottage Grove Place, died there on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Funeral Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Chaplain Joe Kane. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial: Salem Cemetery in Van...

Violet Loudine Mcconnell (Cannon)

Violet Loudine Mcconnell (Cannon)

Feb 23, 2011

Violet L. McConnell, 84, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, Iowa, died there Wednesday, February 23, 2011. A private memorial will be held in Illinois at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include Pat, Jonny, Renee, Louis, Robin, Dana and Arlan; 12 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Violet was preceded...

Kaare Lode

Kaare Lode

Feb 22, 2011

Kaare Lode, 82, a resident of Summit Pointe, died there on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 28, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Walker. Family will greet friends from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, February 27, at the funeral home in Walker. Burial: Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills, Iowa. Military Honors: American Legion...

Betty Lucile Jones (Miller)

Betty Lucile Jones (Miller)

Feb 22, 2011

Betty L. Jones, 85, of 1307 30th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. No services will be held. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her children, Leeann Hildenbrand and Michael Jones; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; brothers, Larry Miller and Harold Miller; and sisters,...

James Gordon Lovell

James Gordon Lovell

Feb 21, 2011

James G. Lovell, 94, of 302 7th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa, died at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, on Monday, February 21, 2011. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 24, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Fredrich Mellberg. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home....

Neil Lloyd Vauthrin

Neil Lloyd Vauthrin

Feb 21, 2011

Neil Lloyd Vauthrin, 74, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, February 21, 2010 in St. Anthony’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado of a heart attack. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 5 at 2:00 pm at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids. The family will receive friends from 4 pm to 7 pm at Murdoch Funeral Home &...

Marguerite Lucille Ankerstar

Marguerite Lucille Ankerstar

Feb 21, 2011

Marguerite “Mary” Lucille Ankerstar, 100, a resident of Northbrook Manor, Cedar Rapids, passed peacefully of natural causes on Monday, February 21, 2011. Private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. Survivors include her children, Lt. Col (Ret.) Bradley D. (Marrilyn) Ankerstar of Lebanon, Ohio and Sally Jane...

Michael Gregory Boots

Michael Gregory Boots

Feb 21, 2011

Michael Gregory Boots, 62, of Cedar Rapids, died at his home. Services will be at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his father, Laverne Boots of Cedar Rapids; a son, Anthony Boots; a daughter, Kara McCusker; a brother, John Boots of Brandon; a granddaughter; and a step-grandson. He was preceded in...

Irene C Wiedenman (Sander)

Irene C Wiedenman (Sander)

Feb 19, 2011

Irene C. Wiedenman, 89, died Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 21, 2011at the First Lutheran Church in Manchester by Rev. Al Oman and Rev. Dr. Jean Rabary. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Sunday, February 20, 2011 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services...

Marcella Juilfs (Kirkpatrick)

Marcella Juilfs (Kirkpatrick)

Feb 19, 2011

Marcella “Maude” Juilfs, 89, resident of Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, formerly of Onslow, died Saturday, February 19, 2011, at the care center, following a long illness with Alzheimer’s. Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Friends may call one hour prior to services. Private...

Marguerite Marie Butterfield (Fuessley)

Marguerite Marie Butterfield (Fuessley)

Feb 19, 2011

Marguerite Marie Butterfield, 95, a resident of Crestview Acres, Marion, died there Saturday, February 19, 2011, at Crestview Acres, Marion, Iowa. Services: 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 25 2011, at Alice United Methodist Church, Center Point, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 6 – 8 p.m., Thursday, February 24, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Burial: Troy...

Maysel Marie Mccloud (Porter)

Maysel Marie Mccloud (Porter)

Feb 19, 2011

Maysel M. (Porter) McCloud 93, a long time resident of Ryan, died Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 24 at the Silver Creek United Methodist Church, rural Ryan, IA, with the Rev. Sheri Andersen officiating with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3...

Dale R Cords

Dale R Cords

Feb 18, 2011

DELHI DATELINE: Dale R. Cords, 73, of Delhi, died Friday, February 18, 2011 in Mesa, AZ. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 26, 2011, at the Delhi United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Lorraine Hartman officiating. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Delhi. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral...

Katherine Nan Oliver (Green)

Katherine Nan Oliver (Green)

Feb 18, 2011

Katherine Nan Oliver, 72, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, February 18, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Funeral Services: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Zebedee Bell of Unity Church of God in Christ. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery,...

Marion William "Bill" Long

Marion William "Bill" Long

Feb 17, 2011

Marion William “Bill” Long, 81, a resident of Hiawatha Care Center, formerly of Marion, died Thursday, February 17, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral Mass: 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 21, 2011, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Family will greet friends from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Mt....

Mary Josephine Soukup (Holub)

Mary Josephine Soukup (Holub)

Feb 17, 2011

Mary J. Soukup, 91, died Thursday, February 17, 2011, at Northbrook Manor Care Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 21, 2011, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Family will greet friends from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, February 20, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion with a vigil beginning at 4 p.m. Burial: 2:00...

Edward Gene Saucer

Edward Gene Saucer

Feb 15, 2011

Edward G. Saucer, 81, of Marion, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Services: 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 18, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa, by Pastor David Lenth. The family will greet friends 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar...