Obituaries
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Robert E. "Bob" Corum
May 8, 2011
Robert “Bob” E. Corum, 45, of Springville, died Sunday, May 8, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a long, courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 13, 2011, at Springville United Methodist Church, Springville, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 4 – 8 p.m., with a prayer service beginning...
James Edward McLaud
May 8, 2011
James Edward McLaud, 66, of 219 18th Street N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, May 8, 2011, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Bill Harnish. James “Jim” was born to Mary and George McLaud on January 2, 1945, in Cedar...
Geraldine Lafrentz (Mathewson)
May 7, 2011
Geraldine LaFrentz, 88, of Marion, died Saturday, May 7, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June11, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa, by Vicki Standley. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa. Survivors include her children, Tina (Mike) McCormick...
Joseph Anthony Nortmann
May 7, 2011
Joseph Anthony Nortmann, 94, of Hiawatha, died Saturday, May 7, 2011, in Washington. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by the Rev. Beverly Thompson-Travis. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, with Military Rites. Survivors include two sons, Gary (Bunliep)...
Marissa Rose Harbach
May 7, 2011
Marissa Rose Harbach, 13, of Delhi, died, Saturday, May 7, 2011 from the results of a car accident. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Manchester, conducted by Rev. Donald Krause. Visitation: 2-8pm, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville. Additional visitation will be one hour prior to the...
Megan Lynn Scott
May 7, 2011
Megan Lynn Scott, 16, of Marion, joined her grandpa Tom in Heaven following a courageous battle with cancer, on Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Services: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 12, 2011, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. The family will greet friends from 3 – 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 11,...
Edie West (Christianson)
May 5, 2011
Edie West, 96, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, Iowa, formerly of Marion and Robins, died there Thursday, May 5, 2011. Services: 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Grant Hagen. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Tuesday. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton,...
Roberta May-Ree Bare (Eckhart)
May 4, 2011
Roberta May-Ree Bare, 86, formerly of Cedar Rapids and Marion, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Elim Home in Princeton, MN. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Monday, May 9, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Del Bear. Family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home and one hour prior to...
James Howard Junior Hinman
May 3, 2011
James H. Hinman, 80, of Marion, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include wife Agnes; children, James B. Hinman of Piscataway, NJ, Constance (Steve) King of Severn, MD, Carol Hinman of Marion, Dianna (Brad) Heddinger of Loves Park, IL, and David (Wendy) Hinman of Dubuque; 9 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; siblings,...
Christine M. Baxter (Allen)
Apr 30, 2011
Christine M. Baxter, 46, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, April 30, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 6:30 p.m.Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Del Bear. Family will greet friends following the services. Survivors include her husband, Chuck A. Baxter; two sons, Chuck R. and Daniel J. Baxter at home; her father, Lt....
Tossie Aldrich Husmann (Cogdill)
Apr 30, 2011
Tossie (Cogdill)Aldrich Husmann, 83, of Marion, died Saturday, April 30, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Service: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Golden Congregational Church in rural Ryan, by Pastor Mary C. Taylor. Family will greet friends one hour before services at the church. Burial: Golden Prairie Cemetery, rural Ryan....
Raymond Leroy "Ray" Reth
Apr 28, 2011
Raymond L. Reth, 74, of Manchester died April 28, 2011. Private family services will be held. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Manchester is in charge of arrangements. Raymond was born August 12, 1937 in Manchester, the son of Elvin and Alice (Candler) Reth. He graduated from West Delaware High School in Manchester, On August 16, 1958, he was...
George Lumir "Red" Machacek
Apr 28, 2011
George Lumir “Red” Machacek, 65, formerly of Ryan, died Thursday, April 28, 2011, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City, by Rev. Tim Carter. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at the funeral home. Burial: Alice...
Brian J. Keep
Apr 26, 2011
Brian Jay Keep, 44, of Marion, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at his home. There will be no services held at this time. Please feel free to contact the family for further information. Survivors include his wife, Kelly; 3 children, Brie, Kyle, and Tina, all of Marion; his parents; and his siblings, Teri (Greg) Downes of Iowa City, Alan (Phyllis)...
Russell K. Blaine
Apr 26, 2011
Russell K. Blaine, 94, passed away peacefully at his home on April 26, 2011. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 4, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Russell was born August 10, 1916, in Cedar Rapids to John and...
Thomas Carl "Tom" Waters
Apr 25, 2011
Thomas Carl “Tom” Waters, 100, of Marion, formerly of Coggon, passed away from this life on Monday, April 25, 2011, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City by Rev. Lynn Cunningham. Family will greet friends from...
Cynthia Janet "Cindy" Bries (Brown)
Apr 25, 2011
Cynthia J. Edaburn Bries, 71, of Manchester died Monday, April 25, 2011. Funeral Services: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 28, 2011 at Manchester United Methodist Church by Rev. Roger Henry. Visitation: 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Manchester. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Greeley. Cindy was...
Leo J Mensen
Apr 24, 2011
Leo J. Mensen, 83, of Earlville died, Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 28, 2011 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earlville, conducted by: Rev. Dennis Quint. Visitation: 1:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Earlville with a 8:00 p.m. Scripture Service. Burial: St....
Mary Aline Frye (Warner)
Apr 22, 2011
Mary Warner Frye, 82, of Marion, Iowa, passed away at Winslow House Care Center, Marion, Friday, April 22, 2011, of a failing heart. Mary Aline Warner was born October 10, 1928, to David and Edna Warner at the family home near Wooster, Ohio, with her maternal grandmother serving as midwife. Her remains have been cremated. She attended Wooster public schools....


