Obituaries
All Obituaries
Jerome T. "Jerry" Loesch
Aug 14, 2010
Jerome “Jerry” T. Loesch, 69, of Mt. Vernon died Saturday, August 14, 2010 at his home, following a 3-year battle with esophageal cancer. Memorial Mass: 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 20, 2010, at St. Isidore Church, Springville. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date....
Larry Leroy Squires
Aug 14, 2010
Larry L. Squires, 73, of Center Point, Iowa, died Saturday, August 14, 2010, in the East Towne Care Center, Independence, Iowa. Services: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Mike Ellson. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial: Alice Cemetery, Center Point....
Wesley John "Wes" Panek
Aug 13, 2010
Wesley John Panek, 74, of Marion, died Friday, August 13, 2010, at Willow Garden Care Center, Marion. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 16, 2010, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 3 – 6 p.m., Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, with a scripture service to begin at...
Betty M. Allnutt (Rucker)
Aug 11, 2010
Betty M. Allnutt, 78, of 1819 Eastern Drive S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 16, 2010, at First Church of the Open Bible, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dan Sanford and Rev. Larry Janda. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, August 15, 2010,...
Beryl L Weekley (Hoffman)
Aug 11, 2010
Beryl L. Weekley, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 16, 2010, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include her children, Barbara (Bob Hintz) Farmer, and Sally Shannon; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 1...
Jeanne C. Jiruska (Lanning)
Aug 11, 2010
Jeanne C. Jiruska, 88, most recently of Cottage Grove Place, Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Westminister Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Don Houdeshell. Family will greet friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, August 13, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids....
William G. "Bill" Vedder
Aug 10, 2010
William “Bill” G. Vedder, 73, a resident of Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at the Veterans Home. Memorial Services: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, with military honors by American Legion Post 727. Survivors include his sister,...
Robert J. Berends
Aug 9, 2010
Robert J. Berends, 77, a resident of Crestridge Care Center in Maquoketa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, August 9, 2010, at the care center. Memorial Service: 9:00 a.m. Saturday, August 28, 2010, at Valley View Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids. Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Fern...
James D. Marsh
Aug 8, 2010
James D. Marsh, 85, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, August 8, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home, Marion, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 4 – 8 p.m., Friday, August 13, 2010, at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jim will...
Cornelia Genevieve Lentner (Egloff)
Aug 6, 2010
Cornelia G. Lentner, 95, of Robins, died Friday, August 06, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Hiawatha, by Fr. Neil Manternach. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Monday, with a vigil beginning at 3:45 p.m., at the Murdoch Funeral Home &...
Ina King Smith (King)
Aug 4, 2010
Ina King Smith, 81, of Burlington, IA, formerly of Las Cruces, NM, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. There will be no memorial or viewing. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion is in charge or arrangements. Ina will be buried in the Military Cemetery at Phoenix, AZ...
Rachel Laura Cornette (Lyphout)
Aug 3, 2010
Rachel L. Cornette, 99, of 3950 Cummings Ford Road, Center Point, Iowa, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 6, 2010, at Sacred Heart Church, Walker, by Father Ardel Barta. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, August 5, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Luka Louise Kell (Kell)
Aug 3, 2010
Luka Louise Kell, was born quietly on August 3, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. A Memorial Mass will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, August 6, 2010, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, with Rev. Phil Thompson officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Thursday at the Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home...
Lenora Louise Anderson (Kennedy)
Aug 1, 2010
Lenora L. Anderson, 83, of 3521 Amanda Court N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, August 1, 2010, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at Eden United Church of Christ, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Beverly Thompson-Travis. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home...
Merle Odean Harkness
Aug 1, 2010
Merle Odean Harkness, 85, of Central City, died Sunday, August 1, 2010 at his home. Services: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 5, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 4 – 6 p.m., Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at the funeral home in Marion. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City, Iowa. Survivors include...
Catherine Lucile Quint (Mulvehill)
Aug 1, 2010
Catherine L. Quint, 75, of Ryan, Iowa died Sunday, August 1, 2010, at home following a short illness. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Dennis Quint at 10:30 am Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Blessed Trinity Cluster, Ryan, Iowa. Wake from 2–8 pm on Tuesday, August 3 at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
William E. "Bill" Scott
Jul 31, 2010
William “Bill” E. Scott, 89, of Alburnett, died Saturday, July 31, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a long illness. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 5, 2010, at Prairie Chapel Church, Marion, Iowa, by Rev. H. Burr Bryant and Rev. Keith Scott. The family will greet friends 1 hour prior to the service at the church....
Rose Marie Kopernik (Panek)
Jul 30, 2010
Rose Marie (Panek) Kopernik, 75, of Marion, passed away peacefully Friday, July 30, 2010. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Marion, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 5 – 8 p.m., Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, with a Scripture Service beginning at 7:00 p.m. Graveside...
Evelyn Betty Stone (Malchert)
Jul 29, 2010
Evelyn B. Stone, 85, a resident of Northbrook Manor, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died there Thursday, July 29, 2010. Friends and family are welcome to a Celeberation of her Life Service: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Pastor Mike Ellson and Pastoral Assistant Ken Graham of Center Point United Methodist Church will...
John Sherman "Jack" Weaver
Jul 28, 2010
John “Jack” Sherman Weaver, 83, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 30, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: at a later date. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Nelda; three children, Jack, Richard, and...