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Donita Watts (Wolfe)
Feb 4, 2011
Donita Oakley Watts, 97, formerly of Clinton, Arkansas and Mt. Vernon, Iowa, a resident of Linn Manor, died there Friday, February 4, 2011. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2011, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, Iowa. Family will greet friends at from 5-8 p.m. Monday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion with a 7:30 p.m....
Millie Cox (Mathis)
Feb 3, 2011
Millie Cox, 88, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, February 3, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 11, 2011, at The Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Cedar Rapids by Pastor John Morrisson. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial: Center Point Cemetery. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point....
Clair Ambrose "Bud" Mangold
Feb 2, 2011
Clair “Bud” A. Mangold, 80, of Ryan, died February 2, 2011 at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 12, 2011 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Ryan by Rev. Richard Gaul. Visitation: 3:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home in Manchester where there will be a 4:00 p.m. Rosary...
Juanita Benishek (O'Brien)
Feb 2, 2011
Juanita Ortberg Benishek, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, after a sudden illness. Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 5, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Christopher Podhajsky. Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Juanita was born July 11, 1933,...
Kathleen Marie "Kathy" Osmundson (Bemiss)
Feb 2, 2011
Kathleen Marie (Bemiss) Osmundson, 72, of Marion, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at Bethel Presbyterian Church in West Union by Rev. Galen Smith. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion on Monday,...
Florence A. Auen (Price)
Jan 31, 2011
Florence A. Auen, 88, of Independence, formerly of Rowley, died Monday, January 31, 2011, at West Village Care Center, Independence. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 5, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, February 4 at the funeral home. Burial: Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills. Survivors include...
Donald J Haines
Jan 31, 2011
Donald J. Haines, 94, formerly of Marion, passed away Monday, January 31, 2011, at St. Lukes Living Center West, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 5, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa, by Rev. Troy Titus, with military honors by American Legion Post #298 of Marion. Visitation: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 5,...
Loretta Mae Owens (Willson)
Jan 30, 2011
Loretta M. Owens, 80, of Marion, died Sunday, January 30, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 12:00 noon, Friday, February 4, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Family will greet friends one hour prior to services. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa. Survivors include her husband, Pat; two children, Daniel (Brenda) Broghammer...
Charles Robert "Chuck" Mehaffey
Jan 29, 2011
Charles Robert Mehaffey was born in Cedar Rapids, IA on June 29, 1930, and died in Dripping Springs, TX, January 29, 2011. In discussing his obituary, here is what he said, “No list of what I did, only who I was.” And this is it. Chuck was a loving and enthusiastic participant in the lives of too many to count....
Sylvia Irene Broxey (Meeks)
Jan 28, 2011
Sylvia I. Broxey, 100, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2011, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. She was born in Benton County, Iowa, and lived most of her life in Cedar Rapids before moving to Minnesota in 2005. She is survived by her son, Harold (Doralee) of Plymouth, Minnesota; her daughter, Maxine (Dean) Carlson of Tampa,...
Philip W. "Phil" Airy
Jan 28, 2011
Philip (Phil) W. Airy, 62, of Shellsburg, died Friday, January 28, 2011, at his home, after a 3-year battle with Amyloidosis. Services: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 5, 2011, at Marion Christian Church, Marion, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 4 – 8 p.m., Friday, February 4, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, and one hour prior...
Daniel Lee Nickerson, Sr. Sr.
Jan 27, 2011
Daniel Lee Nickerson, Sr., 59 of Cedar Rapids, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center following a brief battle with cancer. Memorial Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 31, 2011, at First Church of the Nazarene in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Timothy W. Carter. The family will greet friends from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home &...
Hank Jacob Swalley
Jan 26, 2011
Henry “Hank” J. Swalley, 82, a resident of Willow Gardens, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 29, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Michael Kleeberger. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Friday, January 28, at the funeral...
Cornelia "Connie" Loynachan (Nikkel)
Jan 26, 2011
Cornelia “Connie” Loynachan, 90, a resident of Linn Manor, died there on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Monday, January 31, 2011, First Presbyterian Church in Marion, by Rev. Dr. Howard Chapman, with a light lunch to follow. Burial: Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, IA, at a later date. Arrangements by: Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. Survivors...
Ramona D Christensen (Topel)
Jan 25, 2011
Ramona D. Christensen, 82, of Marion, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, after battling a series of illnesses. Graveside Service: 11 a.m., Thursday, January 27, 2011, Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include her daughter, Janice Ruggles; 5 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren. She...
James H. "Jim" Schreifels
Jan 25, 2011
James H. “Jim” Schreifels, 64, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at his home. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 29, 2011, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church by Father Tom McDermott. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids where a Vigil Service will begin at 5:00 p.m. Burial:...
Phyllis Ann Schindler (Beach)
Jan 25, 2011
Phyllis Ann (Beach) Schindler, 80, of Marion, died Tuesday, January 24, 2011, at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 28, 2011, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Marion. Family will greet friends one hour prior to services Friday at the church. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center...
Robert F. Elgin
Jan 24, 2011
Robert F. Elgin, 78, of Center Point, died Monday, January 24, 2011. Services: 10:30 Friday, January 28, 2011, at Alice United Methodist Church by Pastors Leo & Sheri Anderson. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point. Burial: Center Point Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette; a son, Don (Nancy) of...
Zella Fern "Fern" Clark (Whisler)
Jan 24, 2011
Fern Clark, 94, of Marion, formerly of Charles City, passed away with her family by her side at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha, Sunday, January 23, 2011. Memoriall Service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, February 5, 2011, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 7121 Mt. Vernon Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids. Burial will be in Osage Cemetery, Osage, at...
Kayden Lawrence Yoder
Jan 23, 2011
Kayden Lawrence Yoder, 3 months, died Sunday, January 23, 2011. A graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 28, 2011, at Davenport Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his parents Justin and Jennifer Yoder of Urbana; four siblings, Adelyn Yoder, Gabe Yoder, Emmha...
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