Obituaries

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Maedean Marie O'Connor (Bishop)

Maedean Marie O'Connor (Bishop)

May 3, 2010

Maedean Marie O’Connor, 82, a lifelong resident of Central City, and most recently living in Wisconsin, peacefully passed away Monday, May 3, 2010, at Southwest Health Center Nursing Home, Cuba City, Wisconsin. Services: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 8, 2010, at The First United Methodist Church, Central City, Iowa, by Rev. Nick Needham. The family will greet friends from 4 –...

Debra A. Stone (Peterson)

Debra A. Stone (Peterson)

May 3, 2010

Debra A. Stone, 54, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, May 3, 2010, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 7, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 520 Wilson Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Chuck Lillis. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Private family burial:...

Wilma Mary Kehrli (Johnston)

Wilma Mary Kehrli (Johnston)

May 3, 2010

Wilma M. Kehrli, 103, of Manchester, died Monday, May 3, 2010, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 6, 2010, at the First Presbyterian Church in Manchester by Rev. Mike Manaugh. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester, and one...

Burton Lyle Martin

Burton Lyle Martin

May 2, 2010

Burton Lyle Martin, 80, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on May 2, 2010, following an extended illness. Burton was born January 16, 1930 in Marcus, Iowa, the son of Albert and Bessie (Gibbs) Martin. He married Carolyn (Hill) September 15, 1957 in Sutherland, Iowa. Burton was a US Army veteran serving from 1951-1953 as a Medical Corpsman and Surgical Technician....

Mary Margaret Fisher (Weir)

Mary Margaret Fisher (Weir)

May 2, 2010

Mary M. Fisher, 71, of 340 15th Street, Marion, Iowa, died Sunday, May 2, 2010, in her home surrounded by family and friends. Services: 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Father Christopher Podhajsky. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 6, 2010, at the funeral home. Inurnment:...

Helen Howard (Harry)

Helen Howard (Harry)

May 2, 2010

HELEN MAXINE (HARRY) HOWARD, 84, of formerly of Manchester, IA, died May 2, 2010, at the Hospice Care facility in Madison, WI. Helen was born on February 9, 1926 on her family’s farm near Colesburg, IA. She was one of six children born to James Cleveland and Edna Marie (Davis) Harry. Helen was educated in the Colesburg public schools and...

Michael Quaas

Michael Quaas

Apr 30, 2010

Michael Paul Quaas, 60, of Winnemucca, Nevada, formerly of Alburnett, died Friday, April 30, 2010, at his home. Private family graveside services will be held at the Lafayette Cemetery in rural Alburnett at a later date. Per Mike’s wishes, there will not be a formal service at this time. Local arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors...

Lynn Kyle Ritter-Stuart

Lynn Kyle Ritter-Stuart

Apr 29, 2010

Lynn Kyle Ritter-Stuart, 68, of Dell Rapids, South Dakota, died Thursday, April 29, 2010, at the Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, following a lengthy illness. A Military Graveside burial will be at 1:00 pm on Sunday, May 2, 2010, at Fairview Cemetery in Earlville, Iowa. Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Kyle was born on April 11,...

Armella M Hoffmann (Rausch)

Armella M Hoffmann (Rausch)

Apr 29, 2010

Armella M. Hoffmann, 100, of Masonville died April 29, 2010 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester from natural causes. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, May 3, 2010 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Masonville by Rev. Greg Bahl. Family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, May 2nd at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral...

Ronald John Kenne

Ronald John Kenne

Apr 29, 2010

Ronald John Kenne, 64, of Central City, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at his home. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 3, 2010 at United Church of Christ in Central City by Rev. Mark Woldruff. Family will greet friends from 3-7 p.m. on Sunday at the church. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City. Military Honors: Wapsi American Legion Post #421. Murdoch...

Robert "Woody" Woodford

Robert "Woody" Woodford

Apr 28, 2010

Robert “Woody” Woodford, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Services: 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Tom Capo. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; three children, Yale (Sandy) Woodford of Texas City, TX, Ann Peek of Alvarado, TX, and...

Bruce Anthony "Tony" Tudor

Bruce Anthony "Tony" Tudor

Apr 27, 2010

“Tony” Bruce Anthony Tudor, 53, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Tuesday morning surrounded by his loving family, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Pastor Nick Longworth. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Center Point Cemetery,...

Roger John Helle

Roger John Helle

Apr 27, 2010

Roger John Helle, 75, of Hopkinton died April 27, 2010 at the Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa, Iowa following a sudden illness. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 1, 2010 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Hopkinton, Iowa by Rev. John Kremer. Family will greet friends from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m., Friday, April 30 at...

Hazel Genevieve Brack (Brimmer)

Hazel Genevieve Brack (Brimmer)

Apr 27, 2010

Hazel G. Brack, 89, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Texas, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 3, 2010 at the Wapello Cemetery,...

Robert Lee Roy Dickson

Robert Lee Roy Dickson

Apr 25, 2010

Robert L. Dickson, 60, of 83 Simpson Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, April 25, 2010, in his home. Services: 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 30, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dan Clark-Bridges. Visitation: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Friday, at the funeral home prior to the service. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids,...

Roy E. Pugh

Roy E. Pugh

Apr 24, 2010

Roy E. Pugh, 78, of Springville, died Saturday, April 24, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids of natural causes. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, April 30, at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Graveside Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 3, 2010 at the Urbana Cemetery, Urbana, by Rev. Mark F. Lofquist....

Keith I. Albin

Keith I. Albin

Apr 24, 2010

Keith I. Albin, 84, of Central City, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Services: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, Iowa, by Rev Nick Needham. The family will greet friends from 4 – 7 p.m., Monday, April 26, 2010, at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery,...

Mary Addeline Clark (Street)

Mary Addeline Clark (Street)

Apr 23, 2010

Mary A. Clark, 83, of Marion, formerly of Iowa Falls, died suddenly on Friday, April 23, 2010. Celebration of Life: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the Marion Christian Church in Marion. Family will greet friends from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Burial: 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls....

Gene Edward Guetzko

Gene Edward Guetzko

Apr 22, 2010

Gene Edward Guetzko, 85, 1116 Eastmoor Drive, died Thursday, Aprll 22, 2010 at Heritage Care Center, Mason City, with his family by his side. A Celebration of his Life will be held at Major-Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City, on Monday, April 26 from 4-7 pm and on Tuesday, April 27, at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville, Iowa from 1-...

George John Tzortzoudakis

George John Tzortzoudakis

Apr 22, 2010

George J. Tzortzoudakis, 86, a resident of Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, April 22, 2010, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Cyprian Sas. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, April 26, 2010,...