Obituaries
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Clifford D. Goldsberry
Dec 27, 2009
Clifford D. Goldsberry, 74, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, December 27, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife of 46...
Marietta J. Hamilton
Dec 26, 2009
Marietta J. Hamilton, 78, a resident of Living Center West, Cedar Rapids, died there, Saturday, December 26, 2009, after a lengthy illness. Services: Noon, Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral & Cremation Service, where the family will greet friends from 11 a.m. to service time. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, Glenn; her children, Sheryl (Ron)...
Kay A. Lowe (Johanningmeier)
Dec 26, 2009
Kay A. Lowe, 68, of Springville, died Saturday, December 26, 2009, at Winslow House care Center, Marion. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at St. Isidore Church, Springville, by Father Rod Allers. The family will greet friends 4-8 p.m. Monday, December 28, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, where a vigil service begins at 6:30p.m....
Maxine I. Graham (Rick)
Dec 25, 2009
Maxine (Rick) Graham, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, December 25, 2009, at Regional Medical Center, Manchester. Per Maxine’s request, there will be no visitation or services. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include son, Rex (Kathy) Graham; two grandsons, Shawn Graham and Shane Graham; three granddaughters, Jenny (Curtis Tichy) Amthauer, Katie (Nate Simmons) Essig...
Ronald Dale Borrett
Dec 21, 2009
Ronald Dale Borrett, 89, a resident of Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, died there Monday, December 21, 2009. Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 26, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Al Christopherson. The family will greet friends from 11-1 Saturday at the funeral home. Private Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include...
Catherine Irene "Katie" Mulvehill (O'Neil)
Dec 21, 2009
Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 28, 2009 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester by grandson, Rev. Dennis Quint. Family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Sunday, December 27 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa where there will be a 2:30 p.m. Rosary and a 6:00 p.m. Scripture Service....
Robert Henry "Bob" Long
Dec 21, 2009
Robert H. “Bob” Long, 80, of 908 38th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, December 21, 2009, in Living Center West, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 26, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. C.W. Perkins. Visitation: 11 to 1 p.m., Saturday, at the funeral home prior to the service. Burial:...
Hazel E. Augustine (Allbones)
Dec 21, 2009
Hazel E. Augustine, 91, a resident of Hiawatha Care Center, formerly of Center Point, died Monday, December 21, 2009, at the care center. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. John Caughron. Family will greet friends from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, December 27, 2009, at the funeral...
Edith M Orcutt (Shepherd)
Dec 20, 2009
Edith Orcutt, 90, formerly of Earlville and Delhi, died Sunday, December 20, 2009 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a short illness. Memorial arrangements are being arranged with the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville. A memorial service will be planned for a later date. Edith was born August 19, 1919 at Belvidere, SD, in Jackson County, the daughter...
Barbara E Foster (Welch)
Dec 20, 2009
Barbara E. Foster, 85, of Manchester died Sunday, December 20, 2009 at the Regional Medical Center following a lingering illness. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at the Manchester Gospel Hall. Family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa and...
Bernice Theresa Callanan (Crowley)
Dec 18, 2009
Berniece Theresa (Tritle) Callanan, 81, of Marion, died Friday, December 18, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at Immaculate Conception Church, Cedar Rapids, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 8 p.m., Monday, December 21, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
John Duncan Palmer
Dec 17, 2009
John D. Palmer, 84, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, December 17, 2009. Memorial Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. John was born May 2, 1925, in Minnesota, the son of Claude and Frances (O’Leary) Palmer. On December 9, 1974, he was united in marriage to Nancy Pettit....
Bobbie D. "Bob" Mccormick
Dec 17, 2009
Bobbie “Bob” D. McCormick, 85, of Marion, died of cancer, Thursday, December 17, 2009. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 21, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Mike Morgan. The family will greet friends 1-5 p.m. Sunday, December 20, 2009, at the funeral home where Masonic Service begins at 1:00 p.m. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery,...
Richard G. Thompson
Dec 17, 2009
Richard G. Thompson, 66, of Marion, died Thursday, December 17, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Memorial Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Ron Thatcher. There will be no visitation. Survivors include his mother, Geraldine; and two sisters, Kay (Richard) Liercke of Center Point and Sandra Hagen of Anamosa.
Ruth E. Clarke (Sigmund)
Dec 15, 2009
Ruth E. Clarke, 87, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Springville, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Dr. Karen Downey Beals. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include two sons, Danny...
Roy T Atkinson
Dec 15, 2009
Roy T. Atkinson, 84, of Delhi, died December 15, 2009 at the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following a short illness. Family will greet friends 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2009 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Earlville. Cremains will be scattered at a later date. Roy was born October 28, 1925 in...
Glen "Pete" Betenbender
Dec 14, 2009
Glen “Pete” Betenbender, 87, of Coggon, died Monday, December 14, 2009, at his home. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, conducted by Chaplain Jeremy Hudson. The family will greet friends from 3 ?" 7 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Jordan’s Grove Cemetery, Central City, Iowa....
Lillian Margaret Bowers (Schultz)
Dec 14, 2009
Lillian Margaret Bowers, 85, of Toddville, passed away Monday, December 14, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 17, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point conducted by Charles Sauer. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial...
Barbara Suzanne Blattner (Shaffer)
Dec 13, 2009
Barbara Suzanne Blattner, 71, a longtime resident of the Cedar Rapids area, died at Linn Manor Care Center, Marion, Sunday December 13, 2009. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Darran Whiting. The family will greet friends 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Shade...
Joseph C. Mcelligott
Dec 13, 2009
Joseph C. McElligott, 50, of 1175 F Avenue, Marion, Iowa, died Sunday, December 13, 2009, following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 18, 2009, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, by Father Rod Allers. The family will greet friends 4-7 p.m. Thursday, December 17, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, with a Vigil Service beginning...