Obituaries
All Obituaries
Mildred L. Jones (Chase)
Apr 22, 2010
Mildred Jones, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, April 22, 2010, after a brief illness. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Private Graveside Services: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. She is survived by her son, Daniel Jones of Fairfax, Virginia. Mildred was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 11,...
Helen L. Mathis (Bliss)
Apr 21, 2010
Helen Mathis, 91, of Center Point, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2010, at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor John Morrison. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Burial: Center Point Cemetery, Center Point. Survivors include her husband,...
Jane Ellen "Jeannie" Stumpff (Beltz)
Apr 21, 2010
Jane Ellen “Jeannie” Stumpff, 89, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, after a long and rewarding life. Funeral services and burial will be held Saturday at 1:00 p.m., at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Survivors include her children, Anne (Don) Thompson of Anamosa, Lessie...
Rodney Allen Newland
Apr 20, 2010
Rodney A. Newland, 87, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Troy Mills, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 23, 2010 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Del Bear. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy...
Kevin Anthony Hyduk
Apr 20, 2010
Kevin A. Hyduk, 57, of 3705 McGowan Blvd, Marion, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, in New Orleans, LA, due to heart failure. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 30, 2010, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, Iowa, by Father John Gossman. Visitation will be Thursday, April 29, 2010, from 2 – 8 p.m., with the family present from 4 –...
Henry A. Frevert
Apr 19, 2010
Henry A. Frevert, 92, passed away at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on April 19, 2010. Formerly of Des Moines, Henry moved to Marion in 2004, and was a resident of Village Place. Services: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 25, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends from 1 – 2:00 p.m. on...
Lisa Renae Huntington (Enneking)
Apr 18, 2010
Lisa Renae (Enneking) Huntington, 43, of Marion, died Sunday, April 18, 2010, in her home surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle with breast cancer. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion...
Ralph Raymond "Hap" Sweaney
Apr 17, 2010
Ralph “Hap” Sweaney, 100, of Delhi died Saturday April 17, 2010, at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester. Services will be at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2010, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home, Manchester by Father John Kremer. The family will greet friends Thursday from 3:00 p.m. until service time. Private Graveside Services: St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Delhi. Hap was born December...
K. Jean Parmenter (Fuller)
Apr 14, 2010
K. Jean Parmenter, 66, of Central City, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Services: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 17, 2010, at United Church of Christ, Central City, by Rev. Mark Woldruff. The family will greet friends from 4 – 8 p.m. on Friday, at Murdoch Funeral Home &...
Clarence L. Beardsley
Apr 14, 2010
Clarence L. Beardsley, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Northbrook Manor Care, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 30, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his children, Stephen (Kathleen) Beardsley, Thomas (Anniejo) Beardsley and James Beardsley and Dusty, all of Cedar Rapids; ten grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren;...
Richard Dean Hill
Apr 14, 2010
Richard Dean Hill, 74, of Hiawatha, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at his home of lung cancer. Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 19, 2010, at Kenwood Park United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by Rev. Laura Smith. The family will greet friends from 2–5 p.m., Sunday, April 18, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Inurnment: 3:00...
David Wesley Armstrong
Apr 12, 2010
David Wesley Armstrong, Jr., 59, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, April 12, 2010. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Pastor Randall Vartabedian. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Barbara; three daughters, Heather (Tom) Twing, Faith...
Dewayne J. Hocken
Apr 12, 2010
DeWayne J. Hocken, 68, of Walker, died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family after a long, courageous battle with cancer on Monday, April 12, 2010. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday April 16, 2010, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Winthrop by Father Ardel Barta. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service...
Bernard Francis "Bernie" Sullivan, Jr
Apr 12, 2010
Bernard “Bernie” Sullivan, Jr., 59, of Manchester, Iowa, died at his home on Monday, April 12, 2010, following a long battle with cancer. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 15, 2010 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester. The family will greet friends from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Wednesday, April 14, with a...
Duwayne A. Jilek
Apr 11, 2010
DuWayne A. Jilek, 46, of Marion, died Sunday, April 11, 2010, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Services: 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 16, 2010, at Faith Lutheran Church, Marion, by Katie Lowe Lancaster. The family will greet friends from 4 – 8 p.m., Thursday, April 15, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion,...
George Elmer Goodwin
Apr 10, 2010
George Elmer Goodwin passed away April 10, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital after a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Jim McCoy. Friends may call from 12 to 1 Tuesday at the funeral home prior to the service. George was born in Olin, Iowa, on...
Harold Sylvester Wright
Apr 10, 2010
Harold S. Wright, 89, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died at home Saturday, April 10, 2010, after an extended illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. John Caughron of the First Christian Church, Center Point. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday, April 12, 2010, at...
Donald Edward Van Cura
Apr 9, 2010
Donald Edward Van Cura, age 87, of 2540 Kathryn Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on Friday, April 9, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 12, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 12 – 2 p.m., Monday, until the time of service. Rev. Bill Harnish will officiate. Burial will...
Shirley Jeanne Elgin (Stewart)
Apr 9, 2010
Shirley J. Elgin, 81, of Center Point, Iowa, died Friday, April 9, 2010, in St. Luke’s Hospital, in Cedar Rapids. Services: 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 12, 2010, at Alice United Methodist Church, in Alice, by Pastors Leo Andersen and Sheri Andersen. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m., Sunday, April 11, 2010, at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
Merle D. Freed
Apr 7, 2010
Merle D. Freed, 80, of 348 Windsor Dr. NE, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Celebration of Life: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 10, 2010, at Oakland Church of the Nazarene by Rev. Dave King. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. on Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion...