Obituaries
All Obituaries
Alma Mae Gray (Vanous)
Feb 1, 2010
Alma Gray, 84, of Center Point, died Monday, February 1, 2010. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 6 p.m., Friday, February 5, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Private family graveside services will be held. Alma was born May 21, 1925, the daughter of Joseph and Blanche Vanous. She married Arthur Gray June 19, 1946....
Gertrude Magdeline Calvin (Fishel)
Jan 31, 2010
Gertrude M. (Fishel) Calvin, 89, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Center Point, died at Keystone Cedars on January 31, 2010. Services: 12:00 p.m. Thursday, February 4, 2010, at Center Point United Methodist Church, by Rev. Mike Ellson and Ken Graham. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church. Burial: Lafayette Cemetery, rural Alburnett....
Janet Marie Janss (De La Hunt)
Jan 31, 2010
Janet Marie (De La Hunt) Janss, 90, of 2671 Roosevelt St., Alburnett, died Sunday, January 31, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 5, 2010 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. H. Burr Bryant. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 7 p.m., Thursday, February 4, 2010, at the funeral...
Christopher Howard Mccallum
Jan 31, 2010
Christopher H. McCallum, 79, of 1837 8th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, January 31, 2010. Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 6, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Jason Poling. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, February 5, 2010, at the funeral home. Entombment: Linwood Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his children, Denise...
Thomas S. Karras
Jan 30, 2010
Thomas S. Karras, an unworthy Orthodox Christian Died January 30, 2010 Born December 14, 1949 Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where there will be a Trisagion at 6:30 p.m. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox...
Alma A. Blank (Wachal)
Jan 29, 2010
Alma A. Blank, 91, formerly of Walker and rural Rowley, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at Walker United Methodist Church, Walker, by Rev. Norm Kelley. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, February 1, 2010 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Walker. Burial:...
Charles Gene Hartman
Jan 29, 2010
Charles Gene Hartman, 73, passed away peacefully after a brief illness at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City, on Friday, January 29, 2010. Services: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Donald DeCamp. Visitation: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home prior to the service....
Harry Michael Holmes
Jan 28, 2010
Harry Michael Holmes, 67, of 705 Brandon Ave., Hiawatha, died Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 1, 2010 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Del Bear. The family will greet friends from 2 ?" 6, Sunday, January 31, 2010 at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery....
Mary M. "Marty" Hoffa (Gogg)
Jan 27, 2010
Mary M. “Marty” Hoffa, 78, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at her home surrounded by her family. Memorial Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, by Pastor John Seitz. The family will greet friends from 8-10 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Survivors include her children, Diane Hoffa...
Kathryn Jones (Muth)
Jan 27, 2010
Kathryn Jones, 91, a resident of Northbrook Manor Care Center, formerly of Walker, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010, of natural causes. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Kathryn was born September 11, 1918, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Spitznasal) Muth in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She married Glen Jones....
Arthur "Art" Weber
Jan 26, 2010
Arthur “Art” Weber, 78, of Earlville, Iowa, died Tuesday morning, January 26, 2010, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home, Edgewood, Iowa, following a lengthy illness. A funeral mass will be at 10:30 am on Friday, January 29, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Earlville, with Rev. Herbert Tegeler officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursday, with...
Dorothy L. Mcguire (Meaney)
Jan 26, 2010
Dorothy Meaney McGuire, 74, a resident of Westridge Care Center, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at the care center. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2010, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids by Father Phil Thompson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where...
Edna Marie Stratton
Jan 26, 2010
Edna Marie Stratton, 92, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Sonda Kirsteatter. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Shiloh Cemetery, Hiawatha, Iowa....
Thomas Wayne Hovey
Jan 25, 2010
Thomas Wayne Hovey 74, of 5800 Ely Road S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, January 25, 2010, in Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. As per his wishes there will be no services. There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date. Thomas was born October 9, 1935, on the family farm in Lime Springs, Iowa,...
Sharon Louise Zankowski (Koomler)
Jan 25, 2010
Sharon Louise (Koomler) Zankowski, 61, of Toddville, died Monday, January 25, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 7, Friday, January 29, 2010 at the funeral home. Burial: 11:00 a.m.,...
Leonard J. Siepker
Jan 25, 2010
Leonard J. Siepker, 71, of Marion, died Monday, January 25, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 29, 2010, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion. The family will greet friends 4-7 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, with Scripture Service beginning at 6:30 p.m. There will also...
Donald Kanan Wolfe
Jan 24, 2010
Donald K. Wolfe, 49, of Urbana, Iowa, died Sunday, January 24, 2010, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, surrounded by his family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 29, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by Ken Graham. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, January 28, 2010, at the...
John Robert Couser
Jan 24, 2010
John Robert Couser, 59, of Marion, died Sunday, January 24, 2010, at his home. Services: 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 29, 2010 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Pastor Mike Morgan. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 7, Thursday, January 28, 2010, at the funeral home. Private family inurnment: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, at...
Barbara E. Richardson (Laughman)
Jan 23, 2010
Barbara E. Richardson, 75, of Marion, went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 23, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. John Louk. The family will greet friends 5-7 p.m. Monday, January 25, 2010, at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery,...
Betty Mae Sheriff (Grooms)
Jan 22, 2010
Betty Mae Sheriff, 82, a resident of Crestview Acres, died Friday, January 22, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where family will greet friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, George; her children, Nancy Sisco (Curtis),...