Obituaries
All Obituaries
Ritamae Elizabeth Boge (Kluesner)
Oct 1, 2009
RitaMae E. Boge, 68, of Manchester died October 1, 2009 at Grandview Care Center, Oelwein, IA following a lengthy illness. Funeral Mass 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 5, 2009 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. John Flaherty. Family will greet friends from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m., Sunday, October 4 at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa...
Eldon ""Tom"" Thompson
Oct 1, 2009
Eldon “Tom” Thompson, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, October 1, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha by Rev. Dan Krueger, The family will greet friends from 5 ?" 7 p.m. Monday, October 5, 2009, at the church. Arrangements by Murdoch...
Virginia Marcella Bird (Morek)
Oct 1, 2009
Virginia M. Bird, 87, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, October 1, 2009. Services: 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 5, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Ed Powers. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, October 4, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, Clarence; her daughters, Carol...
Harlan Jennings Lortz
Sep 30, 2009
Harlan J. Lortz, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 30, 2009, following an extended illness. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 3, 2009, at Calvary Baptist Church, 5338 Johnson Avenue S.W. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, October 2, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Private graveside services...
Rosalynne O. Fredricks (Martin)
Sep 30, 2009
Rosalynne O. Fredricks, 77, of Marion, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 4, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends two hours before the service at the funeral home. Inurnment: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Survivors include her two children, Donnette (Joe)...
Rose Mary Mefferd (Lunacek)
Sep 30, 2009
Rose Mary Mefferd, 101, a lifetime resident of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. She was born November 7, 1907, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Joe and Anne (Hajek) Lunacek. There will be no services. Burial will be at Czech National Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Ondrej F. Hasek
Sep 30, 2009
Dr. Ondrej F. Hasek, 71, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center from prostate cancer. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Nancy, a son Vaclav Ondrej Hasek III of Marion, a daughter Barbara (Victor Hugo Rivera Monroy) Hasek of Baton Rouge Louisiana, and brother William of Scotch Grove Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents...
E. Carleton ""Rollie"" Rollins
Sep 29, 2009
E. Carleton “Rollie” Rollins, 94, passed away at Our House Memory Care in Chippewa Falls, WI, on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 3, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Private family interment: Cedar Memorial...
Mary Catherine Colby (Mullaley)
Sep 29, 2009
Mary C. Colby, 87, a resident of Keystone Cedars Assisted Living in Cedar Rapids, formerly of Marion, died there Tuesday, September 29, 2009, surrounded by her seven children. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 2, 2009 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, by Father John Gossman. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 7 p.m., Thursday, October 1,...
Ione Frances Lawrence (Finnegan)
Sep 28, 2009
Ione Frances Lawrence, 73, of 4420 Bowling Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 28, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with COPD. Visitation will be held 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, October 1, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with services immediately following, by Father Phillip Thompson. Ione is survived by...
Earl W. Potter
Sep 28, 2009
Earl W. Potter, 79, of Marion, formerly of Cedar Rapids, went to be with the Lord Monday, September 28, 2009. A Celebration of Life will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 5, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, with military honors provided by American Legion Post #298 of Marion. The family will greet friends one hour prior...
Shirley Ann Riffey (Boyles)
Sep 25, 2009
Shirley Ann Riffey, 73, of Urbana, died Friday, September 25, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following an extended illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Dorothy Gerr. The family will greet friends from 4 - 7, Monday, September 28, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Urbana...
Daniel Michael Byrne
Sep 22, 2009
Daniel M. Byrne, 82, of Marion, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA. Visitation will be Thursday, September 24 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, from 2 - 8 p.m. Funeral mass will be on Friday, September 25, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Marion at 10:00 am. Burial...
Richard P. Hach
Sep 21, 2009
Richard P. Hach, 88, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, September 21, 2009, at Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, September 24, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Bill Harnish with Military Honors by VFW Post No. 788. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and until...
Donald James Reinhart
Sep 21, 2009
Donald James Reinhart, 79, of Marion, died Monday, September 21, 2009, following a long courageous battle with cancer. Memorial Mass: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 26, 2009 at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Springville, where the family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Don is survived by his wife...
Harold Wayne Case
Sep 20, 2009
Harold W. Case, 81, a resident of Summit Point Retirement Community, Marion, died Sunday, September 20, 2009, at Northbrook Manor, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 24, 2009, at College Avenue Friends Church, 912 N.C Street, Oskaloosa, Iowa. Inurnment: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 26, 2009, Byron-Amorita Cemetery, Amorita, Oklahoma. Survivors include his wife, Donice; a daughter, Lindel (Mark)...
Loye J. "Jack" Tilley
Sep 19, 2009
Loye J. “Jack” Tilley, 85, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, September 19, 2009, at his home. His body has been donated to the University of Iowa for research. Services will be at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his children, Mike (Carol) Tilley of Bloomington, Indiana, Larry (Teresa) Tilley of Memphis,...
Grace Evelyn Silver (Wright)
Sep 19, 2009
Grace Evelyn Silver, 91, a longtime resident of Marion, passed away at the Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha, Iowa, Saturday, September 19, 2009. Services: 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at First Baptist Church in Marion by Rev. Randy Bobzien. The family will greet friends from 10:00 ?" 12:30 p.m. at the church with a light luncheon being served from 11:30...
Jacqueline Jane "Jackie" Teegarden (Oradat)
Sep 19, 2009
Jacqueline Jane Teegarden, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, September 19, 2009, at the Northbrook Manor Care Facility, Cedar Rapids. There will be no services. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Jacqueline “Jackie”, the daughter of the late Paul and Nellie (Herring) Oradat, was born in Marion, Indiana. She attended Marion Public Schools and is...
Loulette M. Hunt (Buis)
Sep 19, 2009
Loulette M. Hunt, 69, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, formerly of Cedar Rapids, went home to be with her Lord, in her daughter’s home, Saturday, September 19, 2009. She was born September 10, 1940, the first daughter born in a set of triplets to John and Elizabeth (Riviere) Buis, in Clearwater, Florida. She was a member of Balwin Baptist Church, De...