Obituaries
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Connie R. Clifton
Sep 17, 2023
Connie R. (Harbach) Clifton, 82, of Earlville, most recently of Winterset, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Azria Health-Winterset. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 21, 2023, at Earlville United Parish. Family will great friends 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Earlville. Additional visitation...
Ray Gilbert Batchelder
Sep 17, 2023
Ray G. Batchelder, 85, of Central City, Iowa, was welcomed into the arms of his loving Savior on Sunday, September 17, 2023. Visitation will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. on Friday, September 29, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Funeral Service will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the funeral...
Thomas E. Kriz
Sep 16, 2023
Thomas E. Kriz, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, September 16, 2023, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4 - 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m....
Mary Lou Kraciun
Sep 15, 2023
Mary Lou Kraciun, 88, of Marion, Iowa, formerly of Clinton, Iowa, died Friday, September 15, 2023, at Grand Living at Indian Creek in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. There will be no services held at this time. Private family inurnment will take place at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Clinton. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family...
Dean H. Raddatz
Sep 13, 2023
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dean H. Raddatz, 91, of Center Point, Iowa, formerly of Troy Mills, Iowa, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. A visitation will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
Cynthia Frances Stammeyer
Sep 9, 2023
Cynthia F. Stammeyer, 85, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, located at 4949 Council Street NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with a vigil service...
Gary Willard Jackson
Sep 7, 2023
Gary Willard Jackson 89, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home. In accordance with his wishes the casket will remain closed at all times. Private family services will be held. Gary was born...
Duane John Novotny
Sep 7, 2023
Duane J. Novotny, 82, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Mercy Medical Center. Funeral Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, with visitation one hour prior at the church. Burial with full military honors will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Duane...
Elizabeth Marlene O'Rourke
Sep 5, 2023
Marlene (Cosgrove) O’Rourke of Marion, IA, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, after her courageous battle with cancer. The Funeral Mass is at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, Iowa, followed by burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Visitation is for 1 hour before the funeral service. Murdoch Funeral Home...
Shirley Jean Jordan
Sep 3, 2023
Shirley Jean Sills Jordan, 86, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Private graveside service will be held at Jordan’s Grove Cemetery, in Rural Central City. Memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday,...
Marilyn Lou Falconer
Sep 2, 2023
Marilyn Lou Falconer, 74, of Marion, Iowa passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at her home in Marion with her family by her side. The family will greet friends from 10 - 11 a.m. on Friday, September 8, 2023, at New Life Community Church in Marion. Funeral Service will begin at 11 a.m. with a luncheon following the...
Frederick Lawrence Lutz Jr.
Sep 2, 2023
Frederick “Fred” Lawrence Lutz Jr., 76, of Walker, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Family will greet friends from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion, Iowa. A Memorial Service with military honors will be held at 10:30 a.m....
Theodore Robert Deeds
Sep 1, 2023
Theodore Robert Deeds, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, September 1, 2023. The family will greet friends from 4 – 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Burial: Mount Washington Cemetery, Perryopolis, Pennsylvania. Ted was born September 19, 1934, in Whitsett, Pennsylvania, the son of Catherine (Kidweiler) and John G....
Marie L Neuhaus
Aug 31, 2023
Marie L. Neuhaus, 98, of Manchester formerly of Earlville, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023, Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2023, with Scripture Service at 3:30 p.m. followed by a rosary at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester. Private family burial will be held at St....
Michele Renee Cariveau
Aug 29, 2023
Michele R. Cariveau, 62, of Robins, passed away in her home on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A livestream of the funeral service may be accessed on the funeral home website tribute page for Michele, under “photos...
Jeanette Anne Whiting
Aug 29, 2023
Jeanette Anne Whiting, 85, of Ely, Iowa peacefully passed away on August 29, 2023. A private family service will be held at a later date, with her final resting place at Cedar Memorial in Cedar Rapids. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family. Jeanette was born on September 6, 1937, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa...
Susan 'Susie' E. (Fleming) Lucas
Aug 28, 2023
Susan “Susie” E. (Fleming) Lucas, 78, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Memorial Service: 10 a.m. Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will begin one hour prior. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City, Iowa. A...
Beverly Jean Daws
Aug 28, 2023
Beverly Jean (Abernathy) Daws, 90, of Hiawatha, Iowa, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the Garden of Eternal Love in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family. Beverly was born on...
Marie Alice Niles
Aug 25, 2023
Marie “Nanny” A. Niles, 88, of Syracuse, New York, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In agreement with her wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no services at this time. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family. Nanny was born on July 20, 1935, in Paul Smiths,...
Wanda Lee Michelson
Aug 25, 2023
Wanda Lee Michelson, 88, of Manchester, Iowa, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 25, 2023, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Visitation will be Monday, August 28, 2023, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester. Funeral Service will take place Tuesday, August 29, at 10 a.m. with additional visitation...