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Janet Meader (Kelso)
Sep 19, 2009
Janet Meader, 62, of Central City, died Saturday, September 19, 2009, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, after a 2-year battle with cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, Iowa, by Rev. Richard Marceau. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 7, Monday,...
Margaret Charlene Maring (Haines)
Sep 18, 2009
Margaret Charlene Maring, 78, a resident of Summit Pointe, Marion, Iowa, went to be with the Lord, Friday, September 18, 2009, at her home. Per Margaret’s wishes, her body has been donated to the University of Iowa’s Anatomical Research Program. Memorial Service: 1 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2009, at Reece Funeral Home, Ottumwa. Local Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home &...
William F Reth
Sep 18, 2009
William F. Reth, 93, of Delhi, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 18, 2009 at his home following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Delhi United Methodist Church in Delhi by Rev. Lorraine Hartman. Family will greet friends from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Monday at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home...
Edwin Earl Updegraff
Sep 17, 2009
Edwin Earl Updegraff, 99, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, died there Thursday, September 17, 2009. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 25, 2009 at First Presbyterian Church in Marion, by Rev. Howard Chapman. Private Inurnment: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. Survivors include his wife of 68 years,...
Nelle Savage (Cogdill)
Sep 17, 2009
Nelle Savage, 86, passed away early Thursday, September 17, 2009, at Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 21, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Central City by Rev. David Rempfer, with interment to follow at Coggon Cemetery, Coggon. Visitation will be on Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 2 ?"...
Bernita Marie Coonrod (Oliphant)
Sep 16, 2009
Bernita Tull Coonrod, 93, of Center Point, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at the Hiawatha Care Center. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 21, 2009, at the Center Point Road Church of Christ, Toddville, by David Graham. The family will greet friends from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Center Point. Burial: Dunkard Cemetery,...
Bernice E. Steele (Anderson)
Sep 14, 2009
Bernice E. Steele, 91, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, September 14, 2009, at Manorcare Health Services in Cedar Rapids. Per Bernice’s wishes, there will be no visitation or services. Inurnment will be at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include two sons, John (Maria) Coverdale of Cedar Rapids...
Nancy J. Fielder (Blakey)
Sep 13, 2009
Nancy Jane Fielder, 50, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, September 13, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor W. C. Perkins. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids....
Richard L. "Dick" Johnson
Sep 12, 2009
Richard L. Johnson, 86, of 4404 Pepperwood Hill SE, Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, September 12, 2009, at his home, following a sudden illness. There will be no service or visitation. Private family burial will be held at Oak Shade Cemetery next to his wife of 52 years, Vivian. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. Survivors include...
Linda Marie Klein (Strubhar)
Sep 12, 2009
Linda Marie Klein, 47, was born December 25, 1961, and passed away on September 12, 2009, in her home in Cedar Rapids. She is survived by her husband, Steve; daughter, Brandina; her parents, Larry and Jo Ann Strubhar of Marion; and her grandmother, Mabel Sloan. Linda was raised in Marion, Iowa and graduated from Marion High School in 1980. In...
Mearl Leroy Strait
Sep 11, 2009
Mearl L. Strait, 77, of 1021 Rolling Glen Drive, Marion, died Friday, September 11, 2009, at his home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Bill Harnish. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids....
Lona Helen Ryan (Durey)
Sep 8, 2009
Lona Helen (Durey) Ryan, 74, went to her Heavenly home on September 8, 2009, following a short battle with cancer. Graveside Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at Oakland Cemetery in Manchester by JoEllen Rehder. Family will greet friends at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Manchester, immediately following the graveside service. Lona was born to Harold and...
David Lee Vickroy
Sep 8, 2009
David Lee Vickroy, 51, of Des Moines, formerly of Marion, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at the Hammond Henry Hospital in Geneseo, Illinois. There will be no funeral service. The family will greet friends from 9 a.m. ?" 12 p.m., Saturday, September 12, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, Iowa. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar...
Adelaide E. "Addie" Kolek
Sep 8, 2009
Adelaide “Addie” Kolek, 90, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Private family services will be held. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her son, Dennis (Karon) Kolek of Cedar Rapids; a daughter, Yvette (Paul) McCulley of Council Bluffs; four grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and a sister, Helen Pisarik. She was preceded in...
Loren G. Gottschalk
Sep 7, 2009
Loren G. Gottschalk, 65, of Walker, died Monday, September 7, 2009, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 11, 2009, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Urbana, by Father Paul McManus. Family will greet friends from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 10, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point,...
James George "Puka" Klimesh
Sep 7, 2009
James George “Puka” Klimesh, 68, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, September 7, 2009, at home. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 11, 2009, at St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids by Father Tom McDermott. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids where a vigil service will begin at 7:00...
Russell F. Sieck
Sep 6, 2009
Russell F. Sieck, 78, of Toddville, died peacefully in his home on Sunday, September 6, 2009. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, by Rev. Del Bear. The family will greet friends and family 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at the funeral home in Marion. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery,...
Margery Ruth Jacobsen (Price)
Sep 5, 2009
Margery Ruth Jacobsen, a resident of Summit Pointe in Marion, died Saturday, September 5, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at First Presbyterian Church in Marion, by Rev. Schuett. The family will greet friends 5-7 p.m. Monday September 7, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center,...
Robert J. Ormsby
Sep 5, 2009
Robert J. Ormsby, 76, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, September 5, 2009, at Evergreen Estates III. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, by Father Thomas McDermott. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, September 7, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where a vigil service...
Frederick F. Petersen
Sep 4, 2009
Frederick F. Petersen, 72, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, September 4, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Memorial visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Barb of Cedar Rapids; three children, Kevin (Becky) Petersen of Clarksville, Tennessee, Randy (Adrienne) Petersen of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and...
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