Obituaries
All Obituaries
Ethel E. "Pat" Jordan (Powers)
Jun 4, 2010
Ethel E. “Pat” Jordan, 82, a resident of Silver Pines Assisted Living, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died there Friday, June 4, 2010. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 7, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 5 – 7 p.m., Sunday, June 6, 2010, at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion....
Donald Edwin Cummings
Jun 2, 2010
Donald E. Cummings, 70, of 1740 Daleview Dr., died Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. Per Don’s wishes, his body has been donated to the University of Iowa Deeded Body Program. A private family gathering will take place at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral...
Dorothy Alice "Dottie" Brockmeyer (Schmalfeld)
Jun 1, 2010
Dorothy “Dottie” Brockmeyer, 84, of Manchester, Iowa formerly of Colesburg and Guttenberg, died June 1, 2010 at the Good Neighbor Home following a brief illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 4, 2010, at the United Methodist Church in Manchester by Rev. Roger Henry. Family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Thursday, June...
Donald G. Share Sr.
Jun 1, 2010
Donald G. Share, Sr., 72, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Barb Furman. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Celebration of Life: Teamster Hall, 5000...
Pauline Helen Lutz (Waite)
May 31, 2010
Pauline Helen Lutz, age 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2010, at the Winslow House Care Center in Marion, Iowa. Pauline was born on January 31, 1922 in Calais, Maine. She married Harry Lutz on April 28, 1945 in Washington, D.C., within a year after their meeting at a USO Dance. She served as a...
Jerry V. Hruby
May 31, 2010
Jerry V. Hruby, 84, of Cedar Rapids, was called home, Monday, May 31, 2010, at West Ridge Care Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Ed Powers. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 4, 2010, at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar...
Harlan H. Schmidt
May 30, 2010
Harlan H. Schmidt, 88, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 4, 2010, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha by Rev. Daniel Krueger. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Graveside Service: 2:00 p.m. at St. John’s Cemetery, Homestead, Iowa....
James F. Nelson, Jr.
May 30, 2010
James F. Nelson Jr., 61, of 313 Stoney Creek Road N.W., died Sunday, May 30, 2010, in his home after a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 4, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Burial: Linwood Cemetery. Per his request, there will be no wake. Survivors include his son, James F. Nelson (“Trip”) (Lori)...
Vernon G. "Vern" Zerbee
May 29, 2010
Vernon G. “Vern” Zerbee, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by his son-in-law, Mike Smith. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Shueyville...
Ruth Marie Malone (Holthaus)
May 29, 2010
Ruth Malone, 72, of Marion, passed away Saturday May 29, 2010, in the company of loved ones after a three year struggle with lung and brain cancer. Born June 14, 1937, in Manchester, Iowa, she was the daughter of John and Chloe Holthaus. On January 29, 1955, she married William Malone in Manchester. Ruth was employed outside the home for...
Kimberly Kay Krapfl (Kramer)
May 29, 2010
Kimberly K. (Kramer) Krapfl, 39, of Earlville, Iowa, died at home Saturday, May 29, 2010 following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Mass for Kimberly will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 2, 2010 by Rev. Herbert Tegeler at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earlville. Family will greet friends from 1 - 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 1 at the Clifton-Murdoch...
Dolores L. Wiele (Bacon)
May 28, 2010
Dolores L. Wiele, 88, of Fairfax, and a long time resident of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, May 28, 2010, with her family by her side, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Born July 16, 1921, in Strawberry Point, Iowa, Dolores was the daughter of Howard and Charlotte (Hines) Bacon. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 68...
Mark A. Howe
May 28, 2010
Mark A. Howe, 50, of Denver, Colorado, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, May 28, 2010, in his home following a sudden illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 4, 2010, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, by Father Mark Reasoner, where the family will greet friends one hour prior to services. Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, at a later date. Arrangements...
Douglas Gene Fields, Sr.
May 28, 2010
Douglas Gene Fields, Sr., of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died at his home on Friday, May 28, 2010. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 3, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Bill Harnish. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial: Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids....
Joan Dorothy Boyse (Whetten)
May 26, 2010
Joan Dorothy Boyse, 86, of Central City, died peacefully after a sudden illness on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Friday, May 28, 2010, at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Survivors include two daughters, Susan (Charles) Simms and Denise (Kim) Seeley; 3 grandchildren;...
Leverne Frank Fullmer
May 26, 2010
Leverne F. Fullmer, 88, of 1345 Sierra Drive N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at Cottage Grove Place, Cedar Rapids. Inurnment: 12 noon, Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at Linwood Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Janet; children, Lyle Fullmer of Temple, Texas and Debra Fullmer of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Logan Fullmer, Morgan (Sara) Fullmer and Melissa...
Bonnie Jean Johnson (Fowler)
May 23, 2010
Bonnie J. Johnson, 84, of Marion, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a short illness. Per Bonnie’s request, there will be no services or visitation. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Survivors include her husband, Amos “Dean” Johnson; two...
Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Hamilton
May 23, 2010
Jeffrey Alan Hamilton, 49, of Fort Dodge, formerly of rural Alburnett, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, at Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge, as a result of a motorcycle accident. A Vigil Service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, followed by visitation from 4:30 – 8 p.m. Funeral...
Terry Arnold Greiner
May 22, 2010
Terry A. Greiner, 74, a resident of Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died there Saturday, May 22, 2010. Services: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Father John Barnes. Friends may call from 9 to 10 a.m., Wednesday prior to the service. Burial: Holy Trinity Cemetery, Keota, Iowa. Survivors...
Clara M Reth (Quint)
May 22, 2010
Clara M. Reth, 95, of Delhi, Iowa died at home Saturday May 22, 2010 following a short illness. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Delaware, Iowa.. Family will greet friends from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 24 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville, Iowa. Burial will be...


