Obituaries
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Jack Arden King
Jul 1, 2009
Jack A. King, 76, of 1816 Chandler Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Vicki Standley. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, July 2, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids,...
Diane Marie John-Smith (Smith)
Jul 1, 2009
Diane M. John-Smith, 55, of Marion, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at her home. Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2009 at Christ Episcopal Church in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 12 ?" 1 p.m., Monday at the church. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include her mother, Irene Smith; brothers, James...
Marcella Marie Sumner (Tomash)
Jun 29, 2009
Marcella Marie (Tomash) Sumner, 81, of 2446 Wisconsin St. SW, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon, June 29, 2009, after a long illness. She has now gone to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Mary & Joseph. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 2, 2009, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids by Father Thomas McDermott. Visitation will...
Gayle Jean Graybill (Harbaugh)
Jun 29, 2009
Gayle J. Graybill, 70, of Manchester died Monday, June 29, 2009 at the Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 2, 2009 at the United Methodist Church in Manchester by Rev. Roger Henry. Family will greet friends from 3:00 - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, and 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.,...
Helen J. Anderson (Andrews)
Jun 29, 2009
Helen J. Andrews Anderson, 84, of Toddville, died Monday, June 29, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2009, at Toddville Free Methodist Church by Pastor Burr Bryant. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point. Burial: Dunkard Cemetery, rural Toddville. Survivors include her husband, Edward; three...
Quentin W. Gilds
Jun 27, 2009
Quentin W. Gilds, 88, of Cedar Rapids, died in his home, Saturday, June 27, 2009. Services: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Kevin Jones. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service...
Maxine Kathryn Himes (Kokemuller)
Jun 26, 2009
Maxine K. Himes, 91, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, formerly of Central City, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at the care center. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Central City by Father Wayne Droessler. The family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Monday, June 29, 2009,...
Tarecia Ann Hilmer (Ayers)
Jun 26, 2009
Tarecia Ann Hilmer, 64, of 3204 Wood Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, June 26, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center, in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Marion by Rev. Randy Bobzien. The family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home...
Elizabeth A. Priban (Priban)
Jun 26, 2009
Elizabeth A. Priban, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2009, by All Saints Catholic Church at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father David O’Connor. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 29, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral...
Leonard Leverne Mosher
Jun 26, 2009
Leonard L. Mosher, 98, formerly of Colesburg and Clinton, died Friday, June 26, 2009 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Family will greet friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Earlville. Additional visitation at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 2 at the First Presbyterian Church in Morrison, IL...
John Edward Schwiebert
Jun 26, 2009
John Edward Schwiebert, 72, of 22 Aloha Drive, Hiawatha, formerly of Center Point, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a sudden illness. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, by Rev. Karen Nelson. The family will greet friends 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2009...
Dorothy B. Brown (Power)
Jun 25, 2009
Dorothy B. Brown, 96, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, June 25, 2009. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 29, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Bob Dagit. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her sons, Ray (Irma) Brown of...
Donna Lucille Jane Mangold (Graul)
Jun 25, 2009
Donna Lucille Jane Mangold, 89, formerly of Coggon, died at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, Thursday, June 25, 2009. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 29, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Central City, by Rev. Mary Green. The family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Coggon Cemetery,...
Jack Shaffer
Jun 24, 2009
Jack Shaffer, age 67, passed away on June 24, 2009 at his home in rural Jones County, Iowa. Jack is survived by his lovely wife, Shannon Ramsay and beloved children Mark, Caroline and Brie; grandchildren Sofia, Michael, John Claude, Nicolas and Roman; step-children Jessica, Ryan and Anne; siblings Bill, Suzy and Tom along with many nieces and nephews; and his...
Fern M. Wilson (Krueger)
Jun 22, 2009
Fern M. Wilson, 92, of Shellsburg, Iowa, formerly of Marion, died Monday, June 22, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial...
Mary Lucille Rickard
Jun 21, 2009
Mary Lucille Rickard, 102, of Pahrump, Nevada, died Sunday, June 21, 2009. Graveside Service: 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Local arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Mary was born on a farm in Linn Township on April 22, 1907. She was a caregiver and life-time member of Linn Grove Presbyterian...
Betty L Smith (Vernon)
Jun 19, 2009
Betty L. Smith, 78, of Ellijay, GA died Friday, June 19, 2009. Funeral services will be at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the United Methodist Church in Delhi, IA. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Delhi. Local arrangements are being handled by Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville. Betty was born May 11, 1931 in Cook County...
Lillian B. Mangold (Baumann)
Jun 17, 2009
Lillian B. Mangold, 87, of 526 East Linn Street, Coggon, died peacefully at home Wednesday, June 17, 2009, surrounded by her loving family following a long illness. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Zion Prebyterian Church in Coggon by Rev. Kurt Walker. The family will greet friends 4-8 p.m. Monday, June 22, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home...
Rodney J. Swallom
Jun 17, 2009
Rodney J. Swallom, 51, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 22, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Palo Cemetery, Palo. Survivors include his parents,...
Cathleen Anne Johanns (Flack)
Jun 16, 2009
Cathleen Anne Johanns, 60, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2009, at St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids by Father Tom McDermott followed by a lunch at the church. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...