Obituaries
All Obituaries
David Ward Wilkinson
Jan 13, 2009
David (Slim) W. Wilkinson, 82, of 1800 Radio Rd. in Marion, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, with his family by his side. The family will greet friends from 3-7 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Private family burial will be at a later date at Jordan’s Grove Cemetery. David...
Albert Paul "Bud" Hale
Jan 13, 2009
Albert “Bud” Hale, 87, of Manchester, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the Good Neighbor Home following a lengthy illness. Memorial Services for Albert will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester by Rev. Roger Henry. Family will greet friends Friday, January 16 from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the...
Anna Marie Miller (Kopecky)
Jan 12, 2009
Anna M. Miller, 96, formerly of 2401 2nd Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, January 12, 2009, in Hallmark Care Center, Mount Vernon, Iowa, following a short illness. Graveside services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her son, William (Joani) Miller of Ely; six grandchildren; and...
James Stephenson
Jan 11, 2009
James Stephenson, 83, of Center Point, died Sunday, January 11, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 15, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Larry Daubs. The family will greet friends from 4 - 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at the funeral home. Burial: Squires-Oliphant...
Helen Gertrude Mohni (Just)
Jan 9, 2009
Helen Gertrude Mohni, 85, a resident of Keystone Cedars Assisted Living in Cedar Rapids, died Friday, January 9, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 12, 2009, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Perry Fruhling and Rev. Alfred Kaupins. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, January 11, at Murdoch Funeral Home...
Roger N. Moravek
Jan 9, 2009
Roger N. Moravek, 81, of 281 Windsor Drive NE in Cedar Rapids, died Friday, January 9, 2009, at home, following a brief illness. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville. Survivors include his wife...
Joann L. Kimpton (Lammers)
Jan 9, 2009
Joann L. Kimpton, 66, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, January 9, 2009, in her home. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Chaplin Dave Soldner of Amenity Hospice. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, January 12, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar...
Fern E. Moris (Wilhite)
Jan 8, 2009
Fern E. (Wilhite) Moris, 100, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, died Thursday, January 8, 2009, at the care center. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 12, 2009, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion by Father Rod Allers. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Graveside Services: 2:30 p.m. at Millersburg Community...
Una M. Swalley (Vanderhamm)
Jan 8, 2009
Una M. Swalley, 86, a resident of Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, January 8, 2009, at the care center, following a sudden illness. Services: 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 12, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Del Bear. The family will greet friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, January 11,...
Robert Leroy Lam
Jan 7, 2009
Robert Leroy Lam, 86, a resident at Silvercrest of Anamosa, formerly of Springville, died there Wednesday, January 7, 2009, following an extended illness. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 24, 2009, at Whittier Friends Meeting House, with a luncheon to follow. Per Robert’s wishes, there will be no visitation. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors...
Caroline Eleanor Hammond (Getzschman)
Jan 6, 2009
Caroline E. Hammond, 88, a resident of Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha, Iowa, died there Tuesday, January 6, 2009, following a lengthy illness. Memorial Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m., Monday, January 12, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. A memorial service will be held in Mason City, Iowa at a later date. Caroline will be greatly missed...
Catherine Harrison Cherry (Capes)
Jan 5, 2009
Catherine H. Cherry, 73, of 1030 Memorial Drive S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, January 5, 2009, following a long illness. There will be no services. Survivors include her children, Clarice (Maurice) Cantrell, Robyn Dickson and Joe Spivie all of Cedar Rapids; nine grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. Catherine was preceded in death by her parents; son, Eric Dickson; and...
Joseph Frank Clements
Jan 5, 2009
Joseph “Frank” Clements, 69, of Springville, died Monday, January 5, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, of complications of diabetes. Funeral Mass: 10:30a.m., Friday, January 9, 2009, at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Springville. The family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m., Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, where a...
Janette Ardel Jamison (Ellison)
Jan 4, 2009
Janette A. Jamison, 79, a resident of Living Center West, in Cedar Rapids, died there Sunday, January 4, 2009, following a sudden illness. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 9, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her children, Jim (Cynthia) Vernon of Cedar Rapids and JoAnne (Gerald) Sill of...
Beverly Loveless (Brown)
Jan 4, 2009
Beverly Loveless, of Marion, died Sunday, January 4, 2009, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 8, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion by Pastor Cecil Ballard. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband, LeRoy “Duke”...
Frank Michael Novak
Jan 3, 2009
Frank Michael Novak, 84, formerly of 24 26th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, January 03, 2009, in the Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha, Iowa, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church, in Cedar Rapids, by Father Tom McDermott. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, January 6, 2009,...
Shirley Darlene Becker (Roberts)
Jan 2, 2009
Shirley Darlene Becker, of Marion, died Friday, January 2, 2009, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, following a long courageous battle with cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 6, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Dr. Robert Kunz. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 8 p.m., Monday, January 5,...
Betty Jane Mayfield (Hansen)
Jan 1, 2009
Betty Jane Mayfield, 83, 0f 632 20th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, January 1, 2009, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, from lung cancer. Memorial Service: 4:00 p.m., Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time on Saturday....
Imogene C. Smith (Christian)
Jan 1, 2009
Imogene C. Smith, 92, of Cottage Grove Place, Cedar Rapids, formerly of Marion and Coggon, died Thursday, January 1, 2009, at Cottage Grove Place, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at Springville Presbyterian Church, Springville, by Dr. Rev. Karen Downey Beals. Imogene was cremated and the family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m., Monday,...
Cindy Thumma (Campbell)
Dec 31, 2008
Cindy (Campbell) Thumma, 52, of Cedar Rapids, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Grace Baptist Church, Marion, by Pastor Cecil Ballard. The family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m., Friday, January 9, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion,...