Obituaries
All Obituaries
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,...
Waunetta M. Reiss (O'Leary)
Dec 31, 2008
Waunetta M Reiss, 68, of Ryan, died at home Wednesday, December 31, 2008 after a lengthy battle with Pulmonary Hypertension. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 5, 2009 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Ryan by Rev. John Flaherty. Family will greet friends, Sunday, January 4, 2009 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., where there will...
Irene Esther "Babi" Phillips (Sirowy)
Dec 31, 2008
Irene E. Sirowy Kremenak Phillips (Babi), of 2955 Bowling Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 5, 2009, at St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church, by Father Tom McDermott. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, January 4, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral...
Evelyn Anita Irvin (Mcgowan)
Dec 30, 2008
Evelyn Anita Irvin, 62, of 136 21st Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends, Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 3, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Dr. Leonard Ranson. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2008, at the funeral home....
Robert Roland "Bob" Schultz
Dec 30, 2008
Robert R. Schultz, 85, of Delhi, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Manchester by Rev. David Weber. Family will greet friends 4:00 - 8:00 p.m., Friday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...