Obituaries

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Rosemary Frances "Rosie" Ryan (Mcgraw)

Rosemary Frances "Rosie" Ryan (Mcgraw)

Dec 30, 2008

Rosemary F. Ryan, 87, of Masonville, died December 30, 2008 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a lengthy illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Masonville by Rev. John Flaherty. Family will greet friends from 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 2 with a...

Bishop George Jovan Broadnax

Bishop George Jovan Broadnax

Dec 29, 2008

Bishop George Jovan Broadnax, 62, of 4950 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, December 29, 2008, at the Dennis & Donna Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, following a long illness. Services: Noon, Friday, January 2, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 10:30 a.m. until service time. Pastor Wendell...

Sophia Marie Goldsmith

Sophia Marie Goldsmith

Dec 29, 2008

Sophia Marie Goldsmith, one day old of Davenport, Iowa died Monday, December 29, 2008 at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 2, 2009 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Delhi by Rev. John Kremer. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery, Delhi. Sophia was born December 27, 2008 in...

Claude L Andrews

Claude L Andrews

Dec 29, 2008

Claude L. Andrews, 67, of Delhi died at home, December 29, 2008 after a long courageous battle with Lou Gehrig’s (ALS) disease. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Friday, January 2, 2009 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa. Family will greet friends one hour before services. Claude was born July 17, 1941 in Toddville, the son of...

Richard F. "Dick" Hockaday

Richard F. "Dick" Hockaday

Dec 29, 2008

Richard “Dick” F. Hockaday, 72, of 1010 Eastern Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, December 29, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 2, 2009, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Phillip Jorgensen. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 7 p.m., Thursday, January 1, 2009 at...

Lorraine Jean Sweet

Lorraine Jean Sweet

Dec 28, 2008

Lorraine Jean Sweet, 63, of Marion, died Sunday, December 28, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, following a brief illness. Services: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4 - 6 p.m., Friday, January 2, 2009 at the funeral home. Survivors include...

Bette L. Bard (Bard)

Bette L. Bard (Bard)

Dec 27, 2008

Bette L. Bard, 46, of 1220 3rd Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Chambersburg, PA, died, Saturday, December 27, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. There will be no local services. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her mother, Doris of Chambersburg, PA; four children, Autumn Goshorn, Jason...

Alice Mae Clark (Bader)

Alice Mae Clark (Bader)

Dec 27, 2008

Alice Mae (Bader) Clark, 92, of 439 Lindale Drive in Marion, died Saturday, December 27, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a long illness. The family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Per Alice’s wishes, there will not be a formal funeral service. Private family inurnment will...

Mildred J. "Milly" Gaulke (Peterson)

Mildred J. "Milly" Gaulke (Peterson)

Dec 26, 2008

Mildred Joan “Milly” Gaulke, 81, of 2625 5th Avenue in Marion, died Friday, December 26, 2008, at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 5, 2009, at First Lutheran Church in McGregor by Rev. Bruce Hanson. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion and one hour...

Arlie Mitchell Weaver

Arlie Mitchell Weaver

Dec 25, 2008

Arlie Mitchell Weaver, 56, of Alburnett, died Thursday, December 25, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arlie was born February 29, 1952, the...

Linda L. Waters (Sproston)

Linda L. Waters (Sproston)

Dec 25, 2008

Linda L. Waters, 51, of Center Point, died Thursday, December 25, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, following a sudden illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2008, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Urbana, by the Rev. Dave Ambrosy. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, December 29, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home...

Ray C. Hard, Ii

Ray C. Hard, Ii

Dec 25, 2008

Ray C. Hard, II, 78, of 1124 15th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, December 25, 2008, at University Hospitals, Iowa City, following a sudden illness. Services: 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 29, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 1 p.m. until service time, with military honors. Ruth Hard will...

Leroy Martin Gehring

Leroy Martin Gehring

Dec 24, 2008

Leroy Martin Gehring, of 2810 Silverton Ct. in San Antonio, Texas, 78261, born August 1, 1924, son of Carl and Grace (Aeschliman) Gehring, former resident of Northeast Iowa and Marion, Iowa, died December 24, 2008, at his home in San Antonio, Texas, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center...

Donna Jo Ockenfels

Donna Jo Ockenfels

Dec 24, 2008

Donna Jo Ockenfels, 52, of Anamosa, formerly of Marion, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008, at home, following a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 27, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Yale Jaeger. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Private inurnment will be at Hazel Knoll Cemetery in rural...

Anthony Dean "Tony" Holub

Anthony Dean "Tony" Holub

Dec 23, 2008

“Tony” D. Holub, 44, a lifelong resident of rural Center Point, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, in Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, following a sudden illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 29, 2008, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Urbana, by Father David Ambrosy. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, December 28, at Murdoch Funeral Home...

G. Jon "Budda" Kimbrough

G. Jon "Budda" Kimbrough

Dec 23, 2008

G. Jon “Budda” Kimbrough, 42, of 1850 Sugaridge Drive in Marion, formerly of Iceland, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at his home, following a heart attack. Memorial Service: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Reverend James Condit. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home....

Darlene Mildred Spore (Dudley)

Darlene Mildred Spore (Dudley)

Dec 23, 2008

Darlene M. Spore, 68, of Vinton, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at the Lutheran Home for the Aged, Vinton, following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, by Rev. Larry Schmidt of the Vinton Lutheran Home. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, December 26,...

Arthur Anthony Arens

Arthur Anthony Arens

Dec 23, 2008

Arthur A. Arens, 93, of Marion, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, following a long illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion. The family will greet friends from 2 - 5 p.m., Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center,...

Mary Ann Marie Calef (Fuller)

Mary Ann Marie Calef (Fuller)

Dec 22, 2008

Mary Ann Marie Calef, 67, of 4133 22nd Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, December 22, 2008, in her home, following a brief illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 27, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Del Bear. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, December 26, 2008, at...

Harry William Hergert

Harry William Hergert

Dec 22, 2008

Harry W. Hergert, 82, of Yuma, Arizona, died Monday, December 22, 2008, in his home following a short illness. Services: 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 28, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Del Bear. Friends may call from 1:00 ?" 3:00 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home prior to the service. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar...