Obituaries

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Daniel James "Dan" Meade

Daniel James "Dan" Meade

Dec 15, 2008

Daniel J. Meade, 50, of 55 Robins Road, Hiawatha, died Monday, December 15, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Services: 6:30 p.m., Thursday, December 18, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Jim Langley. The family will greet friends from 4:00 until service time on Thursday. Burial will be at...

Muriel Ronald Maurer

Muriel Ronald Maurer

Dec 15, 2008

Muriel R. Maurer, 89, of Manchester died Monday, December 15, 2008 following a brief illness. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Manchester by Rev. David Weber. Family will greet friends from 4 - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 17 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa and one...

Ted Nunemaker, Jr.

Ted Nunemaker, Jr.

Dec 14, 2008

Ted Nunemaker, Jr., 61, of 128 Circle Drive, died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at his home, following a one year battle with prostate cancer. Funeral Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 20, 2008, at Springville High School by Lowell Klinefelter. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his wife of...

John A. Mcfarlane, Jr.

John A. Mcfarlane, Jr.

Dec 13, 2008

John A. McFarlane, Jr., 56, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, December 13, 2008, in Maquoketa. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 18, 2008, at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids by Father Mark Osterhaus. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion where a vigil service will begin at 6:00 p.m....

Allen Lynn Cassel

Allen Lynn Cassel

Dec 13, 2008

Allen Lynn Cassel 69, of Manchester died Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at the First Lutheran Church in Manchester by Rev. Dr. Jean Rabary. Family will greet friends from 3 - 8:00 p.m., Monday, December 15 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home &...

Marvon A. Smith

Marvon A. Smith

Dec 11, 2008

Marvon A. Smith, 83, a resident of Keystone Place, Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, December 11, 2008, at his home, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 15, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Jonathan Offt. The family will greet friends from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, December 14, 2008, at the funeral...

Bernice Tillman (Akers)

Bernice Tillman (Akers)

Dec 11, 2008

Bernice Akers Tillman, 82, of 308 3rd Avenue, Hiawatha, died Thursday, December 11, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Tuesday. Richard Johnson and Rev. Damian Epps...

Matthew W. "Matt" Petrick

Matthew W. "Matt" Petrick

Dec 11, 2008

Matthew W. Petrick, 51, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Manchester, died December 11, 2008 suddenly at his home. Private family memorial service with burial will be held in the Spring. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa, is in charge of arrangements. Matt was born on May 8, 1957, in Kyunggi DO, Korea. He was the son...

Bertha Maye "Bertha" Traver (Baxter)

Bertha Maye "Bertha" Traver (Baxter)

Dec 10, 2008

Bertha M. Traver, 90, of Manchester, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a short illness. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 15, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in Manchester by Revs. Roger Henry and Jill Mack. Family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m., Sunday, December 14, 2008...

Sally Ann Sherman (Peyton)

Sally Ann Sherman (Peyton)

Dec 10, 2008

Sally Sherman, 65, of Walker, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at home following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Del Bear. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, December 12, 2008, at the funeral home. Private family inurnment at...

Robert Lee Benson

Robert Lee Benson

Dec 9, 2008

Robert L. Benson, 69, of 1505 14th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, in St. Luke’s Hospital, in Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Bill Harnish. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, December 12,...

Oma Diane Powell (Michael)

Oma Diane Powell (Michael)

Dec 7, 2008

Oma Diane Michael Powell "was a fine lady". She died peacefully on December 7, 2008, at the age of 98, at her daughter's home in Salem, Oregon. Oma Powell was born on August 29, 1910 in Troy MIlls, Iowa to Ryal and Myrtie Michael. She spent her high school years in Los Angeles, CA. In the spring of 1929, she...

Carlene Joan Meier (Davis)

Carlene Joan Meier (Davis)

Dec 7, 2008

Carlene J. Meier, 78, of 1006 Brockman Drive S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, in University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, in Iowa, City, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 12, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday,...

Everett M. "Ed" Vassar

Everett M. "Ed" Vassar

Dec 7, 2008

Everett M. “Ed” Vassar, 74, of Marion, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, following a long illness. Memorial Service: 1:00, Thursday, December 18, 2008. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include his wife, Rita; his children, Everett Vassar, Jr., Caeli Vassar, Christopher (Maria) Vassar, Kathleen Vassar and Evan Vassar; 5 grandchildren, Elizabeth, Patricia, Christina, Amanda, and Christopher...

Blaze Ryker Kimpton

Blaze Ryker Kimpton

Dec 7, 2008

Blaze Ryker Kimpton, son of William and Falon Kimpton, of 1501 Bever Avenue S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, took steps to heaven Sunday, December 7, 2008, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Don McGarvey. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his parents,...

Grace Boyd

Grace Boyd

Dec 7, 2008

Grace L. Boyd, 95, formerly of Marion, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, at the Hiawatha Care Center. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 11, 2008, at Center Point Road Church of Christ, by Robert Lukenbill, III. The family will greet friends from 4 - 6 p.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, and one hour...

Robert Copper

Robert Copper

Dec 4, 2008

Robert D. Copper, 81, of 2265 Daleview Dr., Marion, died Thursday, December 4, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, by Father John Gossman. The family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m., Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...

Henry Steven Muhlbach

Henry Steven Muhlbach

Dec 3, 2008

Henry S. Muhlbach, 19, of 4221 Fox Meadow Drive S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, in Iowa City, from cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 6, 2008, at First Assembly of God, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Larry Sohn. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the...

Thelma F. Wood (Taylor)

Thelma F. Wood (Taylor)

Dec 2, 2008

Thelma F. Wood, 78, of Marion, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a long illness. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Mike Morgan. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband of sixty years, Ronald B....

Richard Alan Harger

Richard Alan Harger

Dec 2, 2008

Richard Alan Harger, 62, of Center Point, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf House of Mercy, Hiawatha, following a three year battle with multiple cancers. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. John Caughron. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8...