Obituaries

All Obituaries

Shirley Ann Gray (Northrup)

Shirley Ann Gray (Northrup)

Jul 4, 2009

Shirley Gray, 77, of Edgewood, died, Saturday, July 4, 2009 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a sudden illness Family will greet friends from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa. Private family inurnment will be at a later date. Shirley A. Gray was born January 5,...

Richard Joseph "Homer" Greene

Richard Joseph "Homer" Greene

Jul 4, 2009

Richard J. “Homer” Greene, 78, of Robins, and formerly of Marion, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Steve Benton. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 8 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2009 at the funeral home. Burial:...

Boyd Chilson "(Bud, Jake)" Jacobs

Boyd Chilson "(Bud, Jake)" Jacobs

Jul 2, 2009

Boyd “Bud” “Jake” Chilson Jacobs, 89, of rural Marion, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 8, Monday, July 6, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. A private graveside service will be held at a cemetery in Winfield. Survivors...

Kathleen Ann "Kay" Dunn (Whitman)

Kathleen Ann "Kay" Dunn (Whitman)

Jul 2, 2009

Kathleen Ann (Kay) Dunn, 87, of Shawnee, Kansas, formerly of Springville, passed away quietly at her home on Thursday, July 2, 2009. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 9, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Del Bear. Visitation for family and friends will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial:...

Kenneth Robert Nye, Sr.

Kenneth Robert Nye, Sr.

Jul 1, 2009

Kenneth R. Nye, Sr., 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 2:30 p.m., today, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Bill Harnish. Visitation: 1 to 2:30 p.m., today, at the funeral home prior to the service. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, with military honors...

Jack Arden King

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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...