Obituaries
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William L. "Bill" Grove
Jul 25, 2008
CEDAR RAPIDS- William L. (Bill) Grove of 148 - 36th St., NE, Cedar Rapids, passed away on July 25, 2008, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy after a battle with prostate cancer. He was born in South English, Iowa on July 30, 1940, to Clarence H. (Pete) and Mae Ballard Grove. Bill spent his youth hunting,...
Jesse Salvador "Indio" Saldivar Jr.
Jul 24, 2008
Jesse “Indio” Salvador Saldivar Jr., 38, of 63 26th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, July 24, 2008, in Grain Valley, Missouri. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church, by Deacon Jim Berger. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Bobby Lee Becicka
Jul 24, 2008
Bobby Lee Becicka, 78, of 202 35th Street Dr., Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, July 24, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 28, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Bill Harnish. The family will greet friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 27,...
Robert Paul Mahan
Jul 23, 2008
Robert P. Mahan, 86, of 1108 20th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 26, 2008, at St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Tom McDermott. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, July 25, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral...
Frances L. Blood (Klenk)
Jul 23, 2008
Frances L. Blood, 83, of 221 29th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in her sister’s home, following a brief illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Ron Lewis. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2008, at...
Ronald Louis Balik
Jul 22, 2008
Ronald Louis Balik, 58, of Portland, Oregon, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died in Portland, Oregon. Memorial Mass: 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 7, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center Chapel in Cedar Rapids by Father Mark Osterhaus. Arrangements are by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his mother, Ludmila Balik of Cedar Rapids; a sister, Mary (David) English...
Donald A. Robertson
Jul 22, 2008
Donald A. Robertson, 91, of 115 Josephine Lane NW, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center, due to injuries received in an automobile accident. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Mark Reasoner. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2008,...
Christopher Allen Fogle
Jul 22, 2008
Christopher A. Fogle, 45, left this life surrounded by his loving family to be with God in Eternity, on July 22, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer and Marfans Syndrome at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 28, 2008, at Hope United Church of Christ, Hiawatha. Visitation:...
Patrick Joseph Iscoll
Jul 21, 2008
Patrick Joseph Driscoll, 60, of 7505 Normandy Dr NE, died Monday, July 21, 2008, of cancer, in his home, lovingly surrounded by his family. Visitation: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 5:00 ?" 8:00 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Memorial Service: 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 8300 C Ave. NE, Marion,...
Ronald D. Irvin
Jul 20, 2008
Ronald D. Irvin, 66, of Marion, died of cancer, Sunday, July 20, 2008, at his home, surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, corner of 3rd Ave. and 14th St. SE in Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Harlan Gillespie. Visitation will be from...
Brian John Foreman
Jul 19, 2008
Brian J. Foreman, 37, of Coralville, Iowa, died Saturday, July 19, 2008, in University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, due to injuries received in a motorcycle accident. Memorial Services: 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor David Bissell and Pastor David Van Netten. A gathering of family and...
Robert Lee Haskell
Jul 18, 2008
Robert L. Haskell, 79, died Friday, July 18, 2008, at Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, where he had been a resident since July 7, 2008. Memorial Service: 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 21, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. John Albertson. The family will greet friends from 3:30 ?" 5:30 p.m., prior to the service...
Constance Ellen "Connie" Wisely (Krapf)
Jul 18, 2008
Constance “Connie” E. Wisely, 82, a resident of Silver Pines Assisted Living Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the past 2 years, and formerly of 609 27th Street N.E., Cedar Rapids, died Friday, July 18, 2008, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at Cedar Hills Evangelical Free Church, Cedar Rapids,...
Mary Ellen Craff (Walters)
Jul 18, 2008
Mary E. Craff, 93, a resident of Garnett Place, Cedar Rapids, died there Friday, July 18, 2008, following a short illness. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Private inurnment will take place at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include her children, Dennis (Sandra) Craff of...
Alaysia Jay Lewis
Jul 18, 2008
Alaysia Jay Lewis, the daughter of Bryon Lewis and Liz Ostrem, was stillborn, Friday, July 18, 2008, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Graveside Service: 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her parents; and her brother, Kaleek Lewis. Also surviving are her grandparents, Michael and Elsie Lewis and Margie and Jay Love.
Kenneth Lee Mercer
Jul 18, 2008
Kenneth L. Mercer, 77, of 6306 E Avenue N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, July 18, 2008, at home following an accidental fall. Services: 1:00 p.m., Thursday, July 24, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Robin Tyner. Friends may call from noon until service time Thursday, at the funeral home. Burial: Ridge Cemetery,...
Linda L Mcdowell (Lahr)
Jul 15, 2008
Linda I. McDowell, 57, of Delhi, Iowa, died of cancer on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at her home. Private family services will be Friday, July 18, 2008 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Manchester. Burial will be in the Forrestville Cemetery, rural Dundee. Linda was born June 18, 1951 in Manchester. She was the youngest child of...
Raymond T "Ray" Mcgraw
Jul 15, 2008
Raymond T. McGraw, 85, of Delaware, Iowa died at his home on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am Friday, July 18, 2008 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Manchester with Rev. Jack Flaherty and Rev. Dale Critchley officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm on...
Edwin Gerald "Eddie" Hemmer, Jr
Jul 14, 2008
Edwin G. Hemmer, Jr, 34, of Earlville, died Monday, July 14, 2008, at the Mercy Medical Center, Dyersville following complications of a car accident. Memorial Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 19, 2008 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Delhi with Rev. John Kremer officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in Sacred Heart Cemetery in...