Obituaries
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Jean Elizabeth King
Feb 28, 2008
Jean E. King, 79, formerly of 219 Morgan Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, February 28, 2008, in Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, following a long illness. Memorial services at a later date at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her sister, Barbara Orton of Marion;...
Marlene Theresa Fuhrmeister (Leeney)
Feb 27, 2008
Marlene T. Fuhrmeister, 75, of 2327 Teresa Drive S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2008, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 3, 2008, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Nils Hernandez. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, March 2, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar...
Grace Irene Lintz (Heath)
Feb 27, 2008
Grace I. (Heath) Lintz, 88, of 1248 19th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness: Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, by Sister Mary Klisart. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 29, 2008, at...
Roy M. Anderson
Feb 27, 2008
Roy M. Anderson, 85, of 1150 Longview Dr., died Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, from complications of cancer. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 29, 2008, at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection by Rev. Dennis Johnson. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center...
Norval C. Dickson, Jr.
Feb 27, 2008
Norval C. Dickson, Jr., 48, of Orange, California, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died February 27, 2008, in Orange. Family and friends will gather for a time celebrating Norval’s life from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Private burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his daughters, Norrelle, Tiana and...
Ruthann Duncan (Hardin)
Feb 26, 2008
Ruthann Duncan, 62, of 51 Dartmouth Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died of cancer, Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2008, at the Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Survivors include her husband, William; children, Scott Bohnenkamp...
Mary Joan Little (Heims)
Feb 26, 2008
Mary Jo Little, 47, of Independence, died Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at Buchanan County Health Center in Independence following a courageous battle with cancer. Family will greet friends from 3-8 p.m. Friday, February 29, 2008 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Earlville with a memorial scripture service at 7 p.m. Inurnment will be at St. John’s Catholic...
Dorothy Agnes Haas (Hansen)
Feb 25, 2008
Dorothy A. Haas, 70, of Manchester, died Monday, February 25, 2008 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a brief illness. Graveside memorial services will be at a later date. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester is in charge of arrangements. Dorothy was born March 28, 1937 in Manchester, the daughter of Anthony E. and Grace (Rainbird)...
John G. Fields
Feb 24, 2008
John G. Fields, 67, of 3507 Bel Air Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinic, Iowa City, following a sudden accident. The family will greet friends and family from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, February 28, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with the Memorial Service...
Mary Angela Zieser
Feb 23, 2008
Mary Angela “Angie” Zieser, 89, a resident of Grandview Care Center in Oelwein, formerly of Urbana, died Saturday, February 23, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center in Oelwein, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Urbana, by Father Dave Ambrosy. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, February...
Verona A. Schmidt (Ficken)
Feb 23, 2008
Verona Schmidt, 87, of 50 27th Ave. Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, February 23, 2008, in her home, following a brief illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008, at Zion Lutheran Church, Hiawatha, by Pastor Daniel Johnson. The family will greet friends from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Melvin F. Lowery
Feb 23, 2008
Melvin F. Lowery, 84, a longtime resident of the Abbe Center for Community Care, died there Saturday, February 23, 2008, following a brief illness. Memorial Service: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, February 28, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Chaplain Jeremy Hudson. Per Melvin’s wishes there will be no visitation. Private interment will be at Center Point...
Helen M. (Chada) Rank (Scott)
Feb 22, 2008
Helen M. (Chada) Rank, 85, of ManorCare Health Services, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, February 22, 2008, at the care center following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dr. Kay Slocum. The family will greet friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral...
James L. Gremmels
Feb 22, 2008
James L. Gremmels, 71, of 1215 21st Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, went to be with the Lord, Friday, February 22, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at Marion Free Methodist Church, by the Rev. Del Bear. The family will greet friends from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, February 25, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home...
Walter H. Niermann
Feb 22, 2008
Rev. Walter H. Niermann, 80, of Napoleon, Ohio died Friday morning, Feb. 22, 2008 at his home after a short battle with cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Iowa City, by the Rev. Timothy Zimmerman. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. He was born on July 2, 1927, in St. Louis, Missouri, the...
Kenneth Roland Rich
Feb 21, 2008
Kenneth R. Rich, 77, of Elk, Washington, died Thursday, February 21, 2008 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester, Iowa, following a sudden illness. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester is in charge of arrangements. Kenneth was born February 15, 1931 in Arizona, the son of Roland Lupher...
Amy Dawn Bailey (Bailey)
Feb 20, 2008
Amy Dawn Bailey, 29, a resident of the Penn Center in Delhi, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, February 18, 2008, at the center. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, Iowa. Survivors include her daughter, Brianna Wiley; her parents, Rick & Denise Bailey of Cedar Rapids; her grandmother,...
James Allan Thomas
Feb 20, 2008
James A. Thomas, 60, of 170 Broadway, Springville, died, Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, following a brief illness. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 23, 2008, at Springville Presbyterian Church, by Rev. Karen Downey Beals, with military honors. The family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2008...
Clara Sue "Sue" Roan (Sapp)
Feb 19, 2008
Clara “Sue” Roan, 66 of 2020 18th Street SW, Cedar Rapids, formerly of Quincy, Illinois, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 19, 2008, after a brief battle with cancer. Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 23, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Bill Randles. The family will greet friends from 4 to...
Bernice Marie Killham (Harley)
Feb 18, 2008
Bernice Marie Killham, 91, of Crestview Acres Care Center in Marion, died Monday, February 18, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 21, 2008, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Marion by Rev. Jerry Doellinger. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church. Graveside Service: 11:00 a.m., Monday, February...