Obituaries
All Obituaries
Peggy Sue Greene (Fields)
Jul 2, 2008
Peggy Sue Greene, 66 of Center Point, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in her home, following a long term illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 7, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Mark Lofquist. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 6, 2008, at the funeral home. Burial:...
George Walter "Geo" Wilson
Jul 1, 2008
George “Geo” Walter Wilson, 56, of Dundee, died at his home Tuesday, July 1, 2008 following a long illness. Geo was born June 5, 1952 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Cyrus D & Frances E. (Entas) Wilson. He attended school at Wright Elementary, and following graduation in 1970 from Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Geo served in...
Roger Orville Jones
Jun 29, 2008
Roger O. Jones, Sr., 75, of Dubuque and formerly of Delhi, died Sunday June 29, 2008 at Finley Hospital in Dubuque following a short illness. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 3, 2008 at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Manchester by Neil J. Krist. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 2,...
Patricia Mary "Pat" Burns (Dunkel)
Jun 29, 2008
Patricia Mary Burns, 55, of rural Manchester died at home Sunday, June 29, 2008. A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 Thursday, July 3, 2008 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. John Flaherty . Family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2008 where there will be a 3:00 p.m. Scripture Service...
Darlene B. ""Smitty"" Weaver (Smith)
Jun 29, 2008
Darlene B. “Smitty” Weaver, 80, formerly of Hiawatha, was called to be with her Lord, Sunday, June 29, 2008, at the Colonial Manor Care Center, Amana, Iowa, following complications of Alzheimers. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Bob Voels of Trinity United Methodist Church. The family will...
Gary Brian Northrop
Jun 28, 2008
Gary Brian Northrop, 72, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, in his home, following an accident. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held at 4:30 p.m., July 2, 2008, at Oakland Nazarene Church, 3000 42nd Street N.E., Cedar Rapids, in the Fellowship Hall, lower level. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include his...
Rosemond Edith "Rosie" Campbell (Davis)
Jun 28, 2008
Rosemond Edith “Rosie” Campbell, 77, a resident of Summit Pointe in Marion, formerly of Central City, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at her home, following a short illness. Funeral services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 30, 2008, at First United Methodist Church in Central City by Rev. Nick Needham. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home &...
John J. "Smiley" Bush
Jun 26, 2008
John J. “Smiley” Bush, 79, of 3756 H Ave. NE, died Thursday, June 26, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Visitation will be at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion from 12:30 ?" 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2008. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Surviving is his sister, Dorothy...
Harold "Butch" Henderson
Jun 25, 2008
Harold (Butch) Henderson, 81, of Coggon, died Wednesday, June 25, 2008, following a sudden illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, by Rev. Jen Filter. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 8 p.m., Friday, June 27, 2008, at the funeral home, with a Masonic service at 7:00. Inurnment:...
Helen T. Sebers (Kramer)
Jun 22, 2008
Helen T. Sebers, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, June 22, 2008, in Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Mark Reasoner. Friends may call from 9 to 10 a.m., prior to the service, Tuesday, at the...
Ruth M Helmrichs (Downs)
Jun 22, 2008
Ruth M. Helmrichs, 87, of Manchester, Iowa, died Sunday, June 22, 2008, at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, due to Alzheimer’s disease. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at First Lutheran Church in Manchester, Iowa, with Rev. Harlan Kaden officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24 at the...
Blair E. Burke
Jun 22, 2008
Blair E. Burke, 22, of 1136 22nd Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, June 22, 2008, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, as the result of a car accident. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 26, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at the...
Marian Lydia Vorwald (Ricker)
Jun 21, 2008
Marian L. Vorwald, 84, of 302 Ninth St., Marion, died Saturday, June 21, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. ___. The family will greet friends from 5 - 8 p.m., Monday, June 23, 2008 at the funeral home. Graveside Service: 2:30...
Erling Hanson
Jun 20, 2008
Erling Hanson, 93, of Manchester, Iowa died Friday, June 20, 2008, at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester following a brief illness. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 23, 2008, at the First Lutheran Church, Manchester with Rev. Dr. Jean Rabary and Rev. Harlan Kaden officiating. Friends may call from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, June 22,...
Charles Wardell "Charlie" Cook
Jun 20, 2008
Charles (Charlie, Cookie) W. Cook, 82, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, June 20, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, of natural causes. Services: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Pastor Jonathan Offt. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. A private family inurnment...
Edmund William Trenkamp
Jun 19, 2008
Edmund William Trenkamp, 54, died Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, after an eight year battle with cancer. Services: 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 23, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Greg Bahl. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home....
M. Jeannine Nielson (Freeman)
Jun 19, 2008
M. Jeannine Nielson, 75, of 3346 Jordan’s Grove Road, Marion, died at her home Thursday, June 19, 2008, after a short illness. Memorial Services will be held Monday, June 23, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, with services conducted by Chaplain Kim Vogel. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service...
Ruth E. Phelps (Hanson)
Jun 19, 2008
Ruth E. (Hanson) Phelps, 87, a resident of Mercy Hallmar, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, June 19, 2008, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a lengthy illness. Services: 1:30 p.m., Monday, June 23, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Clinton Jeffers. Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m., Sunday, June 22,...
Leland "Pete" Butters
Jun 18, 2008
Leland “Pete” Butters, 73, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, died there Wednesday, June 18, 2008, following a short illness. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 21, 2008, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Marion by Rev. John Albertson. Visitation will be from 10:00 ?" 11:00 at the church. Burial: Brown Cemetery in Colesburg. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral...
Mavis E. Reierson (Bachman)
Jun 17, 2008
God saw you getting tired, so he wrapped his arms around you and said “Come with Me”. Mavis E. Reierson, 70, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and special friend too many, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at the Lutheran Nursing Home in Vinton, Iowa. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 20, 2008, at St. John’s Lutheran Church,...