Obituaries
All Obituaries
Sarah Ella Tribble (Prouty)
Apr 6, 2009
Sarah Ella Tribble, 92, a resident of Oak Village Apartments, Marion, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Linn Manor Care Center. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 9, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, by Chaplain Joseph Kane. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service on Thursday. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery,...
Elsie Blanche Hubler (Peters)
Apr 4, 2009
Elsie B. Hubler, 98, formerly of Ryan, Iowa, died Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home, Edgewood, Iowa, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at the Golden Congregational Church, rural Ryan, with Pastor Mona Burns officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the...
Margaret (Trpkosh) McBride
Apr 3, 2009
Margaret Ann McBride, 87, of 210 Midway Drive, Marion, passed away Friday, April 3, 2009, at St Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2009, at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar...
Russell Robert "Russ" Scholz, Jr.
Apr 1, 2009
Russell Robert Scholz, Jr., 73, of 2825 1st Ave., Marion, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, in his home, from complications of diabetes. Per Russ’ wishes, there will be no services or visitation. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Wilda, and a daughter, Carolyn Ann (Jeff) Stoddard of Iowa City. Russ...
Mary Darlene Eiben (Pillard)
Apr 1, 2009
Mary Darlene Eiben, 75, formerly of Marion, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2009, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Prairieburg, by Father Wayne Droessler. The family will greet friends from 3 ?" 8 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2009, with a scripture service to begin...
Jean Marie Young (Harris)
Mar 31, 2009
Jean M. Young, 81, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in Mercy Medical Center. Private services will be held. Inurnment: Rock Island National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her children Jerry (Mary) Young of Munsing, Michigan and John (Michelle) Young of Cedar Rapids; and one granddaughter, Heather Young.
William K. "Bill" Yates
Mar 31, 2009
William “Bill” Yates, 57, of 1263 32nd St. NE, Cedar Rapids, a lifetime resident of Palo, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital. A memorial gathering will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Life will be from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2009,...
Harold Junior Hills
Mar 30, 2009
Harold Junior Hills, 77, of Crestview Acres, formerly of Central City, died at the nursing home, Monday, March 30, 2009, after a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 3, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Central City conducted by Rev. Nick Needham. The family will greet friends 4-8 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2009, at the funeral...
Shirley Marie Bentley (Benesh)
Mar 29, 2009
Shirley Bentley, 71, a resident of Living Center East, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died at St. Luke’s Hospital, Sunday, March 29, 2009. Services: 1:30 p.m., Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Del Bear. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids....
Lorraine Audrey Melendy (Horn)
Mar 29, 2009
Lorraine Melendy, 68, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away of cancer Sunday, March 29, 2009, in Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Jonathon Oft. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home &...
Scott Richard Skilling
Mar 25, 2009
Scott R. Skilling, 57, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009, after a long illness. He is survived by his daughter, Annie Skilling and her significant other, Jerry Kreeb, of Cedar Rapids; his son, Jordan Skilling and fiancé, Jessica Blazek of Burlington; his mother, Marilyn Willhelmi Skilling; brother, Kirk and wife, Pam; sister, Amy Skilling Gray, and husband...
Linda Elaine Novotny (Novotny)
Mar 25, 2009
Linda E. Novotny, 61, of rural Central City, died at her home due to heart complications. She was born the daughter of Robert and Bessie (Vacek) Novotny on October 22, 1947 in Cedar Rapids. Among survivors is Virginia Bell of Toddville. She was preceded in death by her parents. Linda was retired from Square D Company of Cedar Rapids. She...
Carol A. Kelley
Mar 25, 2009
Carol was born May 19, 1937 to Mary (Parbs) and Frank Poulson in Iowa City and raised in Center Point, Iowa. Carol attended Center Point High School. She married Charles A. Hartman in 1956 and attended the Paris Academy of Beauty, receiving her cosmetology license in 1957. Carol lived most of her life in Cedar Rapids but did live for...
Gerald Leo "Jerry" Dinius
Mar 24, 2009
Gerald “Jerry” L. Dinius, 63, of 1308 26th Street N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 24, 2009, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where a memorial service will be held at 7 p.m., by the Rev. Del Bear....
Zona D. Andrew (Klock)
Mar 24, 2009
Zona D. Andrew, 95, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, died there Tuesday. March 24, 2009, with family at her side. Private memorial services will be held at Willow Gardens Care Center at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include her children, Gary (Judi) Andrew of Dallas, Texas, Stephen...
Lucile M. Miller
Mar 22, 2009
Lucile M. Miller, age 95, of West Bloomfield, formerly of Connorsville, Indiana, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died unexpectedly March 22, 2009, at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Mrs. Miller was born March 17, 1914, in French Creek Twp., Iowa. She was raised in northeastern Iowa and attended the one room country school house and later attended Lansing Iowa High...
George L. Pederson
Mar 22, 2009
George L. Pederson, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, March 22, 2009, at home. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at First Congregational Church in Cedar Rapids by Rev. David Hohmann. There will be a private burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include one brother, Gene Pederson of...
Michael Dean Wiley
Mar 21, 2009
Michael Dean Wiley, 53, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, March 21, 2009, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City. Memorial Service: 6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with military honors. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service on Wednesday. Survivors include his children, Michael J.D. of Cedar...
Jo'Ann George (Henry)
Mar 21, 2009
Jo’ann George, 78, of 634 19th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, March 21, 2009, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1:00 p.m., Thursday, March 26, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dr. Jim Coyle. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home...
Francis J. Camizzi
Mar 20, 2009
Francis J. Camizzi, 87, of 2515 Indiana Street SW, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, March 20, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids following a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2009, at the funeral home....


