Obituaries
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Laverne A Nelson
Apr 29, 2008
LaVerne A. Nelson, 88, of Monticello, Iowa formerly of Delaware, died Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness LaVerne was born August 4, 1919 the daughter of Frank and Anna (Welch) Beecher, on her parent’s farm north of Farley, Iowa. LaVerne attended school in Farley, the country school in Milo Township and...
Leo Michael Schmall
Apr 27, 2008
Dr. Leo M. Schmall, 80, of 4570 Mission Ave., Marion, Iowa, died, Sunday, April 27, 2008, in his home following a courageous battle with lung cancer. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 1, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Murdoch Funeral...
Derrell Dean Butterfield
Apr 27, 2008
Derrell Dean Butterfield, 69, of Troy Mills, died Sunday, April 27, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2008, at Alice United Methodist Church in rural Center Point by Rev. Leo Andersen. Burial: Troy Mills Cemetery. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his mother, Marguerite Butterfield...
Clarence Wise
Apr 22, 2008
Clarence Wise, 42, of 1638 Third Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center, of cancer. Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. George Stevens and the Rev. Robert Oliver. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. today (Thursday) at...
Retha Irene Froehle
Apr 22, 2008
Retha Irene (Brown) Froehle, 82, a resident of Crestview Acres Care Center in Marion, died there Tuesday, April 22, 2008, following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2008, at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, 2424 42nd St. NE, Cedar Rapids by Rev. Paul Wilcox. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
Margaret Marie Tennyson (Larsen)
Apr 20, 2008
Margaret Marie Thomas Tennyson, 91, formerly of Springville, died Sunday, April 20, 2008, at the Nathan Adelson Hospice House, Las Vegas, Nevada. Graveside Service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2008, at Springville Cemetery by Rev. Karen Downey Beals. The family will greet friends from 9:30 ?" 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include...
William Charles Tipton
Apr 18, 2008
William Charles Tipton, 73, of 370 8th Ave., Marion, died Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date at Maple Hill Cemetery in rural Gladbrook. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his wife, Carol; his...
Michelle Lynn Starcevich
Apr 18, 2008
Michelle Lynn Starcevich, 30, of 6401 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, April 18, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, as a result of injuries due to an accident. Services: 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2008, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, by Rev. Mark Reasoner and Deacon LaVerne Flagel. The family will greet friends from 12:30 p.m. until service time,...
Charles "Jake" Owens
Apr 18, 2008
Charles “Jake” Owens, 89, of Center Point, died Friday morning, April 18, 2008, surrounded by his family at Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha. Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 21, 2008 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa, by the Rev. John Caughron and the Rev. Sam Dronebarger. Burial Center Point Cemetery with military honors. Friends may call from...
Harold Dale "Dale" Kiecksee
Apr 17, 2008
Harold Dale Kiecksee, 90, of 860 17th St. S.E., Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Higley Mansion Care Center, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Bethany Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Pastor Joe Polzin. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Monday, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home...
Ralph Anthony Nefzger
Apr 17, 2008
Ralph A. Nefzger, 77, of Earlville, Iowa died Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Finley Hospital, Dubuque, following a sudden illness. A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earlville with Rev. Herbert Tegeler officiating. Friends may call from 2:00 pm ?" 8:00 pm Monday, April 21, 2008 where there will...
Harriett Jane Jamison (Huffman)
Apr 16, 2008
Harriett Jane “Granny” Jamison, 80, of Cedar Rapids passed away at the Hiawatha Care Center on April 16, 2008 after a lengthy illness. Jane, as she was known, was born Sept. 12, 1927, in Wellman, Iowa, the daughter of Pierre and Frances Huffman. Survivors include her sister, Judy Pinch of Phoenix, her brother Robert Huffman (wife, Martha) of Iowa City,...
Julie Gillick (Ament)
Apr 16, 2008
Julie Gillick, 59, or 1501 J Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Redemption Missionary Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids,by the Rev. B.E. Paige. Burial: Linwood Cemetery at a later date. Survivors include her husband, Donald; a sister, Jolene Siewert...
James Carson Wright
Apr 14, 2008
James C. Wright, 85, of 3205 Willowridge Road, Marion, Iowa, died there Monday, April 14, 2008, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 18, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Pastor Jim Luders. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2008, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery. Survivors include...
Arline Mae Ritze (Snell)
Apr 14, 2008
Arline M. Ritze, 87, of Alburnett, Iowa, died, Monday, April 14, 2008, peacefully at her home. Services: 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Nick Longworth. The family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2008, at the funeral home. Burial: Layfayette Cemetery, Alburnett, Iowa. Survivors include...
Steven Ray "Steve" Perry
Apr 12, 2008
Steven Ray Perry, 50, formerly of Manchester, Iowa passed away Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital, Guttenberg, Iowa following a lengthy illness. Memorial Services will be Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Manchester. Friends may call from 4:00 p.m. until service time, Tuesday, April 15th. Inurnment with...
Stavros Demetrios Hadjis
Apr 11, 2008
Stavros Hadjis, 89, of 430 31st Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, April 11, 2008, in Mercy Hallmar Residential Care Center, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness with cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 14, 2008, at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Ciprian Sas. Friends may call from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., Sunday,...
Francis James Mcelligott
Apr 11, 2008
Francis J. McElligott, 87, of 1175 F. Ave, Marion, Iowa, died, Friday, April 11, 2008, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, by Father John Gossman. The family will greet friends from 3 - 7 p.m. on Monday, April 14, 2008 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in...
Richard Joseph Frasher
Apr 10, 2008
Richard Joseph Frasher, 79, formerly of Marion, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa from complications of a massive stroke. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion by Father Greg Bahl. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion...
Harry Werner Rosenberg
Apr 9, 2008
Dr. Harry W. Rosenberg, 79, of 193 Braybrook S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, following a lingering illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m., today, (Friday, April 11, 2008) at the...