Obituaries
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John Robert Horton
Mar 19, 2009
John Robert Horton, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, March 19, 2009, at Meadow View Memory Care Village, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 Monday, March 23, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Jonathan Offt. The family will greet friends from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2009, at the...
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Conrad (Goetzinger)
Mar 19, 2009
Elizabeth “Betty” A. Conrad, 77, of Delhi, died Thursday, March 19, 2009 at the University Of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa following a short illness. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 23, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earlville by Rev. Herbert Tegeler. Friends may call from 2-7 p.m. Sunday and after 9:30 a.m. Monday at the...
Marian Emma Fettkether (Schuler)
Mar 19, 2009
Marian E. Fettkether, 78, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, March 19, 2009, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 21, 2009, at John XXIII church at 8100 Roncalli Drive S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by Rev. Dustin Vu. The family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church on Saturday. Survivors...
Allen L. "Al" Nielsen
Mar 18, 2009
Allen (Al) L. Nielsen, 57, of Central City, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital due to kidney cancer. Memorial Services: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2009, at Jordan’s Grove Baptist Church in rural Central City by Rev. Steve Russell and Rev. Harmon Webb. Al’s final resting place will be at the Jordan’s...
Gerald D. Frey
Mar 18, 2009
Gerald D. Frey, 54, of Coralville, previously of North Liberty, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, of a sudden illness. Memorial Service: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer. Family will greet friends after 12:00 noon on Sunday at the funeral home. Gerald was...
Charles Ransom "Charlie" Barker
Mar 17, 2009
Charles Ransom Barker, 84, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at the Boone County Hospital in Boone Iowa. Charles Barker was born May 24, 1924 in Manchester, Iowa, the fifth child of James D. and Ella (Gillis) Barker. He graduated from Manchester High School in 1943. Charles joined the Merchant Marines in 1944 and qualified for Government Training on Catalina Island,...
Vera Marie Moore (Moore)
Mar 17, 2009
Vera M. Moore, 91, of Marion, formerly of Alburnett, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in Northbrook Manor Care, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services: 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Dr. Robert Kunz. The family will greet friends from 4 - 7 p.m., Thursday, March 19, 2009 at the funeral home. Burial:...
Gwendolen Georgyne Marie "Gwen" Kern (Fix)
Mar 16, 2009
Gwendolen Georgyne Marie (Fix) Kern, 59, of 2665 Lansing Drive, Marion, died Monday, March 16, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, by Rev. Kim Pagel. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery...
Barbara Jean Dighton (Anderson)
Mar 16, 2009
Barbara J. Dighton, 80, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, March 16, 2009, in Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, following a short illness. A memorial visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 19, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Private inurnment at a later date. Survivors include her children, Mike (Becky), Steve (Sandy), Kathy...
Kathleen Linda "Kathy" Johannes (Nefzger)
Mar 15, 2009
Kathleen “Kathy” L. Johannes, 51, of Earlville, Iowa, joined the Lord surrounded by loved ones, March 15, 2009, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 19, 2009 at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earlville by Rev. Herbert Tegeler. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 18 from 1:00 - 8:00 p.m., with a...
Margaret Marie (McKeever) Wright
Mar 14, 2009
Margaret Marie Wright, 95, of Troy Mills, entered into rest on Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Troy Mills Christian Church, Troy Mills, by Pastor James Wolf. The family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Linda Lou Ryan (Lockhart)
Mar 14, 2009
Linda L. Ryan, 65, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2009, by St. Patrick’s Parish at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Phil Thompson. At Linda’s request her body will be cremated. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation...
Kenneth B. Buck
Mar 14, 2009
Kenneth B. Buck, age 80, of Grants Pass, Oregon, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at his home. Graveside services will be held at a later date at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Kenneth was born August 10, 1928, in Johnson County, Iowa to Walter...
Peggy Ann Rabik (Schmidt)
Mar 14, 2009
Peggy A. Rabik, 54, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, as a result of lung cancer. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 16, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Cecil Ballard. Burial: Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her...
Kelly Lee Scott
Mar 13, 2009
Kelly Lee Scott, 53, of Central City, died Friday, March 13, 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, following a long illness due to cancer. Services: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at King of Kings Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Mark Halvorson. The family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m., Monday,...
Golda Mae Hall
Mar 13, 2009
Golda M. Hall, 79, of Independence, died Friday, March 13, 2009 at the West Village Care Center in Independence following a sudden illness. Private graveside Memorial Services will be at the Asbury Cemetery, rural Garber at a later date. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester is in charge of arrangements. Golda was born August 4, 1929 in Independence,...
Brian Ray "Bj" Littrell, Jr.
Mar 13, 2009
Brian “BJ” Ray Littrell, Jr. 21, of 307 ½ 9th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa, took his life at home Friday, March 13, 2009. Services: 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Survivors include his mother and Keith Banks;...
Carol Kay Dostal (Hauser)
Mar 13, 2009
Carol Kay Dostal, 70, of 910 7th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, March 13, 2009, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 16, 2009, at First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dr. Kay Slocum. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday, March 15, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood...
Dolores Mae Gainor (Cook)
Mar 12, 2009
Dolores M. Gainor, 71, a resident of Crestview Acres, Marion, Iowa, died Thursday, March 12, 2009, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 16, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Mike Andrews. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, March 15, 2009, at...
Elizabeth Eileen "Liz" Liston (Crane)
Mar 12, 2009
Elizabeth (Liz) Eileen Liston, 84, a resident of the Winslow House Care Center in Marion, died Thursday, March 12, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center, following a long illness. Per Elizabeth’s wishes, she has been cremated. The family will greet friends on Sunday, March 15, 2009, from 1 ?" 4:30, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Center Point. A...


