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Mary Edith Lepley (Schmidt)
Dec 31, 2007
Mary Edith Lepley, 99, a resident of Winslow House, Marion, died Monday, December 31, 2007, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Private Graveside Service: Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, Marshalltown, at a later date. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include a son, Arthur Esperson of Arkansas; two daughters, Beverly Scott of...
Ronald H. "Pete" Petersen
Dec 31, 2007
Ronald H. “Pete” Petersen, 77, of 1305 F Ave., died Monday, December 31, 2007, at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, following a long illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 5, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion by Father Greg Bahl. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion...
Donald E. Moershel
Dec 31, 2007
Donald E. Moershel, 86, of 4229 Mt. Vernon Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, December 31, 2007, at West Ridge Care Center, following a short illness. Services: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with military honors. Rev. Del Bear will officiate. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. until service...
Agnes P. Bliss
Dec 30, 2007
Agnes P. Bliss, 87, a resident of Cottage Grove Place, formerly of Marion, died Sunday, December 30, 2007, following a long illness. Funeral Services: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Julie Anderson-Schuett. Visitation will be from 11:00-1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar...
Richard Harold Finley
Dec 30, 2007
Richard Harold Finley, 74, of Marion, died Sunday, December 30, 2007, at his home surrounded by family. He died of a 5-year courageous battle with cancer. Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 4, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Joe Kane, with Military Honors. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at...
Ruby L. Ashlock (Ferguson)
Dec 29, 2007
Ruby L. Ashlock, 92, a resident of Lutheran Home for the Aged in Vinton, formerly of Center Point, died Saturday, December 29, 2007, at the home, from complications of Alzheimer’s. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at the Urbana Christian Church, by the Rev. John Caughron. The family will greet friends from 2 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, January 1,...
Scott Lee Raim
Dec 29, 2007
Scott Lee Raim, 44, 1027 9th Street NW, Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, December 29, 2007, in his home following a short illness. Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 5, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Barb Furman. Survivors include his mother, Shirley Raim-Smith of Cedar Rapids; his sisters, Lori (Bruce) Johnson, Michelle Hartzell...
Erma Margaret Ellis (Tracy)
Dec 28, 2007
Erma M. Ellis, 84, of Manchester, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a brief illness. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at the First Baptist Church in Manchester by Rev. Jake Each & Rev. Dale Hutchcraft. Family will greet friends from 3-7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch...
Ralph M. Beltz
Dec 28, 2007
Ralph M. Beltz, 69, of 4101 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, went on an extended fishing trip Friday, December 28, 2007. He departed at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, after fighting with kidney dialysis for more than five years. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 31, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Robert Kunz...
Edward J. Hruska
Dec 28, 2007
Edward J. Hruska, 85, of 193 22nd Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, December 28, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Tom McDermott. The family will greet friends from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood...
Loretta M. Walton (Hunter)
Dec 27, 2007
Loretta M. Walton, 100, of Troy Mills, passed away December 26, 2007, at Northbrook Manor Care Center, where she has been a resident since 2003. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 31, 2007, at Troy Mills Christian Church by Pastor Jamie Wolf. Burial: Troy Mills Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service...
Charles Ivan "Charlie" Daugherty
Dec 27, 2007
Charles “Charlie” Ivan Daugherty, 66, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, December 27, 2007, in his home, following a long battle with cancer. Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 29, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Bill Randles. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, December 28, 2007, at the funeral home....
Lisa Marie Riess (Schirm)
Dec 26, 2007
Lisa Marie (Schirm) Riess age 39, passed away December 26, 2007 in Colorado Springs. She was born on December 4, 1968 in Colorado Springs, Colorado the daughter of L. L. and Teresa A. (Jordan) Schirm. Lisa was a graduate from Wasson High School in 1987, and attended UNC in Greeley, Colorado, and was an avid Bronco fan. She was a...
Terry Dean Krueger
Dec 26, 2007
Terry Dean Krueger, 53, of Robins, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, Iowa, after complications of surgery. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 3, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, Iowa, by Rev. Mark Urlaub. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 8 p.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at the funeral...
Kathryn Leola Bures
Dec 25, 2007
Kathryn Leola Bures, 86, of Vinton, Iowa, formerly of Walker, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, in the Lutheran Home in Vinton, following an extended illness. Graveside Services: 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 28, 2007, at the Quasqueton Cemetery, Quasqueton, Iowa. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, December 27, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center...
Mary Althea Church (Gillis)
Dec 24, 2007
Mary A. Church, 83, of rural Elk Point, South Dakota, formerly of Linn County, died Monday, December 24, 2007, in Elk Point, following a stroke. Services: 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Chaplain Kim Vogel. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 27, at the funeral home....
Katherine Irene Whittemore (Boots)
Dec 24, 2007
Katherine I. Whittemore, 78, of Wyoming, formerly of Marion, Iowa, died Monday, December 24, 2007 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a brief illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 28, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa, by Rev. Del Bear. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral...
Mary Ella King
Dec 24, 2007
Mary Ella King, 83, of the West Ridge Care Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died there Monday, December 24, 2007, following a brief illness. Private Memorial Service with inurnment at Linwood Cemetery. Survivors include her sisters, Jean King of Cedar Rapids and Barbara Orton of Marion; niece Lisa (Dan) Gorbatjuk of Marion; great nephew, William Gorbatjuk; and great niece, Emma Gorbatjuk....
Leroy Eugene Swiser
Dec 22, 2007
LeRoy Swiser, 87, of 1733 McRoberts Road, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died in his sleep on Saturday, December 22, 2007, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, after a six-month battle with cancer. Memorial Service: 4:00 p.m., Monday, December 24, 2007, at Murdoch- Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Del Bear. Visitation: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m....
Mark Joseph Winter
Dec 22, 2007
Mark J. Winter, 71, of Earlville, died of leukemia, Saturday, December 22, 2007 peacefully in his home with his family at his side. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 27, 2007 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earlville by Rev. Herbert Tegeler. Family will greet friends from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service...
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