Obituaries
All Obituaries
Ruth E. Williams (Williams)
Feb 6, 2008
Ruth E. Williams, 84, of Village Place, Marion, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 06, 2008, in University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 11, 2008, in Salem United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev, Linda Bibb. Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m., Sunday, February 10, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood...
Raymond G. Wohlers
Feb 6, 2008
Raymond G. Wohlers, 81, of Marion, died, Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a brief illness. The family will greet friends from 2 - 4 p.m., Sunday, February 10, 2008 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Beginning at noon on Monday, February 11, 2008, light refreshments will be served to family and friends at...
Ruth Maxine Baker (Cawthon)
Feb 5, 2008
Ruth M. Baker, 91, of Whittier, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 7, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. John Kaiser. The family will greet friends from 4 - 7 p.m., Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park...
Arthur Adam Raithel
Feb 5, 2008
Arthur A. Raithel, 77, of Earlville, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following complications of a stroke. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 9 at the Earlville United Parish in Earlville by Rev. Harlan Kaden. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Friday at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Earlville...
Norma Jean Price (Schlegel)
Feb 3, 2008
Norma Jean Price, 77, of 940 20th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, February 3, 2008, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 9, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Daniel Winn. Friends may call from 4 to 8 Friday, February 8, 2008, at...
Roy Vaughn Gordon
Feb 3, 2008
Roy Vaughn Gordon III, 40, of Vinton, died Sunday, February 3, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, as the result of injuries from a car accident on January 29, 2008. Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, February 7, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, Iowa. The Rev. Laurie Riley will officiate. The family will...
Jean Ann Hamilton (Sumner)
Feb 3, 2008
Jean Ann Hamilton, 54, of 2440 Wisconsin Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed on peacefully in her home Sunday, February 3, 2008, surrounded by her loving family. Services for family and friends will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Deacon Jim Berger. Friends may call from 4 to...
Beverly Jean Kennedy
Feb 3, 2008
Beverly Jean Kennedy, 82, a resident of the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, Cedar Falls, and formerly of Cedar Rapids, died, Sunday, February 3, 2008, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 8, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Duane Hix. The family will greet friends from 5 - 8 p.m., Thursday, February 7,...
Zachary Philip Vogel
Feb 2, 2008
Our beloved son, Zachary Philip Vogel, of 3140 27th Ave., Marion, Iowa, has slipped away from this life into the next, leaving behind his grieving parents, Philip and Joanne, his sister, Stephanie and brothers, Brian, Bradley and Joshua, as well as other loving family and many friends, who were such an important part of his life. He filled our hearts...
Marilyn Catherine Gillis (Haas)
Feb 1, 2008
Marilyn Catherine Gillis, 60, of Atkins, formerly of Cedar Rapids and Coggon, died Monday, February 4, 2008, at her son’s home, following a long illness. The family will greet friends from 4 - 6:30 p.m., Thursday, February 7, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, where a vigil service will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be...
Ronald Dozier
Feb 1, 2008
Ronald Dean Dozier, 70, of 3845 Monarch Ave., Marion, Iowa, died, Friday, February 1, 2008, at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, from heart complications. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Carol Sundberg. The family will greet friends from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Graveside services...
Charlie Lovig Lee
Feb 1, 2008
Charlie Lovig Lee, 88, of 3505 English Glen, Marion, Iowa, died Friday, February 1, 2008, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following complications of pneumonia. Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at First Congregational Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. David Hohmann. The family will greet friends at a reception following the service at the church. Private Graveside...
James Jelf Caldwell
Jan 31, 2008
James Jelf Caldwell, 61, of 906 B Avenue N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, January 31, 2008, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Graveside Service: 12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 2, 2008, at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 11 to 12 p.m., Saturday, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, prior to...
Lucile K. Meyn (Lawrence)
Jan 28, 2008
Lucile K. Meyn, 91, of 214 24th Street NW, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, January 28, 2008, following a brief illness. Celebration of Life Services will be held at Christ Church Presbyterian at a later date. Private graveside: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy L. Meyn of Cedar...
Burton F. "Bud" Kolek
Jan 28, 2008
Burton “Bud” F. Kolek, 95, of 3131 F. Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, January 28, 2008, at West Ridge Care Center, following a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 31, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 520 Wilson Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Larry Q. Chambers. The family will greet family and friends from...
Florence Morrissey (Ashby)
Jan 27, 2008
Florence Morrissey, 93, a resident of West Village Care Center in Independence, formerly of Coggon, died Sunday, January 27, at the care center. Funeral Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City by Rev. Jonna Jensen. Visitation will be from 4-7 Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Coggon....
Beatrice I. Henderson (Bachman)
Jan 27, 2008
Beatrice I. Henderson, 85, a resident of the Promise House, Hiawatha, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, surrounded by her family, at the care center, following complications of Alzheimer’s. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at Eden United Church of Christ, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dr. Glenn Hunt. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,...
Angel Heaven & Heaven Angel Watkins
Jan 27, 2008
Angel Heaven and Heaven Angel Watkins, twin daughters of Veneissia Jones and Henry Watkins were born January 26, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Heaven Angel died January 26 and Angel Heaven died January 27. Services: 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 1, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include...
Wayne Lavern Grimm
Jan 26, 2008
Wayne Lavern Grimm, 75, of Central City, died Saturday, January 26, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at the Gospel Light Baptist Church, Marion, by the Rev. Ron Morrow. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home &...
Benham Franklin Adams
Jan 26, 2008
Benham Franklin Adams, 89, of Vinton, IA died Saturday, January 26, 2008, at Lutheran Home for the Aged Association-East in Vinton, following a short illness. Born January 31, 1918, in Bruneau Valley, Owyhee County, Idaho, he was the son of Ida and George Adams. In 1937, he married Clarice V. Gardner of Bonaparte. They later divorced. Mr. Adams worked at...