Obituaries
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Vera J. Klumpar
Nov 21, 2007
Vera J. Klumpar, 91, of West Ridge Care Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died there November 21, 2007, as a result of Alzheimer’s Disease. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. at Salem United Methodist Church. The Rev. Linda Bibb will officiate. There will be no visitation. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Harold F. Calvin
Nov 18, 2007
Harold F. Calvin, of Keystone Cedars, formerly of Center Point, died Sunday, November 18, 2007, of cancer after a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2007, at the Center Point United Methodist Church, by the Rev. Mike Ellson and Ken Graham. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, November 23, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral...
Pamela Ann Sparrgrove (Gaulke)
Nov 16, 2007
Pamela Ann Sparrgrove, 58, of 4501 E. Post Rd. SE, died Friday, November 16, 2007, at home, following a long illness. Memorial Service: 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 19, 2007 at Ascension Lutheran Church by Rev. Linda Livingston. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 18 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in...
Richard J. ""Diamond"" Barrett
Nov 16, 2007
Richard “Diamond” J. Barrett, 72, of Atkins, Iowa, passed away in his home, Friday, November 16, 2007, following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 19, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Mike Andrew of Atkins Presbyterian Church. The family will greet friends from 2 to 6 p.m. today (Sunday)...
Laurence Dwight "L.D." Benion
Nov 15, 2007
Laurence “L.D.” Benion, 68, of Center Point, Iowa, died Thursday, November 15, 2007, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, from complications of multiple myeloma. There will be no services. The family will greet friends from 2 to 6 p.m., Saturday, November 17, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Survivors include his children, R.D. (Mary) Benion of...
Mary Patten (Patten)
Nov 15, 2007
Mary Patten, 56, of Marion died at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, after a brief illness on Thursday, November 15, 2007. Services: 11 a.m. Monday, November 19, 2007, at First United Methodist Church, 12th Street and 8th Avenue in Marion. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar...
Jennie Viola Hawker (Annis)
Nov 15, 2007
Jennie V. Hawker, 88, a resident of Winslow House Care Center in Marion, formerly of Central City, died Thursday, November 15, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center, following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 19, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City by Pastor Mary Taylor. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Sunday at the...
Lyle Arthur Cameron
Nov 13, 2007
Lyle Arthur Cameron, 70, of Alburnett, Iowa, died Monday, November 12, 2007 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, of apparent heart failure. Services: 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 16, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, Iowa, by Rev. H. Burr Bryant. Friends may call from 4 ?" 8 p.m., Thursday, November 15, 2007, at the funeral...
Joseph Michael Cira
Nov 13, 2007
Joseph Michael Cira, 91, a lifelong resident of Marion, died Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a sudden illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 16, 2007, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Marion, Iowa by Father John Gossman. Friends may call from 4 ?" 7 p.m., Thursday, November 15, 2007 at Murdoch Funeral Home...
Helen Darlene Haight (Sickels)
Nov 11, 2007
Helen D. Haight, 81, of Manchester, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 15 at the Community Congregational Church in Manchester by Rev. Kurt Pasko. Family will greet friends from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service...
Neva Irene Deen (Henderson)
Nov 11, 2007
Neva Deen, 94, of Central City, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at Silver Crest in Anamosa, following a short illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home in Central City, by Rev. Jonna Jensen. Friends may call from 4 ?" 6 p.m., Monday, November 12, 2007, with a rosary to close visitation, and one hour prior...
Rose Marie Sage (Philipp)
Nov 11, 2007
Rose M. (Philipp) Sage, 93, of Monticello, Iowa, long time Cedar Rapids resident, died Sunday, November 11, 2007, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, from pneumonia. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 15, 2007, at All Saints Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Gerald Condon. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home...
Rick Alan Hilbert
Nov 11, 2007
Rick A. Hilbert, 58, of Manchester, died Sunday morning, November 11, 2007 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a sudden illness. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Manchester. Family will greet friends from 2-8 p.m. on Monday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester and...
Russel Lee Weston
Nov 10, 2007
Russel L. Weston, 79, of 155 Robins Road, Hiawatha, Iowa, died on Saturday, November 10, 2007, in his home of a sudden illness. There will be no services. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, November 15, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Stanley Cemetery, Stanley, Iowa. Survivors include his children, Steven (Becky)...
George Joseph Matias
Nov 10, 2007
George J. Matias, 84, of 3812 Foxborough Terrace N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, November 10, 2007, in St. Luke’s Hospital, in Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at All Saints Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Gerald Condon. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at...
Lawanda Belle Krumrey (Phipps)
Nov 10, 2007
LaWanda B. Krumrey, 84, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, met her Lord and Savior Saturday, November 10, 2007, following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dave King. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood...
Doris May Lewis (Clark)
Nov 9, 2007
Doris May Lewis, 92, of Marion, died Friday, November 9, 2007 at ManorCare Health Services, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a short illness. Celebration of Life Services: 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 12, 2007, at First United Methodist Church in Marion, Iowa, with Vicki Standley officiating. Family and friends may call from 3 ?" 5 on Sunday, November 11, 2007, at Murdoch...
Marion M. Schmidt (Schnittjer)
Nov 8, 2007
Our beloved mother, Marion M. Schmidt, 85, of Delhi, went to be with her Lord and Savior in Paradise on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester after an extended illness. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 12, 2007 at the Delhi United Methodist Church by Pastor Lorraine Hartman and Pastor Julie May....
Edwin Oscar Garlinghouse
Nov 8, 2007
Edwin Oscar Garlinghouse, 80, of Cedar Rapids died Thursday November 8, 2007 following a long battle with lung cancer. Memorial Service will be held at 11 am Monday November 12, 2007, at Faith Lutheran Church, located at the intersection of Boysen Road and Alburnett Road in Marion. Visitation with family will begin at 10 am on Monday at Faith Lutheran...
William Ray Whorton
Nov 8, 2007
William R. Whorton, 68, a resident of Living Center West, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, November 08, 2007, in St. Luke’s Hospital, in Cedar Rapids, following a lengthy illness. Services: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 10, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Del Bear. Friends may call from 11 to 1 p.m., Saturday at...