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Ralph Francis Brenneman
Feb 12, 2008
Ralph Francis Brenneman, 76, of 1915 McGowan Blvd., Marion, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008, in his home following a courageous battle with lung cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 16, 2008, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dr. T. Edwards Breed, Vicor Patricia Volberding and Father Paul Fuessel. Visitation will be from 4 ?" 7...
Lavernia "Smokey" Johnson (Beets)
Feb 11, 2008
Lavernia “Smokey” Johnson, 80, of 2645 Hunter’s Ridge Road, Marion, Iowa, died Monday, February 11, 2008, in her home following a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 16, 2008, at Word of Faith Pentecostal Church of God in Christ, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Wendell Beets. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2008, at...
Caroline H. Larkin (Hospodarsky)
Feb 11, 2008
Caroline H. Larkin, 96, a resident of the Good Samaritan Home, Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, at the care center, following a short illness. Services: 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 14, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Del Bear. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7...
Donald F. Havlik
Feb 8, 2008
Don was born January 8, 1927, the son of Frank and Marie (Elias) Havlik, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A graduate of Wilson High School in Cedar Rapids, he served in the United States Navy during World War II. Don owned and directed a Blue Bay Boys Ranch on Flat Head Lake, Montana and also managed and directed the Little Outfit...
Calvin Bixler, Jr.
Feb 8, 2008
Calvin Bixler, Jr., 78, of 3336 Chester Rd., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died, Friday, February 8, 2008, at his home, following a sudden illness. Services: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 1:30 p.m. until service time. Pastor Darran Whitting will officiate. Survivors include his wife,...
Carolyn Jean Hemphill (Gordon)
Feb 8, 2008
Carolyn Jean Hemphill, 63, of 614 I Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, February 8, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center, following a sudden illness. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 14, 2008, at Sharon United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids by the Rev. Bob Daggett. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids Survivors include her children, Rick (Pam),...
Sandra Teresa Sharp (Cox)
Feb 7, 2008
Sandra T. Sharp, 62, of 1267 Denali Drive, Marion, died, Thursday, February 7, 2008, at Hernando Pasco Hospice House in Crystal River, Florida, following a long illness. Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 16, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends from 11:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Survivors include...
Cledith L. "Clete" Smith
Feb 7, 2008
Cledith L. “Clete” Smith, 74, of Alburnett, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m. Monday, February 11, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Jonna Jensen. The family will greet friends from 1-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Lafayette Cemetery, rural Alburnett....
Steven D. Nordstrom
Feb 7, 2008
Steven D. Nordstrom, 56, of 5614 Antler Dr., Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a long illness. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 11, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by the Rev. Del Bear. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Calvary...
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...
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