Obituaries

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Joseph Charles "Jc" Otto

Joseph Charles "Jc" Otto

Aug 31, 2007

JC Otto, 67, of 173 Sunrise Drive NW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, August 31, 2007, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at the church, with a Knights of...

Joyce Mae Brown (Steadman)

Joyce Mae Brown (Steadman)

Aug 31, 2007

Joyce Mae (Steadman) Brown, 73, of Village Ridge Assisted Living Center, Marion, Iowa, died there Friday, August 31, 2007, following a long battle with cancer. Services: 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Bill Harnish. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at the...

Robert D. Thompson

Robert D. Thompson

Aug 31, 2007

Robert D. Thompson, 78, of Central City, died Friday, August 31, 2007, in his home following a long illness. Graveside Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at Mt. Clark Cemetery in Central City, with military rites. Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Central City, by the Rev. Wayne Droessler. Arrangements are...

Donna Lee Ellwood (Shedek)

Donna Lee Ellwood (Shedek)

Aug 31, 2007

Donna Lee Ellwood, 79, of 1263 Washington Drive, Marion, died Friday morning, August 31, 2007, in Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, following complications of a stroke. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Marion, by the Rev. John Gossman. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Monday at Murdoch Funeral Homes & Cremation Center in Marion....

Margaret Emma Pillard (Richardson)

Margaret Emma Pillard (Richardson)

Aug 30, 2007

Margaret Emma Pillard, 86, a resident of Bickford Cottage in Marion, formerly of Coggon, died Thursday, August 30, 2007, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at Zion Presbyterian Church in Coggon, by the Rev. Kurt Walker. Burial: Coggon Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 ?" 8 p.m. Monday...

Mary Catherine Wallace (Wiley)

Mary Catherine Wallace (Wiley)

Aug 30, 2007

Mary C. Wallace, 71, of Manchester, died Thursday evening, August 30, 2007 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a short illness. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 3, 2007 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. Nick March. Family will greet friends from 3-8 p.m. on Sunday, with a rosary at 4 p.m. and...

Omer John "Jack" Farrell

Omer John "Jack" Farrell

Aug 29, 2007

Omer John “Jack” Farrell, 76, of the Woodlands at Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died there Wednesday, August 29, 2007, following a long illness. Services with military honors: 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 2, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Nils Hernandez. The family will greet friends from 5-9 Saturday, September 1, 2007, at the...

Pauline Josephine Sikes

Pauline Josephine Sikes

Aug 28, 2007

Pauline Josephine Sikes, 96, a resident of Northbrook Manor Care Center, died there Tuesday, August 28, 2007, following a sudden illness. There will be no visitation or services. Inurnment will be at a later date at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include her step-daughter, Bettie...

Dorothy Olga Kuhn (Berry)

Dorothy Olga Kuhn (Berry)

Aug 27, 2007

Dorothy O. Kuhn, 77, of Urbana, died Monday, August 27, 2007, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, August 31, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Burial: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Urbana. Survivors include a daughter, Kathryn (Stephen)...

Estella F. Schrader (Bentley)

Estella F. Schrader (Bentley)

Aug 27, 2007

Estella F. Schrader, 93, of 2701 O Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, August 27, 2007, in Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, following a short battle with cancer. Services: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 1, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Brenda Peconge. The family will greet friends from...

Thomas A. Wilber

Thomas A. Wilber

Aug 27, 2007

Thomas A. Wilber, 58 of Center Point, died, Monday, August 27, 2007, at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City and Marlene J. Wilber, 57 of Center Point, died Sunday, August 26, 2007, at Guttenburg Memorial Hospital, as a result of injuries due to a motorcycle accident. Services: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 30, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home &...

Shawn Michael Geers

Shawn Michael Geers

Aug 27, 2007

Shawn Michael Geers, 25, of 1709 Hollywood Blvd. NE, died Monday, August 27, 2007, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 31, 2007, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids by Father Dennis Cahill. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home...

Marlene J. Wilber (Moen)

Marlene J. Wilber (Moen)

Aug 26, 2007

Marlene J. Wilber, 57 of Center Point, died, Sunday, August 26, 2007, at Guttenburg Memorial Hospital and Thomas A. Wilber, 58 of Center Point, died Monday, August 27, 2007, at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, as a result of injuries of a motorcycle accident. Services: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 30, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation...

Charles Joseph Dvorak

Charles Joseph Dvorak

Aug 26, 2007

Charles J. Dvorak, 91, of 121 26th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, August 26, 2007, in Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa, following a long illness. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 30, 2007, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Thomas McDermott. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m....

Berneal Louise Peden (Hensley)

Berneal Louise Peden (Hensley)

Aug 25, 2007

Berneal Louise Peden, 89, a resident of Solon Care Center, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, August 25, 2007 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August...

Juanita M. Kuhnhofer (Sylvester)

Juanita M. Kuhnhofer (Sylvester)

Aug 24, 2007

Juanita M. Kuhnhofer, 81, of Evergreen Estates #1, Cedar Rapids, died there, Friday, August 24, 2007, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 27, 2007, at Calvary Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Jay Jentink. Family will greet friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, August 26, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Private Burial:...

Evelyn L. Karasek (Shank)

Evelyn L. Karasek (Shank)

Aug 24, 2007

Evelyn “Evie” L. Karasek, 90, a resident of Mercy Hallmar Residential Care, died there Friday, August 24, 2007, following a lengthy illness. Graveside Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Gary Shank. Family will greet friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...

Patricia J. Myers

Patricia J. Myers

Aug 24, 2007

Patricia J. Myers, 63, of 2003 Cach Lane, SW, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, August 24, 2007, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 31, 2007, at St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Tom McDermott. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 30, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood...

Francis Albert "Jim" Carnahan

Francis Albert "Jim" Carnahan

Aug 24, 2007

Francis Albert "Jim" Carnahan of Prescott, Arizona, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, August 24, 2007, at Hospice Family Care in Prescott, Arizona. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, Iowa, followed by inurnment at Springville Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are by Murdoch Funeral Home...

Ted O. Tlusty

Ted O. Tlusty

Aug 24, 2007

Ted O. Tlusty, 48, of 6400 East Cemetery Rd. SW, died Friday, August 24, 2007, in his home. A gathering will be held at Ted’s home from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 1, 2007. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his parents, Wilfred and Evelyn Tlusty of Cedar Rapids; his sons, Bradley...