Obituaries

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Kathleen Donovan

Kathleen Donovan

Jun 24, 2007

Kathleen Donovan, 88, of Remer, Minnesota, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died June 24, 2007, in Duluth, Minnesota. A gathering of family and friends will be 2 ?" 4 p.m. Saturday, August 18, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Private family burial at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

John Wayne Fox

John Wayne Fox

Jun 24, 2007

John Wayne Fox, 64, of Center Point, Iowa, died Saturday, June 23, 2007, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, from a short illness. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. A private family burial service will be held at the Alice Cemetery, rural Center...

Nancy Kay Havel (Baumler)

Nancy Kay Havel (Baumler)

Jun 24, 2007

Nancy Kay (Baumler) Havel, 56, of 2413 Hoosier Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, June 24, 2007, in Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House, Hiawatha, following a short illness with lung cancer. Services: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at St. Patrick's Church, 510 1st Avenue N.W. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by Rev. Steven Rosonke. The family will greet friends...

Garnet Ruth Wilcox (Knapp)

Garnet Ruth Wilcox (Knapp)

Jun 23, 2007

Garnet R. Wilcox, 86, formerly of Marion, died Saturday, June 23, 2007, at Northbrook Care Center, following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 28, 2007, at First Baptist Church in Marion by Rev. Randy Bobzien. Visitation will be held from 5 ?" 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial:...

Russell John Thronson

Russell John Thronson

Jun 23, 2007

Russell Thronson, 55, of 3031 Tama St. SE, Cedar Rapids died Saturday, June 23, 2007, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.

Ann Holscher (Leclere)

Ann Holscher (Leclere)

Jun 22, 2007

Ann Holscher, 83, of Earlville, died Friday, June 22, 2007 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, following a short illness. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Earlville by Pastor Ruth Tibbott. Family will greet friends from 2-8 p.m. on Monday and one hour before services Tuesday...

Lynn Ann Bennett (Hamilton)

Lynn Ann Bennett (Hamilton)

Jun 22, 2007

Lynn A. Bennett, 50, of Farmersburg, Iowa, died Friday, June 22, 2007, in Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, following a long cancer illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 29, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 28, 2007, at the funeral...

Donna Wieland (Hebel)

Donna Wieland (Hebel)

Jun 22, 2007

Donna Wieland, 73, of Coggon, died Friday, June 22, 2007, in her home following a long illness. Private family inurnment will be held at Lynwood Cemetery in Clarksville, Iowa. Arrangements are by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include her children, Mike (Deb) Wieland of Alburnett, Angel (Dan) Hoover of Walker, John Wieland of Coggon, Andy (Angie)...

Donald F. "Butch" Heathman

Donald F. "Butch" Heathman

Jun 21, 2007

Donald F. “Butch” Heathman, 59, of Center Point, Iowa, died Thursday, June 21, 2007, in St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, of colon cancer. Inurnment: Linwood Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa. Survivors include his sisters, Elsie Boyles of Skranton, Arkansas and Joyce Trimble Wall of Center Point; brothers, John Heathman of Toddville,...

Virginia E. Burmeister (Hunter)

Virginia E. Burmeister (Hunter)

Jun 20, 2007

Virginia E. Burmeister, 84, of Springville, died Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at her home, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 23, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by the Rev. John Keizer. Visitation will be Friday, June 22, 2007, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the funeral home. Burial: Springville Cemetery. Survivors include...

Donald Dean Wiley

Donald Dean Wiley

Jun 20, 2007

Donald D. Wiley, 77, of 950 20th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, in St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, of cancer (BGM). Services with military and Masonic honors: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 23, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Luke McCoy. The family will greet friends...

David Ray Krouse

David Ray Krouse

Jun 16, 2007

David Ray Krouse, 48, of Gilbert, Arizona, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away June 16, 2007, at Gilbert Mercy Hospital following a lengthy illness. Celebration of Life: 1:00 p.m., Monday, July 2, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Gary Sneller. David was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 13, 1959, to Barb...

Merle V. Kramer

Merle V. Kramer

Jun 15, 2007

Merle Verne Kramer, 91 of Miami Beach, Florida, passed away quietly in Miami Beach, on Friday, June 15, 2007, following a short illness. Graveside Services: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, by Rev. James Wolf. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Survivors include his wife, Maria; his children, Phyllis Mills...

Bruce "Bud" Phillips, Sr.

Bruce "Bud" Phillips, Sr.

Jun 14, 2007

Bruce (Bud) Phillips, Sr., 60, of 1218 B Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, June 14, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. William Harnish. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, June...

Gregory A. Alderson

Gregory A. Alderson

Jun 13, 2007

Gregory A. Alderson, 48, of 880 Valleyview Drive, died, Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at home, following a long illness. Services: 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Marion by Rev. Linda Livingston. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial: Strawberry Point Cemetery, Strawberry Point. Survivors include four daughters,...

Tonya L. Hanson (Long)

Tonya L. Hanson (Long)

Jun 12, 2007

Tonya L. Hanson, 43, of 1400 2nd Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at home, following a lengthy illness. Services: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 16, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Paul Scheidt. Family will greet friends from one hour prior to service Saturday at the funeral home. Private Burial:...

Chad Alan Sanders

Chad Alan Sanders

Jun 12, 2007

Chad Alan Sanders, 33, of 226 Park Ct. SE, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at home, by suicide. Memorial Services: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. William Harnish. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. to service time on Wednesday, at the funeral home. Inurnment:...

Michael Blaine Modrow

Michael Blaine Modrow

Jun 12, 2007

Michael Blaine Modrow, 41, of 508 3rd Ave. SW, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, near Waterloo, from injuries sustained in an accident. Memorial Service: 10 a.m. Monday, June18, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. The family will greet friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. Inurnment: Veterans National Cemetery in Keokuk at a later...

Virginia Mae Tschopp (Dill)

Virginia Mae Tschopp (Dill)

Jun 12, 2007

Virginia Mae Tschopp, 79, of 1604 14th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 15, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Jack Kendall. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. today (Thursday) at...

Betty L. Bergstad (Nelms)

Betty L. Bergstad (Nelms)

Jun 11, 2007

Betty L. Bergstad, 70, 1206 21st Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died, Monday, June 11, 2007, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 15, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2007, at the funeral home. Burial:...