Obituaries

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Carolee A. Bruner

Carolee A. Bruner

May 21, 2025

Carolee A. Bruner, 89, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Funeral Mass will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, with a visitation one hour prior. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Carolee was born December 11, 1935, in Monticello, Iowa, the daughter of George and Bernice (Koppes)...

Kimberly "Kim" Junge

Kimberly "Kim" Junge

May 20, 2025

Kimberly “Kim” Junge 9/19/1960 – 5/20/2025 

One of the advantages—maybe the only one—of a terminal diagnosis is that you can write your own obituary, and that’s what I’ve done. Not to suggest that my family wouldn’t have raved about the phenomenal person I was… I’m just not taking any chances.

My story begins on September 19, 1960, when I was born to two...

George Edward Davison Jr.

George Edward Davison Jr.

May 19, 2025

George Edward Davison Jr., 74, of Marion, Iowa, passed away surrounded by his loving family at his home on Monday, May 19, 2025. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Marion. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, May 29,...

Bessie Estella Orness

Bessie Estella Orness

May 19, 2025

Bessie Estella Orness, 97, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Mercy Medical Center. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection...

Janet Lee Schwieger

Janet Lee Schwieger

May 17, 2025

Janet Lee (Sloan) Schwieger, 84, of Altoona, Iowa, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2025, at Kavanaugh House. A beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Janet lived a life marked by compassion, strength, and unwavering dedication to those around her.

Born on September 15, 1940, to William “Lee” Sloan and Leila (Flitsch) Sloan, Janet carried her nurturing spirit into a lifelong...

Sharon Jean Mallison

Sharon Jean Mallison

May 17, 2025

Sharon Jean Mallison, 77, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025,...

Alan Wayne Jossie

Alan Wayne Jossie

May 16, 2025

Alan Wayne Jossie, 67, of Marengo, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Funeral Services will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2025,...

Victory "Viki" Kay Ingram

Victory "Viki" Kay Ingram

May 15, 2025

Victory “Viki” Kay Ingram, 80, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family.

Viki was born on October 10, 1944, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Noel and Mildred (Tuchek) Mullinex. She was raised...

Carol Rae Norton

Carol Rae Norton

May 15, 2025

Carol Rae Norton, 74, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on May 15, 2025, after a recent illness. A visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 23, at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in...

Sharon "Shari" Kay Timms

Sharon "Shari" Kay Timms

May 14, 2025

Sharon “Shari” Kay Timms, 85, of Central City, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A visitation will be held from 4 until 7 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2025 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. A Memorial Service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 17,...

Mary E. Hovey

Mary E. Hovey

May 13, 2025

Mary E. Hovey, formerly of Marion, Iowa, passed away May 13th, 2025, at the home of her daughter Jessie and son-in-law Ed Green in Temperance, Michigan. She was surrounded by loved ones.

Mary was born on January 19, 1930, in Marinette, Wisconsin, to William and Hertha (Priewe) Dumke. They raised her in their church, Marinette’s Trinity Lutheran. Lessons she learned at...

Clifford Wayne Ayers

Clifford Wayne Ayers

May 12, 2025

Clifford Wayne Ayers, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, May 12, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids, with a luncheon following at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood in Cedar Rapids.

Clifford was born on April 17, 1948, in...

Ronald John Behnken

Ronald John Behnken

May 12, 2025

Ronald John Behnken, 89, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life for Ronald and Janice will take place from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 16, 2025. There has been a change in the location of the venue and now will be located at the American Legion...

Jean Wentworth Mueller

Jean Wentworth Mueller

May 9, 2025

Jean Wentworth Mueller died Friday, May 9, 2025. She was 100 years old, and completed a bucket list item by surpassing her 100th birthday.

Betty Jean was born April 28, 1925, in Dewey, Oklahoma to Frederick and Mildred Wentworth. Nearly every girl she went to school with was a Betty, so her teachers used her middle name to call on her...

David "Dave" W. Tesdahl

David "Dave" W. Tesdahl

May 7, 2025

David “Dave” W. Tesdahl, 78, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood in Cedar Rapids. A funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at First Lutheran...

Lewis Erdman Staley

Lewis Erdman Staley

May 5, 2025

Lewis Erdman Staley, was born, he lived, he loved, and he died. Enough said.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion, Iowa. A private family burial will be held at Dunkard Cemetery in Toddville, Iowa. Please, no flowers or memorials. Let the only memorial be your memory of...

Janice Arlene Glessner

Janice Arlene Glessner

May 4, 2025

Janice Arlene Glessner, 88, of Marion, Iowa, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Winslow House Care Center. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion with visitation one hour prior. Inurnment will follow at St. John Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Jan was...

LaVonne L. Stemper

LaVonne L. Stemper

May 3, 2025

LaVonne L. “Bonnie” Stemper, 78, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Funeral mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Old...

Maria Kay Orlich-Healy

Maria Kay Orlich-Healy

May 2, 2025

Maria Kay Orlich-Healy, 77, died peacefully and surrounded by family on Friday, May 2, 2025, in Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, May 9, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home; Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday at 2 p.m., or at the reception following the service. A livestream...

Lorenz "Larry" Sanders

Lorenz "Larry" Sanders

May 2, 2025

Lorenz “Larry” Sanders, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 2, 2025, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation: 4 – 6 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10 a.m. Friday, May 9, 2025, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar...