Obituaries
All Obituaries
Geraldine M. Strait (Knotts)
May 18, 2007
Geraldine M. (Knotts) Strait, 83, a resident of ManorCare, Cedar Rapids, went home to be with her Lord Friday, May 18, 2007. Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 21, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Charles Stevens. The family will greet friends from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 2007, at the funeral home....
Dorothy Jane Fritz (Rasplicka)
May 17, 2007
Dorothy Jane Fritz, 80, a resident of Northbrook Manor Care Center, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at the care center, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Del Bear. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Shiloh Cemetery, Hiawatha. Survivors...
Buddy G. Mentzer
May 17, 2007
Buddy G. Mentzer, 84, a resident of Crestridge Incorporated in Maquoketa, formerly of Marion, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at the care center, from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Inurnment: Jordan's Grove Cemetery, rural Central City. Survivors include his wife, Carol; eleven children, John...
Donn W. Newhouse Jr.
May 14, 2007
Donn W. Newhouse Jr., 54, of Central City, died Monday, May 14, 2007, after a long illness at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Iowa City. A memorial service will be held at the AMVETS in Central City on Saturday, May 19, 2007, at 1 p.m. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Survivors include two children,...
Grace M. Lueder
May 11, 2007
Grace M. Lueder, 97, a resident of Living Center West, Cedar Rapids, went to her heavenly home, Friday, May 11, 2007, after a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at Hope Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Dan Clark-Bridges. Friends may call from 11:30 a.m. to service time on Tuesday at the church. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar...
Carol Ann Peyton (Wilson)
May 11, 2007
Carol A. Peyton, 64, of Manchester, died Friday, May 11, 2007 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester after a sudden illness. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 14, 2007 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester. Family will greet friends from 2-4 p.m. Sunday and one hour before services Monday at the funeral home....
Mary Ditch (Snobl)
May 10, 2007
Mary Ditch, 93, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, May 10, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, after a short illness. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, by the Rev. Robert David. Burial: Shiloh Cemetery, Hiawatha. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 -- 7 p.m. Monday....
Leaton D. Perkinson
May 9, 2007
Leaton D. Perkinson, 68, of Marion, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at Windmill Manor in Coralville from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. Celebration of Life: 12:00 noon, Saturday, May 12, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. A private family inurnment will be at Limestone...
Frankie Donald "Don" Pray
May 9, 2007
Frankie Donald “Don” Pray Sr., 72, of Shellsburg, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, in his home following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 11, 2007, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Urbana, by the Rev. David Ambrosy with prayers at 9:00 a.m. Additional services 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 11, 2007, Lemke Funeral Home, South 2600 Lincolnway, Clinton. Burial:...
Elsie Rosdail (De Vries)
May 9, 2007
Elsie Rosdail, 101, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007 in Colonial Manor of Amana. Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Norway Cemetery, Norway, Iowa. She was born January 28, 1906, the daughter of Jelle and Gerritje (van de Weerd) de...
Raymond W. Olmstead
May 8, 2007
Raymond Ward Olmstead, 93, a resident of Winslow House Care Center in Marion, died there Friday, May 4, 2007. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Jonna Jensen. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include two...
Richard Clair "Dick" Ryan
May 7, 2007
Richard “Dick” Ryan, 85, of Manchester, Iowa, died at his home on Monday May 7, 2007 following a sudden illness. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 am on Friday, May 11, 2007 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester by Pastor Jill Mack. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. on Thursday and one hour before the service...
Emil "Red" Herman
May 4, 2007
Emil “Red” Herman, 86, of Swisher, died Friday, May 4, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 7, 2007, Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 6, 2007, at the funeral home. Burial: Anderson Cemetery, Swisher, with military honors. Survivors include his...
Hilda M. Hodge (Brownell)
May 4, 2007
Hilda M. Hodge, 85, a resident of Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center in Cedar Rapids, formerly of Marion, died Friday, May 4, 2007, at the care center, following a long illness. Resurrection Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Dr. Terry Seufferlein. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday at...
Delores L. Henderson (Hulbert)
May 3, 2007
Delores (Hulbert) Henderson, 82, died of natural causes at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 3, 2007. The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 6, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion from 1-5 pm. Services will be held on Monday, May 7, at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Marion. Burial: 2:00 p.m. at...
Shawn Michael Dunleavy
May 2, 2007
Shawn M. Dunleavy, 26, of 6909 Mt. Vernon Road S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died in Mercy Medical Center, May 2, 2007, from complications of asthma. Services: 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 5, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Bill Harnish. The family will greet friends from 1 to 3 p.m. prior to the service...
Willis Louis Schultz
May 1, 2007
Willis Louis Schultz, 78, of 2770 14th Ave., Marion, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2007, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Elgin, Iowa, by the Rev. Rick Johnson. Burial: Elgin Cemetery, with military honors. The family will greet friends from 5 -- 8 p.m. Friday at...
Trenna Elizabeth Pollet (Mccune)
May 1, 2007
Trenna E. Pollet, 87, of 343 26th Street N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, in her home after a long and full life. Services: 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 4, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. David Dyrland. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 3,...
Gerald William "Jerry" Pirc
May 1, 2007
Gerald W. Pirc, 91, of Hopkinton, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2007 at the First United Church in Hopkinton by Pastor Kenneth J. Hartman, Sr. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
Marjorie Ann "Betty" Branning (Randall)
Apr 30, 2007
Marjorie “Betty” A. Branning, 35, of Center Point, Iowa, died April 30, 2007, in University of Iowa Hospitals, in Iowa City from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Services: 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 4, 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., Thursday,...