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Shirley K. Rotert
May 26, 2023
Shirley K. (Cook) Rotert, 77, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, where a Vigil Service will begin at 4:15 p.m., followed by a Rosary. Mass...
Sandra Kay Vosseller
May 26, 2023
Sandra Kay (Hove) Vosseller, 85, of Marion, Iowa, formerly of Waverly, Iowa, died peacefully at home on Friday, May 26, 2023, after battling cancer. Sandy was born on August 6, 1937, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Melvin Arnold Hove and Loreen Adams. Sandy was baptized in 1937, in Cedar Falls, Iowa and was confirmed later in Ames, Iowa....
Harry Burton Hardman
May 25, 2023
Harry Burton Hardman, born August 17, 1942, passed away with his family surrounding him after a short illness in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. There will be a graveside service for family with a Celebration of Life at a later date. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family. Harry was born in Oelwein, Iowa, to Leroy...
Velva Mae Wilson
May 24, 2023
Velva Mae Wilson, 92, of Delhi, Iowa, passed away at the Good Neighbor Home on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, July 30th, 2023, at the Delhi Legion Hall from 1 to 3 p.m. Private Graveside Service will take place at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery, Delhi. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch...
Kyle M. Walker
May 24, 2023
Kyle M. Walker, 20, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The family will greet friends from 4 - 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood in Cedar Rapids. A celebration of life will take place at a later date. Kyle was born January 25, 2003, in Cedar Rapids, the son of...
Celestine 'Sally' Johnson
May 21, 2023
Sally Johnson, 85, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, born November 22, 1937; was called home to her final resting place, beside our Lord, on Sunday, May 21, 2023. A livestream of the funeral service may be accessed on the funeral home website tribute page for Sally, under “photos and videos or media,” starting at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2023....
Patricia Ann Klopfenstein
May 21, 2023
Patricia “Pat” Ann Klopfenstein, 89, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Summit Point Memory Care Unit in Marion. A visitation will be held from 4 - 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Marion Methodist Church, 5050 REC Dr., Marion. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2023, at Marion...
Dennis Howard Farrington
May 20, 2023
Dennis H. Farrington, 78, of Central City, Iowa, passed away from a sudden illness at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids on May 20, 2023. There will be a celebration of life on June 18, 2023, from 1 – 4 p.m. at Woodpecker Lodge in Pinicon Ridge Park in Central City. He was born the son of Warren and Joyce...
Stephen Thomas Stepanek
May 20, 2023
Stephen Thomas Stepanek, 37, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa died peacefully on May 20, 2023, after an inspirational 8-month fight against glioblastoma (grade four brain cancer). After cremation, a visitation will be held from 4 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 25th, at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood in SW Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Life service will also take place...
Wayne Norman Schilling
May 19, 2023
Wayne Norman Schilling, 87, passed away peacefully at Mercy Hallmar on Friday, May 19, 2023. Wayne was born November 22, 1935, in Jefferson, Iowa, the son of John and Helen Schilling. He enjoyed his childhood on the family farm but knew farming wasn't for him, so upon graduation, Wayne enlisted in the Navy and served on the USS Brinkley Bass...
Donald Lee Rivers
May 18, 2023
Donald L. Rivers, 80, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. Funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Faith...
Bette Mae Offerman
May 17, 2023
On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, Bette M. Offerman, 78, of Marion, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with mass and lunch to follow. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family with arrangements. Bette was born on January...
Brandi Lynn Pilgrim
May 16, 2023
Brandi (Evans) Pilgrim, 36, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at her home. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. Memorial service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2023, at the funeral home with certified...
Jane Marie Porter
May 16, 2023
Jane Marie Porter, 45, of Coggon, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at her home. Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. Visitation will continue at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 22, 2023, at Marion Avenue Baptist Church, located at, 215...
Anthony Paul Gibbons
May 15, 2023
Anthony Paul Gibbons, 34, of Hiawatha, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 15, 2023, at his home. The family will conduct a memorial gathering from 4 - 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Sharon United Methodist Church, 1809 9th Street SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, assisted the family. Anthony was born October...
Lesley Allen Williams
May 15, 2023
Lesley Allen Williams, 60, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023, in McLean, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Les was born on July 3, 1962, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Delbert and Laurel (Proesch) Williams. He...
Leo John Leclere
May 15, 2023
Leo John LeClere, 82, of Cascade, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023, at Accura HealthCare of Cascade. A Visitation will be held from 12 - 2 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion with graveside service to follow at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Leo was born on April 12, 1941, in...
Darline Mae Lawler
May 15, 2023
Darline Mae Lawler passed away Monday, May 15, 2023, in Cedar Rapids. Services and inurnment will be private. Arrangements made by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Darline was born March 23, 1932, in North English, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Lawler; parents, Arthur E. and Jeanette (Holst) Dann; siblings, Virginia, Doris, Betty,...
Charlotte "Maxine" Primmer
May 14, 2023
Charlotte “Maxine” (Oliphant) Primmer, 99, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 14, 2023, at her daughter’s home surrounded by family. A Celebration of Maxine’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 2, 2023, at First Christian Church, located at the corner of Franklin Street and State Street in Center Point, where the family...
Phillip Franklin Schatzle
May 14, 2023
Phillip F. Schatzle, 89, of Coggon, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2023, St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City, Iowa. Graveside service with full military honors will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, May...
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