Obituaries

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Charlotte L. Erickson (Rettig)

Charlotte L. Erickson (Rettig)

Feb 16, 2007

Charlotte L. Erickson, 73, formerly of Baxter, Minnesota, and Springville, died Friday, February 16, 2007, at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion from complications of cancer. Memorial services will be held at a later date at Springville Presbyterian Church in Springville, Iowa. Arrangements are by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include her daughter, Cheryl (Kirk) Klamerus...

Thomas J. ""Tom"" Huggins

Thomas J. ""Tom"" Huggins

Feb 15, 2007

Tom J. Huggins, 55, of 5266 4th Street, Melrose, Iowa, formerly of Central City, died Thursday, February 15, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines from a heart attack. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at 11 a.m. at the Quasqueton Union Church, Quasqueton, Iowa, by the Rev. Kevin Jennings. Friends may call from 4...

Mabel Schleusener (Fenlon)

Mabel Schleusener (Fenlon)

Feb 14, 2007

Mabel Grace Schleusener, 88, of Alburnett, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at her home, following a long illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Burr Bryant. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her son,...

Ruth Mildred Imhoff (Fant)

Ruth Mildred Imhoff (Fant)

Feb 14, 2007

Ruth M. Imhoff, 89, a longtime resident of Center Point, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at the Winslow House Care Center, Marion, following a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 19, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home, Center Point, by the Rev. Dick Ernst. The family will greet friends from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, February 18, 2007, at...

Marcella Moore (Beaman)

Marcella Moore (Beaman)

Feb 14, 2007

Marcella Moore, 91, a resident of Living Center West Care Center in Cedar Rapids, formerly of Marion, died there Wednesday, February 14, 2007, following a short illness. Per Marcella?s wishes, there will be no visitation. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Inurnment: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion....

Ida E Grubbs (Miller)

Ida E Grubbs (Miller)

Feb 13, 2007

Ida E. Grubbs, 99, longtime resident of Center Point, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007, in New Orange Hills, Orange, California, from complications of pneumonia. Funeral services will be held in Iowa at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point. Ida is survived by one daughter, Jetta McGary of Anheim Hills, CA; one grandson,...

Marie "Bina" Bowers (Hartson)

Marie "Bina" Bowers (Hartson)

Feb 11, 2007

Marie "Bina? Bowers, 60, of 1215 20th Avenue S.W. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, February 11, 2007, of cancer in her niece, Alice?s home, in Atkins, Iowa. Services: 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 16, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by the Rev. Bill Harnish. The family will greet friends from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. at...

Marjorie O. Ketelsen (Towers)

Marjorie O. Ketelsen (Towers)

Feb 11, 2007

Marjorie Towers Ketelsen, 87, a resident of Keystone Cedars in Cedar Rapids, formally of Marion, died Sunday, February 11, 2007. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, February 16, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, by Rev. Julie Anderson Schuett. Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday. Survivors include...

Ella Jeane Elgin (Eldred)

Ella Jeane Elgin (Eldred)

Feb 11, 2007

Ella Jeane Elgin, 78, of Vinton, Iowa, died Sunday, February 11, 2007, in her home following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 17, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point by the Rev. Larry Daubs. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, February 16, 2007 at the funeral home. Burial: Center...

Donita Ellen Keleher (Stendel)

Donita Ellen Keleher (Stendel)

Feb 11, 2007

Donita Ellen Keleher, 90, a resident of Village Ridge, died there Sunday, February 11, 2007, following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 17, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Graveside Committal: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Eastside Cemetery in Elkader. Survivors include her children,...

Larry Keith Woellert

Larry Keith Woellert

Feb 10, 2007

Larry K. Woellert, 62, of Manchester, Iowa, died Saturday morning, February 10, 2007, at his home in Manchester, from heart failure. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at First Lutheran Church in Manchester by Rev. Dr. Jean Rabary. Family will greet friends from 3-8 p.m. on Monday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in...

Julie Lynn Jordan

Julie Lynn Jordan

Feb 9, 2007

Julie Lynn Jordan, 46, of Ft. Collins, Colorado, formerly of Robins, died Friday, February 9, 2007, in Ft. Collins, Colorado, following a prolonged illness. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 15, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Larry Myers. Private Inurnment will be at Dunkard Cemetery in Toddville...

Leona A. Shedek

Leona A. Shedek

Feb 8, 2007

Leona A. Shedek, 89, a resident of Winslow House Care Center in Marion, formerly of Springville, died Thursday, February 8, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 12, 2007, at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Springville. Visitation will be from 2 - 5 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Springville...

Wendy Lee Schense (Schense)

Wendy Lee Schense (Schense)

Feb 8, 2007

Wendy Lee Schense, 39, of Vinton, died Thursday, February 8, 2007, at St. Luke?s Hospital, due to a sudden illness. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 12, 2007, at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Central City by Father Wayne Droessler. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Inurnment will be...

Clara Pearl Hempstead (Hollow)

Clara Pearl Hempstead (Hollow)

Feb 7, 2007

Clara P. Hempstead, 90, of Delhi, formerly of Manchester, died Wednesday, February 7, 2007, at her son?s home with her family and friends surrounding her. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 12, 2007 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester by Rev. Roger Henry. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Sunday and an hour...

Jean E. Dolph (White)

Jean E. Dolph (White)

Feb 7, 2007

Jean E. Dolph, 61, of 3716 Sue Lane NW, Cedar Rapids, died, Wednesday, February 7, 2007, in her home, following complications of COPD. Services: 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 11, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Tom Felts of Urbana Christian Church. The family will greet friends from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, February...

Jewel Eugene Smith

Jewel Eugene Smith

Feb 7, 2007

Jewel Eugene Smith, 70, of 2205 Westdale Dr. SW, died February 7, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a long-term illness. Service times are pending with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Jewel is survived by his children, Sue Doby of Grand Rapids, MI, Mike Smith and Mark Smith of California, Doug Simmons of Hiawatha,...

James K. ""Jim"" Jones

James K. ""Jim"" Jones

Feb 6, 2007

James K. "Jim? Jones, 54, of 5285 Winnebago Ave., Marion, died Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, of injuries received in an automobile accident. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 10, 2007, at First Presbyterian Church in Marion by the Rev. Howard Chapman. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call...

Paul D. Bowers

Paul D. Bowers

Feb 5, 2007

Paul D. Bowers, 85, of 1215 20th Ave. SW, died Monday, February 5, 2007, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Visitation: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. on Friday, February 9, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Burial: Troy Mills Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Marie; three sons, David Bowers of Cedar Rapids, Randy (Janet)...

Roy Junior Baker

Roy Junior Baker

Feb 4, 2007

Roy J. Baker, 77, of 5460 Ohio Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, February 4, 2007, in the Belle Plaine Nursing & Rehab Center, Belle Plaine, Iowa, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Janice Baker; two sons, Randy Baker of Marengo,...