Obituaries

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Richard W. Ford

Richard W. Ford

Feb 20, 2007

Richard W. Ford, 78, of Lisbon, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007, in his home after a battle with cancer. Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 24, 2007, at Community Bible Church, 940 West Mt. Vernon Road, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, by Pastor Andy Majorins. The family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Arrangements by Murdoch...

Timothy William Hilkey

Timothy William Hilkey

Feb 18, 2007

Timothy W. Hilkey, 42, of Hopkinton, died suddenly on Sunday, February 18, 2007, at his sister?s home. Private family memorial services will be at a later date. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester is in charge of arrangements. Timothy was born May 7, 1964 in Portland, Oregon, the son of Oliver W. and Virginia R. (Crockett) Hilkey. He...

Ervin E. Bohrer

Ervin E. Bohrer

Feb 18, 2007

Ervin E. Bohrer, 90, of Toddville, died Sunday, February 18, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2007, at Kenwood Park United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Laura Smith. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Dunkard Cemetery, rural Toddville with military honors by...

C. Reed Hoglund

C. Reed Hoglund

Feb 17, 2007

C. Reed Hoglund, 84, a resident of Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, February 17, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, following a lengthy illness. Memorial Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, February 24, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, by the Rev. Del Bear, with military honors. Friends may call from 10:30 -...

Richard Paul Trimble

Richard Paul Trimble

Feb 17, 2007

Richard P. Trimble, 77, of Urbana, Iowa, died Saturday, February 17, 2007, in his home following a short illness. Burial: 2:00 p.m.,Tuesday, February 20, 2007, Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at Urbana Christian Church, Urbana by the Rev. Tom Felts. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service...

Helen Julia Tollefson (Johnson)

Helen Julia Tollefson (Johnson)

Feb 16, 2007

Helen J. Tollefson, 93, of Atkins, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, February 15, 2007, in her daughter?s home following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 19, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dr. Kay Slocum. The family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral...

Verla M. Boyens (Clingenpeel)

Verla M. Boyens (Clingenpeel)

Feb 16, 2007

Verla M. Boyens, 79, a resident of Bickford Cottage, Marion, died there Friday, February 16, 2007, after a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 19, 2007, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mt. Vernon, by the Rev. Mark Gefaller. Friends may call at the church from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday. There will be a visitation from 1:00...

Leo James Smith

Leo James Smith

Feb 16, 2007

Leo J. Smith, 79, of 3011 Woodland Drive S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday February 16, 2007, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, from complications of C.O.P.D. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at Immanuel Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Dan Wiersema. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at...

Linda Lou Veal (Sperry)

Linda Lou Veal (Sperry)

Feb 16, 2007

Linda Lou Veal, 49, of 79 Partridge Avenue, died Friday, February 16, 2007, in her home after a courageous battle with Scleroderma. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 19, 2007, at Faith Lutheran Church in Marion, by Rev. John Albertson. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include...

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...