Obituaries

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Viola Magdalina "Vi" Young (Bergmann)

Viola Magdalina "Vi" Young (Bergmann)

Apr 9, 2007

Viola "Vi? M. Young, 86, of Manchester, died Monday, April 9, 2007, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a brief illness. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at the Manchester United Methodist Church by Rev. Jill Mack. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service...

Leroy E. "Barney" Kula

Leroy E. "Barney" Kula

Apr 9, 2007

Leroy E. "Barney? Kula, 82, of Central City, died Monday, April 9, 2007, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a short illness. Private family graveside service with military honors will be held. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Friday, April 13, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Survivors include his children, Leroy D., Dee...

Larry M. Slife

Larry M. Slife

Apr 8, 2007

Larry M. Slife, 70, of rural Central City, died Sunday, April 8, 2007, in his home following a long illness. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, April 12, 2007, at Faith Bible Church in Robins, by Rev. Steve Benton. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City. Friends may call from 5 - 8 p.m. Wednesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in...

Virgil Lee Mcarthur

Virgil Lee Mcarthur

Apr 7, 2007

Virgil Lee McArthur, 87, of Central City, died Saturday, April 7, 2007, at St. Luke?s Hospital, from complications of Alzheimer?s disease. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at United Church of Christ in Central City by Rev. Jonna Jensen. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Burial: Mt. Clark...

Helen Genevieve Manley (Williams)

Helen Genevieve Manley (Williams)

Apr 5, 2007

Helen Genevieve Manley, 92, formerly of Springville, died Thursday, April 5, 2007, at New Homestead Care Center in Guthrie Center following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Karen Downey Beals. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Coggon Cemetery. Survivors...

Geneva G. Mccallum (Mcbride)

Geneva G. Mccallum (Mcbride)

Apr 5, 2007

Geneva G. McCallum, 84, of Cottage Grove Place, Cedar Rapids, died there, Thursday, April 5, 2007, following a long illness. Memorial Service: Noon, Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at St. Matthews Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Mark Osterhaus. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar...

Susan J. Perkins (Zieser)

Susan J. Perkins (Zieser)

Apr 5, 2007

Susan J. (Zieser) Perkins, 37, of 301 15th St. NE died Thursday, April 5, 2007. Memorial Service: 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Inurnment will be at a later date at Center Point Cemetery. Survivors include her father, Clarence "Buzz? Zieser of Cedar Rapids; three sisters, Christine, Kathy, and Sheryl; three...

Eugene George ""Geo"" Kruser

Eugene George ""Geo"" Kruser

Apr 3, 2007

Eugene "Geo? Kruser, 75, of 2100 Haven Court S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007, in Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at St. Ludmila?s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Thomas McDermott. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m., Monday, April...

Anna Marie Ievold (Ievold)

Anna Marie Ievold (Ievold)

Apr 3, 2007

Anna Marie Drievold, 66, of 69 20th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 03, 2007, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 7, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Gary Sneller. The family will greet friends from 11 to 1 p.m. Saturday, at...

Larry Deane Koering

Larry Deane Koering

Apr 2, 2007

Larry D. Koering, 69, of 2637 Fruitland Blvd. S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, April 2, 2007, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 5, 2007, at Christ Church Presbyterian, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Ron Lewis. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m., today at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home...

Gary L. ""Bud"" Railsback

Gary L. ""Bud"" Railsback

Apr 2, 2007

Gary L ?Bud? Railsback, 97, of Palo, died Monday, April 2, 2007, in Rock Ridge Residential Care, Shellsburg, following a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Del Bear. Burial: Palo Cemetery, Palo, Iowa. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. Thursday. Survivors include...

James Henry "Jim" Bahr

James Henry "Jim" Bahr

Apr 2, 2007

James H. Bahr, 79, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died comfortably at home on Monday, April 2, 2007, following a long illness. There was a cremation to be followed by a private family memorial at a later date. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Coleen; children, Diana Bahr, and Denise (Jeff) Craft, both of Cedar Rapids, Daniel (Debra) Bahr of...

Bertha Fern Oliphant (Cress)

Bertha Fern Oliphant (Cress)

Mar 30, 2007

Bertha Fern Oliphant, 100, of Center Point, Iowa, died Friday, March 30, 2007, at the Rock Ridge Care Center, Shellsburg, following a short illness. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Jeffrey Ginn. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. Burial: Oliphant Cemetery,...

June Arlene Tow (Lee)

June Arlene Tow (Lee)

Mar 30, 2007

June Arlene (Lee) Tow, Walford, Iowa, died with her husband at her side Friday afternoon, March 30, 2007, at Colonial Manor of Amana where she had spent the last months of her life and had volunteered in many ways for over 25 years. Memorial Services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Walford, Iowa, on Monday, April 2, 2007, at...

Clarice Marie Zacek Petrusek

Clarice Marie Zacek Petrusek

Mar 30, 2007

Clarice M. Zacek Petrusek, 65, of Marion, Iowa, went home to be with the Lord on March 30, 2007. Services: 1:00 p.m., Monday April 2, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev Gary Cox. The family will greet friends from 11 to 1 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar...

Patricia Ann "Pat" Stevers (Edwards)

Patricia Ann "Pat" Stevers (Edwards)

Mar 29, 2007

Patricia A. Stevers, 76, of 109 26th Avenue Drive S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, March 29, 2007, in her home surrounded by her family following a long illness. Memorial Service: 1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by. Dr. Craig A. Bex. Survivors include her husband, Lloyd; son, John Capuano, Jr....

Edna Mae Mooney (Vancleave)

Edna Mae Mooney (Vancleave)

Mar 28, 2007

Edna Mae Mooney, 88, formerly of Marion, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, following a long illness. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, Iowa, where a parish vigil service will begin at 5:30 p.m. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, April...

Margaret May Vitek (Zimmerman)

Margaret May Vitek (Zimmerman)

Mar 27, 2007

Margaret M. Forrester Vitek, a resident of Hiawatha Care Center, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, following congestive heart failure. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 30, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Dr. Glenn Hunt. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park...

Donald G. "Don" Oujiri

Donald G. "Don" Oujiri

Mar 25, 2007

Donald G. Oujiri, 67, of 3337 County Home Road, Marion, died surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 25, 2007, in his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2007, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha, by the Revs. Daniel Krueger and Daniel Q. Johnson. Burial: St. John Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, with military honors....

Mary Jo Bills (Becker)

Mary Jo Bills (Becker)

Mar 24, 2007

Mary Jo Bills, 68, of 3862 Lost Valley Rd. SE, died Saturday, March 24, 2007, at home, following a long illness. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at All Saints Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids by Father John Kramer. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Mt. Calvary...