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Ray H. Avis
May 24, 2006
Ray H. Avis, 91, of 1820 I St. SW, formerly of Coggon, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a sudden illness. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Les Larson. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at the funeral home. Burial:...
Clair Edward Trimble
May 23, 2006
Clair E. Trimble, 89, of 4104 Lexington Dr. NE, died Tuesday evening, May 23, 2006 at his home due to complications of Parkinson?s Disease. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 27, 2006 at First Church of the Nazarene by Rev. Tim Carter and Rev. Charles Keyes. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Shiloh...
Vernon L. Horak
May 20, 2006
Vernon L. Horak, 78, of Springville, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with heart disease and pneumonia. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at Springville Presbyterian Church by Pastor Karen Downey Beals with military honors. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home &...
Kenneth Kirk Block
May 20, 2006
Kenneth Kirk Block, 56, of 728 Prairie Dr. NE, Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, May 20, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long battle with cancer. Services: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at the...
Harold Leroy Ohrt
May 20, 2006
Harold Ohrt, 88, of Walker, Iowa, died Saturday, May 20, 2006, in his home following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Walker, Iowa, by the Rev. Al Milligan. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at the funeral home. Burial: Campton Cemetery,...
Lawrence E. Joslin
May 18, 2006
Lawrence E. Joslin, 89, of 1740 Daleview Drive, died Thursday, May 18, 2006, at home, following a long illness. Services: 9:00 a.m. Sunday, May 21, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Christine Wagner-Hecht with military honors. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Private Inurnment: Prairieburg Cemetery at a later...
Mark Carl Prabel
May 18, 2006
Mark Prabel, 51, of Fairfax, Iowa, died Thursday, May 18, 2006, in his home following a most courageous battle with cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 22, 2006, at Clover Ridge United Methodist Church, Walford, by the Rev. Mike Townsley. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, May 21, 2006, at the church. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood...
Doris F. Waddell
May 17, 2006
Doris F. Waddell, 80, of 921 Old Marion Road NE, Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006 in her home after long illness. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, May 22, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, by the Rev. Ken Koske. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Friends may call from 2 - 5 p.m. Sunday at the...
William G. Schoop
May 17, 2006
William G. "Bill? Schoop, 80, of Marion, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, in his home after a long illness. Services: 1 p.m. Friday, May 19, 2006, at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion, by the Rev. Kevin Jones. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, with military honors provided by American Legion Post 298 of Marion. Friends may call at Murdoch...
David G. Siekierka
May 17, 2006
David G. Siekierka, 47, a resident of Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, formerly of Rock Island, Illinois, died, Wednesday, May 17, 2006, following complications of cancer. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 22, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church, Hiawatha, by Father Neal Manternach. The family will greet friends from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 21, 2006, at...
Bernice M. Ketrow
May 17, 2006
Bernice M. Ketrow, 82, of 191 20th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and longtime resident of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully at Mercy Medical Center, Wednesday, May 17, 2006, due to complications of a stroke she suffered on April 9, 2006. Graveside Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2006, at Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4-8...
Mark E. Andrews
May 16, 2006
Mark E. Andrews, 50, of Center Point, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006, in his home, following a (brief) illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. John Caughron. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 18, 2006, at the funeral home. Burial: Jordon?s Grove...
Donald Joseph Billmeyer
May 15, 2006
Donald J. Billmeyer, 69, of Delhi, died Monday, May 15, 2006 at the Dubuque Nursing & Rehab Center in Dubuque following a long illness. Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2006 at St. John?s Catholic Church in Delhi by Rev. John Kremer. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home...
David Lynn Staude
May 15, 2006
David Staude, 46, of 107 Mason Drive NW, Cedar Rapids, passed away Monday, May 15, 2006, from injuries suffered in a car accident. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2006 at Cedar Hills Community Church, 6455 E Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Kent Landhuis. Visitation: 4:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, May 18 at the church. His body will be cremated following...
Bernita M. Ferguson
May 15, 2006
Bernita M. Ferguson, 77, of Urbana, Iowa, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 20, 2006, at United Methodist Church, Urbana, by the Rev. Leo Anderson. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 19, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Fannie Lue Kerr
May 15, 2006
Fannie Lue Kerr, 78, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at Bickford Cottage, Marion, following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Mike Morgan. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 19, 2006, at the funeral home....
Josephine Louise Hildebrand
May 14, 2006
Josephine Hildebrand, 65, of Manchester, died Sunday, May 14, 2006 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a short illness. Family will greet friends from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2006at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Josephine was born September 20, 1940 in Delaware County,...
Louis P. Cavros, Sr.
May 14, 2006
Louis P. Cavros, Sr., 81, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center, following a brief illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 15, 2006, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, with...
Joan K. Lawrence
May 12, 2006
Joan "Jody Kay? Lawrence, 73, of 5960 Kacena Avenue, Marion, died Friday, May 12, 2006, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, after a short illness. Services:11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by the Rev. Jonna Jensen. Inurnment: Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 - 8 p.m....
Margaret J. Rasmussen
May 12, 2006
Margaret J. Rasmussen, 94, formerly of Marion, and a resident of Waukesha Springs Health & Rehab Center, Waukesha, Wisconsin, died there Friday May 12, 2006, after a short illness. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2006, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, by Father John Gossman. The family will greet friends one hour prior to mass at the church....
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