Obituaries

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Hazel M. Mote (Williams)

Hazel M. Mote (Williams)

Oct 7, 2006

Hazel M. Mote, 91, a resident of Heritage Nursing and Rehab, died there Saturday evening, October 7, 2006, following a short illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, October 13, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Gary Sneller of Cedar Christian Church. Friends may call from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 12, 2006, at...

Mark Scott Wildes

Mark Scott Wildes

Oct 7, 2006

Mark Scott Wildes, 39, of 2345 C Street S.W., formerly of Marion, died in his home. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 12, 2006, at Faith Lutheran Church in Marion, by the Rev. John Albertson. The family will greet friends from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, October 11, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion and one hour prior to...

Kimberly Gay Meier (Whalen)

Kimberly Gay Meier (Whalen)

Oct 6, 2006

Kimberly Gay Meier, 46, of 3325 Dunham Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, October 6, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a terminal illness. Private Services will be held. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, Randy; her children, Tiffany Meier and Chad Meier, both of Cedar Rapids; two grandchildren, Shayla...

Mary Ann H. Barta (Kramer)

Mary Ann H. Barta (Kramer)

Oct 5, 2006

Mary Ann H. Barta (85) of 127 Josephine Lane N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on October 5, 2006, following a sudden illness. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 9, 2006, at St. Patrick?s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Steven Rosonke. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, October 8, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home...

Tom Besler

Tom Besler

Oct 5, 2006

Tom Besler, 35, of Manchester, died Thursday, October 5, 2006 as a result of a motorcycle accident near Backbone State Park, Dundee. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 10 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester by Rev. Kurt Pasko. Family will greet friends from 4-8 Monday and one hour before services Tuesday at the...

Lura Marie Fuessley

Lura Marie Fuessley

Oct 4, 2006

Lura Marie Fuessley, 94, a resident of Hiawatha Care Center, formerly of the Coggon area, died at the care center Wednesday, October 4, 2006, following a brief illness. Graveside Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 7, 2006, at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Jack Kendall. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are by Murdoch Funeral Home...

David H. Olmstead

David H. Olmstead

Oct 4, 2006

David H. Olmstead, 71, of Babson Park, Florida, formerly of Marion, died Wednesday, October 4, 2006, at the Lake Wales Medical Center in Lake Wales, Florida. Memorial Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 14, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Services were also held October 9, 2006, in Babson Park, Florida. Survivors include his wife, Donna Olmstead...

Ernest Walter Wenhardt

Ernest Walter Wenhardt

Oct 4, 2006

Ernest Walter Wenhardt, 86, a resident of Bickford Cottage, died there Tuesday, October 3, 2006, following a short illness. There will be no visitation or services for Ernest. Arrangements with Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion. Ernest is survived by his two children, Brion Wenhardt and his wife Gail of Marion, Colin Wenhardt and his wife Francine of...

Donald J. Ryczek

Donald J. Ryczek

Oct 2, 2006

Donald J. Ryczek, 72, of 4305 Regal Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, October 2, 2006, at his home. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 5, 2006, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, by the Rev. Donald Klein. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, rural Cedar Rapids, with military honors provided by American Legion Post No. 298, Marion. Visitation will be from...

Leon Darrell Jones

Leon Darrell Jones

Oct 1, 2006

Leon D. Jones, 66, of 3201 Elaine Avenue N.W., Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, October 1, 2006, in University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 4, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Jonathan Offt. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday,...

Gage Gabriel Jackson

Gage Gabriel Jackson

Oct 1, 2006

Gage Gabriel Jackson, 5, of Cedar Rapids, died at sunrise Sunday, October 1, 2006, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. He fought a week-long, courageous battle against a ravaging auto-immune blood disorder. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 5, 2006, at St. Patrick?s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Steven Rosonke, with a luncheon to...

William P. Grubbe

William P. Grubbe

Oct 1, 2006

William P. Grubbe, 77, of Central City died Sunday, October 1, 2006, in his home, following a brief illness. Memorial Graveside Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 5, 2006, at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Beverly Hovenkamp, with military honors. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors, include his sons, Joel Grubbe of...

James L. Philiph

James L. Philiph

Sep 27, 2006

James L. Philiph, 75, a resident of Northbrook Manor Care Center, formerly of Marion, died Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at St. Luke?s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, after a short illness. Memorial Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 3, 2006, at Christ Community Church in Marion, by the Rev. Tom Parrott. Friends may visit with the family at the church one hour...

Roger Lee Lahr

Roger Lee Lahr

Sep 26, 2006

Roger L. Lahr, 46, of Delhi, Iowa, died Tuesday September 26, 2006 at his home after a sudden illness. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 29, 2006 at St. John?s Catholic Church in Delhi by Rev. John Kremer. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in...

Nancy Mae Wheeler (Sharpe)

Nancy Mae Wheeler (Sharpe)

Sep 26, 2006

Nancy Wheeler, 74, of the Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids, died there Tuesday, September 26, 2006, following a long illness. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 2, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Dave Soldner with Amenity Hospice. The family will greet friends from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, October 1, 2006, at the funeral...

Guy Robert Joseph L'Abbe

Guy Robert Joseph L'Abbe

Sep 26, 2006

Guy Robert Joseph L?Abbe, 55, of 1389 Elmhurst Dr. NE, died Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center from a heart attack. Services: 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 1, 2006, at First United Methodist Church in Marion by Rev. Mike Morgan. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his wife, Dr. Lynn of Cedar Rapids;...

Jane Louise Kramer (Welsh)

Jane Louise Kramer (Welsh)

Sep 23, 2006

Jane L. Kramer, 79 of Mosinee, WI, formerly of Cedar Rapids, IA, left this earth and joined God and his angels Saturday, September 23, 2006 at her home, surrounded by the love of her family and with the compassionate support of TLC for Seniors and Aspirus Hospice Care. Services: Noon, Saturday, September 30, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation...

Gerald Ernest Goedken

Gerald Ernest Goedken

Sep 23, 2006

Gerald E. Goedken, 80, of Dyersville, formerly of Delhi, died Saturday, September 23, 2006 at the Oakcrest Nursing Home in Dyersville following a lengthy illness. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at St. John?s Catholic Church in Delhi by Rev. John Kremer. Family will greet friends from 2-8 p.m. Monday at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home &...

Jean L. Lorence

Jean L. Lorence

Sep 21, 2006

Jean L. Lorence, 75, of Marion, died Thursday, September 21, 2006, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 25, 2006, at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion by Rev. Kevin Jones and Rev. Dennis Johnson. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion....

Celestia Wingfield Perkins (Nance)

Celestia Wingfield Perkins (Nance)

Sep 21, 2006

Celestia Robinson Nance Wingfield Perkins, 92, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, evening, September 21, 2006, in her daughter?s home, at 5:45 p.m., following a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. William C. Perkins. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, September...