Obituaries
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Leo Joseph Miller
Apr 6, 2006
Leo Joseph Miller, 50, a resident of the Abbe Center for Community Care, died there Thursday, April 6, 2006, following a short illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 10, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Steve Rosanke. Visitation will be from 12-1:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors...
Leonard N. Holm
Apr 5, 2006
Leonard N. Holm, 84, of 3720 - 28th Avenue, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 Saturday, April 8, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Dennis Johnson and Rev. Kevin Jones. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park...
George C. Wolf
Apr 5, 2006
George C. Wolf, 82, a resident of Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, formerly of Cedar Rapids died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in the home, following a lengthy illness. Private Graveside Services were held at Linwood Cemetery, with military honors. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include a daughter, Rose Gladwin of Swisher; three grandchildren, Tammy Chambers...
Alice Inez Knipper
Apr 4, 2006
Alice I. Knipper, 81, of Earlville, Iowa, died Tuesday morning, April 4, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, following a short illness. Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 8, 2006 at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Earlville with Rev. Herbert Tegeler officiating. Friends may call from 1-8 pm Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the...
Bessie H. Machula
Apr 4, 2006
Bessie H. Machula, 87, of Marion, died suddenly Tuesday, April 4, 2006. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, April 10, 2006, at Springville Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Karen Downey Beals. Burial: Campbell Cemetery, Bertram. Visitation will be from 2 - 5 p.m. Sunday (April 9) at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, and one hour prior to the service...
Nellie Mae Stanek
Apr 4, 2006
Nellie Mae Stanek, 91, of Cedar Rapids, died peacefully in Ripon, Wisconsin, on April 4, 2006. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2006 by the Rev. Robert Voels at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 7, 2006, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include...
Roberta A. Sheneberger
Apr 4, 2006
Roberta A. "Bobbie? Sheneberger, 71, of Hiawatha, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 4, 2006, after a sudden illness while vacationing in Arizona. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 10, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Ronald Connerly. The family will greet friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday,...
Iva M. Hess
Apr 3, 2006
Iva M. Hess, 96, a resident of Bickford Cottage, Marion, Iowa died on Monday, April 3, 2006. Visitation will be Thursday, April 6, from 4 to 7 PM at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Memorial service will be 10:30 AM on Friday, April 7, 2006, at Marion Christian Church by Rev. Robert Kunz. Arrangements are by...
Junior C. Huggins
Apr 2, 2006
Junior "Whitey? C. Huggins, 78, of Urbana, died Sunday, April 2, 2006, at the Crestview Acres Care Center in Marion, following a long illness. Services: 11 a.m. Friday, April 7, 2006, at First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Ted Miller. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include...
James M. Hultquist
Apr 1, 2006
James M. Hultquist, 65, of 1140 11th Street, Marion, died Saturday, April 1, 2006, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. A Celebration of Life will be held from 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at Knights of Columbus Council 909, 716 A Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are with Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
Ronald A. Skelley
Apr 1, 2006
Ronald A. Skelley, 75, of 1810 Mt. Vernon Road S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, April 1, 2006, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a long illness. Services: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2006,...
Doris M. Fraley
Mar 31, 2006
Doris Fraley, 86, of Urbana, died Friday, March 31, 2006, due to complications of a stroke. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at the Urbana Christian Church, Urbana, Iowa, by Rev. Thomas Felts. Friends may call after 5 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Greenbay Cemetery,...
Robert Lee Jones
Mar 31, 2006
Robert Lee Jones, 74, of Marion, formerly of Ottumwa, died Friday, March 31, 2006, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, after a brief illness. Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 3, 2006, at Kenwood Park United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Laura Smith, with military honors provided by Marion American Legion Post 298. Burial: Highland Memorial Garden...
Carol A. Hankemeier
Mar 30, 2006
Carol A. Hankemeier, 61, of Mt. Vernon, died Thursday, March 30, 2006, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a short illness. Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Monday, April 3, 2006, at Ascension Lutheran Church by Pastor Linda Livingston. The family will greet friends from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include her husband of thirty-seven...
Pamela S. Manos
Mar 29, 2006
Pamela S. Manos, 54, of Urbana, Iowa, formerly of Canton, Ohio, died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, in her residence, after fighting a courageous battle against ALS. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 3, 2006, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church, Urbana, by Father Gabriel Anderson. The family will greet friends from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 2006, and from...
Luella Mae Lesmeister
Mar 29, 2006
Luella M. Lesmeister, 82, of 2504 Linwood St. SW, died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids from complications of pneumonia. Funeral Mass will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 2006, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church by Rev. Thomas McDermott. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service with...
Alvin E. Thompson
Mar 28, 2006
Alvin E. Thompson, 73, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, March 28, 2006, in his home, following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dr. Glenn Hunt. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2006, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood...
Kenneth I. Smith
Mar 28, 2006
Kenneth I Smith, 80, of 1038 16th Street, NE, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, March 28, 2006, in his home, following an extended illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2006, at Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Duane Hix. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home...
Nelson J. Stookey
Mar 28, 2006
Nelson J. "Stook? Stookey, 93, of Central City, died Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at St. Luke?s Hospital. A private graveside service will be held at a later date at Strawn Cemetery, rural Palo. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. He is survived by his wife, Esther; daughters, June Wells of Cincinnati, Iowa and Marilyn Sonnemann of...
Mary Kathryn Winn
Mar 27, 2006
Mary "Kay? (Kayser) Winn, 69, of 1030 Clifton St. NE, died Monday, March 27, 2006, at her home, following a lengthy illness. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2006, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids by Father Donald Klein. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. The...