Obituaries

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Dieudonne Kwizera

Dieudonne Kwizera

Jun 12, 2006

Dieudonne Kwizera, 15, of 1905 9th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, June 12, 2006, from an accidental drowning. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2006, at First Assembly of God Church, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Larry Sohn. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar...

Clara Elizabeth Wood

Clara Elizabeth Wood

Jun 11, 2006

Clara ElizabethWood, 99, a resident of Springville, died peacefully Sunday, June 11, 2006, at her daughter?s home in Springville. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2006, at Springville United Methodist Church by the Rev. John Keizer. Clara donated her body to the University of Iowa Deeded Body Program.Arrangements with Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include...

Max E. Fiala

Max E. Fiala

Jun 11, 2006

Max E. Fiala, 75, Walker, Iowa, died Sunday, June 11, 2006, in Manor Care Health Services, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at Troy Mills Christian Church, Troy Mills, Iowa, by Rev. Donald Cope and Rev. Les Larson. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m., Tuesday, June 13, 2006, at Murdoch...

Raymond J. Bissell

Raymond J. Bissell

Jun 10, 2006

Raymond J. "Ray? Bissell, 70, of 905 Hillview Drive, Marion, died Saturday, June 10, 2006, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, after a long illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, by Chaplain Harold Scheer. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 - 8...

Debbie Moore

Debbie Moore

Jun 8, 2006

Debbie Moore, 45, of 2205 Westdale Drive SW, Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, in her home following a sudden illness. Services will be held in Pennsylvania. Local arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her daughter, Ariel Moore of Cedar Rapids; her father, Bud Moore, Sr. of Virginia Beach, Virginia; a sister, Gwen...

Theodore Mark Joseph Alth

Theodore Mark Joseph Alth

Jun 8, 2006

Theodore Mark Joseph Althoff, III "Ted?, 44, of Manchester, died Thursday, June 8, 2006 at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City as a result of injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident. A Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 12, 2006 at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. Msgr. Ralph Simington. Family will greet...

Margaret Ann Nefzger

Margaret Ann Nefzger

Jun 7, 2006

Margaret "Peg? A. Nefzger, 65, of Earlville, died Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 10, 2006 at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Earlville by Rev. Herbert Tegeler. Family will greet friends from 2-8 p.m. on Friday at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home...

David R. Williams

David R. Williams

Jun 7, 2006

David R. Williams, 68, of Manor Care Health Services, Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness. Memorial Luncheon: noon-3 p.m., Saturday, June 10, 2006, at the Morocco, Dubuque, Iowa. Survivors include his children, Wade (Joyce) Williams of Yorkville, Illinois, Amber Williams of Maquoketa, Iowa, Jennifer (Mark) Bendixen of Miles, Iowa,...

Mary Grace Sullivan

Mary Grace Sullivan

Jun 5, 2006

Mary Grace Sullivan, 100, of Ryan died Monday, June 5, 2006 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester where she was lovingly cared for the last 2 ? years. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2006 at St. Patrick?s Catholic Church in Ryan by Rev. Msgr. Ralph Simington. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Friday...

Carl F. Wagner

Carl F. Wagner

Jun 5, 2006

Carl F. Wagner, 80, of Windmill Manor, Coralville, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, June 5, 2006, at the care center, following a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Del Bear. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at...

Phyllis Marie Bowen

Phyllis Marie Bowen

Jun 5, 2006

Phyllis Bowen, 83, of Dundee, died Monday, June 5, 2006 at her daughters? home in Dundee, Iowa, following a short illness. Family will greet friends on Saturday, June 10, 2006 from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester. A private family graveside service will be held in Clay Cemetery, Richland, Iowa at...

Laverne R. Martens

Laverne R. Martens

Jun 4, 2006

LaVerne "Marty? Martens, 69, of 1190 44th St., died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at his home, following a battle with heart disease. Graveside Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Palo Cemetery, Palo, Iowa by Rev. Del Bear. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his wife, Pat; two daughters, Laura Martens of Hiawatha...

Emery "Vern" Kohl

Emery "Vern" Kohl

Jun 4, 2006

Emery "Vern? Kohl, 74, of Atkins, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, in his home, of cancer. Services: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Dr. Leonard Ransom. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at the funeral home. Inurnment: 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 9,...

Hazel Esther Phelps

Hazel Esther Phelps

Jun 2, 2006

Hazel E. Phelps, 90, of Marshalltown, formerly of Manchester, died Friday, June 2, 2006 at Villa Del Sol in Marshalltown. Private graveside memorial services will be at Oakland Cemetery, Manchester at a later date. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements. Hazel was born on March 28, 1916 in Dysart, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and...

Jean E. Nelson

Jean E. Nelson

Jun 1, 2006

Jean E. Nelson, 84, of 299 6th Ave., died Thursday, June 1, 2006, at her home, following a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion by Pastor Kevin Jones. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Mary Nelson; grandchildren, Shari (Todd) Lewison, Lisa...

Robert Leslie Hotz

Robert Leslie Hotz

May 31, 2006

Robert "Bob? Leslie Hotz, 80, formerly of Springville, died Wednesday, May 31, 2006, in Hallmark Care Center, Mt. Vernon, following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 5, 2006, at Springville United Methodist Church in Springville, Iowa, by the Rev. John Keizer. Burial: Springville Cemetery, with military rites. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in...

Deloras R. Hager

Deloras R. Hager

May 29, 2006

DeLoras "Dee? R. Hager, 97, of Manchester, Iowa, formerly of Washington, Iowa, died at her home on May 29, 2006, after a short illness. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, June 1, 2006, at First Lutheran Church, Manchester. Visitation will be after 1:00 pm on Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Memorial Park,...

Cathryn Marie Vanous

Cathryn Marie Vanous

May 29, 2006

Cathryn Marie Vanous, 88, of Lake City, Florida, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, May 29, 2006, at the Lake City Health Center, following an extended illness. Funeral Mass: 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 2, 2006, at St. Patrick?s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Steve Rosonke and Father Denny Juhl. Family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday,...

Arthur Funk

Arthur Funk

May 28, 2006

Arthur Funk, 75, of 460 Morris Drive, Marion, died at his home Sunday, May 28, 2006, after a lengthy illness. Per Arthur?s wishes, his body was cremated and will be buried in Ottumwa, Iowa, at a later date. Art attended Calvary Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids and a memorial service will be held there at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 31,...

Debra J. O'Cain

Debra J. O'Cain

May 28, 2006

Debra J. Robinson O?Cain, 54, of 6524 Boxwood Lane N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, May 28, 2006, in her home of pancreatic cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 1, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Chaplain Beverly Thompson-Travis. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at the funeral home....