Obituaries

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Maurice W. Mitchell

Maurice W. Mitchell

Apr 10, 2006

Maurice W. "Mitch? Mitchell, 85, of 2390 27th St., died Monday, April 10, 2006, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 13, 2006, at First United Methodist Church in Marion by Rev. Mike Morgan. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Springville Cemetery. Survivors...

Margaret Mary Bliss

Margaret Mary Bliss

Apr 9, 2006

Margaret Mary "Peg? Bliss, 88, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, died there Sunday, April 9, 2006, following a short illness. Services: 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion by Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Lennox Cemetery, Iowa County, Iowa....

Arthur Dale Young

Arthur Dale Young

Apr 9, 2006

Arthur Dale Young, 86, 1650 Koehler Dr. NW, of the Methwick Community, Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, April 9, 2006, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Jack Kendall. The family will greet friends from 11:00 until service time...

Ivan Richardson

Ivan Richardson

Apr 8, 2006

Ivan Richardson, 79, of Coggon, died Saturday, April 8, 2006, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a short illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at Zion Presbyterian Church in Coggon by Rev. Kurt D. Walker. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City and one hour prior to the service...

Stella Lilly White

Stella Lilly White

Apr 8, 2006

Stella L. White, 93, of Manchester, formerly of Cedar Falls and Parkersburg, died Saturday morning, April 8, 2006 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a brief illness. A Celebration of Life will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2006 at Bethel Presbyterian Church in Waterloo. Inurnment will be in South English at a later date. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home...

Evangeline K. Coleman

Evangeline K. Coleman

Apr 7, 2006

Evangeline K. Coleman, 90, a resident of Mercy Hallmar, formerly of Coggon, died there, Friday, April 7, 2006. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 10, 2006, at St. John?s Catholic Church in Coggon by Father Wayne Droessler. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Coggon....

Ruth A. Olson

Ruth A. Olson

Apr 6, 2006

Ruth A. Olson, 55, of 6627 Preston Terrace Court SW, Cedar Rapids died Thursday, April 6, 2006, in her home of cancer. Visitation: Noon to 4 pm Thursday, April 13, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with a vigil service at 1:30 p.m. by Rev. Thomas McDermott. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2006, at...

Leo Joseph Miller

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...