Obituaries
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Mary A. Mcgowan
Nov 20, 2005
Mary A. McGowan, 94, a resident of Bickford Cottage in Marion, formerly of Alburnett, died Sunday, November 20, 2005, at the care center. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2005, at St. Stephen?s Catholic Church in Central City by Rev. Wayne Droessler. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Central City...
Bruce Alan Johnson
Nov 20, 2005
Bruce Alan Johnson, 45, of 1127 Lincoln Drive, Marion, died at his home Sunday, November 20, 2005. Memorial Services: 10 a.m. Friday, November 25, 2005, at First Baptist Church - Church of the Brethren in Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Tammy Buseman. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, from 3 - 7 p.m. Wednesday, November...
Mabel I. Turner
Nov 19, 2005
Mabel I. Turner, 87, of Living Center West, Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, November 19, 2005, at the care center, following a brief illness. There will be no visitation or services as per Mabel?s wishes. Inurnment will be next to her husband in Sheffield, Iowa, at a later date. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include...
Jake David Kochuyt
Nov 18, 2005
Jake David Kochuyt, 4, of Alburnett, Iowa, died Friday, November 18, 2005, as a result of an automobile accident. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 28, 2005, at Toddville Free Methodist Church, Toddville, Iowa, by the Revs. Doug Morris, Mark Jenkins and Dan Peterson. Burial: Lafayette Cemetery, rural Alburnett. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, from...
E. Norma Richardson
Nov 18, 2005
E. Norma Richardson, 86, a resident of Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, died there Friday, November 18, 2005, following a long illness. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by the Rev. Linda Livingston. The family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Private family...
Walter R. Wharton
Nov 17, 2005
Walter R. Wharton, 76, a resident of ManorCare Health Services, died peacefully, Thursday, November 17, 2005, at the care center, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer?s Disease. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 19, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Chaplain Louis Bell. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. today (Friday) at...
Jeanne Irene Beachler
Nov 16, 2005
Jeanne I. Beachler, 83, of Evergreen Estates, Cedar Rapids, passed away November 16, 2005, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. There will be no church service or visitation at Jeanne?s request. Graveside Service: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 26, 2005, at Holy Cross Cemetery, Keystone, Iowa, conducted by Chaplain Christine Wagner-Hecht. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids....
Janice Brandt Sluiter
Nov 16, 2005
Janice (Brandt) Sluiter, 62, of 4703 Foxtail Court, Marion, formerly from the Cedar Falls area, died Wednesday, November 16, 2005, at her home from cancer. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, November 19, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Al Christopherson. Visitation will be from 4 - 8 p.m. Friday. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Jan...
William R. Lennox
Nov 15, 2005
William "Bill? R. Lennox, 83, of Coggon, died Tuesday, November 15, 2005, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 18, 2005, at United Parish Church in Coggon, by the Rev. Stan Wierson. Inurnment: Coggon Cemetery. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, from 4 - 7 p.m. Thursday. Survivors include...
Paul Brouwer Brintnall
Nov 15, 2005
Paul Brouwer Brintnall, 37, of 345 Landau Street, Robins, Iowa, was killed in a single car accident on Wednesday, November 15, 2005, in Marion, Iowa. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, November 19, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m. Friday. Services will also be held in the...
Gladys Virginia Pepmeyer
Nov 13, 2005
Gladys Virginia Pepmeyer, 86, a resident of Northbrook Manor Care Center, died Sunday, November 13, 2005, at the care center, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 17, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Del Bear. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. Survivors...
Zella Mae Robertson Goodlove
Nov 13, 2005
Zella Mae Robertson Goodlove, 83, of Central City, died Sunday, November 13, 2005, at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Jonna Jensen. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Jordan?s Grove Cemetery, Central...
Chad Mitchell Delperdang
Nov 13, 2005
Chad M. Delperdang, 29, of Manchester, Iowa, died Sunday, November 13, 2005 at his home following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at First Lutheran Church in Manchester with Rev. Harlan Kaden officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in...
Jordan Rollins
Nov 12, 2005
Jordan Rollins, 85, a long time resident of Central City, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2005, at his home. Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2005, at Jordan?s Grove Baptist Church in rural Central City, by the Rev. Steven Russell. Visitation will be from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. today (Tuesday) at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City....
Cliff Grother
Nov 10, 2005
Cliff Grother, 67, of 535 10th Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, went to be with the Lord Thursday, November 10, 2005, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 14, 2005, at Toddville Free Methodist Church, Toddville, Iowa, by Pastor Doug Morris. The family will greet friends from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, November 13, 2005,...
Abbie Ann Hansen Lawson Sparks
Nov 10, 2005
Abbie Ann Hansen Lawson Sparks, 45, of Central City, died peacefully Thursday, November 10, 2005, at her home of cancer. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, November 14, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City by Rev. Jonna Jensen. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: South Boulder Cemetery. Surviving are her husband,...
Norman Albert Burkart
Nov 8, 2005
Norman Albert Burkart, 84, of 1450 English Blvd., died Tuesday, November 8, 2005, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Iowa City, from complications of Alzheimer?s. There will be no visitation or services. Private family burial will be at St. Joseph?s Cemetery in Bellevue. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his wife, Delores of Marion;...
Patricia Ann Mcdonell
Nov 8, 2005
Patricia Ann McDonell, 66, of Coggon, died Tuesday, November 8, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 11, 2005, at St. John?s Catholic Church in Coggon by Father Wayne Droessler. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City....
Eileen Louise Davis
Nov 8, 2005
Eileen Louise Marsh Herr Davis, 88, of 2709 Meadowbrook Dr. SE, formerly of Conway, AR, left her earthly place on November 8, 2005. Local arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Celebration Service planned in Conway, AR on Saturday. Celebration service planned at Second Baptist Church, Conway, at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, with viewing from...
Christine M. Folkins
Nov 6, 2005
Christine M. Folkins, 91, of 4845 Johnson Avenue N.W., Cedar Rapids, formerly of Center Point, died Sunday, November 6, 2005, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at Hope Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Dan Clark-Bridges. The family will greet friends from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, November...