Obituaries
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John H. Morse
Dec 18, 2005
John H. Morse, 76, a longtime resident of the community of Western, died Sunday, December 18, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 22, 2005, at Hope Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dan Clark-Bridges. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2005, at...
Callie Rose Shaffer
Dec 18, 2005
Callie Rose Shaffer, 86, of Troy Mills, died Sunday, December 18, 2005, at her home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2005, at Troy Mills Christian Church by Rev. Les Larson. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Walker. Burial: Alice Cemetery, Center Point. Survivors include her daughter, Mary Rose (Darrell) Elliott...
Kathleen Joyce Wiebold
Dec 18, 2005
Kathleen Joyce Wiebold, 67, of 920 Krumboltz Drive, Marion, died at her home on Sunday, December 18, 2005. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2005, at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church, Marion, by the Rev. Thomas Hedtke. Burial: Ohio Cemetery, rural Ladora, Iowa. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, from 4 -8 p.m. today (Tuesday.) Survivors...
Robert Lee Hotz, Sr.
Dec 17, 2005
Robert Lee Hotz, Sr., 74, of 2925 Johnson Ave. SW, formerly of Marion, died Saturday, December 17, 2005, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2005, with military honors, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion with by Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral...
Mark Lee Muenzenmeyer
Dec 15, 2005
Mark Lee Muenzenmeyer, 36, of 3739 Richmond Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids, died, Thursday, December 15, 2005, St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Tom Mattson. The family will greet friends on Monday from 9:30 a.m. until service time...
Brett Harold Varo
Dec 15, 2005
Brett Harold Varo, 31, of 40 33rd Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, December 15, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, following a sudden illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2005, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Tom McDermott. The family will greet friends from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, December...
Cindy Ann Melson
Dec 15, 2005
Cindy Ann Melson, 46, of 254 Ripon Street SW, Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, December 15, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 19, 2005, at Church of God of Prophecy, 3211 Edgewood Rd. SW, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Jeff Bell. The family will greet friends from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday,...
Gerald Edward Barrett
Dec 14, 2005
Gerald E. Barrett, 77, formerly of Marion, died Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at the Woodlands at Methwick Retirement Community following a long illness. Services: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2005 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion by Rev. Dan Kolander. Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Gerald is survived...
Richard Eugene Copeland
Dec 14, 2005
Richard "Dick? E. Copeland, 68, of 2250 31st St., Marion, died Wednesday, December 14, 2005 in his home following a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 19, 2005 by Pastors Mike Gibbs and Darran Whiting at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, with military honors. Visitation: 1-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Vernon Cemetery,...
Evelyn Louise Lyon
Dec 14, 2005
Evelyn Louise (Miller) Lyon, 87, of 5769 Sanden Rd. NE, died Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 17, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Gary Sneller with a luncheon following at Cedar Christian Church in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m....
Timothy Michael Matheny
Dec 11, 2005
Timothy M. Matheny, 50, of 627 20th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, December 11, 2005, in his home following complications of diabetes. Services: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Gary Dobbins. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2005, at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar...
Iva Mae Reid
Dec 11, 2005
Iva Mae Reid, 81, of 2501 Highway 13, Marion, died Sunday, December 11, 2005, in her home following a long illness. Per Iva?s request, there will be no visitation or services. Arrangements are by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include two sons, Gary (Deb) Reid of Marion and Jeff (Julie) Reid of Callifornia; three grandchildren, Stephen,...
Edith G. King
Dec 11, 2005
Edith G. King, 85, of 840 3rd Ave., died Sunday, December 11, 2005, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a sudden illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Nick Longworth. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. Survivors include...
Joseph Franklin Wachal
Dec 10, 2005
Joseph F. Wachal, 96, of 5842 Fairchild Road, Walker, Iowa, died Saturday, December 10, 2005, in his home following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2005, at the Walker United Methodist Church, Walker, Iowa, by the Rev. Al Milligan. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
Laurie Elaine Fulton
Dec 10, 2005
Laurie E. Fulton, 53, of 330 Wilson Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday December 10, 2005, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, from lung cancer. A brief service will be held at 5 p.m., Monday, December 12, 2005, at the Elk?s Lodge, Cedar Rapids, followed by visitation until 8 p.m. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar...
Dorothy Esther Nemec
Dec 9, 2005
Dorothy Esther Nemec, 90, of 1351 19th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday December 9, 2005, in her home following a long illness. Services: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Gary Sneller. The family will greet friends from 4-8 Monday, December 12, 2005, at the funeral home....
James Kirk Cramer
Dec 9, 2005
James K. "Jim? Cramer, 83, of Manchester, died Friday morning, December 9, 2005 at his Lake Delhi home following a heart attack. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at the Delhi United Methodist Church by Pastor Julie May and Rev. John Kremer. Friends may call from 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Monday at...
Leo E. Horak
Dec 7, 2005
Leo E. Horak, 84, formerly of Coggon, and a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, died Wednesday, December 7, 2005, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, after a short illness. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Del Bear. Burial: Center Point Cemetery. Friends may call...
Patrick J. Carroll
Dec 6, 2005
Patrick J. Carroll, 60, 511 ? M. Avenue, NW, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, December 6, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Deacon Dan Hoeger. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 8, 2005,...
Dooley Horton
Dec 5, 2005
Dooley "John C. Whorton" Horton, 58, of 1320 B Ave., died Monday, December 5, 2005, at home, from long term damage of Agent Orange in Vietnam. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Pastor...