Obituaries
All Obituaries
Esther M. Parker
Jan 31, 2006
Esther M. Parker, 86, of Marshalltown, formerly of Central City, died Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at the Iowa Veterans Home, following a long illness. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, February 3, 2006, at Center Point Road Church of Christ by Minister David Graham. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City and...
Marcia Mensen
Jan 31, 2006
Marcia Mensen, 53, of Urbana, formerly of Springville, died Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at her home, following a long illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 3, 2006, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Urbana by Father Gabriel Anderson. Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion where a rosary will begin...
Patricia A. Kirk
Jan 31, 2006
Patricia "Pat? A. Kirk, 66, of Central City, died Tuesday, January 31, 2006, in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2006, at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Central City, by the Rev. Wayne Droessler. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion and one hour prior to...
George R. Ellsworth
Jan 30, 2006
George R. Ellsworth, 85, of Coggon, died Monday, January 30, 2006, at St. Luke?s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, after a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2006, at United Parish Church in Coggon, by the Rev. Stan Wierson. Private Inurnment: Coggon Cemetery at a later date. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central...
Arlene Rose Ronnebaum
Jan 29, 2006
Arlene Rose (Wulfekuhle) Ronnebaum of Earlville, died Sunday, January 29, 2006 at Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a brief illness. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Earlville by Rev. Herbert Tegeler. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville with a rosary at...
Gregg E. Sutton
Jan 29, 2006
Gregg E. Sutton, 54, of Masonville, died Sunday evening, January 29, 2006 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester of coronary artery disease. Funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 2, 2006 at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. Msgr. Ralph Simington. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
Julie Margaret Luense
Jan 28, 2006
Julie Margaret "Marge? Luense, 56, of 1030 Lindale Dr., died Saturday, January 28, 2006, in her home of a heart attack. Per Marge?s wishes, her body has been cremated. Memorial Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion...
Irene Marie Cornwell
Jan 28, 2006
Irene M. Cornwell, 76, of Earlville, died Saturday, January 28, 2006 at St. Luke?s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following complications of a stroke. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Earlville by Rev. Roger McKinstry. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Monday at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in...
Hazel Marie Hepker
Jan 27, 2006
Hazel Marie Hepker, 105, a resident of Northbrook Manor Care Center, formerly of Palo, died Friday, January 27, 2006, at the care center, following a brief illness. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at Palo United Methodist Church. Per Hazel?s wishes, there will be no visitation. Private Inurnment: Palo Cemetery. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center...
Betty Lou Verhille
Jan 26, 2006
Betty Lou Verhille, 71, of Solon, formerly of Marion, died Monday, January 23, 2006, at Mercy Hallmar, following an extended illness. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 26, 2006, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion by Father Donald Klein and Deacon Laverne Flagel. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion...
Howard Lavern Schmitz
Jan 26, 2006
Howard L. Schmitz, 84, of Earlville, Iowa, died January 26, 2006 at his home of cancer. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 30, 2006 at Earlville United Parish by Rev. Ross Wyman. Friends may call from 2-7 p.m. on Sunday at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Earlville and one hour before services Monday at the...
Louis V. Halliwill
Jan 26, 2006
Louis V. Halliwill, 91, of Toddville, died Thursday, January 26, 2006, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Services: Noon, Monday, January 30, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Nick Longworth. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until noon on Monday, at the funeral home. Burial: 1:30 p.m. Monday,...
Richard Joseph Barnes
Jan 25, 2006
Richard Joseph Barnes, 68, a resident of Hawthorne Hills, Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at Veterans Affairs Medical Hospital, Des Moines, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Del Bear. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, January 30,...
Neil Ewing Delahunt
Jan 25, 2006
Neil Ewing DeLaHunt, 84, of 2524 Illinois Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006, in Mercy Hospital following a brief illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2006, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Cedar Rapids by Bishop David Bullock. Friends may call from 3-7 p.m. Friday, January 27, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral...
Oral D. Sarchett
Jan 23, 2006
Oral D. Sarchett, 87, a resident of Northbrook Manor, Cedar Rapids, and longtime resident of Center Point, died Monday, January 23, 2006, in the care center. Private graveside services: Center Point Cemetery, at a later date. Survivors include grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Betty; his son, Ron; a brother, Donald; and...
Faye Hauser
Jan 22, 2006
Faye Hauser, 91, of 1224 13th St. NW, formerly of Alburnett, died Sunday, January 22, 2006, at Meth-Wick Manor. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Jack Kendall. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial: Lafayette Cemetery, rural Alburnett. Surviving are several...
Nellie Emma Everett
Jan 22, 2006
Nellie Emma Everett, 94, formerly of Omaha and Marion, Iowa, died Sunday, January 22, 2006, at Northbrook Manor in Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2006, at St. Patrick?s Catholic Church in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, Missouri Valley. Friend may call from 7 - 9 p.m. Friday...
Edward (Guy) Matus Jr.
Jan 20, 2006
Edward John (Guy) Matus Jr., 53, of 2008 Lauren Drive S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, January 20, 2006, in Mercy Hospital of cancer. Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Chaplain Christine Wagner-Hecht and Deacon Bill Cisler. The family will greet friends from 1:30-2:00 p.m. Monday before the...
Dorothy Ione Adams
Jan 20, 2006
Dorothy I. Sasek Adams, 84, of the Virginia Gay Hospital & Annex, Vinton, Iowa, died there Friday, January 20, 2006, following a lingering illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2006, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Thomas McDermott. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2006, at the funeral...
William Carl Robinson
Jan 20, 2006
William C. Robinson, 65, of 806 Valley Court, Center Point, Iowa, died Friday January 20, 2006, in his home from Merkel cell carcinoma. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2006, at the Center Point United Methodist Church, by the Rev. Mike Ellson and Ken Graham, with military honors. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2006,...