Obituaries

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Dorothy H. Ross

Dorothy H. Ross

Dec 25, 2005

Dorothy H. Ross, 98, of Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids, died there Sunday, December 25, 2005, following a short illness. Services: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Gary Dobbins. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2005, at the funeral home. Burial:...

John Sommers Harford

John Sommers Harford

Dec 23, 2005

John Sommers Harford, 86, of 1080 8th Street, Marion, died Friday, December 23, 2005, at his home following a short illness. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Christine Wagner-Hecht. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 - 8 p.m. Tuesday (Dec....

John Sommers Harford

John Sommers Harford

Dec 23, 2005

John Sommers Harford, 86, of 1080 8th Street, Marion, died Friday, December 23, 2005, at his home following a short illness. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Christine Wagner-Hecht. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 - 8 p.m. Tuesday (Dec....

Denny C. Meyer

Denny C. Meyer

Dec 22, 2005

DENNY C. MEYER, 60, of 218 Elizabeth Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, December 22, 2005, in his home following a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Conducted by: Rev. Dan Clark-Bridges. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Denny was born July 5, 1945, in Postville, Iowa, the...

Mary R. Meyer

Mary R. Meyer

Dec 22, 2005

Mary R.Meyer, 89, of 5807 Timber Creek Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids, formerly of Robins, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2005, at Hiawatha Care Center, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Dave Higdon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial:...

Kearney Adel Vogel

Kearney Adel Vogel

Dec 21, 2005

Kearney A. Vogel, 88, of Living Center East, died Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following a short illness. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 24, 2005 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids by Rev. Bernard Reece. Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Kearney is survived...

Mildred Marie Peters

Mildred Marie Peters

Dec 20, 2005

Mildred Marie Peters, 82, of Forsyth, Missouri, formerly of Urbana, died Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at the Forsyth Nursing and Rehab Center, following a short illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2005, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church, Urbana, by Father Gabriel Anderson. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 22, 2005, at Murdoch...

Marion R. Morehouse

Marion R. Morehouse

Dec 20, 2005

Marion R. Morehouse, 88, of Lake Worth, Texas, formerly of Marion, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at Lake Worth Nursing Home, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation in Marion by Rev. Dave Loy. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2005, at the funeral home. Burial:...

Lester Leroy Crosier

Lester Leroy Crosier

Dec 19, 2005

Lester L. Crosier, 88, formerly of Manchester, Iowa, died Monday evening, December 19, 2005, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home, Edgewood, after a short illness. A funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Friday, December 23, 2005, at the Golden Congregational Church, rural Ryan, Iowa. Friends may call an hour before the service on Friday at the church. Burial will...

John H. Morse

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...