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Leola M. "Mickey" Squires

Leola M. "Mickey" Squires

Aug 2, 2005

Leola (Mickey) Michels Squires, 74, of Toddville, died Tuesday, August 2, 2005, at Greenwood Manor, Iowa City, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 5, 2005, at Greens Grove Community Church, 3909 Greens Grove Rd., Toddville, by the Rev. Jeffrey Ginn. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 4, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral...

Everett E. "Gene" Muenzenmeyer

Everett E. "Gene" Muenzenmeyer

Aug 2, 2005

Everett E. "Gene? Muenzenmeyer, 58, of 1645 13th Street, NW, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, August 2, 2005, in his home, following a long courageous battle with cancer. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 5, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Chaplain Christine Wagner-Hecht. The family will greet friends from 9:30 until service time on...

Gary N. Rudd

Gary N. Rudd

Aug 1, 2005

Gary N. Rudd, 56, of 151 Commercial St., died Monday, August 1, 2005, at St. Luke?s Hospital, of aggressive prostate cancer. Services: 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 4, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City by two family friends, R.G. Prucha and Randy Strauss. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and one...

Sandra M. (Marta) Beltz

Sandra M. (Marta) Beltz

Jul 29, 2005

Sandra M. (Marta) Beltz, of 5931 Shiloh Lane, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday evening, July 29, 2005, at U of I Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, after a courageous 2? year battle with melanoma cancer. There will be no visitation or funeral per her request. A memorial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Bessie J. Valka

Bessie J. Valka

Jul 29, 2005

Bessie J. Valka, 72, of Central City, died Friday, July 29, 2005, in St. Mary?s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, following long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Central City, by the Rev. David Snyder. Burial: Mount Clark Cemetery in Central City. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday (August...

William Wear Schminkey

William Wear Schminkey

Jul 27, 2005

William Schminkey, 54, of 1919 Western Drive S.W., Cedar Rapids, died July 27, 2005, in his home after a long battle with cancer. Services: 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 1, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dr. Kay Slocum. The family will greet friends from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and after...

Jack E Kaplan

Jack E Kaplan

Jul 27, 2005

Jack E. Kaplan, 61, of 2516 Summerwood Ct. SW, Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday, August 1, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Nick Longworth. The family will greet friends from 3 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, July...

Robert Gary Hoskins

Robert Gary Hoskins

Jul 27, 2005

Robert Gary Hoskins, 64, of 3525 29th Avenue, Marion, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, in St. Luke?s Hospital, following a sudden illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2005, at First United Methodist Church in Marion, by the Rev. Melissa Bracht-Wagner. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends today (Friday) from 4 to 8...

Arthur Conrad Schmuecker

Arthur Conrad Schmuecker

Jul 26, 2005

Arthur Conrad Schmuecker, 80, of Earlville, died Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, following a sudden illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 29, 2005, at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church, Earlville, by Rev. Herbert Tegeler. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m., Thursday, July 28, 2005, at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...

R. L. Samuelson

R. L. Samuelson

Jul 24, 2005

R. L. Samuelson, 87, of 3124 Alleghany Drive N.E., died Sunday, July 24, 2005, in Mercy Medical Center, from complications of a stroke. Memorial Services:1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at Kenwood Park United Methodist Church, by the Rev. Laura Smith. The family will greet friends immediately following services on Wednesday at the church. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home and...

Betty Jean Sprague

Betty Jean Sprague

Jul 24, 2005

Betty J. Sprague, 82, of Dubuque, formerly Yucca Valley, California, died July 24, 2005 in her home following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Earlville United Parish in Earlville by Rev. Ross Wyman. Friends may call one hour before services at the church. Inurnment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Earlville....

Marvin L. Bentrott

Marvin L. Bentrott

Jul 23, 2005

Marvin L. Bentrott, 76, of 449 County Home Road, Springville, died Saturday, July 23, 2005, at Linn Manor Care Center, Marion, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, by the Rev. Del Bear. Burial: Springville Cemetery, with military honors. Friends may call at the funeral home from...

Paul James Kass

Paul James Kass

Jul 23, 2005

Paul James Kass was born silently on Saturday, July 23, 2005 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester. Private graveside services will be on Friday, July 29, 2005 at St. Mary?s Catholic Cemetery, Manchester by Rev. Msgr. Ralph Simington. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his parents, Nate & Alison Kass...

Kristina Gaye Foss

Kristina Gaye Foss

Jul 22, 2005

Kristina Gaye "Tina? Foss, 54, of Mount Vernon died Friday, July 22, 2005, in her home, following a courageous battle with colon cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, by Christine Wagner-Hecht and Rev. Matthew Muters. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home and...

John E. Hoyle

John E. Hoyle

Jul 22, 2005

John E. Hoyle, Sr., 80, of 1511 9th Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, died Friday, July 22, in St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids from cancer. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by the Rev. Bill Harnish. The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home....

Mary Jeanine Grant

Mary Jeanine Grant

Jul 21, 2005

Mary Jeanine Grant, 69, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday afternoon, July 21, 2005, at home. Friends may call from 2 - 6 p.m. Sunday, July 24, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, where a prayer service will begin at 4:30 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2005, at St....

Manda A. Nelson

Manda A. Nelson

Jul 20, 2005

Manda A. Nelson, 94, of Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha, formerly of Kingston Hill, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2005, at Lake Preston Lutheran Church, Lake Preston, South Dakota. Inurnment: Lake Preston Cemetery, Lake Preston. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar...

Glen A. "Chip" Dufoe

Glen A. "Chip" Dufoe

Jul 20, 2005

Glen A. "Chip? Dufoe, 82, of Center Point, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, in his home, following a lingering illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2005, at United Methodist Church of Center Point, by the Rev. Mike Ellson. The family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...

Wilford Dean Miers

Wilford Dean Miers

Jul 19, 2005

Wilford Dean Miers, 77, of 1904 29th Street SW, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, of an apparent heart attack. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Kathy Moore of New Creation United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends from...

Elizabeth Bertha Passmore

Elizabeth Bertha Passmore

Jul 19, 2005

Elizabeth B. Passmore, 97, of Manchester, died Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, Iowa, after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 22 at First Lutheran Church in Manchester by Rev. Harlan Kaden. Friends may call from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home &...