Obituaries

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Iva Mae Reid

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Darren J. Bartha

Darren J. Bartha

Dec 5, 2005

Darren J. Bartha, 19, of Ryan, Iowa, formerly of East Windsor, New Jersey, died Monday morning, December 5, 2005, as a result of an automobile accident near Manchester. A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am on Monday, December 12, 2005, at St. Patrick?s Catholic Church, Ryan, Iowa, with Rev. Msgr. Ralph Simington officiating. Friends may call from 3:00 pm...

John Edward Foxen

John Edward Foxen

Dec 4, 2005

John Foxen, 68, of Earlville, died on Sunday, December 4, 2005 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa following a brief illness. Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 7. 2005 at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Earlville by Rev. Herbert Tegeler. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville where there...

Gregory Michael Mcdaniel

Gregory Michael Mcdaniel

Dec 4, 2005

Gregory Michael McDaniel, 44, of 1312 L Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, December 4, 2005, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a sudden illness. Memorial Services: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 12-2 p.m., Wednesday, December 7, 2005, at the funeral home....

Evelyn Kay Konigsmark

Evelyn Kay Konigsmark

Dec 3, 2005

Evelyn Kay Konigsmark, 64, of 2205 Cherry Lane NE, Cedar Rapids, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 3, 2005, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, December 8, 2005, at Hope United Church of Christ, 150 9th Ave., Hiawatha, by the Rev. Fredrich Mellberg. Burial: Lowden Cemetery, Lowden, Iowa. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m. Wednesday at...

James N. Luse

James N. Luse

Dec 3, 2005

James N. "Jim? Luse, 75, of 2715 Third Ave., Marion, died Saturday, December 3, 2005, at his home, surrounded by his family, following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by the Rev. Velman L. Luse and Rev. Christine Wagner-Hecht. Friends may call at the funeral home...

John D. Buckley

John D. Buckley

Dec 3, 2005

John D. Buckley, 73, of Coggon, died Saturday, December 3, 2005, at his home, following a short illness. There will be no public services per John?s request. Inurnment will be at a later date at Spring Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Survivors include his wife, Florence; five children, Robin Gendy of Sacremento,...

Irene S. Meyer

Irene S. Meyer

Dec 2, 2005

Irene S. Meyer, of 1282 10th St., died Friday, December 2, 2005, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2005, at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church in Marion by Rev. Thomas Hedtke. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be at the Lutheran Cemetery in Lowden. Survivors...

Rita Rae Dougherty

Rita Rae Dougherty

Dec 1, 2005

Rita Rae Dougherty, 53, of 5544 Klinger Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, December 01, 2005, in her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 5, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa, by Chaplain Christine Wagner-Hecht. The family will greet friends from 2-6 p.m., Sunday, December 4, 2005, at the...

Karen Kay Eppard

Karen Kay Eppard

Dec 1, 2005

Karen Kay Eppard, 39, of 1885 31st St., died Thursday, December 1, 2005, at her home, surrounded by her family, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Services: 6:00 p.m. Monday, December 5, 2005, at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion by Rev. Kevin Jones and Rev. Dennis Johnson. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral...

Ruth La Noir Penningroth

Ruth La Noir Penningroth

Nov 27, 2005

Ruth L. Claney Penningroth, 96, formerly of Manchester, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2005 at the Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, after a short illness. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 2, 2005 at the Manchester United Methodist Church by Pastor Jill Mack. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home...

Ivan Laverne Newland

Ivan Laverne Newland

Nov 27, 2005

Ivan LaVerne Newland, 80, of 4046 Central City Road, Center Point, died Sunday November 27, 2005, in the Hiawatha Care Center following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. John Caughron. Visitation: 4-8 p.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2005, at the funeral home with family members...