Obituaries

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Victor Howard Billhorn

Victor Howard Billhorn

Jul 2, 2005

Victor H. Billhorn, 83, of Manchester, Iowa, died July 2, 2005 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester, Iowa following a sudden illness. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5 at First Lutheran Church in Manchester, by Rev. Jean Rabary. Friends may call from 3:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service...

Evelyn Isabel Edmonds-Fichtner

Evelyn Isabel Edmonds-Fichtner

Jun 29, 2005

Evelyn I. Edmonds-Fichtner, 81, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at Living Center West in Cedar Rapids, following complications of age. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 1 Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids by Rev. James Leatherwood. Friends may call from 4-8 on Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include five...

Verda Louise Thurm

Verda Louise Thurm

Jun 29, 2005

Verda L. Thurm, 94, of Manchester, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester by Rev. Msgr. Ralph Simington. Friends may call from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m....

Clarissa H. Fishell

Clarissa H. Fishell

Jun 27, 2005

Clarissa H. (Knowles) Fishell, 86, of Alburnett, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 27, 2005. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2005, at River of Life Ministries in Hiawatha, by the Rev. Francis Frangipane. Buial: Lafayette Cemetery in rural Alburnett. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in...

Sarah Lynn Matthews

Sarah Lynn Matthews

Jun 27, 2005

Sarah Lynn (Hurst) Matthews, 25, of Anamosa, died Monday, June 27, 2005, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, from complications of a brain hemorrhage. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Friday, July 1, 2005, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, by the Rev. John Gossman. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday (June 30) at Murdoch Funeral...

Kenneth L. Price

Kenneth L. Price

Jun 27, 2005

Kenneth L. Price, 91, a resident of Northbrook Manor Care Center in Cedar Rapids, died Monday, June 27, 2005, at the care center, following a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 1, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Pastor Reginald Daniel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial: Troy Mills Cemetery...

Marjorie A. Wendt

Marjorie A. Wendt

Jun 27, 2005

Marjorie Ann Wendt, 79, of Delaware, died Monday, June 27, 2005 in her home following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 30 at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church in Delaware. Friends may call from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Earlville and one hour prior to services...

C. Ray Henton

C. Ray Henton

Jun 26, 2005

C. Ray Henton, 80, Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, June 26, 2005, in the VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, after a long and courageous battle with heart disease. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Friday, July 1, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. He was born Feb. 6, 1925, on a small farm in...

Mary J. Crippen

Mary J. Crippen

Jun 26, 2005

Mary J. Crippen, 88, a resident of Northbrook Manor Care Center in Cedar Rapids, formerly of Central City, died Sunday, June 26, 2005, at the care center, following a long illness. Private services will be conducted at a later date. She is survived by her niece, Juanita (Louis) Slauson of Manchester and many extended family members. Mary was born May...

Robert J. Lenz Sr.

Robert J. Lenz Sr.

Jun 25, 2005

Robert J. Lenz Sr., DVM, 89, of 2925 1st Avenue, died Saturday, June 25, 2005, in NE Iowa Christian Retirement Community in Strawberry Point, following a long illness. Services: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, by the Rev. Mike Morgan. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. At his request,...

Joshua Thomas Martinez

Joshua Thomas Martinez

Jun 25, 2005

Joshua Thomas Martinez, infant son of Alberto Cruz Martinez and Rikki Lynn Hollingsworth, 2135 Northtowne Court NE, died shortly after birth on Saturday, June 25, 2005, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with a Time of Remembrance at 7:p.m....

Larry Donald Levelle

Larry Donald Levelle

Jun 24, 2005

Larry "Trapper? Donald LeVelle, 50, of 5701 Gordon Court N.W., died Friday, June 24, 2005, in his home, following an extended illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at Urbana Christian Church, Urbana, by the Rev. Thomas Felts. Burial: Urbana Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Survivors include...

Ethel M. Stimson

Ethel M. Stimson

Jun 24, 2005

Ethel M. Stimson, 94, a longtime resident of Marion, died Friday, June 24, 2005, in Crestview Acres Care Center in Marion, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, by the Rev. Mike Morgan. Burial: Cedar Memorial in Cedar Rapids. Friends may call Monday from 4 to 7...

Mabel B. Wagner

Mabel B. Wagner

Jun 23, 2005

Mabel B. Wagner, 100, a resident of Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, June 23, 2005, at the care center. Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, June 27, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. by the Rev. Joan Erbe. The family will greet friends from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 26, 2005, at the...

Ollie Jean Powers

Ollie Jean Powers

Jun 22, 2005

Ollie J. Jacobson-Powers, 75, of Manchester, died Wednesday evening, June 22, 2005 at her home following a brief illness. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 25 at First Lutheran Church in Manchester by Rev. Harlan Kaden. Friends may call from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Friday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester and...

Norman R. Bahndorf

Norman R. Bahndorf

Jun 21, 2005

Norman R. Bahndorf, 78, of Manchester, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 21, 2005, following a long battle with cancer. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dr. Glenn Hunt. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2005, at the...

Stephen M. Welton

Stephen M. Welton

Jun 21, 2005

Stephen M. "Weasel? Welton, 51, of 343 28th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, in his home following a lengthy illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 2005 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Friday. The Rev. Gary Dobbins will officiate. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids....

Eric David Karsten

Eric David Karsten

Jun 21, 2005

Eric David Karsten, 24, of 7802 Pintail Dr. NE, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2005, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Joseph Polzin. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood...

Jody Lynn Squires

Jody Lynn Squires

Jun 21, 2005

Jody Lynn Squires, 36, of Center Point, went to be with Jesus, following a courageous battle with leukemia on Tuesday, June 21, 2005, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 24, 2005, at Center Point United Methodist Church, by the Rev. Rick Gail. Friends may call at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...

Eileen P. Walter

Eileen P. Walter

Jun 20, 2005

Eileen P. Walter, 82, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, June 20, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. There will be no services. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include two sisters, Helen Brandt of Oelwein and Mabel Millburn of Cedar Rapids. She was preceded in...