Obituaries

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Cecilia Alma Lindauer

Cecilia Alma Lindauer

Nov 3, 2005

Cecilia A. Lindauer, 86, of Manchester, Iowa, died Thursday morning, November 3, 2005, at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, after a lengthy illness. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2005 at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. Henry Huber. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Friday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in...

Edna Mae Rathje

Edna Mae Rathje

Nov 3, 2005

Edna Mae Glessner Rathje, 73, of 3470 Sunburst Ave., died Thursday, November 3, 2005, at home, of ALS. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 7, 2005, at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church in Marion by Rev. Thomas Hedke. Visitation will be from 1-5 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. Survivors include...

Rick D. Hartwig

Rick D. Hartwig

Nov 2, 2005

Richard "Rick? D. Hartwig, 59, of 1845 27th Ave., died Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, from a brain hemorrhage. Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 7, 2005, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Marion by Rev. Linda Livingston. Visitation will be from 2 - 6 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion....

Martha "Marty" J. Williams

Martha "Marty" J. Williams

Nov 2, 2005

Martha "Marty? JoAnn Foarde Williams, 50, of 525 23rd Street NE, Cedar Rapids, died November 2, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, following complications of an aneurysm. Funeral Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2005, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, by Father Ivan Neinhaus. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, November...

Anita I. Kummer

Anita I. Kummer

Oct 31, 2005

Anita I. Kummer, 82, of Marion, died Monday, October 31, 2005, at Linn Manor Care Center, following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 3, 2005, at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Kay Slocum. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Survivors include her husband, Robert;...

John Floyd Dannels

John Floyd Dannels

Oct 31, 2005

John Floyd Dannels, 61, of 3338 57th Street Lane, Center Point, died Monday, October 31, 2005, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a stroke. Family and friends are invited to join in a Celebration of Life at the Palo Community Center at 3 p.m. Friday, November 4, 2005. Private family burial at Urbana Cemetery. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home...

Bertrand (Bud) Aldon Jensen

Bertrand (Bud) Aldon Jensen

Oct 31, 2005

B. A. (Bud) Jensen, 85, of 100 Thompson Drive S.E., Cedar Rapids, died Monday, October 31, 2005, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, from an aneurysm. Memorial Service: 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dr. Kay Slocum. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m., Tuesday, November 1, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood...

Dorothy Mae Hughes

Dorothy Mae Hughes

Oct 31, 2005

Dorothy Mae Hughes, 80, of Toddville, Iowa, died Monday, October 31, 2005, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 4, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, November 3, 2005, at the funeral home. Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Sigourney,...

Peter P. Stemper

Peter P. Stemper

Oct 30, 2005

Peter P. Stemper, 61, of 1985 Daleview Drive, Marion, died Sunday, October 30, 2005, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, from complications of multiple sclerosis and cancer. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Friday, November 4, 2005, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion,...

Arthur C. Simanek

Arthur C. Simanek

Oct 30, 2005

Arthur C. Simanek, 87, of Walker, Iowa, died October 30, 2005, in his home, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 3, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Walker. Burial: Walker Cemetery,...

Alleda Ruth Appleby

Alleda Ruth Appleby

Oct 28, 2005

Ruth Appleby, 89, of Manchester, Iowa, died Friday morning, October 28, 2005, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a brief illness. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 31, 2005 at the Community Congregational United Church of Christ in Manchester, with Rev. Kurt Pasko officiating. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m. on Sunday at the...

Jilane Leigh Harnish

Jilane Leigh Harnish

Oct 27, 2005

Jilane Leigh Harnish, 39, of 2009 O Avenue N.W., Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, October 27, 2005, in her mother?s home after a long courageous battle with breast cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 31, 2005, at First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dr. Kay Slocum. The family will greet friends from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements...

Shirley Jean Watson

Shirley Jean Watson

Oct 27, 2005

Shirley J. Watson, 80, of 1303 Oakland Road N.E., Cedar Rapids, died Thursday October 27, 2005, in her home after a long illness. Services are pending. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her son, Richard (Milissa) Watson of Cedar Rapids; and four grandchildren, Nathan Bast, David Bast, Cassie Bast and Mitchell Mills. She was...

Vivian A. Johnson

Vivian A. Johnson

Oct 26, 2005

Vivian A. Johnson, 80, of 4404 Pepperwood Hill SE, died Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at St. Luke?s Hospital, from heart failure. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 29, 2005, at St. Paul?s Methodist Church Chapel by Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer and Rev. Harlan Gillespie. There will be no visitation. Private family burial will be at Oak Shade Cemetery at a later...

Donald F. Phillips

Donald F. Phillips

Oct 23, 2005

Donald F. Phillips, 54, of Central City, died Sunday, October 23, 2005, while performing community service on adopt-a-highway for the Knights of Columbus. Memorial Mass: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2005, at St. Stephen?s Catholic Church in Central City by Rev. Wayne Droessler with military honors. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center...

Patricia K. White

Patricia K. White

Oct 23, 2005

Patricia K. White, 60, of 105 Brush Avenue, Urbana, formerly of Shellsburg and Center Point, died Sunday, October 23, 2005, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Graveside Service: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at Dunkard Cemetery, Midway, by the Rev. Thomas Felts. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa. Survivors include...

Donna L. Wacker

Donna L. Wacker

Oct 23, 2005

Donna L. Wacker, 72, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, October 23, 2005, at her home following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at Linn Grove Presbyterian Church, rural Mount Vernon, by the Rev. Karen Downey Beals. Burial: Springville Cemetery. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, from 4 - 7 p.m. Tuesday....

Kathryn L. Mercuriali

Kathryn L. Mercuriali

Oct 23, 2005

Kathryn L. Mercuriali, 81, a resident of Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, died Sunday, October 23, 2005, at the care center, following short illness: Services: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Clark...

Henry C. Herman

Henry C. Herman

Oct 22, 2005

Henry C. Herman, 85, of 3070 3rd Street, Marion, died Saturday, October 22, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at First Lutheran Church in Manchester, by the Rev. James Adix of Our Savior?s Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral...

Larry John Wilson

Larry John Wilson

Oct 22, 2005

Larry John Wilson, 64, of Center Point, passed away quietly on Saturday, October 22, 2005. A memorial gathering will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include five children, Trudy (Steve) Stenersen of Marion, Elizabeth Wilson (Steve) of Nevada City, California, Dawn (Dave) Hensch of Center Point, Rhonda...