Obituaries

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Mark A. Rouse

Mark A. Rouse

Nov 2, 2004

Mark A. Rouse, 45, of Marion, left his loved ones on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, at Ft. Madison Community Hospital in Ft. Madison, following a sudden illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 6, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Ed Bateman and Rev. Steve Benton. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the...

Daisy Helen Hay

Daisy Helen Hay

Nov 1, 2004

Daisy Helen Hay, 74, of Manchester, died Monday morning, November 1, 2004 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a short illness. Funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, November 4, 2004 at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Manchester where friends may call after 9:00 a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary?s Catholic Cemetery in Manchester. The Bohnenkamp-Murdoch...

David Lee Thornton

David Lee Thornton

Oct 30, 2004

David Lee Thornton, 51, of 1080 Blairs Ferry Rd., died Saturday, October 30, 2004. Memorial Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at River of Life Ministries, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia of Marion; two sons, James V. Thornton of Zambia, Africa and Tyson L. Thronton of Marion;...

Richard L. Shaw

Richard L. Shaw

Oct 30, 2004

Richard L. Shaw Sr., 61 of 510 F Avenue N.W., died Saturday, October 30, 2004, in Mercy Medical Center, following a sudden illness. Memorial Services: 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at Central Church of Christ in Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Terry Seufferlein. There will be no visitation. Burial will be at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral...

Teresa Ann Purdy

Teresa Ann Purdy

Oct 29, 2004

Teresa Ann Purdy, 38, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, October 29, 2004, in Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 2, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Central City. There will be no services. Burial will be at a later date. Survivors include her mother, Marilyn...

Dewayne Nelson Smith

Dewayne Nelson Smith

Oct 29, 2004

Dewayne N. Smith, 85, of Manchester, died Friday evening, October 29, 2004 at his home following a short illness. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 at the Manchester Gospel Hall. Visitation will be from 3:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Monday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester and one hour prior...

Mary L. Stewart

Mary L. Stewart

Oct 29, 2004

Mary L. Stewart, 62, of 2261 C Street SW, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, October 29, 2004, at home following a long illness. Graveside Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday, November 1, 2004, Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Bill Harnish. Friends may call from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Survivors include three...

Dorothy M. Gingerich

Dorothy M. Gingerich

Oct 29, 2004

Dorothy M. Gingerich, 76, a resident of Crestview Acres, Marion, died Friday, October 29, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 1, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Gary Dobbins. Friends may call from 2-6 p.m., Sunday, October 31, 2004, at the funeral home. Burial: Wilcox Cemetery,...

Janet Zatha Wall

Janet Zatha Wall

Oct 26, 2004

Janet Z. Wall, 70, of Manchester, formerly of Marion, died on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 29 at First Lutheran Church in Manchester with Rev. Harlan Kaden officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 until 8:00 pm on Thursday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral...

Elmer Arthur Duhme

Elmer Arthur Duhme

Oct 26, 2004

Elmer Arthur Duhme, 86, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center, died Tuesday, October, 26, 2004, at the care center, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 1, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Del Bear, with military honors. Graveside Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday, November 1, 2004, at Pence Cemetery, rural Baldwin....

William James Wilson

William James Wilson

Oct 24, 2004

William James "Bill? Wilson, 69, of Walker, formerly of Toddville, died Sunday, October 24, 2004, in Mercy Medical Center, after a short illness with leukemia. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 27, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion by the Rev. Mike Shultz. Burial: Lafayette Cemetery, rural Alburnett. Friends may call today from 4 to 8 p.m....

John A. Vogel

John A. Vogel

Oct 24, 2004

John Vogel, 54, of 8100 Wildwood Lane, Toddville, died Sunday, October 24, 2004, at Veteran?s Affair Medical Center, Iowa City, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 30, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service by Father Gabriel Anderson of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Walker. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m., Friday, October 29, 2004, at the...

James W. Stick

James W. Stick

Oct 22, 2004

James W. Stick, 85, of 2309 Upland Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, October 22, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 27, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Bill Harnish. Family will greet friends from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at...

Eileen Donohoe

Eileen Donohoe

Oct 22, 2004

Eileen Donohoe, 71, of Marion, went to be with our Lord, Friday, October 22, 2004, following a short illness. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, October 25, 2004, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Friends may call from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion where a Rosary will begin at 2 p.m. Burial: Mt....

Norma Jene Paul

Norma Jene Paul

Oct 22, 2004

Norma Jene Paul, 76, a resident of the Central City and Alburnett area, died Friday, October 22, 2004, in Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, following a lingering illness. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 26, 2004, at Alice United Methodist Church, rural Center Point, by the Rev. Leo Anderson. Burial: Lafayette Cemetery, rural Alburnett. Friends may call from 4 to...

Mary Louise Swanson

Mary Louise Swanson

Oct 22, 2004

Mary Louise Swanson, 81, 1330 West Mt. Vernon Rd., died suddenly on a family vacation, Friday, October 22, 2004, in Laughlin, Nevada. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 30, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Nick Longworth. Burial: Campbell Cemetery in Bertram. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home...

Frances F. Hutchison

Frances F. Hutchison

Oct 22, 2004

Frances F. "Penny? Hutchison, 89, of 149 West Broadway, died Friday, October 22, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, following a sudden illness. Memorial Services: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 27, 2004, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah?s Witnesses, 7121 Mt. Vernon Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids, officiated by Ted Nunemaker, Jr. The family will greet friends prior to the...

James E. Green, Sr.

James E. Green, Sr.

Oct 21, 2004

James E. Green, Sr. 65, of Oxford, formerly of Cedar Rapids, went to be with the Lord Thursday, October 21, 2004, at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 25, 2004, at First Assembly of God, Cedar Rapids by Pastors Larry Sohn and Rick Gail. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Survivors include a son,...

Wilma L. Conley

Wilma L. Conley

Oct 20, 2004

Wilma L. (Weis) Conley, 84, a lifelong resident of Marion, died of complications of breast cancer on Wednesday, October 20, 2004, at Keystone Cedars Assisted Living, Cedar Rapids. Per Wilma?s request, private graveside services will be held at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion, by the Rev. Donald Loesch. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are by Murdoch Funeral Home &...

Paula E. Wilhelm

Paula E. Wilhelm

Oct 19, 2004

Paula E. Wilhelm, 69, of 333 Norwick Road SW, Cedar Rapids, went home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, October 19, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Services: 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 22, 2004, at Zion Lutheran Church by Rev. Daniel Krueger. Family will greet friends from 1-2 p.m., Friday, at the...