Obituaries
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Robert R. Hines
May 28, 2004
Robert R. Hines, 65, of Center Point, died Friday, May 28, 2004, in University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at First Christian Church Church, Center Point, by the Rev. John Caughron. Burial: Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, with military rites. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Monday, May 31,...
Gerald K. Larson
May 27, 2004
Gerald "Gary? K. Larson, 60, of 2385 12th Ave., Marion, died Thursday, May 27, 2004, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, after a long illness. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, with Cheryl Dickerson officiating. Friends may call Tuesday at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until service time. Burial will...
Alma Cazene Iben
May 26, 2004
Alma Cazene (Smith) Iben, 95, of Manchester, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, after a short illness. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 31, 2004 at First Lutheran Church, Manchester, with Rev. Jean Rabary officiating. Friends may call from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...
Lois M. Robbins
May 22, 2004
Lois M. Robbins, 74, of 1290 11th Avenue, died Saturday, May 22, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, following a sudden illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Traverce Harrison. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial...
Margaret E. Cook
May 21, 2004
Margaret E. Cook, 84, of Wayzata, Minnesota, formerly of Urbana, Iowa, died Friday, May 21, 2004, in her home following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 24, 2004, at Urbana Christian Church in Urbana, by the Rev.Tom Felts. Friends may call from 9-11 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial: Urbana Cemetery with military rites. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral...
Dorothy Mae Collins
May 19, 2004
Dorothy Mae Collins, 74, of Marion, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004, in her home surrounded by her devoted children. Memorial Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2004, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, by the Rev. John Gossman. Graveside Committal Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton, Iowa. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m. Friday (May 21)...
De Decker
May 19, 2004
De Decker, 61, of Marion, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at his cabin in Delhi, following a heart attack. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 24, 2004, at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion. Friends may call from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial will be at a later date. Survivors include his...
John Comried
May 18, 2004
John Comried, 90, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, formerly of Center Point, died at the care center Tuesday, May 18, 2004. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, May 20, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, where friends may call from 1 p.m. until service time. Burial: Lafayette Cemetery, rural Alburnett. Surviving are nieces and nephews including,...
Shirley M. Odell
May 18, 2004
Shirley M. Odell, 78, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday morning, May 18, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, after a short illness. Private family memorial services will be held at a later date. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion is in charge of arrangements. Shirley was born on December 25, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri, the...
Harold W. Grissom
May 18, 2004
Harold W. Grissom, 74 of 5460 Vermont St. SW, died Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at St. Luke?s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 22, 2004 at Thorpe Union Cemetery in rural Manchester with military rites. Friends may call from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m Saturday, May 22, at Murdoch Funeral Home &...
Beulah F. Bebee
May 17, 2004
Beulah F. Bebee, 83, of 986 7th St., Marion, died Monday, May 17, 2004, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, after a sudden illness. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, May 21, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by the Rev. Howard Chapman. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4...
Joan E. Beardsley
May 17, 2004
Joan E. Beardsley, 76, of 2219 C Street SW, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, May 17, 2004, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a short illness. Private family services will be held. A gathering will be held from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., Sunday, June 6, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband of 56 years,...
Mary A. Luber
May 16, 2004
Mary A. Luber, 87, a resident of Silver Pines Nursing Home, Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, May 16, 2004, at the nursing home following a sudden illness. Private family services will be held at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. She is survived by her children, Marjorie Pierce and husband Larry of Papillion, Nebraska,...
Carolyn A. Kizziar
May 15, 2004
Carolyn A. Bascom Kizziar, 57, of 140 Cedar Drive, Marion, joined the Lord Saturday, May 15, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 20, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Doug Morris. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at the funeral...
Ray Rentschler
May 15, 2004
Ray Rentschler, 87, of 109 Josephine Lane N.W., Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, May 15, 2004, in his home, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at St. Jude?s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Don Czapla. Entombment: Linwood Cemetery Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation...
Kenneth Edward Freel
May 15, 2004
Kenneth E. Freel, 63, of 4845 Johnson Avenue NW, died Saturday, May 15, 2004, at Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 17, 2004, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar...
Agnes M. Sova
May 13, 2004
Agnes M. Sova, 86, a resident of ManorCare Health Services, died Thursday, May 13, 2004, at the care center, following a long illness. Services: 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 17, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Father Tom McDermott of St. Ludmila?s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m., Sunday, May 16, 2004,...
Arlynn D. Johnson
May 13, 2004
Arlynn "Butch? D. Johnson, 67, of 1245 Linnview Dr., died Thursday, May 13, 2004, at Lee Memorial Hospital, Ft. Myers, Florida, following a long illness. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Del Bear. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Graveside Service: 1:30 p.m....
Raymond Gilbert Dewitt
May 12, 2004
Raymond G. DeWitt, 82, of Manchester died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at his home following a sudden illness. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 14 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Manchester with Rev. Harlan Kaden presiding. Friends may call one hour prior to services. Private burial will be at Sunset Cemetery in Des...
Luella Sarah Wagner
May 11, 2004
Luella Sarah Wagner, 93, a resident of Maple Crest Manor Care Center in Fayette, formerly of Marion, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at the care center, following a lingering illness. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Friends may call from 10:30 a.m. until service time the day of services at the church....