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Mary Jean Thiede
May 10, 2004
Mary Jean Thiede, 77, of 3105 Willow Ridge Road, died Monday, May 10, 2004, in her home, following a brief illness. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, May 14, 2004, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion by Rev. John Gossman. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion where a vigil service will...
H. Pierce Alexander
May 10, 2004
H. Pierce Alexander, 83, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, May 10, 2004, at Northbrook Care Center, Cedar Rapids, of heart failure. Family will greet friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 13, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Survivors include his son, Victor and...
John Richard Oxley
May 10, 2004
John Richard Oxley, 77, of 2266 Oxley Road, Marion, died Monday, May 10, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, May 13, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by the Rev. Melisa Bracht-Wagner. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, with military rites. Friends may call at the funeral...
Margaret Amelia Wallace
May 9, 2004
Margaret Amelia Wallace, 96, a resident of the Hiawatha Care Center, formerly of Marion, died Sunday, May 9, 2004, at the care center, following a long illness. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, May 13, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Friends may call from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar...
Lester W. Washburn
May 9, 2004
Lester W. Washburn, 87, of Linn Manor Care Center, Marion, formerly of Center Point, died Sunday, May 9, 2004, in the care center, following a lengthy illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at the Troy Mills Christian Church, Troy Mills, by the Rev. Les Larson. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at...
Ralph E. Simmen
May 7, 2004
Ralph E. "Spud? Simmen, 80, of Central City, died Friday, May 7, 2004, in his home, following a long illness. At Ralph?s request there will be no memorial services. Friends may call today (Sunday) from 3-8 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Central City. Private family inurnment will take place at Mount Clark Cemetery in Central City,...
James B. Wyckoff
May 6, 2004
JAMES B. WYCKOFF, 83, of 3011-30th Street Drive S.E., died Thursday, May 6, 2004, at Higley Mansion Care Center in Cedar Rapids. Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 10, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Friends may call from 3-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Jim was born...
Alfred I. Henderson
May 6, 2004
Alfred I. Henderson, 87, of 1306 19th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died Sunday May 2, 2004, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 7, 2004, at Eden United Church of Christ by Rev. Glenn Hunt. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m., Thursday, May 6, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids....
Edith M. Nikodim
May 5, 2004
Edith M. Nikodim, 90, a longtime resident of Bertram, most recently of the Hiawatha Care Center, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at the care center, following a short illness. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Del Bear. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Monday and one hour prior...
Esther A. Schuyler
May 5, 2004
Esther A. Schuyler, 96, of 323 23rd Street NE, Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004, in her home. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Sister Delores Hannon and Sister Linda Bechen. Family will greet friends from noon until service time on Saturday at the funeral home. Private Burial:...
Geraldine W. Lawler
May 5, 2004
Geraldine W. (Gerry) Lawler, 82, of Cedar Rapids, was transported to her heavenly home to be with Jesus Christ her Savior on Wednesday, May 5, 2004, in Mercy Medical Center following a brief illness. Services: 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2004, at Immanuel Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids, by Dr. Ed Gregory and Rev. Mark Crotinger. Friends may visit family from...
Dorothy Catherine Shaw
May 5, 2004
Dorothy C. Shaw, 86, of Manchester, Iowa died Wednesday evening, May 5, 2004 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 8 at Silver Creek United Methodist Church, rural Masonville with Rev. Harlan Kaden presiding. Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday at the...
Janice Vogel
May 4, 2004
Janice Vogel, 62, a resident of the Cedar Rapids area since 1970, most recently a resident of Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004, in St. Luke?s Hospital located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a long illness. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, May 7, 2004, at Eastview Christian Church, Cedar Rapids, by Dan Woodell. Burial: Springville Cemetery, Springville,...
Loretta Mae Sampson
May 4, 2004
Loretta Mae Sampson, 71, of 4819 Ford Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 8, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Gary Dobbins. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 7, 2004, at...
Gregory D. Erger
May 1, 2004
Gregory D. Erger, 42, of 414 Main Street, Center Point, died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at home of pancreatic cancer, with his family by his side. Services: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church, Urbana, by Father Gabriel Anderson. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
George F. Murdoch
Apr 30, 2004
George F. Murdoch, 72, of 4630 Fairways Court, died Friday, April 30, 2004, in St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, by the Rev. Mike Morgan and Rev. Stan Wierson. Burial: Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, with military rites. Friends may call...
J.R. Maring
Apr 29, 2004
J.R. "Jack? Maring, 72, a longtime Cedar Rapids resident, died Thursday, April 29, 2004, in Alamo, Texas, of a heart attack. Public Graveside Service: 11 a.m. Thursday, May 6, 2004, by Rev. Bill Harnish at Springville Cemetery with military rites by American Legion Post No. 331 of Springville. Survivors include three sons, Jay, K.C. and Jon and families of Cedar...
Daishalynn Christina Mcdowell-Laiser
Apr 28, 2004
DaiShalynn C. McDowell-Laiser, age 1, of 215 E 9TH Street, Waterloo, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A private family gathering will take place followed by a graveside service at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Walker. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Walker. Survivors include her parents, Angie McDowell-Laiser...
Betty L. Railsback
Apr 27, 2004
Betty Railsback, 79, of 2825 Schultz Dr. N.W., Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at St. Luke?s Medical Center, following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 30, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m., Thursday, April 29, 2004, at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park...
Sam L. Bailey
Apr 27, 2004
Sam L. Bailey Sr., 78, of 1165 4th St., died Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at his home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2004, at the First Baptist Church in Marion by Rev. Randy Bobzien. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion and one hour prior to the service at the...
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