Obituaries
All Obituaries
Mary Ann Mensen
Jul 2, 2004
Mary Ann "Mayme? Mensen, 79, of Manchester died Friday night, July 2, 2004 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a short illness. Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6 at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. Dennis Miller. Friends may call from 2:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Monday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral...
Leroy Parson
Jul 2, 2004
Leroy "Sam? Parson, 66, of 4433 Spoonbill Ct., died Friday, July 2, 2004, at his home, of cancer. Memorial Services:6:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marionby Earl Soviak. Survivors include his wife, Winnie of Marion; two daughters, Sherri L. Parson of Cedar Rapids and Terri L. Betzer and husband Jonn of Central...
Mark A. Oberbreckling
Jul 2, 2004
Marcus A. Oberbreckling, 56, of Lamont died Friday morning, July 2, 2004 in his home following a short illness. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 5 at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Lamont by Rev. Jack Paisley. Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in...
Jack J. Cook
Jul 2, 2004
Jack Cook, 76, 3639 12th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, July 2, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. William Harnish. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 5, 2004, at the funeral...
James Swan Mcpartland
Jul 1, 2004
James Swan McPartland, 83, of 2275 Northview Drive, died Thursday, July 1, 2004, in University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 5, 2004, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, by the Rev. John Gossman. Burial: Mt Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, with military rites by American Legion Marion Post...
Margaret L. Walker
Jun 30, 2004
Margaret L. Walker, 86, a longtime resident of Marion, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, after a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 2, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by the Rev. Howard Chapman. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 - 7 p.m. today (Thursday.) Burial:...
June P. Poohl
Jun 29, 2004
June P. Poohl, 65, of 412 5th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 3, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service by Rev. Mike Andrews. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m., Friday, July 2, 2004, at the funeral home. Burial:...
Leland C. Fleming
Jun 27, 2004
Leland C. Fleming, 79, a resident of Linn Manor Care Center, Marion, died there Sunday, June 27, 2004, after a long illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by the Rev. Michael Kleeberger. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 - 8 p.m. today (Tuesday.) Burial: Cedar Memorial Park...
Michael D. Johnson
Jun 27, 2004
Michael D. Johnson, 46, of 1515 Richmond Road NE, Cedar Rapids, left this earth to join the Lord on Sunday, June 27, 2004, at home after suffering a lengthy illness. Graveside Services: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, by Mike Pedersen of New Beginnings Church. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids....
Richard D. Comley
Jun 27, 2004
Richard D. Comley, 83, a resident of Winslow House Care Center, died Sunday, June 27, 2004, at the care center, following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Tom Schaeffer. Friends may call from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in...
Diane Hall Sawin Baack
Jun 23, 2004
Diane Hall Sawin Baack, 60, of 1205 8th St., died Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at her home, following a brief illness. A private graveside service will be held. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include her husband, Dennis; and her son, Donald Matthew Sawin of Marion. She was preceded in death by her parents; a...
Irma I. Schweitzer
Jun 22, 2004
Irma I. Schweitzer, 81, a resident of Mercy Hallmar, died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at the care center, following a long illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 2004, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Joe Polzin. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 26, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar...
David Nelson Mcshane
Jun 22, 2004
David Nelson McShane, 58, of 4154 George Way, died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at his home, following a lingering illness. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 25, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City by Monica Carpenter. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service on Friday....
Pauline B. Strom
Jun 20, 2004
Pauline B. Strom, 94, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center, died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a brief illness. Memorial Graveside Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, July 3, 2004, at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include her daughter, Beverly Adelson of Cedar Rapids;...
Kimberley Sue Skinner
Jun 20, 2004
Kimberley Sue Skinner, 49, of Silver City, New Mexico, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, from complications of a long illness. Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 25, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Gary Dobbins. Survivors include her husband, Mike of Silver City,...
Raymond H. Hillers
Jun 19, 2004
Ray H. Hillers, 74, of Manchester, Iowa, died Saturday morning, June 19, 2004, at his home after a short illness. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church in Delaware. Pastor Dale Critchley will officiate. Friends may call from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Tuesday at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home...
Verna L. Gefaller
Jun 18, 2004
Verna L. Gefaller, 71, of 343 Coral Dr., Hiawatha, died Friday, June 18, 2004, in her home, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at the Zion Lutheran Church, Hiawatha, by the Rev. Dan Kreuger. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 21, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids....
Elmer J. Zieser
Jun 16, 2004
Elmer J. Zieser, 84, of Walker, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004, in Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, from complications of Alzheimer?s. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 21, 2004, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Walker, by the Rev. Gabriel Anderson. Graveside Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, at St. Mary?s Cemetery, Spencer Grove. Friends may call from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday,...
Sammy D. Vassar
Jun 16, 2004
Sammy D. Vassar, 40, of 1894 Black Hawk Dr., Marion, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004, in his home, following a sudden illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 19, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his children, Samuel and Stephanie of Belle Plaine; his mother, Cher and Donald Syren of Michigan; his father, Sammie Vassar...
Lila M. Akers
Jun 16, 2004
Lila M. Akers, 74, a resident of Holiday Island, Arkansas, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at home following a long illness. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 18, 2004, at the Nelson Chapel of the Springs in Eureka Springs with Father Tom Arackal officiating. A graveside service will be held at a later date at Cedar...