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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....
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,...
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