Obituaries
All Obituaries
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...
Wayne D. Mcneal
Apr 25, 2004
Wayne D. McNeal, 67, of 1521 Oak Ridge Lane SE, Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, April 25, 2004, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Memorial Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. William Harnish. Private Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his parents, Wilma...
William Myers, Jr.
Apr 25, 2004
William "Bill? E. Myers, Jr., 89, of Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, April 25, 2004, at the care center, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 30, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Gary Dobbins. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m Thursday, April 29,...
Winifred Elizabeth Gardner
Apr 25, 2004
Winifred Elizabeth Goodlove Gardner, 91, a resident of the Hiawatha Care Center, formerly of Marion, died Sunday, April 25, 2004, in the care center, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 30, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, by Rev. Del Bear. Burial: Jordan?s Grove Cemetery, rural Central City, with military rites by American...
James Edward Butler
Apr 24, 2004
James Edward Butler, 55, of Davenport, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, April 24, 2004, in his home, following a heart attack. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 28, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Diana Hoover. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today (Tuesday) April 27, 2004, at the funeral home....
Lina M. Johnson
Apr 24, 2004
Lina M. Johnson, 101, formerly of Center Point, died Saturday, April 24, 2004, at the Villa Care Center, Fort Dodge, Iowa. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. There will be no services. Private Burial: Center Point Cemetery, Center Point. Survivors include her son, Charles (Marilyn)...
James L. Henderson
Apr 23, 2004
James L. Henderson Sr., 71, of 469 Ida Drive, died Friday, April 23, 2004, in St. Luke?s Hospital, following a heart attack. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, by the Rev. Nick Longworth. Friends may call Monday from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar...