Obituaries
All Obituaries
Ruth M. Lamphier
Apr 22, 2004
Ruth M. Prescott Lamphier, 89, a resident of Bickford Cottage, died Thursday, April 22, 2004, in Mercy Medical Center, following a short illness. Service: 10:00 A.M. Monday, April 26, 2004, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, by the Rev. José Luis Comparán. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Friends may call Sunday from 2-6 p.m. at the Murdoch...
Forrest Holveck
Apr 21, 2004
Forrest Holveck, 84, of 1014 Maplewood Dr. NE, died Wednesday, April 21, 2004, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following an extended illness. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 24, 2004, at First Christian Church in Center Point by Rev. John Caughron. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Center Point Cemetery. Survivors...
Sue Ellen Doyle
Apr 21, 2004
Sue Ellen Doyle, 53, of 135 34th Street Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday morning, April 21, 2004, in her home, following complications of lung cancer. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where a Remembrance Service will begin at 7:00 p.m., by Chaplain Christine...
Victor L. Usher, Sr.
Apr 20, 2004
Victor L. Usher, Sr., 67, of 1327 10th Street NW, died Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Steven Rosonke of St. Patrick?s Catholic Church. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. until service time on...
Derald Leroy Taylor
Apr 20, 2004
Derald "Bud? Leroy Taylor, 74, of Central City, died Tuesday, April 20, 2004, in his home after a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 23, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City, by the Rev. Richard Marsceau. Burial: Spring Grove Cemetery, rural Coggon. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 - 7 p.m....
Ellen G. Brutsman
Apr 18, 2004
Ellen G. Brutsman, 92, a resident of Crestview Acres Care Center and longtime Marion resident, died Sunday, April 18, 2004, at the care center, following a short illness. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, April 22, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Kevin Jones. Friends may call from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Graveside...
Kenneth L Butteris
Apr 17, 2004
Kenneth L. "Ace? Butteris, 50, a longtime resident of Lisbon, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, April 17, 2004, in his mother?s home, following a short illness. Graveside services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2004, at Shiloh Cemetery, Hiawatha, by the Rev. William Harnish. There will be no visitation. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremations Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors...
Doris Jane Taft
Apr 17, 2004
Doris Jane Taft, 76, formerly of Bertram, died Saturday, April 17, 2004, in her home in Willard, Missouri, after a sudden illness. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, from 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday (April 22.) Graveside Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 23, 2004, at Campbell Cemetery in Bertram, by the Rev. Scott Meador. Survivors...
Hazel F. Coates
Apr 15, 2004
Hazel F. Coates, 74, a longtime resident of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, April 15, 2004, in her home, following an extended illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. William Harnish. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 19, 2004, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood...
Larry G. Degroot
Apr 15, 2004
Larry G. DeGroot, 56, of 1910 Gretchen Drive S.W., Cedar Raids, died Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Veteran?s Affairs Medical Center in Iowa City, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 19, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. William Harnish. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, with military rites. Friends may...
Mary A. Reilly
Apr 15, 2004
Mary Arlene Wagner Reilly, 83, of the Iowa Veteran?s Home, Marshalltown, Iowa, and formerly of 1329 Highway 13, S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, April 15, 2004, after a long illness, at the Iowa Veteran?s Home. Funeral Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 17, 2004, at All Saint?s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. David O?Connor. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery,...
Mildred Alicia Smith
Apr 14, 2004
Mildred Alicia Smith, 91, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at the care center, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 19, 2004, at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Prairieburg by Rev. Wayne Droessler. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central...
G.M. Miller
Apr 13, 2004
G. M. "Jerry? Miller, 77, of Manchester, Iowa died Tuesday evening, April 13, 2004 at the Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, Iowa, following a long illness. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 16 at the Manchester United Methodist Church with Rev. Roger B. Henry officiating. Friends may call after 12:00 noon on Friday at the church. Inurnment...
Rosemary Lemburg
Apr 11, 2004
Rosemary Lemburg, 64, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center, following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home by Rev. Mark Thomas. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m., Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at the funeral home. Burial: Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include...
Florence Kathryn Marak
Apr 11, 2004
Florence Kathryn Marak, 85, a resident of Anamosa Care Center, formerly of Marion, died there Sunday, April 11, 2004, following an extended illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Burial: 2:00 p.m.Wednesday at Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today (Tuesday) at Murdoch Funeral Home...
Maria L. Brodersen Verstreater
Apr 10, 2004
Maria L. Brodersen Verstreater, 86, a resident of Crestview Acres, Marion, formerly of Hiawatha, died Saturday, April 10, 2004, at the care center, following a short illness. Services: 9:00 a.m. Thursday, April 15, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Bishop James Hecht. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at...
Patricia Lee Fish
Apr 9, 2004
Patricia L. Fish, 62, of 2762 Loggerhead Rd., Cedar Rapids, died Friday, April 9, 2004, in her home, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 12, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Marilyn Buchanan. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 11, 2004, at the funeral home. Burial:...
Ford Henry Symonds
Apr 9, 2004
Ford Henry Symonds, 73, of 4530 Dunn Ave., died Friday, April 09, 2004, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, after an accident in his home. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Richard Marceau. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Shiloh...
Rita M. Konzen
Apr 9, 2004
Rita M. Konzen, 86, of 1330 Cardinal Drive, Marion, died on Good Friday, April 9th, 2004, at 3:15 p.m., at Mercy Medical Center, after a long illness. Services: Tuesday, April 13th, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, by Rev. John Gossman. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, Monday from 4-7 p.m....
Mary Ann Lampe
Apr 7, 2004
Mary Ann Lampe, 72, a resident of the Abbe Center and recently Living Center West, died Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a long illness. Services: 9:00 a.m., Friday, April 9, 2004, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids, by Father Mark Osterhaus of St. Matthews Catholic Church. Friends may call Friday from 8...