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Cheryl Rae Britcher
Oct 12, 2003
Cheryl Rae Britcher, 44, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, October 12, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center, following an extended illness. Memorial Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Linda Stransky. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Inurnment: Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville at...
Otto Wayne Blessman
Oct 12, 2003
Otto Wayne Blessman, 77, of 315 Paula Lane N.E., went to be with the Lord, Sunday morning, October 12, 2003, following a lengthy illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2003, at Central Assembly of God, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Mark Thomas. Entombment: Linwood Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with military rites. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at...
Jay R. Sopher
Oct 12, 2003
Jay R. Sopher, 81, of 119 Heath St. NW, died Sunday, October 12, 2003, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at St. Mark?s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Carroll Brown and Rev. LeRoy Collins. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Monday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service...
Robert Doran Wilson
Oct 11, 2003
Robert "Bob? D. Wilson, 77, of Delhi, died Saturday, October 11, 2003 at the VA Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa after a brief illness. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2003 at the Delhi United Methodist Church in Delhi, Iowa. Friends may call from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home,...
Carman W. Vaupel
Oct 11, 2003
CARMAN W. VAUPEL, 92, a resident of Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids, died there Saturday afternoon, October 11, 2003, following a long illness. She was born May 28, 1911, in Schleswig, Iowa, the daughter of Herman and Emma Sell Werneburg. Carman was a great cook, she loved flowers and enjoyed crocheting and knitting for many years. Survivors include...
Rita Lucille Bees
Oct 10, 2003
Rita Lucille Bees, 80, of Manchester, formerly of Buck Creek and Hopkinton, Iowa, died Friday morning, October 10, 2003 at the Regional Medical Center, Manchester following a brief illness. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at the Living Hope Evangelical Free Church in Manchester, Iowa with Lenley G. Davis and Marti Montovani officiating. Friends may...
Bernadine Bevauns
Oct 7, 2003
Bernadine Bevauns, 98, a resident of West Ridge Care Center, Cedar Rapids, formerly of Marion, died at the care center on Tuesday, October 7, 2003, after a brief illness. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2003, at First Presbyterian Church, Marion, by the Rev. Howard Chapman. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the service on Thursday....
Gary C. Steffen
Oct 6, 2003
Gary C. Steffen, 55, of 630 27th Street N.E., died Monday, October 6, 2003, in Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa, following a heart attack while at work. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 10, 2003, at St. Patrick?s Catholic Church in Ryan, by Rev. Msgr. Ralph Simington. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral...
Berniece Durow
Oct 6, 2003
Berniece Durow, 84, of rural Center Point, died Monday, October 6, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, due to complications with cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 9, 2003, at Center Point Methodist Church, Center Point, by Pastor Mike Ellson. Friends may visit Wednesday, October 8, 2003, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Mary M. Hiskey
Oct 6, 2003
Mary M. Hiskey, 79, formerly of Hiawatha, died Monday, October 6, 2003, at Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Monday, October 20, 2003, at First United Methodist Church in Lorimor, Iowa, by the Rev. Sandra Smith. Inurnment: Lorimor Cemetery. Arrangements are by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include her...
Martha W. Sawyer
Oct 6, 2003
Martha Wilhelmina Sawyer, 88, of rural Center Point died peacefully in her sleep, Monday, October 6, 2003, in her home. Services: 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 10, 2003, First Christian Church in Center Point, by Rev. John Caughron. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Burial: Urbana...
Helen Marie Chamberlain
Oct 6, 2003
Helen Marie Porter-Talley-Chamberlain, 69, of Manchester, formerly of Cedar Rapids, IA, Bakersfield, CA, and Phoenix, AZ, entered into heavenly rest on Monday evening, October 6, 2003, at her home, after an extended illness. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 13, 2003 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home in Manchester, Iowa with Fr. Dennis Miller officiating. Friends may call...
Elsie Mae Varner
Oct 5, 2003
Elsie Mae Varner, 92, a resident of Crestview Acres Care Center in Marion, a lifelong resident of Linn County, died Sunday, October 5, 2003, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following an extended illness. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by David Graham. Friends may call from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday at the...
Elliott E. Sauser
Oct 5, 2003
Elliott E. "Alex? Sauser, 91, of Ryan, Iowa, died Sunday morning, October 5, 2003, at the Regional Medical Center, Manchester, after a brief illness. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at Peace Lutheran Church in Ryan, Iowa with Rev. Roger McKinstry officiating. Inurnment will be at the Oakland Cemetery in Manchester, Iowa. Full...
Margaret Lund Simon
Oct 4, 2003
Margaret Lund Simon, 95, of Vinton and formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, October 4, 2003, at Virginia Gay Annex, Vinton, of a lengthy illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids by Rev Jim Blair. Friends may call from 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at the funeral home. Burial:...
Irene M. Mcgee
Oct 3, 2003
Irene M. McGee, 84, of Manchester, Iowa died Friday, October 3, 2003 at the Regional Medical Center, Manchester, Iowa after a short illness. Funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday, October 6, 2003 at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Manchester, Iowa with Rev. Msgr. Ralph Simington officiating. The family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday...
Arthur Clayton Kephart
Oct 2, 2003
Arthur Clayton Kephart, 73, of 1602 Park Avenue SE, died Thursday, October 2, 2003, in his home of a brain aneurysm. Services: 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 6, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids by the Rev. Gary Dobbins. Friends may call from 1-2 p.m., prior to service. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife,...
Dean Burnett Miller
Oct 2, 2003
Dean B. Miller, 89, of Manchester, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died early Thursday morning, October 2, 2003, at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, Iowa following a sudden illness. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Private inurnment will be at Cedar Memorial Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service...
Margaret M. Gearhart Johnston
Sep 28, 2003
Margaret Gearhart Johnston, 101, died Sunday morning at West Ridge Care Center in Cedar Rapids. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 2003, at Springville Presbyterian Church by Rev. Barry Ensign-George with burial at Springville Cemetery. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday. A lifelong resident of Springville, Margaret was...
Leota Belle Dettbarn
Sep 28, 2003
Leota B. Dettbarn, 88, of Aurora, Iowa died Sunday, September 28, 2003 at her home, after a short illness. Friends may call from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 1, at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa where there will be a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. with Pastor Lenley G. Davis officiating. Burial will be...
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