Obituaries

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Margaret M. Conner

Margaret M. Conner

Aug 30, 2003

Margaret M. Conner, 62, of 5630 Cornell Street SW, died Saturday, August 30, 2003, in her home, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, September 1, 2003. Burial: Baker Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, John;...

Hazel Elizabeth Mccalley

Hazel Elizabeth Mccalley

Aug 30, 2003

Hazel Elizabeth Tabor McCalley, 100, a resident of Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, died Saturday, August 30, 2003, at the care center. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Ron Lewis. Friends may call from 4-6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion....

Thomas Franks Sawyers

Thomas Franks Sawyers

Aug 29, 2003

Thomas F. Sawyers, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, August 29, 2003, at his home, after a long and wonderful life. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at First Congregational Church in Cedar Rapids by Rev. David Hohmann where the family will greet friends following the service. Graveside Services: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell, Iowa. Arrangements...

Samantha B. Hobson

Samantha B. Hobson

Aug 29, 2003

Samantha B. Hobson, 19, of 1620 J. Street SW, died Friday, August 29, 2003, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, of natural causes. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, September 1, 2003. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her...

Patricia Anne Duncan

Patricia Anne Duncan

Aug 26, 2003

Patricia Anne Duncan, 64, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, formerly of rural Urbana, died Tuesday, August 26, 2003, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Center Point, by Rev. Mike Ellson. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m., Monday, September 1, 2003, at the funeral home. Burial:...

Sharon F. Frank

Sharon F. Frank

Aug 26, 2003

Sharon F. Franks, 52, 910 M Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, August 26, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 1, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Bill Harnish. Friends may call from 1-5 p.m., Sunday, August 31, 2003, at the funeral home. Private Inurnment: Oakhill Cemetery,...

Erwin Joseph Babich

Erwin Joseph Babich

Aug 25, 2003

Erwin Joseph "Joe? Babich, 68, of Marion, died Monday, August 25, 2003, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 28, 2003, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, by the Rev. John Gossman. Friends may call today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, with...

Dorothy Cress Meekins

Dorothy Cress Meekins

Aug 24, 2003

Dorothy "Dottie? Cress Meekins, 79, of 5155 Sutton Road, Central City, formerly of Reading, Pennsylvania, died Sunday, August 24, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center, following complications from a stroke. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 27, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home, Center Point. Services will be held at Sanders Funeral Home, Reading Pennsylvania on Saturday, August...

Joyce Ann Whiting

Joyce Ann Whiting

Aug 24, 2003

Joyce Ann Whiting, 72, of, Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, August 24, 2003. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 29, 2003, at United Church of Christ, Central City, by the Rev. Jonna Jensen. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, from 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 28) and one hour prior...

Loren E. Mangold

Loren E. Mangold

Aug 23, 2003

Loren E. Mangold, 85, of Coggon, died Saturday, August 23, 2003, in the Anamosa Care Center, Anamosa, Iowa, due to complications of injuries received in a fall prior to going to the Anamosa Care Center. Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2003, at Zion Presbyterian Church in Coggon, by the Rev. Ron Lewis. Friends may call from 4 - 8...

Vera I. Cole

Vera I. Cole

Aug 23, 2003

Vera I. Cole, 79, of Manchester, died Saturday evening, August 23, 2003, at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, after a short illness. A Funeral Mass will be at 11:30 am on Tuesday, August 26, 2003, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church, Manchester. Friends may call from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Monday, where there will be a 5:00 pm Scripture...

James D. Dehaven

James D. Dehaven

Aug 23, 2003

James "Jim? D. DeHaven, 70, of 1044 Emmons Street, Hiawatha died Saturday, August 23, 2003, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 27, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, by the Rev. Dave Miller and Rev. Charles Johnson. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at...

Wayne E. Wilkinson

Wayne E. Wilkinson

Aug 20, 2003

Wayne E. Wilkinson, 79, of 4200 Rowley Rd., died Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at his home, following a brief illness. Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 23, 2003, at Squaw Creek Baptist Church in Marion by Rev. Michael Kleeberger. Burial will be at a later date at Jordan?s Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion....

Harold Floyd Edmonds

Harold Floyd Edmonds

Aug 16, 2003

Harold Floyd Edmonds, 69, a resident of Coggon, passed away with his family at his side on Saturday, August 16, 2003, following an extended illness. Visitation will be held Monday, August 18, 2003, from 4-8 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. The service of Death and Resurrection will be held on Tuesday, August 19, at...

Ray George Barnard

Ray George Barnard

Aug 16, 2003

Ray George Barnard, 91, of 275 Lortz Drive, formerly of Callaway, Nebraska, died Saturday, August 16, 2003, at his home, following a brief illness. Graveside Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Callaway, Nebraska. There will be no visitation. Local Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his wife, Neva;...

Michael C. Schmidt

Michael C. Schmidt

Aug 16, 2003

Michael C. Schmidt, 38, of Annapolis, Maryland, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, August 16, 2003, in his home, following a sudden illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 22, 2003, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Tom McDermott. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 21, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...

Adolph A. Weber

Adolph A. Weber

Aug 16, 2003

Adolph "Art? Weber, 80, of 3507 E Avenue NW, formerly of Waterloo, died Saturday, August 16, 2003, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following complications of a stroke. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at the First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Larry Hayward. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at...

Jim R. Fountain

Jim R. Fountain

Aug 16, 2003

Jim R. Fountain, 48, of 1300 Oakland Road N.E., died Saturday, August 16, 2003, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, by Brother, Dan Denbeste and Rev. Fredrich Mellberg. Burial: Shiloh Cemetery, Hiawatha. Friends may call today (Monday) from 6 to...

Ted H. Sands

Ted H. Sands

Aug 13, 2003

Ted H. Sands, 56, of Bettendorf, Iowa and formerly of Manchester, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 13, 2003, at the Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island, Illinois, after a sudden illness. A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am on Monday, August 18, 2003, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church, Manchester, Iowa, with Rev. Dennis Miller officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 pm...

John W. Busenbark

John W. Busenbark

Aug 13, 2003

John W. Busenbark, 87, a resident of Higley Mansion Care Center, died Wednesday, August 13, 2003, at the care center, following a long illness. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, August 18, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point by Rev. John Caughron. Friends may call from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Center Point Cemetery....