Obituaries
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Patricia L Grabe
May 5, 2003
Patricia L. Grabe, 68, of 50 Devonwood Ave SW, died Monday, May 5, 2003, at home, following a long illness. Friends may call from 4-8, Friday, May 9, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, Arno; her children, Sheryl Hines and husband Tim of Cedar Rapids, Gary Grabe and wife Sue of Walford,...
Joe E. Gorius
May 4, 2003
Joe E. Gorius, 80, a resident of the Anamosa Care Center, died Sunday, May 4, 2003, at the care center, from complications of a stroke. Private family services will be conducted. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his wife, Mary; his children, Mary Joe Cavalier of Ocala, Florida, Steve Gorius of Dubuque, Stan (Sondra)...
Gary L. Walker
May 4, 2003
Gary L. Walker, 59, a lifelong resident of Marion, died Sunday, May 4, 2003, at Caritas Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, following complications of surgery. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8, 2003, at First Presbyterian Church in Marion, by the Rev. Howard Chapman, with military rites by American Legion Marion Post 298. Private family inurnment will take place at Cedar...
Alfred C. Davis
May 3, 2003
Alfred C. Davis, 94, a resident of the Anamosa Care Center, formerly of Marion, died Saturday, May 3, 2003, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, after a short illness. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. in the Garden of Memories in Waterloo, with the Rev. Linda Livingston officiating. There will be no visitation. Arrangements...
Alice G. White
May 1, 2003
Alice G. White, 88, formerly of Oneida and Manchester, died Thursday, May 1, 2003, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home, Edgewood, Iowa, following a brief illness. Services will be held 10:30 am Saturday, May 3, 2003 at the United Methodist Church in Greeley, Iowa, with Pastor Jim Roth officiating. Friends may call from 5:00 to 8:00 pm Friday at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral...
Alice P. Stackhouse
May 1, 2003
Alice P. Stackhouse, 71, of Marion, died Thursday, May 1, 2003, in Crestview Acres Care Center in Marion, of heart failure. Friends may call Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion. Private graveside services will be conducted at Oak Shade Cemetery, by the Rev. Stan Wierson. Surviving are two sons, Clifford...
Merle T. Welsh
Apr 30, 2003
Merle T. "Mick? Welsh, 86, of Robins, formerly of Walker, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center, following an extended illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion by Rev. Don Klein. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at Murdoch Funeral Home in Center Point where...
Joyce J. Davison
Apr 30, 2003
Joyce J. Davison, 68, of 231 Carnaby Drive N.E., died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, following a long illness. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2003, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, by the Rev. John Gossman. Friends may call today (Friday) from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, where a Vigil...
Virginia M. Madsen
Apr 27, 2003
Virginia M. Madsen, 81, formerly of Center Point, a resident of the Lutheran Nursing Home, Vinton, died there Sunday, April 27, 2003, following a long illness. Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 1, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, where friends may call from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2003. Rev. Mike Ellson will officiate....
Larry Lee Pernicka, Jr.
Apr 27, 2003
Larry (J.R.) Lee Pernicka, Jr., 35, of 5160 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, passed away in his home, Sunday, April 27, 2003, after a courageous battle with liver disease. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Pastor Diana Hoover. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April...
Ronald D. Burmeister
Apr 26, 2003
Ronald D. Burmeister, 66, of 2206 Reynolds Avenue SW, died Saturday, April 26, 2003, at St. Joseph?s Hospital, Wichita, Kansas, following a sudden illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2003. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include...
David Ellsworth Giffin
Apr 22, 2003
David Ellsworth Giffin, 57, of rural Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003, in his home after a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Richard Davis and Tim Vaughan. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Graveside Committal Service: 3 p.m. Saturday...
David Ellsworth Giffin
Apr 22, 2003
David Ellsworth Giffin, 57, of rural Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003, in his home after a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Richard Davis and Tim Vaughan. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Graveside Committal Service: 3 p.m. Saturday...
George J. Klumpar
Apr 22, 2003
George J. Klumpar, 88, of West Ridge Care Center, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003, after an extended illness. There will be no visitation or service. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. He is survived by his wife, Vera, and two daughters, Priscilla Caviness and husband...
Margaret Rudy Rippon
Apr 22, 2003
Margaret R. Rippon, 84, formerly of Manchester, Iowa, died Tuesday evening, April 22, 2003, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home, after a brief illness. Services will be held at 11:00 am Friday, April 25, 2003 at the First Lutheran Church in Manchester, with the Rev. Jean Rabary officiating. Friends may call from 5:00pm to 8:00pm Thursday, April 24, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral...
Luther Dixon
Apr 21, 2003
Luther Dixon, 55, 1501 B Avenue N.E., Cedar Rapids, died Monday, April 21, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, of a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at Gospel Tabernacle Church by the Rev. Wendell Beets. Friends may call from 11:30 a.m. to service time at the church. Burial: Linwood Cemetery. Survivors include his wife,...
Maxine Burna Detta Washburn
Apr 20, 2003
Maxine Burna Detta Washburn, 88, of 619 Sunrise Ct., Center Point, died Sunday, April 20, 2003, in her home, from heart failure. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Mike Ellson. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at the funeral home. Burial:...
Patrick Owen Leonard
Apr 20, 2003
Patrick Owen Leonard, 71, of 789 Jappa Road, Ely, died Sunday, April 20, 2003, at home, of diabetes and kidney failure. Services: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 24, at St. Ludmila?s Catholic Church. Friends may call from 4-8, Wednesday, April 23, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where a vigil service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friends...
Helen R. Lane
Apr 18, 2003
Helen R. Lane, 84, former resident of Manchester and Marion, Iowa, died Friday morning, April 18, 2003, at the Verandah Assisted Living Facility, St. Petersburg, Florida, following a short illness. Services will be held at 2:30pm, on Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester, the Rev. Wade Kirsteatter will officiate. Friends may call from...
Carol Ann Franklin
Apr 17, 2003
Carol Ann Franklin, 66, of Central City, died Thursday, April 17, 2003, in a car accident near her home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at St. Stephen?s Catholic Church, Central City, by the Rev. Wayne Droessler. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m. Monday (April 21) at Murdoch Funeral Home &...