Obituaries
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Marvin Leinart
Oct 21, 2002
Marvin Leinart, 87, of 2131 1st Avenue SE, Apt. 108, died, Monday, October 21, 2002 in Grand Island, NE. following a long battle with heart disease. Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 26, 2002, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, by the Pastor Kay Slocum of First Lutheran Church. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, October 25,...
Amorita P. Meythaler
Oct 20, 2002
Amorita P. Meythaler, 87, of Center Point, died Sunday morning, October 20, 2002, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2002, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Center Point, by David Graham. Burial: Center Point Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday, October 22, 2002, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the...
Frederick H. Wittenburg
Oct 20, 2002
Frederick Henry Wittenburg, 83, of Martelle, died Sunday, October 20, 2002, at his home, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 24, 2002, at Martelle United Methodist Church by Rev. Jon Moss. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Springville Cemetery. His family includes his wife of 52...
Dale L. Sandhagen, Sr.
Oct 19, 2002
Dale L. "Sandy? Sandhagen, Sr. 68, of Manchester, Iowa, died Saturday, October 19, 2002, at the Regional Medical Center, after a lengthy illness. Services will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at the First Lutheran Church, Manchester, with Pastor Jean Rabary officiating. Friends may call from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Monday, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home...
Richard W. "Jack" Wood
Oct 18, 2002
Richard W. "Jack" Wood, 83, of Center Point, died at his home on Friday, October 18, 2002, following a sudden illness. A service honoring his memory will be held on Monday, October 21, 2002, at 10:30 a.m., in First Christian Church, a congregation of Disciples of Christ in Center Point. Interment will follow at the Urbana Cemetery. Officiating will be...
Norma E. Claassen
Oct 18, 2002
Norma White Claassen, 85, a resident of Meth-Wick, died Friday, October 18, 2002, at the care center. Friends are invited to join the family for a visitation in memory of her life at The Center in Meth-Wick Manor from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2002. Survivors include three sons, Robert and wife Mary, James and wife Connie and Donald and...
Rose E. Tompkins
Oct 16, 2002
Rose E. Tompkins, 96, a resident of Village Place in Marion, died Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at Village Place, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 21, 2002, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Randy Bobzien. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial Services will be held 2...
Nancy Jean Kephart
Oct 15, 2002
Nancy J. Kephart, 61, of Manchester, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home, Edgewood, Iowa, after losing her battle with A.L.S. Nancy was born on September 20, 1941, in Manchester, to Lawrence Edwin Kephart & Jean Louise (Hobson) Kephart-Sands. Nancy attended the Manchester Schools, graduating in 1959. On June 21, 1959, Nancy was united in marriage...
Marilyn Jeanne Iliff
Oct 15, 2002
Marilyn Jeanne Iliff, 72, of DePere, Wisconsin, formerly of Marion, died of cancer Tuesday, October 15, 2002, in her daughter?s home in DePere. Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, October 26, 2002, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by the Rev. Howard Chapman. Inurnment: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Survivors include her children, David Iliff of Madison, Wisconsin, Linda...
Edith L. Core
Oct 13, 2002
Edith L. Core, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, October 13, 2002, in ManorCare Health Services, Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness. Memorial services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 26, 2002, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Julie Poulsen of New Creation United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids. Inurnment: Linwood Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include, many nieces and...
Paul D. Wilcox
Oct 13, 2002
Paul D. Wilcox, 84, a resident of Northbrook Manor Care Center, formerly of Marion, died Sunday, October 13, 2002, at the care center, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 17, 2002 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Randy Bobzien of the First Baptist Church. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at...
Laura Helen Graybill
Oct 12, 2002
Laura Graybill, 85, of Manchester, Iowa, died Saturday morning, October 12, 2002, at her home, after a sudden illness. Services will be at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester. Rev. David H. Wagner, Sr. will officiate. Friends may call from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, October 15, 2002...
Wayland Max Boren Sr.
Oct 12, 2002
Wayland "Waylie? Boren Sr., 78, of Manchester, Iowa died Saturday morning, October 12, 2002 at Regional Medical Center, after a lengthy illness. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester, Iowa, with the Rev. Kurt Pasto officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, October...
John Jay Huber
Oct 11, 2002
John Jay Huber, 86, a resident of Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha, formerly of Prairieburg, died Friday, October 11, 2002, in the care center, following a brief illness. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Prairieburg by the Rev. Wayne Droessler. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Ryan. Friends may call Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at...
Gladys Tlusty
Oct 9, 2002
Gladys Tlusty, 95, a resident of Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at Meth-Wick, following a short illness. Graveside services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 14, 2002, at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion by Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer. Friends may call from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Monday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include...
Ralph A. Sharf
Oct 9, 2002
Ralph A. Sharf, 85, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Delhi, died Wednesday, October 9, 2002, in ManorCare, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 14, 2002, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. John Albertson. Friends may call from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, October 13, 2002, at the funeral home....
Mildred E. Carder
Oct 9, 2002
Mildred E. Carder, 90, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Charles City, died Wednesday, October 9, 2002, in Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2002, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Glenn Hunt. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, October 13, 2002,...
Phil Phillips
Oct 8, 2002
Phil Phillips, 76, of Central City, died Tuesday, October 8, 2002, at Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, after a long illness. A memorial service in his memory will be held at 1 p.m.Saturday, October 12, 2002, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by the Rev. Wayne Droessler. The family will greet friends from noon to service time Saturday....
Edward Fisher
Oct 7, 2002
Edward Fisher, 93, formerly of Center Point, died Monday, October 7, 2002, in Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids from Alzheimer?s. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 10, 2002, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Walker, by the Rev. Gabriel Anderson. Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Walker. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation...
Norman Clyde Usher
Oct 6, 2002
Norman Clyde "Daff? Usher, 83, of 165 Hayes Street SW, died Sunday, October 6, 2002, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, of cancer. Services: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 10, 2002, at Sharon United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Gary Dobbins. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar...