Obituaries
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Joy Kerr
Sep 24, 2002
Joy Webster "Curly? Kerr, 90, of 2521 Southland Street SW, died Tuesday, September 24, 2002, in Mercy Hallmar , Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2002, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Stan Wierson. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2002 at the...
Robert L. Hopper
Sep 16, 2002
Robert L. "Bob? Hopper, 85, of 2460 McGowan Boulevard, Marion, died in his home, Monday, September 16, 2002, following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 19, 2002, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, by the Rev. Del Bear. Private burial will be held at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 4 to...
Carl Eugene "Buz" Mertka
Jan 1, 2001
Carl Eugene “Buz” Mertka, 73, of Marion, passed away in his home following a lingering illness. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Barb Krueger. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday....
Robert L. Higdon
Jan 1, 2001
Robert L. Higdon, 30, of 1501 1st Avenue, died unexpectedly in his home. An open house for family and friends will be from 2-5 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2005, at 1750 41st St. in Marion. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his wife, Mandy; two daughters Haley and Heather Higdon of Marion; his mother,...
Leona A. Ickes
Jan 1, 2001
Leona A. Ickes, 80, of 2421 3rd Avenue, Marion, died at her home. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2005, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, where a Vigil Service will begin at 7 p.m. and...
Abigail Brook Price
Jan 1, 2001
Abigail Brook Price, infant daughter of Latasha Price returned to our Lord on January 29, 2003. The family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2003 at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion, with private family services beginning at 11:30 a.m. by Larry McAlear. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Abigail is survived by...
Kenneth Iven "Ken" Jacobs
Jan 1, 2001
Kenneth I. Jacobs, 70, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, November 11, 2013, at his home. Services: Friday, November 15, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., at Calvary Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Jay Jentink. Visitation will be Thursday, November 14, 2013, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the church. Burial: Walker Cemetery, Walker, Iowa. Arrangements provided by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home...
Keith Sippy
Jan 1, 2001
Keith Sippy, 46, has died in his home in Central City, Iowa. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 31, 2010, from 5 – 7 p.m., with a short Memorial Service to follow, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa, with Chaplain Jeremy Hudson officiating. Keith’s cremains will be buried at a later date. Survivors include his mother, Marilyn Sippy...
Mart E. Phelps
Jan 1, 2001
Mart E. Phelps, 68, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, January 9, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, January 14, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Private Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include a sister, Ila Thorn of Vinton; three sisters-in-law, Pat Phelps, Ruby Phelps and...
Vera May Johnson
Jan 1, 2001
Vera May Johnson, 88, of 2041 Sharwood Dr. NE, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, October 31, 2005, at West Ridge Care Center, Cedar Rapids, following a lengthy illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 4, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Jay Jentink. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, November 3, 2005, at...
Lester G. Rehak
Jan 1, 2001
Lester G. Rehak, 83, of 274 25th Ave. SW, died Wednesday, October 19, 2005 in his home following a brief illness. Arrangements are pending at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids.
Francis James "Frank" Graham
Jan 1, 2001
Francis “Frank” Graham, 90, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, February 18, 2010, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 22, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Del Bear. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Monday at the funeral home....
Helen A. Bush
Jan 1, 2001
Helen A. Bush, 89, of Manchester, formerly of Hopkinton, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a brief illness A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 17, 2008 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Hopkinton by Rev. John Kremer. Family will greet friends one hour before services at the church. Burial...
David Anthony Schulte
Jan 1, 2001
David Anthony Schulte, Sr., 62, of Ryan, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at his home. There will be no visitation. A private family service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa. Survivors include a son, David A. Schulte, Jr., and a sister, Mary Lou Hale-Rodriguez (Gary) of Corte Madera, California....
Wesley Joseph Petrick (Petrick)
Jan 1, 2001
Manchester Dateline: Wesley J. Petrick, 94, of Manchester died Friday, January 11, 2013. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. Dennis Cain. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Monday, January 14, 2013 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Manchester with a...