Obituaries

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Joy Kerr

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

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...

Bernadine Wiewel (Mullen)

Bernadine Wiewel (Mullen)

Jan 1, 2001

No obituary found for this tribute.

Carl Eugene "Buz" Mertka

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Ronald A. Davis

Ronald A. Davis

Jan 1, 2001

No obituary found for this tribute.

Mart E. Phelps

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...

Terry Michael Sellner (Sellner)

Terry Michael Sellner (Sellner)

Jan 1, 2001

No obituary found for this tribute.

Vera May Johnson

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

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.

Donald Charles Stanley

Donald Charles Stanley

Jan 1, 2001

No obituary found for this tribute.

Francis James "Frank" Graham

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

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

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)

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...

Kenneth Eugene Silker

Kenneth Eugene Silker

Jan 1, 2001

No obituary found for this tribute.