Obituaries
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Mary Margaret Fitzgerald
Nov 28, 2002
Mary Margaret Fitzgerald, 75, of 2612 Fruitland Blvd. S.W., died Thursday, November 28, 2002, in her home, following a long illness. Memorial Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at Kenwood Park United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Rosemary Rohde. Graveside inurnment: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home...
Jacqueline Ann (Zaspal) Mcdonnell
Nov 28, 2002
Jacqueline Ann (Zaspal) McDonnell, 61, of Anderson, South Carolina, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, November 28, 2002 at Anderson Area Medical Center of cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 7, 2002, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church by Rev. Harry Koelker. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, December 6, 2002, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar...
Helen Marie Miller
Nov 27, 2002
Helen Marie Miller, 49, Palo, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, November 27, 2002, in her home, following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, December 2, 2002, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion. Friends may call 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Surviving are her...
Earl (Bud) Durey
Nov 27, 2002
Earl "Bud? Durey, 84, of Delhi, Iowa, died Wednesday morning, November 27th, 2002 at the Regional Medical Center, Manchester, Iowa, due to complications from Parkinson?s disease. Earl?s family invites his friends to a Celebration of Life Service at 3:00 pm on Friday, December 6, 2002, at the Delhi United Methodist Church. Burial of the cremains, with military rites, will be...
Paul Boothe
Nov 26, 2002
Paul Boothe, 81, of Marion, formerly of Williamson, died Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Graveside Services: 12:30 p.m. Monday, December 2, 2002 at Chariton Cemetery, Chariton, Iowa, by Rev. Michael Kleeberger. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his...
Elmer J. Heims
Nov 25, 2002
Elmer J. Heims, 65, of Prairieburg, died Monday, November 25, 2002, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 30, 2002, at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Prairieburg, by the Rev. Wayne Droessler. Burial: St. Joseph?s Cemetery, Prairieburg. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation...
Pauline A. Lyons
Nov 24, 2002
Pauline A. Lyons, 72, of Marion, died Sunday November 24, 2002, at the Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade, surrounded by her family, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer?s Disease. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2002, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion by Rev. John Gossman. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home &...
Harold W. Franson
Nov 23, 2002
Harold W. Franson, 89, a resident of the Guttenberg Care Center, formerly of Walker, died Saturday, November 23, 2002, at the care center, following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2002, at United Parish Church in Coggon by Rev. Jim King. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service...
Herbert F. Gallagher, Jr.
Nov 22, 2002
Herbert F. Gallagher, Jr., 80, of 214 Austin St. SW, died Friday, November 22, 2002, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Dave Miller, with military rites by Hanford Post #5. Friends may call from 4 to 8...
Ralph Robert Iscoll
Nov 21, 2002
Ralph Robert Driscoll, 78, of 111 N. 3rd St., Central City, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2002, at Mercy Medical Center, after a long battle with cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 25, 2002, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Brother Farley Gerber and Rev. Andrew Lawrence. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the...
Steven L. Stalkfleet
Nov 21, 2002
Steven L. Stalkfleet, 50, of 1265 7th St., Marion, died Thursday, November 21, 2002, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, following a lengthy illness. Graveside Services: 1 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2002, at Ridgewood Cemetery, North Liberty by Rev. William Harnish. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include his son, Sean, two step-children, Vince...
Walter R. O'Connor
Nov 20, 2002
Walter R. O?Connor, 77, of Central City, died Wednesday, November 20, 2002, surrounded by his family, at Southwest Health Center Nursing Home in Cuba City, Wisconsin, following a long illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2002, at First United Methodist Church in Central City by Rev. Nick Needham. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Murdoch Funeral...
Janet M Cejka
Nov 19, 2002
Janet M. Cejka, 61, 1302 9th Street N.W., died Tuesday morning November 19, 2002 in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following sudden illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 22, 2002, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday, November 21, 2002 at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids....
Thomas William Jennings, Jr.
Nov 19, 2002
Thomas W. Jennings, Jr. 37 of 2516 Roemig Street SW, Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, November 20, 2002, in his home, due to a longterm heart condition. Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2002, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Tom Carver. Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. to service time on Monday. Burial: Shueyville...
Ronda Ellen Chettinger
Nov 16, 2002
Ronda Ellen (Noble) Chettinger, 43, of Lamont, died early Saturday morning, November 16, 2002, at her home from cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at St. John?s Lutheran Church in Dundee, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Tuesday at ST. JOHN?S LUTHERAN CHURCH in...
Herman S. Beebe
Nov 15, 2002
Herman S. Beebe, 92, of Vero Beach, Florida, formerly of Center Point, Iowa, died Friday, November 15, 2002, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, of congestive heart failure. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2002, at Murdoch Funeral Home in Center Point, Iowa, by the Rev. David Siler. There will be no visitation, but friends may call at Murdoch Funeral...
Larry Kelchen, Jr.
Nov 13, 2002
Larry Kelchen, Jr., 38, of 1220 2nd Street SW, died Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 18, 2002, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Gary Dobbins, with military rites. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, November 17, 2002, at the funeral home....
Lloyd E. Williams
Nov 13, 2002
Lloyd E. Williams, 82, of Fairfax, died Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at Mercy Medical Center Center, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 18, 2002, at Clover Ridge United Methodist Church, Walford, Iowa, by the Rev. Mike Townsley. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, November 17, 2002, at the church. Burial: Oakhill Cemetery,...
Donald O. Burns
Nov 12, 2002
Donald O. Burns, 85, of Manchester, Iowa, died Tuesday morning, November 12, 2002, at the Regional Medical Center, Manchester, after a brief illness. Services will be held at 2:30 pm on Thursday, November 14, 2002 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa, with Rev. David H. Wagner officiating. Family will greet friends from 3:00 pm to 7:00...