Obituaries
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Joyce Ellen Graybill
Mar 20, 2022
Joyce Ellen Graybill, 62, of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at her home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Visitation will be held in Manchester on Thursday, March 24, 2022, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, March 25, 2022, at...
Richard 'Dick' Liercke
Mar 20, 2022
Richard “Dick” Liercke, 84, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Mercy Hallmar in Cedar Rapids after a short illness. The family will greet friends from 5 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on...
James Andrew Wheeler
Mar 19, 2022
James “Jim” Andrew Wheeler, 83, of Hiawatha, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at his home in Hiawatha. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at the funeral...
Ernest "Ernie" A. Radies Jr.
Mar 18, 2022
Ernest “Ernie” A. Radies, Jr., 81, of Marion, Iowa, was born in Long Beach, California, to Ernest A. Radies Sr. and Margaret Hilgenfeld on August 8, 1940. Always a California boy at heart, he passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022, in Covina, California, while visiting his brother, Van Radies of Rowland Heights, California. A funeral service for Ernie will...
Foch Louis Beebe
Mar 17, 2022
Foch Louis Beebe, 101, of Central City, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at the Ed & Joan Hemphill Hospice Unit at St. Luke’s Hospital. In agreement with his wishes cremation has taken place and no funeral services are planned. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Central City is assisting the family. Foch was born on March...
Reid Michael Shadle
Mar 16, 2022
One of our gifts from God, Reid Michael Shadle, 24, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, went to be with his sister and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. The family will greet friends and family from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A...
Mary Florence Marie (Willard) Moore
Mar 16, 2022
Mary Florence Marie (Willard) Moore, 78, of Springville, Iowa, passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Family will greet friends and family from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A funeral service will be held...
Beverly Rae Naylor
Mar 15, 2022
Beverly “Bev” Naylor, 76, of Alburnett, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at St. Luke’s in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Private family services will be held. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family. Bev was born on December 18, 1945, in Manchester, Iowa, the daughter of Lester and Pauline (Long) Schatzle. She was a...
Ned Bernard Smith
Mar 15, 2022
Ned Bernard Smith, 91, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at his home. As per Ned’s wishes no service will take place, Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Manchester, is assisting the family. Ned was born on July 11, 1930, near Delhi, Iowa, the son of Ayery and Irene (Hilsenbeck) Smith. He attended Delhi school,...
Richard 'Dick' J. Wilford
Mar 15, 2022
Richard J. “Dick” Wilford, 87, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 15, 2022. A private family graveside service will take place at the Linwood Cemetery Mausoleum in Cedar Rapids. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family. Dick was born August 29, 1934, in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Harry James and Dorothy Lillian...
Kristine R. Bell
Mar 13, 2022
Kristine R. Bell, 46, of Marion, Iowa, passed away after a long illness on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospice in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Family will greet friends and family from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Serivce in Marion. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m....
Ray Asker Nielsen
Mar 13, 2022
Ray Asker Nielsen, 86, of Central City, Iowa, passed away and went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, March 13, 2022. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. Funeral service will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday,...
Doris Jean Kula
Mar 12, 2022
Doris Jean Kula, 86, of Waubeek, Iowa, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, March 12, 2022. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date, at Jordan's Grove Cemetery. Doris was born...
Laurine Joan Sueppel
Mar 12, 2022
Laurine Joan (Gaffey) Sueppel, 82, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at The Views of Marion. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 2310 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with an hour of visitation prior. In accordance with her wishes, the casket will be...
Janice Rae Schmidt
Mar 12, 2022
Janice Rae Schmidt, 84, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Family will greet friends and family from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. A funeral service will be held at 10:30...
Ian Ernest Schrage
Mar 11, 2022
Ian Ernest Schrage, 36, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, March 11, 2022, at his home. A visitation will be held from 1 – 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A memorial service will follow at 3 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. A reception will be held...
Dean Keith Culberson
Mar 10, 2022
Dean Keith Culberson, age 88, of Marion, Iowa and Edinburg, Texas, died Thursday, March 10, 2022, in McAllen, Texas. He was born April 27, 1933, at the family home in rural Cedar County, Iowa, the son of Eugene “Gene” and Vella (Straub) Culberson. Dean graduated from Tipton (IA) High School with the Class of 1951 and enlisted in the US...
Linda Sue 'Suzie' Curtis
Mar 10, 2022
Linda Sue “Suzie” (High) Curtis, 76, of Cedar Rapids, IA, passed away peacefully in her home on March 10, 2022. She was cared for and surrounded by loved ones through her long battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. A Funeral...
Richard Murray Yenter
Mar 10, 2022
Richard “Dick” Murray Yenter, 96, of Manchester formerly of Oxford, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Oxford. Visitation will be held at the church starting at 9:00 a.m. until service time,...
Eugene 'Gene' A. Schmidt
Mar 9, 2022
Eugene "Gene" A. Schmidt, 79, passed away March 9, 2022, surrounded by his family in the St. Luke's Hospice Care Center after an extended illness from respiratory problems. A visitation will be held from 9 – 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A funeral service will follow at 11...