Obituaries

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Jose A. Aquino

Jose A. Aquino

Feb 10, 2022

Jose A. Aquino, 53, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022, at UnityPoint St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends and family from 5 – 8 p.m. on Friday, February 18, 2022, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday,...

Donald Allen Eiben

Donald Allen Eiben

Feb 7, 2022

Donald Allen Eiben, 82, of Anamosa, Iowa, formerly of Central City, Iowa, died Monday, February 7, 2022. The family will greet friends from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at First United Methodist Church, 216 Commercial Street, Central City, Iowa. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at the church. Inurnment will take place...

M. Duane Weltha

M. Duane Weltha

Feb 7, 2022

M. Duane Weltha, 87, of Marion, Iowa, died Monday, February 7, 2022. A memorial service celebrating Duane’s life will be held at 2:30 p.m., on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Ascension Lutheran Church, located at 2210 Grand Avenue in Marion, where the family will greet friends and family one hour prior to the service on Saturday. A private inurnment will...

Robert Peter Nelson

Robert Peter Nelson

Feb 7, 2022

Reverend Robert P. Nelson, 84, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at The Church on Northland, 5200 Northland Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402 with Pastor Patrick Jackson, Reverend Tammy Buseman,...

Gerald "Jerry" Clark Buisman

Gerald "Jerry" Clark Buisman

Feb 6, 2022

Gerald “Jerry” Clark Buisman, 86, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Inurnment will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24, 2022, at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A Celebration of Jerry’s life will follow from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on...

Bernice Boots

Bernice Boots

Feb 5, 2022

Bernice Boots, 85, of Central City, Iowa, died Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Mechanicsville Specialty Care in Mechanicsville, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 11, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion, Iowa, with a visitation one hour prior. Private family burial will take place at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville. All guests...

Deborah Merle Coleman

Deborah Merle Coleman

Feb 5, 2022

Deborah “Deb” Merle Coleman, 74, of Robins, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on...

Sandy 'Betty Lew' Lewis

Sandy 'Betty Lew' Lewis

Feb 5, 2022

Sandra "Sandy" Lee Lewis, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa passed peacefully into Jesus’ arms on February 5, 2022, at the age of 73. She was a lifelong teacher, mentor, mother, grandmother, sister, Bible study leader, scrapbooker and a loving, dedicated wife. Most of all she put her love, faith and trust in God. Sandy Merritt was born in Independence, Iowa on...

Mary Lou Stadtmiller

Mary Lou Stadtmiller

Feb 5, 2022

Mary Lou Stadtmiller, 73, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on February 5, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, February 18, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, with service to follow at 6:00 p.m. A livestream of the funeral service may be accessed...

Clifton Lee Shakespeare

Clifton Lee Shakespeare

Feb 5, 2022

Clifton Lee Shakespeare, 75, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, February 5, 2022, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Private family inurnment will take place at the Linwood Cemetery Mausoleum in Cedar Rapids. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family. Clifton was born January 2, 1947, in...

Evelyn Howe Hollister

Evelyn Howe Hollister

Feb 4, 2022

Evelyn Howe Hollister, 100, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Friday, February 4, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at 1 p.m. Reverend Mike Morgan will officiate. Burial will take place at Wilcox Cemetery in Viola, Iowa. A livestream of the funeral...

Dennis 'Denny' Allen Burgess

Dennis 'Denny' Allen Burgess

Feb 4, 2022

Dennis “Denny” Allen Burgess, 74, of Springville, Iowa, died Friday, February 4, 2022. A visitation will be held from 4 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, February 11, 2022, at Marion Methodist Church with Pastor Mike Morgan...

Donna Alice Pickering

Donna Alice Pickering

Feb 3, 2022

Donna Alice (Rich) Pickering, 82, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Vinton, Iowa. Family will greet friends and family from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service located at 3855 Katz Drive, Marion, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, at...

Helen Mae Annis

Helen Mae Annis

Feb 3, 2022

Helen Mae Annis, 81, of Central City, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at her home. In accordance with her wishes, cremation has taken place and a private family committal service will be held at Mt. Clark Cemetery in Central City. Helen was born on April 9, 1940, in Olin, Iowa, the daughter of Clark and Lulu Capron....

Leann Sue Diefenderfer

Leann Sue Diefenderfer

Feb 3, 2022

Leann Sue Diefenderfer Leann passed away on February 3, 2022, of natural causes at her home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Born in 1954 to Cecil and Ruth Keck in Circleville, Ohio, Leann grew up surrounded in the nature of the Hocking Hills State Park with her two brothers, Randy and Kevin. She met the love of her life Keith in...

Raymond Paul Zinkula

Raymond Paul Zinkula

Feb 3, 2022

Raymond Paul Zinkula, 95, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died peacefully on February 3, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 7, 2022, at St. Jude Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, with Bishop Thomas Zinkula presiding. A visitation will take place one hour before the service at the church. Burial: Saints Peter and Paul...

Gordon Vincent Salsman

Gordon Vincent Salsman

Feb 2, 2022

Gordon Vincent Salsman, 67, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A memorial service for Gordon is being planned for a later date. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion, Iowa, is assisting the family. Gordon was born on July 10, 1954, in Garberville, California, the son of...

Allen Ernest Decious

Allen Ernest Decious

Feb 1, 2022

Allen Ernest Decious, 86, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Heritage Nursing & Rehabilitation in Cedar Rapids. Family will greet family and friends from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 7, 2022, at Marion Christian Church located at 1050 McGowan Boulevard in Marion. A funeral service will follow at...

Leonard ‘Lenny’ Alvin Kamberling

Leonard ‘Lenny’ Alvin Kamberling

Feb 1, 2022

Leonard "Lenny" Alvin Kamberling, 72, passed away on February 1, 2022, from complications stemming from his battle with Frontal Temporal Lobe Dementia. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Lenny is survived by his wife, Jayne Kamberling, his mother, Lois Kamberling, his brother Chuck (Kathy) Kamberling, sister Susan (Doug) Gray, daughter Brook Harrington, stepchildren Kristin Hardy (Gerry...

Carol A. Witting

Carol A. Witting

Jan 31, 2022

Carol A. Witting, 85, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away, Monday, January 31, 2022, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. There will be a Vigil Service at 4 p.m. on Friday, February 4, 2022, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will immediately follow the vigil service at the funeral home until 8 p.m. Funeral...