Oct 3, 2025

Doreen Evans, 69, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 3, 2025, at her home. Arrangements are pending at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids.

Oct 3, 2025

Oct 1, 2025

John O. Hauschild, 79, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, accidentally drowned on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, on the Mississippi River in Guttenberg, Iowa.

John was born on September 23, 1946, in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Fred and Louise (Stiller) Hauschild. His family moved from Illinois to Iowa when he was five years old. He was a 1965 graduate of Central Community...

Oct 1, 2025

Nathan Scott Chesmore, 64, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at The University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. The family will host a Celebration of Life from 3 – 8 p.m. Friday, October 10, 2025, at Rumors Bar & Grill in Cedar Rapids.

Nathan was born on January 17, 1961, in Cedar Rapids, the son...

Sep 30, 2025

Larry A. Benson, 84, of Shueyville, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Arrangements are pending with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Sep 30, 2025

Henry “Bud” Haren, 93, of Hopkinton, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester. A Memorial Service will follow at 3:00 p.m. with Reverend James Wolf officiating. Burial will take place at...

Sep 28, 2025

Mary Earlene Monica "Mimi" Lewis, 84, of Marion, Iowa, died Sunday, September 28, 2025, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Visitation from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home with Rosary at 3:30 p.m. Christian Mass of Burial will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Marion, Iowa, at 11 a.m. on...

Sep 27, 2025

Martha Lynn Jepsen, 61, of Center Point, Iowa, died Saturday, September 27, 2025. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, October 3, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids,...

Sep 26, 2025

Raymond “Ray” August Banowetz, 98, formerly of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025, at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 3, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, located at 1790 14th Street, in Marion, Iowa, where a visitation will begin at 9:30...

Sep 26, 2025

Mary Ellen Hachey, 90, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025, at Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A private family graveside service will take place at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include...

Sep 25, 2025

Jeffrey “Jeff” Howard Frasher, 69, of Walker, Iowa, passed away of natural causes on Thursday, September 28, 2025, at his home. A private Celebration of Life will be held on November 2, 2025, in tribute of his 70th birthday. Birthday cards with kind remarks, photos, and fond memories of Jeff are encouraged to be sent to: PO Box 405 Walker,...

Sep 25, 2025

Richard “Panky” Steven Wojno, 72, of Solon, Iowa, formerly of Bayside, New York, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa after battling cancer. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 6, 2025, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Solon. Burial: St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Solon. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar...

Sep 25, 2025

Juanita Cecile Johnston, 85, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed from this life on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at Hallmark Care Center, in Mount Vernon, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 1224 5th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 9:30...

Sep 24, 2025

Jeffrey “Jeff” David Rocho, 58, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on September 24, 2025, surrounded by family after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. Private family services will be held at a later...

Sep 22, 2025

Fred J. Cernin, 84, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, September 22, 2025. A visitation will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids, with a vigil service beginning at 4 p.m. Funeral Mass will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 26, 2025, at...

Sep 22, 2025

Barbara Ellen McWherter, 87, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2025, at Hallmark in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Per her wishes, cremation has taken place and no services will be held. 

Barb was born on February 22, 1938, in Whitten, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Lucille (Wolford) Strauss. She was a 1956 graduate of Radcliffe High School....

Sep 20, 2025

RaeJean Alice Fee, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Hiawatha Care Center. The family will greet friends from 5 - 7 p.m. on Friday, September 26, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at...

Sep 19, 2025

Harold Dale “Dick” Trotter, 92, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Dick and Janet will have a combined Memorial Service at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, September 26, 2025, at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids.

Dick was born on July 21, 1933,...

Sep 18, 2025

Thomas Mikhail-Alexander Preston, 34, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, September 18, 2025. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids assisted the family.

Thomas was born on September 12, 1991, in Corinth, Mississippi, to Karen (Noel) and Richard Wilson, Sr. She graduated from Crockett County High School in Tennessee in 2009 and later earned an associate degree from West...

Sep 18, 2025

Dale Eugene Haddad, 78, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, September 18, 2025. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family.