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Mikeal 'Mike' B. Loughren

Mikeal 'Mike' B. Loughren

Oct 6, 2020

Mikeal “Mike” B. Loughren, 55, of Coggon, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at his home. The family will greet friends from 2 – 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020, at United Church...

Michael S. 'Mike' Miller

Michael S. 'Mike' Miller

Oct 5, 2020

Michael S. “Mike” Miller, 68, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, October 5, 2020, after a long illness. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. All guests are respectfully requested to wear a mask and practice social distancing. A livestream of the funeral...

Norbert Edwin Regnier

Norbert Edwin Regnier

Oct 3, 2020

Norbert Edwin Regnier, 86, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020, at the Ed & Joan Hemphill Hospice Unit at St. Luke’s in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, October...

Timothy William Garrity

Timothy William Garrity

Oct 3, 2020

Timothy William Garrity, 55, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, October 3, 2020. The family will greet friends from 4 – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A private family funeral Mass will be held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Private burial will take place at...

Roxanne 'Roxy' Ellis

Roxanne 'Roxy' Ellis

Oct 3, 2020

Roxanne “Roxy” Ellis, 41, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, October 3, 2020, at her home. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 4 – 8 p.m. Thursday, October 8, 2020, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. All guests are respectfully requested to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Roxy was born March 27,...

Kang Anderson

Kang Anderson

Oct 2, 2020

Kang Anderson, 72, of Toddville, Iowa, died Friday, October 2, 2020, at her home. A private family service will be held. All guests are respectfully requested to wear a mask and practice social distancing. A public Celebration of Life and burial in Dunkard Cemetery will take place at a later date. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids...

Pamela Rae Durchenwald

Pamela Rae Durchenwald

Oct 1, 2020

Pamela Rae Durchenwald, 76, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, October 1, 2020, at the Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at the...

Jackie 'Jack' Keene Dutton

Jackie 'Jack' Keene Dutton

Oct 1, 2020

After a long struggle with Vascular Parkinsonism, Jackie “Jack” Keene Dutton, 83, was released from his body on Thursday, October 1, 2020. The family will greet friends from 5 – 7 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at...

Judith Ovida Miles

Judith Ovida Miles

Oct 1, 2020

Judith Ovida Miles died on October 1, 2020. She was born in Seattle, Washington, on November 23, 1936, to Odine and Nels Petersen who emigrated from Norway in the 1920’s. She graduated from Ballard High School in Seattle in 1954 and from the University of Washington in 1958 with a B.A. degree in Business Administration. In 1961, she married Dr....

Alan C Rash

Alan C Rash

Oct 1, 2020

Alan C. Rash, 69, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, October 1, 2020, at Heritage Specialty Care in Cedar Rapids surrounded by his family. Alan was a COVID-19 survivor. The family will greet friends from 12-2 p.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at the Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood in Cedar Rapids. A Memorial Service will follow at 2 p.m. on...

Mary Lou Schmitz

Mary Lou Schmitz

Oct 1, 2020

Mary Lou Schmitz, 97, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, Iowa. She was born May 23, 1923, in Hamilton, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Millie (Ensign) Brown. She was adopted at age 9 by Daniel C. and Clara M. (Burrow) Gibbs. She graduated from Earlville High School in 1941. On June 29, 1947...

Curtis 'Curt' G. Smith

Curtis 'Curt' G. Smith

Sep 30, 2020

Curtis “Curt” G. Smith, 85, of Mt. Vernon, Iowa, formerly of Colesburg, Iowa, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020, at All Saints Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, officiated by his great nephew, Reverend Nick Radloff. All...

Irma J Pearson

Irma J Pearson

Sep 29, 2020

Irma J. Pearson, 65, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at her residence in Marion, from an illness related to her double lung transplant. A private memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020, at Marion First United Methodist Church, live-streamed at www.marionmethodist.org . Click the Watch Live tab. A Celebration of Irma’s...

Rose Ann Imsland

Rose Ann Imsland

Sep 29, 2020

Rose Ann Imsland, 90, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha, Iowa. A Celebration of Life is planned for June of 2021. Burial will take place at Saint Patricks Cemetery in Fairfax, Iowa. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family. Rose was born June 21, 1930, in...

Tamara Lee Johns

Tamara Lee Johns

Sep 28, 2020

Tamara Lee (Failor) Johns, 61, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020, at Antioch Christian Church in Marion, Iowa. Private family inurnment will take place at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. All guests are...

Robert A. Luensmann

Robert A. Luensmann

Sep 28, 2020

Robert “Bob” Luensmann,81, of Delhi, Iowa, passed away suddenly of a heart attack on Monday, September 28, 2020 at Unity Point, Finley Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation for Robert will be held Thursday, October 1, 2020, 3 to 7 p.m. at St John’s Catholic Church, 307 South Street, Delhi. Funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m. Friday, October 2, 2020 at...

Robert J. Langfitt

Robert J. Langfitt

Sep 28, 2020

Robert J. Langfitt, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020, at UnityPoint St. Luke’s Hospice Unit. No services will be held. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, assisted the family. Robert was born June 14, 1939, the son of Orland and Naomi (Brown) Langfitt. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and...

Marylyn Jane Krog

Marylyn Jane Krog

Sep 27, 2020

Marylyn Jane Krog, 84, of Central City, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In agreement with her wishes, cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church located at 915 27th Street in Marion, Iowa, where...

Patricia Failor

Patricia Failor

Sep 26, 2020

Patricia Failor, 82, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.

Jan (Schmitz) Gaitan

Jan (Schmitz) Gaitan

Sep 25, 2020

Jan (Schmitz) Gaitan, 82, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020, at UnityPoint St. Luke’s Hospice Unit, Cedar Rapids. Per Jan’s wishes, cremation has taken place and her inurnment will be held at a later date in Madison, Wisconsin. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids assisted the family. Jan was born...

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