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Lavon Kelley

Lavon Kelley

Jan 9, 2017

Lavon (Franck) Kelley, 76, of Hiawatha, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017, at Crestview Acres, Marion. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2017, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 14, 2017, at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City. Lavon is survived by her husband, Veryl; daughter,...

Grailing Marland Huls

Grailing Marland Huls

Jan 8, 2017

Grailing M. Huls, 61, of Manchester, died Sunday, January 8, 2017. Visitation: 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 14, 2017, at First Lutheran Church, Manchester, Iowa with funeral services beginning at 10:30 a.m. Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. Grailing Marland Huls was born June 12, 1955, in Delaware County, Iowa, the son of Marland and Gelia (Haynes) Huls. He was a...

Lela Beryl Sands

Lela Beryl Sands

Jan 8, 2017

Lela B. Sands, 87, of Delhi, passed away suddenly at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester on Sunday evening, January 8, 2017. Mass of Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 13th, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Delhi with the Rev. John Kremer and Msgr. W. Dean Walz officiating. Burial will be in the St. John’s Cemetery....

Charles E. Kress

Charles E. Kress

Jan 7, 2017

Charlie Kress, of Marion, Iowa, passed away in the early morning of January 7, 2017, at the age of 84. A visitation will be held at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service at 3855 Katz Drive in Marion on Thursday, January 12, 2017, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. A memorial service will be the following day, January 13, 2017,...

Arlyn William Brockmeyer

Arlyn William Brockmeyer

Jan 3, 2017

Arlyn W. Brockmeyer, 93, of Manchester, died January 3, 2017. Visitation: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2017, Bohnenkamp – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017, United Methodist Church, Manchester, officiated by Rev. Phil Rogers. Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. Arlyn William Brockmeyer was born November 12, 1923, in Edgewood, Iowa,...

James "Jim" Chapman

James "Jim" Chapman

Jan 2, 2017

James C. “Jim” Chapman, 82, of Marion, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017, at Linn Manor Care Center, Marion. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017, at First Baptist Church-Church of the Brethren, Cedar Rapids conducted by Reverend Jerry Bertleson. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service. Private Family Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Arrangements by...

Helen Lucille Ales

Helen Lucille Ales

Jan 2, 2017

Helen Lucille (Allen) Ales, 100, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died January 2, 2017. Funeral Service: 3 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lost Nation, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Lost Nation. Helen was born December 21, 1916, on a farm outside...

Valerie Sue Mowry

Valerie Sue Mowry

Dec 30, 2016

Valerie Sue Mowry, 48, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Lowden, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha and went to be in her mother’s arms in Heaven. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, conducted by Father O’Connor with visitation one hour...

John G. "Jack" Roorda

John G. "Jack" Roorda

Dec 28, 2016

John G. “Jack” Roorda, 87, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on December 28, 2016, at Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids, after a short illness. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids with visitation one hour prior. Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Jack was born May 22, 1929, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to John...

Mary Kay Wickman

Mary Kay Wickman

Dec 28, 2016

Mary Kay Wickman, 71, of Central City passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at her home. Per Mary’s wishes, cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Mary’s Life will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017, at the American Legion Wapsie Post #421, at 6 Central City Road, Central City. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...

Jane Odette Helgeson

Jane Odette Helgeson

Dec 27, 2016

Jane Odette Helgeson, 97, of Ely, Iowa, formerly of Homestead, Iowa, died December 27, 2016, at Colonial Manor, Amana, Iowa. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2016, First Lutheran Church, Conroy, Iowa, with a luncheon to follow. Visitation: 4 – 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Burial: First Lutheran Church...

Vivian Rae Mack

Vivian Rae Mack

Dec 27, 2016

Vivian Rae Mack, was born December 26, 2016, and passed away on December 27, 2016, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 2, 2017, at the Fairview Cemetery, Earlville. Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Earlville is assisting the family. Survivors include her loving parents,...

Joan Margaret Peters

Joan Margaret Peters

Dec 26, 2016

Joan M. Peters, 81, of Delhi, died December 26, 2016, at Marietta’s Place surrounded by family and loved ones. Visitation: 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016, St. John’s Catholic Church, Delhi, Iowa, with a 3:00 p.m. Scripture Service, and visitation one hour prior to Mass on Friday. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2016, with Rev. John...

Alice Irene Schirmer

Alice Irene Schirmer

Dec 26, 2016

Alice Irene (Van Hamme) Schirmer, 62, of Vinton, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Per Alice’s wishes, cremation has taken place. Memorial Gathering: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016, at the funeral home conducted by Pastor...

Stanley Theodore Nappe

Stanley Theodore Nappe

Dec 26, 2016

Stanley T. Nappe, 93, of Norway, Iowa, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016, at his home. Private Family Graveside Service at Norway Cemetery, Norway, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch- Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Betty Nappe of Norway, Iowa; sons, Gary Nappe of Norway, Iowa and Wayne (Jeanne Muellerleile) Nappe of Monticello, Iowa;...

E. Louise Boddicker

E. Louise Boddicker

Dec 26, 2016

E. Louise Boddicker, 96, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Alburnett, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016, at Northbrook Manor Care Center where she lived for six and a half years. Her lifelong request was to be cremated. A private Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Louise is survived by her three daughters, Edith McBurney of Toddville,...

Neil D. Neumeyer

Neil D. Neumeyer

Dec 25, 2016

Neil D. Neumeyer, 82, of Walker, Iowa, died Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Living Center East, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Sacred Heart Parish Center, Walker, where a wake service will begin at 7:30 p.m. A Celebration of Life service will be held in the spring. Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Walker. Survivors include...

Richard Carl Schwertfeger Sr.

Richard Carl Schwertfeger Sr.

Dec 24, 2016

Richard Carl Schwertfeger Sr., 84, of Fairfax, Iowa, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2016. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Burial: Zion Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa. Richard was born August, 29, 1932, in Deep River, Iowa, the son of Lewis and...

William "Bill" Jay Lanning

William "Bill" Jay Lanning

Dec 24, 2016

William “Bill” Lanning, 74, of Delhi, died December 24, 2016. Visitation will be 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Clifton – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville, Iowa with services following at 6:00 p.m. with Pastor Sam Mack officiating. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Delhi, at a later date. William Jay Lanning was born August 16, 1942,...

William "Bill" Paul Dochterman

William "Bill" Paul Dochterman

Dec 23, 2016

A hard fall ended his life at age 97 on December 23, 2016. William (Bill) Paul Dochterman was born on November 13, 1919 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to parents William George and Bernita (Wilson) Dochterman. His father later married Ester Ludwig who raised him. He graduated from Wilson High School in 1937, and then married the one woman in his...

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