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Teresa Mary Stevens

Teresa Mary Stevens

Mar 9, 2024

Teresa Mary Greif (Hollingsworth) Stevens, 94, of Mentor, Ohio, formally of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2024. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, March 22, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, Iowa, with a visitation one hour prior. Private family inurnment at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Murdoch...

John 'Jack' F. Sloane

John 'Jack' F. Sloane

Mar 8, 2024

John (Jack) F. Sloane, 81, formerly of Hiawatha, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024, at his home in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 15th, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. with the service to begin at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Jack...

Ellen Marie Webber

Ellen Marie Webber

Mar 7, 2024

On March 7, 2024, Ellen Marie Webber, with pointer fingers out, sashayed through the gates of heaven where she was met by her father and brother, who promptly offered her a drink. The party, we’re sure, is still ongoing. Ellen was born on October 16th, 1965 to Mabel and George Banwell of Nashua. She was number 5 of 8 siblings,...

Phyllis Jean Hoge

Phyllis Jean Hoge

Mar 6, 2024

Phyllis Jean Hoge, 80, of Springville, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Terrace Glen Village in Marion. A Memorial Service will be held from 2 - 3 p.m. on Monday, March 11, at Springville Presbyterian Church in Springville, Iowa, with a visitation following from 3 - 7 p.m at the church. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service...

Loren Karl Jenkins

Loren Karl Jenkins

Mar 6, 2024

Loren “Karl” Jenkins, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at his home. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Loren was born October 8, 1946, in Sioux...

Harry Guy Haynes

Harry Guy Haynes

Mar 6, 2024

Harry Guy Haynes, 70, of Keokuk, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the 6270 Partners Avenue Building in Marion, Iowa, in suite #311. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family...

James John "Jim" Burke

James John "Jim" Burke

Mar 5, 2024

James John "Jim" Burke, 93, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly a 58-year resident of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Memorial Mass will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, family will greet friends one hour prior. Inurnment with full military...

Lucretia "Lu" Barrett Canning

Lucretia "Lu" Barrett Canning

Mar 3, 2024

Lucretia “Lu” Barrett Canning, 84, of Marion, died Sunday, March 3rd, 2024, at St Luke’s Transitional Care Center. A memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, private inurnment in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Lu's family will greet friends from 9-10 a.m. Saturday, May 11, before the...

Darlene G. Bentley

Darlene G. Bentley

Mar 3, 2024

Darlene G. Bentley, 66, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024, at her home. Visitation: 12 – 2 p.m. Friday, March 8, 2024, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service will follow immediately at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. A livestream of the funeral service may be...

Marjorie "Marge" Lee Morris

Marjorie "Marge" Lee Morris

Mar 2, 2024

Marjorie “Marge” Lee Morris, 90, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at The Villages at Marion Assisted Living. The family will greet friends from 4 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday,...

Mary Joan Smith

Mary Joan Smith

Mar 2, 2024

Mary Jo Smith, 85, passed away March 2, 2024. She was a beautiful soul; proud, accomplished, full of love, courage, and strength, and always accepted what came her way with grace and dignity by holding on to her Catholic faith that things happen the way they should, not always the way she wanted them to, as she prayed often "Thy...

Rosella "Rose" Elaine Bentrott

Rosella "Rose" Elaine Bentrott

Mar 1, 2024

Rosella Elaine Bentrott, 93, of Springville, Iowa, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024, at Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6,...

Bruce Edward Mcdowell

Bruce Edward Mcdowell

Feb 29, 2024

Bruce Edward McDowell, 74, of Amana, Iowa, passed away at home on February 29, 2024. Bruce was born on July 12, 1949, in Colesburg, Iowa. He graduated from Edgewood-Colesburg High School in Colesburg. Bruce was a proud veteran, having served in the Marine Corps before his honorable discharge in 1974. He married Linda McDowell on November 2, 1981, at Little...

Norman "Norm" Mathis

Norman "Norm" Mathis

Feb 29, 2024

Norman “Norm” Mathis, 85, of Marion, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 - 7 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2024, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. A Funeral Service will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2024,...

Wendy Mae Sundberg

Wendy Mae Sundberg

Feb 29, 2024

Wendy Mae Sundberg, 67, of Vinton, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at her home. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family. Wendy was born on November 8, 1956, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Floyd and Edith (Blackburn) Wilson. She attended Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids. On August 5, 1978,...

Harold L. Schulze

Harold L. Schulze

Feb 28, 2024

Harold “Maddog” Schulze, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed into the hands of his Lord and God at the Gardens of Cedar Rapids in the arms of his loving wife, Betty, on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. A visitation will be held from 4 - 7 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2024, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar...

Phyllis Jean Grommon

Phyllis Jean Grommon

Feb 28, 2024

Phyllis Jean Grommon, 84, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024, at St. Luke’s Helen G. Nassif Transitional Care Center, Cedar Rapids. Honoring Phyllis’ wishes, no services will be held. Burial will take place at a later date at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, assisted the family. Phyllis was born...

Randall Michael Vartabedian

Randall Michael Vartabedian

Feb 27, 2024

Randall Michael Vartabedian, 74, of Springville, Iowa, was welcomed home by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, with the words “Well done, thou good and faithful servant; enter thou into the joy of the Lord” on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Grace Baptist Church, 1461 East Post Road in Marion,...

Teri A. Mosher

Teri A. Mosher

Feb 27, 2024

Teri A. Mosher, 59, of Walker, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. A funeral service will take place at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point, Iowa, with a visitation one hour prior. Burial will take place at a later date in Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills,...

Clair 'Buzz' Clark

Clair 'Buzz' Clark

Feb 26, 2024

Clair “Buzz” Clark, 83, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Per his wishes there will be no service. Buzz, AKA “Papa”, was born in September of 1940 in State Center, Iowa, the son of Deloss and Vivian Clark. He moved to Marion as a young boy. He graduated from Marion High...

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