Obituaries

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Gene A. Meeker

Gene A. Meeker

Oct 9, 2014

Gene A. Meeker, 64, of Central City, passed away at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, on Thursday, October 9, 2014. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 13, 2014, at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, Central City, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October...

Gerald "Jerry" E. Remington

Gerald "Jerry" E. Remington

Oct 8, 2014

Gerald “Jerry” E. Remington, 72, of Altoona, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at the VA Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. Services: 2:30 pm Saturday, October 11, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 10, at the funeral home. Entombment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors...

Jack S. Fairley

Jack S. Fairley

Oct 7, 2014

Jack S. Fairley, 85, a lifelong resident of Marion, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at Crestview Acres in Marion. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 11, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at a later date at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in...

Fredrick Lee Kitzman

Fredrick Lee Kitzman

Oct 7, 2014

Fredrick L. Kitzman, 68, of Swisher, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at his home. Memorial visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, October 10, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. A celebration of life will be held from 12:00-3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 10, 2014, at the Swisher American Legion Post #671. Survivors include his...

David L. Rathje

David L. Rathje

Oct 7, 2014

David L. Rathje, 84, died Tuesday, October 07, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospice House. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 10, 2014, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Marion by Rev. Gregory Williamson. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. Military Honors...

Henry Albert "Hank" Urban

Henry Albert "Hank" Urban

Oct 4, 2014

Henry A. “Hank” Urban, 94, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2014, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Father Mark Reasoner. Entombment: Linwood Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids, with military rites by VFW Post #788. Survivors include his wife, Leona Urban of Cedar Rapids;...

Fred A. Gordon

Fred A. Gordon

Oct 2, 2014

Fred A. Gordon, Sr., 80, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 2, 2014, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Memorial Gathering: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, October 6, 2014, Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Private Family Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, McGregor, Iowa, at a later date. Survivors include: daughter, Julie (Paul) Tande of...

Denise Marie Wilmoth

Denise Marie Wilmoth

Oct 2, 2014

Denise Marie Wilmoth, 48, of Wyoming, Iowa, died Thursday, October 2, 2014, at her home. Celebration of Life: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at the Red Cedar Lodge in Squaw Creek Park, Marion. Denise’s family requests that you attend in casual dress. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include her mother, Mary...

Lee O. Alitz

Lee O. Alitz

Oct 1, 2014

Lee Oliver Alitz, 75, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 11, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. prior to service at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, at a...

Donald "Don" J. Plowman Jr.

Donald "Don" J. Plowman Jr.

Oct 1, 2014

Donald “Don” J. Plowman, Jr., 55, of Shellsburg, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Gathering: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, at a later date. Survivors include his children, Michael Plowman, Corey Riley, Ashley Plowman, Bryce Plowman, Dustin Plowman,...

Marian Arlene Kucera

Marian Arlene Kucera

Sep 28, 2014

Marian A. Kucera, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on Sunday, September 28, 2014, at Westridge Care Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial: Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Survivors...

Vera Lee Herman

Vera Lee Herman

Sep 28, 2014

Vera Lee Herman, 86, of Swisher, Iowa, died Sunday, September 28, 2014, at her home. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 3, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial Anderson Cemetery, Swisher, Iowa. Survivors include her daughters, Sharon Harvey and Russ of...

Lucille E. Novotny

Lucille E. Novotny

Sep 28, 2014

Lucille E. Novotny, 86, of Marion, died Sunday, September 28, 2014, at Cottage Grove Place, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 2, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, by Vicki Standley. The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at the funeral home in Marion. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park...

Orville "Ozzie" W. Walker

Orville "Ozzie" W. Walker

Sep 28, 2014

Orville “Ozzie” W. Walker, 87, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, September 28, 2014. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. He is survived by his wife, Carol; children, Scott and Corey Walker, both of St. Louis, Missouri, and Kris (Jeff ) King of Cedar Rapids; seven grandchildren, Jennifer (Chris) Colby...

Jerry Colleen Beavers

Jerry Colleen Beavers

Sep 27, 2014

Jerry Colleen Beavers, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, September 27, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, after a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at the funeral home. Entombment at Linwood Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids....

Chris Ann Cannon

Chris Ann Cannon

Sep 25, 2014

Chris Cannon, 42, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, September 25, 2014, at her home. Private family service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her mother, Donna Cannon of Cedar Rapids; sister, Anita Cannon of Cedar Rapids; five aunts; and five uncles. She was preceded in death...

Joseph Brent Andresen

Joseph Brent Andresen

Sep 24, 2014

Joseph “Joe” Brent Andresen, 41, of Oswego, Illinois, formerly of Springville, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. A Celebration of Life will be held at American Legion Post #298 in Marion from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m....

Alice Addie Cira

Alice Addie Cira

Sep 23, 2014

Alice Addie Cira, 101, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Funeral Mass: 9:00 a.m., Saturday, October 11, 2014, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Marion. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Alice is survived by five...

Lorraine Lode

Lorraine Lode

Sep 23, 2014

Lorraine Lode, 83, a resident of Bickford Cottage passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2014. Family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 26, 2014, at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Private family burial at Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills, Iowa, at a later date. Survivors include her children, Lisa (Orville) McInroy,...

Allen Ward Baugh

Allen Ward Baugh

Sep 23, 2014

Allen Ward Baugh, 85, of Central City, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at his home. Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 26, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. There will be no burial at this time. Survivors include four children, Toni Kerkman...

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