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Margaret G. "Aunt Mugs" Myers (Newman)

Margaret G. "Aunt Mugs" Myers (Newman)

Jan 23, 2014

Margaret “Aunt Mugs” Grace Myers, 91, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, January 23, 2014, peacefully at Living Center West, Cedar Rapids. Family Graveside service will be held at a later date at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her sister, Dorothy Rapps; nephews, James (Jerry) Buttleman and Randy...

David Martin Mabee

David Martin Mabee

Jan 22, 2014

David Martin Mabee, 63, of Marion, died Wednesday, Jan. 22nd, 2014, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Services: 10am, Monday Jan. 27th at First Presbyterian Church in Marion, Rev. Beth Hilkerbaumer and Rev. Julie Schuett officiating. Reception following the service. Visitation: 4pm to 7pm, Sunday Jan. 26th, at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion....

Dorothy` Anna Schram (Gashel)

Dorothy` Anna Schram (Gashel)

Jan 22, 2014

After some final, wonderful time with her son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, Dorothy Anna Schram made a peaceful passage into heaven on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids at the age of 97. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at the United Methodist Church in Manchester by Rev....

Leonard Donald "Don" Dvorak Jr.

Leonard Donald "Don" Dvorak Jr.

Jan 21, 2014

Leonard Donald Dvorak, Jr. (Don), age 70, of Center Point, Iowa. After following the scripture and actively practicing Acts 16:31 (Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved) for over 60 years, Don went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He was surrounded by his best friend and wife, Clarann along with his children...

Kenneth Franson

Kenneth Franson

Jan 21, 2014

Kenneth Franson, 91, of Coggon died at home on January 21, 2014 of cancer. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. at Zion Presbyterian Church, Coggon, Saturday, January 25, with Rev. Leonard “Doc” Ranson officiating. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until services. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. Charles Kenneth Franson was born on the...

Patricia Rae Williams (Dorland)

Patricia Rae Williams (Dorland)

Jan 21, 2014

Patricia Rae Dorland Williams died peacefully Tuesday morning, January 21, 2014, at the Villages of Marion. Patricia was born in Cedar Rapids on December 29, 1923, to Orly and Marie McKean Dorland. She belonged to that Generation (The Greatest Generation) and knew the struggles and hardships of the time. She left school during her senior year, after the attack on...

Harold George Nieman (Nieman)

Harold George Nieman (Nieman)

Jan 20, 2014

Harold G. Nieman, 92, of Manchester formerly of Delhi, went to be with the Lord January 20, 2014 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 24, 2014 at the United Parish Church in Earlville by Pastor Jill Mack . Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 23, 2014...

Marjorie Ann "Marge" Jordan (Chapman)

Marjorie Ann "Marge" Jordan (Chapman)

Jan 18, 2014

Marjorie “Marge” A. Jordan, 80, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Manor Care Health Services, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Emory Gillespie. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, January 24, 2014, at the funeral home....

Dennis Blome

Dennis Blome

Jan 18, 2014

Dennis Blome, 73, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, from complications of pancreatic cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Rick Gail. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at the funeral home. Honors...

Esther Lillian Close (Blume)

Esther Lillian Close (Blume)

Jan 17, 2014

Esther Lillian Close died Friday, January 17, 2014, at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, Iowa. She was born to Elizabeth (Meyer) and Samuel Blume in Dunn County, Wisconsin, on February 16, 1908. She attended Lyndale School, a one-room school located on property on their Rusk Prairie farm that her father had deeded to the county as a site for...

Jeanne Marie Fuller (Werner)

Jeanne Marie Fuller (Werner)

Jan 17, 2014

Jeanne Marie (Werner) Fuller, 73, of Marion, passed away peacefully in her home, Friday, January 17, 2014. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Vince Hatt. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. Survivors include her husband of 53...

Esther Lillian Close (Blume)

Esther Lillian Close (Blume)

Jan 17, 2014

Esther Lillian Close, 105, died Friday, January 17, 2014, at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, Iowa. She was born to Elizabeth (Meyer) and Samuel Blume in Dunn County, Wisconsin, on February 16, 1908. She graduated from Menomonie (WI) High School, and enrolled in Dunn County Normal to prepare to become a teacher. She graduated from Normal in 1927, and...

Marvin Earl ""Tony"" Elgin

Marvin Earl ""Tony"" Elgin

Jan 17, 2014

Marvin E. “Tony” Elgin, 85, of Cary, North Carolina, formerly of Center Point, Iowa, died Friday, January 17, 2014, at Hospice House of Wake County. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by Rev. Larry Daubs. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 pm Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at the...

Dianna Elizabeth Ries (Wilson)

Dianna Elizabeth Ries (Wilson)

Jan 17, 2014

Greeley Dateline: Dianna E. Ries, 60, of the Greeley area passed away at her home, Friday, January 17, 2014. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. Joseph Schnieder. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with Scripture Service at 4:00 p.m., Monday, January 20...

Dorothy Mary Graf (Loeb)

Dorothy Mary Graf (Loeb)

Jan 17, 2014

Dorothy Mary (Loeb) Graf, 96, dearly loved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, resident of Bickford Cottage in Marion, formerly of Hazelton, passed peacefully on January 17, 2014. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion by Chaplain Dick Ernst. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 20,...

Dianne Mary Heims (Helle)

Dianne Mary Heims (Helle)

Jan 17, 2014

Manchester Dateline: Dianne M. Heims, 63, of Ryan, Iowa, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Ryan, IA by Rev. Joseph Schneider. Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 21 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral...

William Leonard "Len" Billerbeck

William Leonard "Len" Billerbeck

Jan 17, 2014

William Leonard “Len” Billerbeck, 65, died Friday, January 17, 2014, at Windmill Manor, Coralville, Iowa. Services: 10:30 am. Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Blessed John XXIII Church by Father Dustin Vu. Family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapid. Graveside services: 2:00 pm Thursday, Mt. Vernon...

Richard Faye Goldsberry

Richard Faye Goldsberry

Jan 16, 2014

Richard F. “Dick” Goldsberry, 72, of West Amana, Iowa, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Chaplain Mike Slagenweit-Coffman. The family will greet friends at a luncheon at the funeral home...

Amy Pauline Anderson-Severa (Colberg)

Amy Pauline Anderson-Severa (Colberg)

Jan 15, 2014

Amy P. Anderson-Severa nee Colberg, 85, died January 15, 2014, at her home at the Meth-Wick Community in Cedar Rapids. Graveside services will be held at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at the Pecatonica Cemetery, Pecatonica, Illinois. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Amy was born May 31, 1928, the daughter of Claude &...

Kyle Levi Sawyer

Kyle Levi Sawyer

Jan 15, 2014

Kyle Levi Sawyer, 49, of Center Point, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at his mother’s home, of cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 20, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Family will greet friends from 3-6 p.m. Sunday, January 19, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial: Davis Cemetery, Center Point. Survivors include his mother, Yvette...

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