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Gene A. Falcon

Gene A. Falcon

Apr 23, 2013

Gene A. Falcon, 82, of Springville, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Hiawatha Care Center. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church, rural Marion by Pastor Jon C. Moss. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. A private family graveside service will be at...

Betty Jane Knott (Caldwell)

Betty Jane Knott (Caldwell)

Apr 21, 2013

Betty Jane Knott, 87, a resident of the Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha, formerly of Coggon, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 21, 2013, surrounded by her family. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the...

Lechelle Dawn "Shele" Flitsch (Allgood)

Lechelle Dawn "Shele" Flitsch (Allgood)

Apr 20, 2013

Lechelle “Shele” Dawn Allgood Flitsch, 46, of Alburnett, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a courageous battle with breast cancer. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Pastor J.R. Henderson. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Shele encourages...

Joann Jean Wolfe (Guthrie)

Joann Jean Wolfe (Guthrie)

Apr 18, 2013

JoAnn Jean Wolfe, 82, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, of cancer. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2013, at St. Pius X Church, Cedar Rapids by Father Dave Ambrosy. Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at the church on Monday. Burial: Mt....

Keith D. Hyde

Keith D. Hyde

Apr 18, 2013

Keith D. Hyde, 84, a resident of Linn Manor Care Center, Marion, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at the Care Center. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Marion Gospel Hall, Marion. The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2013, at the Marion Gospel Hall. Graveside Service: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April...

John Leslie Krumrey (Krumrey)

John Leslie Krumrey (Krumrey)

Apr 18, 2013

John Leslie Krumrey, 89, of Cedar Rapids, went to heaven suddenly on Thursday, April 18, 2013, to meet his Lord and Savior and to be reunited with Wanda, his sweetie of 61 years. Services: 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by: Rev. Dave King. Military honors will be provided by...

Elsie Ann Wiltsey Kerkman (Adair)

Elsie Ann Wiltsey Kerkman (Adair)

Apr 17, 2013

Elsie Ann Wiltsey (Kerkman), 81, a resident of Buchanan County Health Center, Long Term Care, Independence, formerly of Shellsburg, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at the care center. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2013, at Walker United Methodist Church, Walker, by Pastor Norman Kelley. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, April 21,...

Harold Bishop "Hock" Hockaday

Harold Bishop "Hock" Hockaday

Apr 17, 2013

Harold Bishop “Hock” Hockaday, 95, of Nashua, NH, and formerly of Marion, Iowa, died on April 17, 2013 at his home from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. The family will greet friends from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Private Family Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Manchester, Iowa. “ONE MEMORY LIGHTS ANOTHER.”...

Marland F. Huls

Marland F. Huls

Apr 17, 2013

Marland F. Huls, 87, of Manchester, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, April 20, 2013 at The First Lutheran Church in Manchester by Rev. Jean Rabary. Visitation will be from 3:00 pm-7:00 pm, Friday, April 19, 2013 at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester. Additional visitation...

Phillip Clarence "Phil" Welsch

Phillip Clarence "Phil" Welsch

Apr 15, 2013

Phillip “Phil” Clarence Welsch, 80, of Marion, formerly of Springville, died Monday, April 15, 2013, at his home. Funeral Service: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Beth Hilkerbaumer. The family will greet friends from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial...

Karen K. Benesh (Kudrna)

Karen K. Benesh (Kudrna)

Apr 14, 2013

Karen K. (Kudrna) Benesh, 61, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on Sunday, April 14, 2013, in her home. Memorial service: 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends an hour prior to the service. Burial: Mt Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her mother, Lois Kudrna of...

Vida Eileen Langguth (Vernon)

Vida Eileen Langguth (Vernon)

Apr 12, 2013

Vida Eileen Langguth, 94, a resident of Summit Point, Marion, formerly of Alburnett and Center Point, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at Manor Care Health Services, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Dan Peterson. The family will greet guests from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday,...

Kayden Ryder Maverick Morris

Kayden Ryder Maverick Morris

Apr 12, 2013

Kayden Ryder Maverick Morris, infant son of Matt and Robyn Morris of Central City, died Friday, April 12, 2013. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. There will be no formal funeral services. Private family burial will take place at Dunkard Cemetery, Toddville. Survivors...

Ethel Eleanor Henry (Collins)

Ethel Eleanor Henry (Collins)

Apr 12, 2013

Ethel Eleanor Henry, 90, of Marion, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion. Per Ethel’s wishes, there will be no formal funeral service. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Private family burial will take place at a later date....

Wilma Lydia Critchfield (Seckel)

Wilma Lydia Critchfield (Seckel)

Apr 10, 2013

Wilma Lydia Critchfield, 92, of Walford, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Colonial Manor, Amana. Services: 1:00 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Andrew Gray. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Marengo Cemetery, Marengo. Survivors include her daughter,...

Justin Allen Baker

Justin Allen Baker

Apr 10, 2013

Justin Allen Baker, 27, of Cedar Rapids, went home to be with the Lord on April 10, 2013, after a courageous battle with glioblastoma. Visitation will be Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home from 4-7 p.m. Services will be held on Monday, April 15, 2013, at Eastview Christian Church beginning at 10:30 a.m. Justin was born July 22,...

Walter Charles "Pete" Lanning (Lanning)

Walter Charles "Pete" Lanning (Lanning)

Apr 10, 2013

Walter "Pete" Lanning, 78, of Delhi, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at the Good Neighbor Home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the Delhi United Methodist Church by Rev. Michael Druhl. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm - 8:00 p.m., Friday, April 12 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville. Additional visitation, one...

James Paul "Jim" Willett

James Paul "Jim" Willett

Apr 10, 2013

James “Jim” Paul Willett, 68, of Marion, Iowa, passed away peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by his loving family, following a long illness, on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at his home. Services will be held Monday, April 15, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Chaplain Jeremy Hudson. Friends may call Sunday, April 14,...

Dolores Ann Simpson (Kemmerer)

Dolores Ann Simpson (Kemmerer)

Apr 9, 2013

Dolores Ann Simpson, 84, of Marion, left this life on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Marion. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include...

Annabell Mae Weaver (Harger)

Annabell Mae Weaver (Harger)

Apr 9, 2013

Annabell (Harger) Weaver, 85, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, surrounded by her family, after a two year battle with cancer, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House, Hiawatha. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Stasia Fine. Family...

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