Obituaries

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Marjorie L. Flitsch (Mcgowan)

Marjorie L. Flitsch (Mcgowan)

Jan 10, 2013

Marjorie L. Flitsch, 90, a resident of Hiawatha, Iowa and Apache Junction, Arizona, died in Apache Junction on Thursday, January 10, 2013, of natural causes. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service...

Alice F. Fisher (Steggall)

Alice F. Fisher (Steggall)

Jan 10, 2013

Alice F. Fisher, 70, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, January 10, 2013. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Chaplain Mike Patterson. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, January 14, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband, Gary; children,...

Robert J. "Robin" Lala, Jr.

Robert J. "Robin" Lala, Jr.

Jan 10, 2013

Robert “Robin” J. Lala, Jr., 59, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, January 10, 2013, of a sudden illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 18, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Sister Linda Bechen, RSM. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 pm Thursday, January 17, at the funeral home. Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery,...

Richard Olinger

Richard Olinger

Jan 9, 2013

Nolan "Richard" Olinger, 69, of Toddville, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at his home from complications of Leukemia and Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Visitation: 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 14, at the funeral home by Pastor Rick Gail. Burial will take place...

Doris M. Shira (Slaymaker)

Doris M. Shira (Slaymaker)

Jan 9, 2013

Doris M. Shira, 90, formally of Las Vegas, Nevada, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, in her home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. William B. Harnish. Family will greet friends from 4-7 pm Friday, January 18, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors...

James E. Hiatt

James E. Hiatt

Jan 9, 2013

James E. Hiatt, 83, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 10 am until time of service at the funeral home. Survivors include his son, Michael Hiatt and fiancé Deb...

Donald Harvey "Don Don" Holscher (Holscher)

Donald Harvey "Don Don" Holscher (Holscher)

Jan 9, 2013

Donald “Don Don” Harvey Holscher, 56, died at home January 9, 2013. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am, Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Greeley Community Church in Greeley, IA by Pete Buschman. Visitation will be 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Friday, January 11, 2013 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Earlville, IA. Graveside Commitial will be...

Irene Quarterman (Overton)

Irene Quarterman (Overton)

Jan 8, 2013

Irene Quarterman, 89, of Urbana, Iowa, went home on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Services: 1:00 p.m., Sunday, January 13, 2013, at the 42nd Street Seventh Day Adventist Church, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor David Bissell. The family will greet friends from noon until service time at the church. Survivors include her husband, Alfonzia; children, Joyce (Colbert Dotson) Quarterman of Silvis, Illinois,...

Leighton Wayne Ford (Ford)

Leighton Wayne Ford (Ford)

Jan 8, 2013

Leighton Ford, 94, of Marion, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, Iowa. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Rev. Dr. Howard Chapman. The family will greet guests two hours before the service at the funeral home on Tuesday. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Survivors...

Jean Ruth Stewart (Ford)

Jean Ruth Stewart (Ford)

Jan 8, 2013

Mrs. Jean Ford Stewart, aged 86, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Tuesday January 8, 2013. Funeral Services: 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, 2013, at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Reverend Tim Dyck. The family will receive friends from 1 until 3:00 p.m. Sunday January 13, 2013, at the...

Mary C. Crawley

Mary C. Crawley

Jan 8, 2013

Mary C. Crawley, 57, of Carrollton, Texas, formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, died in Texas on January 8, 2013. Memorial Service will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at the Immanuel Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Inurnment was in the Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Mary was born January...

Dennis Richard Getz

Dennis Richard Getz

Jan 7, 2013

Dennis R. Getz, 71, of 824 14th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, January 7, 2013, at his home. Services: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Russ Strabala. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, January 11, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Hill...

Eileen Ruby Mcintosh (Booher)

Eileen Ruby Mcintosh (Booher)

Jan 7, 2013

A beautiful lady, Eileen R. McIntosh, walked the stairway to Heaven Monday, January 7, 2013, of Fort Worth Texas, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 11, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Pastor J.J. Stevens. Family will greet friends from 9:30 until service time at the funeral home. Survivors include...

Imogene F. Schwandt (Powell)

Imogene F. Schwandt (Powell)

Jan 6, 2013

Imogene F. Schwandt, 95, of Monticello, IA, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am, Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at the Clifton – Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Earlville, IA. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...

Karen Sue Shakespeare (Turnbow)

Karen Sue Shakespeare (Turnbow)

Jan 6, 2013

Karen S. (Turnbow) Shakespeare, 51, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away suddenly Sunday, January 6, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids. There will be a viewing in Iowa and she will be brought home for a viewing and funeral services...

Wanda M. Hunt (Mackin)

Wanda M. Hunt (Mackin)

Jan 6, 2013

Wanda M. Hunt, 84, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She died 27 years to the day after her husband’s death. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral...

Sheryl Mary Zaruba (Wensel)

Sheryl Mary Zaruba (Wensel)

Jan 5, 2013

Sheryl Mary Zaruba, 63, of Delhi, Iowa, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Crestview Acres, Marion. Services will be held at a later date. Survivors include aunts and uncles, Dorothy Wensel of Vermillion, South Dakota, Ron (Bev) Wensel of Souix City, Oliver (Vina) Wensel of Aurora, Colorado, Lee Wensel of Watertown, South Dakota and Virginia Wensel of South Sioux City,...

Sharon Faye Wilhelm (Staskal)

Sharon Faye Wilhelm (Staskal)

Jan 4, 2013

Sharon Faye Wilhelm died Friday, January 4, 2013 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester, IA. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Manchester by Rev. David Weber. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Monday, January 7, 2013 at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Manchester. Additional visitation...

Rudolph J. "Rudy" Ulferts

Rudolph J. "Rudy" Ulferts

Jan 4, 2013

Rudolph J. “Rudy” Ulferts, 73, of Marshalltown, formerly of Springville died Friday, January 4, 2013, at the Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, following a battle with Parkinson’s disease. Funeral service: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Ascension Lutheran Church, Marion, by Pastor Linda Livingston. The family will greet friends from 4 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at Murdoch...

Aaron William Greif

Aaron William Greif

Jan 4, 2013

Aaron William Greif, 21, of Central City, died Friday, January 4, 2013, from injuries sustained in an accident near Coggon. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 10, 2013, at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Central City. A vigil service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the church, with visitation to follow from 4-8 p.m. Burial: Mt. Olivet...

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