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Donald Fredric ""Toby"" Gienapp

Donald Fredric ""Toby"" Gienapp

Jan 22, 2009

Donald Fredric “Toby” Gienapp, 86, of Welch, Minnesota, formerly of Urbana, Iowa, died Thursday, January 22, 2009, in his home. Funeral Mass: 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Urbana, by Father David Ambrosy. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, January 26, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point,...

Adella Minnie Shay (Reinke)

Adella Minnie Shay (Reinke)

Jan 20, 2009

Adella M. Shay, of 5117 E Avenue N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away in the evening of Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at the age of 93 years, 11 months and 8 days, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Services: 3:00 p.m., Friday, January 23, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Friends may...

Helen Ethel Peterson (Sheftic)

Helen Ethel Peterson (Sheftic)

Jan 20, 2009

Helen Ethel Peterson, 85, of Vinton, Iowa, formerly of Center Point, died Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 23, 2009, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Walker, Iowa. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Walker. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral...

Floyd Harry "Thach" Thacher

Floyd Harry "Thach" Thacher

Jan 20, 2009

Floyd H. Thacher, Jr. “Thach”, 84, of Manchester died January 20, 2009 in Portland, Oregon following a sudden illness. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 26, 2009 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Manchester by Rev. Dr. Doug Williams. Family will greet friends from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, January 25th at the funeral home...

Matthew Logan Illing

Matthew Logan Illing

Jan 20, 2009

Matthew Logan Drilling, 53, of 1225 2nd Avenue S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 20, 2009, in his home following a sudden illness. A service will be held at a later date. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his sons, Aaron Drilling, Adam Drilling and Benjamin Drilling; and...

Dorothy Louise Van Note (Hale)

Dorothy Louise Van Note (Hale)

Jan 19, 2009

Dorothy Louise (Hale) Van Note, 85, of 710 S. 12th St., Marion, died Monday, January 19, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 23, 2009, at the Marion Christian Church, Marion, by Rev. Dr. Robert Kunz. The family will greet friends from 4 - 7 p.m., Thursday, January 22, 2009 at...

Jeffrey Lyn "Jeff" Smock

Jeffrey Lyn "Jeff" Smock

Jan 18, 2009

Jeffrey Lyn Smock, 53, of Des Moines formerly of Manchester, died January 18, 2009 at his home of a heart attack. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, January 23, 2009 at the Greeley United Methodist Church in Greeley by Ruth Tibbott. Family will greet friends at the church prior to services from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Burial...

David Wilfred Viktora

David Wilfred Viktora

Jan 17, 2009

David W. Viktora, 80, a resident of the Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died there Saturday, January 17, 2009, following long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at the funeral home, where a...

Mary Adelaide Lundby (Hoehl)

Mary Adelaide Lundby (Hoehl)

Jan 17, 2009

Mary Adelaide Lundby, 60, of 1240 14th St., Marion, ended her battle with cancer on Saturday, January 17, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. The funeral will be on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, by Father John Gossman. Her ashes will be spread over her beloved land in Belle...

Richard Allen Hale

Richard Allen Hale

Jan 17, 2009

Richard A. Hale, 86, recently a resident of the Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died there Saturday, January 17, 2009, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Tom McDermott. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation...

Lawrence Joseph Quint

Lawrence Joseph Quint

Jan 17, 2009

Lawrence J. Quint, 87, of Ryan died at home Saturday, January 17, 2009 following a sudden illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Ryan by Revs. Dennis Quint and John Flaherty. Family will greet friends from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m., Monday, January 19, 2009 at...

Barbara Ilene Schaldecker (Baker)

Barbara Ilene Schaldecker (Baker)

Jan 16, 2009

Barbara “Ilene” Schaldecker, 77, of 1436 Hollywood Blvd. NE, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, January 16, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Pastor Larry Janda. Survivors include her husband, Robert; her children, Annette (Roger) Schaffner of Millersburg, Iowa, and...

George Nicholas Politis

George Nicholas Politis

Jan 16, 2009

George N. Politis, 88, of 2425 Teresa Drive S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 16, 2009, following a short illness at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, with his family by his side. Services: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Bill Harnish. Military honors will be provided...

Sylvia Elaine Shramek (May)

Sylvia Elaine Shramek (May)

Jan 16, 2009

Sylvia Elaine Shramek, 81, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, January 16, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 19, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Father Rod Allers. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Survivors include her children, Mary Morgan of Overland...

Robert Marlyn Henderson

Robert Marlyn Henderson

Jan 15, 2009

Robert M. Henderson, 59, of 5395 Winnebago Ave., Marion, died Thursday, January 15, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, from complications of a heart attack. Private family services were held. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Bob is survived by his daughter, Holly Henderson; his mother, Catherine Henderson; brothers Rick Henderson, Ronnie Henderson, and Robin Henderson;...

Mavis Rose Haas (Dubois)

Mavis Rose Haas (Dubois)

Jan 15, 2009

Mavis Haas, 76, of Earlville, died Thursday, January 15, 2009 at the University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, following complications of surgery. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 19, 2009 at the United Parish Church in Earlville by Pastor Jill Mack. Family will greet friends, Sunday, January 18 from 2:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in...

Raymond F. Wells

Raymond F. Wells

Jan 14, 2009

Raymond F. Wells, 88, a resident of Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center in Cedar Rapids, died there Wednesday, January 14, 2009 following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 17, 2009 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Blue Jay Drive in Cedar Rapids by Bishop Michael Perry. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m....

Abigail, Tyler, Megan, Haylee Ziel-Hansen

Abigail, Tyler, Megan, Haylee Ziel-Hansen

Jan 14, 2009

Abigail Rose Ziel, 14; Tyler Michael Hansen, 8; Megan Allison Hansen, 7; and Haylee June Hansen, 3, children of Allen and Nicole (Ziel) Hansen of Greeley died Wednesday, January 14, 2009 in a house fire near Greeley. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa...

Keith Elvin Murphy

Keith Elvin Murphy

Jan 14, 2009

MANCHESTER - Keith E. Murphy, 85, of Manchester, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, in the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday, Community Congregational Church, Manchester, with the Rev. Kurt Pasko officiating. Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, is handling arrangements. Survivors include his wife,...

Hayley Ann Henderson

Hayley Ann Henderson

Jan 13, 2009

Hayley Ann Henderson, infant daughter of Beth A. Whitson and Douglas C. Henderson of Central City, was born silently into this world on Tuesday, January 13, 2009. There will be no services. There wasn’t time to say hello before we had to say good-bye. But our good-byes aren't forever - only till we met again. We know that Hayley will...

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