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Marvon A. Smith

Marvon A. Smith

Dec 11, 2008

Marvon A. Smith, 83, a resident of Keystone Place, Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, December 11, 2008, at his home, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 15, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Jonathan Offt. The family will greet friends from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, December 14, 2008, at the funeral...

Matthew W. "Matt" Petrick

Matthew W. "Matt" Petrick

Dec 11, 2008

Matthew W. Petrick, 51, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Manchester, died December 11, 2008 suddenly at his home. Private family memorial service with burial will be held in the Spring. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa, is in charge of arrangements. Matt was born on May 8, 1957, in Kyunggi DO, Korea. He was the son...

Bernice Tillman (Akers)

Bernice Tillman (Akers)

Dec 11, 2008

Bernice Akers Tillman, 82, of 308 3rd Avenue, Hiawatha, died Thursday, December 11, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Tuesday. Richard Johnson and Rev. Damian Epps...

Bertha Maye "Bertha" Traver (Baxter)

Bertha Maye "Bertha" Traver (Baxter)

Dec 10, 2008

Bertha M. Traver, 90, of Manchester, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a short illness. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 15, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in Manchester by Revs. Roger Henry and Jill Mack. Family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m., Sunday, December 14, 2008...

Sally Ann Sherman (Peyton)

Sally Ann Sherman (Peyton)

Dec 10, 2008

Sally Sherman, 65, of Walker, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at home following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Del Bear. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, December 12, 2008, at the funeral home. Private family inurnment at...

Robert Lee Benson

Robert Lee Benson

Dec 9, 2008

Robert L. Benson, 69, of 1505 14th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, in St. Luke’s Hospital, in Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Bill Harnish. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, December 12,...

Blaze Ryker Kimpton

Blaze Ryker Kimpton

Dec 7, 2008

Blaze Ryker Kimpton, son of William and Falon Kimpton, of 1501 Bever Avenue S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, took steps to heaven Sunday, December 7, 2008, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Don McGarvey. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his parents,...

Carlene Joan Meier (Davis)

Carlene Joan Meier (Davis)

Dec 7, 2008

Carlene J. Meier, 78, of 1006 Brockman Drive S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, in University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, in Iowa, City, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 12, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday,...

Grace Boyd

Grace Boyd

Dec 7, 2008

Grace L. Boyd, 95, formerly of Marion, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, at the Hiawatha Care Center. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 11, 2008, at Center Point Road Church of Christ, by Robert Lukenbill, III. The family will greet friends from 4 - 6 p.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, and one hour...

Everett M. "Ed" Vassar

Everett M. "Ed" Vassar

Dec 7, 2008

Everett M. “Ed” Vassar, 74, of Marion, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, following a long illness. Memorial Service: 1:00, Thursday, December 18, 2008. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Survivors include his wife, Rita; his children, Everett Vassar, Jr., Caeli Vassar, Christopher (Maria) Vassar, Kathleen Vassar and Evan Vassar; 5 grandchildren, Elizabeth, Patricia, Christina, Amanda, and Christopher...

Oma Diane Powell (Michael)

Oma Diane Powell (Michael)

Dec 7, 2008

Oma Diane Michael Powell "was a fine lady". She died peacefully on December 7, 2008, at the age of 98, at her daughter's home in Salem, Oregon. Oma Powell was born on August 29, 1910 in Troy MIlls, Iowa to Ryal and Myrtie Michael. She spent her high school years in Los Angeles, CA. In the spring of 1929, she...

Robert Copper

Robert Copper

Dec 4, 2008

Robert D. Copper, 81, of 2265 Daleview Dr., Marion, died Thursday, December 4, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, by Father John Gossman. The family will greet friends from 4 - 8 p.m., Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation...

Henry Steven Muhlbach

Henry Steven Muhlbach

Dec 3, 2008

Henry S. Muhlbach, 19, of 4221 Fox Meadow Drive S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, in Iowa City, from cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 6, 2008, at First Assembly of God, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Larry Sohn. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the...

Richard Alan Harger

Richard Alan Harger

Dec 2, 2008

Richard Alan Harger, 62, of Center Point, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf House of Mercy, Hiawatha, following a three year battle with multiple cancers. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. John Caughron. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8...

Thelma F. Wood (Taylor)

Thelma F. Wood (Taylor)

Dec 2, 2008

Thelma F. Wood, 78, of Marion, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a long illness. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Mike Morgan. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband of sixty years, Ronald B....

Dennis Ward Baugh

Dennis Ward Baugh

Nov 30, 2008

Dennis W. Baugh, 52, of 2259 C St. SW, Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at First Baptist Church, Anamosa, by Pastor Ron Thatcher. Survivors include his mother, Doris Hall; 4 sons, Dennis (Rachel), Robert, Derek, and Dalton; 3 daughters, Shawn...

Laverne H. Roling

Laverne H. Roling

Nov 30, 2008

LaVerne H. Roling, 83, of Earlville, Iowa, died Sunday, November 30, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a sudden illness. Funeral mass will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earlville by Rev. Herbert Tegeler. Family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 2 at the...

Rena Waterbeck (Milani)

Rena Waterbeck (Milani)

Nov 29, 2008

Rena Waterbeck, 62, of 1516 Brookdale Lane NE, Cedar Rapids, went in peace to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, November 29, 2008, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, following a long term illness. Please join us in celebrating her life 3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 4, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home...

Helen Anne Hischke (Wenger)

Helen Anne Hischke (Wenger)

Nov 29, 2008

Helen Anne (Wenger) Hischke, 73, of 3000 27th Ave. in Marion, died Saturday, November 29, 2008, in Cedar Rapids. Service of Celebration: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Mark Halvorson. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Private family inurnment will take place...

Ray K. Stik

Ray K. Stik

Nov 28, 2008

Ray K. Mrstik, 76, of 1716 20th St., NW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has gone to be with his maker, November 28, 2008, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 am, Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Chaplin Jeremy Hudson, with military honors. Visitation: 4:00-8:00 pm, Monday, December 1, 2008, at the funeral home....

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