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Robert G. Hewitt, Sr.

Robert G. Hewitt, Sr.

Apr 17, 2005

Robert G. Hewitt, Sr., 87, of 2004 J Street S.W., died Sunday morning, April 17, 2005, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Thomas McDermott. Burial: St. John?s Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today...

Phyllis Josephine Hughes

Phyllis Josephine Hughes

Apr 17, 2005

Phyllis Josephine Hughes, JD, 93, of Manchester, died Sunday, April 17, 2005 in Winthrop following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Masonville by Rev. Ivan Nienhaus, Rev. Aloysius Vorwald and Rev. Brian Hughes. Friends may call from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday...

Zachary John Ryan

Zachary John Ryan

Apr 17, 2005

Zachary John Ryan, 6, of 4950 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, April 17, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, from an accident. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 21, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Gary Dobbins. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April...

Marie L. Forrest

Marie L. Forrest

Apr 17, 2005

Marie L. Forrest, 88, of 10808 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, April 17, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following sudden illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at St. Jude Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Donald Czapala. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home &...

Howard William Mccarthy

Howard William Mccarthy

Apr 16, 2005

Howard William "Howie? McCarthy, 67, of 2295 Winchester Drive, Marion, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 16, 2005, after a 1 ? year battle with leukemia. Services: Noon Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church, Marion by the Rev. Thomas Hedtke. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, from 4...

Patricia A. Hoke

Patricia A. Hoke

Apr 16, 2005

Patricia A. Hoke, 68, of Central City, died Saturday, April 16, 2005, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, after a long illness. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, by the Rev. Del Bear. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday (April 19.) Burial: Mt....

Thomas J. Reilly

Thomas J. Reilly

Apr 15, 2005

Thomas J. "Tommy? Reilly, 68, of Ryan, died Friday, April 15, 2005, at the Memorial Hermann South West Hospital in Houston, Texas, following complications of surgery. A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at St. Patrick?s Catholic Church in Ryan, Iowa. Friends may call from 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Monday at the...

Janet Mae Livingston

Janet Mae Livingston

Apr 14, 2005

Janet Mae Livingston, 78, of 1375 26th Street, Marion, died Thursday, April 14, 2005, in her home following a long illness. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at Faith Lutheran Church, Marion, by the Rev. John Albertson. Visitation will be at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, from 4 - 8 p.m. Monday and one hour prior to...

Erma Belle Malone

Erma Belle Malone

Apr 12, 2005

Erma "Belle? Malone, 95, of Manchester, died Tuesday afternoon, April 12, 2005 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, following a lingering illness. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2005 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester with Rev. Msgr. Ralph Simington officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. on...

Harold W. Merritt

Harold W. Merritt

Apr 12, 2005

Harold W. Merritt, 77, of Walker, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 12, 2005, in his home with his loving family. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2005, at the Walker Bible Church, Walker, by Rev. Don Henderson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center...

Ruby Mae Longerbeam

Ruby Mae Longerbeam

Apr 11, 2005

Ruby Mae Longerbeam, 76, of Marshalltown, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, April 11, 2005, at Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, following a long illness. Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Linda Hansen-Bibb. Entombment: Linwood Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include a daughter, Carol (Mick) Welsh of Williamsburg;...

Curtis Lee Martens

Curtis Lee Martens

Apr 10, 2005

Curtis Lee Martens, 57, of 7105 Rockwood Drive S.W. Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at home surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at Cedar Hills Community Church, 4908 Gordon Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Kent Landhuis and Dr. Rev. Leonard Ranson. Family will greet friends...

Lyle Howard Ashlock

Lyle Howard Ashlock

Apr 10, 2005

Lyle Howard Ashlock, 85, of Center Point, died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at home. Services: 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2005, at First Christian Church, Center Point, by Rev. John Caughron. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m., Thursday, April 14, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Burial: Center Point Cemetery, with military honors. Survivors include his...

P. Howard Goetz

P. Howard Goetz

Apr 10, 2005

P. Howard Goetz, 90, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, formerly of Des Moines, died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at the care center of complications of Parkinson?s Disease. Memorial Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Des Moines by Rev. Kip Harris. The family will greet friends one hour prior to...

Olive P Sacora Walker

Olive P Sacora Walker

Apr 10, 2005

Olive P. Sacora Walker, 80, of Shellsburg, formerly of Center Point and Mt. Vernon, died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a chronic illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 14, 2005, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. John Caughron. The family will greet friends from 4:30 to 8 p.m....

Dorothy Marie Shaffer

Dorothy Marie Shaffer

Apr 10, 2005

Dorothy Marie (Tow) Shaffer, 87, a resident of the Hiawatha Care Center, formerly of Lisbon and Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at the center following an extended illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 14, 2005, at St. Ludmila?s Catholic Church by Father Tom McDermott. A rosary will be recited beginning at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at...

Bernice M. Koenighain

Bernice M. Koenighain

Apr 9, 2005

Bernice M. Dighton Koenighain, 93, of 329 39th Street NE, Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, April 10, 2005, in her home following a brief illness. Memorial Services: 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends on Thursday from 4 p.m. until service time. Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids....

Bernard L. Stoecker

Bernard L. Stoecker

Apr 9, 2005

Bernard L. Stoecker, 87, of 242 Normandy Dr., died Saturday, April 9, 2005, at St. Luke?s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2900 42nd St. NE, Cedar Rapids by Rev. Wesley Bruss. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center...

Emma H. Kephart

Emma H. Kephart

Apr 7, 2005

Emma H. Kephart, 73, of 1577 2nd Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, April 7, 2005, in her home, following a brief illness. Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2005, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Gary Dobbins. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 2005, at the funeral home. Burial:...

Carlon M. Holub

Carlon M. Holub

Apr 7, 2005

Carlon M. Holub, 88, formerly of Central City, died Thursday, April 7 2005, at Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, following a long illness. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, April 11, 2005, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prairieburg, by the Rev. Wayne Droessler. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Prairieburg. Friends may call from 4 - 7 p.m. Sunday (April 10) at...

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