Obituaries

All Obituaries

David Ellsworth Giffin

David Ellsworth Giffin

Apr 22, 2003

David Ellsworth Giffin, 57, of rural Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003, in his home after a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Richard Davis and Tim Vaughan. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Graveside Committal Service: 3 p.m. Saturday...

George J. Klumpar

George J. Klumpar

Apr 22, 2003

George J. Klumpar, 88, of West Ridge Care Center, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003, after an extended illness. There will be no visitation or service. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. He is survived by his wife, Vera, and two daughters, Priscilla Caviness and husband...

Margaret Rudy Rippon

Margaret Rudy Rippon

Apr 22, 2003

Margaret R. Rippon, 84, formerly of Manchester, Iowa, died Tuesday evening, April 22, 2003, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home, after a brief illness. Services will be held at 11:00 am Friday, April 25, 2003 at the First Lutheran Church in Manchester, with the Rev. Jean Rabary officiating. Friends may call from 5:00pm to 8:00pm Thursday, April 24, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral...

Luther Dixon

Luther Dixon

Apr 21, 2003

Luther Dixon, 55, 1501 B Avenue N.E., Cedar Rapids, died Monday, April 21, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, of a short illness. Services: 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at Gospel Tabernacle Church by the Rev. Wendell Beets. Friends may call from 11:30 a.m. to service time at the church. Burial: Linwood Cemetery. Survivors include his wife,...

Maxine Burna Detta Washburn

Maxine Burna Detta Washburn

Apr 20, 2003

Maxine Burna Detta Washburn, 88, of 619 Sunrise Ct., Center Point, died Sunday, April 20, 2003, in her home, from heart failure. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Mike Ellson. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at the funeral home. Burial:...

Patrick Owen Leonard

Patrick Owen Leonard

Apr 20, 2003

Patrick Owen Leonard, 71, of 789 Jappa Road, Ely, died Sunday, April 20, 2003, at home, of diabetes and kidney failure. Services: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 24, at St. Ludmila?s Catholic Church. Friends may call from 4-8, Wednesday, April 23, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where a vigil service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friends...

Helen R. Lane

Helen R. Lane

Apr 18, 2003

Helen R. Lane, 84, former resident of Manchester and Marion, Iowa, died Friday morning, April 18, 2003, at the Verandah Assisted Living Facility, St. Petersburg, Florida, following a short illness. Services will be held at 2:30pm, on Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester, the Rev. Wade Kirsteatter will officiate. Friends may call from...

Carol Ann Franklin

Carol Ann Franklin

Apr 17, 2003

Carol Ann Franklin, 66, of Central City, died Thursday, April 17, 2003, in a car accident near her home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at St. Stephen?s Catholic Church, Central City, by the Rev. Wayne Droessler. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m. Monday (April 21) at Murdoch Funeral Home &...

Charles Wilbur Groff

Charles Wilbur Groff

Apr 17, 2003

Charles Wilbur Groff, 77, of Central City, died Thursday, April 17, 2003, in his home following a sudden illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at First United Methodist Church in Central City, by the Rev. Nick Needham. Burial will be at a later date. Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, from 4...

Isabel Nancy Reynolds Hagan

Isabel Nancy Reynolds Hagan

Apr 16, 2003

Isabel Nancy Reynolds Hagan, 97, of Dothan, Alabama, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center, following an extended illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 21, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 9-10 a.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery. Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, T.C....

James E. Jones

James E. Jones

Apr 15, 2003

James E. Jones, 73, of 2411 1st Avenue SE, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, in VA Medical Center, Iowa City, from brain cancer. There will be no services. Inurnment:With military rites, Linwood Cemetery, at a later date. Arrangements are with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his wife, Esther; his children, Willie Braudaway of Del Rio,...

Creighton D. Campbell

Creighton D. Campbell

Apr 15, 2003

Creighton D. Campbell, 48, of Springville, formerly of Marion and Central City, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at St. Luke?s Hospital. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 18, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Nick Needham. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery in Central City. Survivors...

Mildred G. Cummins

Mildred G. Cummins

Apr 14, 2003

Mildred G. Cummins, 82, of 193 Jacolyn Dr. NW, died Monday, April 14, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center, following a short illness. Services will be held 1:00 pm Thursday, April 17, 2003 at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa, the Rev. Diana Hoover will officate. Friends may call from 4:30 to 7:30, Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at...

Frank D. Hassel

Frank D. Hassel

Apr 13, 2003

Francis "Frank? D. Hassel, 75, of 280 Boice Rd. NW, died Sunday, April 13, 2003, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 17, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Diana Hoover. Friends may call from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at the...

Wayne L. Dickinson

Wayne L. Dickinson

Apr 13, 2003

Wayne L. Dickinson, 70, of 257 38th St. Dr. SE, died Sunday, April 13, 2003, at his home, following a sudden illness. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Tim Smith. Survivors include five sons, Roger Dickinson and wife Kathy of Cedar Rapids, Scott Dickinson and wife Linda...

Grace M. Long

Grace M. Long

Apr 12, 2003

Grace M. Long, 68 of 2542 L Street SW, died Saturday, April 12, 2003, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Ed Powers. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial...

Lois Maxine Henderson Ackley

Lois Maxine Henderson Ackley

Apr 11, 2003

Lois Maxine Henderson Ackley, 81, of 439 Lindale Dr., Marion, died peacefully at 12:20 a.m. on April 11, 2003 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids where she had been hospitalized the past seven weeks. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion is in charge of arrangements. Lois was born October 21, 1921 on the family farm in Mechanicsville,...

Thelma J Castle

Thelma J Castle

Apr 10, 2003

Thelma J. Castle, 72, of 807 F Avenue NW, formerly of Wichita, Kansas and Cheyenne, Wyoming, died Thursday, April 10, 2003, in ManorCare Health Services, Cedar Rapids, following a courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27, 2003, at the home of her daughter, at 807 F Avenue NW, Cedar...

Velma Lois Hauser

Velma Lois Hauser

Apr 9, 2003

Velma Lois Hauser, 94, a resident of The Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids, died there, Wednesday, April 9, 2003, following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 12, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Jack Kendall. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial: Lafayette Cemetery, rural Alburnett....

Marlin M Metcalf

Marlin M Metcalf

Apr 9, 2003

Marlin M. Metcalf, 68, of 1824 Central Dr SW, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at Living Center West, after a long illness. Services: 1:30 p.m., Friday, April 11, 2003, at First Church of the Open Bible, by Rev. Dan Sanford and Rev. Charles Stevens. Friends may call from 3-7 on Thursday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids....

Share by: