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George William Osterhaus
May 22, 2022
George W. Osterhaus, 94, of Robins, Iowa, formerly of Wittier, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31,...
Bryan C Hawkins
May 22, 2022
Bryan C. Hawkins, 89, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. Inurnment and committal services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Oak Shade Cemetery, in Marion, with Reverend James Langley officiating. A reception will follow. Murdoch...
Jacqualin Marie Hempstead
May 22, 2022
Jacqualin Hempstead, 82, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at home surrounded by family. Celebration of Life will take place at a later date. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, is in charge of arrangements. Jacqualin Hempstead was born on August 30, 1939, in Delhi, Iowa, the daughter of John and Effie (Persson) Pulver. She...
William Estill Rexroat Jr.
May 22, 2022
Dr. William Estill Rexroat Jr. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on May 22, 2022, at age 87. Bill was born Feb. 14, 1935, in rural Webster City, Iowa, the son of William Sr. and Floy (Kent) Rexroat. After graduating from Webster City High School where he was a three-sport athlete, he farmed for a year with his father, began college,...
James "Jim" E. Woods
May 20, 2022
James “Jim” E. Woods, 87, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Iowa (Urbandale, Iowa City and Davenport), passed away Friday, May 20, 2022, in Bradenton, Florida, surrounded by family. Jim was born in 1935, in Coggon, Iowa, (near Cedar Rapids) the son of Elizabeth and Walter Woods. After graduating from Coggon High School in 1953, Jim proudly served honorably in the...
William C. "Bill" Dale Jr.
May 20, 2022
William C. “Bill” Dale, Jr., 92, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on May 20, 2022, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at St. Jude Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids where the family will greet friends an hour prior to mass. The funeral...
Marilyn Pisch
May 20, 2022
Marilyn Pisch, 80, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022, at her home. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at St. Pius X Catholic...
Kevin Michael Scoggins
May 20, 2022
Kevin M. Scoggins, 63, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 20,2022, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics. Celebration of life will be held Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church, 201 1st Ave Hiawatha, IA 52233 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family with...
Margaret Ann Kirk
May 19, 2022
Margaret Ann Kirk, 91, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Center Point, Iowa, died Thursday, May 19, 2022, surrounded by her children. Private family services will be held at Alice Cemetery near Center Point. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family. Margaret was born November 8, 1930, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Wilbur...
Michael A. Meshak
May 18, 2022
Michael A. Meshak, 57, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Family will greet friends and family from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, June 10, 2022, at Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist at 4980 Gordon Avenue NW in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A funeral service will...
Martin Brown
May 17, 2022
Martin Brown, 64, of Toddville, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Family will greet friends and family from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 23, 2022, at Toddville Free Methodist Church located at...
Jean Marie Umstead
May 17, 2022
Jean Marie Umstead, 78, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 5 – 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Jean was born January 1, 1944, in Eagle Grove,...
Larry K. Swanson
May 15, 2022
Just days after his 88th birthday, Larry K. Swanson passed from this life on Sunday, May 15, 2022. He was born May 9, 1934, in the small town of Rudd, Iowa, to Vance and Luella Swanson, who preceded him in death. Larry was the older brother to Joan Cerney, Sharon Wyborney and Karen Krambeer. Throughout his life he practiced a...
Steven "Steve" Ray Ackerman
May 15, 2022
Steven “Steve” Ray Ackerman, 76, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. A private family burial was held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. A Celebration of Steve’s Life will be held at 4:00 p.m. on...
E. Joyce Farrington
May 15, 2022
Ella “Joyce” Farrington, 96, of Prairieburg, Iowa, formerly of Anamosa, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Monticello Nursing Home in Monticello, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City, Iowa. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday,...
Mechele Lynn Horak
May 14, 2022
Mechele L. Horak, 48, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 20, 2022, at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. Family will greet friends and family an hour prior to service at the church. Reverend Jeff Frohner will be officiating. Lunch and fellowship will follow the...
Edith Marie Mcburney
May 13, 2022
Edith Marie (Boddicker) McBurney, 83, of Toddville, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022, at the Ed and Joan Hemphill Hospice Unit at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Family will greet friends and family from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2022, at Faith Bible Church, located at 1800 46th Street NE in Cedar Rapids,...
Ty John Casey
May 13, 2022
Ty John Casey, 39, passed away on May 13, 2022. He was born January 20, 1983, in South Korea. That date and the name of Tae Min were given to him when (approximately) at the age of three, he was found in Pusan City, South Korea, alone and assumed abandoned. He then lived in orphanages until February 13, 1988, then...
Chris Lewis
May 13, 2022
Chris Lewis, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, May 13, 2022. A visitation will be held from 9 – 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at Calvary Baptist Church, 5338 Johnson Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church. Chris was born November 1, 1949, in Oelwein, Iowa, the...
Patricia Jean Downing
May 11, 2022
Patricia Jean Downing, 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at Mercy Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 16, 2022, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A Funeral Service will immediately follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Patricia was born July 21, 1939, in Iowa,...
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