Obituaries
William "Bill" Lawrence Ford, Sr.
William "Bill" Lawrence Ford, Sr., 68, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 5 - 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at the funeral home, with certified celebrant, Amy Hart, officiating. Colleen Becker
Colleen Becker passed away peacefully on Friday, June 14 at Colonial Manor in Amana surrounded by family after a full and active life.The funeral service will be held at St. John XXIII Catholic Church Fairfax on Thursday, June 20 at 10:30 a.m. The family will greet family and friends from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19tin the parish center or 1 hour before the service. Bret Michael McElwain
Bret Michael McElwain, age 34, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Bret was born July 9, 1989 in Kingman, Arizona. He was named by his sister Robyn after the lead singer of the band Poison, Bret Michaels. Bret use to love his music when he was little. As a toddler, he would jump up and down saying "it's the bop bop" when his songs came on. Gary D.Williams
Gary D Williams, 70, of Vinton, Iowa passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation will be from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 24, 2024, at the funeral home. Richard Joseph Nanneman
Richard Joseph Nanneman, 80, of South Pasadena, CA, passed away Monday, May 27th, 2024.He was born October 10th, 1943 in Chariton County, MO to George Edward and Maxine Catherine (Poss) Nanneman. He married Karen Kay (Bednar) Bergen Nanneman on May 22nd, 1981 in Vinton, IA and she preceded him in death on March 14th, 2017.Richard worked at Hawk-Bilt in Vinton before moving to Naples, FL in 1982. Peter “Pete” Joseph King
Peter “Pete” Joseph King, 77, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at St. Luke’s Helen G. Nassif Transitional Care Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A Private Family Graveside Service, with military honors, will be held at Urbana Memorial Cemetery in Urbana, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 9:30 - 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, where a Funeral Service will begin at 11 a. Colleen Becker
Colleen Becker passed away peacefully on Friday, June 14 at Colonial Manor in Amana surrounded by family after a full and active life. The funeral service will be held at St. John XXIII Catholic Church Fairfax on Thursday, June 20th at 10:30 a.m. The family will greet family and friends from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19th in the parish center or 1 hour before the service. Robert (Bob) Charles Waterman
Robert (Bob) Charles Waterman, age 82, of Wheaton, IL, formerly of Atkins, quietly went to see our Lord Jesus on November 25, 2023.Memorial visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until 10:45 AM, on Monday, July 8, 2024 at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Atkins. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 AM also at the church, with Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating. Kimberly M. Hall
Kimberly M. Hall, 61, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away suddenly June 9, 2024 in Nolensville, TN.Kimberly was born February 12, 1963 to Robert W. Hupfeld and Judith (Stoner) Storm. Growing up in Belle Plaine, Kim graduated Belle Plaine High School, class of 1981. Following school, she worked for Victor Plastics, Kinze Manufacturing and Crystal Group until retirement. Charles Eugene Hawley
Charles Eugene Hawley, 59 passed away on June 11, 2024 at his home. Visitation will be held at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel in Vinton from 1:00 PM until 2:30 PM, on Monday June 17, 2024. Following the visitation, graveside services will be held at 3:00 PM at Urbana Cemetery. Charles was born on September 14, 1964 to Harry and Marlene (Jones) Hawley in Vinton, Iowa.