Marion woman Janet Bickel 79 dies after long life in Iowa
Janet Mae Bickel of Marion Iowa died March 20 2025 at home. A memorial service is set for March 26 at First Presbyterian Church Marion with a 10 a.m. visitation and 11 a.m. service. Inurnment at Coggon Cemetery Coggan Iowa Murdoch Funeral Home assisted the family. She was born April 24 1945 in Anamosa Iowa and worked as a secretary for the Electrical Contractors Association in Des Moines St Paul and Schaumburg before retirement. She enjoyed gardening and family time and is survived by five siblings and many nieces and nephews. Center Point resident Patsy Jane Peyton 88 formerly of Coggan died March 18 2025 at St Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids. A celebration of Patsy’s life will be held March 29 2025 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion with a private burial at Coggon Cemetery Coggan. She is survived by husband Keith Peyton and five children eleven grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren with one on the way. Emblems notice appears for purchase of memorial symbols at $10 each.
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Marion
Iowa
First Presbyterian Church
Coggon
Coggan
Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service
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Anamosa
Robert
Martha (LeClerc) Bickel
Central City High School
Business College
Des Moines
Electrical Contractors Association
St. Paul
Schaumburg
Illinois
Henry
Annitta) Bickel
Clifford Bickel
Leonard Bickel
Cedar Rapids
Donna Bickel
Barbara
Dennis) Stevens
Highland
Kenneth Westphal
Fairbank
Wayne Bickel
Larry Bickel
Marie Westphal
Judy Bickel
Clara Bickel
Murdochfuneralhome.com
Patsy Jane Peyton
Center Point
St. Luke’s Hospital
Patsy
Murdoch Funeral Home
Keith Peyton
Steven
Julie) Peyton
Doug
Ann) Peyton
Nancy Kuhn
Jeff
Beth) Peyton
Evans
Georgia
Gary
Sonja) Peyton
Humboldt
George Foreman dies at 76 after historic boxing career
Beloved boxing champion and grill pitchman George Foreman died Friday night at 76. The Texan Olympic gold medalist rose to heavyweight glory by beating Joe Frazier, then lost to Muhammad Ali in Zaire, before a 1994 upset over Michael Moorer made him the oldest heavyweight champion. Foreman later built a vast business with the George Foreman Grill and remained a public figure as a promoter, broadcaster, and mentor.
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Kitty Dukakis Dies A Lifelong Humanitarian Activist
Kitty Dukakis 88, humanitarian and activist, died at her Brookline home from dementia complications. Wife of Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, she championed refugees, vulnerable groups, and mental health reform, including advocacy for electroconvulsive therapy after decades of addiction and mood disorders.
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