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Matthew Hamilton
Matthew Hamilton
Cedar Rapids
Matthew Hamilton passed away on April 27, 2025, at 59 years old. Matthew has been living at Harmony – Cedar Rapids the last four years there on May 1, 2021.
Matthew is survived by his mother, Margie Mitchell, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; brother, Christopher Sobotka and wife, Myndi, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and many friends.
Matthew is preceded in death by his father, Patrick Hamilton; stepfather, Garry Mitchell; stepfather, Alan Sobotka; grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and many friends.
Visitation: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 3000 42nd Street NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 2, 2025, at Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 3000 42nd Street NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with Pastor Michael Perkins doing the service. Following the service, a luncheon will be provided at 11:30 a.m. After the luncheon, Friday, May 2, 2025, the burial will be a graveside service at 3:30 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery, 1715 315th Street, 2 ½ miles north of Madrid, Iowa. Anyone is invited to come if they wish.
Please share a memory of Matthew at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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