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The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication online and in the newspaper the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.
Sharon Murdock
Sharon Murdock
Cedar Rapids
Sharon Murdock, 86, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, July 1, 2022, at her home. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family.
Sharon was born April 25, 1936, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Dan and Olive (Munson) Owen. She was united in marriage to James A. Murdock on Aug. 21, 1954, in Cedar Rapids. Sharon owned and operated the Gold Mine Bar in Cedar Rapids, and then worked as a teacher’s aide at Truman Elementary School until her retirement in 2011.
Survivors include her children, Deena Fernandez of Las Vegas, Nev., Scott Murdock of Cedar Rapids and Kelly (Bill) Wharton.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dan and Olive Owen; husband, James Murdock; and sons, Marty, Guy and Jeff Murdock.
Please share a memory of Sharon at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
