Doris Anne Zalesky, 82 of Shueyville, died Monday, February 28, 2011 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 4 at St. Ludmila's Catholic Church with Fr. Tom McDermott presiding. Burial will follow in Shueyville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, where there will be a 7:30 p.m. parish vigil. Visitation will also be one hour prior to services Friday at the church. Doris was born November 13, 1928 on a farm near Prairieburg, the daughter of John and Mary (Casey) McDonnell. She married Leonard Zalesky on June 11, 1957 in Coggon. She graduated from Mt. Mercy College with a degree in Elementary Education. Doris taught in the Norway School District. She was a longtime member of St. Ludmila's Catholic Church. She enjoyed fishing, mushrooming, gardening, playing cards, cooking, attending sporting events and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Doris was a loving wife, dedicated mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed. Doris is survived by her husband Leonard; her children Cathy (John) Birch of Olathe, Kansas, Lennie (Maria) Zalesky of Woodland, California, Jim (Teri) Zalesky of Corvallis, Oregon, Larry (Laura) Zalesky of Cedar Rapids, Theresa (Jay) Koehn and Chris (Jim) Heick all of Solon, and Diane (Kevin) Berns of North Liberty; twenty grandchildren; sisters Helen (Kenny) Barker of Coggon, Jeanne Theissen of Cedar Rapids, and a brother Dick (JoAnn) McDonnell of Quincy, Washington; a sister in law Leona Edwards of Cosgrove; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Ronald and John McDonnell; her sister Vera Houlihan and granddaughter Alison Birch. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice of Mercy or to the donor's choice in Doris's name. The family would like to thank the staff at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, who took such loving care of Doris. A special thanks to Fr. Tom McDermott and Chaplain Joe Kane for their spiritual guidance during this time. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.broshchapel.com.