Obituaries

Feb 24, 2025

Marla J. West-Stanley, 66, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2025. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre will be assisting the family at this time. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Marla Jayne was born on March 24, 1958, in Quincy Illinois, the daughter of John E. and Ruby P....

Feb 23, 2025

Carolyn M. McElwain, 82, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at The Gardens of Cedar Rapids. Private family Celebration of Life services will be at a later date. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids will be assisting the family at this time.

Carolyn Mae was born July 25, 1942, in Burlington,...

Feb 22, 2025

Shirley Ann Paulsen, 71, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2025.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Celebration of Life service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Private family burial will be...

Feb 21, 2025

Jon Martin Burgett, 46, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025. Celebration of Life services will be held at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW on March 22, 2025 at 1:00 pm. Private family inurnment will be at a later date.

Jon was born June 16,...

Feb 19, 2025

Maynard George Luth, 71, of Fairfax, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.

A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2025, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, Cedar Rapids. A private family burial will...

Feb 19, 2025

Mitchelann "Mickey" Woods, 83, passed away on February 19, 2025, at Living Center West, Cedar Rapids.  Private family services were held with Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids.  There will be a Celebration of life later this year.

She was born on January 12, 1942, in Honolulu, Hawaii during the WWII attack on Pearl Harbor.  ...

Feb 18, 2025

Donna Jean Berrier, 81, of Swisher, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at Colonial Manor in Amana, Iowa.

She was born on August 23, 1943, to the late Robert and LaRue (Moore) Jacobs. After graduating from Sigourney High School, Donna moved to Cedar Rapids to attend Cedar Rapids Business College, where she studied accounting. She...

Feb 16, 2025

Lucian "Lou" Tedrow, 68, of Swisher, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at the St. Luke's Hospice Inpatient Unit after being diagnosed with AML leukemia in September 2024.

Born in Sigourney, Iowa, Lucian spent his early years in Parnell before moving to Swisher with his family in 1964. He was a 1974 graduate of...

Feb 14, 2025

Harold Bruce, 79, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on February 14, 2025 with his Valentine Lin of 63 years by his side. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW (casual attire please). Friends may visit with the family from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, February...

Feb 12, 2025

On February 11, 2025 Donna Lee Murphy (nee Netolicky) passed away peacefully. Donna was a lifelong resident of Cedar Rapids Iowa before moving to Shellsburg Iowa in 1996.

She is predeceased by her beloved husband William Sr. and her brother Dennis George Meyers. Through marriage to William, she was blessed with his children and is survived by:...

Feb 12, 2025

Services are pending with Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids.

Feb 11, 2025

Hattie M. Ware, 72, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family. Private family services will be at a later date. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre will be assisting the family at this time.

Hattie Mae was born on March 31, 1952, in Muncie, Indiana, the daughter...

Feb 5, 2025

Charles Jackie Pavek, 83, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on February 5, 2025, at Harmony of Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until service at 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 10, 2025, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Burial will be in Czech National Cemetery, where military rites will...

Feb 3, 2025

Nancy Patricia "Pat" Huber passed away February 3, 2025, at the Solon Nursing Care Center. Nancy was born January 18, 1939, to Ruth and Onno Isenberg in Davenport, Iowa and was raised by her grandma and grandpa Isenberg. She married Lawrence "Skip" Huber on November 24,1965. In 1978 They bought a house on Green Acres drive in Solon where...

Feb 3, 2025

Delores "Dee" A. Sanborn, 88, of Farragut, Tennessee, formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away on February 3, 2025 in her home. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre will be assisting the family at this...

Jan 28, 2025

To view Ronald's Celebration of Life please view this link. https://vimeo.com/1054642543

Ronald Berrier, 88, of Swisher, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 2025, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids,...

Jan 21, 2025

Marilyn Ann Melsha, 86, of Swisher, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at The Windmill Manor in Coralville. Visitation will be 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 27, 2025, at St. Ludmila Catholic...

Jan 20, 2025

Mary Margaret Hasley, 86, of Coralville, formerly of Fairfax, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025, at Sterlingshire Assisted Living, Coralville.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Celebration of Life service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 7,...

Jan 17, 2025

Paulette Kay Hoover, 80, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025, in her home surrounded by her loving family.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Celebration of Life service will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January...

Jan 10, 2025

Terry Elder, 73, of Swisher passed away on Friday January 10, 2025, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.  A Celebration of Life gathering will be planned for a later date.

Terry was born on April 22, 1951 in Washington, Iowa, the son of John and Fay (Schoonover) Elder.  He graduated from City High in Iowa City...