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Ludwig J. Svoboda

Ludwig J. Svoboda

Aug 25, 2011

Ludwig "Lud" J. Svoboda, 73 died Thursday, August 25 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 30, at Blessed John XXIII, with burial to follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery near Fairfax, where full military rites will be conducted by the Fairfax American Legion. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m....

Thomas Daniel Murphy Jr.

Thomas Daniel Murphy Jr.

Aug 25, 2011

Thomas Daniel Murphy Jr., 70 of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center. Celebration of Life will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 29th at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW., with The Rev. Dr. W. Bramwell Harnish presiding. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Visitation will be...

Lucille Jones

Lucille Jones

Aug 23, 2011

Lucille Jones, 50 of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Chicago, died Tuesday, August 23 at St. Luke's Hospital. Funeral Services will be 3 p.m. Monday, August 29th at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Monday. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Lucille was born...

Marcella A. Sovers

Marcella A. Sovers

Aug 22, 2011

Marcella A. Sovers, 89 of Solon, died Monday, August 22, 2011 at the Solon Nursing Care Center. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 25, 2011 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Solon. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Wednesday at Brosh Chapel in Solon with a vigil...

Bessie B. Konecny

Bessie B. Konecny

Aug 21, 2011

Bessie B. Konecny, 92 of Ely died Sunday, August 21, 2011. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will follow in Rogers Grove Cemetery, near Ely. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids. Bessie was born March 27, 1919 in...

Loretta E. Telecky

Loretta E. Telecky

Aug 15, 2011

Loretta E. Telecky, 99 of Solon, died Monday, August 15, 2011 at Hallmark Care Center. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, August 19, 2011 at Brosh Chapel-Solon. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Brosh Chapel-Solon. Burial will follow at Rogers Grove Cemetery, near Ely. Loretta was born November 5, 1911 in Crandon, WI; Loretta married...

Donna Brus

Donna Brus

Aug 14, 2011

Donna Brus, 59 of North Liberty, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 at her home following a long battle with lung cancer. Funeral services will start at 6pm, following visitation from 4-6pm Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at Brosh Chapel, 100 South Cedar Street, Solon, IA. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Donna was born January 1, 1952...

George Joseph Swenka

George Joseph Swenka

Aug 11, 2011

George Joseph Swenka, 94 of North Liberty, died Thursday, August 11, 2011 at the Solon Nursing Care Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 16th at First Presbyterian Church near Ely. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Brosh Chapel in Solon. George was born September 10, 1916...

Helen Rose Kalous

Helen Rose Kalous

Aug 10, 2011

Helen Rose Kalous, 88 of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, August 15 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will follow in Anderson Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Monday at Brosh Chapel...

Leonard Joseph Reyman

Leonard Joseph Reyman

Aug 6, 2011

Leonard Joseph Reyman, 86, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, August 6th. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW with Reverend Julie Schuett presiding. Burial will follow in Anderson Cemetery in Swisher. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar...

The Rev. Robert B. Haight

The Rev. Robert B. Haight

Aug 3, 2011

Rev. Robert B. Haight 8/2/1950 - 8/3/2011 The Rev. Robert B. (Bob) Haight died suddenly in his Solon, IA home after a valiant 3 ½ year battle with a rare form of thyroid cancer. He grew up on a farm northeast of Waterloo, IA, the son of Lee G. and Marjorie May Haight, and attended high school in Denver, IA....

Susie L. Breckenridge

Susie L. Breckenridge

Aug 1, 2011

Susie L. "Mama Sue" Breckenridge, 105 of Marion, died Monday, August 1, 2011 at Linn Manor Care Center. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 5, 2011 at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located at 6621 C Avenue NE, with Pastor Damian Epps presiding. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Brosh Chapel in Cedar...

Rosemarie Vondracek

Rosemarie Vondracek

Jul 28, 2011

Rosemarie "Rosie" Vondracek, 94 of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, July 28, 2011 at Higley Mansion Care Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 1st at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, with burial to follow in Czech National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 31st at Brosh Chapel. Rosie...

Rita Margaret Schroeder

Rita Margaret Schroeder

Jul 27, 2011

Rita Margaret Schroeder, 83 of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at her home. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 2nd at St. Ludmila Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, where there will...

James Threatt

James Threatt

Jul 26, 2011

James "J.W." Threatt, 40, died Tuesday, July 26th at Mercy Medical Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 16th at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, with Reverend Rufus Johnson presiding. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to services Tuesday. J.W. was born March 6, 1971 in...

Roszanna May Pusateri

Roszanna May Pusateri

Jul 26, 2011

Roszanna "Rose" May Pusateri, 75 of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at St. Luke's Living Center East. Funeral Mass will be 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2011 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling...

Stephen Martin Huggins

Stephen Martin Huggins

Jul 24, 2011

Stephen Martin Huggins, 55 of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at the Creighton University Medical Center. A memorial visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 28th at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Private family inurnment will be held in Linwood Cemetery. Stephen was born March 16,...

Allen Williams

Allen Williams

Jul 20, 2011

Allen Williams, 73 of Cedar Rapids, passed on with his family by his side on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center. Services will be 12 noon Saturday, July 30, 2011 at Gospel Tabernacle Church, located at 2531 42nd Street NE. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 29,...

Emil Anton Votroubek

Emil Anton Votroubek

Jul 16, 2011

Emil Anton Votroubek, 93, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Cottage Grove Place. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 19th at St. Matthew's Catholic Church with Fr. Gerald Condon presiding. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121...

Douglas Alan Schilling

Douglas Alan Schilling

Jul 9, 2011

Douglas Alan Schilling, 57 of Phoenix, formerly of Cedar Rapids and Solon, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at the Dobson House in Chandler, Arizona. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 18th at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, with burial to follow in St. Johns Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 5...

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