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Allan E. Vanourny

Allan E. Vanourny

Jul 8, 2011

Allan E. Vanourny, 96 of Fairfax, died Friday, July 08, 2011 at Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2011 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will follow in Blain Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids. Allan...

Dennis Anthony Pusateri

Dennis Anthony Pusateri

Jul 4, 2011

Dennis Anthony Pusateri "Krax", 53, died Monday, July 4, 2011 at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. A Memorial Mass will be held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Private family inurnment will be held in St. John Cemetery. Dennis was...

Robert W. Touchberry Sr.

Robert W. Touchberry Sr.

Jun 29, 2011

Robert W. Touchberry Sr., 89 of Ely, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at his home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church near Ely. Burial will follow in Rogers Grove Cemetery, rural Ely. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW....

Colin Allen Asmussen

Colin Allen Asmussen

Jun 29, 2011

Colin Allen Asmussen, infant son of Jason Rutz and Jessica Asmussen was born and died on June 29, 2011 at St. Lukes Hospital. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family. Colin is survived by his parents, a sister Rylee; grandparents Connie and Lowell Rutz of Cedar Rapids,...

Edna Lenicek

Edna Lenicek

Jun 9, 2011

Edna Lenicek, 94 of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, June 09, 2011 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will follow in Hala Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Saturday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids....

Drake Dillon Whitters

Drake Dillon Whitters

Jun 9, 2011

Drake Dillon Whitters, 19, died Thursday, June 9, 2011. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at St. Ludmilas Catholic Church with Fr. Tom McDermott presiding, burial to follow in Sulek Cemetery, near Shueyville. Visitation will be from 12 noon until 8 p.m Monday, June 13, 2011 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling...

Robert Bernard Brown

Robert Bernard Brown

Jun 8, 2011

Robert "Bob" Bernard Brown, 76, died Wednesday, June 8 in his home. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 13 at Blessed John XXIII Catholic Church with Fr. Dustin Vu presiding. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 12 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street...

Mary Carolyn Cooling

Mary Carolyn Cooling

Jun 3, 2011

Mary Carolyn (Koss) Cooling, daughter of the late Otto Koss and Gladys (Louvar-Koss) Stahle, died Friday, June 3, 2011. An open-house visitation will be held on June 25th, 2011, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at Brosh Chapel in Solon. A lunch will be served in her honor from 2:30pm - 5:30pm at the Solon American Legion. Mary was born...

Jack Hilsenbeck

Jack Hilsenbeck

Jun 3, 2011

Jack Hilsenbeck, 68 of Solon, died from a courageous battle with lung cancer, Friday, June 3, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Solon. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery where full military rites will be conducted. Visitation will be from 5...

Richard Alan Dalecky

Richard Alan Dalecky

May 30, 2011

Richard Alan Dalecky, 64 of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, May 30, 2011 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 3rd at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will follow in Czech National Cemetery, where full military rites will be conducted. Visitation will be from...

Mary Constance Broulik

Mary Constance Broulik

May 25, 2011

Mary Constance "Connie" Broulik, 71 of Mechanicsville, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 28th, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mechanicsville. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.,...

David Wayne Minshall

David Wayne Minshall

May 22, 2011

"Super" David Wayne Minshall, 75 of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, May 22, 2011. A Celebration of Life will be 7 p.m. Friday, May 27 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at Brosh Chapel. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date. The family...

Carolyn Barbara Shimek

Carolyn Barbara Shimek

May 21, 2011

Carolyn B. Shimek, 98, died Saturday, May 21 at Cottage Grove Place following a brief illness. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 25 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will follow in Czech National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 at Brosh Chapel. Carolyn was born...

Margaret Mary Hach

Margaret Mary Hach

May 19, 2011

Margaret Mary (Gibbs) Hach, 84 of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, May 19, 2011 at West Ridge Care Center after a long illness. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at St. Ludmila's Catholic Church with Fr. Tom McDermott presiding. Burial will follow in Czech National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Brosh...

Rickey Lee Hora

Rickey Lee Hora

May 18, 2011

Rickey Lee Hora, 63, of Hiawatha, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. Celebration of Life will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 2011 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Visitation will be from 12 noon until service time. Private family inurnment will be at a later date. Rickey was born November...

Donald Daniel Bryant

Donald Daniel Bryant

May 17, 2011

Donald D. Bryant, 93 of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at his home. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 20, 2011 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, with The Rev. Dr T. Edwards Breed of St. Andrew Lutheran Church presiding. Full military rites will be conducted following the services. Visitation will...

David Emil Becicka

David Emil Becicka

May 16, 2011

David Emil Becicka, 61, of Coggon, died Monday, May 16, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 20th, at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will follow in Czech National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4- 7 p.m. Thursday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids. David was born November...

Emma Bertha Novak

Emma Bertha Novak

May 15, 2011

Emma Bertha Novak, 101 of Ely, died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, at St. John Lutheran Church in Ely with Reverend Ericka Uthe presiding. 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, located at 2121...

Jerry K. Haight

Jerry K. Haight

May 11, 2011

Jerry Keith Haight, 72, of Solon, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at his home on the lake, surrounded by his family. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the Solon United Methodist Church with the Reverend Carol Kress presiding. Private Family Inurnment will be in Oakland Cemetery in Solon. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m....

Betty Ann Sullivan

Betty Ann Sullivan

May 10, 2011

Betty Ann Sullivan "Cutie Schneider", 78 died Tuesday May 10, 2011 in her home after a long illness, surrounded by her family. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2011 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling St SW. Burial will follow in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at...

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