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Juanita Helgenberger

Juanita Helgenberger

Nov 17, 2023

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

Karen Ann Denny

Karen Ann Denny

Nov 16, 2023

Karen Ann Denny, 73, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Thursday November 16, 2023, at Mercy Medical Center.  Private family services will be held in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids is in charge of arrangements.

Karen was born on September 20, 1950, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Edward and Clara...

Aj Goldsmith

Aj Goldsmith

Nov 16, 2023

In Memoriam: The Extraordinary Life of AJ Goldsmith

AJ Goldsmith, a man larger than life itself, left us with an obituary that mirrors the very essence of his being—a colorful, adventurous, and heartwarming story of a life well-lived.

"Do dope shit" was AJ's favorite saying, and he lived by those words every day. His light...

Steven Bratzel

Steven Bratzel

Nov 10, 2023

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

Jerry Allen Wood

Jerry Allen Wood

Nov 9, 2023

Jerry Allen Wood, 75, of Swisher, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at the St. Lukes Living Center West. Celebration of life gathering will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2023, Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.    Celebration of Jerry's 76th birthday will be January 13, 2024,...

Lora Ann Shramek

Lora Ann Shramek

Nov 6, 2023

Lora Ann (Kloubec) Shramek, 55, of Amana, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 6, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, November 10th, 2023, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Memorial Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 11th,...

Jeffrey Mckinney

Jeffrey Mckinney

Nov 3, 2023

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

Michael E. Stevenson

Michael E. Stevenson

Nov 2, 2023

Michael Eugene Stevenson, 56, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.  Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, November 12, 2023, 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....

Terry Arrington

Terry Arrington

Nov 2, 2023

Terry D. Arrington, 69, was born on October 12, 1954, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Pearl and Ezekiel Arrington. In 1985, she relocated to Atlanta, GA.  On Thursday, November 2, 2023, Terry went on a peaceful journey home, to be with her Lord.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ezekiel and Pearl Arrington, and siblings,...

Alvin Filbert Vondracek

Alvin Filbert Vondracek

Oct 30, 2023

Alvin F. Vondracek, 91, of Fairfax, formerly of Swisher, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 30, 2023, at West Ridge Care Center.   Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, November 9, 2023 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, November...

Betty Vondracek

Betty Vondracek

Oct 24, 2023

Betty A. Vondracek, 85, of Fairfax, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, October 30, 2023, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Celebration of Life service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at Brosh Chapel.  The burial will...

Cerise Lechick Browning

Cerise Lechick Browning

Oct 23, 2023

Loving Memory of Cerise Lechick Browning January 9, 1979 - October 23, 2023. Cerise Lechick Browning, passed away suddenly in her home in New Hope, Minnesota, on October 23, 2023. She was 44 years old.

Cerise came into this world on January 9, 1979, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was the beloved daughter of Georgia Browning and...

Milton H. Giersberg

Milton H. Giersberg

Oct 23, 2023

Milton H. Giersberg, 58, of Cedar Rapids, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, October 23, 2023.  Celebration of Life Services will be held on Saturday, October 28, at 12 p.m. A visitation will begin at 10 a.m. at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW on Saturday.

Milton...

Janice Fields

Janice Fields

Oct 17, 2023

Janice Fields ,82, passed away on October 17, 2023, in Sunrise Beach, Missouri following a courageous battle with cancer.  Celebration of Life Services will be held 1 p.m. Monday, October 23, 2023 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Friends may visit with the family after 11 a.m. on Monday. Burial...

Jeffrey Haugh

Jeffrey Haugh

Oct 15, 2023

Jeffrey Haugh, 78, passed away on October 15, 2023, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at the Rock Island National Cemetery with military burial honors. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids is in charge of arrangements.

Jeff was...

Bradley Gallagher

Bradley Gallagher

Oct 14, 2023

Bradley Michael Gallagher, 63, of Cedar Rapids, recently passed away, peacefully, in his home.   Celebration of Life gathering will be from 2 to 5 pm, Sunday, October 29, 2023 in the Avacentre, at Brosh Chapel, in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Inurnment will be held on Monday, October 30, 2023, at Shueyville Cemetery.

Bradley...

Michael Gene Hodges Jr.

Michael Gene Hodges Jr.

Oct 12, 2023

Michael Gene Hodges Jr., 29, of Cedar Rapids, died on October 12, 2023.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, October 27, 2023, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Homegoing services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, with burial to...

Myron Lashone Snyder Jr.

Myron Lashone Snyder Jr.

Oct 5, 2023

Myron Snyder, 21, of Cedar Rapids passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023. Visitation will be Friday, October 20 from 5 to 8 at Brosh Chapel & Avacentre in Cedar Rapids. Iowa located at 2121 Bowling St.SW. Homecoming service will be 12 noon Saturday, October 21, 2023 at First Congregational Church located at 361 17th St SE, with burial...

Terry Lee Fouts

Terry Lee Fouts

Oct 4, 2023

Terry Lee Fouts, 81, passed away on October 4, 2023, from complications from a long illness. Burial service was held at the Muslim National Cemetery presided by Imam Taha Tawil, and arrangements were handled by Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids.

Terry was born September 24, 1942, in Burlington, the son of Eugene and Bonnie...

Gene David Knight

Gene David Knight

Oct 3, 2023

Gene David Knight, 81, passed on October 3, 2023, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Celebration of life service will be 1 p.m. Monday, October 9, 2023, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Visitation will be one hour prior services at the chapel.  The...

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