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Myrtle B. Hajek
Oct 16, 2020
Myrtle Belle Hajek, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, October 16, 2020 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House. Private family Celebration of Life services will be at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling...
Linda Johnson
Oct 14, 2020
Linda Marie (Le Clere) Johnson, 69, of Cedar Rapids, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at the Villages of Marion. Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 19, 2020 at St. Ludmila's Catholic Church, with Fr. Ken Glaser presiding. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre...
Brian Bartunek
Oct 14, 2020
Brian R. Bartunek, 48, of Fairfax, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House. Per Brian's request, a Celebration of Life service will be at a later date. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre are in charge of arrangements.
Brian was born December 18, 1971 in Cedar Rapids, the son of Rick and...
Dennis Michael Hromidko
Oct 13, 2020
Dennis Michael Hromidko, 68, of Swisher, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in the community he was proud of, with his friends he cherished and the family he loved. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2020, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Celebration...
Danny Miller
Oct 10, 2020
D.R. Miller, 70, of Solon, died Saturday, October 10, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
D.R. was born Danny Richard Miller on February 20, 1950 in Bogalusa, Louisiana, the only child of Tillman R. Miller and Ruth (Kirst) Miller. They moved to Dubuque, Iowa in 1957 where Tillman worked at the Dubuque Pack and...
Carol A. Debrower
Oct 9, 2020
Carol Ann DeBrower, 83, of Cedar Rapids, died peacefully Friday evening, October 9, 2020. An outdoor Celebration of Life Service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday October 13, 2020 at Brosh Chapel, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW in Cedar Rapids. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family after 10 a.m. Tuesday prior...
Louis Omer Pollmeier
Oct 9, 2020
Louis "Mule-Skinner" Omer Pollmeier, 36, of Cedar Rapids, died on Friday, October 9, 2020. Celebration of Life gathering will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, October 15, 2020, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Private family inurnment will be at a later date. The family has requested everyone attending...
Betty J. Kopf
Oct 9, 2020
Betty J. Kopf, 93, of Marengo, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 9, 2020 at Rose Haven Nursing Home. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior...
Virgil Cerveny
Oct 4, 2020
Virgil F. Cerveny, 75, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center. As per Virgil's wishes private family services were held. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids are in charge of arrangements.
Virgil was born October 22, 1944, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Frank and Lydia (Dubishar) Cerveny. ...
Mark James Loesel
Oct 1, 2020
Mark James Loesel, 57, of Cedar Rapids, died on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Heritage Nursing and Rehab. Celebration of Life gathering will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, October 8, 2020, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Private family inurnment will be in St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
...Diana Willard
Sep 30, 2020
Diana Lynn Willard, 59, of Marion, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in her home. Celebration of Life Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 9, 2020, at Antioch Christian Church in Marion. Private family inurnment will be at a later date.
Diana was born July 3, 1961, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Richard and Linda Marie...
Donna Jean Worrell
Sep 30, 2020
Donna Jean Worrell, 88, of Solon, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at the Solon Care Center. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Fr. Charles Fladung presiding. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday, October 5, 2020...
Helen Macek
Sep 23, 2020
Helen Macek, age 100, passed away peacefully on September 23rd, 2020 at the Hiawatha Care Center. Burial will be at Czech National Cemetery with a celebration of life to be held at a later date.
Helen was born in Cedar Rapids on August 21, 1920, as the daughter of William and Frances (Roushar) Smetana. She graduated from...
John Edward Henry
Sep 20, 2020
John Edward Henry, 86, of Marion, died Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Northbrook Manor. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Brosh Chapel, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. The family requests everyone attending to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Private family Celebration of Life services will be at Brosh Chapel...
Patricia Ann Beltz
Sep 14, 2020
Patricia Ann Beltz, 85, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, September 14, 2020 in her home. Graveside Celebration of Life services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 18, 2020 at Czech National Cemetery. The family has requested everyone in attendance to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids are in charge of...
Marcella Horak
Sep 8, 2020
Marcella Horak, 69, of Cedar Rapids, passed peacefully
September 8, 2020, with her family by her side. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at Czech National Cemetery. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids are in charge of arrangements.
Marcella was born in 1951 in Portsmouth, Virginia...
Jim Edward Dean Mcmurray
Sep 5, 2020
On September 5, 2020 Jim "Jimmy" McMurray passed away at the age of 72. Jim was born on March 4, 1948 in Independence, Iowa. He proudly served his country in the Navy before marrying Marie Angle (Monroe) and they had 4 children. Jim had a passion for many things including shooting pool, cars, motorcycles, NASCAR, playing cards and garage-saling. ...
Jeffrey Levy
Sep 4, 2020
Jeffrey Levy, 57, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 4, 2020, at Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. Celebration of life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located at 6621 C Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, are in charge...
Sherrill Klimes
Sep 4, 2020
Sherrill Marie Klimes, 56, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, September 04, 2020, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. As per Sherrill's wishes private family services will be held at a later date. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids in charge of arrangements.
Sherrill was born November 19,...
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