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Arlene Marie Barrow
Feb 22, 2020
Arlene Marie Barrow, 71, of Cedar Rapids Iowa, passed away Saturday, Feb 22, 2020, in Florida with family after a heart felt battle with cancer. Celebration of life services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery. Visitation...
Daniel Rajtora
Feb 21, 2020
Daniel R. Rajtora, 45, of Cedar Rapids passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at his home. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, 2121 Bowling Street SW in Cedar Rapids. Private family inurnment will take place at a...
Josephine Bark
Feb 20, 2020
Josephine E. Bark of Cedar Rapids, passed away February 20, 2020, with Ronald, her husband of 52 years at her side. Josephine (Jo) was born May 9 th 1923 to Gertrude Verderber. Josephine worked for over 20 years as the Secretary in the President's office at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon. Jo and Ron were active in...
Lawrence "Skip" Huber
Feb 18, 2020
Lawrence "Skip" Irwin Huber, 87, of Solon, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following an extended illness. The family would like to thank Mercy Hospice, for their loving care of Skip for the last 2 years, especially Diana and Amanda. There will be no funeral service.
Skip was born January 24, 1933...
Regis Meskimen
Feb 18, 2020
Regis Victor Meskimen, 95, of Shueyville, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Celebration of life gathering will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, February 21, 2020 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Inurnment will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February...
Harlan C. Brumwell
Feb 8, 2020
Harlan C. Brumwell, 94, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at The Gardens in Fairfax. Celebration of Life services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Solon. Friends may visit with...
Sarah Dravis
Feb 4, 2020
Sarah Mae Dravis, 81, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, February 4, 2020 in her home. A Celebration of Life gathering will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, February 10, 2020 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.
Sarah was born May 6, 1938 in...
Keith Higgins Wilson
Jan 31, 2020
Keith Higgins Wilson, 92, of North Liberty passed away Friday, January 31 st , 2020 at Solon Care Center. Celebration of Life Services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 5 th 2020 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Solon, 100 South Cedar Street. Graveside committal will follow at Sorden Cemetery in rural Webster. Friends may visit with...
Wallace Green
Jan 26, 2020
Wallace Green, 72, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, January 26, 2020 at his home. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 8, 2020, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, with Elder Zebedee Bell presiding. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, February 7, 2020 at...
Gloria Jean Sears
Jan 17, 2020
Gloria Jean Sears, 81, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, January 17, 2020, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Celebration of Life services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2020 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Leo Havran
Jan 16, 2020
Leo Havran, 93, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, January 16, 2020, at Cottage Grove Place. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 25, 2020 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Inurnment will be in Czech National Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2020 at Brosh...
Ora James Lewis
Jan 15, 2020
Ora "Jim" James Lewis, 62, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Celebration of life services will be at a later date, closer to his birthday. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids is handling Jim's arrangements.
Ora was born June 12, 1957 in Cedar Rapids, the...
Christopher Edward Carnes
Jan 11, 2020
Christopher Edward Carnes, 57, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, January 11, 2020 in his home from complications from COPD. Private family services will be held. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids are caring for Chris and his arrangements.
Chris was born April 20, 1962 in Cedar Rapids the son of Rollo and Mary Patricia "Pat"...
Doris Johnson
Jan 11, 2020
Doris Johnson, 88, of Solon, died peacefully, Saturday, January 11, 2020, at the Solon Retirement Village. As per Doris' wishes, private family services will be held. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Solon is handling Doris' arrangements.
Doris was born July 19, 1931 and is the daughter of Roy and Nellie Hagerman of Central City, Iowa.
...Virginia Wilson
Jan 10, 2020
Virginia "Ginny" Wilson, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, January 10, 2020 at her home. Celebration of Life services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 17, 2020, Brosh Chapel & The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will be in Mt. Clark Cemetery in Central City. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m....
Faye Duane Benesh
Jan 8, 2020
Faye Duane Benesh, 88, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Celebration of life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Cedar Hills Community Church. Inurnment will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Troy Mills Cemetery, where military rites will be conducted. Visitation will be from...
Diana Lee Peterson
Jan 4, 2020
Diana Lee Thibadeau Peterson, 70, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House. Celebration of Life Services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. ...
Constance Kay Alderson
Jan 3, 2020
Constance "Connie" K. Sheppard-Alderson, 73, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2020, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House. Celebration of Life services will be on February 1, 2020 from 2pm-5pm at Palo Community Center, 2800 Hollenbeck Rd, Palo, Iowa 52324. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, are caring for Constance and...
Ronald Ikan
Jan 1, 2020
Ronald Emery Ikan, 78, of Solon, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at the Solon Nursing Care Center. The postponed Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 30, 2022, from 1 to 4PM at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Solon, located at 100 South Cedar Street. A time of sharing "Ron Stories" will begin at 3PM.
...William James Richmond
Dec 31, 2019
William "Bill" James Richmond, 88, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2020 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to Mass at the church. Burial will be in Czech National Cemetery where there will be military...
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