Mark Jay Brewer
Apr 30, 2019
Mark Jay Brewer, 56, of Elberon, died April 30, 2019 in his home. Celebration of life gathering will be 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids.
Mark was born June 9, 1962 in Troy, Pennsylvania, the son of Frank W. and Joann (Merritt)...
Robert Divishek
Apr 28, 2019
Robert "Bob" Divishek, 67, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, April 28, 2019, in his home. As per Bob's wishes private family services will be held. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids are handling Bob's arrangements.
Kelly John Posusta
Apr 24, 2019
Kelly John Posusta, 57, of Douds, died Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Celebration of Life dinner will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2019 at The Avacentre at Brosh Chapel. Private inurnment will be in Czech National Cemetery.
Kelly was born May 9, 1961 in Cedar...
Susan Loterbour Paige
Apr 23, 2019
SUSAN (LOTERBOUR) PAIGE, age 68, of Ely, passed away at her home in Ely on April 23, 2019. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday April 27, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Church in Ely. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services Saturday at the Church.
Susan Marie Loterbour was born on October 25, 1950...
Carol Jean Whitters
Apr 19, 2019
Carol Jean Whitters, 83, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, April 19, 2019 at St. Lukes Hospital. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2019 at St. Ludmilas Catholic Church with Fr. Ken Glaser presiding. Burial will be in Sulek Cemetery near Shueyville. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Brosh Chapel...
Michael Craver
Apr 18, 2019
Michael Allen Craver, 68, of Hiawatha, died Thursday, April 18, 2019, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Services are pending with Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids.
James Brian Burtlow
Apr 17, 2019
James Brian Burtlow, 41, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Celebration of life service will be 5 p.m. Tuesday at Brosh Chapel....
Ranae Buresh
Apr 12, 2019
Ranae Louise Buresh, 70, of Ely, Iowa, passed away peacefully at her home on April 12, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will follow in Western Cemetery. Friends...
Nick Kirsch
Apr 11, 2019
Nick J. Kirsch, 56, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday, April 19, 2019 at The Avacentre at Brosh Chapel, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW in Cedar Rapids.
Nick was born November 19,...
Irene Petrik
Apr 10, 2019
Irene Emily Petrik, 95, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at the Solon Nursing Care Center in Solon. Celebration of Life services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Brosh Chapel & The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling St. SW with family greeting friends one hour prior to services. Burial will follow at Blain Cemetery....
Loretta Posekany
Apr 9, 2019
Loretta Posekany, 87, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Belle Plaine, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Northbrook Manor. Celebration of Life gathering will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Private family inurnment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Belle...
Thomas Joel Whitters
Apr 8, 2019
Thomas Joel Whitters, 64, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, April 8, 2019 at Living Center West. Memorial Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 11, 2019 at St. Ludmila's Catholic Church with Fr. Ken Glaser presiding. Inurnment will be in Sulek Cemetery near Shueyville. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at...
Marcella Ruth Barta
Apr 7, 2019
Marcella Ruth Barta, 73, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Generations Care Center in Rock Island. Celebration of Life will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will be in Czech National Cemetery.
Marcella was born August 1,...
Margaret Kunkel
Apr 3, 2019
Margaret Mae Kunkel was born January 28, 1935 in Columbus Junction and passed away on April 3, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. She was the daughter of George Everett and Martha Verlee Cassabaum and was married to Eugene Lee Kunkel in Columbus Junction on June 5, 1952. After having five sons and one daughter, she later divorced...
Darrel Pospisil
Apr 1, 2019
Darrel Pospisil, 62, of Fairfax, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, April 1, 2019 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Palliative Care Unit from metastatic melanoma from his hard-fought cancer. Darrel's wish was to be cremated. A visitation and burial will be coordinated along with his mother's, who passed last Saturday. Friends may visit with...
Louis Colbert
Apr 1, 2019
Louis Colbert, 76, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, April 1, 2019, at Manor Care. Homegoing Services will be 3 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2019, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, where full military rites will be conducted by the Iowa Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 2:30 p.m. until service...
Jesse Mcburney
Mar 31, 2019
Jesse L. McBurney, 39, of Palo, died Sunday, March 31, 2019.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located 2121 Bowling Street SW.
Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2019, at Brosh...
Joseph Helle
Mar 31, 2019
Joseph "Joe" Helle Jr., 74, of Cedar Rapids, died surrounded by his children, on Sunday, March 31, at St. Luke's Hospital.
Joe was born to Joseph Sr. and Ardella (Riesberg) on December 6, 1944 in Dyersville, Iowa.
Joe graduated from Garnavillo Community High School in 1963. He married Peggy Tindell at St. Peter's Lutheran Church...
William Stepanek
Mar 28, 2019
William Joseph Stepanek, 63, of Largo, Florida, formerly of Cedar Rapids joined his mother, Marie, and brother, Bernie, when he passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019 from his hard-fought battle of cancer. Celebration of Life Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street...
David Phelps
Mar 26, 2019
On Monday, March 26, 2019, David LeRoy Phelps, Jr., passed away after a brief battle with cancer at the age of 49 years.
David was born in Cedar Rapids on May 26, 1969 and a 1988 graduate of Jefferson High School. He enjoyed sports, especially following the Green Bay Packers and watching wrestling. David worked at U.S....
