Obituaries

Apr 1, 2017

Dolores Patricia Lighthall Strauch Opatz, 88, of Lisbon, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Clarence Nursing Home.  Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Mt. Vernon. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids is caring for Dolores and her family.

Dolores was born November 4, 1928 in Freeport,...

Apr 1, 2017

Dennis (Denny) Billington, age 70, passed away peacefully in his home on April 1, 2017.   The World was made a better place June 18, 1946 when he was born in Watertown, South Dakota.   He proudly served his country as a Marine, fighting in the Vietnam War from 1968-1969.  His career was in the printing business and his passion was...

Mar 26, 2017

Dwayne Elliott Ebel, 71 of Shellsburg, died Sunday, March 26, 2017 at his home.  Celebration of life service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Brosh Chapel.  Private family inurnment...

Mar 24, 2017

Steve "Speedo" Clair, 65, lost his courageous battle with COPD on March 24, 2017.  Steve was born May 31, 1951 in Cedar Rapids.   Shortly, after graduating from Jefferson High School in 1970 he enlisted in the Army, where he drove tanks in Germany.  Later returning home, he attended Kirkwood College and became an auto technician for the next 35...

Mar 24, 2017

Joyce Marlene Kulhavy, 85 of Walford, died Friday, March 24, 2017 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House.  Celebration of life services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. Burial will be in Hala Cemetery near Walford.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, March 27, 2017 at...

Mar 23, 2017

Genevieve Eileen Kucera, 84, of Fairfax, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following a long illness. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 27, 2017 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Burial will be in Castek Cemetery, rural Swisher. Visitation will...

Mar 17, 2017

Sharon Louise Ciemnoczolowski, 69, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, March 17, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital.  A celebration of life services will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre.  Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. at Brosh Chapel.  A private family inurnment will be at a later date.

Mar 14, 2017

Daryl P. Grecian, 67, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at his residence of pancreatic cancer. Visitation will be held at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 1-4 p.m.  The family will also greet friends on Sunday, March 19 beginning at 3:00...

Mar 14, 2017

Bertha Reifenstahl, 85 of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House.  Celebration of life services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 17, 2017 at Brosh Chapel & The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at...

Mar 14, 2017

James L. Vileta, 68, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at UIHC following a long illness. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre is caring for Jim and his family.

A Private Celebration of Life Gathering will be held Saturday, March 18, 2017.

Jim was born August 27, 1948 in Cedar Rapids, the son...

Mar 12, 2017

Gladys Agnes Hrdlicka, 97, of Amana, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died peacefully Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Colonial Manor in Amana. Celebration of life services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Brosh Chapel...

Mar 10, 2017

Irene Bessie Hutton, 83, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, March 10, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital.  Celebration of life services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Brosh Chapel, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, with Reverend Mel Ramos presiding.  A dessert reception and fellowship will follow in The Avacentre.  Private family inurnment will be at a...

Mar 9, 2017

Todd Michael Hahn, 52, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy following a long illness. Celebration of life services will be 7:00 p.m., Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Cedar Hills Community Church by the Reverend Kent Landhuis. A gathering will be one hour prior to services Sunday at...

Mar 5, 2017

Martha Anna Mara, 93, of Amana, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday March 5, 2017 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 9, 2017 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2017...

Mar 5, 2017

James "Jim" Robert Luedtka, 66, of Solon, died on Sunday, March 5, 2017 from complications following a stroke.   Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 13, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Solon with Fr. Tim Sheedy Presiding. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery in Solon. Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, March 12, 2017...

Mar 2, 2017

Alan "Al" L. Shramek, 67 of Marion, passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, March 2, 2017 from cancer.   A celebration of life gathering will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  A private family inurnment will be at a...

Feb 22, 2017

Lloyd Ivan Clark, 73 of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 in his home.  A Celebration of life gathering will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, February 24, 2017 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  A private family inurnment will be at a later date....

Feb 19, 2017

Betty Arlene Neiderhiser, 91 of Clarence, died Sunday, February 19, 2017 at the Clarence Senior Living.  Celebration of life gathering will be from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Burial will be in Rogers Grove Cemetery near Ely.

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Feb 19, 2017

Carol Candler, 69 of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, February 19, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. A celebration of life gathering will be from 10:00 a.m. until Service time beginning at 11:30 a.m.at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Graveside services will be held following in Rogers Grove Cemetery near Ely. Carol was born July 23, 1947...

Feb 15, 2017

Shirley "Gerbil" Jacobson, 56 of Cedar Rapids, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.  A celebration of life gathering will be begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Cooter's.

Shirley was born February 28, 1960 in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Paul and Beverly (Miller) Smith. ...