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Milo C. Kasparek

Milo C. Kasparek

May 22, 2014

Milo C. Kasparek, 96 of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, May 22, 2014 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House. Private family services will be at a later date in Czech National Cemetery. Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family. Milo was born July 26, 1917 in Cedar Rapids, the son of Karel and Anna (Vrzal) Kasparek. He...

Karena Jean Hynek

Karena Jean Hynek

May 18, 2014

Karena Jean Hynek, 37 of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, May 18, 2014 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Celebration of Life services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 23, 2014 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Brosh Chapel. Private family inurnment will be...

George Bernard Chaloupka

George Bernard Chaloupka

May 8, 2014

George Bernard Chaloupka, 86 of Solon, died Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Mercy Hospital Hospice. Services will take place 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Brosh Chapel in Solon, located at 100 South Cedar Street, with burial to follow in Oakland Cemetery, where full military rites will be conducted by the Solon American Legion. Visitation will be from 4...

Barbara Jean Smith

Barbara Jean Smith

May 8, 2014

Barbara Jean Smith, 68 of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, May 8, 2014. Graveside services will be 12 noon Monday, May 12, 2014 at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids is handling arrangements. Barbara was born July 5, 1945 in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Don and Wilna F. (Eden) Cain. She graduated from Prairie High School. She worked...

Helen Gates

Helen Gates

May 7, 2014

Helen Lucin Gates, 49 of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Brosh Chapel. A private...

Lavera Nielsen

Lavera Nielsen

May 7, 2014

LaVera "Vera" Wilhelmina Nielsen, 86 of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Celebration of Life services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 12 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, with burial to follow in Lisbon Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10-11:30 a.m....

Vickie Day-Wernentin

Vickie Day-Wernentin

May 6, 2014

Vickie Day-Wernentin, 56 of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. A Celebration of Life gathering will be from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2014 at Relevant Life Ministries, located at 351 8th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids. Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids is handling arrangements. Vickie was...

Eleanor Vavricek

Eleanor Vavricek

May 2, 2014

Eleanor Vavricek, 95, of Center Point, died Friday morning (May 2, 2014) at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 5, 2014 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, with Reverend Sheri Andersen presiding. Burial will follow in Czech National Cemetery....

Evelyn Amanda Hayes

Evelyn Amanda Hayes

Apr 30, 2014

Evelyn Amanda Hayes, Evelyn, infant daughter of Marcus and Jenny (Graham) Hayes, was stillborn on April 30th, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Although we never got to meet this little girl she will forever be held in our hearts. No funeral services will be held, however a private cremation ceremony was performed at Brosh Chapel. Evelyn...

George Donald Mally Jr.

George Donald Mally Jr.

Apr 29, 2014

George Donald Mally Jr., 60, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014. A celebration of life gathering for George will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014 at The Avacentre at Brosh Chapel, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. A private family inurnment will be at a later date. George was born July 3, 1953 in...

Patricia Ann Lipscomb

Patricia Ann Lipscomb

Apr 27, 2014

Patricia Ann Lipscomb, 61 of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, April 27, 2014. Celebration of Life Services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. A private family inurnment will be at a later date. Patricia was born May 23, 1952 in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Joe Nathan...

Ronald Ross Boyer

Ronald Ross Boyer

Apr 25, 2014

Ronald Ross Boyer, 78 of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, April 25, 2014 at St. Lukes Hospital. Celebration of Life gathering for Ron will be from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., Saturday, May 3, 2014 at The Avacentre at Brosh Chapel. Ronald was born November 6, 1935 in Iowa City, the son of Ralph and Pearl (Wadsworth) Boyer. He was a...

Debra Lynn Martin

Debra Lynn Martin

Apr 24, 2014

Debra Lynn Martin, 60 of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. A memorial gathering will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at The Avacentre at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, where there will be a 7 p.m. Celebration of Life Service. A private family inurnment...

Daniel L. Shafer

Daniel L. Shafer

Apr 20, 2014

Daniel L. Shafer, 75 of Cedar Rapids, died peacefully in his home on April 20, 2014. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Cowboy Church, located at 115 1st Avenue East, Walford. Dan's body has been donated to the University of Iowa as per his wishes. Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids is assisting the...

Wilma Marie Sedivy

Wilma Marie Sedivy

Apr 11, 2014

Wilma Marie Sedivy, 91, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo, after a long illness. Visitation for Wilma will be from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Private family burial will be in Czech National Cemetery. Wilma was born June...

Nioma Straka

Nioma Straka

Apr 7, 2014

Nioma Straka, 94 of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, April 7, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. Services will be 4 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Cedar Valley Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on 2204 26th Street NW. Private family burial will be in Czech National Cemetery. Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family. Nioma was born September 3,...

James Douglas Shaddox

James Douglas Shaddox

Apr 6, 2014

James Douglas "J.D." Shaddox, 70 of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Wednesday at Brosh Chapel. A private family inurnment will be at...

Esther Mae Kadlec

Esther Mae Kadlec

Apr 5, 2014

Esther was born October 9, 1930, in Cedar Rapids, IA. to Frank C. Dostal and Mary A. (Rehak) Dostal. She married George L. Kadlec on October 9,1951 at A Little Bit of Heaven in Davenport, IA. She retired from Wilson Foods/Farmstead Meatpacking, where she was an active member of the local P-3 Labor Union and had served as President a...

Bernice P. Stolba

Bernice P. Stolba

Apr 4, 2014

Bernice Patricia (Herbert) Stolba, 89 of Cedar Rapids, was reunited with her husband Milo after 50 years on Friday, April 4, 2014. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 9th, 2014 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Brosh Chapel....

Theresa Boudreau

Theresa Boudreau

Apr 2, 2014

Theresa Ann Johnson Boudreau, 54 of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 7, 2014 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Brosh Chapel in...

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