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Franklin Michalec
Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on December 23, 1938
Departed on August 19, 2010. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Franklin “Butch" Michalec, 71, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday August 19, 2010 at his home from a sudden illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ludmila Catholic Church where visitation will be Monday from 4-8 p.m. and a vigil service at 7:00 p.m. Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Karen, his children, Frank W. Michalec of Cedar Rapids, Carolyn A. Rubner and husband Randy of Newhall, Stephen P. Michalec and wife Tammara of Amana, Mark A. Michalec and wife Amy, Lonnie J. Michalec, Rodney J. Michalec and wife Linnea, and Troy A. Michalec and wife Lisa all of Cedar Rapids, his mother in law, Viola Hamer of Cedar Rapids, his good friend, Tom Sanders of Cedar Rapids, 10 siblings, 19 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and one soon to be great granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
Butch was born December 23, 1938 in Cedar Rapids, the son of Francis and Mary Phillip Michalec. He married
Karen I. Hamer on July 11, 1977 in Rock Island, Illinois. Butch was a machinist for Universal Engineering in Cedar Rapids and a member of St. Ludmila Catholic Church. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and loved spending time with his family. Butch was hard working and was always helping people in need. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and taking trips with the boys. He was a die hard Cub and Cowboys fan.
A memorial fund has been established by the family.
Edwin L. Marx
Born in Wellsville, New York on December 7, 1920
Departed on August 13, 2010. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Service: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
cemetery: Cambell cemetery
Edwin L. Marx, 89, of Cedar Rapids went home to be with the Lord on Friday August 13, 2010. Services at 11 AM on Wednesday at First Assembly of God. Rev. Rick Gail will officiate. Burial with military rites at Campbell cemetery. Friends may call at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 5 to 8 PM on Tuesday.
Survivors include his wife, Clara, three daughters, Linda (Dave) Stoneking of Springville, Rita (Richard) Peyton of Manassas, Virginia, and Sherry (Louie) Gray of Osakis, Minnesota; four sons, John (Bonnie) Peal of Marion, Chuck Peal of Mt. Vernon, Gary (Sandra) Marx of Olympia, Washington, Kevin (Mia) Marx of Shellsburg and one brother, Donald of Marion. He is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert.
Ed was born on December 7, 1920 in Wellsville, New York, the son of Edward and Cora Clymer Marx. He married
Clara E. Taylor on June 28, 1960 in Miami, Missouri. Ed worked in the model shop at Collins Radio for over 29 years, retiring in 1981. He was a member of First Assembly of God, Marion American Legion Post 298 and proudly served in the Army Air Corps during WWII.
Ed was an avid bowler, enjoyed pitching horse shoes, restoring old cars and in earlier years was an outstanding baseball and softball player. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend who was greatly loved and will be forever missed.
Memorial donations may be given to the First Assembly of God Senior Ministry in Ed’s name.
Myrtle B. Orcutt
Born in Fort Ripley, Minnesota on September 26, 1915
Departed on April 1, 2011. Resided in Marion, Iowa.
Visitation: Monday, April 4, 2011
Service: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
cemetery: Cedar Memorial Park cemetery
Myrtle B. Orcutt, 95, a resident of Crestview Acres, died Friday April 1, 2011. Services: 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Inurnment: Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday at Cedar Memorial Park funeral Home from 4-6 p.m.
Survivors include her children; Lewis L.(Carol) Orcutt of Carroll, Iowa, Ellen M. (Bill) Pithan of Lost Nation, Iowa, Elaine M. Orcutt of Marion, Iowa and DeEtta B. (Jim) Herdrich of Fort Madison, Iowa, her siblings, Arvilla Frarck of Peublo, Colorado. Also surviving are many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, and a special friend, Tom Waters of Marion.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles F. Orcutt, a son, Thomas F. Orcutt, great grandsons, Austin Box and Derek Box and a great granddaughter, April Godbey.
Myrtle was born September 26, 1915 in Fort Ripley, Minnesota, the daughter of Leonard and Bessie Long Clark. She married
Charles F. Orcutt on January 3, 1938 in Wheaton, Minnesota. Myrtle was a member of Marion Christian Church. She enjoyed sewing quilts, crocheting, fishing and baking. Her favorite was spending time with her grandchildren. Myrtle was a true homemaker and mother always putting her family first. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Memorials may be made to St. Luke’s Hospice.
Mark Roy Mrstik
Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 23, 1957
Departed on July 31, 2010. Resided in Hiawatha, Iowa.
Service: Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Mark Roy Mrstik, 53, of Hiawatha, died July 31, 2010 following a sudden illness. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Friends may call after 10:30 AM on Wednesday at the Chapel.
Surviving are his wife Evelyn; his parents, Roy and Dorothy Mrstik of Cedar Rapids; children Erika Mrstik of Hiawatha and Mark Mrstik II of Cedar Rapids; step-children Boone Bruce of Cedar Rapids, Erin Bruce of Vinton, and Joey (Cassie) Bruce of Cedar Rapids; his siblings Roger (Penny) Mrstik, Beverly (Lester) Batey, and Cheryl Mrstik all of Cedar Rapids; and 10 grandchildren.
Mark was born March 23, 1957 in Cedar Rapids the son of Roy W. and Dorothy R. (McGowan) Mrstik. He graduated from Cedar Rapids Jefferson High school, and went on to serve in the United States Army. He was employed for 19 years at Rockwell Collins in Machine Maintenance. More recently, he was employed as a truck driver. He married
Evelyn Rommann on September 22, 2007 in Cedar Rapids. He enjoyed fishing, camping, and riding his Harley.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Mark’s name.
Michele C. McNabb
Born in Belle Plaine on February 17, 1943
Departed on July 23, 2010. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Service: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
cemetery: Cedar Memorial Park cemetery
Michele C. McNabb, 67, of 4530 Ford Ave NW, died Friday July 23, 2010 in the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Memorial Services: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories by the Rev. John Louk from Salem United Methodist Church. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Inurnment: Cedar Memorial Park cemetery.
Survivors include her husband of 44 years, David Henry McNabb, her son, David E. McNabb (Evonne) of Cedar Rapids, two sisters; Kathryn Miner (Carroll) and Elizabeth Gates both of Belle Plaine, Iowa, a sister in law; Jacqueline Carney of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, her grandchildren; Dawn McNabb of Tacoma, Washington, Tiffany McNabb, Tory Youker and Dillon McNabb all of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, her great grandchildren; Karmyn, Madilyn and Ava, her nephews; David, Glenn, Tim and Bob.
Michele was born February 17, 1943 in Belle Plaine, the daughter of Lawrence and Lyda Bennett Hoover. She married
David Henry McNabb on March 5, 1966 in Belle Plaine. Michele retired from the Square D. Company after 41 years of service. She loved to bowl and took her grandchildren every Saturday to bowl for over twenty years. She was a very devoted wife, mother, sister and grandmother. Her family was very important to her. Michele was a friend to everyone she met and was always helping people in need. She enjoyed collecting Teddy bears and baskets. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Our family would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy as well as the caring staff who provided cancer treatment at both Mercy and St. Luke’s Hospitals.
Alma M. O'Neill
Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on July 4, 1912
Departed on April 8, 2006. Resided in Cedar Rapids, IA.
Visitation: Monday, April 17, 2006
Service: Tuesday, April 18, 2006
cemetery: Cedar Memorial Park cemetery
Alma M. O'Neill, 93, died peacefully in her home at Higley Mansion Care Center on Saturday April 8, 2006 after and extended illness from complications of aging. A Higley resident for the past 24 months, she had previously enjoyed her retirement and friends at Village Place in Marion for 4 and half years.
Visitation will be held Monday, April 17 from 4 to 7 PM at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home with a Prayer and Remembrance Service beginning at 6 PM. A Celebration of Life Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday April 18 at 9:00 AM at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Father Steven Rosonke of St. Patrick's Catholic Church will officiate. Entombment: Cedar Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Alma was born in Cedar Rapids, IA on July 4, 1912 and has been known as the "Firecracker Baby" ever since. She was the fifth daughter of seven girls and one boy born to Anna Roselius Bauman and Henry W. Bauman. She married
Frank J. O'Neill, a handsome young Irishman from West Union, IA the day before her 18th birthday on July 3, 1930 at Immaculate Conception Church in Cedar Rapids. Since 1960 she had proudly lived in her home at 2238 Williams Blvd. S.W. with her husband Frank along with two finicky and thoroughly indulged cats- Clinker and Molly.
In the height of her career life, Alma was the Notions Department buyer at Craemer's Department Store in downtown Cedar Rapids form 1948 until her retirement in 1977. It was there that her sewing expertise, creativity and management skills blossomed. She loved that store as if it were her own and enjoyed selecting, arranging, and then re-arranging merchandise for her customers- as well as acquiring beautiful fabrics, buttons and trims- becoming a self proclaimed "fabriholic" in the process. This love of fabrics and sewing was an innate part of her youth. At age 8 she made a dress for her sister Berniece and continued creating beautiful things with fabric all her life. She made all of daughter Bonnie's clothing, usually from a picture, not a pattern, ensuring that her daughter would have unique and fashionable outfits, formals- even coats- to wear.
After retiring from Craemer's, Alma turned her attention once again to the fine art of sewing, this time in the fellowship of weekly quilting under the tutelage of Fontelle Plummer and the women of Sharon United Methodist Church. During the 1980's and 90's she reveled in staging garage sales at her Williams Blvd. Home- marketing the apron's, doll clothes and potholders she had made during the Winter, or collected from other friends or sales. Her family teased her about being a "Garage Sale Goddess", one who could scarcely wait 'till the sun came up to raise the door and market her treasures.
Survivors include daughter Bonnie J. Malone, Cedar Rapids, and her fianc? Bob Heberer, Burlington; grandchildren and their families: Cathie Powell Gary, Stephen and Scott Powell, Lake Forest, IL; Susan E. Scott Hollander, Megan and Jeffery, Southborough, MA; Chris N. Jill Cejka, Victoria and Nicholas, Scottsdale, AZ. Sisters: Carol Bell, Menlo Park CA and Dorothy Joseph, Burleson, TX. Sister-in-law Marie O'Neill Hofmaster, Camas, WA; nieces and nephews: Sandy Phillips Stevens, Kathy Kirkland, Diane Kirkland, Toni Landenberger, Barbara Chard, Gloria Romonoff, Everett Bell, Linda Bell, David Bell, Ginny Lou Marty, David Bauman, Jim Morgan.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Frank J. O'Neill in May 1984, sisters Virginia Morgan, Ruth Hohmann, Berniece Kirkland, Arlene Phillips Hutchinson, and brother Everett Bauman. Nephews: Curtis Bell, Warren Kirkland, and a niece Ruthann Dowdy.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Alma's name may be made to Hospice of Mercy, 2740 First Ave. N.E. Cedar Rapids, IA 52402; The Salvation Army, 1000 C Ave. N.W., Cedar Rapids, IA 52404; or to Cedar Rapids Free Medical Clinic, His Hands Ministries, 1043 Third Ave. S.E. Cedar Rapids, IA 52403.
Alma's family knows how lucky we have been to have her as Chairman of the Board these many years. We were tickled at her wit and humor, her absolute love for each of us, her pleasure and concern for animals, nature, and birds, the way she could mend things so they looked like new, her thriftiness and work ethic, her expectations and high standards for living, her deep religious belief in God's grace?her concern for the other person and not herself?and oh, the family dinners with the world's best fried chicken, homemade kolaches and cinnamon rolls, mashed potatoes with smooth hot gravy, beautiful linens, china, crystal, and fresh flowers from her garden. We will have wonderful stories to tell about her till the end of our days.
The family also wishes to thankfully recognize the extraordinary loving care and respect given to Alma by both Hospice of Mercy and the outstanding staff at Higley Mansion Care Center. Her comfort and peace of mind was their ultimate goal and we know how much she appreciated this. Hospice volunteer Mercedes Reyhons aided Alma in her journey by reading wonderful religious stories to her and being with her in love and friendship. We gratefully treasure her commitment to our mother/grandmother.
Dr. Melanie Stahberg and Dr. Whelan Koontz from Internists PC were responsible fro keeping Alma going, just like the Energizer Bunny, with their wise medical decisions on her behalf, and we thank them for taking time to treat her as the delightful woman she was.
Alma spent many hours with good friends Helen Conklin, Mary Ann Brinks and Royce Chamberlain at Village Place and loved the time she shared with Jack Knaack, Marion McCoy, and the rest of her tablemates at Higley Mansion. You each added to and enriched her life.
