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Dolores Pisha
DOLORES RITA PISHA
Cedar Rapids
Dolores Rita Pisha was born April 11, 1924, in Cedar Rapids, to Charles and Lucille Pospisil. She passed away on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015.
A lifelong Cedar Rapids resident, Dolores graduated from Wilson High School in 1941. She married Stephen Pisha on Nov. 28, 1945, at Saint Ludmila's Catholic Church. She and Stephen lived in Cedar Rapids where they raised three children. After her beloved husband, Stephen, passed away in 1997, she lived in the family home for many years before moving to Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Dolores is survived by her son, David (Lucinda) Pisha of Vermont and their child, Nicolette; her daughter, Stephanie (Craig) Todd of St. Louis, Mo., and their children, Nathan (Sarah) of St. Louis, Mo., Natalie of Chicago and Jocelyn at the University of Utah; her son, William (Melo) of Houston, Texas, and their children, Stephen of Portage, Mich., William A. of Columbus, Ohio, and Andrea of Houston, Texas; and her brother, Ted Pospisil of Marion.
Private memorial services are to be held at a later date. Papich-Kuba Funeral Service, Cedar Rapids is serving the family.
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