Jilek, DuWayne A.

DuWayne A. Jilek, 46, of Marion, died Sunday, April 11, 2010, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Faith Lutheran Church, Marion, by Rev. Katie Lowe-Lancaster. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, and one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church. Private family burial.

Survivors include his wife, Shelley; his two daughters, Amanda and Lauren; his parents, Wayne and Diane Jilek; mother-in-law, Marjorie Anderson; grandmother, Anna Privratsky; siblings, Darryl (Karla) Jilek, Dianna (Phil) Hansen, Doug (Deanna) Jilek, Dean (Diane) Jilek, Dale (Adia) Jilek, and Dwight (Alyssa) Jilek; brothers and sisters-in-law, Debbie (Lynn) Holbrook, Mary (Dan) Abramowski, and John (Rilla) Anderson; and many well-loved nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Albert Privratsky; paternal grandparents, Anton and Sophie Jilek; and father-in-law, Gordon Anderson.

DuWayne was born February 13, 1964, the son of Wayne and Diane (Privratsky) Jilek, in Dickinson, North Dakota. He graduated from North Dakota State University with a degree in electrical engineering and earned his Executive MBA Degree from the University of Iowa. DuWayne married Shelley Anderson on June 13, 1987. He worked as a Principal Marketing Manager for Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids and was a member of the Ascension Lutheran Church and the Ascension choir.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in DuWayne's memory.

Please sign the online guest book for DuWayne at under obituaries.