Vanous, Nadine

Nadine Vanous, 84, passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her family following a sudden illness. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at All Saints Catholic Church, with the Rev. David O'Connor officiating. Burial: St. John's Cemetery. Visitation will be at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, with a vigil service beginning at 7 p.m., and at the church on Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Survivors include her children, Susan (Richard) Wolfe of Cedar Rapids, Richard (Mary Beth) of Rochelle, Ill., Mary Ann (Will) Stober of Alden, Iowa, James (Cathy) of Roseville, Minn., Carol (Dr. Todd) Langager of Cedar Rapids and Paul (Jody) of Mason City, Iowa; 12 grandchildren, Lisa (Vic) Parcell, Dan (Kristin) Wolfe, Claire and Laura Vanous, Clint (Sarah) Stober, Chris (Devon) Stober, Michael, Carolyn and Kevin Vanous, Karah Langager, Ethan and Sydnie Vanous; six great-grandchildren, Isaiah, Arthur, and Micah Stober, Kaylee, Anna and Teagan Parcell; and her brother, Charles (Mary) Peterzalek.  

She was preceded in death by her parents, and husband, Joseph.

Nadine was born Nov. 3, 1925, in rural Tama County, to Charles and Lydia Krajicek Peterzalek. She married Joseph A. Vanous on Sept. 2, 1948, in Belle Plaine, Iowa. He passed away Jan. 11, 2008. Nadine was a labor and delivery nurse at Mercy Hospital. She was a member of All Saints Catholic Church and the Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Society. She loved to travel, read, do cross-stitching, and crossword puzzles.   She especially enjoyed spending time with her family.

 She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Special thanks to Dr. Cearlock and his staff, Dr. Hlavin, and the St. Luke's ICU staff for their tender care of Nadine.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. 

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