Brake, Michael E. 'Mike'

Michael E. “Mike” Brake, 62, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha from cancer. A celebration of life will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church-Church of the Brethren, Cedar Rapids, where a gathering in the fellowship hall will follow the service. The Rev. Jim Goodrich will officiate. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements entrusted to Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.

He is survived by his mother, Ruth of Marion; his wife, Peggy, and children, Dina and Aron, all of Cedar Rapids; mother-in-law, Beth King of Cedar Rapids; and his brother-in-law, Tony King and family of Ohio; as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father; grandparents; father-in-law, Harvey King; and brother-in-law, Steven M. King.

Mike was born June 24, 1947, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Eldon D. and Ruth E. (White) Brake. He graduated in 1965 from Washington High School in Washington. He moved to Cedar Rapids in 1969 after graduating from Northeast Missouri State College. On Aug. 9, 1975, he married Peggy L. King. Mike taught in the Cedar Rapids Community School District, worked at area golf courses in course maintenance and as a golf pro for the city of Cedar Rapids, serving Jones and Twin Pines golf courses. In 2006, Mike and Peggy bought The Copy Shop & More in downtown Cedar Rapids.

Mike enjoyed playing and teaching the game of golf, bowling, watching Hawkeye sports and the St. Louis Cardinals. He also supported Cedar Rapids Kennedy athletics and fine arts.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.

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