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Jadrnicek, Marie G.
Marie G. Jadrnicek, 94, of Garnett Place, died Sunday afternoon, April 7, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Valley View Baptist Church, with the Rev. Keith Pitts officiating. Burial: Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Papich-Kuba Janeba Chapel West, 1604 J St. S.W.
Marie is survived by her sister, Alice Dennis of Mount Pleasant; four nieces and nephews, Mary Edith Heidbreder, Danville, Barnard (Jean) Dennis, Rochester, N.H., Marcia (Gary) Lantz, Glenwood Springs, Colo., and Donald (Cathy) Dennis, Victoria, Texas; grandnieces, Alice J., Julie, Margaret and Denise; grandnephews, Travis and Andrew; and six great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews.
She was preceded in death by her two husbands and her parents.
Marie was born March 2, 1919, in Washington, Iowa, the daughter of Glen Edward Gonder and Edith (Doran) Gonder Kelley. She graduated from University High School, Iowa City, in 1937. Marie married Fred Schippers on May 14, 1942, in Coralville and he died in July 1943. On Jan. 10, 1948, Marie married Charles H. Jadrnicek in Cedar Rapids. Charles died Aug. 5, 1992.
Marie had worked during World War II for the J.I. Case Co. in Burlington. While living in Cedar Rapids, she was employed by Century Engineering and later as a fashion consultant at Newman's Department Store and the Montgomery Ward Co.
She was a member of the FMC-LBS Retirees, UAW Retirees, LBS Local 299 Retirees, Damska Matice Skolska (past president), Valley View Baptist Church and its “Grands” Group, Czech Heritage Foundation and the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library.
Marie was a friend to many over the years and enjoyed being an honorary member of the Dale and Marlys Krohse family which includes their children, Joshua (Angela), David and Lisa (James), and their seven grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be given to Valley View Baptist Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.papich-kubafs.com under “obituaries.”
Published April 12, 2013 in The Gazette
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