Dvorak, Florence C.

Florence C. Dvorak, 99, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at Northbrook Manor Care Center. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling St. SW. Burial will follow in Rogers Grove Cemetery near Ely. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Saturday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids.

Florence was born April 18, 1911, southwest of Mount Vernon, the daughter of Anton and Katherine Netolicky. She graduated from Ely High School in 1930. She married George W Dvorak on Dec. 14, 1935, in Cedar Rapids. He died in 1976. Florence enjoyed her family, cooking, traveling, and expressed her talents in crocheting, oil painting, and stained glass.

She served on the Czech Heritage Foundation and Czech school boards, was longtime treasurer of her WFLA Lodge 16 and served as president of the Damska Matice Skolkse.

Florence is survived by her two daughters, Diane Stinchcomb of Holly Lake Ranch, Texas, and Joanne (Tom) Lautenschlager of Minot, N.D.; three grandsons, Deron (Julie) Stinchcomb of Sylva, N.C., Bryan (Cindy) Stinchcomb of New Braunfels, Texas and Karl (Carrie) Lautenschlager of Lincoln, Neb.; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Alma Helmer of Iowa City and Maxine Hofer of Cedar Rapids; and one brother-in-law, Ira Rehmel of Bogart, Ga.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George; a daughter, Elaine; her brothers, William, Antone and Maxwell Netolicky; sisters, Leona Kaplan and Kathryn Rehmel; and a son-in-law, Bill Stinchcomb.

Memorials may be directed to either the Hospice of Mercy or the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library.

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