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Mary Ellen Vifian
MARY ELLEN VIFIAN
Cedar Rapids
Mary Ellen Vifian, 83, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, surrounded by her family at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha.
Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Jerry Vifian of Cedar Rapids; three children, Teresa (Doug) Hollan of Alburnett, Kim (Tim) Murphy of Fort Myers, Fla., and Mike (Kelly) Vifian of Cedar Rapids; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Lee (Joyce) Falck of Cedar Rapids; one sister, Sharon Rans of Center Point; and several nieces and nephews.
Online condolences may be sent to www.leonard-mullerfh.com.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. on Friday, July 16, 2021, at St. Mark's Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation: 9 to 10:45 a.m. on Friday, July 16, 2021, at St. Mark's Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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