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Sunday, December 26, 2021
Margaret 'Peg' Arlene Prohaska
Age: 82
City: Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home
Sunday, December 26, 2021
Margaret 'Peg' Arlene Prohaska
MARGARET “PEG” ARLENE PROHASKA
Cedar Rapids
Margaret "Peg" Arlene Prohaska, 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, surrounded by her family.
She was born on March 11, 1939, to Frank and Emily (Younke) Burris in Mason City, Iowa. She retired from Square D after 25 Years. She attended Mason City High School and graduated from Jefferson High School, Cedar Rapids.
Margaret is survived by her children, Daniel Prohaska of Maryland, Gene (Tina) Prohaska of Cedar Rapids and Balinda (Tom) Eveland of Florida; her brother, Robert Burris of Marshalltown, Iowa; sister, Ruthann (Bill) Hermanns of Apollo Beach, Fla.; four grandchildren, Heather Hemann of Bellevue, Neb., Daniel Prohaska of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Anthony and Marcus Eveland of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and eight great-grandchildren with special mention of Dakota, Dylan, Dalton and Dallas of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, whom she will forever love to the moon and back.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Emily Burris; spouse, Glenn A. Prohaska; sister, Rosie (Jeff) Waters; brother, Frank (Phyllis) Burris; and daughter-in-law, Joyce (Fort) Prohaska.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 8, 2022, at Prairie Hill Pavilion 5680 Kacena Ave. Marion, IA. 52302. A small service will be held at
2:30 p.m. with a dinner to follow.
An additional Celebration of Life will be held in Spring of 2022 in Clear Lake Iowa. More details will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Wounded Warrior Project or St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
Online condolences may be left at www.iowacremation.com under obituaries.

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