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Agnes Prusek
AGNES PRUSEK
Cedar Rapids
Agnes Mildred Prusek, 94, of Cedar Rapids, died early Monday, May 19, 2014, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Papich-Kuba Janeba Chapel West, 1604 J St. SW, by the Rev. Del Bear. Burial: Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel.
Agnes is survived by nieces, Linda Slepicka and Teri Lowers; nephew,
Ronald Hewitt (Diane); grandniece, Jessica Lowers; and grandnephew,
Jason Lowers, all of the
Chicago area.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Prusek; mother, Jennie (Bures) Kouba; father, Joseph G. Kouba; sisters, Bessie Schmidt and Helen Hewitt; brothers, Milo Kouba and Edwin Kouba; and also two very dear friends, Pepi and Honey.
Agnes was born July 30, 1919, in Cedar Rapids, and was a lifelong resident. She married John Prusek on Sept. 19, 1942, in Kahoka, Mo. He died Aug. 16, 1957.
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