Barta, Ann

Ann Barta, 104, of 1833 First St. SW, died Monday morning, Feb. 27, 2012, at Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Papich-Kuba Janeba Chapel West, 1604 J St. SW, by the Rev. William Harnish. Burial: Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral chapel.

Ann is survived by two children, Beverly Sheely, Lake Oswego, Ore., and David Barta, rural Cedar Rapids; three grandchildren, Michael (Eileen) Sheely, Aloha, Ore., Jade (Allison) Barta and Mindy (David) Sorg, both of Cedar Rapids; five great-grandchildren, James Sheely, Portland, Ore., Courtney Sheely, Hillsboro, Ore., Emma, Carlie and Landon Sorg, all of Cedar Rapids; sister, Sue Roth, Cedar Rapids; three nieces, Lana McBride, Marcy Barta and Susan Kerr; a nephew, Bob Barta; and her special friend, Pupek.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Felix, a Cedar Rapids police officer who was killed in the line of duty on Feb. 15, 1961; her parents, Joseph and Anna (Michna) Kovacik; brothers, Paul and Mike Kovacik; and a sister, Mildred Gearhart.

Ann was born Dec. 12, 1907, in Cicero, Ill., and came to Cedar Rapids with her family in 1925. She married Felix A. Barta on June 6, 1931, in Cedar Rapids. Ann worked at the Me-Too Grocery on 16th Avenue SW and later at the Jupiter Discount Store until her retirement.

She was a member of Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church and its Tabitha Society until it disbanded. Ann loved flower gardening and her yard was a rainbow of colors with its geraniums, marigolds and pansies. She also enjoyed going embroidery, cooking and fishing.

Ann was a good wife, a good mother and a great

grandmother.

Ann's family would like to especially thank her doctors, the staff at Heritage and Hospice of Mercy for the wonderful care she received these past few years.

Contributions in Ann's memory may be given to a charity of the donor's choice.

Published Feb. 29, 2012 in The Gazette