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Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Catherine 'Cathy' Terese Zbornik
Age: 54
City: Cedar Rapids
Funeral Date
noon on Sunday, 5/7, Fort Atkinson Community Center
Funeral Home
Iowa Cremation
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Catherine 'Cathy' Terese Zbornik
CATHERINE "CATHY" TERESE ZBORNIK Cedar Rapids Catherine "Cathy" Terese Zbornik, 54, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, March 19, 2017, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. Iowa Cremation is in charge of the arrangements. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, May 7, at noon at the Fort Atkinson Community Center, Fort Atkinson, Iowa. Surviving is her husband, Kurt Neyens; her mother, Helen Zbornik of Fort Atkinson, Iowa; her siblings, Susan Zbornik of Decorah, Iowa, Julie Zbornik (Wayne Lott) of Colorado Springs, Colo.; John (Carol) Zbornik of Menomonie, Wis., and Sarah Zbornik of Decorah, Iowa; and her nieces and nephews, Stephen James Zbornik, Hannah (Trent) Bildstein, Ben Zbornik, Sam Zbornik, Andrew Magner and Jake Magner. She was preceded in death by her father, Adrian Zbornik; and a brother, Stephen Zbornik. Cathy was born June 28, 1962, in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Adrian and Helen (Shindelar) Zbornik. She attended St. John Nepomocene Grade School, Turkey Valley High School and Capri Cosmetology. She married Kurt Neyens on Oct. 13, 2007, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Cathy was a beloved hairstylist in Cedar Rapids. She was a people's person with a great sense of humor. She loved playing cards, Scrabble, mushroom hunting, fishing, listening to music and playing piano. Cathy was a great cook and gardener, canning many of the vegetables from her garden. She had a love of animals, especially her two cats. Cathy's outgoing personality and generous spirit will be greatly missed by her friends and family.

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