Feiereisen, Margaret Ann

Margaret Ann Feiereisen, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center. Services will be 1 p.m. today at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, with the Rev. W. Bramwell Harnish presiding. A private family burial will be in Czech National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time today at the chapel. Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids is in charge of arrangements.

Margaret is survived by her husband of 61 years, Richard; son, Carl and wife Debbie of Boyers, Pa.; her daughter, Diana of Cedar Rapids; and daughter-in-law, Sally Thurmond of Carrolton, Texas. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Bethany Daly and husband Dan of Waterloo, Tonya Evans and husband Ken of Fort Washington, Md., John and Rebecca Feiereisen of Waterloo and Jeff and wife Stephanie of Springfield, Ill.; and four great-grandchildren, Claire, Elyse, Julia and Xiomara. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Margaret is also survived by many special friends, including Anne and Tim Hague, Rocky and Karen Pence, Rod and Kathy Mefford.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father; in-laws, John and Francis Feiereisen and Dorothy and Milo Kubasa; her sister, Bernice Stastny and husband Tom; her son, Richard Feiereisen; her daughter, Cynthia Lightfoot; and her son-in-Law, John Lightfoot.

Margaret was born May 15, 1931, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Stanley and Magdalene Klepach She married Richard Feiereisen in 1949 and made Cedar Rapids her lifelong home. She was a longtime member of Hus Presbyterian Church and worked at Joey's Drive-In in Cedar Rapids making doughnuts and constantly letting in customers before opening time.

She was as loving and as giving of a woman as one could find, especially when it came to her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and any animal she came across. All the dogs in the neighborhood knew they could find their way to her door for a treat and a good pet. She loved all the children whoever found themselves lucky enough to meet her and most of them will always remember her tighter than usual hugs and candy that she gave out at will.

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