Jaszcz Jr., Dr. Frank F.

Dr. Frank F. Jaszcz Jr., 65, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 24, at the Chapel of Mercy at Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. David Ambrosy. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret; a daughter, Laura Jaszcz of Vancouver, British Columbia; two sisters, Lorreta Naccarato of Clarkston, Mich., and Madeline (Dennis) Tomlinson of Springboro, Ohio; and a brother, John (Judith) Jaszcz of Franklin, Tenn.

Frank was born March 18, 1945, in Detroit, Mich., the son of Frank F. and Mildred (Korona) Jaszcz. On Aug. 2, 1969, he married Margaret Whalen in Detroit. He was a biology professor at Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, for 32 years. An avid sport fisherman, he died doing what he loved in the place that he loved.

Frank will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Sharon.

Memorials may be directed to the Dr. Frank F. Jaszcz Endowed Scholarship at Mount Mercy College, 1330 Elmhurst Dr. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402, or the Yellowstone National Park Search & Rescue of the Lake District and Canyon Village, P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190-0168.

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