Rhonda Swenka

RHONDA SWENKA

Cedar Rapids

Rhonda L. Swenka, 77, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Oelwein, died Saturday morning, June 13, 2015, at ManorCare Health Services in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, at

Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein, with Pastor Roberta Carnicle officiating. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein.

Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitz funeralhome.com.

Rhonda Lee Allen was born Jan. 27, 1938, in Everett, Wash., the daughter of Arliegh and Twila (Clemens) Allen. On Sept. 6, 1973, she was united in marriage to Russell Swenka in Galena, Ill. For over 20 years, Rhonda and Russell raised toy poodles, sending them to New York, Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri and local buyers. She enjoyed planting flowers in the spring and chocolate malts from Dairy Queen.

Rhonda is survived by her husband, Russell Swenka of Cedar Rapids; four children, Vicki (Les) Johnson of Hazleton, Brenda McAlister of Checotah, Okla., Kim (Tommy) Cooner of Zephyrhills, Fla., and Craig (Jodi) Smith of Atkins; three stepchildren, Roberta (Lloyd) Carnicle of Fayette, Rebecca (Tim) Ott of Orem, Utah, and Duane (Kim) Swenka of Waterloo; 10 grandchildren; 12 stepgrandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 13 stepgreat-grandchildren; two sisters, Linda Roberts of Lake Charles, La., and Sharon Chapman of Boulder, Colo.; and a brother, William "Bill" (Ann) Allen of Oelwein.

She was preceded in death by her parents.