Rose Burke

ROSE BURKE

Cedar Rapids

Rose Marie (Dryml) Burke, 84, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday morning, Dec. 4, 2014, at Mercy Hallmar. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, with Fathers Christopher Podhajsky and Kevin O'Dell concele-brating. Burial: St. John's Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home East, 1228 Second St. SE, where the rosary begins at 7:30 p.m.

Rose is survived by her husband of 56 years, David; children, Christopher (Michele) Burke, Marion, and Clarice (Les) Flanders, Knoxville, Iowa; grand-children, Abraham, Abigail, Anna and Aidan Flanders; brother-in-law, Burton W. Odell, Cedar Rapids; sister-in-law, Patricia Burke, Austin, Minn.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Rose (Stejskal) Dryml; and brother and sister-in-law, Johnny and Eileen Dryml.

Rose Marie was born Aug. 28, 1930, in Cedar Rapids, and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from St. Wenceslaus High School in 1948 and received her teaching degree from Mount Mercy College in June 1950. Rose was a kindergarten teacher in Viola for three years and then in the Marion school district for six years. During her teaching career, she also was playground director in the summer at Whittam and Sinclair parks in Cedar Rapids.

Rose married David on June 7, 1958, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. David and Rose were members of St. Wenceslaus Church the past seven years and former members of All Saints Catholic Church for almost 50 years. At All Saints Church, Rose was chairperson of both the spring Thrift Sale and the fall Country Store for 40 years until her retirement on Dec. 25, 2003.

Rose Marie was very proud of her Czech heritage and was a member of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library. Her husband, David, often called Rose his "Garnet Girl," because of her love of all things Czech. Rose Marie and David were very fortunate to have many oppor-tunities to travel extensively, both in the United States and throughout the world.

Rose was a member of the women's auxiliary of VFW Post 788. She also was an avid collector of stuffed teddy bears.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library or a charity of the donor's choice.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.papich-kubafs.com under "obituaries."