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Sharon Ciemnoczolowski
SHARON CIEMNOCZOLOWSKI
Cedar Rapids
Sharon Louise Ciemnoczolowski, 69, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, March 17, 2017, at St. Luke's Hospital. A celebration of life service will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Brosh Chapel. A private family inurnment will be at a later date.
Sharon was born June 13, 1947, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Carl and Emma (Hlavacek) Turkington. She graduated from Washington High School, Class of 1965. Sharon worked at Rockwell Collins for over 35 years. She enjoyed going to car shows, gardening, crocheting, sewing, visiting the casino, and most of all, spending time with her family.
Sharon is survived by her life companion, Don Cornwell of Cedar Rapids; children, Cheryl (Dan) Zahradnik of Bertram, Katherine (Mark) White of Fort Myers, Fla., Terri Ciemnoczolowski of Solon and Thomas Cornwell of Reynolds, Ill.; her mother, Emma Turkington of Cedar Rapids; and her grandchildren, Taylor, Zach, Talia, Colin, Adam, Barret, Smith, Megan and Dakota.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.broshchapel.com.
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