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Sofia Huk
SOFIA HUK
Cedar Rapids
Sofia T. Huk, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died early Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Living Center West after a lengthy illness. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church by Father Christopher Podhajsky. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home East, 1228 Second St. SE, and after 9 a.m. Monday at the church. A rosary begins at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Sofia is survived by her husband of 69 years, Walter; two sons, John and wife LuAnn and David and wife Tracy, all of Cedar Rapids; five grandchildren, Tracy (Craig) Zachman, Amy (Matt) Like, Zachary (fiancee Erica Leuenberger) Huk, Brian Huk and Adam Huk; four great-grandchildren, Mariyah, Morgan, Makenna and Walter; and a sister, Anna, living in Poland.
She was preceded in death by her son, Peter; parents, two sisters and three brothers.
Sofia T. Hnatyk was born May 1, 1926, in Pstruzne, Poland, and married Walter Huk on June 15, 1946, in Ludwigsberg, Germany. She and Walter came to the United States in 1950 and lived in West Point, Iowa, before moving to Cedar Rapids.
Sofia was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Cadets of St. George Branch 45 F.C.S.L.A. (formerly Catholic Workman) and Lodge Cedar 7 W.F.L.A. She enjoyed cooking, knitting and crocheting.
Memorial contributions may be given to Hospice of Mercy.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.papich-kubafs.com under "obituaries."
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