Remembering Colette Szeszycki A devoted Iowa City mother
Mary Colette Szeszycki 66 of Iowa City Iowa died October 6 2024 after a long battle with ovarian cancer She was born January 16 1958 in Rockford Illinois and raised in a family active in education and community service She taught preschool religious education led scout troops volunteered widely and delivered The Daily Iowan for 20 years Her survivors include her husband Don four children and grandchildren The family will hold a private service October 12 Donations may be made to Houses into Homes.
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Mary Colette Szeszycki
Iowa City
Iowa
Rockford
Illinois
Colette
Robert E. Roman
Barbara Ann Roman (Dvorak) Roman
St. Peter Catholic School
Boylan Central Catholic High School
Lake Mills
Wisconsin
Hawkeye
University
Regina Catholic Education Center
Daily
Iowan
Don
Emily
Luke) Allen
Tony
Elizabeth Simpson
Claire
Andy) Koch
Barbara
Bob
Mary) Roman
Mark
Teri) Roman
David
Janet) Roman
Mary Theresa
Jeff) Fisher
Lizz
Jerry) Roman
Greg
Patti) Roman
Leigh
Charlie
Eli
Carter
Robert
Gino Roman
Irene (DeSprit) Roman
Benjamin Dworak
Winifred
Williams) Dworak
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Ofcolette-Szeszycki
Gay & Ciha
Gayandciha.com
Donna M. Smith 89 Cedar Rapids obituary notice
Donna M. Smith 89 of Cedar Rapids died October 3 2024 private family services will be held in Fairview Cemetery Winthrop Brush Chapel and The Avacentre Cedar Rapids arranged. Born February 14 1935 in Buchanan County Iowa she married Chester A. Smith in 1978 survived by grandchildren great grandchildren and many relatives. Memorials directed to the family. Online condolences at Brosh Chapel.
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Donna M. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Fairview Cemetery
Winthrop
Brush Chapel
Avacentre
Donna
Buchanan County
Iowa
Frank and
Mary
Neidy) Hearn
Independence High School
Chester A. Smith
Colonial Bakery
New York Life Insurance Company
Sun City
Arizona
Chet
Nichole
Zach
Martin
Aaron
Valerie) Ford
Amelia Ford
Troy Armstrong
Sean
Haylee
Madonna’s brother Christopher Ciccone dies at 63
Christopher Ciccone an artist dancer and designer and longtime collaborator of Madonna died of cancer at 63. He backed Madonna in her early career designed shows directed tours and created music videos. His death followed that of their stepmother and brother Anthony.
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Madonna
Christopher Ciccone
Ciccone
Joan Ciccone
Anthony Ciccone
Dolly Parton
Tony Bennett
Ray Thacker
Christopher
Cissy Houston dies at 91 famed gospel singer and Whitney's mother
Cissy Houston a two time Grammy winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin Elvis Presley and other stars died at 91 in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer's disease Her daughter in law Pat Houston confirmed to the Associated Press Houston who joined the Sweet Inspirations in the 1960s backed Otis Redding The Drifters Dionne Warwick and others and later had a solo career left a lasting imprint on popular music and culture.
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Los Angeles
Cissy Houston
Aretha Franklin
Elvis Presley
Whitney Houston
New Jersey
Pat Houston
Associated Press
Houston
The
Sweet Inspirations
Doris Troy
Dee Dee Warwick
Otis Redding
Lou Rawls
Drifters
Dionne Warwick
Franklin
van Morrison
Dusty Springfield
Presley
Squirrelly
Sweet Inspiration
Memphis
Springfield
Las Vegas
Gamble & Huff
Whitney
Beverly Hills
Freddie Garland
Gary Garland
Denver Nuggets
John Russell Houston
Houstons
Michael
Robert Coover dies at 92. Iowa native and author
Robert Coover, famed Iowa born author and Brown University educator, died at 92 in Warwick England surrounded by family. He shaped post modern fiction with works like The Babysitter and The Public Burning, inspiring writers including T C Boyle and Ben Marcus. survived by Pilar Sans Coover and three children.
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Robert Coover
Iowa
New York
Brown University
Coover
Warwick
England
Sara Caldwell
Associated Press
Caldwell
T.C. Boyle
William Gass
John Barth
Ben Marcus
Mid-West
America
Mark Twain
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Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
Richard Nixon
Roy Cohn
Nixon
Eisenhower
Pilar Sans Coover
Roderick Coover
Diana Hancox
Charles City
Indiana
Evergreen Review
Chicago
Saul Bellow
Augie March
William Gaddis
Guardian
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