Henrietta Hilda Jiroutek, 102, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, December 13, 2012, at her home. Memorial Gathering 4 to 7 pm Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids. Inurnment: Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her children, Olga (Ed) Fisher, Center Point, Irma (Lee) Mrazek, Cedar Rapids, Larry (Leah) Jiroutek, Fairmont, Minnesota, Velma (Larry) Kaufman, Toddville and Robert (Jane) Jiroutek of Cedar Rapids; 11 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Amos; daughter, Linda; grandson, Jason; two brothers and two sisters.
Henrietta was born November 18, 1910, the daughter of Frank and Emma (Navratil) Vavricek, in Bertram Township, Linn County, Iowa. A lifelong resident of Linn County, she was united in marriage to Amos Jiroutek on June 5, 1935, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. He died in 1988. Henrietta was a homemaker.
Special thanks to Comfort Care and St. Luke’s Hospice for their loving care.
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