Obituaries

Jean A. Thorson died Monday, March 13, 2017. Services were held Monday, March 20 at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Entombment was in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Martin (Rita), and Jonathan (Connie); two daughters, Valeri (Terry) Thomas, and Robin (Steve) Keep of Solon. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, and two brothers, William and Charles.

Mary A. Frees, 81, of Iowa City, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017.
Funeral services were held Monday, March 6, at Gay & Ciha Funeral Service in Iowa City. Family interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Newport Township. Memorials may be made to the Mary Frees Memorial Fund. Memories and online condolences can be shared with her family at www.gayandciha.com.
Mary Ann Griffin was born Jan. 26, 1936, in her family home in Solon. She graduated from Solon High School and attended beauty school in Cedar Rapids. She worked over 50 years as a beautician in Solon.

Eugene Ware Dunn, 92, of Solon, formerly of Marion, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at his home. Visitation was Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion and one hour prior to the service at the church. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at Faith Lutheran Church in Marion by Pastor John Albertson. Private family burial will be at a later date at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.

Marian L. Ciha, 89, of Solon, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at Solon Nursing Care Center.
Memorial services will be held at 6:30 pm Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, where there will be a time of visitation from 4 p.m. until the services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Marian’s memory to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation or the Junior Diabetes Research Fund of Eastern Iowa. To share a memory, thought or condolence with her family, please go to the funeral home website at www.gayandciha.com.

Oliver M. Walkner, 84, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at Solon Nursing Care Center following a long illness. Oliver’s wishes were to donate his body to science through the Deeded Body Program at the University of Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, followed by an open house from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4150 Bluejay Dr., Cedar Rapids. Brosh Chapel & The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids is serving the family.