Margery Ann (Rink) Petrzelka Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Margery Ann (Rink) Petrzelka of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who passed away on January 29, 2024, at the age of 92, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Raymond Rink and Irene Rink; her husband Joseph Petrzelka; and her sisters, Mary and Helen Mangrum.

She is survived by: her children, Kay Dreiss (Richard), Robert Joseph Petrzelka (Ann), Matthew Petrzelka, Martin Petrzelka, Peggy Petrzelka, Ann Mahurin (Kent) and Anton Petrzelka (Julie); her grandchildren, William Dreiss (Brooke) and Kirstin Connor (Reece); her children, Emily McGrath (Murphy), Joseph Petrzelka (Lissa), Jacob Petrzelka (Haley), Madeline Petrzelka (Justin) and Molly Petrzelka; the mother of her children Julie F. Petrzelka; her children, Maggie Jo Black (Damieon) and Cormac Mahurin; her great grandchildren, Eleanor Dreiss and Raegan McGrath; her sister Katie Cahalan; her cousin Peter O'Connor; and her sisters-in-law, Barbara Rink and Libby Dolezal (Robert). She is also survived by fifteen nieces and nephews.

Given her love of music, learning, nature, and helping, memorials may be directed to: Iowa Public Radio, Friends of Iowa PBS, National Audubon Society, and Saint John's Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.