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Harriett M. Prusek

Harriett M. Prusek

Female 1894 - 2000  (105 years)


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  • Name Harriett M. Prusek 
    Nickname Hattie 
    Birth 8 Oct 1894  Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1910  Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1930  Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 1930  Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    grocery saleslady 
    Census 1940  Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 22 Jun 2000  Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Harriett M. Surry, 105, of 3930 Johnson Ave. NW, which she shared with her daughter, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 22, 2000, at Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center following a brief illness. Private services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Cedar Memorial, with burial there. No visitation.

      Survivors include her daughter, Maxine Wasson, and granddaughter, Kimberly Wasson of Marion.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Marie Prusek and Lillian Kluber two brothers, Milo and Joseph Prusek Jr.; her husband on September 28, 1950; a grandson, Kevin Wasson; and son-in-law, Walter Wasson.

      Born on Oct. 8, 1894, in Cedar Rapids, to Joseph and Anna Prusek, Harriett married Emil M. Surry on June 7, 1920. She and her husband owned and operated Surry's Food Market for a number of years. He was a past president of the Iowa Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association and she was involved in auxiliary activities.

      Harriett united with Trinity United Methodist Church in May 1918 with two co-workers at Hetherington's Direct Mail and Advertising Co., where she was employed prior to her marriage. The church had always been an integral part of her life. She was a member of what was the Susannah Wesley Class, the original Mary Circle, more recent circles and the United Methodist Women. Due to vision and hearing impairment, her activity had been limited for a number of her later years.

      She will always be remembered for her quiet, gentle and easy going manner and greatly missed.

      As the bird free of its cage seeks the heights, so the Christian soul in death flied home to God. May he be with you 'till we meet again.

      The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Tuesday June 28, 2000 (Page 14)
    Burial Cedar Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I74838  Family
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2021 

    Father Joseph Prusek,   b. 21 Feb 1857, Bohemia (Now Czechoslovakia) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1915, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Anna Kiaselova,   b. 17 Apr 1855, Bohemia (Now Czechoslovakia) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1906, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1881 
    Family ID F20915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emil Marvel Surry,   b. 3 Mar 1888, Trieben, Styria, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1950, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jun 1920  Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Rev. Sylvester E. Ellis performed the marriage ceremony.
    Age at Marriage She was 25 years old - He was 32 years old. 
    Children 
    –1. Maxine Marie Surry,   b. 1 Jul 1922, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 2020, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
    Family ID F53305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2189] Census - 1900 Linn County Iowa, District 97, page 210 (25B), family 490, age 5.

    2. [S6763] Census - 1910 Linn County Iowa, District 112, page 103 (10A), family 215, age 15.

    3. [S1406] Census - 1920 Linn County Iowa, District 132, page 100 (9B), family 166, age 25.

    4. [S4157] Census - 1930 Linn County Iowa, District 57-62, page 85 (13A), family 348, age 38.

    5. [S5632] Census - 1940 Linn County Iowa, District 57-74, page 183 (17A), family 427, age 44.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Oct 1894 - Linn County, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jun 1920 - Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - grocery saleslady - 1930 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Jun 2000 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Cedar Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
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