Grace K. Hotz, 90, a resident of Halcyon House in Washington, Iowa, formerly of rural Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2019 at the Washington County Hospital and Clinics.

Funeral Mass: 10:30 A.M. Monday at Saint Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids by Father Kenneth Glaser. Burial will follow at Saint John's Cemetery. Visitation will be after 9:30 A.M. Monday at the church. Papich-Kuba Funeral Service, Cedar Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.

Grace is survived by her son, Richard Hotz of Libertyville, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard and her parents, Wencil "Wesley" Poduska and Frances (Nepovim) Poduska Horacek.

Grace Katherine Poduska was born on November 1, 1928 in Cedar Rapids and baptized at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Solon. She married Richard E. Hotz on June 10, 1947 at Saint Ludmila Catholic Church. Richard died on August 15, 1993. Grace and Richard farmed their entire married life. She loved living on the farm and taking care of the livestock and baby pigs.

Grace was a longtime member of Saint Ludmila Catholic Church.